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5/12/21 – 360 Sprint Cars at Kokomo Speedway

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NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 laps) – 1. 00-Kendal Tucker [1]; 2. 2-Dylan Houser [10]; 3. 12-Alex Bergeron [2]; 4. 33-Evan Seay [3]; 5. 85-Tyler Schell [4]; 6. 115-Boddie Parker [11]; 7. 48-Dylan Yeager [20]; 8. 1-Jesse Enterkin [8]; 9. 17-Brett Rowles [13]; 10. 331-Dustin Hall [9]; 11. 461-Cole Dewease [15]; 12. 46-Jonathan Nause [18]; 13. 43-Terrell Wheeler [17]; 14. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [5]; 15. 29-Billy Richardson [7]; 16. 14-Brett Wright [19]; 17. 17-Sam Reakes [6]; 18. 5-Jacob Karklin [16]; 19. 13-Matt Remick [21]; 20. 38-Ryan Carlisi [12]; 21. 82-Eric Schroeter [14]

Qualifying (2 laps) – 1. 00-Kendal Tucker [11.369]; 2. 12-Alex Bergeron [11.422]; 3. 33-Evan Seay [11.439]; 4. 48-Dylan Yeager [11.511]; 5. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [11.544]; 6. 17-Sam Reakes [11.62]; 7. 14-Brett Wright [11.625]; 8. 85-Tyler Schell [11.631]; 9. 29-Billy Richardson [11.636]; 10. 5-Jacob Karklin [11.667]; 11. 115-Boddie Parker [11.748]; 12. 38-Ryan Carlisi [11.78]; 13. 331-Dustin Hall [11.783]; 14. 2-Dylan Houser [11.954]; 15. 17-Brett Rowles [12.06]; 16. 1-Jesse Enterkin [12.14]; 17. 13-Matt Remick [12.151]; 18. 46-Jonathan Nause [12.172]; 19. 43-Terrell Wheeler [12.289]; 20. 82-Eric Schroeter [12.444]; DNQ. 461-Cole Dewease [NT]

Heat Race 1 (10 laps, all transfer) – 1. 00-Kendal Tucker [1]; 2. 33-Evan Seay [2]; 3. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [3]; 4. 29-Billy Richardson [5]; 5. 331-Dustin Hall [7]; 6. 115-Boddie Parker [6]; 7. 17-Brett Rowles [8]; 8. 461-Cole Dewease [11]; 9. 43-Terrell Wheeler [10]; 10. 14-Brett Wright [4]; 11. 13-Matt Remick [9]

Heat Race 2 (10 laps, all transfer) – 1. 12-Alex Bergeron [1]; 2. 85-Tyler Schell [4]; 3. 17-Sam Reakes [3]; 4. 1-Jesse Enterkin [8]; 5. 2-Dylan Houser [7]; 6. 38-Ryan Carlisi [6]; 7. 82-Eric Schroeter [10]; 8. 5-Jacob Karklin [5]; 9. 46-Jonathan Nause [9]; 10. 48-Dylan Yeager [2]

CAN’T TOUCH THIS: Tucker Bags Second Tour Victory of Season 3 with Big Blocks at Cedar Lake

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Make it six weeks in-a-row that Kendal Tucker has finished no worse than second aboard the DIRTcar eSports Tour.

The defending Tour champion bagged his second Feature win of Season 3 Wednesday night with the Hoosier Racing Tire Big Block Modifieds in impressive fashion, winning a very close battle with Blake Matjoulis, of Ashville, NY, after a restart to grab the lead for good and pocket another $250 check.

In short, Tucker had a perfect night – setting quick time in Qualifying, winning his Heat Race and eventually the 50-lap Feature from the pole with a hard-charging cast of virtual racers behind him.

Tucker, of Mt. Airy, NC, led Lap 1 but gave it up on the next circuit to outside polesitter Matjoulis. He and his 127 Industries machine fended off his rivals out front for the next 26 laps before the caution flag was displayed, resetting the field.

The green dropped once again and Tucker got a great run on the top side to challenge Matjoulis for the lead. Using that high-side momentum out of Turn 2, Tucker pulled ahead of Matjoulis as they slid into Turn 3 and took the line away to seal the spot.

“Once we got a couple of restarts in, I started being pretty aggressive and wanted to make some moves,” Tucker said. “That last restart there – we got a really good start on [Matjoulis] and was able to wheel around the top in [Turns] 1 and 2 on him.”

