CHOMP GOES THE CHAMP: Jackson Makes First Street Stock League Championship Official After Hackney Wins Finale at Charlotte

Team No Love finishes 1-2 in Feature, take home 2-3 in points standings

He was dubbed the “people’s champ” after winning three Chevy Performance Street Stock League races in DIRTcar eSports Season 2. Now, Tyler Jackson has made it official as the first-ever champion of the League in Season 3, locking it up after his third-place performance in the finale Wednesday night at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

Three Feature wins this season propelled the Rockford, IL-native to a 43-point lead over Carl Kilgore coming into the finale, and he was able to hold it after battling it out with Kilgore and fellow Team No Love member Keith Hackney in the closing stages.

Jackson started on the pole for the 25-lap affair and led Laps 2-13 before a big effort on a restart from Hackney gave him the opening he needed to sneak on by. Jackson took a low-to-high approach into Turns 1-2 while Hackney stayed up top and crossed down underneath him at the exit of Turn 2 to take the lead into Turn 3.

“I timed it right there on that last restart, and I knew he was gonna throw it in there on a slider. I had already backed out of it once I got up in the corner, because I was going to drive underneath him,” Hackney said.

Kilgore had to wait for his turn to pass, and finally got that opportunity with two laps remaining as he cashed-in on a big slide job attempt as they dove into Turns 1-2. Kilgore planted it on Jackson’s nose and took the spot, but Jackson returned the favor in Turns 3-4.

Hackney won his second Feature of Season 3 (Hank Silver Photo)

Kilgore stayed persistent and crossed it back underneath Jackson as they crossed under the flag stand. This time, Jackson hung back with one thing on his mind.

“Tonight, I definitely could’ve slid Keith a couple of times, but I figured I’d just roll second. I saw Carl coming and he kinda used me up going into [Turn] 1 and then slid me, but I just figured I’d let both of them go and take home the big trophy,” Jackson said.

His championship points strategy had worked – Jackson made some conservative decisions coming into the final races and points raced his way to a first big trophy. One which he will likely carry into the fall DIRTcar eSports season and try to defend.

Back out front, Hackney had driven away with the W, wrapping up his second Feature win of the year against his two biggest pieces of competition.

Jackson (25) and Hackney (69) racing for position (Hank Silver Photo)

“Especially my teammate [Kilgore] and Tyler [Jackson] also – we were pretty much the class of the season, and it’s always fun racing with everybody,” Hackney said.

Chevy Performance Feature (25 Laps) – 1. 69-Keith Hackney [2]; 2. 21-Carl Kilgore [6]; 3. 25-Tyler Jackson3 [1]; 4. 48-Kyle Vaughn [5]; 5. 717-Bobby Rafferty [9]; 6. 71-Daniel Stiffler [11]; 7. 77-Holden English [14]; 8. 21-Jim Reavis [13]; 9. 26-Sage Luther [20]; 10. 546-Randy Axner [10]; 11. 225-Nathan Lemons [12];12. 84-Mike Watt5 [21]; 13. 38-Ryan Carlisi [16]; 14. 17-Brett Rowles [17]; 15. 18-Justin Henson3 [7]; 16. 2-Clifford Bellomy [19]; 17. 46-Jonathan Nause [24]; 18. 77-Joel Phillips [22]; 19. 76-Robert Palmer8 [23]; 20. 5-Isaac Salas [4]; 21. 73-Scott A Reid [18]; 22. 111-Jaron Valley [15];23. 8-Sean Stevens [8];24. 54-Larry Barber Jr2 [3]

HEATED WORDS, COOLER TROPHIES: Tucker Wins Second Straight Tour Championship from Pits After Bergeron, Matjoulis Collision

Evan Seay leads all but two laps en route to third Feature win, Bergeron runner-up in points

After going eight consecutive weeks of notching nothing but wins and runner-up finishes on the DIRTcar eSports Tour, Kendal Tucker is now a two-time DIRTcar eSports Tour champion.

An incredible season for the driver from Mt. Airy, NC – notching three wins, eight top-fives, eight top-tens and all but the first event started.

