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5/2/20 – UMP Modifieds at Limaland Motorsports Park

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SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT Feature (50 laps) — 1. 127-Blake Matjoulis [10] [$350]; 2. 80-Dylan Wilson [4] [$250]; 3. 14-JD Brown [1] [$150]; 4. 24-Daniel Cummings Jr. [6] [$100]; 5. 18-Trevor Landrum [15] [$75]; 6. 93-Zane Yost [11] [$50]; 7. 29-Richie Yost [18] [$45]; 8. 18-Kyle Sirratt [3] [$40]; 9. 57-Ryan Diatte [14] [$35]; 10. 10-Kendal Tucker [2] [$30]; 11. 105-Sheldon Oberle [22] [$20]; 12. 777-Jacob Fields [8] [$20]; 13. 38-Zach Sobotka [17] [$20]; 14. 151-Anthony Ricketts [19] [$20]; 15. 43-Jacob Hall [7] [$20]; 16. 113-George Fehrenbacher [12] [$20]; 17. 39-Ian Blanchard [23] [$20]; 18. 66-James Rotruck [13] [$20]; 19. 25-Chase Rhinerson [16] [$20]; 20. 21-Edward Farness [21] [$20]; 21. 7-Drake Troutman [9] [$20]; 22. 11-Cameron Shidler [5] [$20]; 23. 8-Coty Slawson [20] [$20]; 24. 70-Aaron Smith II [24] [$20]. Lap leaders: JD Brown 1-18, 20-32; Kendal Tucker 19; Blake Matjoulis 33-50. DIRTVision Hard Charger: Richie Yost +11.

HOOSIER RACING TIRE Preliminary Show #1

COMETIC GASKETS Qualifying — 1. 777-Jacob Fields [13.47] [$25]; 2. 127-Blake Matjoulis [13.54]; 3. 46-Cole Gajdorus [13.54]; 4. 18-Kyle Sirratt [13.558]; 5. 57-Ryan Diatte [13.595]; 6. 9-Braden Johnson [13.601]; 7. 75-Dustin Beck [13.613]; 8. 25-Chase Rhinerson [13.622]; 9. 16-Joe Burch [13.638]; 10. 29-Richie Yost [13.659]; 11. 24-Daniel Cummings Jr. [13.675]; 12. 17-Preston Oberle [13.687]; 13. 1-Jordon Cox [13.736]; 14. 367-Dalton Conner [13.755]; 15. 151-Anthony Ricketts [13.765]; 16. 61-Jonathan Lampman [13.772]; 17. 2-Kyle VanDorn [13.791]; 18. 24-Michael Harrison [13.827]; 19. 92-Caleb Kill [13.833]; 20. 25-Joseph Schlies [13.836]; 21. 12-Matthew Balthazor [13.88]; 22. 39-Ian Blanchard [13.893]; 23. 66-James Rotruck [13.931]; 24. 199-Toby Hallett [14.021]; 25. 32-Bradley Bauer [14.033]; 26. 51-Bryan Preville [14.047]; 27. 33-Luke Rakoske [14.106]; 28. 85-Andrew Forbes [14.189]; 29. 46-Jonathan Nause [14.309]; 30. 13-Charlie Mefford [14.552]; 31. 80-Dylan Wilson [NT].

DRYDENE Heat 1 (10 laps) — Top 5 Transfer — 1. 777-Jacob Fields [1] [$25]; 2. 57-Ryan Diatte [2]; 3. 16-Joe Burch [3]; 4. 46-Jonathan Nause [8]; 5. 1-Jordon Cox [4]; 6. 32-Bradley Bauer [7]; 7. 12-Matthew Balthazor [6]; 8. 2-Kyle VanDorn [5].

DART Heat 2 (10 laps) — Top 5 Transfer — 1. 127-Blake Matjoulis [1] [$25]; 2. 9-Braden Johnson [2]; 3. 29-Richie Yost [3]; 4. 367-Dalton Conner [4]; 5. 24-Michael Harrison [5]; 6. 39-Ian Blanchard [6]; 7. 13-Charlie Mefford [8]; 8. 51-Bryan Preville [7].

ARP FASTENERS Heat 3 (10 laps) — Top 5 Transfer — 1. 24-Daniel Cummings Jr. [3] [$25]; 2. 75-Dustin Beck [2]; 3. 80-Dylan Wilson [8]; 4. 66-James Rotruck [6]; 5. 151-Anthony Ricketts [4]; 6. 46-Cole Gajdorus [1]; 7. 92-Caleb Kill [5]; 8. 33-Luke Rakoske [7].

SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT Heat 4 (10 laps) — Top 5 Transfer — 1. 18-Kyle Sirratt [1] [$25]; 2. 17-Preston Oberle [3]; 3. 25-Chase Rhinerson [2]; 4. 61-Jonathan Lampman [4]; 5. 25-Joseph Schlies [5]; 6. 85-Andrew Forbes [7]; 7. 199-Toby Hallett [6].

FOX RACING SHOX Last Chance Showdown (14 laps) — Top 4 Transfer — 1. 39-Ian Blanchard [2] [$25]; 2. 32-Bradley Bauer [1]; 3. 46-Cole Gajdorus [3]; 4. 13-Charlie Mefford [6]; 5. 92-Caleb Kill [7]; 6. 51-Bryan Preville [10]; 7. 33-Luke Rakoske [11]; 8. 2-Kyle VanDorn [9]; 9. 85-Andrew Forbes [4]; 10. 12-Matthew Balthazor [5]; 11. 199-Toby Hallett [8].

