Super DIRT Week 50-for-50 eSports Classic

TRIP OF A LIFETIME: Dylan Yeager Scores Trip To 50th Super DIRT Week After 50-for-50 eSports Classic Victory

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NAPA Super DIRT Week will make history in less than two weeks with its 50th Running at Oswego Speedway. However, one historic moment was already made for the event Tuesday night by a young iRacing driver.

iRacing pro driver Dylan Yeager, of Hamilton Township, NJ, captured his first career DIRTcar eSports victory in the inaugural Super DIRT Week 50-for-50 eSports Classic, winning a trip to be honored at the 50th Running of NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week, Oct. 3-9.

Yeager was awarded the grand prize package – an authentic Super DIRT Week experience that includes two weeklong passes to the event, a hotel room reservation, travel reimbursement, and a 1-of-1 custom winner’s trophy that will be presented on stage during the Friday Night Lights portion of Super DIRT Week on Friday, Oct. 7.

“It’s gonna be so awesome, I can’t believe it,” Yeager said. “This is so cool, it’s gonna be such a cool event.”

Yeager crossed the stripe almost 1.5 seconds ahead of the field in a dominating victory.

His path to Victory Hill at the virtual Weedsport Speedway almost ended early, however, as Yeager nearly reached iRacing’s incident point limit of 12x in Preliminary Round Feature #1 – which, if reached, would have disqualified him from competition. But he held it together in the closing circuits of the 30-lap event and drove his #48 Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified the remaining distance without incident to finish P5 and qualify for the Final Round.

From there, Yeager dominated. He turned the fastest lap in Final Round Qualifying to claim the pole for the 50-lap Feature and proceeded to put on a clinic, leading all 50 laps to score the win and the richest prize in DIRTcar eSports history.

“It’s awesome,” Yeager said. “It took so long to win a DIRTcar-sanctioned race for me, and it feels great. To do it in these cars… I love racing these things.”

Yeager will be attending Super DIRT Week with his father, and was emphatic about what he’s looking forward to the most.

“Just going there, meeting new people and checking out the racing,” Yeager said. “The track is awesome, I’ve seen videos from there, and I’m hoping this will be a cool event to go to. I’m excited.”

Fellow iRacing Pro license driver Tyler Ducharme, of Bomoseen, VT, climbed from seventh on the starting grid to finish second – his best career DIRTcar eSports finish – and collected a $200 prize. Preliminary Round Feature #1 winner Robby Swan, of Oswego, NY, rounded out the podium and collected a $100 check for his efforts.

Ducharme (25), Swan (37) and Gavin Collins (64) racing for second through Turns 1-2

Each of the top-10 finishers received a complimentary pass to watch the 50th Super DIRT Week on DIRTVision in addition to their cash prizes.

Race fans can watch the 50th Super DIRT Week on DIRTVision as well, starting with a day of practice for all divisions on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 1:45pm ET.

Tickets for the event are on sale now. Click here to purchase yours and experience the historic 50th NAPA Super DIRT Week.

ABBREVIATED RESULTS (view full results)

Final Round Feature (50 Laps) – 1. 48-Dylan Yeager [1]; 2. 25-Tyler Ducharme [7]; 3. 37-Robby Swan [4]; 4. 64-Gavin Collins [2]; 5. 2-Matt S Sanders [9]; 6. 213-Jim Boniface [14]; 7. 9-Collin Murphy [12]; 8. 98-Logan Hickerson [15]; 9. 22-Nick Cooper [13]; 10. 13-Bryce Bailey [6]; 11. 5-Logan Roark [3]; 12. 7-Brandon McDonald [23]; 13. 17-Dylan Wilson [11]; 14. 20-Dylan DeWert Jr [20]; 15. 3-J Speedy Bresette [18]; 16. 28-Jeff Sharp [21]; 17. 16-Dylan D Thomas [24]; 18. 56-Aaron Brown12 [5]; 19. 72-David Cologgi [17]; 20. 44-John Ruggiero Jr. [16]; 21. 4-John Cannizzaro [19]; 22. 99-Brian Lawson [8]; 23. 88-William Watson4 [10]; 24. 15-Justin Sick [22]

