By Curtis Berleue (Brewerton, NY) | For the second time at Brewerton Speedway and third time in 2026, Larry Wight is an Empire Super Sprints feature winner. After charging to the front from his 7th starting position, Wight led the final 10 laps en route to a $2,000 pay day.
Davie Franek led the field to green alongside of Billy VanInwegen, and Franek would take the top spot early over VanInwegen and Sammy Reakes IV.
Larry Wight made quick work of Reakes, entering the top three on lap two. The top three would remain unchanged until lap 13, when Wight got by VanInwegen to take second.
Just four laps later on lap 17, Wight was able to make his way past Franek to take the lead. He would almost immediately put over a second gap between himself and Franek.
Behind the lead duo, Dylan Swiernik had quietly worked his way to fourth, and on lap 19 he took a podium spot as he took possession of third place.
With the laps winding down, Franek was unable to catch Wight, who scored his third victory of the season.
"I was able to just settle in, felt what the car was doing, what it wasn't doing," said Wight in victory lane.
"Once we got some momentum around the top, the right rear tire started working - it was really good."
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"This car has been a rocket since we brough it out. This engine is just so smooth - its able to get ahold of the track really nice."
Davie Franek would come home second after leading the first half of the race, with Dylan Swierink rounding out the Ashley Lynn Winery top three.
With 24 cars in the pit area, the field was split into three timed hot lap sessions. Rifenburg Contracting fast time awards went to Dalton Rombough, Dylan Swiernik and Jeremy Lafleur, while Elab Smokers Boutique heats were won by Dalton Rombough, Dylan Swiernik and Sammy Reakes IV. The Donath Motor Worx Dash presented by Jakes Grub and Grog was won by Larry Wight.
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The Empire Super Sprints would like to thank the following series sponsors for their continued support: Rifenburg Contracting Corp, Hoosier Racing Tire, E&V Energy, A-Verdi Storage Containers, Elab Smokers Boutique, Pinnacle Investments, LLC, Wilwood Disc Brakes, FX Caprara, Ashley Lynn Winery, Slade Shock Technology, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Bicknell Racing Products, Swagger Factory, PJC Sprayfoam, Donath Motor Worx, Transport Benoit Lafleur, All Star Performance, Stirling Lubricants, Trenca & Co. Realty, Speedway Press, Primal Tee, and Glenn Styres Racing.
The ESS Road Ahead: Saturday, September 5 - Fulton Speedway - Fulton, NY ($2,000 to Win) Sunday, September 6 - Utica-Rome Speedway - Vernon, NY ($10,000 to Win Cole Cup) Friday, September 11 - Can-Am Speedway - LaFargeville, NY ($2,000 to Win)
Full Results: A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 99L-Larry Wight[7]; 2. 28F-Davie Franek[1]; 3. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[6]; 4. 28-Jordan Poirier[15]; 5. 38-Zach Sobotka[21]; 6. 79-Jordan Thomas[10]; 7. 10C-Paulie Colagiovanni[8]; 8. 87-Jason Barney[18]; 9. 56V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[2]; 10. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[11]; 11. 53-Shawn Donath[23]; 12. 96X-Chad Phelps[12]; 13. 25G-Tyler Graves[4]; 14. 21-Alex Therrien[13]; 15. 98-Joe Trenca[24]; 16. 