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THUNDER VALLEY THROWDOWN: Jared Triumphs in Brutal Street Stock Race at Bristol

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Two drivers disqualified in rough-and-tumble League debut at famed half-mile

It indeed was Bristol, baby.

After 20 long, grueling laps around the high banks of Bristol Motor Speedway, Kyle Jared, of Cedar Rapids, IA, managed to dethrone the top-two in Chevy Performance Street Stock League points in the final laps to score his first career win with DIRTcar eSports.

Jared became the third different winner in three weeks with the League, however, this one may have been the most exciting run to the checkers yet.

Fast qualifier and polesitter Charles Barnes, the lone Team No Love entrant from Benton, AR, led the opening laps with all 23 of his opponents behind him, beating and banging on each other for position as the laps clicked off and the caution flags flew.

Multiple wrecks toward the middle-rear of the pack sent several cars to pit lane during the race, including an incident under yellow that sent at least seven drivers either into the wall or into an innocent bystander. Bobby Rafferty, the League’s most recent winner at Limaland, was hit with a slew of incident points that disqualified him from the race in a later incident.

Defending League champion Tyler Jackson broke his way into the podium on Lap 6 and took the lead from Barnes after a restart three laps later. His lead wouldn’t last, though, as he and Jared began swapping slide-jobs for the lead on Lap 15. Jared barely beat Jackson to the line after a crossover move coming out of Turn 4, giving him control of the race from there on out.

But the race wasn’t over there. From the depths of the second Last Chance Showdown, Aussie competitor Sean Stevens climbed all the way from 14th on the starting grid and was breathing down the leaders’ necks inside of five-to-go. With him went Bailey Hipp, the runner-up at Limaland from Tryon, NC, making it a four-car battle for the lead.

When a final caution flag with three laps remaining restacked the field, the tempers reached a boiling point. Hipp got into Turn 1 too hard and got into the rear of Stevens, sending him around into the outside wall, doing a great bit of damage to his E1 SimRacing #26. Stevens immediately retaliated, running into the back of Hipp under caution, disqualifying him from the event.

The field took the green for the final time, and Jackson made a beeline for the lead. He tried the low groove in Turn 1, but Jared moved down to block, giving him the space he needed to bring the field back around to the checkers. Barnes assumed the top lane and drove around Jackson in Turns 3-4, beating him to the line by just under a second.

UP NEXT

The Street Stocks take to Indiana’s Baddest Bullring for a 25-lap Feature next Wednesday night, Dec. 15, at 6:40pm, marking the halfway point of the Chevy Performance Street Stock League in DIRTcar eSports Season 4. Catch all the action live on DIRTVision pres. by Drydene.

ABBREVIATED RESULTS (view full results)

Chevy Performance Feature (20 Laps) 1. 045-Kyle Jared [3]; 2. 21-Charles Barnes [1]; 3. 822-Tyler Jackson [8]; 4. 57-Jim Reavis [16]; 5. 17-Brett Rowles [7]; 6. 60-Kyle Householder [5]; 7. 68-Ronald Pyles [17]; 8. 97-Butch Baker [2]; 9. 5-Isaac Salas [18]; 10. 30-Stevin Goldner [12]; 11. 002-Clifford Bellomy [15]; 12. 7-Jaxon Steele [19]; 13. 49-Beau Brannon [6]; 14. 71-Daniel Stiffler [22]; 15. 86-Jason Metoxen [23]; 16. 50-Alex Bonsignore [21]; 17. 76-Robert Palmer [24]; 18. 28-Bailey Hipp [4]; 19. 115-Eric Tupper [13]; 20. 38-Ryan Carlisi [20]; 21. 717-Bobby Rafferty [9]; 22. 93-Steve Miskolczi [11]; 23. 46-Jonathan Nause [10]; DQ. 26-Sean Stevens [14]

12/8/21 – Street Stocks at Bristol Motor Speedway

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Chevy Performance Feature (20 Laps) 1. 045-Kyle Jared [3]; 2. 21-Charles Barnes [1]; 3. 822-Tyler Jackson [8]; 4. 57-Jim Reavis [16]; 5. 17-Brett Rowles [7]; 6. 60-Kyle Householder [5]; 7. 68-Ronald Pyles [17]; 8. 97-Butch Baker [2]; 9. 5-Isaac Salas [18]; 10. 30-Stevin Goldner [12]; 11. 002-Clifford Bellomy [15]; 12. 7-Jaxon Steele [19]; 13. 49-Beau Brannon [6]; 14. 71-Daniel Stiffler [22]; 15. 86-Jason Metoxen [23]; 16. 50-Alex Bonsignore [21]; 17. 76-Robert Palmer [24]; 18. 28-Bailey Hipp [4]; 19. 115-Eric Tupper [13]; 20. 38-Ryan Carlisi [20]; 21. 717-Bobby Rafferty [9]; 22. 93-Steve Miskolczi [11]; 23. 46-Jonathan Nause [10]; DQ. 26-Sean Stevens [14]

Qualifying (2 Laps) 21-Charles Barnes [19.799]; 2. 822-Tyler Jackson [19.804]; 3. 045-Kyle Jared [19.806]; 4. 26-Sean Stevens [19.824]; 5. 60-Kyle Householder [19.825]; 6. 49-Beau Brannon [19.856]; 7. 17-Brett Rowles [19.861]; 8. 97-Butch Baker [19.864]; 9. 717-Bobby Rafferty [19.866]; 10. 58-Jason Welsh [19.868]; 11. 93-Steve Miskolczi [19.871]; 12. 79-Noah Blankenship [19.877]; 13. 28-Bailey Hipp [19.894]; 14. 57-Jim Reavis [19.902]; 15. 76-Robert Palmer [19.929]; 16. 47-Owen Brown [19.934]; 17. 115-Eric Tupper [19.955]; 18. 68-Ronald Pyles [19.957]; 19. 46-Jonathan Nause [19.968]; 20. 23-Zachary Milano [19.976]; 21. 7-Jaxon Steele [19.98]; 22. 71-Daniel Stiffler [19.991]; 23. 5-Isaac Salas [19.992]; 24. 30-Stevin Goldner [20.001]; 25. 84-Mike Watt [20.009]; 26. 002-Clifford Bellomy [20.011]; 27. 38-Ryan Carlisi [20.02]; 28. 50-Alex Bonsignore [20.148]; 29. 27-Joseph Driscoll [20.162]; 30. 86-Jason Metoxen [20.163]; 31. 171-Claude Jr Fournier [20.214]; 32. 00-Kelly Miller [20.283]; 33. 33-Mike Warren [20.319]; DNQ. 88-Mitch Erickson, 050-Steven Gaines