COMP CAMS Feature (35 laps) — Top 12 to Finals — 1. 127-Blake Matjoulis [2] [$25]; 2. 80-Dylan Wilson [11]; 3. 18-Kyle Sirratt [4]; 4. 57-Ryan Diatte [5]; 5. 777-Jacob Fields [1]; 6. 25-Chase Rhinerson [12]; 7. 29-Richie Yost [10]; 8. 9-Braden Johnson [6]; 9. 66-James Rotruck [15]; 10. 24-Daniel Cummings Jr. [3]; 11. 151-Anthony Ricketts [19]; 12. 39-Ian Blanchard [21]; 13. 17-Preston Oberle [8]; 14. 32-Bradley Bauer [22]; 15. 1-Jordon Cox [17]; 16. 24-Michael Harrison [18]; 17. 46-Cole Gajdorus [23]; 18. 61-Jonathan Lampman [16]; 19. 16-Joe Burch [9]; 20. 25-Joseph Schlies [20]; 21. 46-Jonathan Nause [13]; 22. 13-Charlie Mefford [24]; 23. 75-Dustin Beck [7]; 24. 367-Dalton Conner [14]. Lap leaders: Blake Matjoulis 1-35. DIRTVision Hard Charger: Dylan Wilson +9.

HOOSIER RACING TIRE Preliminary Show #2

COMETIC GASKETS Qualifying — 1. 10-Kendal Tucker [13.342] [$25]; 2. 93-Zane Yost [13.453]; 3. 14-JD Brown [13.519]; 4. 113-George Fehrenbacher [13.539]; 5. 7-Drake Troutman [13.558]; 6. 70-Aaron Smith II [13.59]; 7. 18-Trevor Landrum [13.612]; 8. 52-David Mikulski [13.647]; 9. 19-Seth Smyser [13.719]; 10. 8-Coty Slawson [13.726]; 11. 105-Sheldon Oberle [13.77]; 12. 53-Dan Hoekstra [13.773]; 13. 38-Zach Sobotka [13.787]; 14. 62-Roland Johns [13.812]; 15. 31-Grant Lyde [13.82]; 16. 11-Cameron Shidler [13.837]; 17. 240-Cody Falkner [13.852]; 18. 15-Nick Sterna [13.88]; 19. 21-Edward Farness [13.885]; 20. 44-Russell Morseman III [13.888]; 21. 76-Mario Vietti [13.905]; 22. 13-Douglas Waite [14.002]; 23. 14-Brock Evans [14.047]; 24. 9-Percy Gendreau [14.068]; 25. 51-RJ Otto [14.443]; 26. 34-Ronald Hedrick [14.745]; 27. 70-Joseph Reyell [15.549]; 28. 43-Jacob Hall [NT]; 29. 100-Jason Eskridge [NT]; 30. 110-Landen Miller [NT].

COMP CAMS Heat 1 (10 laps) — 1. 10-Kendal Tucker [1] [$25]; 2. 113-George Fehrenbacher [2]; 3. 18-Trevor Landrum [3]; 4. 8-Coty Slawson [4]; 5. 11-Cameron Shidler [6]; 6. 43-Jacob Hall [10]; 7. 21-Edward Farness [7]; 8. 38-Zach Sobotka [5]; 9. 13-Douglas Waite [8]; 10. 51-RJ Otto [9].

BELL HELMETS Heat 2 (10 laps) — 1. 93-Zane Yost [1] [$25]; 2. 105-Sheldon Oberle [4]; 3. 7-Drake Troutman [2]; 4. 52-David Mikulski [3]; 5. 62-Roland Johns [5]; 6. 100-Jason Eskridge [10]; 7. 240-Cody Falkner [6]; 8. 44-Russell Morseman III [7]; 9. 14-Brock Evans [8]; 10. 34-Ronald Hedrick [9].

CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE Heat 3 (10 laps) — 1. 14-JD Brown [1] [$25]; 2. 70-Aaron Smith II [2]; 3. 19-Seth Smyser [3]; 4. 53-Dan Hoekstra [4]; 5. 31-Grant Lyde [5]; 6. 15-Nick Sterna [6]; 7. 76-Mario Vietti [7]; 8. 70-Joseph Reyell [9]; 9. 110-Landen Miller [10]; 10. 9-Percy Gendreau [8].

FOX RACING SHOX Last Chance Showdown (14 laps) — Top 4 Transfer — 1. 43-Jacob Hall [1] [$25]; 2. 110-Landen Miller [12]; 3. 38-Zach Sobotka [7]; 4. 21-Edward Farness [4]; 5. 76-Mario Vietti [6]; 6. 9-Percy Gendreau [15]; 7. 15-Nick Sterna [3]; 8. 13-Douglas Waite [10]; 9. 44-Russell Morseman III [8]; 10. 100-Jason Eskridge [2]; 11. 14-Brock Evans [11]; 12. 70-Joseph Reyell [9]; 13. 51-RJ Otto [13]; 14. 240-Cody Falkner [5]; 15. 34-Ronald Hedrick [14].

COMP CAMS Feature (38 laps) — Top 12 to Finals — 1. 105-Sheldon Oberle [5] [$25]; 2. 14-JD Brown [3]; 3. 93-Zane Yost [2]; 4. 8-Coty Slawson [10]; 5. 7-Drake Troutman [8]; 6. 113-George Fehrenbacher [4]; 7. 43-Jacob Hall [16]; 8. 10-Kendal Tucker [1]; 9. 18-Trevor Landrum [7]; 10. 70-Aaron Smith II [6]; 11. 21-Edward Farness [19]; 12. 38-Zach Sobotka [18]; 13. 53-Dan Hoekstra [12]; 14. 110-Landen Miller [17]; 15. 76-Mario Vietti [20]; 16. 31-Grant Lyde [15]; 17. 19-Seth Smyser [9]; 18. 11-Cameron Shidler [13]; 19. 13-Douglas Waite [23]; 20. 15-Nick Sterna [22]; 21. 44-Russell Morseman III [24]; 22. 9-Percy Gendreau [21]; 23. 62-Roland Johns [14]; 24. 52-David Mikulski [11]. Lap leaders: Kendal Tucker 1-9; JD Brown 10-35; Sheldon Oberle 36-38. DIRTVision Hard Charger: Jacob Hall +9.