“It feels good to go back-to-back in this deal,” Tucker said. “It’s the first time I’ve ever done that in a series on iRacing.”

But his podium streak was abruptly ended when some contact from an incident involving Alex Bergeron and Blake Matjoulis on Lap 5 spilled over into his path. Matjoulis and Bergeron came together at the exit of Turn 4, nearly sending Bergeron completely around in front of the field.

His spinning momentum caught the nose of Richard Murtaugh Jr. and then sent him through the Turn 1 grass, back up onto the track and right into the side of Tucker, who collected several other innocent bystanders in a wild flipping sequence in Turns 1-2. Tucker nursed his heavily damaged racecar back to the pits under the yellow but was met with terminal damage upon arrival at his pit stall, forcefully ending his night.

However, coming into the event a secure 75 points ahead of Bergeron in the Tour standings, the championship gold was not lost. Neither was the love between the drivers in the DIRTVision post-race interviews regarding the incident.

Bergeron (12) gets sideways on the fronstretch (Hank Silver Photo)

“Not much of a surprise coming from the 12 car,” Tucker said. “He has no regard for people around him on the track, it seems like. Goes into the infield when he had some bad luck and comes up in front of everybody else trying to compete for position on the track.”

Bergeron repaired his car, restarted from the rear of the field and went on an incredible passing spree over the next 45 circuits, crossing the stripe third by the drop of the checkered.

“We were definitely the fastest driver out here tonight,” Bergeron said. “It’s just sad that we get wrecked intentionally every week… We did everything we could and went from nearly dead last to up to the front.”

In the end, two spots ahead of Bergeron was the one true dominant force of the race – Evan Seay. The Chesnee, SC-driver led almost all 50 laps of the Bicknell Racing Products Big Block Modified Feature at The Dirt Track at Charlotte and scored his third $250 check of Season 3.

“It’s difficult to win these races with them being fixed [setup],” Seay said. “You’ve gotta figure out what line to run and be better at that line than everybody else.”

Seay won his third Tour Feature of the season (Hank Silver Photo)

While Tucker held the virtual championship trophy high in Victory Lane at the end of the night, he was only credited with a 23rd-place finish, much to his disappointment.

“I definitely thought we could have competed for another win,” Tucker said. “It’s probably one of my favorite tracks on here, so for the night to end pretty early, it definitely stings a little bit.”

Bicknell Racing Products Feature (50 Laps) – 1. 33-Evan Seay [2]; 2. 127-Blake Matjoulis [4]; 3. 12-Alex A Bergeron [1]; 4. 48-Dylan Yeager [3]; 5. 22-Mason Hannagan [7]; 6. 331-Dustin Hall3 [10]; 7. 33-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [8]; 8. 85-Tyler Schell [6]; 9. 1-Jesse Enterkin [9]; 10. 0-Kevin Dedmon [12]; 11. 115-Boddie Parker3 [13]; 12. 717-Bobby Rafferty [14]; 13. 17-Brett Rowles [11]; 14. 13-Matt Remick [17]; 15. 2-Chance Carr [15]; 16. 2-Bradley Steinruck [19]; 17. 114-Joe Garcia [18]; 18. 72-Joseph Grabianowski [21]; 19. 78-Justin Bishop3 [20]; 20. 29-William Richardson4 [16]; 21. 91-Jeffrey Eddy [23]; 22. 46-Jonathan Nause [24]; 23. 0-Kendal Tucker [5]; 24. 58-Ryder Sroufe [22]

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

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]

