Dylan Wilson

DIGITAL DOMINATION: Seay Dominates Charlotte for $1,000 Win in Inaugural Digital Dash

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One-hundred thirty nine other drivers signed-up for a chance to take down the best Dirt Oval racers in the biggest Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified event in iRacing history. In the end, all fell to their knees and bowed at the feet of CFM eSports ringer Evan Seay, who led all 50 laps of the inaugural DIRTcar Digital Dash to collect the biggest cash prize in DIRTcar eSports history.

“We’ve won here with DIRTcar eSports before in the Big Blocks, but that wasn’t with the competition we have here tonight,” Seay said. “It’s not easy, and it definitely feels great to come out here and win again, not just for $250 but for $1,000 is awesome.”

Seay is now $1,000 richer after dominating the second day of the two-day event, first winning Magnum Race Design Preliminary Round Feature #1 before setting quick time in Final Round Qualifying and winning the big show from the pole. The Matjoulis-Seay SpeedShop #33 fended off pressure from runner-up Dylan Houser all race long, mastering restarts to keep Houser’s #2 at bay behind him.

“I know Dylan is always going to be there on those restarts – he’ll trying anything he can to get you off your game,” Seay said. “It was hard to figure out which line to choose going into [Turn] 1. I didn’t know which line I’d go if I had him cleared to the top, or if I didn’t have him cleared what line I could go.”

Houser nearly had Seay cleared for the lead on one of the late-race restarts, but the yellow was quickly thrown right after and forced him back to second. Try as he may, Houser was unable to take advantage on the restarts and get by for the lead.

“It was very tough, especially with these cars how the wig-out so bad before you take the green or even just pacing,” Houser said. “[Seay] makes one little move and you don’t know if he went or if he didn’t. So, you’ve got a 50/50 shot at timing it right.”

Third-place Dylan Wilson earned Hard Charger honors after a shy Qualifying effort of 23rd placed him nearly dead-last on the starting grid. In the end, he avoided the accidents and made every lap count on his way to the front, collecting $500 for his efforts.

ABBREVIATED RESULTS (view full results)

DIRTcar Digital Dash Feature (50 laps) – 1. 33-Evan Seay; 2. 2-Dylan Houser; 3. 80-Dylan Wilson; 4. 12-Alex Bergeron; 5. 02-Bryce Bailey; 6. 213-Jim Boniface; 7. 21-Caleb Schellenberg; 8. 85-Hunter Heck; 9. 42-Jordan Casey; 10. 6-Koulten Herbert; 11. 19-Mike Augustine; 12. 91-Felix Roy; 13. 002-Logan Gill; 14. 13-Aiden Bierlein; 15. 157-Drew Hopkins; 16. 82-Dalton DeWert; 17. 96-Gunnar Swanchara; 18. 88-William Watson; 19. 75-Ryan Gofmanas; 20. 32-Izaak Deoliveira; 21. 00-Kendal Tucker; 22. 37-Robby Swan; 23. 74-Loic Bernier; 24. 5-Isaac Salas

NO PROBLEM ON THE BOTTOM: Wilson Shines on New iRacing Update to Win DIRTcar eSports at Limaland

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Californian becomes second repeat winner in eSports history in Drydene Pro Late Model Showdown

LIMA, OH – Four starts in DIRTcar eSports competition for iRacing Pro Dylan Wilson. Two Feature wins and two runner-up finishes to show for it.

And what a unique win it was for the Bakersfield, CA-native, having won on the brand-new simulation update from iRacing that was finalized just hours before the green flag was thrown. A new feature that accounts for the moisture in layers beneath the racing surface rolling to the bottom of the track in banked areas was added to all dirt ovals, including Ohio’s Limaland Motorsports Park – the site of Wednesday’s Drydene DIRTcar eSports Pro Late Model Showdown.

The drivers seemed quite pleased with the new update, but none more than Wilson, who picked up a total of $325 in winnings and contingency for his victory in the 11th DIRTcar eSports event of the season.

At the drop of the green, the 2019 iRacing World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series World Champion Blake Matjoulis grabbed the lead and began to set the pace out front.

