Street Stocks

KILLED IT, AGAIN: Kilgore Dominates Street Stock League at Eldora for Second Career Win

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The Extreme Savage Racing pilot has done it again.

Carl Kilgore took hold of the Chevy Performance Street Stock League field Wednesday night and flat-out dominated it, winning his Heat Race and leading all 20 laps of the Feature to score his second career DIRTcar eSports victory and first of the season.

“It’s a blast around this joint because I love bangin’ the boards,” Kilgore said.

And “bang the boards” he did, as Kilgore, of Greenville, MS, stuck to the high line throughout the Feature and held off some very tough customers behind him in last week’s winner (and teammate) Keith Hackney and Jesse Wall.

The high pressure from the competition behind him reached a fever pitch in the home stretch, as two attempts at a green-white-checkered finish were presented to the field. Wall and Hackney gave it all they had, but in the end, Kilgore prevailed.

“We made a mistake on that first one, but luckily we had a caution and was able to re-rack ‘em,” Kilgore said. “We hit our marks for the last two laps and that was all she wrote.”

The Chevy Performance Street Stock League is back in action next Wednesday night, April 14, at the Fairbury Speedway – catch all the action live on DIRTVision.

Feature (25 Laps) (2 Green-White-Checkered finishes) – 1. 021 – Carl Kilgore [1]; 2. 069 – Keith Hackney [3];  3. 026 – Blade Kearns [4]; 4. 2 – Jesse Wall [2]; 5. 8 – Tyler Jackson [7]; 6. 53 – Aidan Skraha [12]; 7. 077 – Holden English [8]; 8. 546 – Randy Axner [6]; 9. 39 – Jim Reavis [16]; 10. 30 – Justin Henson [21]; 11. 17 – Brett Rowles [10]; 12. 48 – Grant Parr [22]; 13. 18 – Chase Gilreath [9]; 14. 71 – Daniel Stiffler [17]; 15. 44 – Cody McElreath [20]; 16. 121 – Edward Farness [13]; 17. 6 – Mitch Erickson [24]; 18. 717 – Bobby Rafferty [15]; 19. 23 – Brayden McMahan [14]; 20. 46 – Jonathan Nause [23]; 21. 13 – Payton Gries [18]; 22. 93 – Steve Miskolczi [5]; 23. 260 – Sage Luther [11]; 24. 04 – Josh Dennison [19]

PLAY DEFENSE: Hackney Protects Lead, Wins First Career Street Stock League Race at Limaland

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Jackson, Kilgore score more top-five finishes, now top points standings

Three laps remaining. Restart upcoming. Keith Hackney had one shot to clinch the win he worked so hard to defend all race long.

Hackney, a frequent racer with the Chevy Performance Street Stock League, had led 20 of the 21 laps completed before the restart, and was just three trips around the virtual Limaland Motorsports Park away from his first career Feature win under the DIRTcar eSports banner. He took off on the restart well, but Carl Kilgore hit it even better.

“Carl got a heck of a jump there, and that sort of worried me,” Hackney said. “I thought he was going to drive around me on the outside.”

[From top] Kilgore (21), Hackney (69k) and Jackson (8) going three-wide for the lead (Joe Grabianowski Photo)
Kilgore, of Greenville, MS, had been breathing down Hackney’s neck throughout the 25-lap affair and got a great run to Hackney’s outside at the drop of the green. He led the field across the stripe to complete Lap 22, but Hackney stayed with him on the inside.

With a big leap across all three lanes, Hackney, of Calhoun, GA, threw a big slide job on Kilgore in Turns 1-2 to defend the lead. A successful attempt, as Kilgore ran into Hackney’s rear bumper at the exit of Turn 2.

This move dampened Kilgore’s momentum enough to allow both Tyler Jackson and Jesse Wall to close the gap as the white flag was displayed. As Hackney sped away with the win, three-wide across the line came Kilgore, Jackson and Wall for the runner-up spot.

Wall ended up edging out Kilgore and Jackson by .014 seconds at the line for the runner-up spot with a great move through the middle, threading the needle between his opponents as they raced through Turns 3-4.

“I wish we would have had a few more laps up there to try and catch Keith, but man, that was fun,” Wall said.

Joe Grabianowski Photo

Kilgore stayed glued to the top side and made it work in the final corner, squeaking past Jackson at the line by just over one tenth of a second. He, like Jackson, has won with the League before and is now sitting inside the podium in the points standings.

The Chevy Performance Street Stock League action continues next Wednesday night, April 7, from the Eldora Speedway! Don’t miss a moment – watch all the action in the iRacing server at 7pm Eastern or on the DIRTVision live broadcast for free.

