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BITE BACK: Jackson Returns to Street Stock Victory Lane at Weedsport

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After three-straight weeks marred by penalties and disqualifications, defending DIRTcar eSports Street Stock League champion Tyler Jackson returned to Victory Lane last Wednesday night at Weedsport Speedway.

Jackson capitalized on the invert in his Heat Race to pick up the win in the eight-lap dash and claim a P4 starting spot for the 35-lap Feature. It didn’t take long for him to march his way to the head of the field, advancing to second only five laps in.

A caution-filled opening 10 laps played right into Jackson’s hands, enabling him to pass cars and instantly make up ground on his opponents ahead. Upon catching leader Drew Hopkins on Lap 7, the caution was thrown again, putting Jackson right to the outside of Hopkins for the restart.

At the drop of the green, Jackson used the high-side momentum to sneak past Hopkins for the lead on the top. The yellow was once again thrown just after the two crossed the start/finish line to complete Lap 8, making Jackson the new race leader.

Jackson (8) battling with Hopkins (157) and Thomas (03) for the lead in the opening laps.

Once the restarts were changed to single-file for the remainder of the race, Jackson took off and set it on cruise control, leading the final 27 circuits around the virtual rendition of Weedsport to bag his first League victory of the season.

Three-time Season 5 Feature winner Jaycee Floyd finished runner-up after trouble in his Heat Race, transferring in through a B-Main and driving all the way from 17th on the grid to bag P2. Hopkins held on for third and shrunk points leader Kyle Jared’s advantage down to 92 points with two races left on the season.

ABBREVIATED RESULTS (view full results)

Feature (35 laps) – 1. 822-Tyler Jackson3 [4]; 2. 18-Jaycee Floyd [17]; 3. 157-Drew Hopkins [2]; 4. 37-Brunson Behning2 [8]; 5. 3-Dylan D Thomas [3]; 6. 26-Sage Luther [14]; 7. 52-Billy Northcutt [1]; 8. 55-Cruise Caudell [23]; 9. 45-Kyle Jared [19]; 10. 71-Daniel Stiffler [12]; 11. 2-Ty Dickenson [18]; 12. 5-Dylan Petty [16]; 13. 43-Grady Ehrman [10]; 14. 64-Logan Koteles [13]; 15. 84-Bryce Dickenson [11]; 16. 97-Rocky Battenfield [5]; 17. 22-Joshua Thomas4 [20]; 18. 7-Justin Hopkins2 [24]; 19. 87-Rusty Bilger [15]; 20. 100-Christopher Hill9 [9]; 21. 11-Dustin Fryer [22]; 22. 5-Isaac Salas [7]; 23. 27-Brady Thompson2 [21]; 24. 9-Shawn Hayes [6]

1/18/23 – Street Stocks at Weedsport Speedway

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Feature (35 laps) – 1. 822-Tyler Jackson3 [4]; 2. 18-Jaycee Floyd [17]; 3. 157-Drew Hopkins [2]; 4. 37-Brunson Behning2 [8]; 5. 3-Dylan D Thomas [3]; 6. 26-Sage Luther [14]; 7. 52-Billy Northcutt [1]; 8. 55-Cruise Caudell [23]; 9. 45-Kyle Jared [19]; 10. 71-Daniel Stiffler [12]; 11. 2-Ty Dickenson [18]; 12. 5-Dylan Petty [16]; 13. 43-Grady Ehrman [10]; 14. 64-Logan Koteles [13]; 15. 84-Bryce Dickenson [11]; 16. 97-Rocky Battenfield [5]; 17. 22-Joshua Thomas4 [20]; 18. 7-Justin Hopkins2 [24]; 19. 87-Rusty Bilger [15]; 20. 100-Christopher Hill9 [9]; 21. 11-Dustin Fryer [22]; 22. 5-Isaac Salas [7]; 23. 27-Brady Thompson2 [21]; 24. 9-Shawn Hayes [6]

