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The 25th Anniversary Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints Releases 31 Date 2008 Schedule.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – It’s exciting, fun-filled, lucrative and historic. With this comes the announcement of the 25th Anniversary tour for the Empire Super Sprints (ESS). It started with the announcement of Lucas Oil as the tour sponsor and is now followed up with 31 dates from April 12th to October 18th. New events, returning tracks, increased purses, weekend point funds and for the first time ever…one on the asphalt.
The 25th Anniversary celebration gets its first green flag at the Black Rock Speedway on Saturday night, April 12th. The event marks the return of the Dundee oval as a full point show for the first time since August of 2003. Also returning to the ESS schedule after 21 years to the day will be a look forward to visit to Howie Commander’s high banked Lebanon Valley Speedway to kick off Kings Weekend.
For the first time ever, ESS will trek to Pennsylvania and put on what is expected to be a wild show at the Clinton County Raceway under new promoter Vern Wasson. That will make for a new one/two weekend with Wasson’s other speedplant, the Woodhull Raceway.
The other first time ever event on the Lucas Oil sked. Is ESS’ maiden voyage on the blacktop and a June 28th event at the famed Oswego Speedway. It’s billed at the “Assault on the Asphalt” where 20 ESS stars will take their winged dirt sprinters to the 5/8ths mile asphalt oval for what is hoped to be a headline making event.
“We are very excited with our 25th Anniversary schedule.” noted by ESS President Chuck Miller. “With the state of auto racing in flux, we are proud to increase our schedule with almost all of our events now at $2,000 to win. We’re bringing in special weekend point funds that total $5,000 so far and have increased all of our sponsorships which will see the teams racing for more money than ever before.”
Familiar events make up the bulk of the 31 event schedule with Utica-Rome, Autodrome Granby, Drummond and Autodrome Edelweiss Speedway hosting three point shows each. All events are $2,000 to win as well. Mohawk International, Brockville and Cornwall hosting two full point events each with the first Cornwall event in conjunction with the World of Outlaw Late Models and also paying $2,500 to win.
For the second year in a row there will be events at Fonda and Woodhull along with traditional stops of Can-Am and Ohsweken hosting a single full point shows. This makes the total log of full point events at 25 which is an increase of last years total of 23.
Two very special sponsors are bringing in unique weekend point fund sponsorships where teams that run those events eligible to pick up extra cash. Riverside Bar and Grill brings you Racing Weekend’s I, II and III. Global Safety Sources, Inc. will be bringing the I-90 Challenge and the Independence Holiday Weekend Clash. All five of these two or three race events carry a $1,000 point fund.
Several special events dot the schedule with the stars and cars of ESS looking to wave the Lucas Oil banner proudly. On Sept. 12 & 13 will be the Arrow Express Canadian Sprint Car Nationals at the Ohsweken Speedway with Saturday’s finale paying a whopping $8,000 to win! Defending ESS champion Steve Poirier will be there in looking to make the Canadian National three-peat. On Saturday night, October 11th is the annual 360 Sprint Shootout at the Rolling Wheels Raceway Park as a part of Super DIRT Week. The $3,000 to win, 25 lap event is always an exciting part of SDW and ESS is proud to be side by side with the United Racing Company in hosting the event.
For the first time ever comes the Can-Am Challenge at the Brockville Ontario Speedway on October 18th to bring down the season with a $2,000 to win event. This will be a special cross promotion with the very popular Southern Ontario Sprints and making for an unique battle between two nations. The final special event on Tour 2008 is the 10th annual Brodix Tournament of Champions at the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Ia. Along with the regular Knoxville 360’s, ESS is happy to be the only sanctioning body to be a part of all 10 Tournaments.
The schedule is one of the best ever, the joining of Lucas Oil brings new excitement to the tour but it’s all brought to you in the most exciting way by the ESS race teams themselves. Some of the very best to wheel winged 360 sprint cars from both he US and Canada. Steve Poirier, Jeff VanDusen, Lance Yonge, Jeff Cook, Alain Bergeron, Michael Parent, Tommy Wickham, Bubby Kerrick, Mike Stelter, Justin Barger, Cory Sparks, Brian McDonald, Russ Bennett and Normand Beaudreault. Returning to the tour will be Dan Kaszubinski, Doug Emery and the first ever ESS champion Gordy Button making it a memorable 2008. New tour travelers comes Anthony Cain, Chris Jones, Lee Ladouceur and Justin Harris with rookies coming aboard so far in Andy Noto and Brandon Warner. Look for Jared Zimbardi, Rick and April Wilson, Tim Kelly, Jason Barney, Chuck Hebing and with the new open draw format, many, many stars at several of the ESS events this coming season.