Heat 1 (8 Laps, top-4 transfer) 1. 21-Charles Barnes [1]; 2. 28-Bailey Hipp [5]; 3. 17-Brett Rowles [3]; 4. 46-Jonathan Nause [7]; 5. 84-Mike Watt [9]; 6. 26-Sean Stevens [2]; 7. 50-Alex Bonsignore [10]; 8. 71-Daniel Stiffler [8]; 9. 171-Claude Jr Fournier [11]; 10. 58-Jason Welsh [4]; 11. Owen Brown [6]; 12. 88-Mitch Erickson [12]

Heat 2 (8 Laps, top-4 transfer) 1. 97-Butch Baker [3]; 2. 60-Kyle Householder [2]; 3. 822-Tyler Jackson [1]; 4. 93-Steve Miskolczi [4]; 5. 5-Isaac Salas [8]; 6. 115-Eric Tupper [6]; 7. 57-Jim Reavis [5]; 8. 002-Clifford Bellomy [9]; 9. 27-Joseph Driscoll [10]; 10. 00-Kelly Miller [11]; 11. 23-Zachary Milano [7]; 12. 050-Steven Gaines [12]

Heat 3 (8 Laps, top-4 transfer) 1. 045-Kyle Jared [1]; 2. 49-Beau Brannon [2]; 3. 717-Bobby Rafferty [3]; 4. 30-Stevin Goldner [8]; 5. 68-Ronald Pyles [6]; 6. 76-Robert Palmer [5]; 7. 7-Jaxon Steele [7]; 8. 38-Ryan Carlisi [9]; 9. 86-Jason Metoxen [10]; 10. 79-Noah Blankenship [4]; 11. 33-Mike Warren [11]

B-Main 1 (10 Laps, top-6 trasnfer) 1. 115-Eric Tupper [3]; 2. 002-Clifford Bellomy [6]; 3. 68-Ronald Pyles [2]; 4. 7-Jaxon Steele [5]; 5. 50-Alex Bonsignore [4]; 6. 86-Jason Metoxen [8]; 7. 171-Claude Jr Fournier [7]; 8. 00-Kelly Miller [9]; 9. 84-Mike Watt [1]; 10. 33-Mike Warren [11]; 11. 47-Owen Brown [10]

B-Main 2 (10 Laps, top-6 trasnfer) 1. 26-Sean Stevens [2]; 2. 57-Jim Reavis [4]; 3. 5-Isaac Salas [1]; 4. 38-Ryan Carlisi [6]; 5. 71-Daniel Stiffler [5]; 6. 76-Robert Palmer [3]; 7. 79-Noah Blankenship [9]; 8. 23-Zachary Milano [10]; 9. 050-Steven Gaines [12]; 10. 27-Joseph Driscoll [7]; 11. 58-Jason Welsh [8]; 12. 88-Mitch Erickson [11]

11/24/21 – Street Stocks at Limaland Motorsports Park

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Chevy Performance Feature (25 Laps) 1. 717-Bobby Rafferty [12]; 2. 28-Bailey Hipp [7]; 3. 71-Daniel Stiffler [5]; 4. 17-Brett Rowles [17]; 5. 60-Kyle Householder [11]; 6. 57-Jim Reavis [18]; 7. 115-Eric Tupper [19]; 8. 5-Isaac Salas [1]; 9. 42-Matt Walter [20]; 10. 68-Ronald Pyles [14]; 11. 117-Preston Oberle [6]; 12. 026-Sean Stevens [10]; 13. 83-Brian Taft [16]; 14. 44-Chad Marshall [21]; 15. 93-Steve Miskolczi [3]; 16. 822-Tyler Jackson [4]; 17. 24-John Quill [22]; 18. 21-Charles Barnes [13]; 19. 23-Zachary Milano [15]; 20. 30-Stevin Goldner [8]; 21. 76-Robert Palmer [24]; 22. 58-Jason Welsh [9]; 23. 91-Blade Kearns [23]; 24. 26-Sage Luther [2]

Qualifying (2 Laps) 1. 5-Isaac Salas [14.996]; 2. 26-Sage Luther [15.04]; 3. 57-Jim Reavis [15.044]; 4. 822-Tyler Jackson [15.046]; 5. 026-Sean Stevens [15.059]; 6. 60-Kyle Householder [15.059]; 7. 717-Bobby Rafferty [15.066]; 8. 30-Stevin Goldner [15.081]; 9. 58-Jason Welsh [15.084]; 10. 71-Daniel Stiffler [15.118]; 11. 117-Preston Oberle [15.126]; 12. 28-Bailey Hipp [15.128]; 13. 93-Steve Miskolczi [15.129]; 14. 86-Jason Metoxen [15.142]; 15. 91-Blade Kearns [15.146]; 16. 79-Noah Blankenship [15.147]; 17. 17-Brett Rowles [15.153]; 18. 21-Charles Barnes [15.16]; 19. 32-Eli Shaffer [15.165]; 20. 002-Clifford Bellomy [15.17]; 21. 83-Brian Taft [15.173]; 22. 97-Butch Baker [15.21]; 23. 46-Jonathan Nause [15.232]; 24. 68-Ronald Pyles [15.256]; 25. 84-Mike Watt [15.257]; 26. 44-Chad Marshall [15.27]; 27. 24-John Quill [15.288]; 28. 11-Ron Wiley [15.305]; 29. 115-Eric Tupper [15.31]; 30. 23-Zachary Milano [15.319]; 31. 27-Joseph Driscoll [15.355]; 32. 77-Anthony Corini [15.396]; 33. 76-Robert Palmer [15.464]; 34. 777-Mike Arnold [15.493]; 35. 42-Matt Walter [15.522]; 36. 050-Steven Gaines [15.537]; 37. 50-Alex Bonsignore [15.544]; 38. 33-Mike Warren [15.549]; 39. 47-Owen Brown [15.747]; 40. 171-Claude Jr Fournier [15.871]; 41. 14-Jake Foradori [16.335]

