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By Ron Szczerba
FONDA , NY For the first time since 1994, the Empire Super Sprints will make an appearance at the Fonda Speedway on Saturday, July 21. A regular show in all classes is also on the racing card with a starting time of 6:00 p.m. Previous winners of ESS events at the Track of Champions include John Brutcher (1987), Bobby Parrow (1991), Tom Taber (1992), and Craig Lane (1994).
The 2007 ESS Tour will be brought to you by Jacobs Motorsports and ESS Vice President Dean Reynolds said that you can expect to see defending ESS Champion Alain Bergeron, two time champion Lance Yonge, former DIRT modified stars Steve Poirier and Jason Barney, Jeff VanDusen, as well as local stars John Karklin Jr., Cory Sparks, Warren Alexson, and Jessica Zemken at the ESS event at Fonda.
As of 7/14/07 there have been six different winners in a total of nine events on the ESS Tour with VanDusen leading the way with three wins followed by Hebing with two wins while Justin Barger, Bubby Kerrick, Poirier, and Jeff Cook with one victory apiece.
The Empire Super Sprint event at Fonda on Saturday, July 21 will be the 4th Annual Earl Halaquist Memorial event with previous winners of the prestigious event being Blake Breen in 2004, George Suprick in 2005, and Hebing in 2006. The three previous events were all held at the Black Rock Speedway.
Also on the racing card on Saturday, July 21 will be the 5th Annual Wilma Smith Memorial Race sponsored by the family of Wilma Smith, Project Action, Reality Check, and others. The 6-lap dash is for completely tobacco free drivers in the IMCA division who havent won a feature in 2007 at the Track of Champions. Trophies and prizes will be handed out for the dash and the first non-tobacco user in the main IMCA feature will also get a $50 gift certificate.
For more information on the Empire Super Sprints you can go to their website at www.empiresupersprints.com and for more information on the Track of Champions Fonda Speedway you can go to their website at www.fondaspeedway.com
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