Chevy Performance Feature (25 Laps) – 1. 69 – Keith Hackney (1), 2. 2 – Jesse Wall (5), 3. 021 – Carl Kilgore (2), 4. 8 – Tyler Jackson (3), 5. 21 – Jim Reavis (4), 6. 029 – Lane Phillips (8), 7. 121 – Edward Farness (6), 8. 225 – Nathan Lemons (10), 9. 026 – Blade Kearns (7), 10. 92 – Payton Gries (15), 11. 17 – Brett Rowles (11), 12. 48 – Kyle Vaughn (18), 13. 15 – Grant Parr (14), 14. 717 – Bobby Rafferty (13), 15. 260 – Sage Luther (23), 16. 18 – Justin Henson (20), 17. 077 – Holden English (17), 18. 29 – Joshua Divine (19), 19. 71 – Daniel Stiffler (21), 20. 14 – Jaxon Steele (24), 21. 26 – Sean Stevens (16), 22. 93 – Steve Miskolczi (9), 23. 546 – Randy Axner (12), 24. 4 – Nicolas Adkins (22)

3/31/21 – Street Stocks at Limaland Motorsports Park

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Chevy Performance Feature (25 laps) – 1. 69-Keith Hackney [1]; 2. 2-Jesse Wall [5]; 3. 021-Carl Kilgore [2]; 4. 8-Tyler Jackson [3]; 5. 21-Jim Reavis [4]; 6. 29-Lane Phillips [8]; 7. 121-Edward Farness [6]; 8. 225-Nathan Lemons [10]; 9. 026-Blade Kearns [7]; 10. 92-Payton Gries [15]; 11. 17-Brett Rowles [11]; 12. 24-Kyle Vaughn [18]; 13. 48-Grant Parr [14]; 14. 717-Bobby Rafferty [13]; 15. 260-Sage Luther [23]; 16. 18-Justin Henson [20]; 17. 077-Holden English [17]; 18. 29-Joshua Divine [19]; 19. 71-Daniel Stiffler [21]; 20. 14-Jaxon Steele [24]; 21. 26-Sean Stevens [16]; 22. 93-Steve Miskolczi [9]; 23. 546-Randy Axner [12]; 24. 4-Nicholas Adkins [22]

Qualifying (2 Laps) – 1. 69-Keith Hackney [15.47]; 2. 021-Carl Kilgore [15.499]; 3. 29-Lane Phillips [15.509]; 4. 93-Steve Miskolczi [15.52]; 5. 2-Jesse Wall [15.525]; 6. 17-Brett Rowles [15.538]; 7. 026-Blade Kearns [15.542]; 8. 8-Tyler Jackson [15.546]; 9. 48-Grant Parr [15.561]; 10. 225-Nathan Lemons [15.574]; 11. 260-Sage Luther [15.577]; 12. 077-Holden English [15.59]; 13. 717-Bobby Rafferty [15.604]; 14. 29-Joshua Divine [15.623]; 15. 18-Justin Henson [15.623]; 16. 121-Edward Farness [15.657]; 17. 05-Aaron Russell [15.664]; 18. 91-Jeff Harper [15.666]; 19. 04-Joshua Dennison [15.687]; 20. 38-Ryan Carlisi [15.689]; 21. 11-Nick Graziano [15.69]; 22. 111-Jaron Valley [15.696]; 23. 24-Kyle Vaughn [15.698]; 24. 7-Joseph Driscoll [15.699]; 25. 92-Payton Gries [15.71]; 26. 55-Joe Grabianowski [15.715]; 27. 546-Randy Axner [15.718]; 28. 6-Mitch Erickson [15.771]; 29. 21-Jim Reavis [15.772]; 30. 71-Daniel Stiffler [15.785]; 31. 26-Sean Stevens [15.79]; 32. 36-Sterling Beard [15.798]; 33. 46-Jonathan Nause [15.811]; 34. 5-Jason Metoxen [15.82]; 35. 77-Anthony Corini [15.833]; 36. 13-Matt Remick [15.839]; 37. 069-Brian Smith [15.874]; 38. 002-Clifford Bellomy [15.965]; 39. 84-Mike Watt [16.011]; 40. 22-Jaron Spencer [16.011]; 41. 14-Jaxon Steele [16.119]; 42. 78-Justin Bishop [16.173]; 43. 35-Drake Hartzell [DNQ]; 44. 76-Robert Palmer [DNQ]; 45. 4-Nicholas Adkins [DNQ]; 46. 75-Kyle Vickers [DNQ]

Heat Race 1 (8 laps, top 4 transfer) – 1. 69-Keith Hackney [1]; 2. 121-Edward Farness [4]; 3. 17-Brett Rowles [2]; 4. 26-Sean Stevens [7]; 5. 13-Matt Remick [8]; 6. 11-Nick Graziano [5]; 7. 55-Joe Grabianowski [6]; 8. 14-Jaxon Steele [9]; 9. 260-Sage Luther [3]; 10. 75-Kyle Vickers [10]

Heat Race 2 (8 laps, top 4 transfer) – 1. 021-Carl Kilgore [1]; 2. 026-Blade Kearns [2]; 3. 546-Randy Axner [6]; 4. 077-Holden English [3]; 5. 069-Brian Smith [8]; 6. 36-Sterling Beard [7]; 7. 78-Justin Bishop [9]; 8. 05-Aaron Russell [4]; 9. 111-Jaron Valley [5]