Heat 1 (8 Laps, top-4 transfer) 1. 5-Isaac Salas [1]; 2. 117-Preston Oberle [3]; 3. 60-Kyle Householder [2]; 4. 83-Brian Taft [5]; 5. 44-Chad Marshall [6]; 6. 050-Steven Gaines [8]; 7. 14-Jake Foradori [9]; 8. 79-Noah Blankenship [4]; 9. 27-Joseph Driscoll [7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps, top-4 transfer) 1. 26-Sage Luther [1]; 2. 28-Bailey Hipp [3]; 3. 717-Bobby Rafferty [2]; 4. 17-Brett Rowles [4]; 5. 24-John Quill [6]; 6. 77-Anthony Corini [7]; 7. 97-Butch Baker [5]; 8. 50-Alex Bonsignore [8]

Heat 3 (8 Laps, top-4 transfer) 1. 93-Steve Miskolczi [3]; 2. 30-Stevin Goldner [2]; 3. 21-Charles Barnes [4]; 4. 57-Jim Reavis [1]; 5. 11-Ron Wiley [6]; 6. 76-Robert Palmer [7]; 7. 46-Jonathan Nause [5]; 8. 33-Mike Warren [8]

Heat 4 (8 Laps, top-4 transfer) 1. 822-Tyler Jackson [1]; 2. 58-Jason Welsh [2]; 3. 68-Ronald Pyles [5]; 4. 115-Eric Tupper [6]; 5. 47-Owen Brown [8]; 6. 32-Eli Shaffer [4]; 7. 777-Mike Arnold [7]; 8. 86-Jason Metoxen [3]

Heat 5 (8 Laps, top-4 transfer) 1. 71-Daniel Stiffler [2]; 2. 026-Sean Stevens [1]; 3. 23-Zachary Milano [6]; 4. 42-Matt Walter [7]; 5. 91-Blade Kearns [3]; 6. 002-Clifford Bellomy [4]; 7. 84-Mike Watt [5]; 8. 171-Claude Jr Fournier [8]

B-Main 1 (10 Laps, top-2 transfer) 1. 24-John Quill [1]; 2. 76-Robert Palmer [4]; 3. 47-Owen Brown [2]; 4. 002-Clifford Bellomy [5]; 5. 97-Butch Baker [6]; 6. 777-Mike Arnold [7]; 7. 79-Noah Blankenship [8]; 8. 33-Mike Warren [9]; 9. 27-Joseph Driscoll [11]; 10. 050-Steven Gaines [3]; 11. 171-Claude Jr Fournier [10]

B-Main 2 (10 Laps, top-2 transfer) 1. 44-Chad Marshall [1]; 2. 91-Blade Kearns [3]; 3. 46-Jonathan Nause [7]; 4. 84-Mike Watt [8]; 5. 77-Anthony Corini [4]; 6. 86-Jason Metoxen [10]; 7. 32-Eli Shaffer [5]; 8. 50-Alex Bonsignore [9]; 9. 11-Ron Wiley [2]; 10. 14-Jake Foradori [6]

11/17/21 – Street Stocks at Lanier National Speedway

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Chevy Performance Feature (25 Laps) 1. 822-Tyler Jackson [2]; 2. 21-Charles Barnes [1]; 3. 115-Eric Tupper [4]; 4. 002-Clifford Bellomy [10]; 5. 60-Kyle Householder [3]; 6. 93-Zane Yost [7]; 7. 71-Daniel Stiffler [5]; 8. 26-Sage Luther [8]; 9. 57-Jim Reavis [13]; 10. 68-Ronald Pyles [11]; 11. 29-Richie Yost [24]; 12. 17-Brett Rowles [18]; 13. 5-Isaac Salas [16]; 14. 30-Stevin Goldner [17]; 15. 14-Jake Foradori [14]; 16. 96-Ricky LaDuke [6]; 17. 79-Noah Blankenship [12]; 18. 97-Butch Baker [19]; 19. 83-Brian Taft [21]; 20. 99-Mitch Erickson [9]; 21. 84-Mike Watt [20]; 22. 117-Preston Oberle [15]; 23. 76-Robert Palmer [23]; 24. 46-Jonathan Nause [22]

Qualifying (2 Laps) 1. 21-Charles Barnes [16.242]; 2. 822-Tyler Jackson [16.247]; 3. 60-Kyle Householder [16.277]; 4. 76-Robert Palmer [16.279]; 5. 71-Daniel Stiffler [16.302]; 6. 99-Mitch Erickson [16.307]; 7. 115-Eric Tupper [16.309]; 8. 26-Sage Luther [16.317]; 9. 96-Ricky LaDuke [16.342]; 10. 93-Zane Yost [16.349]; 11. 68-Ronald Pyles [16.352]; 12. 84-Mike Watt [16.353]; 13. 002-Clifford Bellomy [16.355]; 14. 5-Isaac Salas [16.362]; 15. 79-Noah Blankenship [16.375]; 16. 57-Jim Reavis [16.384]; 17. 14-Jake Foradori [16.384]; 18. 17-Brett Rowles [16.388]; 19. 58-Jason Welsh [16.397]; 20. 117-Preston Oberle [16.411]; 21. 97-Butch Baker [16.411]; 22. 31-Falcon Smith [16.414]; 23. 83-Brian Taft [16.422]; 24. 30-Stevin Goldner [16.435]; 25. 069-Brian Smith [16.437]; 26. 34-Brian Lawson [16.46]; 27. 47-Owen Brown [16.476]; 28. 86-Jason Metoxen [16.531]; 29. 46-Jonathan Nause [16.567]; 30. 50-Alex Bonsignore [16.613]; 31. 00-Kelly Miller [16.88]; 32. 171-Claude Fournier [16.979]; 33. 33-Mike Warren [17.099]; DNQ. 29-Richie Yost, 27-Joseph Driscoll

Heat 1 (8 Laps, top-4 transfer) 1. 21-Charles Barnes [1]; 2. 115-Eric Tupper [3]; 3. 93-Zane Yost [4]; 4. 002-Clifford Bellomy [5]; 5. 57-Jim Reavis [6]; 6. 29-Richie Yost [12]; 7. 58-Jason Welsh [7]; 8. 31-Falcon Smith [8]; 9. 76-Robert Palmer [2]; 10. 069-Brian Smith [9]; 11. 86-Jason Metoxen [10]; 12. 00-Kelly Miller [11]

