Jordan Poirier Opens ’25 Sprint Cars Of New England Season With Win At Airborne Park

Story By: JUSTIN ST. LOUIS / SPRINT CARS OF NEW ENGLAND – PLATTSBURGH, NY – Jordan Poirier has taken a liking to Airborne Park Speedway. The Canadian star crossed the border to win the season opener for the McGee Automotive Family Sprint Cars of New England Tour (SCoNE), taking his second-straight win at the track, dating back to August 2024.

Rain showers earlier in the day forced a one-hour delay in the program, but the added moisture made for a smooth, racy surface that offered multiple racing grooves and fast lap times. Average lap speeds in the qualifying heats topped 115 miles per hour on the .45-mile, D-shaped oval.

Poirier, the reigning Empire Super Sprints (ESS) champion from St-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Québec, was one of four drivers to dice it up at the front, joining a New York trio in Jeff Trombley, Matt Tanner, and polesitter Travis Billington. The race took three tries to get going, as a false start at the initial green flag nearly got Poirier and Trombley into a wreck. One the second attempt, rookie Mark Reynolds clipped the infield tire barrier and flipped his car, bringing out the red flag; Reynolds was not injured.

Finally, with a clean start, Trombley was able to out-drag Billington into the first corner and take the lead. Traffic shuffled throughout the field in the opening circuits before another rookie, Tyler Chartrand, spun his car while racing just outside the top-five with four laps complete. The final 21 laps were incident-free, which created lapped traffic situations for the leaders. Trombley’s sizable advantage went away, and Poirier began stalking him for several laps as they navigated slower cars, all while Tanner – who started ninth – joined them.

After some tense moments and close calls, Poirier threaded the needle to take command at lap 15, and Tanner scooted past Trombley for second. Tanner reeled in Poirier late in the race, but a bobble with just two laps left allowed Poirier to pull away for the win. Tanner finished as the runner-up with Trombley third.

Chase Moran, battling a skip in his car’s engine, was strong enough to finish fourth. Billington – who raced with a handbrake installed in his car after suffering several broken toes earlier in the week – held on for fifth place. The balance of the top 10 was completed, in order, by reigning SCoNE champion Matt Hoyt, Jake Williams, Bryan Cloutier, Will Hull, and Kadyn Berry.

RACE NOTES:

· A field of 16 cars attended the Airborne Park Speedway event. Jeff Trombley and Bryan Cloutier each made their first-ever appearance in a standalone SCoNE event.

· Jordan Poirier’s victory was the second of his SCoNE career.

· The two qualifying heat races were won by Jeff Trombley and Jordan Poirier.

· Chris Downs Motorsports presented the Hard Charger Award, with a $50 bonus going to Matt Tanner, who started ninth and finished second to gain seven positions.

· Tyler Chartrand won a $50 bonus from Dave Bowser Motorsports as the top-finishing registered rookie in 12th place; fellow rookie Mark Reynolds finished 16th.

· Through the first event of the 15-race McGee Automotive Family SCoNE Tour schedule, Jordan Poirier is the championship leader with 60 points. Matt Tanner is second at 53, followed by Jeff Trombley (50), Chase Moran (47), and Travis Billington (42).

A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 28-Jordan Poirier[3]; 2. 90-Matt Tanner[9]; 3. 3A-Jeff Trombley[2]; 4. 4P-Chase Moran[4]; 5. 23B-Travis Billington[1]; 6. 07-Matt Hoyt[10]; 7. 73-Jake Williams[7]; 8. 93-Bryan Cloutier[6]; 9. 61-Will Hull[11]; 10. 12-Kadyn Berry[12]; 11. 23NH-Caiden Herbert[14]; 12. 17-Chris Donnelly[13]; 13. 12T-Tyler Chartrand[8]; 14. 19-Floyd Billington[16]; 15. 739-Nick Kruger[5]; 16. 1NY-Mark Reynolds[15]

• Lap Leaders (2 lead changes among 3 drivers): Travis Billington, grid; Jeff Trombley, 1-14; Jordan Poirier, 15-25.
• Cautions (3): Laps 1, 1 [red], 4.

Contingency Award Winners:

• Heat Winners: Jeff Trombley, Jordan Poirier
• Chris Downs Motorsports “Hard Charger” Award: Matt Tanner (+7 positions)
• Dave Bowser Motorsports Rookie of the Race: Tyler Chartrand (12th)

Upcoming Events:

• Saturday, May 10 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway – West Haven, VT
• Saturday, May 31 – Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 3A-Jeff Trombley[1]; 2. 4P-Chase Moran[3]; 3. 12T-Tyler Chartrand[4]; 4. 739-Nick Kruger[2]; 5. 07-Matt Hoyt[5]; 6. 61-Will Hull[6]; 7. 17-Chris Donnelly[7]; 8. 1NY-Mark Reynolds[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Jordan Poirier[2]; 2. 93-Bryan Cloutier[1]; 3. 90-Matt Tanner[6]; 4. 73-Jake Williams[3]; 5. 23B-Travis Billington[5]; 6. 12-Kadyn Berry[7]; 7. 23NH-Caiden Herbert[8]; 8. 19-Floyd Billington[4]

Hot Laps 1: 1. 61-Will Hull, 00:15.090[7]; 2. 90-Matt Tanner, 00:15.121[14]; 3. 19-Floyd Billington, 00:15.411[2]; 4. 4P-Chase Moran, 00:15.425[9]; 5. 739-Nick Kruger, 00:15.575[8]; 6. 3A-Jeff Trombley, 00:15.789[15]; 7. 12-Kadyn Berry, 00:15.843[1]; 8. 23NH-Caiden Herbert, 00:15.918[5]; 9. 93-Bryan Cloutier, 00:15.938[12]; 10. 12T-Tyler Chartrand, 00:16.160[4]; 11. 28-Jordan Poirier, 00:16.247[10]; 12. 07-Matt Hoyt, 00:16.331[6]; 13. 23B-Travis Billington, 00:16.456[3]; 14. 17-Chris Donnelly, 00:16.499[13]; 15. 73-Jake Williams, 00:16.759[16]; 16. (DNS) 1NY-Mark Reynolds