However, it was Wilsons’s D1RT Racing #80 using the bottom-middle lane to make the pass for the lead on Lap 3.

“I tried that groove a lane off the bottom above the tires and thought it was actually good, so I went there on the start,” Wilson said. “It seemed to stay good all race. I kept watching the splits and they would grow just a hair, lap-after-lap. I just stayed right where I was and didn’t have to move around much.”

Wilson fought through several groups of lapped traffic but was able to keep the lead as the field found its first caution flag of the night on Lap 19 of the 40-lap Drydene Feature.

Back a bit further in the field was the two-time iRacing World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car World Champion Alex Bergeron battling with fellow iRacing Pros Devon Morgan and Kendal Tucker. They got it sorted out after the restart as Bergeron took second behind Wilson and Tucker chasing Morgan down for third.

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Tucker soon switched from the middle groove back to the top side and got a big run on Morgan for third on Lap 32. It took a slide job in Turns 3-4 to get it to work, but Tucker was able to hang on through Wilson’s rebuttal slider the very next corner and take the spot permanently.

Tucker gave a big tip-of-the-hat to the iRacing staff for its newest update – one he feels played a role in his, and everyone else’s, ability to run the bottom and the middle.

“I thought the racetrack was really good,” Tucker said of the simulation update. “Everybody was making the bottom to middle work, it seemed like. I was able to run the top just as fast, and there were definitely two-to-three grooves right there in that track.”

Bergeron came out on top of the mad scramble for second near the midway point of the race and said he truly could feel the difference in the way each of the grooves on the track came in throughout the night.

“With this new update, I feel like this really helped the racing,” Bergeron said. “A lot more lines, a lot more racing for sure. We tried some stuff, tried the outside, and to come away with second place is very, very good.”

Bergeron settled-in behind Wilson by the home stretch, and despite having won three DIRTcar eSports races prior, was satisfied with just a runner-up result Wednesday night.

“If I would have got to Wilson, I would have tried to pass him. But with the lapped cars there, I just wished for a good race and to be able to win it fair,” Bergeron said.

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“It’s tough to just go out there and pass somebody like that. We’re all very good, and you need them to make mistakes to be able to pass somebody.”

But in the end, nobody was catching Wilson. With only a few lapped cars still in his path, Wilson cruised across the line for his second career victory with the DIRTcar eSports league.

In the closing laps, Tucker was turning some of the fastest laps of the race. The problem – the leader was a full straight-away ahead. Despite not being able to catch Wilson in the closing laps, Tucker was confident he had the hot rod to do it, had the race been a bit longer distance.

“We were tracking down the leaders pretty quick,” Tucker said. “I just wish it might have been 50 laps. I don’t know if we could have got them, but we definitely would have got there to them at the rate we were going.”

“We just needed a caution right there. We had the speed again, just needed a little luck and it to play out differently.”

RESULTS

Drydene Feature (40 laps) – 1. 80-Dylan Wilson [3]; 2. 12-Alex Bergeron [5]; 3. 00-Kendal Tucker [2]; 4. 33-Evan Seay [6]; 5. 127-Blake Matjoulis [1]; 6. 112-Devon Morgan [7]; 7. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [9]; 8. 63-Clifford Driskel [10]; 9. 0-Kevin Dedmon [4]; 10. 3-Dylan Thomas [13]; 11. 03-Hunter Stiffler; 12. 27-Jeremy Rose [15]; 13. 500-Tyler Berry [17]; 14. 171-Brandon Freeburg [12]; 15. 75-Brandon Dobbratz [16]; 16. 08-Coty Slawson [14]; 17. 8-Tyler Jackson [8]; 18. 13-Justin Flagg [19]; 19. 14-Braden Johnson [23]; 20. 22-AJ Albreada [21]; 21. 229-Jacob Cook [20]; 22. 012-Peggy Evans [24]; 23. 48-Scott Fritz [18]; 24. 96-Logan Matthews [22]