Heat 2 (8 Laps, top-4 transfer) 1. 822-Tyler Jackson [1]; 2. 71-Daniel Stiffler [2]; 3. 26-Sage Luther [3]; 4. 68-Ronald Pyles [4]; 5. 14-Jake Foradori [6]; 6. 117-Preston Oberle [7]; 7. 5-Isaac Salas [5]; 8. 83-Brian Taft [8]; 9. 34-Brian Lawson [9]; 10. 27-Joseph Driscoll [12]; 11. 171-Claude Fournier [11]; 12. 46-Jonathan Nause [10]

Heat 3 (8 Laps, top-4 transfer) 1. 60-Kyle Householder [1]; 2. 96-Ricky LaDuke [3]; 3. 99-Mitch Erickson [2]; 4. 79-Noah Blankenship [5]; 5. 30-Stevin Goldner [8]; 6. 17-Brett Rowles [6]; 7. 97-Butch Baker [7]; 8. 47-Owen Brown [9]; 9. 33-Mike Warren [11]; 10. 84-Mike Watt [4]; 11. 50-Alex Bonsignore [10]

B-Main 1 (10 Laps, top-6 transfer) 1. 57-Jim Reavis [1]; 2. 117-Preston Oberle [3]; 3. 30-Stevin Goldner [2]; 4. 97-Butch Baker [5]; 5. 83-Brian Taft [6]; 6. 76-Robert Palmer [7]; 7. 27-Joseph Driscoll [9]; 8. 50-Alex Bonsignore [11]; 9. 58-Jason Welsh [4]; 10. 33-Mike Warren [8]; 11. 86-Jason Metoxen [10]

B-Main 2 (10 Laps, top-6 transfer) 1. 14-Jake Foradori [1]; 2. 5-Isaac Salas [4]; 3. 17-Brett Rowles [3]; 4. 84-Mike Watt [9]; 5. 46-Jonathan Nause [12]; 6. 29-Richie Yost [2]; 7. 47-Owen Brown [6]; 8. 34-Brian Lawson [7]; 9. 00-Kelly Miller [11]; 10. 31-Falcon Smith [5]; 11. 069-Brian Smith [8]; 12. 171-Claude Fournier [10]

11/10/21 – Street Stocks at Volusia Speedway Park

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Feature (20 Laps) 1. 822-Tyler Jackson [3]; 2. 21-Charles Barnes [4]; 3. 29-Richie Yost [5]; 4. 93-Zane Yost [1]; 5. 1-Alex Breuer [8]; 6. 26-Sage Luther [9]; 7. 57-Jim Reavis [10]; 8. 28-Bailey Hipp [11]; 9. 002-Clifford Bellomy [14]; 10. 83-Brian Taft [15]; 11. 60-Kyle Householder [16]; 12. 17-Brett Rowles [22]; 13. 30-Stevin Goldner [19]; 14. 5-Isaac Salas [21]; 15. 021-Carl Kilgore [2]; 16. 70-Davin Cardwell [12]; 17. 717-Bobby Rafferty [13]; 18. 48-Kyle Vaughn [17]; 19. 999-Tim Taylor [24]; 20. 97-Butch Baker [20]; 21. 69-Keith Hackney [6]; 22. 46-Jonathan Nause [18]; 23. 045-Kyle Jared [7]; 24. 68-Ronald Pyles [23]

Qualifying (2 Laps) 1. 93-Zane Yost [19.576];2. 021-Carl Kilgore [19.594];3. 822-Tyler Jackson [19.613];4. 21-Charles Barnes [19.632];5. 29-Richie Yost [19.636];6. 70-Davin Cardwell [19.637];7. 045-Kyle Jared [19.641];8. 002-Clifford Bellomy [19.654];9. 26-Sage Luther [19.654];10. 57-Jim Reavis [19.657];11. 28-Bailey Hipp [19.671];12. 69-Keith Hackney [19.672];13. 30-Stevin Goldner [19.68];14. 97-Butch Baker [19.685];15. 83-Brian Taft [19.689];16. 60-Kyle Householder [19.691];17. 48-Kyle Vaughn [19.694];18. 999-Tim Taylor [19.697];19. 717-Bobby Rafferty [19.697];20. 91-Blade Kearns [19.699];21. 79-Noah Blankenship [19.701];22. 17-Brett Rowles [19.704];23. 5-Isaac Salas [19.724];24. 07-Jaxon Steele [19.728];25. 68-Ronald Pyles [19.737];26. 1-Alex Breuer [19.741];27. 43-Jeff Stinnett [19.745];28. 44-Chad Marshall [19.751];29. 58-Jason Welsh [19.764];30. 86-Jason Metoxen [19.781];31. 23-Zachary Milano [19.817];32. 99-Mitch Erickson [19.822];33. 14-Jake Foradori [19.83];34. 77-Anthony Corini [19.834];35. 85-Hank Silver [19.835];36. 78-Joel Phillips [19.84];37. 117-Preston Oberle [19.856];38. 76-Robert Palmer [19.874];39. 34-Garrett Austin [19.889];40. 73-Scott Reid [19.895];41. 71-Daniel Stiffler [19.925];42. 46-Jonathan Nause [19.927];43. 50-Alex Bonsignore [19.942];44. 38-Ryan Carlisi [19.949];45. 84-Mike Watt [20.005];46. 27-Joseph Driscoll [20.145];47. 04-Tyler Davis [20.364];48. 75-Paul Phillips [20.393];49. 00-Kelly Miller [20.41];50. 171-Claude Fournier [20.502];51. 33-Mike Warren[20.76]

Heat 1 (8 Laps, top-3 transfer) 1. 93-Zane Yost [1]; 2. 045-Kyle Jared [2]; 3. 717-Bobby Rafferty [4]; 4. 30-Stevin Goldner [3]; 5. 68-Ronald Pyles [5]; 6. 117-Preston Oberle [7]; 7. 23-Zachary Milano [6]; 8. 50-Alex Bonsignore [8]; 9. 00-Kelly Miller [9]

