Sam Reakes Gets Sixth Place Finish in Front of a Packed Crowd at Canandaigua Motorsports Park With the Empire Super Sprints

After a couple weeks off, Sam Reakes was looking forward to getting back into the Sprint Car with a pair of events lined up.  The first race on the schedule was Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta, New York, and then off to Canandaigua Motorsports Park for their night with the stars, as NASCAR star Tony Stewart, and JJ Yeley were both in competition with the Empire Super Sprints.

A steady rain forced track officials to cancel Albany-Saratoga’s Empire Super Sprints event on Friday.  After being off for a while, Sam was disappointed that the event was canceled, as he was looking forward to his first trip to the track.  Attention soon shifted to Saturday night, with a much better forecast expected for Canandaigua Motorsports Park.

After finishing third in his qualifier, and locking himself into the redraw for a top 12 starting spot in the A-man, Reakes was ready for the 25 lap feature race.  By luck of the draw, he started up front, and held the lead for the first seven laps of the race, with a strong contingent of former ESS champions and Tony Stewart in hot pursuit.  The handling started to go away on the car as the race progressed, and Reakes finished with a strong sixth place run.

“I’m not sure if the tires started to glaze over or what, but we were really good through the first few laps, and the handling started to go”, says Reakes after the race.  “Overall, it was a good night, finishing behind four ESS champions, and Tony Stewart, who has won just about everything”.

Coming up next for Reakes will be the Empire Super Sprints return to Brewerton Speedway this coming Friday night, August 17^th.  Brewerton is a home track for Reakes, and would like nothing more then to have a strong run in front of his local fans, and advance up the standings from his current ninth place position.

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.

For more information on Sam Reakes, including updated race schedule, photos, results and sponsor information, please visit our website, www.samreakes.com.