By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Normally, drivers in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series compete from their home, relatively isolated from distractions. The Pro Battle at the Carolina eSports Hub gave four drivers a different perspective while they competed at the virtual Kansas Speedway last week. Briar LaPradd With the Carolina eSports Hub being the home […]
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By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer The eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Pro Battle made history for the sim racing platform. Sitting beside the crowd at the Carolina eSports Hub on Tuesday night, I got a glimpse of what in-person eNASCAR events could be like. Normally, I simply live-Tweet from home, watching the action from enascar.com/live and […]
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By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer The eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Pro Battle at the Carolina eSports Hub for the top level of NASCAR’s only sanctioned sim racing series. The Event Hosted by the Charlotte Phoenix team, their drivers, Graham Bowlin and Kollin Keister competed on stage with both Michael Conti and Briar LaPradd from JR […]
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By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer The first short track race of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season saw a staggering 11 cautions and JR Motorsports’ Michael Conti earn his 13th career win. With 53 laps to go, Conti opted to stay out under caution in his virtual No. 8 WR1 Sim Chassis Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 […]
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By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer The eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series’ visit to Las Vegas Motor Speedway brought out the best of Michael Conti. The JR Motorsports driver dominated the race, leading 75 of the 100 laps. On the final restart of the race with under 20 laps to go, the driver of the virtual No. […]
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By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Dominating the second half of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season finale, Keegan Leahy captured the win and this first championship. Battling for the Title Leahy took the lead from his 23XI Racing teammate and fellow eNASCAR Championship Four competitor Mitchell deJong with 75 laps to go. His virtual No. […]
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By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer An ingenious strategy by Nick Ottinger and his teammates earned the William Byron eSports driver his first win of the season at the virtual Talladega Superspeedway. Race Strategy Ottinger first ducked onto pit road in his virtual No. 25 Logitech G Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE on lap 22. He was […]
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By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Entering the second round of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series playoffs, Keegan Leahy needed to win, and he did that and more. Pure Speed The 23XI Racing driver was last on the 10-driver playoff grid after a dismal showing at the virtual Darlington Raceway. Leahy set down the gauntlet in […]
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By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer A gamble to make the distance on fuel and a well-timed caution handed Bobby Zalenski the win at the virtual Darlington Raceway. The Strategy Call For much of the 250-mile race, Zalenski struggled compared to his Coanda Simsport backend teammates Mitchell deJong and Keegan Leahy. A caution just after halfway […]
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By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Of the 10 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series playoff drivers, only one, Michael Conti, has the chance to become a repeat champion. The JR Motorsports driver ended up in the unexpected position after other past eNASCAR champions failed to make the 10-driver playoff grid. Conti made the playoffs by virtue of […]
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