{"id":2187,"date":"2021-05-20T06:56:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T06:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirtcar.com\/esports\/?p=2187"},"modified":"2021-05-20T06:56:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T06:56:18","slug":"bergerons-back-pro-series-sprint-car-champ-gets-358-modified-victory-at-usa-intl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtcar.com\/esports\/2021\/05\/20\/bergerons-back-pro-series-sprint-car-champ-gets-358-modified-victory-at-usa-intl\/","title":{"rendered":"BERGERON\u2019S BACK: Pro Series Sprint Car Champ Gets 358 Modified Victory at USA Int\u2019l"},"content":{"rendered":"

Points difference now at 75, Tucker will clinch championship next week at Charlotte<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

He\u2019s a multi-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Series Sprint Car iRacing World champion, and now the winner of the first-ever DIRTcar 358 Modified race contested on the DIRTcar eSports Tour.<\/p>\n

Alex Bergeron showed an impressive display of resiliency Wednesday night at USA International Speedway, holding off defending Tour champion Kendal Tucker for over half the race to pick up his first Tour victory of the season with the VP Racing Fuels 358 Modifieds.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did what we had to do \u2013\u00a0protect the line there in [Turns] 3-4 and got the win. Pretty happy about this,\u201d Bergeron said.<\/p>\n