Ryan Kuhn Wins at Bullring to Seal Second Straight Seekonk Virtual Championship
Las Vegas — Ryan Kuhn earned his fourth consecutive win and clinched the Seekonk Speedway iRacing Road Trip Tour presented by Souza Media championship on Thursday night at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Kuhn took the lead in the second half of the race and held off some of Seekonk’s top virtual stars to score the win in the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment 100.
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PJ Evans finished second in the season-finale, and Thomas Axsom third, followed by Ty LeClerc and Chase Belcher. Kuhn won the championship by 22 points over Axsom, with former Seekonk Speedway Sport Truck champion Richie Murray finishing third in the championship standings. It was the second consecutive championship for Kuhn in Seekonk’s virtual series.
Kuhn collected $75 for scoring the feature win, courtesy of Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment, while additional funds were also distributed to the top-five finishers. For second, Evans earned $50, while Axsom collected $30 for third, LeClerc $25 for fourth and Belcher $20 for fifth. A race sponsorship on the Seekonk Road Trip Tour is $300 — including $200 going towards the top-five in each event — and $100 going towards the season-ending point fund.
On top of the race awards and point fund, each event has a large selection of contingency awards on the line. Additional sponsors of the Road Trip Tour for 2021 include Watermark Electric, Barrington Automotive and Richie’s Insulation. For a full list of contingency awards from the season-finale, see below:
CONTINGENCY AWARDS: Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment 100 at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
Watermark Homerun Heats from Watermark Electric ($4 per heat race winner):
WINNERS: Thomas Axsom, PJ Evans
“Hard Luck” Courtesy of Atlantic Yacht Rigging ($20 to hard luck driver):
WINNER: Richie Murray
Anchor Paws Rescue Halfway Bonus ($20 to the driver who leads the halfway lap):
WINNER: Thomas Axsom
Trent Goodrow Designs Least Incident Points Award (Free Paint Scheme To The Winning Driver):
WINNER: Ryan Kuhn
Bernier’s Liquors Lucky Spot ($25 to a random driver who finishes between 8th and 16th):
WINNER: Richie Helger Jr.
Helger’s Southcoast Power Equipment Move of the Race ($20 to the driver that improves most spots):
WINNER: Ryan Kuhn, PJ Evans, Thomas Axsom, Chase Belcher
Lucas Milhaupt Fourth-Place Driver (A $4.44 award for the Fourth-Place Driver at Lap 44):
WINNER: Ryan Kuhn
RKM Fast Time Award ($10 to the driver who posts the fastest qualifying time courtesy of Ryan Kuhn Setup Shop:
WINNER: Thomas Axsom
A point fund of over $700 will be distributed to drivers who finished inside the top 20 and started at least four of the races.
The Seekonk Speedway iRacing Road Trip Tour presented by Souza Media returns to the track in December of 2021. Attention now turns to Seekonk Speedway’s real-life racing, which begins on Sunday, May 2, with a limited capacity of just 12%. Tickets are now available online at seekonktickets.net.
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Sources: Souza Media/Kyle Souza