Darik Bourdeau breaks into eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series victory lane at Richmond

November 8th, 2023 by

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:

  1. Vicente Salas,182
  2. Ryan Luza, 170
  3. Taylor Hurst, 138
  4. Darik Bourdeau, 129
  5. Zack Novak, 128
  6. Kollin Keister, 124
  7. Jonathon Dulaney, 121
  8. Seth DeMerchant, 114
  9. Collin Bowden, 112
  10. Kaden Honeycutt, 109
  11. Briar LaPradd, 109
  12. Femi Olatunbosun, 108
  13. Timmy Holmes, 106
  14. Dylan Ault, 100
  15. Wyatt Tinsley, 99
  16. Daniel Faulkingham, 99
  17. Quami Scott, 94
  18. Matthew Zwack, 87
  19. Ryan Doucette, 86
  20. Cody Byus, 79
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  21. Daniel Smallwood, 78
  22. Kevin King, 78
  23. Anthony Burroughs, 76
  24. Ray Alfalla, 75
  25. 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.

The eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series is the final step on the Road to Pro ladder before becoming eligible to race in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series. For more information on this series, visit www.iracing.com/enascar/rtp/. For more information on iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iracing.com.

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