Qualifying (2 laps) – 1. 64-Logan Koteles [17.782]; 2. 2-Ty Dickenson [17.787]; 3. 1-Joshua Ringer [17.79]; 4. 22-Joshua Thomas4 [17.792]; 5. 55-Cruise Caudell [17.799]; 6. 20-Colt Currie [17.822]; 7. 68-Ronald Pyles [17.823]; 8. 37-Brunson Behning2 [17.854]; 9. 97-Rocky Battenfield [17.855]; 10. 23-Myles Morse [17.869]; 11. 5-Isaac Salas [17.869]; 12. 2-Clifford Bellomy [17.87]; 13. 51-Kyle Ramsey2 [17.876]; 14. 9-Shawn Hayes [17.885]; 15. 3-Dylan D Thomas [17.892]; 16. 822-Tyler Jackson3 [17.898]; 17. 18-Jaycee Floyd [17.91]; 18. 43-Grady Ehrman [17.916]; 19. 84-Bryce Dickenson [17.917]; 20. 71-Daniel Stiffler [17.92]; 21. 52-Billy Northcutt [17.922]; 22. 157-Drew Hopkins [17.923]; 23. 87-Rusty Bilger [17.934]; 24. 50-Alex Bonsignore [17.934]; 25. 5-Ian Goode [17.935]; 26. 26-Sage Luther [17.945]; 27. 27-Brady Thompson2 [17.945]; 28. 5-Dylan Petty [17.954]; 29. 100-Christopher Hill9 [17.958]; 30. 7-Justin Hopkins2 [17.967]; 31. 45-Kyle Jared [18.028]; 32. 11-Dustin Fryer [18.038]; 33. 76-Robert Palmer8 [18.042]; 34. 93-Cody Nehring [18.066]; 35. 17-Branden Schirpke [18.099]; 36. 16-Blake Bailey [18.137]; 37. 19-Ben Harcum [18.356]; 38. 64-Michael Kenton [18.522]; 39. 57-William Curl [18.56]; 40. 77-John Quill Jr [NT]

Matjoulis-Seay SpeedShop Heat 1 (8 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 52-Billy Northcutt [1]; 2. 97-Rocky Battenfield [4]; 3. 100-Christopher Hill9 [8]; 4. 64-Logan Koteles [6]; 5. 18-Jaycee Floyd [2]; 6. 19-Ben Harcum [10]; 7. 51-Kyle Ramsey2 [3]; 8. 5-Ian Goode [7]; 9. 55-Cruise Caudell [5]; 10. 76-Robert Palmer8 [9]

Matjoulis-Seay SpeedShop Heat 2 (8 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 157-Drew Hopkins [1]; 2. 9-Shawn Hayes [3]; 3. 43-Grady Ehrman [2]; 4. 26-Sage Luther [7]; 5. 2-Ty Dickenson [6]; 6. 23-Myles Morse [4]; 7. 7-Justin Hopkins2 [8]; 8. 20-Colt Currie [5]; 9. 93-Cody Nehring [9]; 10. 64-Michael Kenton [10]

Heat 3 (8 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 3-Dylan D Thomas [3]; 2. 5-Isaac Salas [4]; 3. 84-Bryce Dickenson [2]; 4. 87-Rusty Bilger [1]; 79. 45-Kyle Jared [8]; 79. 27-Brady Thompson2 [7]; 79. 17-Branden Schirpke [9]; 79. 68-Ronald Pyles [5]; Dirt Street Stock. 1-Joshua Ringer [6]; Dirt Street Stock. 57-William Curl [10]

Heat 4 (8 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 822-Tyler Jackson3 [3]; 2. 37-Brunson Behning2 [5]; 3. 71-Daniel Stiffler [2]; 4. 5-Dylan Petty [7]; 5. 16-Blake Bailey [9]; 6. 22-Joshua Thomas4 [6]; 7. 2-Clifford Bellomy [4]; 8. 77-John Quill Jr [10]; 9. 11-Dustin Fryer [8]; 10. 50-Alex Bonsignore [1]

