SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Report by Race Chaser Online Managing Editor Jacob Seelman —
The tentative 2015 schedule for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints has been released.
The 32nd Anniversary Tour will see the series visit New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vermont as well as Ontario and Quebec in Canada.
33 dates make up the calendar, with five dates currently set as non-points shows. Most of the events pay the ESS standard $2,000 to win, with several special events throughout the season paying $2,500 or $3,000 to take the checkered flag.
The two crown jewel events on the schedule, the Cole Cup at Utica-Rome (N.Y.) Speedway and the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals at Ohsweken Speedway, pay $10,000- and $12,000-to-win, respectively.
Several events are still in the works and could be added at a later date.
For more information, visit www.empiresupersprints.com.
2015 Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint Schedule
Date – Venue – Location
April 11 – Selinsgrove Speedway – Selinsgrove, Pa. (non-points)
April 24 – Can-Am Motorsports Park – LaFargeville, N.Y.
April 25 – Mohawk Int’l Raceway – Akwesasne, N.Y.
May 16 – Selinsgrove Speedway – Selinsgrove, Pa.
May 23 – Fonda Speedway – Fonda, N.Y.
May 24 – Utica-Rome Speedway – Vernon, N.Y.
May 29 – Autodrome Granby – Granby, Quebec
May 30 – Autodrome Drummond – Drummondville, Quebec
June 5 – Mohawk Int’l Raceway – Akwesasne, N.Y.
June 6 – Evans Mills Motorsports Park – Evans Mills, N.Y. (non-points)
June 11 – New Egypt Speedway – New Egypt, N.J. (non-points)
June 20 – Lebanon Valley Speedway – West Lebanon, N.Y.
June 27 – Merrittville Speedway – Thorold, Ontario
July 1 – Brewerton Speedway – Brewerton, N.Y.
July 2 – TBA – TBA
July 3 – Can-Am Motorsports Park – LaFargeville, N.Y.
July 4 – Fulton Speedway – Fulton, N.Y.
July 5 – Utica-Rome Speedway – Vernon, N.Y.
July 17 – Albany-Saratoga Speedway – Malta, N.Y.
Aug. 1 – TBA – TBA
Aug. 2 – TBA – TBA
Aug. 7 – Ohsweken Speedway – Ohsweken, Ontario
Aug. 8 – Canandaigua Motorsports Park – Canandaigua, N.Y.
Aug. 14 – Brewerton Speedway – Brewerton, N.Y.
Aug. 16 – Weedsport Speedway – Weedsport, N.Y.
Aug. 25 – I-88 Speedway – Afton, N.Y.
Aug. 28 – Autodrome Granby – Granby, Quebec
Aug. 29 – Le RPM Speedway – St-Marcel-de-Richelieu, Quebec
Sept. 5 – Thunder Mountain Speedway – Center Lisle, N.Y.
Sept. 6 – Utica-Rome Speedway – Vernon, N.Y.
Sept. 12 – Utica-Rome Speedway – Vernon, N.Y.
Sept. 18-19 – Ohsweken Speedway – Ohsweken, Ontario
Sept. 25 – Fonda Speedway – Fonda, N.Y.
Sept. 26 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway – West Haven, Vt. (non-points)
Oct. 6 – Utica-Rome Speedway – Vernon, N.Y. (non-points)