9/20/22 – Super DIRT Week 50-for-50 eSports Classic

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Final Round Feature (50 Laps) – 1. 48-Dylan Yeager [1]; 2. 25-Tyler Ducharme [7]; 3. 37-Robby Swan [4]; 4. 64-Gavin Collins [2]; 5. 2-Matt S Sanders [9]; 6. 213-Jim Boniface [14]; 7. 9-Collin Murphy [12]; 8. 98-Logan Hickerson [15]; 9. 22-Nick Cooper [13]; 10. 13-Bryce Bailey [6]; 11. 5-Logan Roark [3]; 12. 7-Brandon McDonald [23]; 13. 17-Dylan Wilson [11]; 14. 20-Dylan DeWert Jr [20]; 15. 3-J Speedy Bresette [18]; 16. 28-Jeff Sharp [21]; 17. 16-Dylan D Thomas [24]; 18. 56-Aaron Brown12 [5]; 19. 72-David Cologgi [17]; 20. 44-John Ruggiero Jr. [16]; 21. 4-John Cannizzaro [19]; 22. 99-Brian Lawson [8]; 23. 88-William Watson4 [10]; 24. 15-Justin Sick [22]

Qualifying (2 Laps) – 1. 48-Dylan Yeager [15.077]; 2. 64-Gavin Collins [15.078]; 3. 5-Logan Roark [15.083]; 4. 37-Robby Swan [15.105]; 5. 56-Aaron Brown12 [15.111]; 6. 13-Bryce Bailey [15.112]; 7. 25-Tyler Ducharme [15.127]; 8. 99-Brian Lawson [15.131]; 9. 2-Matt S Sanders [15.139]; 10. 88-William Watson4 [15.142]; 11. 17-Dylan Wilson [15.147]; 12. 9-Collin Murphy [15.152]; 13. 22-Nick Cooper [15.155]; 14. 213-Jim Boniface [15.157]; 15. 98-Logan Hickerson [15.177]; 16. 44-John Ruggiero Jr. [15.179]; 17. 72-David Cologgi [15.179]; 18. 3-J Speedy Bresette [15.185]; 19. 4-John Cannizzaro [15.187]; 20. 20-Dylan DeWert Jr [15.212]; 21. 28-Jeff Sharp [15.235]; 22. 15-Justin Sick [15.275]; 23. 7-Brandon McDonald [15.291]; 24. 16-Dylan D Thomas [15.318]

Prelim 1 Feature (30 Laps, top-12 transfer) – ​​1. 37-Robby Swan [1]; 2. 9-Collin Murphy [8]; 3. 25-Tyler Ducharme [2]; 4. 72-David Cologgi [5]; 5. 48-Dylan Yeager [3]; 6. 4-John Cannizzaro [19]; 7. 56-Aaron Brown12 [9]; 8. 3-J Speedy Bresette [12]; 9. 15-Justin Sick [23]; 10. 99-Brian Lawson [10]; 11. 5-Brandon McDonald [11]; 12. 1-Logan Roark [6]; 13. 10-Dylan Rabtoy [16]; 14. 14-Brian Hoag2 [14]; 15. 22-Damian Kiefer [4]; 16. 6-Zachary Fremouw [17]; 17. 13-Jakob Banks [15]; 18. 21-Gary Siggelkow [20]; 19. 82-Dalton DeWert [7]; 20. 747-Michael Justified Vecchio [18]; 21. 18-Logan Wentz [13]; 22. 7-Samuel Bachman [21]; 23. 46-Todd Gardner [22]