B-Main 1 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 18-Jaycee Floyd [1]; 2. 45-Kyle Jared [2]; 3. 27-Brady Thompson2 [4]; 4. 55-Cruise Caudell [9]; 5. 19-Ben Harcum [3]; 6. 1-Joshua Ringer [10]; 7. 17-Branden Schirpke [6]; 8. 68-Ronald Pyles [8]; 9. 57-William Curl [12]; 10. 76-Robert Palmer8 [11]; 11. 5-Ian Goode [7]; 12. 51-Kyle Ramsey2 [5]

B-Main 2 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 2-Ty Dickenson [1]; 2. 22-Joshua Thomas4 [4]; 3. 11-Dustin Fryer [10]; 4. 7-Justin Hopkins2 [5]; 5. 20-Colt Currie [7]; 6. 16-Blake Bailey [2]; 7. 23-Myles Morse [3]; 8. 93-Cody Nehring [9]; 9. 77-John Quill Jr [8]; 10. 50-Alex Bonsignore [12]; 11. 2-Clifford Bellomy [6]; 12. 64-Michael Kenton [11]

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.

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. 

11/10/21 – Big Block Modifieds at Weedsport Speedway

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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]

Qual (2 Laps) 1. 12-Alex Bergeron [15.126];2. 35-Nick Cooper [15.155];3. 48-Dylan Yeager [15.159];4. 096-Gunnar Swanchara [15.167];5. 33-Evan Seay [15.168];6. 22-Mason Hannagan [15.171];7. 74-Loic Bernier [15.171];8. 14-Payton Talbot [15.185];9. 127-Blake Matjoulis [15.192];10. 002-Bryce Bailey [15.194];11. 9-Brad Almond [15.215];12. 21-Quinn Wallis [15.22];13. 41-Logan Rumsey [15.22];14. 1-Jesse Enterkin [15.222];15. 29-Richie Yost [15.226];16. 029-Leo McGurrin [15.232];17. 91-David Cologgi [15.238];18. 69-Keith Hackney [15.239];19. 2-Dylan Houser [15.241];20. 51-Clayton Tilley [15.242];21. 7-James Batzer [15.245];22. 55-Vicente Salas [15.247];23. 85-Tyler Schell [15.259];24. 09-Tanner Tomasi [15.264];25. 8-Austin Hunter [15.267];26. 42-Parker Retzlaff [15.268];27. 101-Brent Evans [15.271];28. 085-Hank Silver [15.271];29. 00-Kendal Tucker [15.272];30. 290-Tyler Moffett [15.293];31. 115-Boddie Parker [15.303];32. 4-Brandon Stuhler [15.31];33. 510-Bradley Steinruck [15.316];34. 3-RJ Smykla [15.321];35. 89-Eric Tupper [15.358];36. 72-AJay Potrzebowski [15.365];37. 331-Dustin Hall [15.366];38. 13-Matt Remick [15.391];39. 30-Stevin Goldner [15.395];40. 072-Joe Grabianowski [15.395];41. 04-CJ LaVair [15.418];42. 71-Claude Fournier [15.461];43. 46-Jonathan Nause [15.507];44. 29-Billy Richardson [15.51];45. 96-Matt Hancock [15.543];46. 963-David Reip [15.63];47. 20-Allen Burgan [15.635];48. 73-Scott Reid [15.67];49. 77-Blaise Baker [NT]

Heat 1 (10 Laps, top-3 transfer) 1. 12-Alex Bergeron [1]; 2. 22-Mason Hannagan [2]; 3. 9-Brad Almond [3]; 4. 029-Leo McGurrin [4]; 5. 72-AJay Potrzebowski [8]; 6. 42-Parker Retzlaff [6]; 7. 115-Boddie Parker [7]; 8. 7-James Batzer [5]; 9. 963-David Reip [10]; 10. 04-CJ LaVair [9]