Heat Race 3 (8 laps, top 4 transfer) – 1. 8-Tyler Jackson [2]; 2. 29-Lane Phillips [1]; 3. 717-Bobby Rafferty [3]; 4. 24-Kyle Vaughn [5]; 5. 91-Jeff Harper [4]; 6. 002-Clifford Bellomy [8]; 7. 35-Drake Hartzell [9]; 8. 46-Jonathan Nause [7]; 9. 6-Mitch Erickson [6]

Heat Race 4 (8 laps, top 4 transfer) – 1. 21-Jim Reavis [6]; 2. 93-Steve Miskolczi [1]; 3. 48-Grant Parr [2]; 4. 29-Joshua Divine [3]; 5. 7-Joseph Driscoll [5]; 6. 76-Robert Palmer [9]; 7. 84-Mike Watt [8]; 8. 5-Jason Metoxen [7]; 9. 04-Joshua Dennison [4]

Heat Race 5 (8 laps, top 4 transfer) – 1. 2-Jesse Wall [1]; 2. 225-Nathan Lemons [2]; 3. 92-Payton Gries [5]; 4. 18-Justin Henson [3]; 5. 71-Daniel Stiffler [6]; 6. 4-Nicholas Adkins [9]; 7. 22-Jaron Spencer [8]; 8. 38-Ryan Carlisi [4]; 9. 77-Anthony Corini [7]

Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 laps, top 2 transfer) – 1. 4-Nicholas Adkins [5]; 2. 14-Jaxon Steele [8]; 3. 04-Joshua Dennison [12]; 4. 84-Mike Watt [7]; 5. 111-Jaron Valley [11]; 6. 11-Nick Graziano [3]; 7. 46-Jonathan Nause [9]; 8. 7-Joseph Driscoll [2]; 9. 069-Brian Smith [1]; 10. 002-Clifford Bellomy [4]; 11. 38-Ryan Carlisi [10]; 12. 75-Kyle Vickers [13]; 13. 78-Justin Bishop [6]

Last Chance Showdown 2 (10 laps, top 2 transfer) – 1. 71-Daniel Stiffler [3]; 2. 260-Sage Luther [11]; 3. 91-Jeff Harper [2]; 4. 6-Mitch Erickson [12]; 5. 05-Aaron Russell [9]; 6. 77-Anthony Corini [13]; 7. 55-Joe Grabianowski [6]; 8. 5-Jason Metoxen [10]; 9. 76-Robert Palmer [5]; 10. 13-Matt Remick [1]; 11. 22-Jaron Spencer [8]; 12. 35-Drake Hartzell [7]; 13. 36-Sterling Beard [4]

LOW ‘N SLOW: Gage Scores First Career Street Stock League Win in Season 3 Opener at Knoxville

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Jackson continues dominance with podium effort; Axner charges 17th-to-5th

One of the most difficult lines to take around a glass-smooth Knoxville Raceway in a DIRTcar Street Stock on iRacing is right around the bottom. Fittingly, it was the very line Jordan Gage took en route to his first career DIRTcar eSports Chevy Performance Street Stock League Feature win Wednesday night on DIRTVision.

“I usually run the slider line here, but it was kind of wearing out faster than I liked,” Gage said. “These [races] are awesome when they come onto the table, especially when you can run them.”

Starting P1, Gage, of Whiting, IA, jumped out to the early lead and began fending off a hungry field of 23 other competitors behind him. Applying the most pressure early on was none other than the winningest driver in League history, Tyler Jackson.

Jackson, from Rockford, IL, started fifth and tried both the high and low lines to make the move on Gage, but was unsuccessful. After a late-race caution that brought a green-white-checkered finish at 22 laps, Thorne Zimmerman, of Sanderson, FL, was continuing his charge up from the seventh starting spot and got a great restart as the field came to two-to-go.

Zimmerman took the low line right behind Gage while Jackson followed suit, fending off a high-flying Carl Kilgore to his outside. The field rounded Turns 1-2, breeding a big run for Zimmerman down the backstretch. He tried the middle of the track in the final turns but came up just one spot short in the end.

“That white flag – I tried going in a little higher, so that maybe I could swing it under him, but I think [Gage] saw it coming and blocked the bottom to me,” Zimmerman said.

Jackson, a three-time winner in Season 2, crossed the line in third, continuing his stretch of success in the League that he began last December.

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“Kinda got locked down there on the bottom at the end, but all-in-all for 12 green-flag laps, I guess we did all we could,” Jackson said.

The Chevy Performance Street Stocks are back in action next Wednesday night, March 31, at Limaland Motorsports Park for Round #2 of 10 in DIRTcar eSports Season 3. Catch all the action live on DIRTVision presented by Drydene!