Heat 2 (8 Laps, top-3 transfer) 1. 021-Carl Kilgore [1]; 2. 1-Alex Breuer [5]; 3. 002-Clifford Bellomy [2]; 4. 97-Butch Baker [3]; 5. 76-Robert Palmer [7]; 6. 91-Blade Kearns [4]; 7. 38-Ryan Carlisi [8]; 8. 171-Claude Fournier [9]; 9. 99-Mitch Erickson [6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps, top-3 transfer) 1. 822-Tyler Jackson [1]; 2. 26-Sage Luther [2]; 3. 83-Brian Taft [3]; 4. 43-Jeff Stinnett [5]; 5. 84-Mike Watt [8]; 6. 34-Garrett Austin [7]; 7. 33-Mike Warren[9]; 8. 79-Noah Blankenship [4]; 9. 14-Jake Foradori [6]

Heat 4 (8 Laps, top-3 transfer) 1. 21-Charles Barnes [1]; 2. 57-Jim Reavis [2]; 3. 60-Kyle Householder [3]; 4. 17-Brett Rowles [4]; 5. 44-Chad Marshall [5]; 6. 73-Scott Reid [7]; 7. 27-Joseph Driscoll [8]; 8. 77-Anthony Corini [6]

Heat 5 (8 Laps, top-3 transfer) 1. 29-Richie Yost [1]; 2. 28-Bailey Hipp [2]; 3. 48-Kyle Vaughn [3]; 4. 5-Isaac Salas [4]; 5. 58-Jason Welsh [5]; 6. 71-Daniel Stiffler [7]; 7. 04-Tyler Davis [8]; 8. 85-Hank Silver [6]

Heat 6 (8 Laps, top-3 transfer) 1. 69-Keith Hackney [2]; 2. 70-Davin Cardwell [1]; 3. 46-Jonathan Nause [7]; 4. 999-Tim Taylor [3]; 5. 86-Jason Metoxen [5]; 6. 78-Joel Phillips [6]; 7. 75-Paul Phillips [8]; 8. 07-Jaxon Steele [4]

B-Main 1 (10 Laps, top-3 transfer) 1. 30-Stevin Goldner [1]; 2. 5-Isaac Salas [3]; 3. 68-Ronald Pyles [4]; 4. 117-Preston Oberle [7]; 5. 71-Daniel Stiffler [9]; 6. 58-Jason Welsh [6]; 7. 79-Noah Blankenship [14]; 8. 85-Hank Silver [15]; 9. 50-Alex Bonsignore [13]; 10. 34-Garrett Austin [8]; 11. 23-Zachary Milano [10]; 12. 84-Mike Watt [5]; 13. 00-Kelly Miller [16]; 14. 04-Tyler Davis [12]; 15. 33-Mike Warren [11]; 16. 43-Jeff Stinnett [2]

B-Main 2 (10 Laps, top-3 transfer) 1. 97-Butch Baker [1]; 2. 17-Brett Rowles [2]; 3. 999-Tim Taylor [3]; 4. 27-Joseph Driscoll [11]; 5. 78-Joel Phillips [9]; 6. 38-Ryan Carlisi [10]; 7. 86-Jason Metoxen [6]; 8. 07-Jaxon Steele [15]; 9. 99-Mitch Erickson [16]; 10. 44-Chad Marshall [5]; 11. 77-Anthony Corini [14]; 12. 171-Claude Fournier [13]; 13. 14-Jake Foradori [17]; 14. 75-Paul Phillips [12]; 15. 76-Robert Palmer [4]; 16. 91-Blade Kearns [7]; 17. 73-Scott Reid [8]

TOP GUNS: Bergeron and Jackson win DIRTcar eSports season openers

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Alex Bergeron and Tyler Jackson are not unaccustomed to parking their digital dirt cars in virtual Victory Lanes across the iRacing simulator-verse. Bergeron won the 50-lap Bicknell Racing Products Big Block Modified Feature at Weedsport Speedway while the defending DIRTcar eSports Chevrolet Performance Street Stock champion Tyler Jackson picked up where he left off last season by winning at Volusia Speedway Park. 

DIRTcar eSports Bicknell Racing Products Big Block Modifieds

Alex Bergeron’s name is synonymous with success in iRacing. He’s won everything including the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car iRacing Series and even dabbles in other disciplines like Rallycross on iRacing as well. Despite all of that versatility and success, Bergeron has yet to put it all together and win a DIRTcar eSports championship.

His quest for a first Tour title started off strong Wednesday night, when Bergeron found the fast way around Weedsport Speedway in a Bicknell Racing Products Big Block Modified, leading flag-to-flag to pick up the win.

Bergeron led the entire race but not without real-life drivers Nick Cooper and Bryce Bailey shadowing his every move. Cooper was ready for any slight mistake or bobble by Bergeron. 

Over the course of the 50-lap Feature, the surface of Weedsport Speedway changed and so did the racing line. Cooper made up ground running the bottom in Turns 1 and 2 but lost ground in Turns 3-4 as Bergeron was able to keep a lot of speed and momentum around the top. Bergeron rode that wave all the way across the finish line. 

Bergeron crossed the line first with Nick Cooper and Bryce Bailey filling out the podium. 

“I am kind of mad at myself,” DIRTcar Sportsman Modified driver Nick Cooper said. “I hit the wall pretty hard halfway through that. I broke the suspension a little bit nevertheless I finished second to Bergeron and I’ll take it.”

If not for one mistake, it could have been another story for Cooper and Bergeron. 

Feature (40 Laps) 1. 12-Alex Bergeron [1]; 2. 35-Nick Cooper [2]; 3. 002-Bryce Bailey [10]; 4. 33-Evan Seay [5]; 5. 48-Dylan Yeager [3]; 6. 22-Mason Hannagan [6]; 7. 096-Gunnar Swanchara [4]; 8. 41-Logan Rumsey [13]; 9. 2-Dylan Houser [9]; 10. 14-Payton Talbot [8]; 11. 21-Quinn Wallis [12]; 12. 09-Tanner Tomasi [17]; 13. 8-Austin Hunter [21]; 14. 029-Leo McGurrin [20]; 15. 331-Dustin Hall [23]; 16. 9-Brad Almond 11]; 17. 74-Loic Bernier [7]; 18. 29-Richie Yost [15]; 19. 51-Clayton Tilley [18]; 20. 85-Tyler Schell [16]; 21. 4-Brandon Stuhler [22]; 22. 72-AJay Potrzebowski [19]; 23. 00-Kendal Tucker [14]

DIRTcar eSports Chevrolet Performance Street Stocks 

Six Heat Races of Chevrolet Performance Street Stocks assembled at the virtual Volusia Speedway Park in an effort to make the first DIRTcar eSports Street Stock race of season four.