9/9/20 – Pro Late Models at Limaland Motorsports Park

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Drydene Feature (40 laps) – 1. 80-Dylan Wilson [3]; 2. 12-Alex Bergeron [5]; 3. 00-Kendal Tucker [2]; 4. 33-Evan Seay [6]; 5. 127-Blake Matjoulis [1]; 6. 112-Devon Morgan [7]; 7. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [9]; 8. 63-Clifford Driskel [10]; 9. 0-Kevin Dedmon [4]; 10. 3-Dylan Thomas [13]; 11. 03-Hunter Stiffler; 12. 27-Jeremy Rose [15]; 13. 500-Tyler Berry [17]; 14. 171-Brandon Freeburg [12]; 15. 75-Brandon Dobbratz [16]; 16. 08-Coty Slawson [14]; 17. 8-Tyler Jackson [8]; 18. 13-Justin Flagg [19]; 19. 14-Braden Johnson [23]; 20. 22-AJ Albreada [21]; 21. 229-Jacob Cook [20]; 22. 012-Peggy Evans [24]; 23. 48-Scott Fritz [18]; 24. 96-Logan Matthews [22]

Racing Electronics Qualifying (2 Laps) – 1. 127-Blake Matjoulis (12.770); 2. 00-Kendal Tucker (12.801); 3. 33-Evan Seay (12.815); 4. 0-Kevin Dedmon (12.838); 5. 12-Alex Bergeron (12.847); 6. 80-Dylan Wilson (12.848); 7. 112-Devon Morgan (12.906); 8. 8-Tyler Jackson (12.941) 9. 033-Richard Murtaugh (12.946); 10. 3-Dylan Thomas (12.959); 11. 31-Hunter Stiffler (12.992); 12. 17-Bruce Jones (13.000); 13. 63-Clifford Driskel (13.044); 14. 08-Coty Slawson (13.067); 15. 71-Brandon Freeburg (13.069); 16. 299-Jacob Cook (13.086); 17. 98-Logan Matthews (13.106); 18. 75-Brandon Dobbratz (13.111); 19. 13-Justin Flagg (13.117); 20. 46-Jonathan Nause (13.132); 21. 012-Peggy Evans (13.165); 22. 48-Scott Fritz (13.427); 23. 500-Tyler Berry (13.173); 24. 27-Jeremy Rose (13.188); 25. 97-Tyler Hobgood (13.200); 26. 69-Tony Gossling (13.210); 27. 55-Dale Ward (13.236); 28. 36-Mason Meilleur (13.291); 29. 22-AJ Albreada (13.356); 30. 126-Jeffrey Eddy (13.357); 31. 20-Braden Johnson (DNQ); 32. 7-Sterling Beard (DNQ)

Drydene Heat 1 (10 Laps) (top 4 transfer) – 1. 127-Blake Matjoulis (1); 2. 0-Kevin Dedmon (2); 3. 112-Devon Morgan (3); 4. 63-Clifford Driskel (5); 5. 3-Dylan Thomas (4); 6. 299-Jacob Cook (6); 7. 13-Justin Flagg (7); 8. 97-Taylor Hobgood (9); 9. 20-Braden Johnson (11); 10. 48-Scott Fritz (8); 11. 36-Mason Meilleur (10)

COMP Cams Heat 2 (10 Laps) (top 4 transfer) – 1. 00-Kendal Tucker (1); 2. 12-Alex Bergeron (2); 3. 8-Tyler Jackson (3); 4. 31-Hunter Stiffler (4); 5. 8-Coty Slawson (5); 6. 500-Tyler Berry (8); 7. 7-Sterling Beard (11); 8. 22-AJ Albreada (10); 9. 98-Logan Matthews (6); 10. 69-Tony Gossling (9); 11. 46-Jonathan Nause (7)

ARP Fasteners Heat 3 (10 Laps) (top 4 transfer) – 1. 80-Dylan Wilson (2); 2. 33-Evan Seay (1); 3. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. (3); 4. 71-Brandon Freeburg (5); 5.  27-Jeremy Rose (8); 6. 75-Brandon Dobbratz (6); 7. 17-Bruce Jones (4); 8. 012-Peggy Evans (7); 9. 55-Dale Ward (9); 10. 126-Jeffrey Eddy (10)

