Reakes IV Soars to ESS Victory at Fulton By Curtis Berleue (Fulton, NY) | For the first time since 2012, Sammy Reakes IV was in Empire Super Sprints victory lane. His triumph Saturday night at the Fulton Speedway is just the second of his career in ESS action. Pinnacle Pole…
Varin Finds Victory Lane in Don Gillette Memorial at Brewerton By Curtis Berleue (Brewerton, NY) |After finishing second three times in the first three races of the 2023 season, Danny Varin was finally able to find Empire Super Sprints victory lane Friday night at the Brewerton Speedway. It was Chuck…
Colagiovanni Perfect in ESS Action at Utica Rome By Curtis Berleue (Vernon, NY) | Every time Paulie Colagiovanni hit the track at Utica-Rome on Friday night, the result was the same: 1st place. Beginning in hot laps, continuing through the heat races and finally in the A-Main, Colagiovanni showed he…
Shawn Donath Lands in ESS Victory Lane at Fonda By Curtis Berleue (Fonda, NY) | Coming into the night, Danny Varin had won 6 straight Empire Super Sprint main events at the Fonda Speedway. It looked like he would extend his streak once again, but a late race charge from…
Jason Barney Captures ESS Season Opener at Fulton By Curtis Berleue (Fulton, NY) | In the tours 40 th anniversary season opener, ‘Racin’ Jason Barney took the lead on lap 6 at Fulton Speedway and never looked back on his way to victory lane and a $2,000 payday. For the…
Utica Rome Speedway A-Verdi Storage Containers Patriot Sprint Tour 360 Sprint Car ‘Cole Cup’ Feature Finish (25 laps): JASON BARNEY, Jonathan Preston, Matt Farnham, Danny Varin, Shawn Donath, Jordan Thomas, Davie Franek, Parker Evans, Larry Wight, Steve Glover, Tyler Trump, Chad Miller, Dave Axton, Dalton Rombough, Chase Moran, Paulie Colagiovanni,…
OHSWEKEN, Ont. (September 17, 2022) – Ryan Turner claimed $10,000 and the second Canadian Sprint Car Nationals win of his career on Saturday night at Ohsweken Speedway, while Mike Bowman was the victor in the Action Sprint Tour fueled by Pinty’s Crate Sprint Car event. A total of 74 drivers…
Weedsport, New York – Phoenix, New York’s Larry Wight continued his hot streak by winning his second consecutive Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints A Main at Weedsport Speedway on Saturday night. Wight took over the top spot on lap eight and held off a hard charging Jordan Poirier late in…
Fulton, New York – Lightnin’ Larry Wight lived up to his nickname at Fulton Speedway Saturday night, catching and passing Davie Franek late and in heavy lapped traffic to win his second Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints A Main of the year. The Phoenix, New York driver took the lead…
Brewerton, N.Y. -Danny Varin continued his hot streak at Brewerton Speedway on Friday night as the Fonda, New York pilot collected his seventh Empire Super Sprints win of the 2022 campaign. Varin ducked under current point leader Jordan Poirier midway through the A Main and handled a couple of late…
OHSWEKEN, Ont. (August 15, 2022) – Paulie Colagiovanni took his first Canadian Sprint Car Nationals win on Monday night at Ohsweken Speedway, holding off Stewart Friesen for the $10,000 prize and his first Pinty’s Knights of Thunder 360 Sprint Car series victory. Mike Bowman won the Action Sprint Tour Crate…
Fonda, New York – Hometown driver Danny Varin continued his winning ways at the Fonda Speedway on Saturday night, claiming his sixth win of the year with the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints. It was also Varin’s sixth ESS victory in a row at the Track of Champions. Varin tracked…
Vernon, New York – Danny Varin knows his way around the Utica Rome Speedway. Varin used a great early race restart on the way to his fifth Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints win of the year and his second at Utica Rome. On a lap two restart, the Fonda, New…
Jordan Poirier executed clean slide jobs to win Friday night at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. By adding another ESS win to his season, Poirier, from Quebec, Canada, still leads the ESS Lucas Oil Championship Tour points and the ESS Rifenburg Contracting Corp. Fast Time points. It also moved him up to the…
Shawn Donath has been knocking on victory lane’s door numerous times this season and Friday night at Freedom Motorsports Park the door opened. Donath crossed the threshold four car lengths ahead of the field to park his Panther Frameworx in the winner’s circle. After doing a wing dance, an excited…
In the 39 year history of the Empire Super Sprints (ESS), Saturday night was their first ever appearance at the Orange County Fair Speedway. Local driver Brian Krummel, making his first start with ESS, drew the Pinnacle Pole. Starting on his outside was former modified stand out Jeff Trombley. At…
Fulton, New York – Wantage, New Jersey wheelman Davie Franek saved his best for the last night of the ESS / CNY Speedweek. His dominating victory at Fulton on Saturday night earned him the $2,500 top prize and propelled him to the 2022 Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints / CNY…
BREWERTON, NY – It might have been his first start of the year, but on Friday night it looked like Larry Wight had been in the seat of a Sprint Car all season long. Wight dominated the 25-lap Don Gillette Memorial Central New York Speedweek A-Main at the Brewerton Speedway….
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LaFargeville, New York – Stephentown, New York’s Matt Tanner used an early race restart to reclaim the lead from Jordan Poirier and never looked back to win the first race of the Empire Super Sprints / CNY Speedweek at Can-Am Speedway on Wednesday night. Tanner and pole sitter Chad Miller…
Evans Mills, New York – Fonda, New York’s Danny Varin won the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints / Kevin Ward Jr. Memorial Asphalt Spectacular in front of a packed house at Evans Mills Raceway Park on Saturday night. Varin used a lap 15 restart to wrestle the lead from Dylan…
Batavia, N.Y. – Dylan Swiernik ended a nine year winless drought after winning the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints 25 lap A Main at the Genesee Speedway on Saturday night. The Port Leyden, New York driver led all 25 laps but he had plenty of company to deal with throughout…
Ransomville, New York – To say Matt Farnham’s Friday night ” went pretty well ” would be an understatement but that’s how he described the night after capturing the Empire Super Sprints Ron Lux Memorial A Main at the Ransomville Speedway. Farnham held off late race charges by Dylan Swiernik…
PLATTSBURGH, NY – Jordan Poirier has finished in the top five in the last four races. Tonight, he stepped to the top of the podium and won his first Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints race of the season. Poirier started on the outside pole and grabbed the lead on the…
MALTA, NY – Jason Barney has always been fast at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway, but he’s never been able to find his way to victory lane at ‘The Great Race Place’ with the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints. Until now. Barney dominated Friday night’s 25-lap A-Main leading everything except the first…