Qualifying (2 Laps) – 1. 37-Robby Swan [14.939]; 2. 25-Tyler Ducharme [14.952]; 3. 48-Dylan Yeager [14.974]; 4. 82-Dalton DeWert [14.977]; 5. 72-David Cologgi [15.002]; 6. 1-Logan Roark [15.003]; 7. 22-Damian Kiefer [15.004]; 8. 9-Collin Murphy [15.009]; 9. 747-Michael Justified Vecchio [15.038]; 10. 99-Brian Lawson [15.045]; 11. 15-Justin Sick [15.053]; 12. 56-Aaron Brown12 [15.055]; 13. 4-John Cannizzaro [15.063]; 14. 5-Brandon McDonald [15.071]; 15. 3-J Speedy Bresette [15.101]; 16. 18-Logan Wentz [15.107]; 17. 14-Brian Hoag2 [15.156]; 18. 13-Jakob Banks [15.156]; 19. 10-Dylan Rabtoy [15.183]; 20. 6-Zachary Fremouw [15.183]; 21. 7-Samuel Bachman [15.211]; 22. 46-Todd Gardner [15.37]; 23. 21-Gary Siggelkow [15.78]

Heat 1 (10 Laps, top-6 transfer) – 37-Robby Swan [1]; 2. 22-Damian Kiefer [3]; 3. 82-Dalton DeWert [2]; 4. 99-Brian Lawson [4]; 5. 18-Logan Wentz [6]; 6. 10-Dylan Rabtoy [7]; 7. 4-John Cannizzaro [5]; 8. 46-Todd Gardner [8]

Heat 2 (10 Laps, top-6 transfer) – 25-Tyler Ducharme [1]; 2. 72-David Cologgi [2]; 3. 9-Collin Murphy [3]; 4. 5-Brandon McDonald [5]; 5. 14-Brian Hoag2 [6]; 6. 6-Zachary Fremouw [7]; 7. 21-Gary Siggelkow [8]; 8. 15-Justin Sick [4]

Heat 3 (10 Laps, top-6 transfer) – 48-Dylan Yeager [1]; 2. 1-Logan Roark [2]; 3. 56-Aaron Brown12 [4]; 4. 3-J Speedy Bresette [5]; 5. 13-Jakob Banks [6]; 6. 747-Michael Justified Vecchio [3]; 7. 7-Samuel Bachman [7]

Prelim 2 Feature (30 Laps, top-12 transfer) – 1. 3-Bryce Bailey [1]; 2. 11-Nick Cooper [2]; 3. 23-Dylan Wilson [4]; 4. 44-John Ruggiero Jr. [8]; 5. 64-Gavin Collins [10]; 6. 16-Jim Boniface [5]; 7. 2-Matt S Sanders [13]; 8. 98-Logan Hickerson [6]; 9. 88-William Watson4 [9]; 10. 3-Dylan D Thomas [16]; 11. 28-Jeff Sharp [15]; 12. 20-Dylan DeWert Jr [12]; 13. 7-Andy Hunter [11]; 14. 26-Dean Reynolds [21]; 15. 91-Tanner Tomasi [3]; 16. 5-Austin Jackson5 [18]; 17. 21-Justin A Brown [14]; 18. 117-Joshua Johnson9 [17]; 19. 213-Michael Vitale [20]; 20. 79-Tyler Bowman4 [22]; 21. 97-Butch Baker [24]; 22. 4-Scott Reyome [19]; 23. 17-Billy Roberts2 [23]; 24. 99-Chase Hardy [7]