From there on out, it was all Tucker and his #00 Swindell SpeedLab entry. He had opened a two-second advantage over the rest of the field by the time he crossed the finish line, fully displaying his fixed-setup prowess on iRacing.

It comes in as another great points night for Tucker, as he extends his advantage over runner-up Tyler Schell, despite having entered one less race than each of his closest competitors. Still, he seeks his second Tour championship as Season 3 begins to wind down to the final three races.

“I definitely didn’t think we had a shot at the points this season at all. Luckily, these six races we’ve ran so far, we’ve been able to have some pretty good speed in all the different cars we’ve ran so far,” Tucker said.

The DIRTcar eSports Tour is back in action with the NOS Energy Drink 360 Sprint Cars at Kokomo Speedway next Wednesday night for Round #8 of Season 3. Catch all the action live on DIRTVision presented by Drydene.

Hoosier Racing Tire Feature (50 Laps) – 1. 00 Kendal Tucker (1), 2. 127 Blake Matjoulis (2), 3. 12 Alex Bergeron (3), 4. 41 Logan Rumsey (7), 5. 33 Evan Seay (19), 6. 22 Mason Hannagan (5), 7. 85 Tyler Schell (6), 8. 09 Tanner Tomasi (18), 9. 000 Kevin Dedmon (20), 10. 115 Boddie Parker (9), 11. 717 Bobby Rafferty (14), 12. 1 Jesse Enterkin (12), 13. 19 Christopher McGuire (10), 14. 331 Dustin Hall (16), 15. 033 Richard Murtaugh Jr. (8), 16. 17 Brett Rowles (22), 17. 8 Austin Hunter (4), 18. 48 Dylan Yeager (17), 19. 13 Matt Remick (21), 20. 78 Justin Bishop (23), 21 9 Ken Burns (15), 22. 06 Rylan Gray (13), 23. 185 Hunter Heck (11), 24. 88 Chris Olson (24)

JACK-vs-HACK: Jackson Goes Back-and-Forth with Hackney, Wins Street Stocks at Limaland

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Kilgore places 19th, loses ground on points leader Jackson while Hackney rebounds

Although he recently traded-in some of his iRacing experience in for some seat time in a real-world DIRTcar Stock Car, Tyler Jackson proved Wednesday night that he still knows how to wheel it in the virtual world, too.

Leading all but four laps in the seventh race of the Chevy Performance Street Stock League, Jackson, of Rockford, IL, went head-to-head in a fierce home-stretch battle to the checkers with defending Limaland Feature winner Keith Hackney, of Calhoun, GA, to collect his third win of DIRTcar eSports Season 3.

Jackson took off from the third starting spot, grabbed the lead from polesitter Aidan Skraha on Lap 3 and began his defense of the top spot right away, as Hackney went right with him and slipped into second shortly thereafter.

Hackney hammered the top side of the 3/10-mile lap-after-lap and kept pace with Jackson’s #25 until he decided to make a daring move for the lead with under five laps remaining. A big slide job in Turns 3-4 by Hackney caused a bit of contact as they sailed through the turns, but Jackson was able to keep momentum and returned the favor in Turn 1-2.

“I saw Keith coming and had to make a move to try and win the race,” Jackson said. “So we battled it out, and he threw kind of a nasty slide job but he owed me one from the Heat, so it’s all good from here.”

The two exchanged slide jobs several times more over the final two laps until Jackson went low to protect the lead on the final lap. Hackney drove it in deep underneath one final time in Turn 3, but it wasn’t enough. Jackson survived the bumper tap and drove away with his third $100 payday of the season.

With his third win of the season, Jackson now extends his points lead over Carl Kilgore. It was a rough night for the Greenville, MS-native, who had made it up to fifth before contact with Skraha sent him backwards in the final laps, leaving him with a 19th-place finish.

To a bunch of his on-virtual-track success, Jackson attributes his time on the sim rig. Last weekend, he got his first taste of a real-life DIRTcar Stock Car in a weekly event at Fairbury Speedway – just one of several events he plans to compete in this year, using what he’s gathered on the virtual track.

“Even though we crinkled-up some fenders, I went down and helped Greg [Osman, car owner] beat some of that stuff out. We’ll be back racing Macon [Speedway, Illinois] Memorial Day,” Jackson said.

The Chevy Performance Street Stock League is back in action next Wednesday night for Round #8 of DIRTcar eSports Season 3 at the Eldora Speedway. Catch all the action live on DIRTVision presented by Drydene.