VP RACING FUELS Finals

RACING ELECTRONICS Qualifying — 1. 14-JD Brown [13.25] [$25]; 2. 10-Kendal Tucker [13.273]; 3. 18-Kyle Sirratt [13.279]; 4. 80-Dylan Wilson [13.298]; 5. 11-Cameron Shidler [13.32]; 6. 24-Daniel Cummings Jr. [13.321]; 7. 43-Jacob Hall [13.35]; 8. 777-Jacob Fields [13.354]; 9. 7-Drake Troutman [13.374]; 10. 127-Blake Matjoulis [13.379]; 11. 93-Zane Yost [13.38]; 12. 113-George Fehrenbacher [13.382]; 13. 66-James Rotruck [13.397]; 14. 57-Ryan Diatte [13.407]; 15. 18-Trevor Landrum [13.412]; 16. 25-Chase Rhinerson [13.444]; 17. 38-Zach Sobotka [13.499]; 18. 29-Richie Yost [13.522]; 19. 151-Anthony Ricketts [13.553]; 20. 8-Coty Slawson [13.602]; 21. 21-Edward Farness [13.617]; 22. 105-Sheldon Oberle [13.643]; 23. 39-Ian Blanchard [13.668]; 24. 70-Aaron Smith II [NT].

SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT Feature (50 laps) — 1. 127-Blake Matjoulis [10] [$350]; 2. 80-Dylan Wilson [4] [$250]; 3. 14-JD Brown [1] [$150]; 4. 24-Daniel Cummings Jr. [6] [$100]; 5. 18-Trevor Landrum [15] [$75]; 6. 93-Zane Yost [11] [$50]; 7. 29-Richie Yost [18] [$45]; 8. 18-Kyle Sirratt [3] [$40]; 9. 57-Ryan Diatte [14] [$35]; 10. 10-Kendal Tucker [2] [$30]; 11. 105-Sheldon Oberle [22] [$20]; 12. 777-Jacob Fields [8] [$20]; 13. 38-Zach Sobotka [17] [$20]; 14. 151-Anthony Ricketts [19] [$20]; 15. 43-Jacob Hall [7] [$20]; 16. 113-George Fehrenbacher [12] [$20]; 17. 39-Ian Blanchard [23] [$20]; 18. 66-James Rotruck [13] [$20]; 19. 25-Chase Rhinerson [16] [$20]; 20. 21-Edward Farness [21] [$20]; 21. 7-Drake Troutman [9] [$20]; 22. 11-Cameron Shidler [5] [$20]; 23. 8-Coty Slawson [20] [$20]; 24. 70-Aaron Smith II [24] [$20]. Lap leaders: JD Brown 1-18, 20-32; Kendal Tucker 19; Blake Matjoulis 33-50. DIRTVision Hard Charger: Richie Yost +11.

VIRTUALLY PERFECT: Huge Field Tackles Inaugural Weekly DIRTcar eSports Showdown

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South Carolina racer Evan Seay tops more than 110 Street Stock foes at virtual Fairbury Speedway

CONCORD, NC — More than 110 racers battled Saturday in the inaugural Weekly DIRTcar eSports Showdown at virtual Fairbury Speedway, where Evan Seay and his Street Stock did everything but knock down the walls to survive a full day of qualifying and preliminary events to ultimately capture the victory.

Seay, no stranger to the world of eSports as a winner in the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model iRacing Championship Series, rode the high line to Fairbury’s Victory Lane in the 50-lap DIRTcar Street Stock Chevrolet Performance Feature.

Dylan Wilson chased Seay across the finish line with Hoosier Racing Tire Preliminary Round 2 COMP Cams Qualifying Feature winner Hayden Cardwell in third. 

“It honestly couldn’t have gone any better,” said Seay, of Chesnee, SC. “You gotta run the top and it’s tough especially with these guys right behind you. They don’t make a whole lot of mistakes so staying smooth is big.”

Seay slung his DIRTcar Street Stock around Fairbury Speedway in 15.133 seconds during Racing Electronics Qualifying, which was good enough for pole position in the 50-lap Feature. Braden Johnson and COMP Cams Qualifying Feature winner DJ Kilanowski qualified less than a tenth behind in second and third. 

“I knew I needed to qualify to be up there with the way this track races with Street Stocks,” Seay said. The main thing was getting the pole, keeping it clean, and not making any mistakes.”

In the early going it was a three-car contest for the lead with Seay holding off charges from Braden Johnson on the low side and Dylan Wilson on the top. On Lap 10, just seconds before the caution flag flew, Wilson made a steely pass on Johnson, who unfortunately finished in the back of the pack nine laps down.

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Just as in real-life, the inaugural DIRTcar eSports Feature winner receives a VP Racing Fuels Victory Flag, Hoosier neckband, Feature winner wheel sign, plus two tickets to the World Short Track Championship Oct. 29-31 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, in addition to the $250 payday. 

Throughout multiple restarts, runner-up Wilson managed to keep the pressure on Seay. With a handful of laps to go Wilson took a chance and went for the lead.

“A slider in these cars takes about a year and a half,” Wilson joked. “He [Seay] made a mistake on a restart which allowed me to get a run on the straightaway and that was about all I had. I just wanted to settle into P2 and not throw away a good payday for second.”

Unfortunately, for Johnson, while running third a lapped car got crossed up in front of him and forced him to drop rapidly to the rear of the field. This allowed Cardwell to take advantage and move up into fourth. Cardwell then pounced on Kyle Sirratt in the closing stages to claim third. 

Cardwell plans to return for the next two rounds of Weekly DIRTcar eSports Showdowns in a UMP Modified and Pro Late Model.

The jam-packed day of virtual racing started with the Racing Electronics Qualifying Round 1 when 114 DIRTcar eSports Street Stock drivers scraped and clawed around the virtual Fairbury Speedway until only 24 hungry iRacers were left standing. 

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With the field cut after round one, 60 drivers entered Hoosier Racing Tire Preliminary Shows Round 2 featuring two COMP Cams Qualifying Features. 