5/26/21 – Big Block Modifieds at The Dirt Track at Charlotte

Bicknell Racing Products Feature (50 laps) – 1. 33-Evan Seay [2]; 2. 127-Blake Matjoulis [4]; 3. 12-Alex Bergeron [1]; 4. 48-Dylan Yeager [3]; 5. 22-Mason Hannagan [7]; 6. 331-Dustin Hall [10]; 7. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [8]; 8. 85-Tyler Schell [6]; 9. 1-Jesse Enterkin [9]; 10. 000-Kevin Dedmon [12]; 11. 115-Boddie Parker [13]; 12. 717-Bobby Rafferty [14]; 13. 17-Brett Rowles [11]; 14. 13-Matt Remick [17]; 15. 2-Chance Carr [15]; 16. 02-Bradley Steinruck [19]; 17. 114-Joe Garcia [18]; 18. 72-Joseph Grabianowski [21]; 19. 78-Justin Bishop [20]; 20. 29-Billy Richardson [16]; 21. 91-Jeffrey Eddy [23]; 22. 46-Jonathan Nause [24]; 23. 00-Kendal Tucker [5]; 24. 58-Ryder Sroufe [22];

Qualifying (2 laps) – 1. 12-Alex Bergeron [16.083]; 2. 33-Evan Seay [16.09]; 3. 48-Dylan Yeager [16.122]; 4. 22-Mason Hannagan [16.138]; 5. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [16.144]; 6. 85-Tyler Schell [16.15]; 7. 127-Blake Matjoulis [16.154]; 8. 00-Kendal Tucker [16.165]; 9. 000-Kevin Dedmon [16.175]; 10. 331-Dustin Hall [16.218]; 11. 17-Brett Rowles [16.273]; 12. 1-Jesse Enterkin [16.3]; 13. 2-Chance Carr [16.302]; 14. 91-Jeffrey Eddy [16.313]; 15. 717-Bobby Rafferty [16.317]; 16. 02-Bradley Steinruck [16.394]; 17. 29-Billy Richardson [16.456]; 18. 13-Matt Remick [16.474]; 19. 114-Joe Garcia [16.489]; 20. 78-Justin Bishop [16.497]; 21. 15-Joshua Dahling [16.51]; 22. 72-Joseph Grabianowski [16.531]; 23. 46-Jonathan Nause [16.575]; 24. 58-Ryder Sroufe [16.615]; 25. 115-Boddie Parker [16.619]; 26. 71-Claude Fournier Jr. [16.642]; 27. 01-Michael Lewis [16.674]; 28. 82-Eric Schroeter [16.823]

Heat Race 1 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 12-Alex Bergeron [1]; 2. 127-Blake Matjoulis [3]; 3. 22-Mason Hannagan [2]; 4. 331-Dustin Hall [4]; 5. 115-Boddie Parker [9]; 6. 2-Chance Carr [5]; 7. 02-Bradley Steinruck [6]; 8. 72-Joseph Grabianowski [8]; 9. 114-Joe Garcia [7]; 10. 82-Eric Schroeter [10];

Heat Race 2 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 33-Evan Seay [1]; 2. 00-Kendal Tucker [3]; 3. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [2]; 4. 17-Brett Rowles [4]; 5. 29-Billy Richardson [6]; 6. 46-Jonathan Nause [8]; 7. 78-Justin Bishop [7]; 8. 91-Jeffrey Eddy [5]; 9. 71-Claude Fournier Jr. [9];

Heat Race 3 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 48-Dylan Yeager [1]; 2. 85-Tyler Schell [2]; 3. 1-Jesse Enterkin [4]; 4. 000-Kevin Dedmon [3]; 5. 717-Bobby Rafferty [5]; 6. 13-Matt Remick [6]; 7. 15-Joshua Dahling [7]; 8. 58-Ryder Sroufe [8]; 9. 01-Michael Lewis [9];

Last Chance Showdown (14 laps, top-12 transfer) – 1. 115-Boddie Parker [1]; 2. 717-Bobby Rafferty [3]; 3. 2-Chance Carr [4]; 4. 29-Billy Richardson [2]; 5. 13-Matt Remick [6]; 6. 114-Joe Garcia [13]; 7. 02-Bradley Steinruck [7]; 8. 78-Justin Bishop [8]; 9. 72-Joseph Grabianowski [10]; 10. 58-Ryder Sroufe [12]; 11. 91-Jeffrey Eddy [11]; 12. 46-Jonathan Nause [5]; 13. 15-Joshua Dahling [9]; 14. 01-Michael Lewis [15]; 15. 82-Eric Schroeter [16]; 16. 71-Claude Fournier Jr. [14]

CHAMP DEFENDS TURF: Tucker Wins in Back-to-Back Seasons with Pro Late Models at Charlotte

Houser leads most laps, finishes fifth, Matjoulis rebounds with second podium

Forty laps in Wednesday’s DIRTcar eSports Tour Feature at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. Kendal Tucker only needed one to steal the show.