13T-Trevor Years[16]; 17. 739-Nicholas Kruger[22]; 18. 33-Lacey Hanson[17]; 19. 31C-Maverick Coffey[20]; 20. 44-Chris Hulsizer[19]; 21. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[3]; 22. 41-Dalton Rombough[5]; 23. 01-Danny Varin[9]; 24. 3-Denny Peebles[14] Jakes Grub & Grog Dash (4 Laps): 1. 99L-Larry Wight[1]; 2. 10C-Paulie Colagiovanni[2]; 3. 01-Danny Varin[3]; 4. 79-Jordan Thomas[5]; 5. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[4]; 6. 96X-Chad Phelps[6] Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 41-Dalton Rombough[1]; 2. 28F-Davie Franek[2]; 3. 79-Jordan Thomas[3]; 4. 25G-Tyler Graves[4]; 5. 21-Alex Therrien[5]; 6. 13T-Trevor Years[6]; 7. 44-Chris Hulsizer[7]; 8. 739-Nicholas Kruger[8] Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[1]; 2. 99L-Larry Wight[3]; 3. 96X-Chad Phelps[6]; 4. 56V-Billy VanInwegen Jr[8]; 5. 3-Denny Peebles[5]; 6. 33-Lacey Hanson[4]; 7. 31C-Maverick Coffey[7]; 8. 53-Shawn Donath[2] Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[2]; 2. 10C-Paulie Colagiovanni[3]; 3. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[1]; 4. 01-Danny Varin[4]; 5. 28-Jordan Poirier[8]; 6. 87-Jason Barney[6]; 7. 38-Zach Sobotka[7]; 8. 98-Joe Trenca[5] Rifenburg Contracting Qualifying 1 (2 Laps): 1. 41-Dalton Rombough, 12.875[6]; 2. 28F-Davie Franek, 12.895[1]; 3. 79-Jordan Thomas, 13.023[3]; 4. 25G-Tyler Graves, 13.223[2]; 5. 21-Alex Therrien, 13.273[7]; 6. 13T-Trevor Years, 13.276[4]; 7. 44-Chris Hulsizer, 13.706[8]; 8. 739-Nicholas Kruger, 13.831[5] Rifenburg Contracting Qualifying 2 (2 Laps): 1. 7C-Dylan Swiernik, 12.823[3]; 2. 53-Shawn Donath, 13.208[1]; 3. 99L-Larry Wight, 13.325[7]; 4. 33-Lacey Hanson, 13.356[4]; 5. 3-Denny Peebles, 13.430[2]; 6. 96X-Chad Phelps, 13.452[6]; 7. 31C-Maverick Coffey, 13.511[8]; 8. 56V-Billy VanInwegen Jr, 13.632[5] Rifenburg Contracting Qualifying 3 (2 Laps): 1. 24-Jeremy Lafleur, 13.161[2]; 2. 17-Sammy Reakes IV, 13.281[6]; 3. 10C-Paulie Colagiovanni, 13.295[1]; 4. 01-Danny Varin, 13.366[5]; 5. 98-Joe Trenca, 13.487[3]; 6. 87-Jason Barney, 13.536[8]; 7. 38-Zach Sobotka, 13.574[4]; 8. 28-Jordan Poirier, 13.611[7]
Awards & Contingencies (full members only eligible for payout): Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #41-Dalton Rombough; #7C-Dylan Swiernik; #24-Jeremy Lafleur Elab Smokers Boutique Heat Winners ($25 each): #41-Dalton Rombough; #7C-Dylan Swiernik; #17-Sammy Reakes IV Donath Motor Worx / Jakes Grub & Grog Dash Winner ($125): #99L-Larry Wight Keizer Wheels 5th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #38-Zach Sobotka King Motorsports 10th Place Finisher ($25 Certificate): #24-Jeremy Lafleur Pinnacle Investments 11th Place Finisher (5 Gal Fuel): #53-Shawn Donath Swagger Factory 12th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #96X-Chad Phelps Wilwood Disc Brakes 13th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #25G-Tyler Graves All-Star Performance 15th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #98-Joe Trenca A-Verdi Storage Containers Hard Charger Award ($50): #38-Zach Sobotka (+16) PJC Sprayfoam Reverse Hard Charger ($100): #17-Sammy Reakes IV (-18) Ashley Lynn Winery Podium Finish (bottle of wine): #99L-Larry Wight; #28F-Davie Franek; #7C-Dylan Swiernik Hoosier Tire Award (RR Hoosier tire): #3-Denny Peebles Slade Shock Tech ($50 Certificate): #3-Denny Peebles
