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- Paul Pokorski makes best of Plymouth IRA test
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 24, 2025 - Competing with the team's 360 Sprint Car against a field of 410 Sprint Cars with the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association, Paul Pokorski turned in a solid effort in a guest driving role during the Road America Challenge at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wi. on Saturday, June 21. With his son, Alex, attending a wedding, Paul filled in behind the wheel of the No. 4 Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team 360 Sprint Car in IRA competition to mark his 33rd consecutive season in the driver's seat of an open-wheel race car. Paul opened the night by qualifying 24th in the 25-car field with a lap of 13.629 seconds around the 75-year-old semi-banked third-mile clay oval. The West Bend, Wis. competitor finished eighth in the third eight-lap IRA heat race to earn the 24th starting spot in the evening's 30-lap main event. The 2014 Midwest Sprint Car Association Masters Series champion drove a steady race and endured a pair of caution flags and one red flag period to advance five positions on the way to a 19th-place showing in the team's eighth IRA event of the 2025 campaign. "The goal for the night was to support the IRA, and have some fun," Pokorski said. "I'd say we did that. The night went better than expected. The bonus was I got to get a feel for the car and what it feels like when it's set up the way Alex likes to run it. I'd have to say it felt pretty good, but there are a few minor details that we will work on that I didn't like. We will go over it in the shop this week. We're looking forward to having Alex back next week at PDTR with the MSA." The Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team is set to compete with the Akright Auto 360 Sprint Cars at The Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, June 28. Team sponsor Pedal Down Promotions will serve as the presenting trophy sponsor for the evening. Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m. with qualifying at 5:30 p.m. and racing at 6 p.m. All IRA events the team enters during the 2025 season are streamed live on floracing.com. Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team 2025 sponsorship partners are Akright Auto, Mulch Express of Wisconsin, GR8, Lynch Buick, GMC of West Bend, Petersen Septic Systems, Professional Plating, Wisconsin Bank and Trust, Goeden Auto Body, Ace Hardware of Kiel and Sheboygan Falls, Novak's Service Center, Cedar Valley Hunt Club, Germaine/Paul Kaphingst & Susie and Pedal Down Promotions. For schedule updates and additional information on the Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook at https://facebook.com/pokorskimotorsports or visit www.pedaldownpromo.com . Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase - Novak's Service Center Alex Pokorski and the Akright Auto Racing Team would like to acknowledge the support of long-time sponsor Novak's Service Center of Manitowoc, which is celebrating its 53rd year in business in 2025. Novak's Service Center is a locally owned, second-generation, family-owned, five-bay auto repair center, which has been serving customers in the Lakeshore area since 1972. Novak's Service Center offers comprehensive auto repair services, including 4 x 4 services, brakes, car and truck care, domestic cars and trucks, electrical services, electronic services, engine and transmission, engine maintenance, expired warranty care, general service, heating and cooling services, import cars and trucks, quick lube services, tires, towing, transmission and under-car services. Located at 1320 Washington St. in Manitowoc, Novak's Service Center is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. To schedule an appointment, call 920-684-5737 or visit www.novaks1320.com. Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Sponsor Showcase - Akright Auto Located at 106 North Bluebird Lane in Sheboygan Falls, Wis., Akright Auto has been a reliable source for auto parts since 1940. With a highly trained staff of auto parts professionals, Akright Auto is well prepared to assist customers with vehicle repair needs with a wide assortment of affordable, high-quality auto parts available on-site. If a part is not available, Akright Auto offers next-day delivery services. In addition, Akright Auto provides full auto salvage services and a 90-day standard warranty on all parts purchases. Contact Akright Auto by phone at 920-467-4201, toll-free at 800-400-4201, via email at dakright12@gmail.com or visit www.akrightauto.com. Pedal Down Promotions is a full-service public relations and media services company devoted to helping its clients effectively communicate with targeted audiences through press releases, newsletters, profile and feature articles, website and social media content development, printed media, editing and layout, graphic design and book publishing services. For more information on Pedal Down Promotions, email pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com, visit www.pedaldownpromo.com or call 920-323-7970. Alex Pokorski-Akright Auto Racing Team Upcoming Schedule Saturday, June 28 - The Plymouth Dirt Track, Plymouth, Wis. (PDTR 360) *** Confirmed schedule updates will be posted on the Pokorski Motorsports Facebook page *** Alex Pokorski Akright Auto Racing Team 410 Sprint Car 2025 Statistics Total Events - 7 Interstate Racing Association Events - 7 A-Main Victories - 0 Podium Finishes - 0 Top Five A-Main Finishes - 0 Top 10 A-Main Finishes - 0 Top 15 A-Main Finishes - 2 Top 20 A-Main Finishes - 5 B-Main Victories - 1 Heat Race Victories - 0 Fast Qualifier Awards - 0 Dash Appearances - 0 Dash Victories - 0 Alex Pokorski Akright Auto Racing Team 360 Sprint Car Statistics Total Events - 3 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Events - 3 Midwest Sprint Car Association Events - 3 A-Main Victories - 0 Podium Finishes - 3 Top Five A-Main Finishes - 3 Top 10 A-Main Finishes - 3 Top 15 A-Main Finishes - 3 B-Main Victories - 0 Heat Race Victories - 0 Fast Qualifier Awards - 0 Paul Pokorski Akright Auto Racing Team 410 Sprint Car 2025 Statistics Total Events - 1 Interstate Racing Association Events - 1 A-Main Victories - 0 Podium Finishes - 0 Top Five A-Main Finishes - 0 Top 10 A-Main Finishes - 0 Top 15 A-Main Finishes - 0 Top 20 A-Main Finishes - 1 B-Main Victories - 0 Heat Race Victories - 0 Fast Qualifier Awards - 0 Dash Appearances - 0 Dash Victories - 0