Heat 2 (10 Laps, top-3 transfer) 1. 35-Nick Cooper [1]; 2. 74-Loic Bernier [2]; 3. 21-Quinn Wallis [3]; 4. 91-David Cologgi [4]; 5. 4-Brandon Stuhler [7]; 6. 331-Dustin Hall [8]; 7. 101-Brent Evans [6]; 8. 20-Allen Burgan [10]; 9. 71-Claude Fournier [9]; 10. 55-Vicente Salas [5]

Heat 3 (10 Laps, top-3 transfer) 1. 48-Dylan Yeager [1]; 2. 14-Payton Talbot [2]; 3. 41-Logan Rumsey [3]; 4. 85-Tyler Schell [5]; 5. 13-Matt Remick [8]; 6. 510-Bradley Steinruck [7]; 7. 085-Hank Silver [6]; 8. 46-Jonathan Nause [9]; 9. 69-Keith Hackney [4]; 10. 73-Scott Reid [10]

Heat 4 (10 Laps, top-3 transfer) 1. 096-Gunnar Swanchara [1]; 2. 2-Dylan Houser [4]; 3. 00-Kendal Tucker [6]; 4. 09-Tanner Tomasi [5]; 5. 3-RJ Smykla [7]; 6. 30-Stevin Goldner [8]; 7. 1-Jesse Enterkin [3]; 8. 29-Billy Richardson [9]; 9. 127-Blake Matjoulis [2]; 10. 77-Blaise Baker [10]

Heat 5 (10 Laps, top-3 transfer) 1. 33-Evan Seay [1]; 2. 002-Bryce Bailey [2]; 3. 29-Richie Yost [3]; 4. 51-Clayton Tilley [4]; 5. 8-Austin Hunter [5]; 6. 290-Tyler Moffett [6]; 7. 89-Eric Tupper [7]; 8. 072-Joe Grabianowski [8]; 9. 96-Matt Hancock [9]

B-Main 1 (14 Laps, top-4 transfer) 1. 85-Tyler Schell [85]; 2. 51-Clayton Tilley [51]; 3. 029-Leo McGurrin [14]; 4. 4-Brandon Stuhler [4]; 5. 42-Parker Retzlaff [42]; 6. 1-Jesse Enterkin [1]; 7. 290-Tyler Moffett [36]; 8. 3-RJ Smykla [3]; 9. 127-Blake Matjoulis [127]; 10. 510-Bradley Steinruck [510]; 11. 04-CJ LaVair [4]; 12. 71-Claude Fournier [71]; 13. 7-James Batzer [7]; 14. 072-Joe Grabianowski [72]; 15. 46-Jonathan Nause [46]; 16. 101-Brent Evans [101]; 17. 73-Scott Reid [73]

B-Main 2 (14 Laps, top-4 transfer) 1. 09-Tanner Tomasi [2]; 2. 72-AJay Potrzebowski [3]; 3. 8-Austin Hunter [5]; 4. 331-Dustin Hall [6]; 5. 91-David Cologgi [1]; 6. 89-Eric Tupper [10]; 7. 69-Keith Hackney [14]; 8. 085-Hank Silver [9]; 9. 30-Stevin Goldner [7]; 10. 29-Billy Richardson [12]; 11. 13-Matt Remick [4]; 12. 963-David Reip [13] 13. 96-Matt Hancock [15]; 14. 20-Allen Burgan [11]; 15. 115-Boddie Parker [8]; 16. 55-Vicente Salas [16]; 17. 77-Blaise Baker [17]

BIG BLOCK BLAKE: 127 Industries Captain Matjoulis Wins Season 3 Tour Opener at Weedsport

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Yeager impressive in Tour debut, Ducharme notches career best finish

Blake Matjoulis got his goal of competing for a DIRTcar eSports Tour championship started off right with a win in the season opener Wednesday night on DIRTVision.

“We got a couple wins last season, and to start off like this, it’s definitely some good momentum for Week #2,” Matjoulis said.

A 50-lap contest stood before the Bicknell Racing Products Big Block Modified field of 38 strong at Weedsport Speedway. Matjoulis, of Ashville, NY, had yet to win with the Big Blocks on the DIRTcar eSports Tour, but looked as good as ever, backed by his newest iRacing team at 127 Industries.