COMP Cams Qualifying Feature 1 took the green with Hayden Cardwell, Braden Johnson and Larry Barber Jr. locked in a battle in the early going.

After several cautions, Cardwell stayed smooth and fast and checked out on the field to take the win.

Notably, Joel Berkley was well within a transfer position but he was involved in a wreck on the front stretch at the end of the race. Berkley then missed the VP Race Fuels Final Round by just one position. 

Blake Brown was the DIRTVision Hard Charger Award winner after passing 14 cars from the 22nd starting position. 

COMP Cams Feature 2 got off to a wild start when multiple flips marred the first half of the Feature. DJ Killanowski started on the outside pole, took the lead, and never looked back at the field of Street Stocks nipping at his heels. 

With five laps to go, Dylan Wilson threw a slide job on the leader, but Kilanowski saw it coming and powered back under Wilson to retain the lead. 

At the white flag Evan Seay benefited from Wilson’s second slide job attempt, but this time he put Kalinowski up onto the wall. Although Seay was gifted the win, all drivers involved crossed the line to transfer in the VP Racing Fuels Final Round. 

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The COMP Cams Qualifying Feature winners received $25 and two tickets to the World Short Track Championship.

DIRTVision Hard Charger Tom Gajdorus picked up 11 spots to finish 10th. 

Next week, Saturday, May 2, the Weekly DIRTcar sSports Showdown moves to Limaland Motorsports Park, where DIRTcar UMP Modifieds will battle on the virtual quarter-mile oval. 

Real-world drivers and iRacers are encouraged to join the Weekly DIRTcar eSports Showdowns, which feature three rounds of competition, cash payouts, and professionally organized and race-directed sessions, with rounds two and three airing live on DIRTVision. 

Weekly DIRTcar eSports Showdown; April 25, 2020; Fairbury (IL) Speedway – RESULTS

Chevrolet Performance Feature (50 laps) 1. 33-Evan Seay [1] [$250]; 2. 80-Dylan Wilson [4] [$200]; 3. 7-Hayden Cardwell [5] [$100]; 4. 18-Kyle Sirratt [6] [$75]; 5. 114-JD Brown [8] [$50]; 6. 43-Jacob Hall [16] [$45]; 7. 54-Larry Barber Jr. [7] [$40]; 8. 87-Tyler Jackson [19] [$35]; 9. 10-Lon Franks [13] [$30]; 10. 130-DJ Kilanowski [3] [$25]; 11. 546-Randy Axner [14] [$20]; 12. 12-Matthew Balthazor [18] [$20]; 13. 311-Austin Matthews [10] [$20]; 14. 24-Daniel Cummings Jr [15] [$20]; 15. 74-Blake L Brown [12] [$20]; 16. 32-Bradley Bauer [20] [$20]; 17. 39-Ian Blanchard [21] [$20]; 18. 151-Justin Fuller [22] [$20]; 19. 77-Tyler Merkley [17] [$20]; 20. 89-Tom Gajdorus [23] [$20]; 21. 14-Braden Johnson [2] [$20]; 22. 17-Preston Oberle [24] [$20]; 23. 55-Trevor Fitz [9] [$20]; 24. 12-Blake Bentley [11] [$20]. Lap leaders: Evan Seay 1-50. DIRTVision Hard Charger: Tyler Jackson +11.

RACING ELECTRONICS QUALIFYING ROUND

Session 1 – Qualifying — 1. 17-Preston Oberle [15.202]; 2. 10-Lon Franks [15.241]; 3. 14-Braden Johnson [15.303]; 4. 94-Gab Cyr [15.308]; 5. 25-Chase Rhinerson [15.315]; 6. 546-Randy Axner [15.372]; 7. 38-Tommy Rowe [15.382]; 8. 8-Aidan Skraha [15.385]; 9. 19-Austin Wagner [15.391]; 10. 413-Wayne MacDuff III [15.409]; 11. 53-Javin Coleman [15.462]; 12. 32-Bradley Bauer [15.629]; 13. 3-Dustin Gorhan [15.671]; 14. 4-Mike Learman [15.674]; 15. 188-Anthony Vasquez [5.691]; 16. 15-Daniel Starner [15.777]; 17. 46-Jonathan Nause [15.808]; 18. 290-Richie Yost [NT]; 19. 46-Jake Miller [NT]. 

Session 1 – Drydene Feature #1 (32 laps) — Top 12 Advance to Preliminary Round — 1. 14-Braden Johnson [3]; 2. 10-Lon Franks [2]; 3. 25-Chase Rhinerson [5]; 4. 546-Randy Axner [6]; 5. 17-Preston Oberle [1]; 6. 53-Javin Coleman [11]; 7. 8-Aidan Skraha [8]; 8. 38-Tommy Rowe [7]; 9. 32-Bradley Bauer [12]; 10. 19-Austin Wagner [9]; 11. 290-Richie Yost [18]; 12. 94-Gab Cyr [4]; 13. 4-Mike Learman [14]; 14. 413-Wayne MacDuff III [10]; 15. 46-Jake Miller [19]; 16. 188-Anthony Vasquez [5]; 17. 3-Dustin Gorhan [13]; 18. 46-Jonathan Nause [17]; 19. 15-Daniel Starner [16]. Lap leaders: Braden Johnson 1, 4-32; Lon Franks 2-3.

Session 2 – Qualifying — 1. 80-Dylan Wilson [15.071]; 2. 33-Evan Seay [15.116]; 3. 24-Daniel Cummings Jr [15.172]; 4. 18-Kyle Sirratt [15.179]; 5. 37-Alex Kuennen [15.22]; 6. 311-Austin Matthews [15.235]; 7. 55-Trevor Fitz [15.26]; 8. 21-Jaret Duff [15.305]; 9. 82-Chris Schubert [15.426]; 10. 22-Sam Parrish [15.434]; 11. 13-Brent Feher [15.456]; 12. 62-Roland Johns [15.461]; 13. 1-Jordon Cox [15.52]; 14. 199-Toby W. Hallett [15.524]; 15. 171-Dan Ferguson [15.575]; 16. 51-James Moyer [15.645]; 17. 41-Trevor Senterfitt [15.697]; 18. 333-Charles Boggs [15.9]; 19. 8-Brian Davies [17.442]; 20. 105-Sheldon Oberle [NT].

