Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: Alex Bergeron took the win in an iRacing World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car World Championship race on Monday night.
The two-time defending series champion from Quebec made up for an underwhelming 11th place qualifying performance, stealing the lead from top title rival James Edens on the last lap of his heat and leading the final eight laps of the feature at Volusia Speedway Park to score a victory in the championship opener. Bergeron made the decisive pass on Nick Cooper, who hung on for second place, while last season’s Late Model World Champion Hayden Cardwell clung to the final podium spot.
This season’s WoO Sprint Car entry list added Cardwell and 2018 series champion Tim Ryan to a deep entry list that already featured past race winners and perpetual front-runners like Bergeron, Edens, Braden Eyler, Kendal Tucker, and Cole Cabre. Ryan’s return to the grid commenced with a fourth place finish, just ahead of Edens by four one-thousandths of a second at the finish line. Four cautions slowed down the feature, but only Tucker (who nonetheless led two laps) and Zane Scott failed to finish every circuit among the 20 drivers to make the main event.
iRacing World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car World Championship results from Volusia Speedway Park were as follows:
Fin. | St. | No. | Driver | Laps | Interval | Led | Best | Pts. |
| 1 | 3 | 12 | Alex A Bergeron | 36 | 8 | 14.769 | 78 | |
| 2 | 6 | 35 | Nick Cooper | 36 | -0.854 | 8 | 14.769 | 74 |
| 3 | 1 | 22 | Hayden Cardwell | 36 | -1.387 | 0 | 14.829 | 72 |
| 4 | 5 | 98 | Tim Ryan | 36 | -1.552 | 0 | 14.925 | 68 |
| 5 | 7 | 52 | James Edens | 36 | -1.556 | 0 | 14.846 | 65 |
| 6 | 2 | 25 | Tyler Ducharme | 36 | -1.583 | 16 | 14.699 | 63 |
| 7 | 13 | 71 | Cole V Cabre | 36 | -1.666 | 0 | 14.817 | 57 |
| 8 | 10 | 85 | Tyler Schell | 36 | -2.235 | 0 | 14.811 | 55 |
| 9 | 18 | 80 | Joshua Steinke | 36 | -2.362 | 0 | 14.816 | 50 |
| 10 | 8 | 10 | Rusty L Kruger | 36 | -2.363 | 0 | 14.782 | 50 |
| 11 | 14 | 1 | Mason Hannagan | 36 | -2.801 | 0 | 14.941 | 46 |
| 12 | 16 | 18 | Austen Semmelmann2 | 36 | -2.870 | 0 | 14.848 | 44 |
| 13 | 19 | 5 | Braden Eyler | 36 | -3.576 | 0 | 14.771 | 41 |
| 14 | 15 | 8 | Cole Neuhalfen | 36 | -3.684 | 0 | 14.838 | 40 |
| 15 | 11 | 41 | Logan Rumsey | 36 | -4.075 | 0 | 14.932 | 39 |
| 16 | 17 | 17 | Cameron Merriman | 36 | -4.211 | 0 | 14.865 | 35 |
| 17 | 9 | 74 | Adam Elby | 36 | -4.654 | 0 | 14.974 | 35 |
| 18 | 20 | 21 | Shae Paulo | 36 | -4.854 | 0 | 14.911 | 30 |
| 19 | 4 | 00 | Kendal Tucker | 35 | -1 L | 2 | 14.835 | 33 |
| 20 | 12 | 37 | Zane Scott | 4 | -32 L | 0 | 14.821 | 29 |
The iRacing World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car World Championship season continues on Monday, November 16 at 9PM ET with a visit to Knoxville Raceway. Eyler is the defending Knoxville winner, while Bergeron scored victories at the track in both 2018 and 2019, and Ryan and Edens have a win there apiece. The race can be seen live for free on DirtVision at www.DirtVision.com and on iRacing’s social media channels. For more information on iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iracing.com.
