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Empire Super Sprints Can Am Feature Goes To VanInwegen

August 3, 2024

LA FARGEVILLE, N.Y. — Another great night of racing during the Golden Jubilee season at the Can Am Speedway on Friday night. The Empire Super Sprints were making their first of two stops at the Nasty Track of the North on Sundance Leisure night, which featured a full program of exciting racing.

The 25-lap ESS feature saw Sammy Reakes IV take the lead from the outside pole position and looked to be the driver to beat as he pulled away from the field in the opening laps. Meanwhile, Matt Tanner, Billy VanInwegen, Davie Franek and Jordan Poirier completed the top five.

Reakes looked to be untouchable until lap nine when the yellow flag flew for Chris Jones who slowed to a stop in turn three. When the green flew VanInwegen took control of the race as he led the way over Reakes and Franek. VanInwegen began to author a dominant performance as he built up a straight away lead and it appeared that nobody could catch him.

As the laps wound down Davie Franek started to make a charge as he got by Jordan Poirier for third, then got around Sammy Reakes IV for the runner up spot and began his pursuit of the leader. With two laps remaining Billy VanInwegen held a comfortable lead but Franek had narrowed the gap to five car lengths. In the end it was not enough as Billy VanInwegen held off all challenges and scored an emotional first career Empire Super Sprint win.

Franek held on for second with Poirier, Logan Crisafulli and Reakes. 

Tim Fuller scored his fifth win of the year in Whitesboro Plow Shop DIRTcar 358 Modified competition.

The Bob Johnson DIRTcar Sportsman division feature was won by Justin Gadbaw.

Sundance Leisure ThunderCar’s feature went to Jared Gilson. Brady Howard won the Donath Motor Worx Limited Sportsman feature.

Feature Finish (25 Laps)

1. 10V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[4]; 2. 28F-Davie Franek[3]; 3. 28-Jordan Poirier[6]; 4. 36-Logan Crisafulli[5]; 5. #17-Sammy Reakes IV[2]; 6. 01-Danny Varin[8]; 7. 87-Jason Barney[10]; 8. 10-Kelly Hebing[7]; 9. 90-Matt Tanner[1]; 10. 84-Tyler Rand[12]; 11. 13T-Trevor Years[11]; 12. 63-Colton Donath[16]; 13. 53-Shawn Donath[9]; 14. 11J-Chris Jones[13]; 15. 13E-Evan Reynolds[15]; 16. Z28-Tucker Donath[14]