WRISCO Last Chance Showdown 1 (14 Laps) (top 6 transfer) – 1. 3-Dylan Thomas (1); 2. 27-Jeremy Rose (2); 3. 500-Tyler Berry (3); 4. 13-Justin Flagg (4); 5. 22-AJ Albreada (6); 6. 20-Braden Johnson (7); 7. 55-Dale Ward (8); 8. 17-Bruce Jones (5); 9. 36-Mason Meilleur (10); 10. 69-Tony Gossling (9)

VP Racing Fuels Last Chance Showdown 2 (14 Laps) (top 6 transfer) – 1. 8-Coty Slawson (1); 2. 75-Brandon Dobbratz (3); 3. 48-Scott Fritz (8); 4. 299-Jacob Cook (2); 5. 98-Logan Matthews (7); 6. 012-Peggy Evans (6); 7. 97-Tyler Hobgood (5); 8. 7-Sterling Beard (4); 9. 46-Jonathan Nause (10); 10. 126-Jeffrey Eddy (9)

7/15/20 – UMP Modifieds at The Dirt Track at Charlotte

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SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT Feature (44 laps) — 1. 80-Dylan Wilson [1] [$350+$25/Summit]; 2. 2-Dylan Houser [14] [$250]; 3. 12-Alex A Bergeron [3] [$150]; 4. 42-Jordan Casey [4] [$100]; 5. 00-Kendal Tucker [2] [$75]; 6. 157-Drew Hopkins [8] [$75]; 7. 71-Keven Hebert [11] [$45]; 8. 124-Brandon Bolton [9] [$40]; 9. 18-Kyle Sirratt [6] [$35]; 10. 75-Dustin Beck [13] [$30]; 11. 23-Ethan Toedter [15] [$20]; 12. 11-Josh Vinci [20] [$20]; 13. 118-Trevor Landrum [12] [$20]; 14. 27-Joby Baugh [17] [$20]; 15. 7-Tyler McGoldrick [10] [$20]; 16. 68-DJ Stikeleather [16] [$20]; 17. 190-Seth Smyser [21] [$20]; 18. 17-Bruce Jones [23] [$20]; 19. 49-Braden Johnson [5] [$20]; 20. 533-Sean Powers [7] [$20]; 21. 46-Jonathan Nause [19] [$20]; 22. 92-Caleb Kill [24] [$20]; 23. 21-Quinn Wallis [18] [$20]; 24. 3-Jake Hoffman [22] [$20]. Lap Leaders: Dylan Wilson 1-14, 31-35, 39-44; Dylan Houser 15-28, 36-38; Alex Bergeron 29-30. Hard Charger: Dylan Houser +12.

RACING ELECTRONICS Qualifying — 1. 80-Dylan Wilson [16.414] [$25/Cometic Gaskets]; 2. 00-Kendal Tucker [16.446]; 3. 12-Alex A Bergeron [16.506]; 4. 42-Jordan Casey [16.520]; 5. 157-Drew Hopkins [16.538]; 6. 18-Kyle Sirratt [16.546]; 7. 2-Dylan Houser [16.564]; 8. 49-Braden Johnson [16.566]; 9. 124-Brandon Bolton [16.634]; 10. 533-Sean Powers [16.671]; 11. 92-Caleb Kill [16.691]; 12. 118-Trevor Landrum [16.693]; 13. 17-Bruce Jones [16.697]; 14. 71-Keven Hebert [16.718]; 15. 68-DJ Stikeleather [16.729]; 16. 7-Tyler McGoldrick [16.763]; 17. 11-Josh Vinci [16.779]; 18. 21-Quinn Wallis [16.781]; 19. 75-Dustin Beck [16.789]; 20. 27-Joby Baugh [16.795]; 21. 14-Austin Wagner [16.817]; 22. 23-Ethan Toedter [16.889]; 23. 190-Seth Smyser [16.904]; 24. 3-Jake Hoffman [16.987]; 25. 126-Jeffrey Eddy [17.173]; 26. 46-Jonathan Nause [NA].

DRYDENE Heat 1 (10 laps) — Top 4 transfer — 1. 80-Dylan Wilson [1] [$25]; 2. 42-Jordan Casey [2]; 3. 533-Sean Powers [4]; 4. 7-Tyler McGoldrick [6]; 5. 75-Dustin Beck [7]; 6. 23-Ethan Toedter [8]; 7. 17-Bruce Jones [5]; 8. 126-Jeffrey Eddy [9]; 9. 2-Dylan Houser [3].