In one of the most exciting finishes in DIRTcar eSports history, Tucker, the defending Tour champion and Pro Late Model race winner at Charlotte from Season 2, pulled a rabbit out of his hat in the closing laps of Wednesday’s Drydene Pro Late Model Feature and beat Alex Bergeron and Tyler Schell to the line to win his third career Tour Feature.

“That was a wild one right there, to say the least,” Tucker said.

Dylan Houser, of Ocala, FL, led the majority of the race on iRacing’s new dirt tire model – a total of 33 under his belt by race’s end – and maintained the lead as he came to three-to-go with Bergeron and Tucker right on his heels. Tucker, of Mt. Airy, NC, took the most advantage of Houser’s scrubbing of the outside Turn 2 wall by throwing a wicked slide job as the three dove into Turn 3.

He clipped the infield tractor tire, somehow stayed with it, and raced side-by-side with Bergeron for the lead as they crossed for two-to-go. Houser jumped underneath each of them and slid his way back to the lead while Bergeron and Tucker crossed it back underneath him on the backstretch.

Lead in-hand as they took the white flag, Bergeron rolled high coming out of Turn 2. Houser drifted up into him and made contact as Tucker re-entered the picture underneath them both, also banging off Houser as they entered Turn 3. A final slide job from Tucker in Turns 3-4 on them both sealed the deal as he crossed the stripe and collected $250 for the epic victory from the 10th starting spot.

“No matter how far back I start, it definitely makes it a lot harder,” Tucker said. “But with these longer-distance races, it kinda bails you out if you can keep the car clean coming up through the field.”

With all of the insanity between Tucker, Houser and Bergeron in the final three circuits, Tyler Schell and Blake Matjoulis had been on a mission to capitalize. Which, they did, taking advantage of further contact between Houser and Bergeron to grab third and fourth at the line.

Tucker (front) coming to the checkered with the ensuing melee for 2nd-5th behind him (Joe Grabianowski Photo)

Bergeron had also made significant contact with the outside Turn 4 wall coming to the checkers. It was later determined that he scrubbed the wall through the entire corner and was therefore penalized two spots post-race for wall-riding. This awarded Schell and Matjoulis the final two podium spots and a career-best finish for Schell.

The DIRTcar eSports Tour action continues next Wednesday night, April 21, with the Hoosier Racing Tire Big Block Modifieds at Lernerville Speedway. Catch all the action live and FREE on DIRTVision presented by Drydene.

Feature (40 Laps) – 1. 00-Kendal Tucker (10); 2. 85-Tyler Schell (16); 3. 127-Blake Matjoulis (7); 4. 12-Alex Bergeron (5); 5. 2-Dylan Houser (2); 6. 115-Boddie Parker (23); 7. 1-Jesse Enterkin (21); 8. 80-Dylan Wilson (3); 9. 17-Brett Rowles (15); 10. 48-Dylan Yeager (1); 11. 71-Keven Hebert (12); 12. 41-Logan Rumsey (18); 13. 09-Tanner Tomasi (8); 14. 717-Bobby Rafferty (20); 15. 37-Randall Carter (17); 16. 033-Richard Murtaugh (13); 17. 4-Huey Quillen (24); 18. 8-Tyler Jackson (9); 19. 13-Damian Kiefer (4); 20. 000-Kevin Dedmon (11); 21. 101-Brent Evans (22); 22. 331-Dustin Hall (14); 23. 33-Evan Seay (6); 24. 5-Nathan Waddell (19)

