Although Sammy Reakes and the rest of the Empire
Super Sprints don’t have a home track, Utica Rome Speedway is the closest thing
to it, as they are on the schedule four times throughout the 2012 season. Reakes has been fast on two prior visits to
the track this season, but has struggled to get the results they had deserved.
Sammy was looking forward to getting back to the track for a third time this
season, and hoping for better results.
On Wednesday night at Utica Rome Speedway,
Reakes finished third in his qualifying heat, making the redraw for the
A-Main. Sam would start on the outside
of the front row for the 25 lap event, but fell to fourth at the start of the
race. He fought back though, and by lap
five he was back up to third. He
maintained that position throughout the rest of the caution free event.
“It is awesome to get a good finish here at
Utica Rome tonight. We haven’t had much
luck here all season”, says Reakes after the race. “We probably could have had a couple top ten finishes here
earlier this year, but we had some late race problems that hindered us in the
past”.
Sammy will have a couple weeks off before his
next scheduled event as the Empire Super Sprints return to action at
Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta, New York on Friday, August 10th. The following day, they make the long drive
up I-90 to Canandaigua Motorsports Park on Saturday, August 11th.
Sam Reakes would like to thank all of his
sponsors for their support during a very exciting rookie season with the Empire
Super Sprints. These sponsors include
Whittaker’s Cars and Trux, Around Town Plumbing and Heating, Town Mechanical,
Alpine Stars, All Phase Construction, Advanced Hearing Aid Centers, Billings
Automotive and Mike Woodring Racing.
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