BROCKVILLE, ON – It was another action-packed Saturday night at Brockville Ontario Speedway, with LA Knapp Construction on hand for a special evening that included the second visit of the season by the Empire Super Sprints. The DIRTcar Sportsman division was the highlight with a 30-lap special paying extra cash, and the Mini Stock feature delivered a thriller from start to finish.
Two of the division’s best led the field to green in the 30-lap DIRTcar Sportsman feature. Shane Pecore wasted no time jumping out front from the pole, leading Bobby Herrington and Jessica Power through the early laps. That trio began to separate from the field, with Sylvain Dupuis and Xavier Andrews joining the battle to make it a five-car contest. Pecore utilized the high line in turns one and two and hugged the bottom in three and four to fend off persistent pressure from Herrington.
A spin by Fire Swamp off turn three brought out the first caution, but on the restart Pecore picked up where he left off, holding steady with Herrington in pursuit. Dupuis took over third from Power and remained in contention. Despite several late cautions slowing the race’s pace, Pecore’s well-balanced car proved untouchable. He went on to score his second win in just three starts this season and his 30th career victory at Brockville, becoming just the fourth driver to reach that milestone. The win also came with a $2,000 payout. Herrington settled for second, followed by Dupuis, Power, and Andrews rounding out the top five.
The Empire Super Sprints made their final appearance of the season at Brockville, and a familiar face was back in front early. Former 358 Modified track champion Rick Wilson drew the pole and led the opening three laps over Trevor Years and Paulie Colagiovanni. A quick yellow bunched the field for a restart, which played right into Colagiovanni’s hands. Once the green returned, the Brewerton, New York driver blasted to the outside and passed Wilson for the lead, with Jason Barney, Years, and Davie Franek all on the move. From there, Colagiovanni put on a clinic not often seen in 360 Sprint Car competition, building up nearly a half-track lead. Franek climbed to second and hoped for a caution to have a shot, but even in traffic, Colagiovanni was untouchable. He scored his first career Brockville win and his first of the season with the Empire Super Sprints aboard the Denny Peebles-owned car. Franek finished second, followed by Jordan Poirier, Dylan Swiernik, and LA Knapp Incorporated Dash winner Joe Trenca in fifth.
The night concluded with an edge-of-your-seat 25-lap Mini Stock Special, part of an inter-track series featuring competitors from Cornwall and Brockville Speedways. Cornwall standouts Travis Lamarche and Antoine Dumouchel led early, battling side-by-side while Brockville regulars Jamie Larocque and Mike Saunders did the same for third and fourth. Maxx Steele, also representing Brockville, held steady in fifth. For the opening nine laps, the top five were locked in a tight, crowd-pleasing fight. Lamarche finally edged ahead on lap 10, while Larocque began charging forward, taking second as Dumouchel faded in the later stages. Over the final laps, it was a thrilling duel between Lamarche and Larocque.
On the last lap, Larocque gave it everything he had on the bottom groove, but Lamarche held strong on the outside. At the stripe, Lamarche claimed the victory by a razor-thin 0.133 seconds, becoming the sixth different winner in as many races. Larocque finished a close second, followed by Saunders, Dumouchel, and points leader Clayton Celovsky, who rebounded from early troubles to finish fifth.
Next Saturday’s full program will feature the DIRTcar 358 Modifieds and DIRTcar Sportsman, along with Novice Sportsman, Street Stocks, and the Surprenant Truck Shop Crate Sprints. The Mini Stocks will have the night off, and the Eastern Ontario Vintage Stock Car Club returns for its third visit of the year. Racing begins at 7 p.m.
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