- Poirier Doubles Up On Weekend, Wins at Cornwall
By Curtis Berleue (Cornwall, ONT) | For the second time in as many nights, Jordan Poirier found himself in Empire Super Sprints victory lane on Sunday at Cornwall. Having now won 3 out of 5 contested ESS A-Mains, Poirier picked up $2,000 for his efforts on a Sunday night close to his hometown. Drawing the Pinnacle Pole Award was Davie Franek, who consequently led the field to green for the 25 lap main event. Franek jumped out to an early lead over 3rd-starting Joe Trenca and Bryan Cloutier. As the laps clicked away, Franek maintained his lead over the field. Behind him, Poirier was slowly but surely moving forward from his fourth starting spot. By lap 9, he had moved into sole possession of third, and just two laps later stole second, setting his sights on Franek. As the field closed in on 10 laps to go, Poirier closed in on Franek. By lap 17, Poirier had gotten by Franek and never looked back, picking up his third win of 2025. "I was really, really bad at the beginning of the feature," said Poirier. "I was so tight, I knew the top was going to come in at some point it was just a matter of at what point it would because the bottom was slicking off pretty quickly." "When Jason passed me, I thought I might have lost that spot at the beginning of the feature. But yeah, it feels good (to win), the car was great and such an awesome crowd here." For the second night in a row, Jason Barney finished second. "It was nice. That's three races in a row behind the 28," said Barney. I hate getting used to that, but he's doing a good job." "Starting tenth, I was just hoping to maintain to be honest, we caught a few breaks on the restarts, being in the right place at the right time. My car wasn't perfect to start, so that really helped." Rounding out the Ashley Lynn Winery podium in third was Logan Crisafulli. "Yeah, it was definitely hard. I thought I got Davie (for third) coming to the white, but everyone's telling me it was coming to the checkers." 20 cars signed in for the second night of the Canadian swing for the Empire Super Sprints, splitting the field into three timed hot lap groups. Rifenburg Contracting fast time awards went to Alex Therrien, Jordan Poirier and Logan Crisafulli, while Elab Smokers Boutique heats were won by Davie Franek, Jordan Poirier and Logan Crisafulli. The next scheduled event for the Empire Super Sprints is the annual Central NY Speedweek. Paying $2,500 to win each night, the week gets started on Wednesday July 2 at the Can-Am Speedway in LaFargeville. Thursday will see a visit at the Utica-Rome Speedway, followed by Friday at Brewerton and Saturday at Fulton. The week caps off with the finale on Sunday July 6 at the Weedsport Speedway. 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, Cobra Coaches, E&V Energy, A-Verdi Storage Containers, Elab Smokers Boutique, Pinnacle Investments, LLC, Lacaillade Masonry, Inc., Wilwood Disc Brakes, FX Caprara, Lanes Yamaha, Ashley Lynn Winery, Slade Precision Shocks, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Bicknell Racing Products, and DirtTrackDigest.com. The ESS Road Ahead: Wednesday, July 2 - Can-Am Speedway - LaFargeville, NY ($2,500 to Win CNY Speedweek) Thursday, July 3 - Utica-Rome Speedway - Vernon, NY ($2,500 to Win CNY Speedweek) Friday, July 4 - Brewerton Speedway - Brewerton, NY ($2,500 to Win CNY Speedweek) Saturday, July 5 - Fulton Speedway - Fulton, NY ($2,500 to Win CNY Speedweek) Sunday, July 6 - Weedsport Speedway - Weedsport, NY ($2,500 to Win CNY Speedweek) Full Results: A-Main: 1. 28-Jordan Poirier[7]; 2. 87-Jason Barney[10]; 3. 36-Logan Crisafulli[8]; 4. 28F-Davie Franek[1]; 5. 98-Joe Trenca[3]; 6. 3C-Paulie Colagiovanni[12]; 7. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[13]; 8. 90-Matt Tanner[9]; 9. 93-Bryan Cloutier[5]; 10. 70MM-Matt Billings[15]; 11. 22-Tomy Moreau[19]; 12. 21-Alex Therrien[6]; 13. 53-Shawn Donath[16]; 14. #3G-Dale Gosselin[11]; 15. 33-Lacey Hanson[4]; 16. 13-Evan Reynolds[18]; 17. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[14]; 18. 93L-Guy Gosselin[2]; 19. 81-Tyler Reynolds[20]; 20. 51-Lee Ladouceur[17] Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 1: 1. 28F-Davie Franek[2]; 2. 21-Alex Therrien[1]; 3. 3C-Paulie Colagiovanni[4]; 4. 98-Joe Trenca[5]; 5. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[3]; 6. 53-Shawn Donath[6]; 7. 22-Tomy Moreau[7] Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 2: 1. 28-Jordan Poirier[1]; 2. 90-Matt Tanner[2]; 3. 87-Jason Barney[3]; 4. 93L-Guy Gosselin[6]; 5. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[4]; 6. 51-Lee Ladouceur[7]; 7. 81-Tyler Reynolds[5] Elab Smokers Boutique Heat 3: 1. 36-Logan Crisafulli[1]; 2. #3G-Dale Gosselin[2]; 3. 93-Bryan Cloutier[4]; 4. 33-Lacey Hanson[5]; 5. 13-Evan Reynolds[6]; 6. 70MM-Matt Billings[3] Awards & Contingencies: Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #21-Alex Therrien; #28-Jordan Poirier; #36-Logan Crisafulli Elab Smokers Boutique Heat Winners ($25 each): #28F-Davie Franek; #28-Jordan Poirier; #36-Logan Crisafulli Pinnacle Pole Draw Award ($25): #28F-Davie Franek Keizer Wheels 5th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #98-Joe Trenca King Motorsports 10th Place Finisher ($25 Certificate): #70MM-Matt Billings Pinnacle Investments 11th Place Finisher (5 Gal Fuel): #21-Alex Therrien Wilwood Disc Brakes 13th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #53-Shawn Donath All-Star Performance 15th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #33-Lacey Hansen A-Verdi Storage Containers Hard Charger Award ($50): #87-Jason Barney (+8) Pinnacle Investments Last Car Running ($30): #81-Tyler Reynolds Ashley Lynn Winery Podium Finish (bottle of wine): #28-Jordan Poirier; #87-Jason Barney; #36-Logan Crisafulli Hoosier Tire Award (RR Hoosier tire): #3C-Paulie Colagiovanni Slade Shock Tech ($50 Certificate): #21-Alex Therrien