4/14/21 – Pro Late Models at The Dirt Track at Charlotte

Drydene Feature (40 Laps) – 1. 00-Kendal Tucker [10]; 2. 85-Tyler Schell [16]; 3. 127-Blake Matjoulis [7]; 4. 12-Alex Bergeron [5]; 5. 2-Dylan Houser [2]; 6. 115-Boddie Parker [23]; 7. 1-Jesse Enterkin [21]; 8. 80-Dylan Wilson [3]; 9. 17-Brett Rowles [15]; 10. 48-Dylan Yeager [1]; 11. 71-Keven Hèbert [12]; 12. 41-Logan Rumsey [18]; 13. 09-Tanner Tomasi [8]; 14. 717-Bobby Rafferty [20]; 15. 37-Randall Carter [17]; 16. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [13]; 17. 4-Huey Quillen [24]; 18. 8-Tyler Jackson [9]; 19. 13-Damian Kiefer [4]; 20. 000-Kevin Dedmon [11]; 21. 101-Brent Evans [22]; 22. 331-Dustin Hall [14]; 23. 33-Evan Seay [6]; 24. 5-Nathan Waddell [19]

Qualifying (2 Laps) – 1. 48-Dylan Yeager [15.616]; 2. 2-Dylan Houser [15.648]; 3. 80-Dylan Wilson [15.686]; 4. 13-Damian Kiefer [15.692]; 5. 12-Alex Bergeron [15.698]; 6. 33-Evan Seay [15.699]; 7. 5-Nathan Waddell [15.732]; 8. 4-Huey Quillen [15.77]; 9. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [15.835]; 10. 00-Kendal Tucker [15.845]; 11. 127-Blake Matjoulis [15.846]; 12. 71-Keven Hèbert [15.859]; 13. 8-Tyler Jackson [15.866]; 14. 331-Dustin Hall [15.881]; 15. 17-Brett Rowles [15.883]; 16. 85-Tyler Schell [15.892]; 17. 37-Randall Carter [15.897]; 18. 75-Jesse Johnsrud [15.904]; 19. 55-Matthew Logan [15.916]; 20. 09-Tanner Tomasi [15.962]; 21. 22-James Miller [15.975]; 22. 101-Brent Evans [16.011]; 23. 000-Kevin Dedmon [16.014]; 24. 26-Sage Luther [16.02]; 25. 1-Jesse Enterkin [16.036]; 26. 001-Dominique Foster [16.086]; 27. 46-Jonathan Nause [16.096]; 28. 41-Logan Rumsey [16.098]; 29. 115-Boddie Parker [16.117]; 30. 717-Bobby Rafferty [16.138]; 31. 58-Ryder Sroufe [16.205]; 32. 72-Joseph Grabianowski [16.306]; 33. 28-William Hedgpath [16.545]; 34. 43-Jarred Campos [16.545]; 35. 82-Eric Schroeter [16.552]; 36. 29-Billy Richardson [16.561]; 37. 483-Cole Edwards [16.864]; 38. 7-Aaron Sparks [DNQ]

Heat Race 1 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 48-Dylan Yeager [1]; 2. 12-Alex Bergeron [2]; 3. 8-Tyler Jackson [4]; 4. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [3]; 5. 37-Randall Carter [5]; 6. 1-Jesse Enterkin [7]; 7. 22-James Miller [6]; 8. 115-Boddie Parker [8]; 9. 28-William Hedgpath [9]; 10. 483-Cole Edwards [10]

Heat Race 2 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 2-Dylan Houser [1]; 2. 33-Evan Seay [2]; 3. 00-Kendal Tucker [3]; 4. 331-Dustin Hall [4]; 5. 75-Jesse Johnsrud [5]; 6. 717-Bobby Rafferty [8]; 7. 101-Brent Evans [6]; 8. 7-Aaron Sparks [10]; 9. 43-Jarred Campos [9]; 10. 001-Dominique Foster [7]

Heat Race 3 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 80-Dylan Wilson [1]; 2. 127-Blake Matjoulis [3]; 3. 000-Kevin Dedmon [6]; 4. 17-Brett Rowles [4]; 5. 5-Nathan Waddell [2]; 6. 55-Matthew Logan [5]; 7. 46-Jonathan Nause [7]; 8. 58-Ryder Sroufe [8]; 9. 82-Eric Schroeter [9]