Starting fourth on the grid, Matjoulis chased down early leader Tyler Ducharme, of Bomoseen, VT, in the opening laps with fellow frontrunners Alex Bergeron, Evan Seay and Dylan Yeager. Matjoulis found his first opportunity at the lead directly after a restart on Lap 18, where he rode the high side of the slicked-off track surface and gained enough speed out of Turn 4 to nip Ducharme at the line for the lead.

“I found something in [Turns] 1-2 that was about a tenth faster every lap and was pounding the fence in 3-4. That’s how I ended up getting the lead,” Matjoulis said.

That move proved to be all the #127 needed to get the lead. But, holding it was a different story. While the top side got him the lead, the bottom carried him to victory. Matjoulis quickly swapped lanes to the bottom in an effort to hold off Ducharme and wisely held the line through the remainder of the race.

Ducharme hits the infield jersey barrier in Turn 1 (Joe Grabianowski Photo)

Bergeron, of Drummondville, QC, was riding solidly in third with just under 15 circuits remaining when a bit of contact with his competition sent him in a near-spin through Turns 3-4, losing several spots. He impressively rebounded before the checkers, though, climbing back up to a fifth-place finish.

This incident inadvertently allowed the resurgence of Yeager and his charge back up to third, which he completed on the final lap.

“Alex [Bergeron] and Tyler [Schell] got together and I was able to capitalize on that and finally get around Richard [Murtaugh] for third-place, so we’ll take it,” Yeager said.

Back out front, the caution-sprinkled race allowed those behind Matjoulis multiple chances to make a move for the lead, but he was too good in the slick. The 2019 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model iRacing World Champion got a great final restart after the final caution in the closing laps and drove off to his third career victory with the Tour and the $250 check.

Ducharme was able to hang on for a runner-up finish, the best of his few DIRTcar eSports Tour starts since his debut last season.

Joe Grabianowski Photo

“Congrats to Blake, he ran a great race,” Ducharme said. “Once he got in front of me, I got back under him a couple of times. I’m not going to driver through him for a win, I wouldn’t do that to anybody.”

The DIRTcar eSports Tour next heads to the high, dirt-covered banks of Bristol Motor Speedway next Wednesday night, March 31, for a UMP Modified showdown in race #2 of 10. Catch all the action live on DIRTVision!

Bicknell Racing Products Feature (50 Laps) – 1. 127-Blake Matjoulis [4]; 2. 25-Tyler Ducharme [1]; 3. 48-Tyler Yeager [2]; 4. 033-Richard Murtaugh [7]; 5. 12-Alex Bergeron [3]; 6. 32-Tyler Schell [10]; 7. 96-Gunnar Swanchara [9]; 8. 33-Evan Seay [5]; 9. 71-Keven Hebert [19]; 10. 213-James Boniface [14]; 11. 81-Bobby Sweeney [6]; 12. 0-Kevin Dedmon [15]; 13. 77-Brandon Planck [17]; 14. 1-Jesse Enterkin [23]; 15. 331-Dustin Hall [16]; 16. 17-Brett Rowles [22]; 17. 91-Felix Roy [11]; 18. 79-Maxime Plante [12]; 19. 114-Joe Garcia [24]; 20. 77-Blaise Baker [20]; 21. 2-Chance Carr [21]; 22. 41-Logan Rumsey [8]; 23. 115-Boddie Parker [18]; 24. 44-Mason Hammel [13]

