Empire Super Sprints Legends Reunion Next At Weedsport August 12th
Story By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY – WEEDSPORT, NY – The legends of the ESS Sprint Car tour will join together at Weedsport Speedway on Sunday, August 12, powered by Pit Stop Convenience Stores.
A great night of racing will follow the ESS Sprint Car Hall of Fame induction ceremony as the ESS Sprint Cars and the Spano Container Sportsman Shootout Series will take on The Port, with racing action set to begin at 7 p.m.
ESS super stars Jason Barney, Coleman Gulick, Steve Poirier, Matt Tanner, Paulie Colagiovanni, Matt Billings, Mike Mahaney, Billy VanInwegen, Shawn Donath and Danny Varin are all expected along with Chuck and Kelly Hebing, Paul Kinney, Brett Wright, Dave Axton, Jonathan Preston, Daryl Ruggles and more.
The $2,000 ESS Legends Reunion event will be the first of two ESS Sprint Car events to be held at Weedsport this season, along with the Monday, September 3 Labor Day Double Play alongside the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds and the DIRTcar Pro Stock Series.
The Spano Container Sportsman Shootout Series will be led by series point leaders Dave Marcuccilli and Kevin Root.
Marcuccilli has three wins at Weedsport this season and leads Root by 37-points in the race for the series championship heading into the August 12 race meet.
Joining Marcuccilli and Root in money positions currently on the series are Matt Guererri, Connor Cleveland, Zach Sobotka, Will Shields, Nick Krause, Jessica Power, Kyle Inman, and Ben Wheeler.
Pit gates will open at 4 p.m. on August 12 with grandstand gates opening at 5 p.m. Qualifying will hit the Speedway at 6:40 p.m. with opening ceremonies set for 7 p.m.
