By Curtis Berleue (Fulton, NY) | Jordan Poirier has been close to victory lane many times throughout the 2026 season, and finally put it all together on Friday at the Fulton Speedway. Coming into the night, the Quebec driver had 13 top five finishes, and he added a win to those stats by picking up the $2,000 check on the final points-paying night of the season.
Jordan Thomas led the field to green along side of Paulie Colagiovanni. Thomas grabbed the lead early, but Colagiovanni got a run off turn two and immediately took control of the field. Jordan Poirier wasted no time moving forward, also getting by Thomas for second on lap two.
Colagiovanni would open up a half straightaway lead over Poirier and Thomas. Behind the top three, Jordan Hutton had worked his way to fourth using the extreme high side of the speedway.
On lap 13, Poirier had caught Colagiovanni, and the race for the lead was on. A slide job attempt in turn two was unsuccessful, but two laps later lap traffic would hold up Colagiovanni. Poirier took the opportunity using the low lane off turn four to take the lead.
Poirier immediately opened up a lead of over one second over Colagiovanni. As Poirier continued to drive away, Danny Varin had worked his way through the field and slid Colagiovanni for second with a handful of laps remaining.
Out front, Poirier was out for a Sunday drive, and picked up his first Empire Super Spritns victory of 2026.
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"It feels good - a little late but I'll take it," said Poirier in victory lane. "We've been struggling all year long, we've been testing stuff. It feels good to finally win one here."
"I think it's been ten years since on the last one here. Our GSR chassis was just on rails."
Danny Varin came home second, while Paulie Colagiovanni rounded out the Ashley Lynn Winery podium in third. Zach Sobotka picked up the season points championship, a massive feat considering it was just his first year following the entire ESS schedule.
With 27 cars in the pits, the field was split into three timed hot lap groups. Rifenburg Contracting fast time awards went to Chris Hulsizer, Dylan Swiernik and Jordan Poirier. Elab Smokers Boutique heats were won by Dalton Rombough, Paulie Colagiovanni and Alex Therrien. Jason Barney picked up the Donath Motor Worx dash presented by East Coast Sealcoat, and Chad Phelps won the B-Main.
There is just one race remaining on the Empire Super Sprints schedule for 2026 - the Hoag Memorial at the Outlaw Speedway on Friday October 16. The event is a non-points race that will pay $4,000 to win. For the latest news, information, and schedule updates regarding the Empire Super Sprints be sure to check the series website (www.EmpireSuperSprints.com) and follow along on Facebook (Empire Super Sprints), X (@ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).
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: Friday, October 16 - Outlaw Speedway - Dundee, NY ($4,000 to Win Hoag Memorial) Full Results: A-Main (25 Laps): 1. 28-Jordan Poirier[3]; 2. 01-Danny Varin[4]; 3. 10C-Paulie Colagiovanni[2]; 4. 99L-Larry Wight[6]; 5. 79-Jordan Thomas[1]; 6. 53-Shawn Donath[9]; 7. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[11]; 8. 21-Alex Therrien[5]; 9. 66-Jordan Hutton[8]; 10. 87-Jason Barney[7]; 11. 41-Dalton Rombough[10]; 12. 38-Zach Sobotka[15]; 13. 96X-Chad Phelps[19]; 14. 24H-Bobby Hackel IV[12]; 15. 90-Matt Tanner[14]; 16. 28F-Davie Franek[20]; 17. 21B-Dillon Paddock[18]; 18. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[21]; 19. 98-Joe Trenca[17]; 20. 23-Ashton VanEvery[23]; 21. 25G-Tyler Graves[13]; 22. 