Chevy Performance Feature (25 Laps) – 1. 25 Tyler Jackson (3), 2. 69 Keith Hackney (6), 3. 17 Brett Rowles (2), 4. 121 Edward Farness (5), 5. 717 Bobby Rafferty (4), 6. 05 Devin Ramsey (12), 7. 48 Kyle Vaughn (7), 8. 71 Daniel Stiffler (10), 9. 21 Jim Reavis (9), 10. 077 Holden English (17), 11. 93 Steve Miskolczi (13), 12. 225 Nathan Lemons (24), 13. 18 Justin Henson (19), 14. 111 Jaron Valley (11), 15. 77 Anthony Corini (23), 16. 38 Ryan Carlisi (21) 17. 73 Scott Reid (20), 18. 6 Mitch Erickson (15), 19. 021 Carl Kilgore (8), 20. 53 Aidan Skraha (1), 21. 92 Payton Gries (16), 22. 23 Brayden McMahan (14), 23.  546 Randy Axner (22), 24. 026 Sage Luther (18)

5/5/21 – Big Block Modifieds at Cedar Lake Speedway

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VP Racing Fuels Feature (50 laps) – 1. 00-Kendal Tucker [1]; 2. 127-Blake Matjoulis [2]; 3. 12-Alex Bergeron [3]; 4. 41-Logan Rumsey [7]; 5. 33-Evan Seay [19]; 6. 22-Mason Hannagan [5]; 7. 85-Tyler Schell [6]; 8. 09-Tanner Tomasi [18]; 9. 000-Kevin Dedmon [20]; 10. 115-Boddie Parker [9]; 11. 717-Bobby Rafferty [14]; 12. 1-Jesse Enterkin [12]; 13. 19-Christopher McGuire [10]; 14. 331-Dustin Hall [16]; 15. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [8]; 16. 17-Brett Rowles [22]; 17. 7-Austin Hunter [4]; 18. 48-Dylan Yeager [17]; 19. 13-Matt Remick [21]; 20. 78-Justin Bishop [23]; 21. 9-Kurt Burns [15]; 22. 06-Rylan Gray [13]; 23. 185-Hunter Heck [11]; 24. 88-Chris Olson [24]

Qualifying (2 laps) – 1. 00-Kendal Tucker [14.165]; 2. 127-Blake Matjoulis [14.188]; 3. 33-Evan Seay [14.205]; 4. 7-Austin Hunter [14.219]; 5. 22-Mason Hannagan [14.227]; 6. 85-Tyler Schell [14.227]; 7. 12-Alex Bergeron [14.245]; 8. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [14.274]; 9. 115-Boddie Parker [14.284]; 10. 717-Bobby Rafferty [14.288]; 11. 41-Logan Rumsey [14.299]; 12. 1-Jesse Enterkin [14.302]; 13. 48-Dylan Yeager [14.306]; 14. 19-Christopher McGuire [14.34]; 15. 185-Hunter Heck [14.346]; 16. 331-Dustin Hall [14.363]; 17. 06-Rylan Gray [14.373]; 18. 09-Tanner Tomasi [14.415]; 19. 92-Joey Ladouceur [14.416]; 20. 46-Jonathan Nause [14.435]; 21. 13-Matt Remick [14.451]; 22. 17-Brett Rowles [14.461]; 23. 42-John Smith [14.487]; 24. 44-Michael Lewis [14.496]; 25. 78-Justin Bishop [14.501]; 26. 88-Chris Olson [14.506]; 27. 58-Ryder Sroufe [14.534]; 28. 2-Allen Burgan [14.549]; 29. 114-Joe Garcia [14.549]; 30. 126-Jeffrey Eddy [14.567]; 31. 29-Billy Richardson [14.57]; 32. 02-Bradley Steinruck [14.573]; 33. 77-Anthony Corini [14.581]; 34. 72-Joseph Grabianowski [14.637]; 35. 9-Kurt Burns [14.758]; DNQ. 000-Kevin Dedmon [NT]; 82-Eric Schroeter [NT]

Heat Race 1 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 00-Kendal Tucker [1]; 2. 22-Mason Hannagan [2]; 3. 115-Boddie Parker [3]; 4. 06-Rylan Gray [5]; 5. 78-Justin Bishop [7]; 6. 13-Matt Remick [6]; 7. 77-Anthony Corini [9]; 8. 48-Dylan Yeager [4]; 9. 114-Joe Garcia [8]; 10. 82-Eric Schroeter [10]