COMP CAMS Heat 2 (10 laps) — Top 4 transfer — 1. 00-Kendal Tucker [1] [$25]; 2. 49-Braden Johnson [3]; 3. 157-Drew Hopkins [2]; 4. 71-Keven Hebert [5]; 5. 11-Josh Vinci [6]; 6. 92-Caleb Kill [4]; 7. 27-Joby Baugh [7]; 8. 46-Jonathan Nause [9]; 9. 190-Seth Smyser [8].

ARP FASTENERS Heat 3 (10 laps) — Top 4 transfer — 1. 12-Alex A Bergeron [1] [$25]; 2. 18-Kyle Sirratt [2]; 3. 124-Brandon Bolton [3]; 4. 118-Trevor Landrum [4]; 5. 68-DJ Stikeleather [5]; 6. 21-Quinn Wallis [6]; 7. 3-Jake Hoffman [8]; 8. 14-Austin Wagner [7].

WRISCO Last Chance Showdown (14 laps) — Top 12 transfer — 1. 75-Dustin Beck [1] [$25]; 2. 2-Dylan Houser [13]; 3. 23-Ethan Toedter [4]; 4. 68-DJ Stikeleather [3]; 5. 27-Joby Baugh [8]; 6. 21-Quinn Wallis [6]; 7. 46-Jonathan Nause [11]; 8. 11-Josh Vinci [2]; 9. 190-Seth Smyser [14]; 10. 3-Jake Hoffman [9]; 11. 17-Bruce Jones [7]; 12. 92-Caleb Kill [5]; 13. 14-Austin Wagner [12]; 14. 126-Jeffrey Eddy [10].

Wilson Scores First DIRTcar eSports Win at Charlotte, Makes Seventh Winner in Eight Races

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CONCORD, NC – Make it seven different winners in eight races in the DIRTcar eSports league.

Dylan Wilson earned himself a hard-fought victory in Wednesday night’s DIRTcar eSports Summit Racing Equipment UMP Modified Showdown after battling it out with Alex Bergeron and Dylan Houser in the latter portion of the race to score the big check at The Dirt Track at Charlotte and a new virtual trophy on his shelf.

Wilson led the opening circuits but was quickly tracked down by the race’s Hard Charger, Dylan Houser, who started 14th on the grid and made the pass for the lead just 15 laps in. Houser kept up the momentum while Bergeron began to put the pressure on next, taking the lead for a few laps himself just past the halfway point.

Wilson and Houser later became locked in a dogfight for the lead in the final laps, trading multiple slide jobs in lapped traffic. But in the end, it was Wilson coming out on top, making the final pass on Houser for the lead with 5 laps to go to take the checkers.

UP NEXT

The DIRTcar eSports action continues in two weeks’ time with the DIRTcar Street Stock Showdown at USA International Speedway on July 29. Sign up today at DIRTcar.com/eSports, and catch all the action on DIRTVision presented by Drydene.

DIRTcar eSPORTS SHOWDOWN; DIRTcar UMP Modifieds at The Virtual Dirt Track at Charlotte; July 15, 2020 – RESULTS

SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT Feature (44 laps) — 1. 80-Dylan Wilson [1] [$350+$25/Summit]; 2. 2-Dylan Houser [14] [$250]; 3. 12-Alex A Bergeron [3] [$150]; 4. 42-Jordan Casey [4] [$100]; 5. 00-Kendal Tucker [2] [$75]; 6. 157-Drew Hopkins [8] [$75]; 7. 71-Keven Hebert [11] [$45]; 8. 124-Brandon Bolton [9] [$40]; 9. 18-Kyle Sirratt [6] [$35]; 10. 75-Dustin Beck [13] [$30]; 11. 23-Ethan Toedter [15] [$20]; 12. 11-Josh Vinci [20] [$20]; 13. 118-Trevor Landrum [12] [$20]; 14. 27-Joby Baugh [17] [$20]; 15. 7-Tyler McGoldrick [10] [$20]; 16. 68-DJ Stikeleather [16] [$20]; 17. 190-Seth Smyser [21] [$20]; 18. 17-Bruce Jones [23] [$20]; 19. 49-Braden Johnson [5] [$20]; 20. 533-Sean Powers [7] [$20]; 21. 46-Jonathan Nause [19] [$20]; 22. 92-Caleb Kill [24] [$20]; 23. 21-Quinn Wallis [18] [$20]; 24. 3-Jake Hoffman [22] [$20]. Lap Leaders: Dylan Wilson 1-14, 31-35, 39-44; Dylan Houser 15-28, 36-38; Alex Bergeron 29-30. Hard Charger: Dylan Houser +12.