13T-Trevor Years[22]; 23. 44-Chris Hulsizer[16]; 24. 77-Matt Rotz[24] B-Main (10 Laps): 1. 96X-Chad Phelps[2]; 2. 28F-Davie Franek[1]; 3. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[6]; 4. 13T-Trevor Years[3]; 5. 23-Ashton VanEvery[4]; 6. 77-Matt Rotz[5]; 7. 29-Dalton Herrick[7]; 8. 33-Lacey Hanson[8]; 9. 23B-Travis Billington[9] East Coast Sealcoat Dash (4 Laps): 1. 87-Jason Barney[1]; 2. 66-Jordan Hutton[3]; 3. 53-Shawn Donath[5]; 4. 41-Dalton Rombough[4]; 5. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[6]; 6. 24H-Bobby Hackel IV[2] Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 41-Dalton Rombough[1]; 2. 66-Jordan Hutton[2]; 3. 53-Shawn Donath[3]; 4. 01-Danny Varin[5]; 5. 25G-Tyler Graves[6]; 6. 44-Chris Hulsizer[4]; 7. 28F-Davie Franek[7]; 8. 23-Ashton VanEvery[9]; 9. 29-Dalton Herrick[8] Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 10C-Paulie Colagiovanni[1]; 2. 79-Jordan Thomas[2]; 3. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[4]; 4. 99L-Larry Wight[6]; 5. 90-Matt Tanner[5]; 6. 98-Joe Trenca[3]; 7. 96X-Chad Phelps[8]; 8. 77-Matt Rotz[7]; 9. 33-Lacey Hanson[9] Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 21-Alex Therrien[1]; 2. 28-Jordan Poirier[4]; 3. 87-Jason Barney[3]; 4. 24H-Bobby Hackel IV[2]; 5. 38-Zach Sobotka[6]; 6. 21B-Dillon Paddock[5]; 7. 13T-Trevor Years[7]; 8. 17-Sammy Reakes IV[8]; 9. 23B-Travis Billington[9] Rifenburg Contracting Qualifying 1 (2 Laps): 1. 44-Chris Hulsizer, 15.387[6]; 2. 53-Shawn Donath, 15.424[2]; 3. 66-Jordan Hutton, 15.464[5]; 4. 41-Dalton Rombough, 15.505[9]; 5. 01-Danny Varin, 15.751[3]; 6. 25G-Tyler Graves, 15.878[7]; 7. 28F-Davie Franek, 15.930[4]; 8. 29-Dalton Herrick, 16.200[1]; 9. 23-Ashton VanEvery, 16.629[8] Rifenburg Contracting Qualifying 2 (2 Laps): 1. 7C-Dylan Swiernik, 15.084[7]; 2. 98-Joe Trenca, 15.302[5]; 3. 79-Jordan Thomas, 15.320[6]; 4. 10C-Paulie Colagiovanni, 15.445[2]; 5. 90-Matt Tanner, 15.707[3]; 6. 99L-Larry Wight, 15.816[8]; 7. 77-Matt Rotz, 16.351[9]; 8. 96X-Chad Phelps, 16.352[4]; 9. 33-Lacey Hanson, 16.663[1] Rifenburg Contracting Qualifying 3 (2 Laps): 1. 28-Jordan Poirier, 15.454[3]; 2. 87-Jason Barney, 15.566[5]; 3. 24H-Bobby Hackel IV, 15.577[1]; 4. 21-Alex Therrien, 15.594[2]; 5. 21B-Dillon Paddock, 15.695[4]; 6. 38-Zach Sobotka, 16.048[6]; 7. 13T-Trevor Years, 16.392[8]; 8. 17-Sammy Reakes IV, 16.625[7]; 9. 23B-Travis Billington, 16.652[9] Awards & Contingencies (full members only eligible for payout): Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #44-Chris Hulsizer; #7C-Dyaln Swiernik; #28-Jordan Poirier Elab Smokers Boutique Heat Winners ($25 each): #41-Dalton Rombough; #10C-Paulie Colagiovanni; #21-Alex Therrien Donath Motor Worx / Flanagans Auto Solutions Dash Winner ($125): #87-Jason Barney Keizer Wheels 5th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #79-Jordan Thomas King Motorsports 10th Place Finisher ($25 Certificate): #87-Jason Barney Pinnacle Investments 11th Place Finisher (5 Gal Fuel): #41-Dalton Rombough Swagger Factory 12th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #38-Zach Sobotka Wilwood Disc Brakes 13th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #96x-Chad Phelps All-Star Performance 15th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #90-Matt Tanner A-Verdi Storage Containers Hard Charger Award ($50): #96X-Chad Phelps (+6) PJC Sprayfoam Reverse Hard Charger ($100): #25G-Tyler Graves (-8) Ashley Lynn Winery Podium Finish (bottle of wine): #28-Jordan Poirier; #01-Danny Varin; #10C-Paulie Colagiovanni Hoosier Tire Award (RR Hoosier tire): #79-Jordan Thomas Slade Shock Tech ($50 Certificate): #87-Jason Barney
