Morgan Wins Street Stock Showdown at USA Int’l, Makes Eighth Winner in Nine Races

LAKELAND, FL – Nine races, eight different winners.

Race #9 of the DIRTcar eSports league on iRacing kicked off Wednesday night from the USA International Speedway with a strong field of 74 DIRTcar Street Stocks – the second-highest car count since the league’s inception back in April.

With $250 on the line and a field of 23 other hungry drivers behind him, Greenville, SC’s Devin Morgan never cracked once under the pressure in the Chevy Performance Final Feature, leading all but one circuit in the 30-lap contest for the first DIRTcar eSports victory of his iRacing career.

“I was feeling the pressure there,” Morgan told DIRTcar eSports announcer Chase Raudman in his DIRTVision post-race interview. “It’s been forever since I’ve ran a Street Stock race, and I was really surprised to even be as quick as I was.”

Morgan and 73 of his fellow virtual competitors were first split up into two preliminary events to kick off the night’s racing action. The top 12 finishers from each of the preliminary Features were then called back to answer the bell for the Chevy Performance Final and a chance at the $250 top prize.

Setting Cometic Gaskets Quick Time in Racing Electronics Qualifying to earn the pole for the Final Feature of the night, Morgan jumped out to the lead right away and immediately went on the defensive with the likes of Barrett Bishop, Alex Bergeron and Braden Johnson knocking on the door behind him.

Johnson got a big run to Morgan’s outside on Lap 3 and crossed the stripe ahead of him, scoring the only lap throughout the rest of the race not led by Morgan’s #112. Heading back into Turns 3-4 on the next lap, Morgan threw a slide job on Johnson and reclaimed the lead, going right back on defense as he crossed the line to complete Lap 4.

From that point onward, Morgan had a full rearview mirror as he fended-off charges to his inside and outside for the lead from Johnson and Bishop. Inaugural DIRTcar eSports winner Evan Seay soon made a late-race push for a spot on the podium but got into Johnson while attempting a pass to his inside with seven laps remaining and gave up wholesale track position, allowing Bishop to scoot on by with the final podium spot.

In their valiant efforts to catch race leader Morgan, Johnson and Bishop were handed a ripe opportunity to make a move in the closing laps. Morgan was having trouble clearing the lapped car of Trent Beaver and was being held up a bit on the bottom, allowing Johnson and Bishop to close the gap.

But in the end, they couldn’t get close enough to make the pass. Bishop got around Johnson after being held up by more traffic with two-to-go but was unsuccessful in his final pursuit of Morgan.

Crossing the finish line, now $250 richer, Morgan certainly took notice of Bishop’s speed in the final laps and suggested things may have gotten dicey had the race extended a few laps longer.

“About the middle part of the race, I started driving away and then Barrett [Bishop] got to second, he was a lot faster and was putting the pressure on me. It probably would have been a good race with another lap or two,” Morgan said.

Bishop crossed the line in second with DJ Kilanowski nipping Johnson at the line for third – both career bests for those drivers with the DIRTcar eSports league. Former eSports Street Stock Showdown winner Kevin Dedmon completed the top-five.

UP NEXT

The DIRTcar eSports action picks back up in just under two weeks’ time with the DIRTcar Pro Late Models at the virtual Limaland Speedway on Wednesday, August 12. Catch all the action live on DIRTVision presented by Drydene with your Fast Pass subscription!

DIRTCAR eSPORTS STREET STOCK SHOWDOWN; USA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY; JULY 29, 2020 – RESULTS