Qualifying is always important with the talent at the front of DIRTcar eSports events. Feature winner Tyler Jackson had to be at the top of his game all night. 

“That was an interesting night,” Jackson said. “I qualified third, which is great because I didn’t think I’d qualify that well. In the Heat I was just missing something. Sage was catching me and he threw a slider. He didn’t quite clear me but luckily he missed me off enough that I was able to keep the hammer down on the bottom. We were able to find a new lane that no one else had.”

In the Feature, star iRacers Zane Yost and Carl Kilgore battled for the lead early but with 20 laps to go Kilgore was sent spinning into the infield off of Turn 4 resulting in a massive pile up. 

“In the Feature there, Carl got sideways and by the time I realized and checked up I think four or five guys got me,” Tyler Jackson said of the melee. “My right front was so bent in it handled so bad I think it made it good.

Yost brought the field back to green with Tyler Jackson close behind looking to strike on the bottom. Jackson dove under Yost with 15 laps remaining, sliding under him only to give the position back on the over-under. 

Jackson continued working on Yost and finally completed the pass only to be turned completely sideways down the backstretch. Jackson somehow hung on for the lead. 

The defending eSports champ survived one final restart to hang on for the Feature win.

Chevy Performance Feature (20 Laps) 1. 822-Tyler Jackson [3]; 2. 21-Charles Barnes [4]; 3. 29-Richie Yost [5]; 4. 93-Zane Yost [1]; 5. 1-Alex Breuer [8]; 6. 26-Sage Luther [9]; 7. 57-Jim Reavis [10]; 8. 28-Bailey Hipp [11]; 9. 002-Clifford Bellomy [14]; 10. 83-Brian Taft [15]; 11. 60-Kyle Householder [16]; 12. 17-Brett Rowles [22]; 13. 30-Stevin Goldner [19]; 14. 5-Isaac Salas [21]; 15. 021-Carl Kilgore [2]; 16. 70-Davin Cardwell [12]; 17. 717-Bobby Rafferty [13]; 18. 48-Kyle Vaughn [17]; 19. 999-Tim Taylor [24]; 20. 97-Butch Baker [20]; 21. 69-Keith Hackney [6]; 22. 46-Jonathan Nause [18]; 23. 045-Kyle Jared [7]; 24. 68-Ronald Pyles [23]

NEXT UP: DIRTcar eSports season four, race two, is next Wednesday, November 17. The Tour visits Fairbury in the UMP Modifieds while the Chevrolet Performance Street Stocks pick up the fight at Lanier. Join the fun by signing up now on iRacing or watch the racing live every Wednesday night on DIRTvision presented by Drydene. 

5/26/21 – Street Stocks at The Dirt Track at Charlotte

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Chevy Performance Feature (25 laps) – 1. 69-Keith Hackney [2]; 2. 021-Carl Kilgore [6]; 3. 25-Tyler Jackson [1]; 4. 48-Kyle Vaughn [5]; 5. 717-Bobby Rafferty [9]; 6. 71-Daniel Stiffler [11]; 7. 077-Holden English [14]; 8. 21-Jim Reavis [13]; 9. 026-Sage Luther [20]; 10. 546-Randy Axner [10]; 11. 225-Nathan Lemons [12]; 12. 84-Mike Watt [21]; 13. 38-Ryan Carlisi [16]; 14. 17-Brett Rowles [17]; 15. 18-Justin Henson [7]; 16. 002-Clifford Bellomy [19]; 17. 46-Jonathan Nause [24]; 18. 77-Joel Phillips [22]; 19. 76-Robert Palmer [23]; 20. 05-Isaac Salas [4]; 21. 73-Scott Reid [18]; 22. 111-Jaron Valley [15]; 23. 26-Sean Stevens [8]; 24. 54-Larry Barber Jr. [3]

Qualifying (2 laps) – 1. 25-Tyler Jackson [18.594]; 2. 69-Keith Hackney [18.623]; 3. 54-Larry Barber Jr. [18.691]; 4. 05-Isaac Salas [18.703]; 5. 26-Sean Stevens [18.727]; 6. 717-Bobby Rafferty [18.732]; 7. 546-Randy Axner [18.765]; 8. 077-Holden English [18.79]; 9. 002-Clifford Bellomy [18.797]; 10. 18-Justin Henson [18.829]; 11. 48-Kyle Vaughn [18.832]; 12. 97-Butch Baker [18.851]; 13. 7-Jaxon Steele [18.853]; 14. 17-Brett Rowles [18.859]; 15. 021-Carl Kilgore [18.863]; 16. 73-Scott Reid [18.874]; 17. 38-Ryan Carlisi [18.883]; 18. 225-Nathan Lemons [18.887]; 19. 45-Zachary Austin [18.887]; 20. 76-Robert Palmer [18.891]; 21. 84-Mike Watt [18.896]; 22. 111-Jaron Valley [18.897]; 23. 71-Daniel Stiffler [18.908]; 24. 026-Sage Luther [18.908]; 25. 81-Garrett Austin [18.915]; 26. 5-Jason Metoxen [18.925]; 27. 46-Jonathan Nause [18.934]; 28. 21-Jim Reavis [18.954]; 29. 77-Joel Phillips [19.019]; 30. 27-Christopher Reckner [19.553]

Heat Race 1 (8 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 25-Tyler Jackson [1]; 2. 05-Isaac Salas [2]; 3. 18-Justin Henson [4]; 4. 546-Randy Axner [3]; 5. 111-Jaron Valley [8]; 6. 73-Scott Reid [6]; 7. 21-Jim Reavis [10]; 8. 7-Jaxon Steele [5]; 9. 45-Zachary Austin [7]; 10. 81-Garrett Austin [9]

Heat Race 2 (8 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 69-Keith Hackney [1]; 2. 48-Kyle Vaughn [4]; 3. 26-Sean Stevens [2]; 4. 71-Daniel Stiffler [8]; 5. 077-Holden English [3]; 6. 17-Brett Rowles [5]; 7. 38-Ryan Carlisi [6]; 8. 76-Robert Palmer [7]; 9. 77-Joel Phillips [10]; 10. 5-Jason Metoxen [9]

