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Labor Day Weekend Filled with Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint Excitement.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – It’s a holiday in both countries called Labor Day (Labour north of the border) and the 25th Anniversary Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) will be out in force to join the celebration. It all starts this Friday night with a return trip to Autodrome Granby followed by Autodrome Drummond on Saturday before capping the holiday weekend at Utica-Rome Speedway in the States on Sunday.
SMAC Magazine presents the Canadian Invasion Series and Fondations 4 Saisons will back the A-Mains at both Autodromes in Quebec. The duo 25 lap finales both pay $2000 to win with a hefty $450 just to take the green flag. Fellow French-Canadian mates Steve Poirier and Alain Bergeron have won the previous events at Granby and Drummond which were greeting by standing ovations from their hometown crowds.
Joining them will be top stars from the US such as Lance Yonge, Justin Barger, Jeff Cook, Tim Kelly, Tommy Wickham, Bubby Kerrick, Anthony Cain, Russ Bennett along with fellow Canadians Michael Parent, Brian McDonald, Lee Ladouceur, Normand Beaudreault, Justin Harris, Daniel Lampron (who is sponsoring the dash at Drummond) and Kayle Robidoux.
After the final of three Quebec weekends, it’s a trek south to Vernon, N.Y. for the final of three visits to the Utica-Rome Speedway where the best will be looking to beat local favorite Jason Barney who as swept the first two events. Also, looking to be in the field will be Doug Emery, Jessica Zemken, Chuck Hebing, Cory Sparks, Jared Fink, Jared Zimbardi, Ryan Bohlke, Gordy Button, Brandon Warner, Jami Russell and many others.
The A-Main will be back by the good folks from SUNY Canton to make it a cool $2,000 to win with New Freedom Raceway picking up the sponsorship of the Walt’s Hobby Dash. An awesome fireworks show will cap off the holiday weekend event.
It’s the stretch driver for the Lucas Oil championship and the SMAC Magazine Canadian Invasion title. Granby, Drummond, Utica-Rome, the stars and cars from ESS is ready to throw some mud in your eye and in what has become tradition for 25 years…it will be excitement guaranteed!
For more information:
www.autodrome-granby.qc.ca
www.autodrome-drummond.com
www.uticaromespeedway.com
www.empiresupersprints.com
Past Empire Super Sprint Winners at Autodrome Granby
June 17, 1994
Roger Horvath
June 23, 1995
Mike Woodring
Sept. 1, 1995
Craig Keel
June 21, 1996
Mike Woodring
June 20, 1997
Mike Woodring
Aug. 29, 1997
Bobby Parrow
June 19, 1998
Mike Woodring
Sept. 4, 1998
Lance Yonge
June 25, 1999
Mike Stelter
Sept. 3, 1999
Lance Yonge
June 23, 2000
Mike Wodoring
Sept. 1, 2000
Mike Stelter
June 21, 2002
Mike Woodring
Aug. 30, 2002
Mike Woodring
June 20, 2003
Mike Woodring
June 18, 2004
John Karklin Jr.
Sept. 3, 2004
John Karklin Jr.
July 29, 2005
Lance Yonge
June 16, 2006
Doug Emery
July 28, 2006
Steve Poirier
Sept. 1, 2006
Jeff VanDusen
June 15, 2007
Chuck Hebing
July 27, 2007
Jeff Cook
Aug. 31, 2007
June 13, 2008
Aug. 1, 2008
Steve Poirier
Steve Poirier
Alain Bergeron
Past Empire Super Sprint Winners at Autodrome Drummond
May 19, 1984
Gordy Button and Dave Leckonby
June 19, 1994
Tom Taber
June 24, 1995
Mike Woodring
Sept. 2, 1995
Mike Woodring
Aug. 30, 1997
Mike Woodring
June 20, 1998
Mike Woodring
Sept. 5, 1998
Tim Kelly
June 26, 1999
Mike Woodring
Sept. 4, 1999
Dan Kaszubinski
June 24, 2000
Mike Stelter
Sept. 1, 2001
Alain Bergeron
July 22, 2002
Dan Kaszubinski
Sept. 1, 2002
Bill Coffey
June 21, 2003
Lance Yonge
Aug. 30, 2003
Jeff VanDusen
June 19, 2004
Alain Bergeron
Sept. 4, 2004
June 18, 2005
Jeff Cook
Jeff VanDusen
July 30, 2005
Alain Bergeron
Sept. 3, 2005
Lance Yonge
June 17, 2006
July 29, 2006
Justin Barger
Nick Fratto
Sept. 2, 2006
June 16, 2007
Dan Kaszubinski
Jeff VanDusen
Sept. 1, 2007
June 14, 2008
Bubby Kerrick
Alain Bergeron
Past Empire Super Sprint Winners at Utica Rome Speedway
May26, 1986
Dave Kelly
July 27, 1986
Bill Peri
May 25, 1987
Gordy Button
Oct. 3, 1987
Mike VanDusen
June 11, 1989
George Sifo
July 9, 1989
Rob Hart
Aug. 20, 1989
Mal Lane
July 8, 1990
Bob Podolak
Aug. 11, 1990
Jeff Thomas
Aug. 9, 1992
Lance Yonge
May 29, 1994
Bobby Parrow
May 26, 1996
Mike Woodring
Sept. 1, 1996
Mike Woodring
Sept. 2, 2001
Steve Dow
Sept. 1, 2002
Dan Kaszubinski
Oct. 9, 2002
Doug Emery
May 25, 2003
Mike Lutz
July 6, 2003
Justin Barger
Aug. 31, 2003
Justin Barger
May 30, 2004
Jeff VanDusen
July 4, 2004
Dan Kaszubinski
Sept. 5, 2004
Lance Yonge
May 29, 2005
Dan Kaszubinski
July 3, 2005
Mike Stelter
Sept. 4, 2005
Lance Yonge
May 28, 2006
Steve Poirier
July 23, 2006
Chuck Hebing
Sept. 3, 2006
Jeff VanDusen
May 27, 2007
Justin Barger
July 1, 2007
Chuck Hebing
Sept. 2, 2007
Steve Poirier
May 25, 2008
Jason Barney
July 6, 2008
Jason Barney
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