CHEVY PERFORMANCE FEATURE — 1. 112-Devon Morgan [1] [$250]; 2. 3-Barrett Bishop [2] [$200]; 3. 13-DJ Kilanowski [5] [$100]; 4. 20-Braden Johnson [3] [$75]; 5. 0-Kevin Dedmon [10] [$50]; 6. 33-Evan Seay [6] [$45]; 7. 12-Alex Bergeron [4] [$40]; 8. 9-Payton Talbot [7] [$35]; 9. 23-Casey Brunson [11] [$30]; 10. 18-Kyle Sirratt [23] [$25]; 11. 55-Joey Durbin [21] [$20]; 12. 7-Chris Davis [8] [$20]; 13. 93-Zane Yost [17] [$20]; 14. 22-Joshua Elee [15] [$20]; 15. 49-Shawn Hayes [22] [$20]; 16. 19-Dylan Thomas [16] [$20]; 17. 51-Jacob Lassiter [13] [$20]; 18. 36-Vincent St-Louis [20] [$20]; 19. 14-Trent Beaver [19] [$20]; 20. 2-Jeremy Steele [14] [$20]; 21. 71-Daniel Stiffler [18] [$20]; 22. 10-Kendal Tucker [9] [$20]; 23. 11-Hunter Parsons [12] [$20]. Lap leaders: Devon Morgan 1-2, 4-30; Braden Johnson 3. Hard Charger: Kyle Sirratt +13.

PRELIMINARY SHOW 1

RACING ELECTRONICS Qualifying — 1. 33-Evan Seay [27.159] [$25/Cometic Gaskets]; 2. 3-Barrett Bishop [27.210]; 3. 13-DJ Kilanowski [27.216]; 4. 30-Kyle Sirratt [27.229]; 5. 34-Dustin Benton [27.254]; 6. 19-Braden Johnson [27.264]; 7. 14-Payton Talbot [27.311]; 8. 5-Jacob Lassiter [27.354]; 9. 111-John Kunce [27.358]; 10. 0-Kendal Tucker [27.384]; 11. 8-Trent Beaver [27.387]; 12. 37-Brandon Marlow [27.424]; 13. 188-Wes Wiegand [27.426]; 14. 69-Brandon Henault [27.448]; 15. 113-Daniel Worthington [27.475]; 16. 15-Tyler Abernathy [27.482]; 17. 10-Casey Brunson [27.484]; 18. 58-Blake Moseley [27.496]; 19. 23-Joshua Abbe [27.500]; 20. 77-Shawn Hayes [27.503]; 21. 28-Brian Smith [27.549]; 22. 26-Clifford Bellomy [27.566]; 23. 71-Gene Nasworthy [27.593]; 24. 960-Allan Dively [27.635]; 25. 89-Billy Smith [27.642]; 26. 18-Dylan Crawford [27.667]; 27. 57-Brian Warner [27.694]; 28. 126-Jeffrey Eddy [27.721]; 29. 46-Jonathan Nause [27.815]; 30. 31-AJ Ogle [27.995]; 31. 54-Larry Barber Jr.

DRYDENE Heat 1 — 1. 30-Kyle Sirratt [2] [$25]; 2. 14-Payton Talbot [3]; 3. 188-Wes Wiegand [5]; 4. 26-Clifford Bellomy [8]; 5. 23-Joshua Abbe [7]; 6. 89-Billy Smith]; 7. 33-Evan Seay [1]; 8. 0-Kendal Tucker [4]; 9. 15-Tyler Abernathy [6]; 10. 126-Jeffrey Eddy [10]; 11. 54-Larry Barber Jr [11].

COMP CAMS Heat 2 — 1. 3-Barrett Bishop [1] [$25]; 2. 10-Casey Brunson [6]; 3. 77-Shawn Hayes [7]; 4. 5-Jacob Lassiter [3]; 5. 8-Trent Beaver [4]; 6. 46-Jonathan Nause [10]; 7. 18-Dylan Crawford [9]; 8. 71-Gene Nasworthy [8]; 9. 69-Brandon Henault [5]; 10. 34-Dustin Benton [2].

VP RACING FUELS Heat 3 — 1. 19-Braden Johnson [2] [$25]; 2. 13-DJ Kilanowski [1]; 3. 113-Daniel Worthington [5]; 4. 37-Brandon Marlow [4]; 5. 58-Blake Moseley [6]; 6. 960-Allan Dively [8]; 7. 28-Brian Smith [7]; 8. 111-John Kunce [3]; 9. 31-AJ Ogle [10]; 10. 57-Brian Warner [9].

WRISCO INDUSTRIES Last Chance Showdown — 1. 33-Evan Seay [4] [$25]; 2. 58-Blake Moseley [2]; 3. 23-Joshua Abbe [1]; 4. 34-Dustin Benton [9]; 5. 71-Gene Nasworthy [6]; 6. 28-Brian Smith [5]; 7. 31-AJ Ogle [8]; 8. 15-Tyler Abernathy [7]; 9. 46-Jonathan Nause [3].

