SYRACUSE, NY – In one of the most look forward to trips on the schedule, it’s the first of two weekends to the French speaking province of Quebec, Canada. This Friday and Saturday the stars and cars from the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) visits Autodrome’s Granby and Drummond.
It will be stops four and five of the 20 race full point events. Not only will these events carry points for the overall Lucas Oil title but will also the Northwood 2 Construction/LaSalle Motorsports Canadian Sprint Series and the Fondations 4 Saisons Quebec Super-Star Series.
The man known as the “Cobra” Chuck Hebing heads north as the point leader by a very slim margin over Cory Sparks, Shawn Donath, Justin Barger and opening night winner and Canadian Series point leader in Alain Bergeron. Rounding out the top ten in points are defending champion Steve Poirier, last years rookie of the year Kevin Ward Jr., Lance Yonge, Matt Tanner and Jeff Cook. All these stars are expected to be in the pits looking to add to their strong early season starts.
Fans will also see Michael Parent, Mike Stelter, Tyler Rand, Dylan Swiernik, Anthony Cain, Brian McDonald, Paul Pekkonen, Devin Caron, Lee Ladouceur and Chris Jones. Looking to make their first ESS starts of 2011 will be Rick and April Wilson, Jim Porter, Dale Gosselin, Daniel Lampron, Normand Beaudreault, Jake Langlois, Curtis Bradshaw, Francois Bernier and more.
Granby and Drummond have now become traditional stops on the ESS trail every year since 1994 with the tracks holding 34 and 32 events respectively. Fans packed the grandstands each time the winged warriors invade and it has turned into a friendly rivalry between the teams from the United States and native Canada.
With the added tow money, they are also very lucrative with the 25 lap A-main paying $1,800 to win and $450 just to take the green. If you do not qualify for the A-Main you will receive at least $225 on each night.
The 28th Anniversary Season is off to a fast start with Granby and Drummond adding to the excitement… It will be excitement guaranteed French-Canadian style!!
For more information: www.autodrome-granby.com // www.autodrome-drummond.com // www.empiresupersprints.com
From Dean Reynolds - DeanR@empiresupersprints.com – (315) 458-1714
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