Heat Race 3 (8 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 54-Larry Barber Jr. [1]; 2. 021-Carl Kilgore [5]; 3. 717-Bobby Rafferty [2]; 4. 225-Nathan Lemons [6]; 5. 002-Clifford Bellomy [3]; 6. 026-Sage Luther [8]; 7. 84-Mike Watt [7]; 8. 46-Jonathan Nause [9]; 9. 27-Christopher Reckner [10]; 10. 97-Butch Baker [4]

Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 laps, top-6 transfer) – 1. 21-Jim Reavis [4]; 2. 111-Jaron Valley [1]; 3. 17-Brett Rowles [3]; 4. 002-Clifford Bellomy [2]; 5. 84-Mike Watt [5]; 6. 76-Robert Palmer [6]; 7. 45-Zachary Austin [7]; 8. 27-Christopher Reckner [8]; 9. 5-Jason Metoxen [9]

Last Chance Showdown 2 (10 laps, top-6 transfer) – 1. 077-Holden English [1]; 2. 38-Ryan Carlisi [4]; 3. 73-Scott Reid [2]; 4. 026-Sage Luther [3]; 5. 77-Joel Phillips [7]; 6. 46-Jonathan Nause [6]; 7. 97-Butch Baker [9]; 8. 7-Jaxon Steele [5]; 9. 81-Garrett Austin [8]

STREET STOCK LIMBO: Kilgore Bests Jackson in Low-Groove Battle at Williams Grove

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Jackson takes 43-point lead into final race next Wednesday at The Dirt Track at Charlotte

The two biggest forces in the Chevy Performance Street Stock League have battled neck-and-neck all season long, and it came to a boiling point on Wednesday night at Williams Grove Speedway – just one week out from their epic championship finale.

With points, pride and money on the line, Carl Kilgore hung tough out front of points leader Tyler Jackson through 20 defensive laps on the very bottom of the track, enduring relentless pressure from behind to win his fourth Feature of the season.

“I love it when this place gets around the bottom,” Kilgore said. “It’s a hit-your-mark kind of place and we just hit ‘em every lap.”

With both drivers making up the front row for the initial start, Kilgore, of Greenville, MS, had to get a great start to get the jump on Jackson and win the battle heading into Turn 1. Which, he did, setting him right up for a non-stop defensive battle on the bottom over the next 20 circuits.

Jackson, of Rockford, IL, did all he could to try and pry the top spot from Kilgore’s hands, but could only muster a few thwarted pass attempts by the checkered flag. Digging harder every lap, Jackson tried and tried to get even lower than Kilgore on the track but could not do so without hitting the inside wall.

In the final laps, Jackson knew he had to try something quick. He drove his Osman Racing #25 in deep and gave Kilgore a few taps on the quarter-panel to try and break the defending race winner loose, but was unsuccessful in the end.

“He left a little crack open down there and I figured I’d shove it in there and see what happened, but he did a good job of cutting back down,” Jackson said.

Kilgore was able to hold it together and drive back around to the stripe to collect another $100 prize check.

Coming into Wednesday night, Jackson sat a comfortable 48 points ahead of Kilgore in the standings, on the back of three Feature wins since the start of the season. With Kilgore’s fourth win of DIRTcar eSports Season 3 Wednesday, he shaves five points off Jackson’s lead heading into the final race at Charlotte.

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And while 43 points in one race is a lot to make up, considering Jackson’s finishes this season, Kilgore’s not out yet. A big wreck, technical difficulties or one bad miscue somewhere in the qualifying events does have the potential to ruin Jackson’s lead.

Kilgore has the scenario in the back of his mind, but isn’t going to let that distract him from getting a fifth win next Wednesday night on DIRTVision presented by Drydene.

“We’re gonna give it our all, but we’re here for the $100-to-win though,” Kilgore said.

UP NEXT

The Chevy Performance Street Stock League puts a cap on its second season of action next Wednesday night, May 26, with a final stop at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. Catch all the action live on DIRTVision with a FAST PASS subscription.

Chevy Performance Feature (20 Laps) – 1. 021-Carl Kilgore [1]; 2. 25-Tyler Jackson [2]; 3. 69-Keith Hackney [9]; 4. 003-Thorne Zimmerman [3]; 5. 17-Brett Rowles [8]; 6. 225-Nathan Lemons [7]; 7. 077-Holden English [5]; 8. 71-Daniel Stiffler [13]; 9. 26-Sean Stevens [10]; 10. 48-Kyle Vaughn [4]; 11. 21-Jim Reavis [14]; 12. 546-Randy Axner [15]; 13. 111-Jaron Valley [21]; 14. 73-Scott Reid [17]; 15. 46-Jonathan Nause [11]; 16. 5-Jason Metoxen [20]; 17. 002-Clifford Bellomy [12]; 18. 92-Payton Gries [18]; 19. 717-Bobby Rafferty [6]; 20. 79-Dean Reynolds [22]; 21. 38-Ryan Carlisi [24]; 22. 84-Mike Watt [16]; 23. 27-Christopher Reckner [23]; 24. 11-Trevor Depriest [19]

5/19/21 – Street Stocks at Williams Grove Speedway

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Chevy Performance Feature (20 laps) – 1. 021-Carl Kilgore [1]; 2. 25-Tyler Jackson [2]; 3. 69-Keith Hackney [9]; 4. 003-Thorne Zimmerman [3]; 5. 17-Brett Rowles [8]; 6. 225-Nathan Lemons [7]; 7. 077-Holden English [5]; 8. 71-Daniel Stiffler [13]; 9. 26-Sean Stevens [10]; 10. 48-Kyle Vaughn [4]; 11. 21-Jim Reavis [14]; 12. 546-Randy Axner [15]; 13. 111-Jaron Valley [21]; 14. 73-Scott Reid [17]; 15. 46-Jonathan Nause [11]; 16. 5-Jason Metoxen [20]; 17. 002-Clifford Bellomy [12]; 18. 92-Payton Gries [18]; 19. 717-Bobby Rafferty [6]; 20. 79-Dean Reynolds [22]; 21. 38-Ryan Carlisi [24]; 22. 84-Mike Watt [16]; 23. 27-Christopher Reckner [23]; 24. 11-Trevor Depriest [19]

