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 13th 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.
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