Heat Race 2 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 127-Blake Matjoulis [1]; 2. 85-Tyler Schell [2]; 3. 19-Christopher McGuire [4]; 4. 717-Bobby Rafferty [3]; 5. 09-Tanner Tomasi [5]; 6. 17-Brett Rowles [6]; 7. 88-Chris Olson [7]; 8. 72-Joseph Grabianowski [9]; 9. 126-Jeffrey Eddy [8]

Heat Race 3 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 12-Alex Bergeron [2]; 2. 41-Logan Rumsey [3]; 3. 185-Hunter Heck [4]; 4. 9-Kurt Burns [9]; 5. 29-Billy Richardson [8]; 6. 42-John Smith [6]; 7. 92-Joey Ladouceur [5]; 8. 58-Ryder Sroufe [7]; 9. 33-Evan Seay [1]

Heat Race 4 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 7-Austin Hunter [1]; 2. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [2]; 3. 1-Jesse Enterkin [3]; 4. 331-Dustin Hall [4]; 5. 000-Kevin Dedmon [9]; 6. 02-Bradley Steinruck [8]; 7. 44-Michael Lewis [6]; 8. 2-Allen Burgan [7]; 9. 46-Jonathan Nause [5]

Last Chance Showdown 1 (14 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 09-Tanner Tomasi [1]; 2. 000-Kevin Dedmon [2]; 3. 17-Brett Rowles [3]; 4. 88-Chris Olson [5]; 5. 72-Joseph Grabianowski [7]; 6. 44-Michael Lewis [6]; 7. 2-Allen Burgan [8]; 8. 46-Jonathan Nause [10]; 9. 02-Bradley Steinruck [4]; 10. 126-Jeffrey Eddy [9]; 11. 82-Eric Schroeter [11];

Last Chance Showdown 2 (14 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 48-Dylan Yeager [7]; 2. 33-Evan Seay [10]; 3. 13-Matt Remick [3]; 4. 78-Justin Bishop [1]; 5. 92-Joey Ladouceur [6]; 6. 77-Anthony Corini [5]; 7. 42-John Smith [4]; 8. 29-Billy Richardson [2]; 9. 114-Joe Garcia [9]; 10. 58-Ryder Sroufe [8]

5/5/21 – Street Stocks at Limaland Motorsports Park

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Chevy Performance Feature (25 laps) – 1. 25-Tyler Jackson [3]; 2. 69-Keith Hackney [6]; 3. 17-Brett Rowles [2]; 4. 121-Edward Farness [5]; 5. 717-Bobby Rafferty [4]; 6. 05-Devin Ramsey [12]; 7. 48-Kyle Vaughn [7]; 8. 71-Daniel Stiffler [10]; 9. 21-Jim Reavis [9]; 10. 077-Holden English [17]; 11. 93-Steve Miskolczi [13]; 12. 225-Nathan Lemons [24]; 13. 18-Justin Henson [19]; 14. 111-Jaron Valley [11]; 15. 77-Anthony Corini [23]; 16. 38-Ryan Carlisi [21]; 17. 73-Scott Reid [20]; 18. 6-Mitch Erickson [15]; 19. 021-Carl Kilgore [8]; 20. 53-Aidan Skraha [1]; 21. 92-Payton Gries [16]; 22. 23-Brayden McMahan [14]; 23. 546-Randy Axner [22]; 24. 26-Sage Luther [18]

Qualifying (2 laps) – 1. 53-Aidan Skraha [15.123]; 2. 17-Brett Rowles [15.124]; 3. 21-Jim Reavis [15.13]; 4. 225-Nathan Lemons [15.157]; 5. 111-Jaron Valley [15.16]; 6. 69-Keith Hackney [15.167]; 7. 48-Kyle Vaughn [15.198]; 8. 84-Mike Watt [15.214]; 9. 26-Sage Luther [15.219]; 10. 71-Daniel Stiffler [15.221]; 11. 121-Edward Farness [15.225]; 12. 25-Tyler Jackson [15.242]; 13. 717-Bobby Rafferty [15.247]; 14. 23-Brayden McMahan [15.255]; 15. 026-Blade Kearns [15.256]; 16. 93-Steve Miskolczi [15.258]; 17. 021-Carl Kilgore [15.259]; 18. 05-Devin Ramsey [15.268]; 19. 18-Justin Henson [15.281]; 20. 546-Randy Axner [15.283]; 21. 077-Holden English [15.292]; 22. 92-Payton Gries [15.296]; 23. 5-Jason Metoxen [15.298]; 24. 6-Mitch Erickson [15.305]; 25. 76-Robert Palmer [15.332]; 26. 77-Anthony Corini [15.363]; 27. 38-Ryan Carlisi [15.422]; 28. 7-Joseph Driscoll [15.457]; 29. 73-Scott Reid [15.515]; 30. 46-Jonathan Nause [15.536]; 31. 24-John Quill [15.598]; 32. 002-Clifford Bellomy [15.613]; 33. 07-Mark Mitchell [15.691]; 34. 75-Kyle Vickers [16.101]