- Kings Meats Burger Night features diverse program Saturday at Placerville Speedway
Placerville, CA…The month of June will come to an exciting conclusion on Saturday, as Russell Motorsports Inc. presents a loaded evening of racing during Kings Meats Burger Night. This Saturday June 28th Placerville Speedway will offer all Burgers ½ price at the Speedway Café! Hirst Home Team Happy Hour also showcases live music and discounted Coors Light/ Coors Banquet Beer from 4-6pm. A four-division "Thunder in the Foothills" championship program presented by Berco Redwood/ Hoosier Tires/ Coors Light will include the Thompson's Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars, the Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprints, the Red Hawk Resort + Casino Pure Stocks and Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks. Fresh off his 76th career Placerville Sprint Car win Auburn's Andy Forsberg leads the way into Kings Meats Burger Night. The 10-time track champion holds a 21-point lead over Suisun City's Chance Grasty. Austin Wood, Tony Gomes and Shane Hopkins complete the top five in the Thompson's Winged Sprint Car standings. After claiming his third triumph of the season last week Oakley's Nick Baldwin continues to sit atop the Red Hawk Resort + Casino Pure Stock points. The win allowed him to take over sole possession of fourth all time when it comes to Pure Stock/ Super Stock racing at Placerville Speedway. Kevin Jinkerson, three-time winner this year Ryan Peter, Tyler Lightfoot and Jason Palmer complete the top five in the standings going into Saturday. The Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks return to the lineup this weekend for their fourth outing the season. Rookie Noah Lapoint has been consistent over the first few shows and leads the way over Brycen Bragg, Luke Costa, Howard Miller and Paizlee Miller. Placerville Speedway also welcomes in the Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprints for their final appearance of the season on the red clay. The Hunt Tour always puts on a can't miss show at the bullring. During the previous visit this year it was Marysville's Josh Young who captured victory over Bryant Bell and Shane Hopkins. Including the Triple Crown event next week, race fans have the chance to catch Non-Wing Sprint Cars two Saturdays in a row at Placerville Speedway. Kings Meats is a retail butcher shop that dry ages its beef in house and is located at 787 Pleasant Valley Road in Diamond Springs, California 95619. They are open from 10am-6pm Wednesday-Saturday and 10am-5pm on Sunday. To learn more contact Kings Meats at (530) 497-5398, visit their website at https://kingsmeats.net/ and give them a like on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/KingsMeats787/ Tickets and Details: Grandstand seating during Kings Meats Burger Night will be General Admission on Saturday June 28th, except for the reserved seats allocated to season ticket holders that are marked. Adult tickets cost $20, while seniors 62+, military and juniors 12-17 will be $18. Kids 6-11 cost $8 and those five and under are free. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or online via https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr062825 The pit gate will open at noon, with the front gate opening at 4pm. Hirst Home Team Happy Hour is offered until 6pm in the grandstands featuring live music with discounted Coors Light and Coors Original at the beer booth. The pit meeting will be held at 4:30pm with cars on track at 5:15. Hot laps, ADCO Driveline qualifying and racing will follow. For those who can't make it to the track, CaliDirt.TV will provide live flag-to-flag coverage of every Placerville Speedway point race this season. The live streaming service also includes each event with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Fans can purchase through a cost savings monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/ The Placerville Speedway is located on the beautiful El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, California. Take Hwy US-50 to Forni Road/Placerville Drive exit. Then go north on Placerville Drive to the Fairgrounds. The physical address is 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA 95667. For more information on the Placerville Speedway log onto http://www.placervillespeedway.com The quarter-mile clay oval is operated by Russell Motorsports Incorporated, which can be reached at the track business office at 530-344-7592. Contact Kami Arnold or Scott Russell directly for sponsorship opportunities at the office. Join over 20,000 followers of Placerville Speedway on Facebook, where you can keep abreast of updates for the 2025 season. You can also find Placerville Speedway on X/Twitter by following us https://twitter.com/pvillespeedway - In addition, Placerville Speedway is also on Instagram. Follow us @PvilleSpeedway. Upcoming events at Placerville Speedway: Saturday June 28: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Pure Stocks, Mini Trucks and Hunt Magnetos Wingless Tour | Half Price Burger Night presented by Kings Meats Friday July 4: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Ltd. Late Models and Pure Stocks | Freedom Fireworks Saturday July 5: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Ultimate Sprint Car Series, USAC Western States Midgets and BCRA Lightning Sprints | Triple Crown Saturday July 12: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Pure Stocks, Ltd. Late Models and Nor-Cal Dwarf Cars | John Padjen Kids Bike Night presented by Pizza Factory
- Brett is King!
