Geschrieben von The winning streak for Vicente Salas ended as Darik Bourdeau scored his first eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series win of 2023 at Richmond Raceway on Tuesday night. Following a string of late race cautions, Bourdeau held on, leading 81 laps in the victory. Ryan Luza scored another podium result, finishing in second, while Zack Novak picked up his best finish of the season in third.
The race was slowed nine times for 45 laps, with the yellow troubles starting around the start of the pit cycle. Dylan Ault started from the pole position, but Taylor Hurst moved into the lead on the fifth lap. Bourdeau took control for a moment on the 57th lap, but Salas came to the front of the line at Lap 59.
On Lap 61, Salas opted to pit just before halfway. A caution in the middle of the pit cycle involving Kaden Honeycutt would trigger a multitude of yellows from that point, with Bourdeau the benefactor, having taken the lead back when Salas pitted.
Hurst was still there and still fast, but on the Lap 100 restart, he jumped the gun and had to serve a drive-through penalty. There would be two eNASCAR Overtime attempts, but Bourdeau held on for the victory. Meanwhile, Salas made his way back up to the top 10 after being involved in a couple of incidents on the way back up the field.
eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series results from Richmond Raceway were as follows:
Fin.
St.
No.
Name
Manufacturer
Laps
Interval
Led
Points
1
5
04
Darik Bourdeau
Ford
139
0
81
40
2
7
4
Ryan Luza
Chevrolet
139
-0.338
0
35
3
3
5
Zack Novak
Chevrolet
139
-0.563
0
34
4
14
8
Kollin Keister
Chevrolet
139
-0.728
0
33
5
1
42
Dylan Ault
Ford
139
-0.826
4
32
6
4
20
Wyatt Tinsley
Toyota
139
-1.011
0
31
7
8
43
Femi Olatunbosun
Toyota
139
-1.074
0
30
8
34
69
Collin Bowden
Chevrolet
139
-1.175
0
29
9
6
12
Jonathon Dulaney
Chevrolet
139
-1.282
0
28
10
11
55
Vicente Salas
Toyota
139
-1.447
2
27
11
23
77
Ryan Doucette
Ford
139
-1.576
0
26
12
33
2
Ray Alfalla
Chevrolet
139
-1.654
0
25
13
28
32
Daniel Smallwood
Chevrolet
139
-1.753
0
24
14
27
13
Daniel Buttafuoco
Chevrolet
139
-1.807
0
23
15
19
53
Brandon McKissic
Chevrolet
139
-1.854
0
22
16
26
57
Seth DeMerchant
Chevrolet
139
-1.87
0
21
17
24
19
Briar LaPradd
Toyota
139
-1.954
0
20
18
36
17
Max R Brady
Chevrolet
139
-1.959
0
19
19
21
58
Michael P Frisch
Toyota
139
-2.091
0
18
20
2
74
Taylor Hurst
Chevrolet
139
-2.154
52
17
21
12
18
Matthew Zwack
Toyota
139
-2.262
0
16
22
16
31
Derek Justis
Toyota
139
-2.351
0
15
23
32
99
Quami Scott
Ford
139
-2.428
0
14
24
10
62
Anthony Burroughs
Ford
139
-2.528
0
13
25
30
11
Christopher M. Hill
Toyota
139
-2.54
0
12
26
20
94
Agnel Philip
Chevrolet
139
-2.731
0
11
27
17
88
Kevin King
Chevrolet
139
-2.732
0
10
28
39
41
Brian Mercurio
Chevrolet
139
-2.744
0
9
29
18
6
Timmy Holmes
Ford
139
-2.834
0
8
30
13
27
Cody Byus
Toyota
139
-2.989
0
7
31
31
98
Eddie Kerner
Ford
139
-3.165
0
6
32
38
76
Blaze Crawford
Chevrolet
139
-3.297
0
5
33
35
63
Logan Helton
Ford
139
-3.73
0
4
34
37
9
Cayden Rush
Ford
139
-4.688
0
3
35
15
39
Daniel Faulkingham
Chevrolet
139
-5.576
0
2
36
29
44
Andrew Navarro
Toyota
139
-7.72
0
1
37
25
47
James Holtzer
Chevrolet
136
-3 L
0
1
38
22
66
Christopher Pfeffer
Toyota
119
-20 L
0
1
39
9
10
Kaden Honeycutt
Toyota
63
-76 L
0
1
2023 eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series points following Round 5 (not factoring in the drop) are as follows:
Vicente Salas,182
Ryan Luza, 170
Taylor Hurst, 138
Darik Bourdeau, 129
Zack Novak, 128
Kollin Keister, 124
Jonathon Dulaney, 121
Seth DeMerchant, 114
Collin Bowden, 112
Kaden Honeycutt, 109
Briar LaPradd, 109
Femi Olatunbosun, 108
Timmy Holmes, 106
Dylan Ault, 100
Wyatt Tinsley, 99
Daniel Faulkingham, 99
Quami Scott, 94
Matthew Zwack, 87
Ryan Doucette, 86
Cody Byus, 79
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Daniel Smallwood, 78
Kevin King, 78
Anthony Burroughs, 76
Ray Alfalla, 75
Christopher M. Hill, 73
There will be one drop week to account for in the final standings. Unofficially, Daniel Smallwood would move inside the top 20 with the drop, while Matthew Zwack would move outside. Mathematically, Salas and Luza have locked top-20 finishes in the final standings.
The next track on the 2023 eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series schedule is Dover Motor Speedway. Last season, Kollin Keister was dominant, leading 95 of the 120 laps enroute to victory. He’ll be looking to repeat in order to claim a place back onto the 2024 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series roster. Tune in for Dover action on November 14, live at 8 p.m. ET on eNASCAR.com/live and across iRacing social media channels.
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