Heat Race 1 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 53-Aidan Skraha [1]; 2. 717-Bobby Rafferty [5]; 3. 48-Kyle Vaughn [3]; 4. 71-Daniel Stiffler [4]; 5. 93-Steve Miskolczi [6]; 6. 92-Payton Gries [8]; 7. 18-Justin Henson [7]; 8. 76-Robert Palmer [9]; 9. 75-Kyle Vickers [12]; 10. 24-John Quill [11]; 11. 7-Joseph Driscoll [10]; 12. 225-Nathan Lemons [2]

Heat Race 2 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 17-Brett Rowles [1]; 2. 121-Edward Farness [4]; 3. 021-Carl Kilgore [6]; 4. 111-Jaron Valley [2]; 5. 23-Brayden McMahan [5]; 6. 5-Jason Metoxen [8]; 7. 84-Mike Watt [3]; 8. 77-Anthony Corini [9]; 9. 73-Scott Reid [10]; 10. 002-Clifford Bellomy [11]; 11. 546-Randy Axner [7]

Heat Race 3 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 25-Tyler Jackson [4]; 2. 69-Keith Hackney [2]; 3. 21-Jim Reavis [1]; 4. 05-Devin Ramsey [6]; 5. 6-Mitch Erickson [8]; 6. 07-Mark Mitchell [11]; 7. 077-Holden English [7]; 8. 26-Sage Luther [3]; 9. 38-Ryan Carlisi [9]; 10. 46-Jonathan Nause [10] 11. 026-Blade Kearns [5]

Last Chance Showdown 1 (14 laps, top-6 transfer) – 1. 93-Steve Miskolczi [1]; 2. 6-Mitch Erickson [2]; 3. 077-Holden English [5]; 4. 18-Justin Henson [4]; 5. 38-Ryan Carlisi [8]; 6. 77-Anthony Corini [6]; 7. 002-Clifford Bellomy [9]; 8. 5-Jason Metoxen [3]; 9. 7-Joseph Driscoll [10]; 10. 75-Kyle Vickers [7]; 11. 026-Blade Kearns [11]

Last Chance Showdown 2 (14 laps, top-6 transfer) – 1. 23-Brayden McMahan [1]; 2. 92-Payton Gries [2]; 3. 26-Sage Luther [6]; 4. 73-Scott Reid [7]; 5. 546-Randy Axner [10]; 6. 225-Nathan Lemons [11]; 7. 07-Mark Mitchell [3]; 8. 84-Mike Watt [4]; 9. 76-Robert Palmer [5]; 10. 24-John Quill [8]; 11. 46-Jonathan Nause [9]

4/28/21 – Street Stocks at Lernerville Speedway

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Chevy Performance Feature (25 laps) – 1. 25-Tyler Jackson [1]; 2. 021-Carl Kilgore [2]; 3. 077-Holden English [3]; 4. 225-Nathan Lemons [10]; 5. 17-Brett Rowles [11]; 6. 121-Edward Farness [13]; 7. 48-Kyle Vaughn [6]; 8. 53-Aidan Skraha [8]; 9. 002-Clifford Bellomy [12]; 10. 18-Justin Henson [15]; 11. 111-Jaron Valley [7]; 12. 003-Thorne Zimmerman [4]; 13. 84-Mike Watt [20]; 14. 21-Jim Reavis [18]; 15. 71-Daniel Stiffler [21]; 16. 92-Payton Gries [14]; 17. 7-Joseph Driscoll [24]; 18. 202-Kyle Vickers [23]; 19. 73-Scott Reid [16]; 20. 546-Randy Axner [9]; 21. 5-Jason Metoxen [22]; 22. 69-Keith Hackney [5]; 23. 6-Mitch Erickson [17]; 24. 026-Sage Luther [19]

