Matjoulis Opens iRacing World of Outlaws Sprint Car Season with Volusia Victory

November 16th, 2021 by

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Blake Matjoulis isn’t the first driver in iRacing World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car Series history to cross over from the late model side of the sport, but if his run at Volusia Speedway Park on Monday night is any indication, he may soon call himself among the most successful.

The former Late Model champion made his debut on the winged side of things with Monday’s opener and made a massive statement to the field. The only driver to break the 13-second barrier in qualifying, Matjoulis first won his heat before leading every lap of the 35-lap feature, holding off pressure from big names like three-time defending series champion Alex Bergeron in the process. Past series race winner Cameron Merriman completed the podium.

All three of those drivers were joined by Kendal Tucker as Monday’s heat winners, while Mason Hannagan and Aiden Bierlein took the last chance qualifiers that completed the 20-car grid. Three cautions slowed the feature, the last of which set up a final shootout with 10 laps to go.

But even with the most successful driver in series history among those breathing down his neck on the restart, Matjoulis drove undeterred by the pressure. Bergeron also had his hands full attempting to defend second place from Tucker, as most of the drivers in the top five would shuffle among completely different lines—Bergeron high, Tucker and later Merriman low, Matjoulis running slider lines to quell their momentum. In the end, he’d extend the lead to .392 seconds at the finish, staying off the wall and mistake free as others pushed their limits.

iRacing World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car Series results from Volusia Speedway Park were as follows:

Fin.

St.

No.

Driver

Laps

Interval

Led

Best

Pts.
1 1 127 Blake Matjoulis 35 35 13.216 78
2 3 12 Alex A Bergeron 35 -0.392 0 13.266 75
3 4 17 Cameron Merriman 35 -0.590 0 13.387 72
4 2 00 Kendal Tucker 35 -1.108 0 13.241 69
5 8 5 Braden Eyler 35 -1.268 0 13.341 65
6 10 85 Tyler Schell 35 -2.001 0 13.426 61
7 5 41 Logan Rumsey 35 -2.079 0 13.414 59
8 7 33 Evan Seay 35 -2.286 0 13.414 56
9 14 25 Tyler Ducharme 35 -2.473 0 13.479 51
10 9 48 Dylan Yeager 35 -2.800 0 13.549 49
11 16 21 Chris Sabescay 35 -3.170 0 13.503 46
12 11 52 James Edens 35 -3.578 0 13.634 45
13 12 18 Austen Semmelmann 35 -4.996 0 13.494 43
14 20 51 Clayton W Tilley 35 -5.077 0 13.631 37
15 18 13 Aiden Bierlein 35 -5.724 0 13.495 36
16 15 1 Jérémy St-louis 35 -6.121 0 13.537 36
17 19 99 Gregory Lamey 35 -7.649 0 13.493 31
18 13 74 Adam Elby 35 -10.129 0 13.541 32
19 6 86 Timothy S Smith 34 -1 L 0 13.409 32
20 17 22 Mason Hannagan 18 -17 L 0 13.468 27

 

iRacing World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car Series points through one round are as follows:

  1. Blake Matjoulis, 78
  2. Alex Bergeron, 75
  3. Cameron Merriman, 72
  4. Kendal Tucker, 69
  5. Braden Eyler, 65
  6. Tyler Schell, 61
  7. Logan Rumsey, 59
  8. Evan Seay, 56
  9. Tyler Ducharme, 51
  10. Dylan Yeager, 49

The iRacing World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car Series season continues next week at Kokomo Speedway, where Hayden Cardwell took an important victory to keep his 2020-21 championship hopes alive. The event will stream live on iRacing social media and DirtVision on Monday at 9PM ET/6PM PT.

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