Maribel, WI - Brett Swedberg put it all on the line when he made a move to the outside of Nick Anvelink as they raced into turn three as they worked through the tail end of the field with just four laps to go in the crown jewel of the 2025 WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour, The Diamond 47 at 141 Speedway. Swedberg took the lead, with Anvelink trailing by .370 seconds. Swedberg had a clear track in front of him and was able to maintain his lead and increasing his advantage over Anvelink. Swedberg went on to finish .632 seconds ahead of Anvelink, to secure his fourth WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour victory in The Diamond 47. Swedberg was crowned King in BMRE Electrick Carts Victory Lane, taking home a check for $4700 and adding his name of the list of The Diamond winners. The first 43 laps of The Diamond 47 were all Anvelink, who was the Ken's Sports Pole Sitter after winning his heat race and drawing the pole for the race. Anvelink took the lead from the start while Troy Springborn and Swedberg battled for second, with Springborn challenging Anvelink for the lead on lap three, after caution slowed the field. Anvelink maintained his lead, stretching out 2.365 seconds over Springborn, who continued to battle with Swedberg and Joel Bennett for second. Caution slowed the field on lap twelve for debris, allowing Swedberg to move to second on the restart. Swedberg followed Anvelink, holding off challenges from Taylor Scheffler over the course of a couple of restarts, before finally getting a long green flag run with 18 laps to go. Anvelink maintained his advantage and with a clear track ahead of him, stretched out his lead over Swedberg and the real battle was for third with Springborn, Scheffler and Gunner Frank and great three wide racing throughout the field. With ten laps to go, Swedberg started to close in on Anvelink as they approached the tail end of the field. Anvelink preferred the inside of the track, while Swedberg ran the outside. With the tail end of the field racing for position, Anvelink and Swedberg maintained their respective lines and with four laps to go, Swedberg made his move, the Autoworx Clean Move of the Race, to win The Diamond 47. Anvelink finished second, followed by Frank, Scheffler, and Springborn. Justin Ritchie finished sixth followed by Cole Czarneski, who earned an additional $107, sponsored by Larry Mc Reds, Diamond Jim Letizia's longtime Crew Chief, Brad Mueller, Mike Mullen and Jake Redetzke. The Diamond 47 47 Laps | Diamond Jim's Motorcars 1. 3-Brett Swedberg[3]; 2. 15-Nick Anvelink[1]; 3. 21F-Gunner Frank[10]; 4. 10S-Taylor Scheffler[7]; 5. 81-Troy Springborn[2]; 6. 70-Justin Ritchie[15]; 7. 21CZ-Cole Czarneski[14]; 8. 89-Brad Mueller[6]; 9. 99M-Mike Mullen[5]; 10. 27-Jake Redetzke[13]; 11. 07-Cory Crapser[19]; 12. 24S-Jayden Schmidt[22]; 13. 7-Joel Bennett[4]; 14. 19J-Justin Green[16]; 15. 77-Bill Edler[9]; 16. 10P-Paul Parker[12]; 17. D1-Turk Letizia[21]; 18. 55-Joe Bongiorno[20]; 19. 74-Mitch McGrath[11]; 20. 97-Justin Schmidt[8]; 21. 5-Lukas Postl[18]; 22. 21X-Kurt Moeller[17] Stockbridge Engineering B Main 12 Laps 1. 21X-Kurt Moeller[1]; 2. 5-Lukas Postl[2]; 3. 07-Cory Crapser[9]; 4. 55-Joe Bongiorno[4]; 5. 24S-Jayden Schmidt[5]; 6. 51-Chris Oertel[3]; 7. D1-Turk Letizia[8]; 8. 93-Cody Welch[6]; 9. 21M-Shawn Miller[12]; 10. 16-Dave Schoenberger[10]; 11. 17J-Jared Bamberger[11]; 12. (DNS) 21-Todd Frank Autoworx Heat 1 10 Laps 1. 15-Nick Anvelink[2]; 2. 99M-Mike Mullen[3]; 3. 77-Bill Edler[5]; 4. 27-Jake Redetzke[4]; 5. 21X-Kurt Moeller[7]; 6. 24S-Jayden Schmidt[6]; 7. 07-Cory Crapser[1] Klink Equipment Heat 2 10 Laps 1. 81-Troy Springborn[1]; 2. 10S-Taylor Scheffler[2]; 3. 21F-Gunner Frank[4]; 4. 21CZ-Cole Czarneski[3]; 5. 5-Lukas Postl[5]; 6. 93-Cody Welch[6]; 7. 16-Dave Schoenberger[7] Ken's Sports Inc. Heat 3 10 Laps 1. 7-Joel Bennett[1]; 2. 89-Brad Mueller[2]; 3. 74-Mitch McGrath[3]; 4. 70-Justin Ritchie[4]; 5. 51-Chris Oertel[5]; 6. 