Qualifying (2 laps) – 1. 25-Tyler Jackson [18.143]; 2. 021-Carl Kilgore [18.155]; 3. 077-Holden English [18.165]; 4. 111-Jaron Valley [18.178]; 5. 53-Aidan Skraha [18.252]; 6. 48-Kyle Vaughn [18.261]; 7. 7-Joseph Driscoll [18.28]; 8. 69-Keith Hackney [18.281]; 9. 546-Randy Axner [18.294]; 10. 003-Thorne Zimmerman [18.301]; 11. 17-Brett Rowles [18.31]; 12. 026-Sage Luther [18.314]; 13. 121-Edward Farness [18.322]; 14. 92-Payton Gries [18.334]; 15. 73-Scott Reid [18.342]; 16. 225-Nathan Lemons [18.347]; 17. 21-Jim Reavis [18.388]; 18. 76-Robert Palmer [18.394]; 19. 46-Jonathan Nause [18.435]; 20. 6-Mitch Erickson [18.484]; 21. 002-Clifford Bellomy [18.546]; 22. 71-Daniel Stiffler [18.607]; 23. 84-Mike Watt [18.636]; 24. 5-Jason Metoxen [18.742]; 25. 18-Justin Henson [18.749]; 26. 202-Kyle Vickers [18.821]; 27. 32-Hank Silver [18.924]; 28. 24-John Quill [19.502]

Heat Race 1 (8 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 25-Tyler Jackson [1]; 2. 003-Thorne Zimmerman [4]; 3. 111-Jaron Valley [2]; 4. 225-Nathan Lemons [6]; 5. 121-Edward Farness [5]; 6. 7-Joseph Driscoll [3]; 7. 18-Justin Henson [9]; 8. 46-Jonathan Nause [7]; 9. 71-Daniel Stiffler [8]; 10. 24-John Quill [10]

Heat Race 2 (8 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 021-Carl Kilgore [1]; 2. 69-Keith Hackney [3]; 3. 53-Aidan Skraha [2]; 4. 17-Brett Rowles [4]; 5. 6-Mitch Erickson [7]; 6. 92-Payton Gries [5]; 7. 84-Mike Watt [8]; 8. 202-Kyle Vickers [9]; 9. 21-Jim Reavis [6]

Heat Race 3 (8 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 077-Holden English [1]; 2. 48-Kyle Vaughn [2]; 3. 546-Randy Axner [3]; 4. 002-Clifford Bellomy [7]; 5. 73-Scott Reid [5]; 6. 76-Robert Palmer [6]; 7. 5-Jason Metoxen [8]; 8. 026-Sage Luther [4]; 9. 32-Hank Silver [9]

Last Chance Showdown (8 laps, top-12 transfer) – 1. 121-Edward Farness [1]; 2. 92-Payton Gries [5]; 3. 18-Justin Henson [7]; 4. 73-Scott Reid [3]; 5. 6-Mitch Erickson [2]; 6. 21-Jim Reavis [14]; 7. 026-Sage Luther [12]; 8. 84-Mike Watt [8]; 9. 71-Daniel Stiffler [13]; 10. 5-Jason Metoxen [9]; 11. 202-Kyle Vickers [11]; 12. 7-Joseph Driscoll [4]; 13. 24-John Quill [16]; 14. 76-Robert Palmer [6]; 15. 46-Jonathan Nause [10]; 16. 32-Hank Silver [15]

PASS THROUGH THE GRASS: Jackson makes wild pass for DIRTcar eSports Street Stock win

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Tuesday’s race at Lernerville Speedway was one of the closest finish in the history of the Series

Tyler Jackson wrote a new definition for the term “go where they aren’t” during Tuesday night’s DIRTcar eSports Chevrolet Performance Street Stock race at Lernerville Speedway.

With nine laps to go, Carl Kilgore left a crack in the doorway to the lead with a patch of grass in the opening. For Jackson, that was good enough. He tossed his #25 underneath Kilgore in Turn 3 and ran his way through the grass to complete the pass off Turn 4.

His daring move secured him the win and the $100 check that comes with it.

Before then, Jackson and Kilgore put on a barnburner throughout the 30-lap iRacing event. Jackson got the early lead and held it for the early portion of the race, but 21 never let him out of his sight.

By the halfway point, Kilgore scared Jackson into moving his line. The #25 ripped the top for the majority of the race, but after Kilgore snuck underneath him the lap prior, Jackson dove to the bottom in Turns 1 and 2 to block Kilgore’s momentum. That moved hindered his run off the corner, though, and gave Kilgore another opportunity to pounce.