Qualifying (2 Laps) 3-Bryce Bailey [14.981]; 2. 11-Nick Cooper [15.031]; 3. 91-Tanner Tomasi [15.039]; 4. 23-Dylan Wilson [15.062]; 5. 16-Jim Boniface [15.065]; 6. 98-Logan Hickerson [15.069]; 7. 99-Chase Hardy [15.072]; 8. 21-Justin A Brown [15.078]; 9. 20-Dylan DeWert Jr [15.08]; 10. 64-Gavin Collins [15.081]; 11. 44-John Ruggiero Jr. [15.1]; 12. 88-William Watson4 [15.103]; 13. 2-Matt S Sanders [15.104]; 14. 7-Andy Hunter [15.13]; 15. 28-Jeff Sharp [15.132]; 16. 4-Scott Reyome [15.151]; 17. 117-Joshua Johnson9 [15.183]; 18. 97-Butch Baker [15.184]; 19. 26-Dean Reynolds [15.199]; 20. 17-Billy Roberts2 [15.201]; 21. 5-Austin Jackson5 [15.202]; 22. 3-Dylan D Thomas [15.25]; 23. 213-Michael Vitale [15.261]; 24. 79-Tyler Bowman4 [15.29]; 25. 76-Jeremiah Lockwood [15.472]; 26. 27-Steven Hulbert [18.386]

Heat 1 (10 Laps, top-6 transfer) – 3-Bryce Bailey [1]; 2. 23-Dylan Wilson [2]; 3. 99-Chase Hardy [3]; 4. 64-Gavin Collins [4]; 5. 2-Matt S Sanders [5]; 6. 3-Dylan D Thomas [8]; 7. 4-Scott Reyome [6]; 8. 26-Dean Reynolds [7]; 9. 76-Jeremiah Lockwood [9]

Heat 2 (10 Laps, top-6 transfer) – 11-Nick Cooper [1]; 2. 16-Jim Boniface [2]; 3. 44-John Ruggiero Jr. [4]; 4. 7-Andy Hunter [5]; 5. 21-Justin A Brown [3]; 6. 117-Joshua Johnson9 [6]; 7. 213-Michael Vitale [8]; 8. 17-Billy Roberts2 [7]; 9. 27-Steven Hulbert [9]

Heat 3 (10 Laps, top-6 transfer) – 91-Tanner Tomasi [1]; 2. 98-Logan Hickerson [2]; 3. 88-William Watson4 [4]; 4. 20-Dylan DeWert Jr [3]; 5. 28-Jeff Sharp [5]; 6. 5-Austin Jackson5 [7]; 7. 79-Tyler Bowman4 [8]; 8. 97-Butch Baker [6]

Last Chance Showdown (14 Laps, top-6 transfer) – 1. 4-Scott Reyome [1]; 2. 213-Michael Vitale [2]; 3. 26-Dean Reynolds [4]; 4. 79-Tyler Bowman4 [3]; 5. 17-Billy Roberts2 [5]; 6. 97-Butch Baker [6]; 7. 76-Jeremiah Lockwood [7]; 8. 27-Steven Hulbert [8]

BE THERE: Win your way to Super DIRT Week with inaugural 50-for-50 eSports Classic

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The Super DIRT Week 50-for-50 eSports Classic lets you race iRacing’s Big Blocks at Weedsport for a chance to win a trip to Racing’s Biggest Party

NOTE: This event has now been moved to a one-day show. Full format breakdown below.

The legend of NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week turns 50 years old this year, bringing the best drivers to Central New York to compete for the most coveted trophy in Northeast dirt track racing. This September, DIRTcar eSports joins Racing’s Biggest Party with a special event of its own – the inaugural Super DIRT Week 50-for-50 eSports Classic on iRacing.

The grand prize? A trip to the 50th NAPA Super DIRT Week at Oswego Speedway, Oct. 3-9.

Open to anyone with an iRacing account, the event will take place all on one night with competitors competing in the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified at the virtual Weedsport Speedway. The winner of the 50-lap finale on Tuesday, Sept. 20 will receive an expenses-paid trip to the 50th Running of NAPA Super DIRT Week.

The winner will also be presented with a custom-designed trophy, commemorating both the eSports Classic and the 50th NAPA Super DIRT Week, during opening ceremonies of the Friday Night Lights program on Oct. 7.