Qualifying (2 laps) – 1. 48-Kyle Vaughn [24.584]; 2. 25-Tyler Jackson [24.586]; 3. 003-Thorne Zimmerman [24.587]; 4. 021-Carl Kilgore [24.598]; 5. 077-Holden English [24.622]; 6. 717-Bobby Rafferty [24.63]; 7. 26-Sean Stevens [24.632]; 8. 17-Brett Rowles [24.64]; 9. 69-Keith Hackney [24.642]; 10. 225-Nathan Lemons [24.665]; 11. 5-Jason Metoxen [24.668]; 12. 002-Clifford Bellomy [24.673]; 13. 71-Daniel Stiffler [24.69]; 14. 111-Jaron Valley [24.715]; 15. 38-Ryan Carlisi [24.718]; 16. 546-Randy Axner [24.741]; 17. 46-Jonathan Nause [24.75]; 18. 75-Kyle Vickers [24.773]; 19. 73-Scott Reid [24.794]; 20. 21-Jim Reavis [24.806]; 21. 84-Mike Watt [24.826]; 22. 79-Dean Reynolds [24.842]; 23. 11-Trevor Depriest [24.898]; 24. 27-Christopher Reckner [25.008]; DNQ. 93-Steve Miskolczi [NT]; 92-Payton Gries [NT]

Heat Race 1 (8 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 021-Carl Kilgore [2]; 2. 48-Kyle Vaughn [1]; 3. 225-Nathan Lemons [4]; 4. 26-Sean Stevens [3]; 5. 71-Daniel Stiffler [5]; 6. 546-Randy Axner [6]; 7. 73-Scott Reid [7]; 8. 79-Dean Reynolds [8]; 9. 93-Steve Miskolczi [9]

Heat Race 2 (8 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 25-Tyler Jackson [1]; 2. 077-Holden English [2]; 3. 17-Brett Rowles [3]; 4. 46-Jonathan Nause [6]; 5. 21-Jim Reavis [7]; 6. 111-Jaron Valley [5]; 7. 11-Trevor Depriest [8]; 8. 92-Payton Gries [9]; 9. 5-Jason Metoxen [4]

Heat Race 3 (8 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 003-Thorne Zimmerman [1]; 2. 717-Bobby Rafferty [2]; 3. 69-Keith Hackney [3]; 4. 002-Clifford Bellomy [4]; 5. 38-Ryan Carlisi [5]; 6. 84-Mike Watt [7]; 7. 75-Kyle Vickers [6]; 8. 27-Christopher Reckner [8]

Last Chance Showdown (10 laps, top-12 transfer) – 1. 71-Daniel Stiffler [1]; 2. 21-Jim Reavis [2]; 3. 546-Randy Axner [4]; 4. 84-Mike Watt [6]; 5. 73-Scott Reid [7]; 6. 92-Payton Gries [11]; 7. 11-Trevor Depriest [8]; 8. 5-Jason Metoxen [14]; 9. 111-Jaron Valley [5]; 10. 79-Dean Reynolds [10]; 11. 27-Christopher Reckner [12]; 12. 38-Ryan Carlisi [3]; 13. 75-Kyle Vickers [9]; 14. 93-Steve Miskolczi [13]

CLAP BACK: Kilgore Breaks Jackson’s Street Stock Hot Streak with Win at Eldora

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Another chapter in the growing book of Carl Kilgore vs. Tyler Jackson has just been scribed.

After a sour finish last Wednesday night at Limaland, Kilgore, of Greenville, MS, stepped back up to the plate at Eldora Speedway and made sure he wouldn’t be denied two weeks in-a-row, leading all 20 laps en route to his third Chevy Performance Street Stock victory of the season over Keith Hackney and Tyler Jackson.

A track reset before the warmup session had several drivers rethinking their strategy, but overall made for a great race in the end and allowed drivers multiple grooves to race.

“That was a hell of a race,” Kilgore said. “I was skeptical about the reset, but it turned out well. It really worked into a great racetrack.”

While Kilgore led the entire distance, he did encounter several slide job attempts for the top spot, but denied them quickly.

“We were trying to keep our nose clean for the first half, then when we had that caution at Lap 15, it was go-time,” Kilgore said.

A late caution flag restacked the field and put a hard-charging points leader in Tyler Jackson, of Rockford, IL, right on Kilgore’s rear bumper for the restart. Both got a great launch, but Kilgore maintained the spot out front as fellow Team No Love member Hackney made the move under Jackson for second as they scrambled into Turns 1-2.

While Jackson was able to take the spot back on the high side by the time they crossed under the white flag, his successful slide job in Turns 1-2 was countered by Kilgore down low as he retook the lead.

Hackney, of Calhoun, GA, threw a slide job of his own from third on Jackson in Turn 3 and was able to cut Jackson off as they reached Turn 4, swiping the runner-up spot away at the line as teammate Kilgore drove away with the $100 Feature win.

The win is one of importance for Kilgore, having come into the race 58 points back of Jackson in the championship standings. The win will cut into Jackson’s lead by 10 points as the season begins the final stretch next week.

The Chevy Performance Street Stock League is back in action next Wednesday night, May 19, for Round #9 of competition at Williams Grove Speedway. Catch all the action live on DIRTVision presented by Drydene.

Chevy Performance Feature (20 Laps) – 1. 021-Carl Kilgore [1]; 2. 69-Keith Hackney [3]; 3. 25-Tyler Jackson [4]; 4. 121-Edward Farness [5]; 5. 17-Brett Rowles [8]; 6. 546-Randy Axner [10]; 7. 077-Holden English [11]; 8. 73-Scott Reid [12]; 9. 93-Steve Miskolczi [21]; 10. 026-Sage Luther [18]; 11. 002-Clifford Bellomy [19]; 12. 26-Sean Stevens [14]; 13. 21-Jim Reavis [9]; 14. 23-Brayden McMahan [13]; 15. 71-Daniel Stiffler [16]; 16. 260-Blade Kearns [7]; 17. 46-Jonathan Nause [22]; 18. 53-Aidan Skraha [2]; 19. 18-Justin Henson [23]; 20. 0-Jordan Gage [6]; 21. 97-Butch Baker [20]; 22. 111-Jaron Valley [24]; 23. 225-Nathan Lemons [15]; 24. 92-Payton Gries [17]