3/24/21 – Big Block Modifieds at Weedsport Speedway

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Bicknell Racing Products Feature (50 Laps) – 1. 127-Blake Matjoulis [4]; 2. 25-Tyler Ducharme [1]; 3. 48-Dylan Yeager [2]; 4. 33-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [7]; 5. 12-Alex Bergeron [3]; 6. 85-Tyler Schell [10]; 7. 96-Gunnar Swanchara [9]; 8. 33-Evan Seay [5]; 9. 71-Keven Hèbert [19]; 10. 213-James Boniface [14]; 11. 81-Bobby Sweeney [6]; 12. 0-Kevin Dedmon [15]; 13. 077-Brandon Planck [17]; 14. 1-Jesse Enterkin [23]; 15. 331-Dustin Hall [16]; 16. 17-Brett Rowles [22]; 17. 91-Fèlix Roy [11]; 18. 79-Maxime Plante [12]; 19. 114-Joe Garcia [24]; 20. 77-Blaise Baker [20]; 21. 2-Chance Carr [21]; 22. 41-Logan Rumsey [8]; 23. 115-Boddie Parker [18]; 24. 69-Mason Hammel [13]

Qualifying (2 laps) – 1. 25-Tyler Ducharme [15.029]; 2. 48-Dylan Yeager [15.034]; 3. 12-Alex Bergeron [15.061]; 4. 127-Blake Matjoulis [15.066]; 5. 96-Gunnar Swanchara [15.067]; 6. 81-Bobby Sweeney [15.127]; 7. 33-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [15.143]; 8. 41-Logan Rumsey [15.167]; 9. 33-Evan Seay [15.168]; 10. 85-Tyler Schell [15.171]; 11. 0-Kevin Dedmon [15.179]; 12. 79-Maxime Plante [15.212]; 13. 2-Chance Carr [15.23]; 14. 17-Brett Rowles [15.231]; 15. 91-Fèlix Roy [15.243]; 16. 77-Blaise Baker [15.256]; 17. 69-Mason Hammel [15.262]; 18. 213-James Boniface [15.266]; 19. 71-Keven Hèbert [15.266]; 20. 331-Dustin Hall [15.294]; 21. 077-Brandon Planck [15.326]; 22. 115-Boddie Parker [15.329]; 23. 1-Jesse Enterkin [15.341]; 24. 114-Joe Garcia [15.377]; 25. 717-Bobby Rafferty [15.39]; 26. 72-Joseph Grabianowski [15.398]; 27. 42-John Smith17 [15.406]; 28. 99-Matty Watkins [15.416]; 29. 29-Billy Richardson [15.457]; 30. 47-Blaze Benedict [15.546]; 31. 7-Jaxon Steele [15.554]; 32. 82-Eric Schroeter [15.565]; 33. 24-Chuck Mancabelli [15.619]; 34. 58-Ryder Sroufe [15.673]; 35. 4-John Bragman [15.702]; 36. 3-Justin Ziemiecki [15.847]; 37. 46-Jonathan Nause [15.882]; 38. 37-Randall Carter [DNQ]

Heat Race 1 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 25-Tyler Ducharme [1]; 2. 33-Evan Seay [3]; 3. 96-Gunnar Swanchara [2]; 4. 69-Mason Hammel [5]; 5. 077-Brandon Planck [6]; 6. 2-Chance Carr [4]; 7. 29-Billy Richardson [8]; 8. 24-Chuck Mancabelli [9]; 9. 46-Jonathan Nause [10]; 10. 717-Bobby Rafferty [7]

Heat Race 2 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 48-Dylan Yeager [1]; 2. 81-Bobby Sweeney [2]; 3. 85-Tyler Schell [3]; 4. 213-James Boniface [5]; 5. 17-Brett Rowles [4]; 6. 115-Boddie Parker [6]; 7. 37-Randall Carter [10]; 8. 72-Joseph Grabianowski [7]; 9. 58-Ryder Sroufe [9]; 10. 47-Blaze Benedict [8]

Heat Race 3 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 12-Alex Bergeron [1]; 2. 33-Richard Murtaugh Jr. [2]; 3. 91-Fèlix Roy [4]; 4. 0-Kevin Dedmon [3]; 5. 71-Keven Hèbert [5]; 6. 1-Jesse Enterkin [6]; 7. 42-John Smith17 [7]; 8. 4-John Bragman [9]; 9. 7-Jaxon Steele [8]