Chevy Performance Feature (20 Laps) – 1. 0-Jordan Gage [1]; 2. 003-Thorne Zimmerman [7]; 3. 8-Tyler Jackson [5]; 4. 021-Carl Kilgore [11]; 5. 546-Randy Axner [17]; 6. 7-Chris Davis [13]; 7. 17-Brett Rowles [15]; 8. 44-Mason Hammel [8]; 9. 29-Lane Phillips [21]; 10. 71-Daniel Stiffler [9]; 11. 04-Joshua Dennison [14]; 12. 14-Kyle Vaughn [10]; 13. 48-Grant Parr [20]; 14. 93-Steve Miskolczi [24]; 15. 077-Holden English [18]; 16. 225-Nathan Lemons [12]; 17. 6-Mitch Erickson [19]; 18. 53-Aidan Skraha [3]; 19. 717-Bobby Rafferty [6]; 20. 69-Keith Hackney [2]; 21. 21-Jim Reavis [22]; 22. 1-Alex Breuer [4]; 23. 26-Sage Luther [16]; 24. 111-Jaron Valley [23]

3/24/21 – Street Stocks at Knoxville Raceway

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Chevy Performance Feature (20 Laps) – 1. 0-Jordan Gage [1]; 2. 003-Thorne Zimmerman [7]; 3. 8-Tyler Jackson [5]; 4. 021-Carl Kilgore [11]; 5. 546-Randy Axner [17]; 6. 7-Chris Davis [13]; 7. 17-Brett Rowles [15]; 8. 44-Mason Hammel [8]; 9. 29-Lane Phillips [21]; 10. 71-Daniel Stiffler [9]; 11. 04-Joshua Dennison [14]; 12. 24-Kyle Vaughn [10]; 13. 48-Grant Parr [20]; 14. 93-Steve Miskolczi [24]; 15. 077-Holden English [18]; 16. 225-Nathan Lemons [12]; 17. 6-Mitch Erickson [19]; 18. 53-Aidan Skraha [3]; 19. 717-Bobby Rafferty [6]; 20. 69-Keith Hackney [2]; 21. 21-Jim Reavis [22]; 22. 1-Alex Breuer [4]; 23. 26-Sage Luther [16]; 24. 111-Jaron Valley [23]

Qualifying (2 Laps) – 1. 78-Justin Bishop [23.586]; 2. 717-Bobby Rafferty [23.619]; 3. 53-Aidan Skraha [23.643]; 4. 44-Mason Hammel [23.646]; 5. 00-Bryar Zimmerman [23.685]; 6. 24-Kyle Vaughn [23.690]; 7. 021-Carl Kilgore [23.703]; 8. 055-Mike Effner [23.703]; 9. 8-Tyler Jackson [23.712]; 10. 35-Drake Hartzell [23.714]; 11. 003-Thorne Zimmerman [23.719]; 12. 225-Nathan Lemons [23.721]; 13. 0-Jordan Gage [23.724]; 14. 69-Keith Hackney [23.726]; 15. 17-Brett Rowles [23.737]; 16. 26-Sage Luther [23.746]; 17. 7-Chris Davis [23.760]; 18. 84-Mike Watt [23.769]; 19. 36-Sterling Beard [23.772] 20. 1-Alex Breuer [23.772]; 21. 71-Daniel Stiffler [23.775]; 22. 5-Jason Metoxen [23.780]; 23. 29-Lane Phillips [23.792]; 24. 48-Grant Parr [23.798]; 25. 07-Randolph Freundt Jr. [23.800]; 26. 04-Joshua Dennison [23.804]; 27. 546-Randy Axner [23.809]; 28. 21-Jim Reavis [23.820] 29. 128-Jacob Folds [23.827]; 30. 93-Steve Miskolczi [23.852]; 31. 111-Jaron Valley [23.857] 32. 46-Jonathan Nause [23.858]; 33. 6-Mitch Erickson [23.866]; 34. 077-Holden English [23.873]; 35. 99-Tim Taylor [23.899]; 36. 18-Justin Henson [23.908]; 37. 76-Robert Palmer [23.930]; 38. 002-Clifford Bellomy [23.931]; 39. 55-Jerek Evans [24.102]; 40. 38-Ryan Carlisi [24.251]

Heat Race 1 (8 laps, top 4 transfer) – 1. 0-Jordan Gage [4]; 2. 8-Tyler Jackson [3]; 3. 71-Daniel Stiffler [6]; 4. 7-Chris Davis [5]; 5. 07-Randolph Freundt Jr. [7]; 6. 6-Mitch Erickson [9]; 7. 00-Bryar Zimmerman [2]; 8. 128-Jacob Folds [8]; 9. 78-Justin Bishop [1]; 10. 76-Robert Palmer [10]

Heat Race 2 (8 laps, top 4 transfer) – 1. 69-Keith Hackney [4]; 2. 717-Bobby Rafferty [1]; 3. 24-Kyle Vaughn [2]; 4. 04-Joshua Dennison [7]; 5. 93-Steve Miskolczi [8]; 6. 077-Holden English [9]; 7. 35-Drake Hartzell [3]; 8. 84-Mike Watt [5]; 9. 002-Clifford Bellomy [10]; 10. 5-Jason Metoxen