21-Todd Frank[6]; 7. 17J-Jared Bamberger[7] WABAM Heat 4 10 Laps 1. 3-Brett Swedberg[1]; 2. 97-Justin Schmidt[3]; 3. 10P-Paul Parker[2]; 4. 19J-Justin Green[4]; 5. 55-Joe Bongiorno[7]; 6. D1-Turk Letizia[5]; 7. 21M-Shawn Miller[6] Autoworx Qualifying 1 1. 07-Cory Crapser, 00:13.587[5]; 2. 15-Nick Anvelink, 00:13.595[1]; 3. 99M-Mike Mullen, 00:13.768[7]; 4. 27-Jake Redetzke, 00:14.016[2]; 5. 77-Bill Edler, 00:14.094[6]; 6. 24S-Jayden Schmidt, 00:14.116[3]; 7. 21X-Kurt Moeller, 00:14.165[4] Klink Equipment Qualifying 2 1. 81-Troy Springborn, 00:13.890[1]; 2. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 00:13.918[5]; 3. 21CZ-Cole Czarneski, 00:13.944[4]; 4. 21F-Gunner Frank, 00:14.016[2]; 5. 5-Lukas Postl, 00:14.020[7]; 6. 93-Cody Welch, 00:14.817[3]; 7. 16-Dave Schoenberger, 00:15.206[6] Ken's Sports Inc Qualifying 3 1. 7-Joel Bennett, 00:13.970[1]; 2. 89-Brad Mueller, 00:13.970[6]; 3. 74-Mitch McGrath, 00:14.092[3]; 4. 70-Justin Ritchie, 00:14.212[5]; 5. 51-Chris Oertel, 00:14.323[2]; 6. 21-Todd Frank, 00:14.763[7]; 7. 17J-Jared Bamberger, 00:16.013[4] WABAM Qualifying 4 1. 3-Brett Swedberg, 00:14.085[4]; 2. 10P-Paul Parker, 00:14.339[1]; 3. 97-Justin Schmidt, 00:14.516[6]; 4. 19J-Justin Green, 00:14.565[3]; 5. D1-Turk Letizia, 00:14.692[7]; 6. 21M-Shawn Miller, 00:14.995[5]; 7. 55-Joe Bongiorno, 00:15.028[2]
- FARNHAM CLAIMS CUNNINGHAM MEMORIAL AT MERRITVILLE
THOROLD, Ont. (June 21, 2025) - Merrittville Speedway welcomed the Southern Ontario Sprints series back to the track on Saturday night for the Gary Cunningham Memorial. Matt Farnham found victory lane after an entertaining race. Baily Heard started on the pole with Mike Bowman on his outside to start the 25 lap A-Main. Heard led the first eight laps with Farnham and Bowman in hot pursuit. Farnham's bid for the lead allowed Bowman to follow him through, and Heard then fell into the clutches of DJ Christie. Christie was on the charge and got past Heard on lap 17, but a courageous move on Bowman for second did not work out. Christie spun and brought out the yellow flag, creating a dash to the finish. Farnham looked to have the race in hand, but a spinning car with four laps to go almost spelled disaster for the Western New York driver. Farnham was able to avoid a collision and stayed up front to take the win by 0.940 seconds. Bowman took the runner-up spot, followed by Heard, fifth row starter Josh Hansen, and championship points leader Darren Dryden. Farnham also claimed the Ackland Insurance Quick Time Award, while Jacob Dykstra was The Drivers Project Hard Charger Award winner. Next on the SOS schedule is a doubleheader weekend with $5,000-to-win Gold Crown Super Series events on Friday, June 27 at Ohsweken Speedway and Saturday, June 28 at Brighton Speedway. Please visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for race results, points standings, and more information about the Southern Ontario Sprints. 2025 Southern Ontario Sprints Season Statistical Report - Saturday, June 21, 2025 Merrittville Speedway - Thorold, Ontario, Canada A-Main [Started] 25 laps 7NY-Matt Farnham[3]; 2. 71-Mike Bowman[2]; 3. 70-Baily Heard[1]; 4. 88H-Josh Hansen[9]; 5. 12DD-Darren Dryden[7]; 6. 19-Allan Downey[8]; 7. 5D-Jacob Dykstra[13]; 8. 94-Todd Hoddick[4]; 9. 11-Jamie Turner[10]; 10. 15-Ryan Turner[11]; 11. 21-Kyle Phillips[16]; 12. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[18]; 13. 77T-Tyeller Powless[6]; 14. 94X-Scott Hall[14]; 15. (DNF) 5-DJ Christie[5]; 16. (DNF) 11H-Jeremy Hughes[15]; 17. (DNF) 12-Alex Bergeron[17]; 18. (DNF) 90-Travis Cunningham[12]; 19. (DNS) 22-Allen Gilleta Awards The Drivers Project Hard Charger ($150) - Jacob Dykstra (+6) Ackland Insurance Quick Time ($100) - Matt Farnham (13.320 seconds) Heat Race 1 [Started] 8 laps 71-Mike Bowman[1]; 2. 12DD-Darren Dryden[2]; 3. 7NY-Matt Farnham[4]; 4. 11-Jamie Turner[3]; 5. 5D-Jacob Dykstra[5]; 6. 21-Kyle Phillips[6]; 7. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[7] Heat Race 2 [Started] 8 laps 77T-Tyeller Powless[1]; 2. 