Session 2 – Drydene DEF Feature #2 (31 laps) — Top 12 Advance to Preliminary Round — 1. 80-Dylan Wilson [1]; 2. 33-Evan Seay [2]; 3. 18-Kyle Sirratt [4]; 4. 24-Daniel Cummings Jr [3]; 5. 55-Trevor Fitz [7]; 6. 21-Jaret Duff [8]; 7. 311-Austin Matthews [6]; 8. 13-Brent Feher [11]; 9. 105-Sheldon Oberle [20]; 10. 62-Roland Johns [12]; 11. 199-Toby W. Hallett [14]; 12. 41-Trevor Senterfitt [17]; 13. 51-James Moyer [16]; 14. 37-Alex Kuennen [5]; 15. 171-Dan Ferguson [15]; 16. 1-Jordon Cox [13]; 17. 333-Charles Boggs [18]; 18. 22-Sam Parrish [10]; 19. 82-Chris Schubert [9]; 20. 8-Brian Davies [19]. Lap leaders: Dylan Wilson 1-31.

Session 3 – Qualfiying — 1. 7-Hayden Cardwell [15.208]; 2. 178-Domonick Merkley [15.28]; 3. 54-Larry Barber Jr2 [5.286]; 4. 75-Dustin Beck [15.334]; 5. 70-Aaron Smith II [15.342]; 6. 87-Tyler Jackson [15.378]; 7. 12-Blake Bentley [15.393]; 8. 74-Blake L Brown [15.409]; 9. 114-JD Brown [15.444]; 10. 9-Joel Berkley [15.454]; 11. 11-John Olinger [15.468]; 12. 367-Dalton Conner [15.482]; 13. 210-Shawn O’Neill [15.505]; 14. 7-Jason Smith [15.518]; 15. 220-Robert Milburn [15.573]; 16. 115-Tyler Bushey [15.621]; 17. 26-Clifford Bellomy [15.817]; 18. 444-Brandon LaFon [15.853]; 19. 93-Zachary Sorrentino [15.994]; 20. 361-Michael Kormann [16.214]; 21. 39-Ian Blanchard [NT]; 22. 47-Bob Sarkisian [NT]; 23. 36-Bonnie Overby [NT].

Session 3 – Drydene Feature #3 (31 laps) — Top 12 Advance to Preliminary Round — 1. 7-Hayden Cardwell [1]; 2. 9-Joel Berkley [10]; 3. 54-Larry Barber Jr. [3]; 4. 114-JD Brown [9]; 5. 12-Blake Bentley [7]; 6. 74-Blake L Brown [8]; 7. 87-Tyler Jackson [6]; 8. 70-Aaron Smith II [5]; 9. 75-Dustin Beck [4]; 10. 11-John Olinger [11]; 11. 210-Shawn O’Neill [13]; 12. 39-Ian Blanchard [21]; 13. 93-Zachary Sorrentino [19]; 14. 178-Domonick Merkley [2]; 15. 7-Jason Smith [14]; 16. 47-Bob Sarkisian [22]; 17. 115-Tyler Bushey [16]; 18. 361-Michael Kormann [20]; 19. 26-Clifford Bellomy [17]; 20. 367-Dalton Conner [12]; 21. 220-Robert Milburn [15]; 22. 444-Brandon LaFon [18]; 23. 36-Bonnie Overby [23]. Lap leader: Hayden Cardwell 1-31. 

Session 4 – Qualfiying — 1. 33-Barrett Bishop [15.167]; 2. 130-DJ Kilanowski [15.231]; 3. 43-Jacob Hall [15.277]; 4. 151-Justin Fuller [15.307]; 5. 77-Tyler Merkley [15.324]; 6. 99-Matty Watkins [15.34]; 7. 100-Clayton Stuckey [15.522]; 8. 57-Michael Keebler [15.639]; 9. 89-Tom Gajdorus [15.658]; 10. 88-Christopher Olson2 [5.661]; 11. 78-Jason Kochenour [15.765]; 12. 5-Nick Sterna [15.809]; 13. 990-Michael Hayes7-15.817]; 14. 99-Thomas Mackey [15.859]; 15. 31-Eran Cloninger [15.86]; 16. 12-Matthew Balthazor [NT]; 17. 15-Kenneth Colf [NT].

Session 4 – Drydene DEF Feature #4 (30 laps) — Top 12 Advance to Preliminary Round — 1. 33-Barrett Bishop [1]; 2. 130-DJ Kilanowski [2]; 3. 43-Jacob Hall [3]; 4. 151-Justin Fuller [4]; 5. 100-Clayton Stuckey [7]; 6. 89-Tom Gajdorus [9]; 7. 99-Matty Watkins [6]; 8. 77-Tyler Merkley [5]; 9. 12-Matthew Balthazor [16]; 10. 57-Michael Keebler [8]; 11. 99-Thomas Mackey2 [4]; 12. 88-Christopher Olson [0]; 13. 78-Jason Kochenour [11]; 14. 5-Nick Sterna [12]; 15. 31-Eran Cloninger [15]; 16. 990-Michael Hayes [13]; 17. 15-Kenneth Colf [17]. Lap leader: Barrett Bishop 1-30.