Heat Race 3 (8 laps, top 4 transfer) – 1. 53-Aidan Skraha [1]; 2. 003-Thorne Zimmerman [3]; 3. 021-Carl Kilgore [2]; 4. 17-Brett Rowles [4]; 5. 29-Lane Phillips [6]; 6. 546-Randy Axner [7]; 7. 36-Sterling Beard [5]; 8. 99-Tim Taylor [9]; 9. 111-Jaron Valley [8]; 10. 55-Jerek Evans [10]

Heat Race 4 (8 laps, top 4 transfer) – 1. 1-Alex Breuer [5]; 2. 44-Mason Hammel [1]; 3. 225-Nathan Lemons [3]; 4. 26-Sage Luther [4]; 5. 21-Jim Reavis [7]; 6. 48-Grant Parr [6]; 7. 055-Mike Effner [2]; 8. 18-Justin Henson [9]; 9. 46-Jonathan Nause [8]; 10. 38-Ryan Carlisi [10]

Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 laps, top 4 transfer) – 1. 546-Randy Axner [4]; 2. 6-Mitch Erickson [3]; 3. 29-Lane Phillips [2]; 4. 111-Jaron Valley [10]; 5. 36-Sterling Beard [6]; 6. 00-Bryar Zimmerman [5]; 7. 99-Tim Taylor [8]; 8. 128-Jacob Folds [7]; 9. 07-Randolph Freundt Jr. [1]; 10. 76-Robert Palmer [11]; 11. 55-Jerek Evans [12]; 12. 78-Justin Bishop [9]

Last Chance Showdown 2 (10 laps, top 4 transfer) – 1. 077-Holden English [3]; 2. 48-Grant Parr [4]; 3. 21-Jim Reavis [2]; 4. 93-Steve Miskolczi [1]; 5. 35-Drake Hartzell [1]; 6. 002-Clifford Bellomy [9]; 7. 18-Justin Henson [8]; 8. 46-Jonathan Nause [10]; 9. 5-Jason Metoxen [11]; 10. 055-Mike Effner [6]; 11. 38-Ryan Carlisi [12]; 12. 84-Mike Watt [7]

SEASON 3 IS HERE: Big Blocks Form Core of DIRTcar eSports Tour, Street Stocks Return

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Four DIRTcar-branded divisions plus Midgets also included in 10-race slate

The ground-pounding, earth-shaking, window-rattling Beasts of the Northeast Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds are back in all of iRacing’s virtual glory as the star attraction of DIRTcar eSports Season 3.

The virtual Big Blocks, which reached season-high car counts last season, are back as the focus of a 10-race Tour, every Wednesday from March 24 to May 26, for Season 3 – one that also includes the return of the Chevy Performance Street Stock League for its second season.

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Beginning with the first race at Weedsport Speedway on March 24, the Big Blocks will contest five races on the Season 3 Tour, alternating each Wednesday night with 360 Sprint Cars, Pro Late Models, UMP Modifieds, 358 Modifieds and the first-ever appearance by dirt Midgets. iRacing’s newest dirt track at Bristol Motor Speedway also has its spot on the docket, setting the stage for a Week 2 showdown with the UMP Modifieds.

All 10 races will be $250-to-win and pay back through the Feature field. Commemorative trophies will be awarded to the podium finishers in the final points standings after the Week 10 finale at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

The Chevy Performance Street Stock League will also begin March 24, setting out on a 10-race championship chase of its own. Racing across eight different tracks, competitors will chase a $100 top prize each night as Feature winner.

New to the Street Stock campaign in Season 3 is the highly requested addition of a points championship system, mirroring that of the DIRTcar eSports Tour. Trophies will be awarded to the podium finishers in final points after 10 races.

Following the precedent set in Season 2, the Street Stock League will once again be held with the more causal sim racer in mind, and thus only be available for competitors with iRatings 4800 and below.

Every race will once again be broadcasted on DIRTVision presented by Drydene, free to all account holders. Street Stocks will kick each night off with practice at 6:50pm ET and Qualifying at 7pm. The Tour session will open with practice at 7:50pm ET and follow with Qualifying.

Registration for each race tentatively closes the Monday before each event and is now open for all 10 events in each league.

DIRTcar eSports Tour Season 3 Schedule

March 24 – Big Block Modifieds at Weedsport Speedway (50 Laps)
March 31 – UMP Modifieds at Bristol Motor Speedway (40 Laps)
April 7 – Big Block Modifieds at Williams Grove Speedway (50 Laps)
April 14 – Pro Late Models at The Dirt Track at Charlotte (40 Laps)
April 21 – Big Block Modifieds at Lernerville Speedway (50 Laps)
April 28 – Midgets at Lanier National Speedway (30 Laps)
May 5 – Big Block Modifieds at Cedar Lake Speedway (50 Laps)
May 12 – 360 Sprint Cars at Kokomo Speedway (30 Laps)
May 19 – 358 Small Block Modifieds at USA International Speedway (40 Laps)
May 26 – Big Block Modifieds at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway (50 Laps)

Chevy Performance Street Stock League Season 3 Schedule

March 24 – Knoxville Raceway (20 Laps)
March 31 – Limaland Motorsports Park (25 Laps)
April 7 – Eldora Speedway (20 Laps)
April 14 – Fairbury Speedway (25 Laps)
April 21 – Cedar Lake Speedway (25 Laps)
April 28 – Lernerville Speedway (25 Laps)
May 5 – Limaland Motorsports Park (25 Laps)
May 12 – Eldora Speedway (20 Laps)
May 19 – Williams Grove Speedway (20 Laps)
May 26 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway (25 Laps)

SHARK BITE: Jackson Wins Third Street Stock Feature of Season 2 at Lanier

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McMahan, Erickson garner Tyler Bachman Enterprises’ first top-10 finishes in final race

Tyler Jackson has reigned supreme over the Chevy Performance Street Stock League in DIRTcar eSports Season 2.