When they entered Turn 3, Kilgore dove underneath Jackson and claimed the lead. On the next lap, Jackson’s loss of momentum continued as Keith Hackney also dove underneath him and stole second. However, Jackson wasn’t willing to lay down.

He dove underneath Hackney in Turns 1 and 2, and the two slammed doors all the way down the backstretch. Jackson’s relentless drive won the battle as he drove back by Hackney for second.

The hunt was on. Jackson got his feet back underneath him and began running Kilgore down. A caution with nine laps to go further assisted with his efforts.

When the green flag initiated the continuation of the race, Jackson found the crack in the doorway and went where Kilgore wasn’t – further than anyone had gone. But he wasn’t going to let the win slip through his fingers.

Kilgore fought back, staying on Jackson’s bumper on the final lap and attempting a slide job in Turns 3 and 4 with the checkered flag in the air. Jackson was able to get the better run off the turn and edge Kilgore at the line by 0.097 sec. – one of the closest finishes in DIRTcar eSports Street Stock history.

Due to unfortunate technical difficulties, the winner was unable to be interviewed.

The DIRTcar eSports Street Stock action continues next Wednesday, May 5, with the Chevrolet Performance Street Stocks at Limaland Motorsports Park.

Check out the entire race broadcast livestream for FREE on DIRTVision presented by Drydene or on the DIRTcar Facebook page at 7pm ET.

STEADY AS SHE GOES: Dylan Houser rides high line to DIRTcar eSports Midget victory

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The DIRTcar eSports Midget debut at Lanier provided a plethora of exciting moments from start to finish

Dylan Houser stuck to his plan and became victorious. He didn’t let the pressure of others sway his mentality. Nor did he buckle under that pressure either.

He demonstrated the importance of a smooth and steady race during the first-ever DIRTcar eSports Midgets presented by NOS Energy Drink event Tuesday night at Lanier National Speedway, and became $250 richer because of that.

Mason Hannagan and Kendall Tucker were the class of the 24-car field, leading the majority of the race between them. Hannagan took the early lead but was unable to shake Tucker. While Hannagan rolled the bottom, Tucker found virtual grip around the top of the track and drove by him for the lead on Lap 4.

There was then a war, worthy of a Game of Thrones episode, from second to seventh with drivers crisscrossing every turn. Their bumpers were used as swords, for both attack and defense, and there was little care for personal space as they slid within inches of each other.

Hannagan had to fight off the likes of two-time iRacing World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car World Championship titleholder Alex Bergeron, Evan Seay and Houser – making his way from seventh in his #2 Midget – for second. He was able to do so for the majority of the event, especially when Bergeron was spun late in the event.

However, while everyone moved to the top during the second half of the event, including the leader, Houser committed himself to the top. Up there, he looked like a man running a mountain top while everyone else was at the base. But with an easy throttle and steady hands, Houser was flawless around the high line. He made his way to second and Tucker’s bumper as the checkered flag neared.

While Tucker continued to run the bottom, Houser slowly edged his way further and further alongside Tucker’s #00 Midget. He edged him by a nose for the lead and was able to hold it for a late-race caution.

When the race resumed, Houser returned to the top of the track and cruised his way to a big win in DIRTcar eSports competition with Tucker second and Hannagan third.

He stuck to his plan… and became victorious.

Due to unfortunate technical difficulties, the winner was unable to be interviewed.

The DIRTcar eSports Tour action continues next Wednesday, May 5, with the return of the Big Blocks presented by Hoosier Racing Tires at Cedar Lake Speedway.

Check out the entire race broadcast livestream for FREE on DIRTVision presented by Drydene or on the DIRTcar Facebook page at 7:50pm ET.

ONE START, ONE WIN: Cardwell Nets First Season 3 Tour Victory in First Start

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Tucker bags third runner-up finish and points lead, Matjoulis back-to-back podiums

Until Wednesday night, he hadn’t made a start with the DIRTcar eSports Tour since the final race of Season 2 in January. Turns out, Hayden Cardwell didn’t even need it to take down an entire field of iRacing’s best with the Big Block Modifieds.

Coming from eighth on the starting grid, Cardwell advanced his #07 seven positions in the first 15 laps around Lernerville Speedway to get his first taste at the lead, using the very bottom lane and sneaking underneath his opponents to get the spots.