Session 5 – Qualifying — 1. 619-Wyatt Meyer [15.286]; 2. 13-Charlie R Mefford [15.352]; 3. 29-Jeffrey Smith [15.389]; 4. 40-William Tye [15.424]; 5. 47-Tyler J Schoening [15.429]; 6. 4-Tyler Blankenship [15.458]; 7. 29-Ron Snyder [15.46]; 8. 242-Blake Stieb [15.467]; 9. 67-Dustin Beard [15.47]; 10. 410-Michael Fowler2 [15.539]; 11. 110-Landen Miller [15.585]; 12. 330-Luke Rakoske [15.592]; 13. 95-Mitchell Hedstrom [15.62]; 14. 84-Mike Watt [15.673]; 15. 310-Grant Lyde [15.68]; 16. 280-Edward Kochersberger [15.752]; 17. 42-Tom Morano [15.774]; 18. 122-Dave Hartman [15.797]; 19. 19-Lathan Stokes [16.133]; 20. 37-Jason Theisen [16.579]; 21. 14-Steven Bouwman [16.657]; 22. 18-Dan Adams [NT].

Session 5 – Drydene Feature #5 (30 laps) — Top 12 Advance to Preliminary Round — 1. 13-Charlie R Mefford [2]; 2. 619-Wyatt Meyer [1]; 3. 29-Jeffrey Smith11-3]; 4. 40-William Tye [4]; 5. 47-Tyler J Schoening [5]; 6. 4-Tyler Blankenship [6]; 7. 67-Dustin Beard [9]; 8. 280-Edward Kochersberger [16]; 9. 14-Steven Bouwman [21]; 10. 29-Ron Snyder [7]; 11. 42-Tom Morano [17]; 12. 110-Landen Miller [11]; 13. 310-Grant Lyde [15]; 14. 19-Lathan Stokes [19]; 15. 410-Michael Fowler [10]; 16. 95-Mitchell Hedstrom [13]; 17. 330-Luke Rakoske [12]; 18. 37-Jason Theisen [20]; 19. 122-Dave Hartman [18]; 20. 84-Mike Watt [14]; 21. 18-Dan Adams [22]; 22. 242-Blake Stieb [8]. Lap leader: Charlie Mefford 1-30.

HOOSIER RACING TIRE PRELIMINARY SHOWS ROUND TWO

Preliminary Show 1 – Cometic Gaskets Qualifying — 1. 14-Braden Johnson [15.087] [$25]; 2. 54-Larry Barber Jr. [15.099]; 3. 114-JD Brown [15.152]; 4. 10-Lon Franks [15.181]; 5. 546-Randy Axner [15.231]; 6. 75-Dustin Beck [15.232]; 7. 87-Tyler Jackson [15.251]; 8. 9-Joel Berkley [15.288]; 9. 74-Blake L Brown [15.309]; 10. 7-Hayden Cardwell [15.317]; 11. 70-Aaron Smith II [15.334]; 12. 53-Javin Coleman [15.39]; 13. 67-Dustin Beard [15.401]; 14. 19-Austin Wagner [15.411]; 15. 13-Charlie R Mefford [15.414]; 16. 210-Shawn O’Neill [15.449]; 17. 38-Tommy Rowe [15.523]; 18. 12-Blake Bentley [15.546]; 19. 47-Tyler J Schoening [15.552]; 20. 25-Chase Rhinerson [15.561]; 21. 8-Aidan Skraha [15.585]; 22. 32-Bradley Bauer [15.598]; 23. 17-Preston Oberle [15.616]; 24. 11-John Olinger [15.676]; 25. 39-Ian Blanchard [15.699]; 26. 14-Steven Bouwman [15.735]; 27. 29-Jeffrey Smith [15.755]; 28. 290-Richie Yost [NT].

Preliminary Show 1 – Drydene Heat 1 (10 laps) — Top 6 Transfer — 1. 14-Braden Johnson [1] [$25]; 2. 7-Hayden Cardwell [4]; 3. 87-Tyler Jackson [3]; 4. 10-Lon Franks [2]; 5. 210-Shawn O’Neill [6]; 6. 290-Richie Yost [10]; 7. 32-Bradley Bauer [8]; 8. 39-Ian Blanchard [9]; 9. 47-Tyler J Schoening [7]; 10. 67-Dustin Beard [5].

Preliminary Show 1 – DART Heat 2 (10 laps) — Top 6 Transfer — 1. 54-Larry Barber Jr. [1] [$25]; 2. 546-Randy Axner [2]; 3. 9-Joel Berkley [3]; 4. 70-Aaron Smith II [4]; 5. 17-Preston Oberle [8]; 6. 25-Chase Rhinerson [7]; 7. 38-Tommy Rowe [6]; 8. 19-Austin Wagner [5]; 9. 14-Steven Bouwman [9].

Preliminary Show 1 – ARP Fasteners Heat 3 (10 laps) — Top 6 Transfer — 1. 114-JD Brown [1] [$25]; 2. 12-Blake Bentley [6]; 3. 11-John Olinger [8]; 4. 53-Javin Coleman [4]; 5. 8-Aidan Skraha [7]; 6. 13-Charlie R Mefford [5]; 7. 29-Jeffrey Smith [9]; 8. 74-Blake L Brown [3]; 9. 75-Dustin Beck [2].

Preliminary Show 1 – Integra Race Shocks Last Chance Showdown (14 laps) — Top 6 Transfer — 1. 29-Jeffrey Smith [3] [$25]; 2. 32-Bradley Bauer [1]; 3. 75-Dustin Beck [9]; 4. 74-Blake L Brown [6]; 5. 19-Austin Wagner [5]; 6. 39-Ian Blanchard [4]; 7. 38-Tommy Rowe [2]; 8. 47-Tyler J Schoening [7]; 9. 67-Dustin Beard [10]; 10. 14-Steven Bouwman [8]

Preliminary Show 1 – COMP Cams Feature (30 laps) — 1. 7-Hayden Cardwell [4] [$25/Two tickets to World Short Track Championship]; 2. 14-Braden Johnson [1]; 3. 54-Larry Barber Jr [2]; 4. 87-Tyler Jackson3-7]; 5. 546-Randy Axner [5]; 6. 12-Blake Bentley [6]; 7. 114-JD Brown [3]; 8. 74-Blake L Brown [22]; 9. 10-Lon Franks [10]; 10. 17-Preston Oberle [4]; 11. 39-Ian Blanchard [24]; 12. 32-Bradley Bauer [20]; 13. 9-Joel Berkley [8]; 14. 25-Chase Rhinerson [17]; 15. 19-Austin Wagner [23]; 16. 13-Charlie R Mefford [18]; 17. 8-Aidan Skraha [15]; 18. 53-Javin Coleman [12]; 19. 290-Richie Yost [16]; 20. 29-Jeffrey Smith [19]; 21. 70-Aaron Smith II [11]; 22. 75-Dustin Beck [21]; 23. 210-Shawn O’Neill [13]; 24. 11-John Olinger [9]. Lap leaders: Larry Barber 1-5; Hayden Cardwell 6-30. DIRTVision Hard Charger: Blake Brown +14.