19-Allan Downey[2]; 3. 15-Ryan Turner[3]; 4. 94-Todd Hoddick[4]; 5. (DNF) 94X-Scott Hall[5]; 6. (DNS) 22-Allen Gilleta Heat Race 3 [Started] 8 laps 5-DJ Christie[1]; 2. 70-Baily Heard[4]; 3. 88H-Josh Hansen[5]; 4. 90-Travis Cunningham[2]; 5. 11H-Jeremy Hughes[3]; 6. 12-Alex Bergeron[6] About: The Southern Ontario Sprints series sanctioned its first race in 1996, making it one of Canada's longest-running motorsports sanctioning bodies. The Southern Ontario Sprints 2025 schedule will see the organization competing at five racing facilities in Canada. Visit www.southernontariosprints.ca for more information and news for the traveling winged 360 Sprint Car tour based in Ontario, Canada SOS Media Website: www.southernontariosprints.com Twitter: @SOSsprints Facebook: SouthernOntarioSprints Instagram: southernontariosprints
- BC39 Entry List Nears 60 for July 1-2 USAC Midget Event at IMS
BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Thus far, 55 teams have filed their entry for the two-night USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National ...
- Paul Nienhiser Back In Victory Lane with Sprint Invaders
Paul Nienhiser spent his weekend piloting Scott Bonar's Midland Performance Inc. No. 50 entry with the Sprint Invaders, and following mechanical issues on Friday night, Nienhiser was back in victory lane on Sunday as he scored the win at Quincy Raceway.
- Independence Spectacular Takes World of Outlaws to Cedar Lake
Who doesn't love a mid-summer trip to the lake? That's exactly what the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series has in mind this week. New Richmond, WI's Cedar Lake Speedway is this week's destination for The Greatest Show on Dirt. The 3/8-mile dirt track brings the tour to town for a full weekend of action on June 27-28.
- The High Rollers Time To Shine at the Diamond of Dirt Tracks
Kubota High Limit Racing returns to Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., this week for the now three-day Diamond Classic!
- Eight Events in Four States Line American Sprint Car Series July Calendar
Summer is heating up, and so too is the schedule for the American Sprint Car Series with eight events set at seven tracks in four different states for the month of July.
- Jackson Motorplex Increases Hefty Seed Merle Johnson Memorial Presented by DKW Transport on July 11 to $10,000 to Win and $1,000 to Start
A big payday is on the line when racing returns to Jackson Motorplex on July 11. The Hefty Seed Merle Johnson Memorial presented by DKW Transport features a $10,000 top prize for the winner of the Cressman Sanitation Midwest Sprint Touring Series 410 Sprint Cars main event, which pays $1,000 to start.
- Kings Meats Burger Night features diverse program Saturday at Placerville Speedway
The month of June will come to an exciting conclusion on Saturday, as Russell Motorsports Inc. presents a loaded evening of racing during Kings Meats Burger Night.
- Crate Sprint division leads Saturday night’s points race
Raceway will host three different divisions of race cars led by the Crate Sprints, Dwarf Cars, and the winged 360 sprints. A lot of emphasis is usually placed on the winged 360 sprint car division.
- Andy Forsberg Back In Placerville Speedway Victory Lane
Returning to Placerville Speedway on Saturday night for Fan Appreciation night on one week removed from victory getting snatched from his grasp at Petaluma Speedway, Andy Forsberg was not to be denied as he wired the field and scored his sixth win of the season.
- FARNHAM CLAIMS CUNNINGHAM MEMORIAL AT MERRITVILLE
Merrittville Speedway welcomed the Southern Ontario Sprints series back to the track on Saturday night for the Gary Cunningham Memorial. Matt Farnham found victory lane after an entertaining race.
- NNY Racing Recap: Dunn takes the victory; Rogers gets historic win at Can-Am
Watertown native Billy Dunn made a pass on lap 18 to win the 25-lap 358-modified feature Friday night at Can-Am Speedway in LaFargeville.