April 12th to October 18th and 29 stops in between…It’s the 25th Anniversary Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints and it will be excitement guaranteed! For the latest up to date information, please log on to www.empiresupersprints.com .
25th Anniversary Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints 2008 Schedule.
Sat. Apr. 12th Black Rock Speedway - Dundee, NY
Sun. May 25th Utica-Rome Speedway – Vernon, NY - $2,000 to win!
GSSI I-90 Challenge - $1,000 Point Fund!
Sat. May 31st Fonda Speedway – Fonda, NY – Earl Halaquist Memorial - $2,000 to win!
GSSI I-90 Challenge - $1,000 Point Fund!
Sat. June 7th Mohawk International Raceway – Hogansburg, NY
Fri. June 13th Autodrome Granby – Granby QC. - $2,000 to win!
Sat. June 14th Autodrome Drummond – Drummondville, QC. - $2,000 to win!
Sun. June 15th Rain Date for Autodrome Granby
Fri. June 20th Ohsweken Speedway, Ohsweken, ON. - $2,000 to win!
Sun. June 22nd Cornwall Motor Speedway – Cornwall, ON. - $2,500 to win!
With World of Outlaw Late Models!
Mon. June 23rd Rain Date for Cornwall Motor Speedway
Sat. June 28th Oswego Speedway – First Ever ESS Assault on the Asphalt.
Sat. July 5th Can-Am Motorsports Park, LaFargeville, NY - $2,000 to win!
GSSI Independence Holiday Clash - $1,000 Point Fund!
Sun. July 6th Utica Rome Speedway - $2,000 to win!
GSSI Independence Holiday Clash - $1,000 Point Fund!
Fri. July 11th Clinton County Raceway – Mackeyville, Pa.
Sat. July 12th Woodhull Raceway – Woodhull, N.Y.
Fri. July 18th Autodrome Edelweiss Speedway – Cantley, QC - $2,000 to win!
Riverside Bar and Grill Racing Weekend I - $1,000 Point Fund!
Sat. July 19th Brockville Ontario Speedway - Brockville, ON - $2,000 to win!
Riverside Bar and Grill Racing Weekend I - $1,000 Point Fund!
Fri. Aug. 1st Autodrome Granby - $2,000 to win!
Sat. Aug. 2nd Autodrome Drummond - $2,000 to win!
Sun. Aug. 3rd Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, IA. – Brodix ToC - $5,000 to win!
Fri. Aug. 15th Autodrome Edelweiss Speedway - $2,000 to win!
Riverside Bar and Grill Racing Weekend II - $1,000 Point Fund!
Sat. Aug. 16th Brockville Ontario Speedway - $2,000 to win!
Riverside Bar and Grill Racing Weekend II - $1,000 Point Fund!
Sun. Aug. 17th Cornwall Motor Speedway - $2,000 to win!
Riverside Bar and Grill Racing Weekend II - $1,000 Point Fund!
Fri. Aug. 29th Autodrome Granby - $2,000 to win!
Sat. Aug. 30th Autodrome Drummond - $2,000 to win!
Sun. Aug. 31st Utica-Rome Speedway - $2,000 to win!
Fri. Sept. 5th Lebanon Valley Speedway – West Lebanon, NY
Fri. Sept 12th Ohsweken Speedway – Shootout Before the Nationals
Sat. Sept. 13th Ohsweken Speedway – Arrow Express Canadian Nationals - $8,000 to win!
Fri. Sept. 19th Autodrome Edelweiss Speedway - $2,000 to win!
Riverside Bar and Grill Racing Weekend III - $1,000 Point Fund!
Sat. Sept. 20th Mohawk International Raceway
Riverside Bar and Grill Racing Weekend III - $1,000 Point Fund!
Sat. Oct. 11th Rolling Wheels Raceway Park – Elbridge, NY – 360 Sprint Shootout - $3,000 to win!
Sat. Oct. 18th Brockville Ontario Speedway – Can-Am Challenge - $2,000 to win!
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