Preliminary Show 2 – Cometic Gaskets Qualifying — 1. 18-Kyle Sirratt [15.003] [$25]; 2. 130-DJ Kilanowski [15.088]; 3. 33-Evan Seay [15.111]; 4. 80-Dylan Wilson [15.135]; 5. 24-Daniel Cummings Jr [15.211]; 6. 99-Matty Watkins [15.243]; 7. 77-Tyler Merkley [15.257]; 8. 55-Trevor Fitz [15.295]; 9. 44-Tyler Blankenship [15.303]; 10. 29-Ron Snyder [15.382]; 11. 88-Christopher Olson [15.478]; 12. 311-Austin Matthews-15.496]; 13. 199-Toby W. Hallett [15.552]; 14. 62-Roland Johns [15.568]; 15. 151-Justin Fuller [15.638]; 16. 43-Jacob Hall [15.728]; 17. 100-Clayton Stuckey [15.729]; 18. 110-Landen Miller [15.753]; 19. 21-Jaret Duff [15.791]; 20. 619-Wyatt Meyer [15.805]; 21. 89-Tom Gajdorus [15.812]; 22. 41-Trevor Senterfitt [15.813]; 23. 57-Michael Keebler [15.869]; 24. 13-Brent Feher [15.883]; 25. 42-Tom Morano [15.969]; 26. 280-Edward Kochersberger [16.02]; 27. 40-William Tye [16.05]; 28. 99-Thomas Mackey [16.155]; 29. 12-Matthew Balthazor [NT]; 30. 105-Sheldon Oberle [NT].

Preliminary Show 2 – COMP Cams Heat 1 (10 laps) — Top 6 Transfer — 1. 18-Kyle Sirratt [1] [$25]; 2. 80-Dylan Wilson [2]; 3. 199-Toby W. Hallett [5]; 4. 43-Jacob Hall [6]; 5. 77-Tyler Merkley [3]; 6. 42-Tom Morano [9]; 7. 29-Ron Snyder [4]; 8. 99-Thomas Mackey [10]; 9. 41-Trevor Senterfitt [8]; 10. 21-Jaret Duff [7]. 

Preliminary Show 2 – ASi Racewear Heat 2 (10 laps) — Top 6 Transfer — 1. 130-DJ Kilanowski [1] [$25]; 2. 24-Daniel Cummings Jr [2]; 3. 55-Trevor Fitz [3]; 4. 100-Clayton Stuckey [6]; 5. 619-Wyatt Meyer [7]; 6. 12-Matthew Balthazor [10]; 7. 88-Christopher Olson [4]; 8. 57-Michael Keebler [8]; 9. 280-Edward Kochersberger [9]; 10. 62-Roland Johns [5]

Preliminary Show 2 – Bicknell Racing Products Heat 3 (10 laps) — Top 6 Transfer — 1. 33-Evan Seay [1] [$25]; 2. 311-Austin Matthews [4]; 3. 110-Landen Miller [6]; 4. 105-Sheldon Oberle [10]; 5. 151-Justin Fuller [5]; 6. 99-Matty Watkins [2]; 7. 13-Brent Feher [8]; 8. 89-Tom Gajdorus [7]; 9. 44-Tyler Blankenship [3]; 10. 40-William Tye [9].

Preliminary Show 2 – Integra Race Shocks Last Chance Showdown (14 laps) — Top 6 Transfer — 1. 29-Ron Snyder [1] [$25]; 2. 41-Trevor Senterfitt [7]; 3. 89-Tom Gajdorus [6]; 4. 57-Michael Keebler [5]; 5. 21-Jaret Duff [10]; 6. 99-Thomas Mackey2-4]; 7. 44-Tyler Blankenship [9]; 8. 13-Brent Feher [3]; 9. 62-Roland Johns [11]; 10. 40-William Tye [12]; 11. 280-Edward Kochersberger [8]; 12. 88-Christopher Olson [12].

Preliminary Show 2 – COMP Cams Feature (30 laps) — 1. 33-Evan Seay [3] [$25/Two tickets to World Short Track Championship]; 2. 18-Kyle Sirratt [1]; 3. 130-DJ Kilanowski [2]; 4. 24-Daniel Cummings Jr [5]; 5. 55-Trevor Fitz [8]; 6. 80-Dylan Wilson [4]; 7. 311-Austin Matthews [6]; 8. 43-Jacob Hall [10]; 9. 12-Matthew Balthazor [17]; 10. 89-Tom Gajdorus [21]; 11. 151-Justin Fuller [15]; 12. 77-Tyler Merkley [13]; 13. 619-Wyatt Meyer [14]; 14. 41-Trevor Senterfitt [20]; 15. 110-Landen Miller [9]; 16. 21-Jaret Duff [23]; 17. 99-Matty Watkins [18]; 18. 199-Toby W. Hallett [7]; 19. 57-Michael Keebler [22]; 20. 100-Clayton Stuckey [11]; 21. 29-Ron Snyder [19]; 22. 99-Thomas Mackey [24]; 23. 105-Sheldon Oberle [12]; 24. 42-Tom Morano [16]. Lap leaders: DJ Kilanowski 1-29; Evan Seay 30. DIRTVision Hard Charger: Tom Gajdorus +11.