VP RACING FUELS Last Chance Showdown 2 — 1. 8-Trent Beaver [1] [$25]; 2. 57-Brian Warner [9]; 3. 0-Kendal Tucker [5]; 4. 54-Larry Barber Jr [10]; 5. 69-Brandon Henault [7]; 6. 18-Dylan Crawford [4]; 7. 960-Allan Dively [3]; 8. 89-Billy Smith [2]; 9. 111-John Kunce [6]; 10. 126-Jeffrey Eddy [8].

HOOSIER RACING TIRE FEATURE — 1. 19-Braden Johnson [3] [$25]; 2. 30-Kyle Sirratt [1]; 3. 13-DJ Kilanowski [6]; 4. 33-Evan Seay [13]; 5. 3-Barrett Bishop [2]; 6. 14-Payton Talbot [4]; 7. 77-Shawn Hayes [8]; 8. 10-Casey Brunson [5]; 9. 188-Wes Wiegand [7]; 10. 0-Kendal Tucker [18]; 11. 8-Trent Beaver [14]; 12. 5-Jacob Lassiter [11]; 13. 58-Blake Moseley [15]; 14. 37-Brandon Marlow [12]; 15. 57-Brian Warner [16]; 16. 28-Brian Smith [23]; 17. 26-Clifford Bellomy [10]; 18. 113-Daniel Worthington [9]; 19. 71-Gene Nasworthy [21]; 20. 18-Dylan Crawford [24]; 21. 54-Larry Barber Jr [20]; 22. 69-Brandon Henault [22]; 23. 34-Dustin Benton [19]; 24. 23-Joshua Abbe [17].

PRELIMINARY SHOW 2

RACING ELECTRONICS Qualifying — 1. 112-Devon Morgan [27.406] [$25/Cometic Gaskets]; 2. 100-Kevin Dedmon [27.509]; 3. 12-Alex Bergeron [27.555]; 4. 93-Zane Yost [27.583]; 5. 71-Daniel Stiffler [27.603]; 6. 116-Mike Schultz [27.629]; 7. 99-Joshua Elee [27.632]; 8. 55-Joey Durbin [27.669]; 9. 7-Chris Davis [27.694]; 10. 2-Jeremy Steele [27.696]; 11. 10-Hunter Parsons [27.709]; 12. 3-Dylan Thomas [27.715]; 13. 36-Vincent St-Louis [27.816]; 14. 16-Corbin Lenaway [27.819]; 15. 30-Justin Powell [27.853]; 16. 11-Bruce Hilton [27.869]; 17. 0-Beau Reeves [27.878]; 18. 83-Brian Taft [27.892]; 19. 311-Joseph Mullinax [27.899]; 20. 9-Eric Dorsey [27.901]; 21. 711-Alan Braden [27.906]; 22. 5-Alan Michael Walden [27.907]; 23. 57-Austin Wagner [27.914]; 24. 95-Brad Noon [27.914]; 25. 25-Jayton Parish [27.993]; 26. 76-Brandon Sauls [28.007]; 27. 81-Billy Douglas [28.011]; 28. 21-Braden Evans-Raber [28.098]; 29. 98-TJ Williams [28.101]; 30. 27-Jason Crow [28.115]; 31. 666-Danny Chandler [28.490].

CHEVY PERFORMANCE Heat 1 — 1. 112-Devon Morgan [1] [$25]; 2. 99-Joshua Elee [3]; 3. 2-Jeremy Steele [4]; 4. 93-Zane Yost [2]; 5. 11-Bruce Hilton [6]; 6. 36-Vincent St-Louis [5]; 7. 311-Joseph Mullinax [7]; 8. 25-Jayton Parish [9]; 9. 21-Braden Evans-Raber [10]; 10. 666-Danny Chandler [11]; 11. 5-Alan Michael Walden [8].

SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT Heat 2 — 1. 100-Kevin Dedmon [1] [$25]; 2. 71-Daniel Stiffler [2]; 3. 0-Beau Reeves [6]; 4. 16-Corbin Lenaway [5]; 5. 10-Hunter Parsons [4]; 6. 55-Joey Durbin [3]; 7. 57-Austin Wagner [8]; 8. 98-TJ Williams [10]; 9. 9-Eric Dorsey [7]; 10. 76-Brandon Sauls [9].

ARIZONA SPORT SHIRTS Heat 3 — 1. 12-Alex Bergeron [1] [$25]; 2. 7-Chris Davis [3]; 3. 116-Mike Schultz [2]; 4. 83-Brian Taft [6]; 5. 81-Billy Douglas [9]; 6. 27-Jason Crow [10]; 7. 3-Dylan Thomas [4]; 8. 30-Justin M Powell [5]; 9. 711-Alan Braden [7]; 10. 95-Brad Noon [8].

DRYDENE Last Chance Showdown 1 — 1. 3-Dylan Thomas [5] [$25]; 2. 55-Joey Durbin [3]; 3. 311-Joseph Mullinax [4]; 4. 98-TJ Williams [6]; 5. 711-Alan Braden [8]; 6. 81-Billy Douglas [2]; 7. 21-Braden Evans-Raber [7]; 8. 11-Bruce Hilton [1]; 9. 76-Brandon Sauls [9].

VP RACING FUELS Last Chance Showdown 2 — 1. 10-Hunter Parsons [1] [$25]; 2. 57-Austin Wagner [4]; 3. 36-Vincent St-Louis [2]; 4. 30-Justin Powell [6]; 5. 27-Jason Crow [3]; 6. 25-Jayton Parish [5]; 7. 666-Danny Chandler [8]; 8. 9-Eric Dorsey [7]; 9. 95-Brad Noon [9]; 10. 5-Alan Michael Walden [10].

COMP CAMS FEATURE — 1. 100-Kevin Dedmon [2] [$25]; 2. 112-Devon Morgan [1]; 3. 99-Joshua Elee [4]; 4. 12-Alex Bergeron [3]; 5. 93-Zane Yost [10]; 6. 7-Chris Davis [6]; 7. 3-Dylan Thomas [13]; 8. 2-Jeremy Steele [7]; 9. 71-Daniel Stiffler [5]; 10. 55-Joey Durbin [15]; 11. 10-Hunter Parsons [14]; 12. 36-Vincent St-Louis [18]; 13. 0-Beau Reeves [8]; 14. 311-Joseph Mullinax [17]; 15. 30-Justin Powell [20]; 16. 711-Alan Braden [21]; 17. 25-Jayton Parish [24]; 18. 81-Billy Douglas [23]; 19. 57-Austin Wagner [16]; 20. 98-TJ Williams [19]; 21. 27-Jason Crow [22]; 22. 16-Corbin Lenaway [11]; 23. 116-Mike Schultz [9]; 24. 83-Brian Taft [12].

CHEVY PERFORMANCE FINAL

RACING ELECTRONICS Qualifying — 1. 112-Devon Morgan [27.448] [$25/Cometic Gaskets]; 2. 3-Barrett Bishop [27.467]; 3. 20-Braden Johnson [27.515]; 4. 12-Alex A Bergeron [27.525]; 5. 13-DJ Kilanowski [27.540]; 6. 33-Evan Seay [27.571]; 7. 9-Payton Talbot [27.583]; 8. 7-Chris Davis8-27.604]; 9. 10-Kendal Tucker [27.613]; 10. 0-Kevin Dedmon [27.624]; 11. 23-Casey Brunson2-27.651]; 12. 11-Hunter Parsons [27.661]; 13. 51-Jacob Lassiter [27.665]; 14. 2-Jeremy Steele [27.669]; 15. 22-Joshua Elee [27.703]; 16. 19-Dylan D Thomas [27.705]; 17. 93-Zane Yost [27.711]; 18. 71-Daniel Stiffler [27.720]; 19. 14-Trent Beaver [27.736]; 20. 36-Vincent St-louis [27.739]; 21. 55-Joey Durbin [27.835]; 22. 49-Shawn Hayes [27.888]; 23. 18-Kyle Sirratt [28.009].