RACING ELECTRONICS Qualifying — 1. 80-Dylan Wilson [16.414] [$25/Cometic Gaskets]; 2. 00-Kendal Tucker [16.446]; 3. 12-Alex A Bergeron [16.506]; 4. 42-Jordan Casey [16.520]; 5. 157-Drew Hopkins [16.538]; 6. 18-Kyle Sirratt [16.546]; 7. 2-Dylan Houser [16.564]; 8. 49-Braden Johnson [16.566]; 9. 124-Brandon Bolton [16.634]; 10. 533-Sean Powers [16.671]; 11. 92-Caleb Kill [16.691]; 12. 118-Trevor Landrum [16.693]; 13. 17-Bruce Jones [16.697]; 14. 71-Keven Hebert [16.718]; 15. 68-DJ Stikeleather [16.729]; 16. 7-Tyler McGoldrick [16.763]; 17. 11-Josh Vinci [16.779]; 18. 21-Quinn Wallis [16.781]; 19. 75-Dustin Beck [16.789]; 20. 27-Joby Baugh [16.795]; 21. 14-Austin Wagner [16.817]; 22. 23-Ethan Toedter [16.889]; 23. 190-Seth Smyser [16.904]; 24. 3-Jake Hoffman [16.987]; 25. 126-Jeffrey Eddy [17.173]; 26. 46-Jonathan Nause [NA].

DRYDENE Heat 1 (10 laps) — Top 4 transfer — 1. 80-Dylan Wilson [1] [$25]; 2. 42-Jordan Casey [2]; 3. 533-Sean Powers [4]; 4. 7-Tyler McGoldrick [6]; 5. 75-Dustin Beck [7]; 6. 23-Ethan Toedter [8]; 7. 17-Bruce Jones [5]; 8. 126-Jeffrey Eddy [9]; 9. 2-Dylan Houser [3].

COMP CAMS Heat 2 (10 laps) — Top 4 transfer — 1. 00-Kendal Tucker [1] [$25]; 2. 49-Braden Johnson [3]; 3. 157-Drew Hopkins [2]; 4. 71-Keven Hebert [5]; 5. 11-Josh Vinci [6]; 6. 92-Caleb Kill [4]; 7. 27-Joby Baugh [7]; 8. 46-Jonathan Nause [9]; 9. 190-Seth Smyser [8].

ARP FASTENERS Heat 3 (10 laps) — Top 4 transfer — 1. 12-Alex A Bergeron [1] [$25]; 2. 18-Kyle Sirratt [2]; 3. 124-Brandon Bolton [3]; 4. 118-Trevor Landrum [4]; 5. 68-DJ Stikeleather [5]; 6. 21-Quinn Wallis [6]; 7. 3-Jake Hoffman [8]; 8. 14-Austin Wagner [7].

WRISCO Last Chance Showdown (14 laps) — Top 12 transfer — 1. 75-Dustin Beck [1] [$25]; 2. 2-Dylan Houser [13]; 3. 23-Ethan Toedter [4]; 4. 68-DJ Stikeleather [3]; 5. 27-Joby Baugh [8]; 6. 21-Quinn Wallis [6]; 7. 46-Jonathan Nause [11]; 8. 11-Josh Vinci [2]; 9. 190-Seth Smyser [14]; 10. 3-Jake Hoffman [9]; 11. 17-Bruce Jones [7]; 12. 92-Caleb Kill [5]; 13. 14-Austin Wagner [12]; 14. 126-Jeffrey Eddy [10].