VP RACING FUELS FINAL ROUND

Racing Electronics Qualifying — 1. 33-Evan Seay [15.133]; 2. 14-Braden Johnson [15.147]; 3. 130-DJ Kilanowski [15.170]; 4. 80-Dylan Wilson [15.173]; 5. 7-Hayden Cardwell [15.188]; 6. 18-Kyle Sirratt [15.200]; 7. 54-Larry Barber Jr. [15.212]; 8. 114-JD Brown [15.231]; 9. 55-Trevor Fitz [15.252]; 10. 311-Austin Matthews [15.261]; 11. 12-Blake Bentley [15.330]; 12. 74-Blake L Brown [15.345]; 13. 10-Lon Franks [15.358]; 14. 546-Randy Axner [15.448]; 15. 24-Daniel Cummings Jr. [15.450]; 16. 43-Jacob Hall [15.459]; 17. 77-Tyler Merkley [15.471]; 18. 12-Matthew Balthazor [15.506]; 19. 87-Tyler Jackson [15.525]; 20. 32-Bradley Bauer [15.530]; 21. 39-Ian Blanchard [15.627]; 22. 151-Justin Fuller [15.731]; 23. 89-Tom Gajdorus [15.760]; 24. 17-Preston Oberle [15.765].

Chevrolet Performance Feature (50 laps) 1. 33-Evan Seay [1] [$250]; 2. 80-Dylan Wilson [4] [$200]; 3. 7-Hayden Cardwell [5] [$100]; 4. 18-Kyle Sirratt [6] [$75]; 5. 114-JD Brown [8] [$50]; 6. 43-Jacob Hall [16] [$45]; 7. 54-Larry Barber Jr. [7] [$40]; 8. 87-Tyler Jackson [19] [$35]; 9. 10-Lon Franks [13] [$30]; 10. 130-DJ Kilanowski [3] [$25]; 11. 546-Randy Axner [14] [$20]; 12. 12-Matthew Balthazor [18] [$20]; 13. 311-Austin Matthews [10] [$20]; 14. 24-Daniel Cummings Jr [15] [$20]; 15. 74-Blake L Brown [12] [$20]; 16. 32-Bradley Bauer [20] [$20]; 17. 39-Ian Blanchard [21] [$20]; 18. 151-Justin Fuller [22] [$20]; 19. 77-Tyler Merkley [17] [$20]; 20. 89-Tom Gajdorus [23] [$20]; 21. 14-Braden Johnson [2] [$20]; 22. 17-Preston Oberle [24] [$20]; 23. 55-Trevor Fitz [9] [$20]; 24. 12-Blake Bentley [11] [$20]. Lap leaders: Evan Seay 1-50. DIRTVision Hard Charger: Tyler Jackson +11.

Additional Awards:

1st Place – DIRTcar Merchandise/VP Racing Fuels Victory Flag/Hoosier neckband/Feature Winner Wheel Sign/Two (2) tickets to World Short Track Championship.

2nd Place – DIRTcar Merchandise by Arizona Sports Shirts/Hoosier neckband

3rd Place – DIRTcar Merchandise by Arizona Sports Shirts/Hoosier neckband

DIRTcar Kicks Off Weekly eSports Competition

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Inaugural DIRTcar eSports Showdown Set for Saturday, April 25

DIRTcar Racing is excited to announce the addition of weekly eSports competition to its schedule, debuting this Saturday, April 25 with DIRTcar Stock Cars (Dirt Street Stocks on iRacing) at the virtual Fairbury Speedway.

True to its founding spirit of inclusivity, consistency and breadth, DIRTcar has built a framework for its weekly eSports division that is open to anyone, accommodates huge fields, pays back through the field, and engages fans via DIRTVision broadcasts. Events will rotate between three DIRTcar divisions offered on iRacing: Street Stocks, Pro Late Models, and UMP Modifieds.

“iRacing has helped us fill the void during these difficult times,” said DIRTcar CEO Brian Carter, “but the attempt to make a simulation as true to life as possible, has led to an air of exclusivity in many of the events we’re seeing. We’re determined to create the same inclusive environment in our DIRTcar eSports events that we have in all DIRTcar events, and lay the foundation for a platform that will endure far beyond a pandemic reaction.”

Weekly eSports competition kicks off this Saturday, April 25, with an epic DIRTcar Stock Car Showdown at Fairbury Speedway. Unlike upcoming events, which will cut across multiple nights, the inaugural event will pack in a full day of racing, with Qualifying sessions from noon to 4PM ET, Preliminary Shows at 6PM ET, and the Final Event at 9:30PM ET.

Weekly virtual tournament-style events will consist of three rounds: a Qualifying Round, a Preliminary Round, and a Final Feature. Qualifying Rounds (240 driver max) will be split into groups of 24 for two solo qualifying laps to set up a 30-lap Feature. The top 12 from each will advance to the Preliminary Round, a split field forming two complete shows with Qualifying, Heats, Last Chance Qualifiers, and a 30-lap Feature. The top 12 drivers from each Preliminary Feature will advance to the Final Round, comprised of two solo qualifying laps and a 50-lap Feature.

Entries are now open for the inaugural DIRTcar eSports Showdown, with a purse totaling over $1,000. All Final Feature finishing positions will be paid out according to the posted purse/payouts. To register, competitors need only fill out the digital entry form and pay a $20 entry fee before noon, 12PM ET, on Friday, April 24.

Non-sim-racing fans and drivers can enjoy the Preliminary Shows and Final Feature LIVE on DIRTVision, starting at 6PM ET on April 25, free to all FAST PASS subscribers and available to others via PPV.

For the latest news, follow DIRTcar Racing on Twitter and Facebook. And be sure to stay tuned for more information on next week’s event, featuring DIRTcar UMP Modifieds at Limaland Motorsports Park.