By Curtis Berleue (Cornwall, ONT) | For the first time in 2023 and the 4th time in his career, Dylan Swiernik picked up the Empire Super Sprints victory at the Cornwall Motor Speedway on Sunday night.
Pinnacle Pole Award winner Trevor Years and Jason Barney would lead the field to green for the 25-lap main event. Barney jumped out to an early lead, with 4th starting Dylan Swiernik right in tow.
In the first handful of laps, Barney was able to extend his lead to just over 1.5 seconds, but Swiernik started cutting into that lead on lap 6. After a caution and the ensuing restart, Swiernik was able to get by Barney on lap 9 to take the lead.
Meanwhile, Jordan Poirier had been slowly marching forward from his 7th starting spot and followed Swiernik around the #87 of Barney to take second on lap 9.
With the balance of the field behind him, Swiernik never looked back and led the remainder of the event and collected the $2,000 A-Main win.
“The track did a good job tonight, they got it to where we could race 2 and 3 wide,” said Swiernik. “We were able to take the lead on the restart and had a battle through lap traffic with Jordan Poirier, I think it was a really good race for the fans.”
Hometown favorite Jordan Poirier came home in second and was able to extend his points lead.
“Everyone was convinced that the bottom was going to be better, on the initial start I was able to pass probably 4 cars on the top and my car was really good,” said Poirier. “I think my car was good at the beginning, but then too free by the end. Still, it was a pretty good night for us.”
Jeff Cook advanced 8 positions overall on the night and completed the Ashley Lynn Winery podium finishing in third.
“The track ended up being alright tonight. In the beginning we were a little skeptical and thought it was going to take some rubber, but the track crew did an awesome job and got it pretty racy,” said Cook. “I’m happy with a third place, I thought I had a little more in the car, but we will take a third and move on to Speedweek.
21 cars signed into the pits Sunday night at Cornwall, splitting the field into 3 timed hot lap groups. Matt Tanner, Shawn Donath and Jason Barney were each quickest in their groups and picked up the Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time awards. E&V Energy heat race wins went to Matt Tanner, Jeff Cook, and Joe Trenca. The Cobra Coaches Dash presented by West Front Construction Ltd. Was won by Mathieu Bardier.
The next scheduled event for the Empire Super Sprints is annual CNY Speedweek, which kicks off this Wednesday night at the Can-Am Speedway in LaFargeville, NY. Action will then move to the Utica-Rome Speedway on Thursday, Brewerton Speedway on Friday and culminate at the Fulton Speedway on Saturday.
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), Twitter (@ESSprints) and Instagram (@empiresupersprints).
The Empire Super Sprints would like to thank the following series sponsors for their continued support: Rifenburg Contracting Corp, PJC Spray Foam, Hoosier Racing Tire, Cobra Coaches, E&V Energy, Fondations 4 Saisons, Pinnacle Investments, LLC, Lacaillade Masonry, Inc., FX Caprara, ASI Racewear, Lanes Yamaha, Ashley Lynn Winery, Bicknell Racing Products, DirtTrackDigest.com and LC Design.
The ESS Road Ahead:
Wednesday, June 28 – Can-Am Speedway – LaFargeville, NY ($2,500 to Win CNY Speedweek)
Thursday, June 29 – Utica-Rome Speedway - Vernon, NY ($2,500 to Win CNY Speedweek)
Friday, June 30 – Brewerton Speedway – Brewerton, NY ($2,500 to Win CNY Speedweek)
Saturday, July 1 – Fulton Speedway – Fulton, NY ($2,500 to win CNY Speedweek)
Full Results:
A-Main: 1. #7C-Dylan Swiernik[4]; 2. 28-Jordan Poirier[9]; 3. #10-Jeff Cook[11]; 4. #90-Matt Tanner[8]; 5. #87-Jason Barney[2]; 6. #5D-Jacob Dykstra[6]; 7. #53-Shawn Donath[10]; 8. 77T-Tyeller Powless[3]; 9. #13T-Trevor Years[1]; 10. 51-Lee Ladouceur[15]; 11. #23-Tyler Cartier[21]; 12. #36-Logan Crisafulli[16]; 13. 11J-Chris Jones[20]; 14. 84-Tyler Rand[5]; 15. 42W-Rick Wilson[14]; 16. #88C-Chad Miller[17]; 17. #3G-Dale Gosselin[12]; 18. 19-Mathieu Bardier[13]; 19. #13-Keith Granholm[18]; 20. 98R-Evan Reynolds[19]; 21. (DNS) #98-Joe Trenca
Dash: 1. #19-Mathieu Bardier[1]; 2. #42w-Rick Wilson[4]; 3. #51-Lee Ladouceur[2]; 4. #36-Logan Crisafulli[5]; 5. #88c-Chad Miller[3]; 6. #13-Keith Granholm[6]
Heat 1: 1. #90-Matt Tanner[2]; 2. 28-Jordan Poirier[1]; 3. #3G-Dale Gosselin[4]; 4. 77T-Tyeller Powless[3]; 5. 19-Mathieu Bardier[7]; 6. 42W-Rick Wilson[5]; 7. 98R-Evan Reynolds[6]
Heat 2: 1. #10-Jeff Cook[1]; 2. #53-Shawn Donath[2]; 3. #5D-Jacob Dykstra[4]; 4. #13T-Trevor Years[3]; 5. 51-Lee Ladouceur[5]; 6. #36-Logan Crisafulli[7]; 7. 11J-Chris Jones[6]
Heat 3: 1. #98-Joe Trenca[1]; 2. #7C-Dylan Swiernik[3]; 3. #87-Jason Barney[2]; 4. 84-Tyler Rand[5]; 5. #88C-Chad Miller[4]; 6. #13-Keith Granholm[7]; 7. #23-Tyler Cartier[6]:
Awards & Contingencies:
Rifenburg Contracting Fast Time ($25 each): #90-Matt Tanner, #53-Shawn Donath, #87-Jason Barney
E&V Energy Heat Winners ($25 each): #90-Matt Tanner, #10-Jeff Cook, #98-Joe Trenca
Cobra Coaches / West Front Construction Ltd. Dash Winner ($100): Mathieu Bardier
Pinnacle Pole Draw Award ($25): #13t-Trevor Years
PJC Spray Foam Hard Charger Award ($50): #23-Tyler Cartier (+10)
Reverse Hard Charger Award: #84-Tyler Rand (-9)
Pinnacle Investments 11th Place (5 gallons fuel): #23-Tyler Cartier
Ashley Lynn Winery Podium Finish (bottle of wine): #7c-Dylan Swiernik, #28-Jordan Poirier, #10-Jeff Cook
- Barbara Patterson on Jul 05, 2023
- Article Date: 6/25/2023 by Curtis Berleue