“There was a lot of grip on the bottom early on,” Cardwell told Chase Raudman in the DIRTVision post-race interview. “If you could get down there and shoot off [Turns] 1 and 2, it was so much better than the top.”

Cardwell, the defending World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model iRacing World Champion from Knoxville, TN, made the pass for the lead on the Tour’s own defending champion Kendal Tucker with his left-side tires touching the grass as he slid through the corners.

“I got to second and then the bottom started to go away in [Turns] 3 and 4,” Cardwell said. “Kendal moved up, so I just tried to stay down there. By the time I got to the lead, the bottom was about gone, but all it took was him to get off the bottom in 3 and 4.”

Once Cardwell got to the lead, it was game over. He was followed in hot pursuit by Tucker, of Mt. Airy, NC, and Blake Matjoulis for the last several laps, which included a green-white-checkered restart. But in the end, they were unable to get close enough to try and make a pass, leaving Cardwell with the win and the $250 top prize after 50 laps with the Big Blocks presented by Hoosier Racing Tire.

“I kinda surprised myself because I haven’t really been in competition on here, probably since the [iRacing] Pro Series in Sprint Cars. It feels good to come out here after not being on here in a while and come out on top,” he said.

Tucker brought home yet another runner-up spot in only his fourth week of action on the Tour. With three second-place finishes and one win, he now has the points lead heading into one of the most unique car-track combos of the season next Tuesday: Dirt Midgets at Lanier National Speedway.

Matjoulis, the 127 Industries captain from Ashville, NY, followed-up his third-place run last week with another in Week 5. A solid climb from sixth on the starting grid saw him use the top side to his advantage as he finally reached the podium with less than 10 laps left on the board. The finish will bode well for him in the points standings as he chases his first Tour trophy.

The DIRTcar eSports Tour action continues next Tuesday night, April 27, with a featured presentation of NOS Energy Drink Dirt Midgets and their Tour debut at Lanier National Speedway.

Check out the entire race broadcast livestream for FREE on DIRTVision presented by Drydene or on the DIRTcar Facebook page at 7:50pm ET.

LOVE RESTORED: Kilgore Reunites with Teammate Hackney, Bags 1-2 Street Stock Finish at Cedar Lake

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Former Extreme Savage duo jumps to Team No Love after Week 4 incident

After their unfortunate falling out in last week’s showing at Fairbury Speedway, Carl Kilgore and Keith Hackney have reunited as teammates on a new team and worked their magic Wednesday night at Cedar Lake Speedway to get Kilgore his second Chevy Performance Street Stock League Feature win of the season.

“We’re feeling good, especially after what happened last week,” Kilgore told Chase Raudman in the DIRTVision post-race interview. “Glad to be back on teams with Hackney – he’s a good dude. We had some trouble last week, but without all of our teammates and us being together, I can’t do this right here.”

Hackney, of Calhoun, GA, was penalized to the tail of the lead lap after the checkered in last week’s Feature due to contact with Kilgore wile racing for the lead on the final lap. Kilgore spun and was left with a 16th-place result, Hackney in 21st, while Tyler Jackson ran off with the win and a nice lead in the point standings.

But that’s all behind them now. The two put their differences aside over the week and straight-up dominated Wednesday night, starting on the front row after back-to-back Heat Race wins.

At the drop of the green, Kilgore, of Greenville, MS, immediately took off and never looked back, leading all 25 laps en route to his $100 victory.

“We’ve got a little bit of a gap to make up, but I feel like as long as we keep doing what we’re doing, we’ll be there,” Kilgore said.

Hackey did a solid job for his teammate in fending off the pressure from the rest of the field behind him, crossing the stripe in second for another good points race.

While he was able to nurse the hurt car home to a third-place finish, Jackson, of Rockford, IL, almost found himself in deep trouble about halfway through the race.

A slower car had gone over the outside wall in Turns 1-2 and proceeded to re-enter the track right in front of the leaders under green, causing a multi-car crash down the backstretch that tagged Jackson. He was able to drive out of the situation with control, but the damage had already been done to his right-front wheel well.

With the right-front pushed in, Jackson switched to the high line for the remainder of the race and fought back to a third-place result, likely saving his points lead.

The Chevy Performance Street Stock League is back in action next Tuesday night, April 27, with race #6 and a visit to Lernerville Speedway. Check out the entire race broadcast livestream for FREE on DIRTVision presented by Drydene or on the DIRTcar Facebook page at 6:50pm ET.