Alex Bergeron (12) leads Nick Cooper (35) and Bryce Bailey (2) atop Weedsport Speedway Victory Hill in the DIRTcar eSports Tour Season 4 opener with the Big Blocks last year. (Hank Silver Photo)

*UPDATED* FORMAT

The Super DIRT Week 50-for-50 eSports Classic will be contested in a single night of racing. All race events will be contested using iRacing’s default fixed setup for Big Block Modifieds at Weedsport. Racing begins with the first Preliminary Round session at 7pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, Sept. 20. The second Prelim Round session will open for practice at 7:40 ET and begin Qualifying at approximately 8pm.

All entrants will be randomly placed into one of two Preliminary Round sessions, both running one complete racing program including Hot Laps, Qualifying, Heats, Last Chance Showdowns and a Feature. The top-12 finishers from each Feature will then transfer into the Final Round.

The Final Round takes to the track (at approximately 9:30pm ET) with a time-trial session for all 24 finalists to set the starting grid for the 50-lap finale. The winner receives the Super DIRT Week trip, and the rest of the field receives payment according to the table in the sections below.

DIRTCAR ESPORTS EVENT FORMAT

REGISTRATION
Registration for the inaugural Super DIRT Week 50-for-50 eSports Classic is now open at the link below. Entry fee is $20 per driver, due by Sunday, Sept. 18.

REGISTER HERE

SUPER DIRT WEEK TRIP DETAILS
The winner, plus one guest, will receive the following to attend the 50th NAPA Super DIRT Week at Oswego Speedway, Oct. 3-9:

  • One (1) weeklong pit pass per person
  • One (1) hotel room accommodation
  • Up to $1,000 reimbursement in airline/rental car fees (does not include gas)
  • Custom Super DIRT Week 50-for-50 eSports Classic trophy
  • On-stage recognition during Friday night opening ceremonies
Real-world Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified driver Max McLaughlin (32) races alongside three-time iRacing World of Outlaws Sprint Car Pro Series champion Alex Bergeron (12) in a DIRTcar eSports Season 2 Tour event (Joe Grabianowski Photo, 2020)

PURSE
Final Round Feature starters 2nd-through-24th will receive a cut of the $880 cash purse, as shown on the chart below. Top-10 finishers will also receive a complimentary voucher code to watch the 50th Super DIRT Week live on DIRTVision.

Finish Position Winnings
1st 50th Super DIRT Week Trip
2nd $200
3rd $100
4th $75
5th $50
6th $45
7th $40
8th $35
9th $30
10th $25
11th $20
12th $20
13th $20
14th $20
15th $20
16th $20
17th $20
18th $20
19th $20
20th $20
21st $20
22nd $20
23rd $20
24th $20

 WHERE TO WATCH
Broadcast coverage begins with the first Preliminary Round session on Sept. 20, continuing through the end of the Final Round Feature. Find the stream at each of the following links:

ABOUT NAPA SUPER DIRT WEEK
Super DIRT Week started in 1972 at the “Moody Mile” in the New York State Fairgrounds, bringing the best Big Block Modified drivers in the world together for the biggest race in the Northeast. Winning the event not only solidified a driver’s royalty in dirt Modified racing, but in motorsports history.

That’s why the likes of NASCAR legend Bobby Allison and three-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car champion Sammy Swindell attempted to win the event, and keeps legends like Brett Hearn, Kenny Brightbill, Jimmy Horton, Matt Sheppard and more coming back year after year.

The event ran at the “Moody Mile” from 1972 to 2015 and then moved to Oswego Speedway in 2016 – where it has been hosted ever since. Along with the track change, the event continues to grow throughout its years, adding the DIRTcar 358 Modified, DIRTcar Sportsman and DIRTcar Pro Stock classes, adding more money to the overall purse and adding more activities for fans throughout the week.

For the full 50th NAPA Super DIRT Week schedule, CLICK HERE.