With his third Feature win in eight weeks of competition Wednesday night at Lanier National Speedway, Jackson remained the only driver on the circuit to win multiple Feature events.

But what was his secret to success at Lanier?

“I finally put a Qualifying effort together, and that makes a huge difference in these Street Stocks,” Jackson told announcer Rick Eshelman in the DIRTVision post-race interview. “They’re just so slow and heavy; if you bury yourself in Qualifying, it’s really hard to pass.”

While the League does not tally points throughout the season and declare an eventual champion, Jackson may as well have been the informal “champion” with his performances throughout the season, which never saw him finish outside of the top-10 one time in seven starts.

Another strong driver who competed mostly in the latter half of the League schedule was Paul Visage, who collected his third top-10 of the season Wednesday night after chasing Jackson down for the better part of the race.

“I got down there and hung the left sides in the moisture there, but you couldn’t really pass. You could get a good enough run to get up beside [Jackson], but not get by cleanly, so it was a lot of throttle control to really get around that place,” Visage said.

TBE entrants Nick Graziano (left) and Jaxon Steele (right) (Joe Grabianowski Photo)

While they had several entries over the course of the eight-race schedule, the Tyler Bachman Enterprises (TBE) team, headquartered in scenic Morgantown, WV, was unable to muster a top-10 finish through the first seven events of the season.

That all changed Wednesday night with newcomers Brayden McMahan and Mitch Erickson posting seventh and tenth-place finishes, respectively. The team’s biggest night of the season came with all the firepower the 25-car field could handle, as a grand total of six TBE cars made the Feature, much to the delight of team executives who are currently working on their plans for competition in Season 3.

Feature (30 Laps) – 1. Tyler Jackson, 2. Paul Visage, 3. Preston Dimsdale, 4. Caleb Hudgeons, 5. Steve Miskolczi, 6. Nathan Lemons, 7. Brayden McMahan, 8. Larry Barber Jr, 9. Mark Mitchell, 10. Mitch Erickson, 11. Hank Silver, 12. Tyler Schneider, 13. Sage Luther, 14. Dennis Anderson Jr, 15. Jaxon Steele, 16. Nick Graziano, 17. Mike Watt, 18. Dakota Osborn, 19. Anthony Corini, 20. Blaze Benedict, 21. Robert Palmer; 22. Clifford Bellomy; 23. Brian Brunscheen, 24. Sterling Beard

1/27/21 – Street Stocks at Lanier National Speedway

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Chevy Performance Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 8-Tyler Jackson [2]; 2. 82-Paul Visage [3]; 3. 66-Preston Dimsdale [1]; 4. 10-Caleb Hudgeons [12]; 5. 93-Steve Miskolczi [6]; 6. 25-Nathan Lemons [13]; 7. 7-Brayden McMahan [11]; 8. 54-Larry Barber Jr. [5]; 9. 07-Mark Mitchell [14]; 10. 6-Mitch Erickson [8]; 11. 32-Hank Silver [17]; 12. 56-Tyler Schneider [21]; 13. 26-Sage Luther [10]; 14. 04-Dennis Anderson Jr. [16]; 15. 8-Jaxon Steele [22]; 16. 11-Nick Graziano [9]; 17. 84-Mike Watt [19]; 18. 18-Dakota Osborn [15]; 19. 77-Anthony Corini [4]; 20. 47-Blaze Benedict [18]; 21. 76-Robert Palmer [23]; 22. 2-Clifford Bellomy [7]; 23. 95-Brian Brunscheen [24]; 24. 22-Sterling Beard [20]

Qualifying (2 Laps) – 1. 66-Preston Dimsdale [17.159]; 2. 8-Tyler Jackson [17.172]; 3. 82-Paul Visage [17.25]; 4. 77-Anthony Corini [17.272]; 5. 6-Mitch Erickson [17.288]; 6. 93-Steve Miskolczi [17.299]; 7. 002-Clifford Bellomy [17.305]; 8. 54-Larry Barber Jr. [17.312]; 9. 11-Nick Graziano [17.373]; 10. 18-Dakota Osborn [17.384]; 11. 22-Sterling Beard [17.385]; 12. 10-Caleb Hudgeons [17.391]; 13. 26-Sage Luther [17.399]; 14. 7-Brayden McMahan [17.406]; 15. 07-Mark Mitchell [17.409]; 16. 56-Tyler Schneider [17.417]; 17. 25-Nathan Lemons [17.431]; 18. 95-Brian Brunscheen [17.448]; 19. 32-Hank Silver [17.469]; 20. 84-Mike Watt [17.485]; 21. 04-Dennis Anderson Jr. [17.511]; 22. 8-Jaxon Steele [17.522]; 23. 47-Blaze Benedict [17.588]; 24. 02-Bradley Steinruck [17.607]; 25. 76-Robert Palmer [17.903]

