GRANBY, QUE. � Sometimes a bad finish in a heat race can change the whole night. Usually it leads to long night, but that wasn�t the case Friday Night at Autodrome Granby for Steve Poirier. Steve Poirier finished fourth in his heat race event and because the inversion drawn was…
CORNWALL, ONT. � It wasn�t in the plans but sometimes the last minute changes go your way. That is exactly what happened to defending Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint champion Steve Poirier as he was forced to unload his brand new Eagle chassis Sunday night at the Cornwall Motor Speedway….
BROCKVILLE, ONT � For much of the 2008 racing season Steve Poirier has been working with young driver Michael Parent. Poirier has taught him many things about driving and setup. On Saturday night those tips got Parent close to his first career win, but it was the teacher that acme…
CANTLEY, QUE � Lee Ladouceur has had his fair share of tough luck in his first full season running with the 25th Anniversary Tour for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints. On Friday night at Autodrome Edelweiss, things finally went the 30-year-old�s way in the Northwood 2 Construction/Lasalle Motorsports 25-lap…
FONDA, N.Y. � While most in the big crowd that attended the Fifth Annual Earl Halaquist Memorial Tuesday night for the 25th Anniversary Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints were rooting for the young girl in the #1Z. You just had a feeling that it was a matter of time before…
GRANBY, QUE. Alain Bergeron ended a two year win drought back in early June; this time he didn�t have wait nearly as long to get back to Victory Lane. On Friday night at Autodrome Granby, Bergeron dominated the Fondations 4 Saisons sponsored 25-lap A-Main to win his second Lucas Oil…
BROCKVILLE, ONT � The 25th Anniversary Tour for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints visited the Brockville Ontario Speedway on Saturday night with Justin Barger finding his way to Victory Lane for the fourth time in 2008. The pilot from Montrose, N.Y, took home a total of $2,550 for his…
WOODHULL, NY � The last time Cory Sparks got to hold the checkered flag in Victory Lane was back in 2004 when he was still racing Mini-Sprints. On Saturday night at the Woodhull Raceway, the 21-year-old driver from Edinburg, N.Y., held off Chuck Hebing and George Suprick en route to…
MACKEYVILLE, PA � The 25th Anniversary Tour for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints invaded Vern Wasson�s Clinton County Raceway for the first time ever on Friday evening with a familiar face ending the night in Victory Lane. Justin Barger, of Montrose, N.Y., walked away with his third victory of…
VERNON, NY � On Sunday night at the Utica-Rome Speedway Jason Barney attributed his dominate performance to one thing, �hard work.� �We struggled so much here the last few years I can�t believe how well we�ve done this year,� stated Barney. �It�s all the hard work my crew put in…
LAFARGEVILLE, NY � A couple of well placed cautions and a brand new race car propelled Justin Barger, of Montrose, N.Y., to his second win of the season in the SUNY Canton 25-lap A-Main for the Lucas Oil 25th Anniversary Tour for the Empire Super Sprints at the Can-Am Speedway…
Cornwall, Ont. � Two totally different tracks, different locations and different race cars. It didn�t matter as defending Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) champion Steve Poirier made a clean sweep of the SMAC Magazine Canadian Invasion weekend by capturing the 25 lap WestFront Construction A-Main Sunday night at the…
OHSWEKEN, ONT. � Steve Poirier had two things that helped him feel comfortable on Friday night. First, he was at Ohsweken Speedway, a three-eighths mile dirt track, where he�s won the last two Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. Secondly, he went back to the Eagle Chassis that he used to win…
DRUMMMONDVILLE, QUE. � As lightening lit up the sky in the distance, Alain Bergeron lit up the competition on Saturday night at Autodrome Drummond to score his first 25th Anniversary Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint tour win since July of 2005. The win came as part of the SMAC Magazine…
GRANBY, QUE. � Steve Poirier has turned more laps at Autodrome Granby than any other driver currently racing with the 25th Anniversary Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint tour. On Friday night Poirier used that experience to help him capture the Fondations 4 Saisons 25-lap A-Main event for the first leg…
HOGANSBURG, N.Y � A less than a year ago Steve Poirier lost a race in the closing laps because he was too cautious in slower traffic. He vowed to never let that happen again. On Saturday night at the Mohawk International Raceway, Poirier threw caution to the wind and made…
VERNON, N.Y. � Jason Barney has won races at Utica-Rome Speedway in both a Sportsman and a Modified. On Sunday night he finally scored the win he�s been waiting for the longest. Barney, of Constantia, N.Y., captured his first ever Sprint Car win at the � mile Vernon oval in…
DUNDEE, N.Y. � Justin Barger had the Sprint Car racing equivalent of a perfect game on Saturday night. Barger won his heat, captured the dash and then proceeded to claim his 11th career win in the 25th Anniversary Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint 25-lap A-Main season opener at the Black…