Sam Reakes IV Gets Top 10 Finish in Empire Super Sprint Finale at Fonda Speedway on Sunday Afternoon; Brockville Speedway Coming up Next

It was a very successful rookie campaign for Sam Reakes IV with the Empire Super Sprints.  He picked up a feature win, and numerous top five and top 10 finishes.  He finished the year inside the top ten in the ESS points standings and was top five in the ESS American Series.  He closed out the 2012 ESS season this past weekend at Fonda Speedway.

The rain held off on Saturday at Fonda just long enough to get the qualifying races in.  The A-main would be postponed until Sunday afternoon.  Reakes finished his qualifying heat in fourth place, and started Sunday’s feature event from ninth place.  It was a bit of a struggle throughout the race, but Sam finished the 25 lap A-main with an eighth place finish.

“We tightened the car up too much before the feature, expecting the track to be really dry and slick, but it ended up taking some rubber down, and we were just lucky to stay inside the top 10”, says Reakes.  “It was a good rookie year for us, finishing inside the top 10 in points, and top five in the American Series”.

Just one more event remains on the schedule in 2012 for Sam Reakes IV.  He will travel to Brockville Ontario Speedway on Saturday, October 13^th for their Sprint Car open event in conjunction with the 1000 Islands RV DIRTcar Northeast Fall Nationals.

“We are really looking forward to getting back up to Brockville next month”, says Reakes.  “We have run well there in the past, and we have some great friends up at that track.  It will be a great weekend for sure”.

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.

Sam Reakes IV Looking for Success as He Makes First Ever Appearance at the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals at Ohsweken Speedway

With his rookie season winding down on the Empire Super Sprint tour, Sam Reakes IV will embark on his first ever appearance at the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals this coming weekend at Ohsweken Speedway.  Friday night is the Ohsweken Shootout and the appropriately named “Night Before the Nationals”. Saturday night will be the 8^th Annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals.

After an 11^th place finish last weekend in his fourth and final visit to Utica Rome Speedway, Reakes has been busy preparing for this weekend’s event.  Ohsweken Speedway is located between Hamilton and London, Ontario approximately 5 hours from Reakes’ Fulton, NY home.   

“I have heard a lot about the Ohsweken track and how nice it is, so we are pretty excited about making our first trip to the track”, says Reakes.  “There is going to be a lot of great race teams on hand, and I look forward to seeing where we stack up against some of the best Sprint Car teams between the two countries”.

The following weekend will be the Empire Super Sprints season finale at the famed Fonda Speedway on Saturday, September 22^nd.  Reakes will be looking to improve on his seventh place finish in his first ever start at Fonda Speedway earlier this season.  Following the Fonda event, Reakes will return to action on Saturday, October 13^th at the Brockville Ontario Speedway for the DIRTcar Northeast Fall Nationals to conclude the 2012 racing season.

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.