Heat 1 (8 Laps) (Top 4 transfer) – 1. 66-Preston Dimsdale [1]; 2. 77-Anthony Corini [2]; 3. 2-Clifford Bellomy [3]; 4. 26-Sage Luther [5]; 5. 18-Dakota Osborn [4]; 6. 32-Hank Silver [7]; 7. 56-Tyler Schneider [6]; 8. 76-Robert Palmer [9]; 9. 8-Jaxon Steele [8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps) (Top 4 transfer) – 1. 8-Tyler Jackson [1]; 2. 54-Larry Barber Jr. [3]; 3. 6-Mitch Erickson [2]; 4. 7-Brayden McMahan [5]; 5. 25-Nathan Lemons [6]; 6. 22-Sterling Beard [4]; 7. 47-Blaze Benedict [8]; 8. 84-Mike Watt [7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps) (Top 4 transfer) – 1. 82-Paul Visage [1]; 2. 93-Steve Miskolczi [2]; 3. 11-Nick Graziano [3]; 4. 10-Caleb Hudgeons [4]; 5. 07-Mark Mitchell [5]; 6. 04-Dennis Anderson Jr. [7]; 7. 95-Brian Brunscheen [6]; 8. 2-Bradley Steinruck [8]

B Main (11 Laps) (Top 12 transfer) – 1. 25-Nathan Lemons [2]; 2. 07-Mark Mitchell [3]; 3. 18-Dakota Osborn [1]; 4. 04-Dennis Anderson Jr. [6]; 5. 32-Hank Silver [4]; 6. 47-Blaze Benedict [8]; 7. 84-Mike Watt [11]; 8. 22-Sterling Beard [5]; 9. 56-Tyler Schneider [7]; 10. 8-Jaxon Steele [13]; 11. 76-Robert Palmer [10]; 12. 95-Brian Brunscheen [9]; 13. 2-Bradley Steinruck [12]

KILLED IT: First-Time Street Stock League Starter Kilgore Wins at USA Int’l

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Jackson notches another podium finish, Hackney places third in debut

After leading all but one lap of the 30-lap Feature in his Chevy Performance Street Stock League debut Wednesday night, Carl Kilgore could barely believe his eyes when the caution flag flew with just three laps remaining.

“It all started at that restart,” Kilgore told announcer Josh Pike in the DIRTVision post-race interview. “When we had that caution come out… man, my guts were turning, I ain’t gonna lie to you.”

Tyler Jackson, the two-time Feature winner in Season 2, had been breathing down his neck for several laps before the caution, and was ready to make the move to put himself in DIRTcar eSports Victory Lane at USA International Speedway.

“I knew Tyler Jackson was going to have something because right before the caution came out, I saw him go to the top of Turns 1 and 2. Those last two laps when he came off of 2, and had the run down the backstretch, I was watching my mirror and seeing where he was wanting to go,” he said.

Green flag; pedal down. Kilgore stayed glued to the bottom lane in the corners and hugged the outside wall down the straightaways as the field raced out the final laps in green-white-checkered fashion.

Jackson was unable to make the move on the top side that he found advantageous to his run earlier, but he had one option left as he flew down into Turn 3 for the final time around the virtual three-quarter-mile oval.

A bump, a tap, a shove… call it what you will, but it didn’t work to Jackson’s favor in the end. Kilgore somehow was able to hang onto his #021 Street Stock through Turns 3-4, beating Jackson in a drag race to the stripe to pick up his first career DIRTcar eSports victory.

“Going into 3 on that last lap, I had a feeling something was coming… so I just kinda prepared myself for it, drug the brake a little bit though the center to keep the side-bite in there, and we got the drive off to get the win.”

Kilgore’s teammate, Keith Hackney, crossed the line in third after running a good slice of the race in second and smashing into a spinning lapped car towards the home stretch. He also picked up his first career podium with the League and a $50 check for his efforts.

The Chevy Performance Street Stock League action wraps up in just two weeks’ time on Wednesday, January 27, with the eighth and final race of Season 2 at Lanier National Speedway. Register today at DIRTcar.com/eSports and watch all the action live on DIRTVision!