Heat Race 4 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 13-Damian Kiefer [1]; 2. 09-Tanner Tomasi [5]; 3. 71-Keven Hèbert [3]; 4. 85-Tyler Schell [4]; 5. 41-Logan Rumsey [7]; 6. 26-Sage Luther [6]; 7. 72-Joseph Grabianowski [8]; 8. 29-Billy Richardson [9]; 9. 4-Huey Quillen [2]

Last Chance Showdown 1 (14 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 41-Logan Rumsey [2]; 2. 717-Bobby Rafferty [3]; 3. 101-Brent Evans [5]; 4. 4-Huey Quillen [10]; 5. 7-Aaron Sparks [7]; 6. 75-Jesse Johnsrud [1]; 7. 26-Sage Luther [4]; 8. 72-Joseph Grabianowski [6]; 9. 29-Billy Richardson [8]; 10. 001-Dominique Foster [11]; 11. 43-Jarred Campos [9]

Last Chance Showdown 2 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 37-Randall Carter [1]; 2. 5-Nathan Waddell [2]; 3. 1-Jesse Enterkin [3]; 4. 115-Boddie Parker [7]; 5. 55-Matthew Logan [4]; 6. 22-James Miller [5]; 7. 28-William Hedgpath [9]; 8. 46-Jonathan Nause [6]; 9. 483-Cole Edwards [11]; 10. 58-Ryder Sroufe [8]; 11. 82-Eric Schroeter [10]

PRO POWER: Tucker Wins Second Career Tour Pro Late Model Race at Charlotte

North Carolinian scores second career eSports Tour victory, again in Pro Late Models

CONCORD, NC – If there’s one area of iRacing Dirt that Kendal Tucker really excels in on the DIRTcar eSports Tour, it’s surely with the Pro Late Models.

Holding off fellow iRacing Pros Dylan Houser and Evan Seay in the final laps, Tucker, of Mt. Airy, NC, scored his second career DIRTcar eSports Tour victory Wednesday night with the Drydene Pro Late Models at The Dirt Track at Charlotte after leading all but one lap en route to his $250 victory.

His previous Pro Late Model finishes with the Tour are impressive; three starts in three races and three podium finishes with a lone victory. Tucker experienced bad luck several times over the course of the Season 1 schedule, racking up a few “so close” moments that left him hungry for another trip to Victory Lane.

But to do it, he had to defend the top spot from one driver in particular, on a mission to finally put his name in the win column after several starts – Dylan Houser.

Tucker grabbed the lead from polesitter and Cometic Gasket Quick Time Award winner Sheldon Oberle on Lap 2 and rode the high line for the opening laps, until a caution came out with five laps complete. Tucker and his Swindell SpeedLab #00 then chose the bottom lane for the restart, and never strayed from it all race long.

“Probably one of the hardest things to do on here, in my opinion, is to stick that bottom,” Tucker told Tour announcer Chase Raudman after the race on the DIRTVision. “There’s a lot of guys that can go up there and bounce it off the fence, have their right-rear off the wall and pick up some speed. I’m just not one of those guys that can make it work. I’m more of a finesse-type of guy. I like to put the car in the middle-bottom area.”

With a 40-lap distance, the rest of the field behind Tucker had plenty of chances to make up the ground. Houser, of Ocala, FL, applied the pressure all race long from two grooves higher than Tucker, scraping his car right off the wall each lap, but could not reel the leader in. He made one final scramble for the lead on the final lap in Turns 3-4, rim-riding the cushion in search of a quick burst of speed, but came up just one spot short.

“I thought I was going to get [Tucker]; With about five-to-go, I threw everything out the window,” Houser said of his last-lap mentality. “Just started entering on the fence and threw it wide-open. I was closing in on it, just ran out of laps on that one.”

Two lanes to choose from on Charlotte’s dirt surface made for some spectacular inside-outside racing, and Houser chose the more grueling of the two, in search of the momentum to carry him through the turns.