Heat Race 4 (10 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 127-Blake Matjoulis [1]; 2. 41-Logan Rumsey [2]; 3. 79-Maxime Plante [3]; 4. 331-Dustin Hall [5]; 5. 77-Blaise Baker [4]; 6. 99-Matty Watkins [7]; 7. 114-Joe Garcia [6]; 8. 82-Eric Schroeter [8]; 9. 3-Justin Ziemiecki [9]

Last Chance Showdown 1 (14 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 115-Boddie Parker [3]; 2. 77-Blaise Baker [2]; 3. 17-Brett Rowles [1]; 4. 114-Joe Garcia [6]; 5. 37-Randall Carter [5]; 6. 47-Blaze Benedict [11]; 7. 99-Matty Watkins [4]; 8. 58-Ryder Sroufe [9]; 9. 3-Justin Ziemiecki [10]; 10. 72-Joseph Grabianowski [7]; 11. 82-Eric Schroeter [8]

Last Chance Showdown 2 (14 laps, top-4 transfer) – 1. 077-Brandon Planck [1]; 2. 71-Keven Hèbert [2]; 3. 2-Chance Carr [3]; 4. 1-Jesse Enterkin [4]; 5. 4-John Bragman [8]; 6. 42-John Smith17 [6]; 7. 7-Jaxon Steele [10]; 8. 29-Billy Richardson [5]; 9. 717-Bobby Rafferty [11]; 10. 46-Jonathan Nause [9]; 11. 24-Chuck Mancabelli [7]

PEAVY AT THE PORT: First-Time Street Stock Starter Dalton Peavy Wins in Debut at Weedsport

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Luther records career-best finish, former winners take DNFs in knock-down, drag-out Feature

Pedal to the metal out of Turn 4 as the green flag dropped, down the front-stretch with the rest of the top-five right on him. Dalton Peavy was just three laps away from winning in his debut with the DIRTcar eSports Chevy Performance Street Stock League.

He played the final restart perfectly, getting a solid jump on runner-up Sage Luther as the field raced into Turn 1. That turned out to be the winning move, as Peavy went unchallenged back to the finish line to collect the $100 top prize in his first appearance on DIRTVision.

“We had a good race, me and [Luther]. I tried my best to get under him and tried to race him clean. Overall, we had a good night,” Peavy told announcer Rick Eshelman after the big win.

Luther had led the entire race until just after halfway, when Peavy got a great run to his inside and swiped the spot away as Luther hesitated behind lapped traffic.

“[Peavy] wasn’t making any mistakes and I was getting a little loose through the turns, and I think that was when I let him by,” Luther said.

Previous League winners Richie Yost and Lewis Clark felt the full effects of the bump-n-bang-heavy Feature that left several cars crumpled and battered by the end of 30 laps. Each took a DNF as they parked it early after getting into mid-race incidents with accidents happening in front of them.

The leaders race through Turns 1-2 (Joe Grabianowski Photo)

The Chevy Performance Street Stock League action continues next Wednesday night, Jan. 6, with the second of two visits in Season 2 to the Limaland Motorsports Park. Catch all the action live on DIRTVision!

Chevy Performance Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 9-Dalton Peavy [3]; 2. 26-Sage Luther [1]; 3. 93-Steve Miskolczi [4]; 4. 15-Michael Putnam [8]; 5. 48-Grant Parr [7]; 6. 0-Mitchell Clark [12]; 7. 026-Sean Stevens [9]; 8. 002-Clifford Bellomy [11]; 9. 66-Preston Dimsdale [18]; 10. 17-Jack Brown [15]; 11. 7-Jaxon Steele [19]; 12. 23-Jason Metoxen [21]; 13. 28-Ron Snyder [10]; 14. 95-Brian Brunscheen [22]; 15. 5-Zak Williams [16]; 16. 04-Joshua Dennison [13]; 17. 56-Tyler Schneider [17]; 18. 880-Calvin Anderson [6]; 19. 13-Jordan Gage [14]; 20. 77-Anthony Corini [20]; 21. 111-Lewis Clark [5]; 22. 29-Richie Yost [23]; 23. 14-Brandon Minnick [2]