Chevy Performance Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 021-Carl Kilgore [2]; 2. 8-Tyler Jackson [5]; 3. 69-Keith Hackney [3]; 4. 18-Kyle Sirratt [1]; 5. 111-Lewis Clark [8]; 6. 9-Dalton Peavy [6]; 7. 0-Mitchell Clark [9]; 8. 003-Thorne Zimmerman [16]; 9. 2-Bradley Weaver [17]; 10. 5-Jason Metoxen [15]; 11. 11-Sterling Beard [10]; 12. 93-Steve Miskolczi [11]; 13. 15-Michael Putnam [23]; 14. 5-Zak Williams [18]; 15. 7-Brayden McMahan [21]; 16. 89-Billy Smith [22]; 17. 002-Clifford Bellomy [24]; 18. 82-Paul Visage [4]; 19. 66-Preston Dimsdale [13];  20. 95-Brian Brunscheen [19]; 21. 26-Sean Stevens [14]; 22. 79-Dakota Osborn [12]; 23. 26-Sage Luther [7]; 24. 02-Bradley Steinruck [20]

1/13/21 – Street Stocks at USA International Speedway

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Chevy Performance Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 21-Carl Kilgore [2]; 2. 8-Tyler Jackson [5]; 3. 69-Keith Hackney [3]; 4. 18-Kyle Sirratt [1]; 5. 111-Lewis Clark [8]; 6. 9-Dalton Peavy [6]; 7. 0-Mitchell Clark [9]; 8. 003-Thorne Zimmerman [16]; 9. 2-Bradley Weaver [17]; 10. 05-Jason Metoxen [15]; 11. 11-Sterling Beard [10]; 12. 93-Steve Miskolczi [11]; 13. 15-Michael Putnam [23]; 14. 5-Zak Williams [18]; 15. 7-Brayden McMahan [21]; 16. 89-Billy Smith [22]; 17. 002-Clifford Bellomy [24]; 18. 82-Paul Visage [4]; 19. 66-Preston Dimsdale [13];  20. 95-Brian Brunscheen [19]; 21. 026-Sean Stevens [14]; 22. 79-Dakota Osborn [12]; 23. 26-Sage Luther [7]; 24. 2-Bradley Steinruck [20]

Qualifying (2 Laps) – 1. 82-Paul Visage [27.269]; 2. 21-Carl Kilgore [27.296]; 3. 69-Keith Hackney [27.344]; 4. 26-Sage Luther [27.355]; 5. 8-Tyler Jackson [27.399]; 6. 9-Dalton Peavy [27.472]; 7. 18-Kyle Sirratt [27.483]; 8. 111-Lewis Clark [27.498]; 9. 66-Preston Dimsdale [27.512]; 10. 15-Michael Putnam [27.534]; 11. 93-Steve Miskolczi [27.562]; 12. 003-Thorne Zimmerman [27.565]; 13. 002-Clifford Bellomy [27.596]; 14. 5-Zak Williams [27.605]; 15. 2-Bradley Weaver [27.605]; 16. 11-Sterling Beard [27.61]; 17. 05-Jason Metoxen [27.623]; 18. 0-Mitchell Clark [27.631]; 19. 026-Sean Stevens [27.698]; 20. 89-Billy Smith [27.703]; 21. 7-Brayden McMahan [27.739]; 22. 95-Brian Brunscheen [27.753]; 23. 2-Bradley Steinruck [27.81]; 24. 79-Dakota Osborn [27.915]; 25. 84-Mike Watt [27.966]; 26. 76-Robert Palmer [28.84]

Heat 1 (8 Laps) (Top 4 transfer) – 1. 18-Kyle Sirratt [3]; 2. 82-Paul Visage [1]; 3. 26-Sage Luther [2]; 4. 11-Sterling Beard [6]; 5. 95-Brian Brunscheen [8]; 6. 026-Sean Stevens [7]; 7. 84-Mike Watt [9]; 8. 002-Clifford Bellomy [5]; 9. 15-Michael Putnam [4]

Heat 2 (8 Laps) (Top 4 transfer) – 1. 21-Carl Kilgore [1]; 2. 8-Tyler Jackson [2]; 3. 111-Lewis Clark [3]; 4. 93-Steve Miskolczi [4]; 5. 5-Zak Williams [5]; 6. 05-Jason Metoxen [6]; 7. 2-Bradley Steinruck [8]; 8. 76-Robert Palmer [9]; 9. 89-Billy Smith [7]

Heat 3 (8 Laps) (Top 4 transfer) – 1. 69-Keith Hackney [1]; 2. 9-Dalton Peavy [2]; 3. 0-Mitchell Clark [6]; 4. 79-Dakota Osborn [8]; 5. 66-Preston Dimsdale [3]; 6. 2-Bradley Weaver [5]; 7. 7-Brayden McMahan [7]; 8. 003-Thorne Zimmerman [4]

B Main (11 Laps) (Top 12 transfer) – 1. 66-Preston Dimsdale [3]; 2. 026-Sean Stevens [4]; 3. 05-Jason Metoxen [5]; 4. 003-Thorne Zimmerman [12]; 5. 2-Bradley Weaver [6]; 6. 5-Zak Williams [2]; 7. 95-Brian Brunscheen [1]; 8. 2-Bradley Steinruck [8]; 9. 7-Brayden McMahan [9]; 10. 89-Billy Smith [14]; 11. 15-Michael Putnam [13]; 12. 002-Clifford Bellomy [10]; 13. 76-Robert Palmer [11]; 14. 84-Mike Watt [7]