“It was really, really crazy up there,” Houser said. “I wasn’t going to go down there and run the bottom; I’m not one to get down there and run by the yuke tires, so I went up [high] and scraped every bit of paint that was on that wall off.”

Rounding out the podium was inaugural Tour Feature winner Evan Seay. Largely a top-five car for most the race, Seay, of Chesnee, SC, said the stipulation of the fixed car setup makes it challenging to overcome large deficits, and thus he was unable to catch the leaders in the end.

“Kendal, [Dylan] Houser, these guys are all Pro [iRacing license] guys, they’re fast and they don’t make a whole lot of mistakes,” Seay said. “It’s just very difficult to make that much ground up, even though it wasn’t a whole lot. But I’m still happy with third-place; did better than I thought I was going to do.”

The DIRTcar eSports Tour action continues next Wednesday night, Dec. 16, when the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds make their long-awaited debut on the Tour schedule at Weedsport Speedway. Catch all the action live on DIRTVision, or sign up to compete at DIRTcar.com/eSports.

ABBREVIATED RESULTS (click for full results)

Drydene Feature (40 Laps) – 1. 00-Kendal Tucker [3]; 2. 2-Dylan Houser [2]; 3. 33-Evan Seay [4]; 4. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [13]; 5. 13-Ryder Cantillo [6]; 6. 12-Alex Bergeron [12]; 7. 112-Devon Morgan [9]; 8. 3-Carden Cochran [8]; 9. 157-Drew Hopkins [17]; 10. 10-Jesse Enterkin [11]; 11. 171-Brandon Freeburg [14]; 12. 787-Cody Zobrist [19]; 13. 000-Kevin Dedmon [20]; 14. 1-Austin Carr [7]; 15. 77-Robert Fletcher [15]; 16. 41-Matthew Logan [24]; 17. 22-James Miller [5]; 18. 30-Maxime Plante [21]; 19. 101-Brent Evans [10]; 20. 85-Hunter Heck [16]; 21. 98-Michael Canady [22]; 22. 105-Sheldon Oberle [1]; 23. 71-Keven HÈbert [23]; 24. 8-Tyler Jackson [18]

12/9/20 – Pro Late Models at The Dirt Track at Charlotte

Drydene Feature (40 Laps) – 1. 00-Kendal Tucker [3]; 2. 2-Dylan Houser [2]; 3. 33-Evan Seay [4]; 4. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [13]; 5. 13-Ryder Cantillo [6]; 6. 12-Alex Bergeron [12]; 7. 112-Devon Morgan [9]; 8. 3-Carden Cochran [8]; 9. 157-Drew Hopkins [17]; 10. 10-Jesse Enterkin [11]; 11. 171-Brandon Freeburg [14]; 12. 787-Cody Zobrist [19]; 13. 000-Kevin Dedmon [20]; 14. 1-Austin Carr [7]; 15. 77-Robert Fletcher [15]; 16. 41-Matthew Logan [24]; 17. 22-James Miller [5]; 18. 30-Maxime Plante [21]; 19. 101-Brent Evans [10]; 20. 85-Hunter Heck [16]; 21. 98-Michael Canady [22]; 22. 105-Sheldon Oberle [1]; 23. 71-Keven HÈbert [23]; 24. 8-Tyler Jackson [18]

