8.8.14 Empire Super Sprints Results
Steve Poirier added another notch in his Ohsweken Speedway belt by taking his 7th career feature win at the track in Friday’s ESS vs. Corr/Pak event. The 25 lap feature began with a wild flip for 4th starter Jeremy Hughes which brought out the red flag before the first lap was completed. Hughes climbed uninjured from his heavily-damaged car. The remainder of the race ran uninterrupted. Kevin Ward, Jr. took the lead early, while Poirier moved from 10th to 5th on the first lap, and into 2nd by lap 5. Poirier drove around Ward and into the lead on lap 11, but gave the lead back to Ward on lap 14 when he hit a bump and nearly flipped in turn 1. Poirier retook the lead on lap 19, clinched the win a few laps later with a daring move to put several lapped cars behind him, and went on to win by 1.625 seconds over Ward, while Jason Barney, Mitch Brown, and Jeff Cook took top 5 finishes. Corr/Pak championship points leader Glenn Styres was the hard charger, after he moved from his provisional 23rd starting spot to finish 7th.
A-FEATURE (25 laps)
Position. # Name (Starting Position)
1. 28fm Steve Poirier (10)
2. 13 Kevin Ward, Jr. (1)
3. 87 Jason Barney (5)
4. 10b Mitch Brown (8)
5. 10 Jeff Cook (9)
6. 19k Paul Kinney (2)
7. 0 Glenn Styres (23)
8. 77 Dain Naida (6)
9. 422 Etienne Girard (15)
10. 14h Jim Huppunen (12)
11. 11 Jamie Turner (3)
12. 5 Keith Dempster (13)
13. 90 Matt Tanner (18)
14. 98 Joe Trenca (7)
15. 2 Dave Axton (14)
16. 3r Shane Ross (19)
17. 99a Tim Axton (11)
18. 49 Todd Hoddick (20)
19. 5c Conor Mahoney (16)
20. 19 Cory Turner (21)
21. 21j John Burbridge, Jr. (17)
22. 6 Curtis Gartly (22)
DNF. 10j Jeremy Hughes (4)
No Time
A-Feature Lap Leaders – Kevin Ward, Jr. (1-10, 15-18), Steve Poirier (11-14, 19-25)
CAR MATE CUSTOM BUILT TRAILER HEAT RACE #1 (10 laps – Top 6 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
1. 87 Jason Barney (Constantia, NY), 2. 19k Paul Kinney (Canastota, NY), 3. 28fm Steve Poirier (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, QC), 4. 99a Tim Axton (Aurburn, NY), 5. 5 Keith Dempster (Alton), 6. 5c Conor Mahoney (Waterdown), 7. 3r Shane Ross (Thedford), DNF. 5d Dave Dykstra (Port Colborne). Time – 2:21.930
CAR MATE CUSTOM BUILT TRAILER HEAT RACE #2 (10 laps – Top 6 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
1. 77 Dain Naida (Tecumseh, MI), 2. 10b Mitch Brown (Brantford), 3. 10j Jeremy Hughes (Burlington), 4. 13 Kevin Ward, Jr. (Port Leyden, NY), 5. 2 Dave Axton (Port Byron, NY), 6. 21j John Burbridge, Jr. (St. Williams), 7. 19 Cory Turner (Caistor Centre), DNF. 0 Glenn Styres (Ohsweken). Time – 2:23.059
CAR MATE CUSTOM BUILT TRAILER HEAT RACE #3 (10 laps – Top 6 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name (Hometown)
1. 10 Jeff Cook (Antwerp, NY), 2. 14h Jim Huppunen (Welland), 3. 11 Jamie Turner (Caistor Centre), 4. 98 Joe Trenca (Clay, NY), 5. 422 Etienne Girard (Saint-Germain, QC), 6. 90 Matt Tanner (Stephentown, NY), 7. 49 Todd Hoddick (Cheektowaga, NY), 8. 6 Curtis Gartly (Thamesford). Time – 2:24.805
NATHAN ACKLAND STATE FARM / COBRA COACHES DASH – Kinney
LACAILLADE MASONRY B-FEATURE (10 laps – Top 4 transferred to A-Feature)
Finish. Number Name
1. 3r Shane Ross, 2. 49 Todd Hoddick, 3. 19 Cory Turner, 4. 6 Curtis Gartly, 5. 0 Glenn Styres, DNF. 5d Dave Dykstra. Time – 2:28.422
PROVISIONAL A-FEATURE STARTERS: 0 Glenn Styres (Corr/Pak)
Lap Leaders – Ward 1-10, Poirier 11-14, Ward Jr. 15-18, Poirier 19-25
Bonuses:
Westward Painting Company Halfway – Poirier $100
Insinger Performance Hard Charger – Styres (16 pos.) $50
Fondations 55 Pick 5 – Cook $50
Lacaillade Masonry B-Main – Ross $50
Car Mate Trailer Heats – Barney, Naida, Cook $25
Go Nuclear Late Models Go Fast – Brown (13.922) $25
Bitner Automotive Blistering Fast Time – Ward Jr. (14.104) $25