- Poirier Picks up First Brockville ESS Win
By Curtis Berleue (Brockville, ONT) | For the second time in 2025, Jordan Poirier is a winner in Empire Super Sprints competition. Taking an early lead, the Quebec driver never looked back en-route to a $2,000 payday north of the border. Jason Barney drew the Pinnacle Pole Award, and thus led the field to the green flag. A multi-car pileup on the front stretch on the first lap meant a quick restart, and by lap 3 Poirier had gotten by Barney for the lead. After a handful of challenges from Barney, Poirier eventually extended his lead over the field to nearly two and a half seconds. Behind the lead duo, Paulie Colagiovanni was working his way up from his 6th starting position. On lap 12, Colagiovanni got by Logan Crisafulli for third, and set his sights on Barney in second. As laps ran out, ultimately neither Colagiovanni or Barney had anything for the competitors in front of them. Poirier crossed the line first for his second win of 2025 with the Empire Super Sprints, bringing his season win percentage to 50% through four races. "I never have won an ESS race here (Brockville), so it feels pretty good," said Poirier in victory lane. "We tried something with the car and it seemed to work. I guessed he (Barney) was trying to catch me so I ventured out from what I was doing." "It's been a good start to the year. Our GSR chassis is working super good. We did our homework this winter, and it just feels really good." Jason Barney would come home in second. "It's two races in a row that I've finished second," said Barney. "This one I just wasn't aggressive enough in the beginning of the race." "I felt comfortable on the bottom, and just kinda wanted to stay down there and make sure nobody slipped under me. I was just a little too easy." Paulie Colagiovanni rounded out the Ashley Lynn Winery podium. "I'm just very thankful for Denny Peebles giving me the opportunity," said Colagiovanni. "I've never really run a Triple X. This is our fourth race with it - we're fine tuning it a little bit and I think we were almost just as good as Poirier." With 18 cars in the pits, the field was split into three timed hot lap groups. Joe Trenca, Dylan Swiernik and Logan Crisafulli earned Rifenburg Contracting fast time awards, while Davie Franek, Alex Therrien and Paulie Colagiovanni picked up Elab Smokers Boutique heat wins. The next scheduled event for the Empire Super Sprints is Sunday June 22nd at the Cornwall Motor Speedway in Cornwall, ONT. 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, Cobra Coaches, E&V Energy, A-Verdi Storage Containers, Elab Smokers Boutique, Pinnacle Investments, LLC, Lacaillade Masonry, Inc., Wilwood Disc Brakes, FX Caprara, Lanes Yamaha, Ashley Lynn Winery, Slade Precision Shocks, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Bicknell Racing Products, and DirtTrackDigest.com. The ESS Road Ahead: Sunday, June 22 - Cornwall Motor Speedway - Cornwall, ONT ($2,000 to Win) Wednesday, July 2 - Can-Am Speedway - LaFargeville, NY ($2,500 to Win CNY Speedweek) Thursday, July 3 - Utica-Rome Speedway - Vernon, NY ($2,500 to Win CNY Speedweek) Full Results: A Feature-Main: 1. 28-Jordan Poirier[3]; 2. 87-Jason Barney[1]; 3. 3C-Paulie Colagiovanni[6]; 4. 36-Logan Crisafulli[4]; 5. 28F-Davie Franek[11]; 6. 53-Shawn Donath[5]; 7. 41-Dalton Rombough[7]; 8. 21-Alex Therrien[10]; 9. 93-Bryan Cloutier[17]; 10. 70MM-Matt Billings[12]; 11. 98-Joe Trenca[13]; 12. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[18]; 13. 42W-Rick Wilson[2]; 14. 13-Evan Reynolds[9]; 15. 81-Tyler Reynolds[15]; 16. 33-Lacey Hanson[8]; 17. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[14]; 18. (DNS) 19KC-Mathieu Bardier Elab Smoker Boutique Heat 1: 1. 28F-Davie Franek[2]; 2. 70MM-Matt Billings[1]; 3. 28-Jordan Poirier[3]; 4. 87-Jason Barney[6]; 5. 98-Joe Trenca[4]; 6. 19KC-Mathieu Bardier[5] Elab Smoker Boutique Heat 2: 1. 21-Alex Therrien[2]; 2. 41-Dalton Rombough[1]; 3. 42W-Rick Wilson[6]; 4. 53-Shawn Donath[3]; 5. 7C-Dylan Swiernik[4]; 6. 93-Bryan Cloutier[5] Elab Smoker Boutique Heat 3: 1. 3C-Paulie Colagiovanni[2]; 2. 36-Logan Crisafulli[4]; 3. 33-Lacey Hanson[3]; 4. 13-Evan Reynolds[1]; 5. 81-Tyler Reynolds[5]; 6. 24-Jeremy Lafleur[6] Awards & Contingencies: Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #98-Joe Trenca; #7C-Dylan Swiernik; #36-Logan Crisafulli Elab Smokers Boutique Heat Winners ($25 each): #28F-Davie Franek; #21-Alex Therrien; #3C-Paulie Colagiovanni Pinnacle Pole Draw Award ($25): #87-Jason Barney Keizer Wheels 5th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #36-Logan Crisafulli King Motorsports 10th Place Finisher ($25 Certificate): #70MM-Matt Billings Pinnacle Investments 11th Place Finisher (5 Gal Fuel): #98-Joe Trenca Wilwood Disc Brakes 13th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): 42W-Rick Wilson All-Star Performance 15th Place Finisher ($50 Certificate): #81-Tyler Rand A-Verdi Storage Containers Hard Charger Award ($50): #93-Bryan Cloutier (+8) Pinnacle Investments Last Car Running ($30): #98-Joe Trenca Ashley Lynn Winery Podium Finish (bottle of wine): #28-Jordan Poirier; #87-Jason Barney; #3C-Paulie Colagiovanni Hoosier Tire Award (RR Hoosier tire): #7C-Dylan Swiernik Slade Shock Tech ($50 Certificate): #28-Jordan Poirier