Qualifying (2 Laps) – 1. 105-Sheldon Oberle [15.876]; 2. 2-Dylan Houser [15.893]; 3. 00-Kendal Tucker [15.901]; 4. 12-Alex Bergeron [15.904]; 5. 22-James Miller [15.907]; 6. 13-Ryder Cantillo [15.914]; 7. 77-Robert Fletcher [15.947]; 8. 33-Evan Seay [15.992]; 9. 112-Devon Morgan [16.006]; 10. 98-Michael Canady [16.008]; 11. 1-Austin Carr [16.015]; 12. 3-Carden Cochran [16.051]; 13. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [16.054]; 14. 8-Tyler Jackson [16.081]; 15. 07-Allen Holbert [16.121]; 16. 15-Brett Punkari [16.125]; 17. 30-Maxime Plante [16.133]; 18. 101-Brent Evans [16.136]; 19. 10-Jesse Enterkin [16.139]; 20. 000-Kevin Dedmon [16.141]; 21. 34-Corey Mullinax [16.148]; 22. 32-Brad Bauer [16.177]; 23. 923-Alex Rakers [16.196]; 24. 20-Joe Reuter [16.2]; 25. 787-Cody Zobrist [16.201]; 26. 242-Blake Stieb [16.214]; 27. 54-Larry Barber Jr [16.22]; 28. 85-Hunter Heck [16.234]; 29. 26-Sage Luther [16.245]; 30. 171-Brandon Freeburg [16.262]; 31. 92-Trent Hitchens [16.274]; 32. 79-Tyler Bowman [16.277]; 33. 71-Keven HÈbert [16.322]; 34. 46-Jonathan Nause [16.326]; 35. 157-Drew Hopkins [16.382]; 36. 029-Jacob Cook [16.43]

Heat 1 (10 Laps) (Top 4 transfer) – 1. 105-Sheldon Oberle [1]; 2. 22-James Miller [2]; 3. 112-Devon Morgan [3]; 4. 033-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [4]; 5. 71-Keven HÈbert [9]; 6. 787-Cody Zobrist [7]; 7. 30-Maxime Plante [5]; 8. 55-Justin Ratermann [10]; 9. 34-Corey Mullinax [6]; 10. 26-Sage Luther [8]

Heat 2 (10 Laps) (Top 4 transfer) – 1. 2-Dylan Houser [1]; 2. 13-Ryder Cantillo [2]; 3. 101-Brent Evans [5]; 4. 171-Brandon Freeburg [8]; 5. 8-Tyler Jackson [4]; 6. 98-Michael Canady [3]; 7. 32-Brad Bauer [6]; 8. 46-Jonathan Nause [9]; 9. 242-Blake Stieb [7]; 10. 41-Matthew Logan [10]

Heat 3 (10 Laps) (Top 4 transfer) – 1. 0-Kendal Tucker [1]; 2. 1-Austin Carr [3]; 3. 10-Jesse Enterkin [5]; 4. 77-Robert Fletcher [2]; 5. 923-Alex Rakers [6]; 6. 29-Richie Yost [10]; 7. 157-Drew Hopkins [9]; 8. 07-Allen Holbert [4]; 9. 92-Trent Hitchens [8]; 10. 54-Larry Barber Jr [7]

Heat 4 (10 Laps) (Top 4 transfer) – 1. 33-Evan Seay [2]; 2. 3-Carden Cochran [3]; 3. 12-Alex Bergeron [1]; 4. 85-Hunter Heck [7]; 5. 79-Tyler Bowman [8]; 6. 000-Kevin Dedmon [5]; 7. 029-Jacob Cook [9]; 8. 20-Joe Reuter [6]; 9. 15-Brett Punkari [4]

Last Chance Showdown 1 (14 Laps) (Top 4 transfer) – 1. 157-Drew Hopkins [6]; 2. 787-Cody Zobrist [3]; 3. 30-Maxime Plante [5]; 4. 71-Keven HÈbert [1]; 5. 07-Allen Holbert [8]; 6. 92-Trent Hitchens [10]; 7. 923-Alex Rakers [2]; 8. 26-Sage Luther [11]; 9. 34-Corey Mullinax [9]; 10. 55-Justin Ratermann [7]; 11. 29-Richie Yost [4]

Last Chance Showdown 2 (14 Laps) (Top 4 transfer) – 1. 8-Tyler Jackson [1]; 2. 000-Kevin Dedmon [4]; 3. 98-Michael Canady [3]; 4. 41-Matthew Logan [11]; 5. 79-Tyler Bowman [2]; 6. 32-Bradley Bauer [5]; 7. 20-Joe Reuter [8]; 8. 242-Blake Stieb [9]; 9. 15-Brett Punkari [10]; 10. 46-Jonathan Nause [7]; 11. 54-Larry Barber Jr [12]; 12. 029-Jacob Cook [6]

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

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

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].