- Andy Forsberg, Ray Trimble, Nick Baldwin and Dakota Albright win on Fan Appreciation Night in Placerville
Placerville, CA…Auburn's Andy Forsberg battled his way to the lead early on and dominated the remainder for his 76th career Winged Sprint Car triumph at Placerville Speedway on Saturday. Sharing victory lane on Thompson's Fan Appreciation Night were Ray Trimble with the Kings Meats Ltd. Late Models, Nick Baldwin with the Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks and Dakota Albright with the BCRA Wingless Lightning Sprints. Suisun City's Chance Grasty jumped out front at the waving the green flag in the Thompson's Winged Sprint Car finale. It didn't last long however, as current point leader Andy Forsberg carved his way by on lap three. Once out front Forsberg was never seriously challenged over the remaining distance en route to his 76th career Sprint Car win at the track. Racing behind though was a back-and-forth affair between several different drivers. Modesto's Tony Gomes and Grasty battled for second, which Gomes eventually secured on lap 22. Grasty came home third followed by Lincoln's Tanner Carrick and Placerville's Shane Hopkins. Rounding out the top 10 were Austin Wood, Justyn Cox, Jake Andreotti, Kenny Wanderstadt and Steven Kent. Auburn's Ray Trimble snagged his 23rd career Kings Meats Ltd. Late Model win at Placerville Speedway on Saturday. Trimble led every lap on way to the victory over Matt Micheli, Shawn Deforest, Paul Gugliomoni and Rod Oliver. Oakley's Nick Baldwin also led every step of the way with the Red Hawk Resort + Casino Pure Stocks on Fan Appreciation Night. The six-time track champion fended off all challengers to grab his 35th career win and move into sole possession of number four all time at the speedway. Kevin Jinkerson battled his way under Ryan Peter late in the going to run second, followed by Peter, Wayne Trimble and Tommy Sturgeon. With the traveling BCRA Wingless Lightning Sprints it was the Thompson's Dealerships sponsored entry of Dakota Albright standing in victory lane. Albright had to deal with a very fast Greg Dennett, who passed him for the lead on lap four. Albright returned the favor a few circuits later though and then held him off for the remaining distance. At the Darin Stahl checkered flag, it was Albright over Dennett, Matt Land, Jason Schostag and Bradley Schmidt. Placerville Speedway returns to action this Saturday with Kings Meats Half Priced Burger Night. Results Placerville Speedway Thompson's Fan Appreciation Night June 21, 2025 Winged Sprint Cars: 1. 92-Andy Forsberg[2]; 2. 7C-Tony Gomes[5]; 3. X1-Chance Grasty[1]; 4. 83T-Tanner Carrick[7]; 5. 21-Shane Hopkins[4]; 6. 2A-Austin Wood[3]; 7. 42X-Justyn Cox[10]; 8. 7P-Jake Andreotti[8]; 9. 5-Kenny Wanderstadt[15]; 10. 81-Steven Kent[12]; 11. 3-Cole Schroeder[6]; 12. 25-Seth Standley[13]; 13. 12J-John Clark[11]; 14. 98-Chris Masters[14]; 15. 21C-Cody Meyer[16]; 16. 17-Anthony Snow[9]; 17. 7W-Dennis Scherer[19]; 18. 1-Connor Grasty[17]; 19. 25JR-Cody Johnson[20]; 20. 75-Bill Smith[18] Ltd. Late Models: 1. 37-Ray Trimble[1]; 2. 96M-Matt Micheli[3]; 3. 72-Shawn DeForest[4]; 4. 22G-Paul Gugliomoni[2]; 5. 57-Rod Oliver[5]; 6. 23J-Tyler Lightfoot[7]; 7. 22-Chris Mcginnis[8]; 8. 57A-Andrew Odgers[9]; 9. 17Y-Tim Yeager[6]; 10. 21M-Baille Rae[11]; 11. 5-Scott Green[10] Pure Stocks: 1. 17-Nick Baldwin[2]; 2. 30-Kevin Jinkerson[3]; 3. 83-Ryan Peter[1]; 4. 86-Wayne Trimble[5]; 5. 16-Tommy Sturgeon[4]; 6. 23-Tyler Lightfoot[7]; 7. 22K-Jason Palmer[8]; 8. 54-Anthony Vigna[6]; 9. 08-Colton Arbogast[9]; 10. 12J-Jason Ramos[10] BCRA Lightning Sprints: 1. 35JR-Dakota Albright[1]; 2. 47-Greg Dennett[3]; 3. 91-Matt Land[8]; 4. 22-Jason Schostag[7]; 5. 00-Bradley Schmidt[9]; 6. 18-Josef Ferolito[2]; 7. 51K-Kennedy Ramirez[11]; 8. (DNF) 51-Greg Decaires V[6]; 9. (DNF) 9-Scott Kinney[5]; 10. (DNF) 3F-Hunter Kinney[4]; 11. (DNF) 31-Cody Dayton[12]; 12. (DNS) 62-Marshall Sexton
- Appelt wins IMCA hobby stock feature race
The Sunday night conditions on the race track were moist and compact, just the way Caden Appelt likes it. The Nodak Speedway in Minot hosted the Magic City Dirt Series Championship on Sunday night, ...
- Andy Forsberg wins on Fan Appreciation Night in Placerville
Auburn's Andy Forsberg battled his way to the lead early on and dominated the remainder for his 76th career Winged Sprint Car triumph at Placerville Speedway on Saturday.
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