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Suárez 33rd in Texas eNASCAR iRacing Debut – Late Mishaps Ruin Top-Five Bid for CommScope Toyota Driver

by Mike
Suárez 33rd in Texas eNASCAR iRacing Debut – Late Mishaps Ruin Top-Five Bid for CommScope Toyota Driver

Race: O’Reilly Auto Parts 125 (Round 2)

Series: eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series

Date: Sunday, March 29, 2020

Location: Virtual Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval)

Distance: 125 laps (187.5 miles)

Result: Started 9th, Finished 33rd (Accident, completed 110 of 130 laps)

Winner: Timmy Hill of MBM Motorsports

Note: Race extended five laps past its scheduled 125-lap distance due to a green-white-checkered finish.

 

Daniel Suárez, Driver of the No. 96 CommScope Toyota Camry:      

“I think it was a lot of fun. I definitely learned a lot. My very first time to try iRacing ever was Thursday. So, I feel like we adapted quickly and we had some good speed in our CommScope Toyota. We actually raced way better than I was expecting. We qualified in the top-10, we raced in the top-10, top-five. We were passing a lot of cars and I thought we could finish in the top-five after the (final pit stop) cycle. And then we got wrecked because (Ty Dillon) had old tires or I’m not sure what. But the race itself was very good, very fun. I just wish we were a little more consistent with the cautions because sometimes somebody wrecks and there’s no caution, sometimes somebody just goes through the grass and the caution comes out. Other than that, I’m really looking forward to next week. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”

 

Notes:

· The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series is an exhibition esports series featuring a collection of actual racecar drivers from the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.

· The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series kicked off March 22 at the virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is a multi-week series emulating the original 2020 NASCAR Cup Series schedule.

· With the sports world on a necessary hiatus to combat the spread of the coronavirus, the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series exists in place of actual NASCAR events.

· Each race in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series consists of 35 drivers and all races are broadcast by FOX Sports.

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Clint Bowyer Finishes 11th in O’Reilly Auto Parts 125; Chase Briscoe Gets Spun in Qualifying Race, Doesn’t Advance to Feature

by Mike
Clint Bowyer Finishes 11th in O’Reilly Auto Parts 125; Chase Briscoe Gets Spun in Qualifying Race, Doesn’t Advance to Feature
Details:
 

• Race:  O’Reilly Auto Parts 125 (Round 2)

• Series:  eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series

• Date:  Sunday, March 29

• Location:  Virtual Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval)

• Distance: 125 laps (187.5 miles)

• Winner: Timmy Hill of MBM Motorsports

• Note:  Race extended five laps past its scheduled 125-lap distance due to a green-white-checkered finish.

 

Stewart-Haas eSports Results:
 

• O’Reilly Auto Parts 125

• Clint Bowyer (Started 15th, Finished 11th / Running, completed 130 of 130 laps)

 

• Qualifying race

• Chase Briscoe (Started 7th, Finished 15th / Running, completed 30 of 30 laps)

 

Clint Bowyer, Driver of the No. 14 Rush Truck Centers Ford Mustang:            
 

“Today was all about survival, guys. I needed a redo for my Rush Truck Centers Ford Mustang because I got together with (Greg) Biffle, ‘The Biff’, off of (turn) two. I guess we were three-wide. I didn’t realize we were three-wide. My spotter Jeff Gordon, I had to fire him halfway through the race and moved to Larry McReynolds. Larry said nothing when we were three-wide and I wrecked and collected a bunch of them. But again, a great time was had by all. Timmy Hill, big win for him and his brand. It’s going to be a lot of fun to compete in this over the next few weeks. But, man we are all in this together! Looking forward to next week.”

 

Chase Briscoe, Driver of the No. 98 Ford Performance Racing School/HighPoint.com Ford Mustang:  
 

“Unfortunately, we didn’t make it through the qualifying race this week, so we’ll have to wait and give it another shot next weekend at Bristol. We had a really fast Ford Performance Racing School/HighPoint.com Mustang and it would’ve been interesting to see how we stacked up against the Cup drivers.”

 

Notes:
 

• The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series is an exhibition esports series featuring a collection of actual racecar drivers from the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.

 

• Xfinity and Truck Series drivers have to race their way into the feature event, and only four open spots were available for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 125. Alex Labbe won the 30-lap qualifying race, followed by Anthony Alfredo, Ty Majeski and Ruben Garcia, Jr.

 

• As an Xfinity Series driver, Briscoe was one of 32 drivers in the qualifying race attempting to finish in the top-four to earn a place in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 125. Briscoe was spun on lap 14 while running sixth, effectively ending his opportunity for a top-four finish.

 

• The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series is a multi-week series emulating the original 2020 NASCAR Cup Series schedule.

 

• With the sports world on a necessary hiatus to combat the spread of the coronavirus, the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series exists in place of actual NASCAR events.

 

• Each race in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series consists of 35 drivers and all races are broadcast by FOX Sports.

 

Next Up:
 

• Stewart-Haas eSports returns to action on Tuesday, March 31 in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series race at the virtual Bristol Motor Speedway with drivers Justin Bolton and Dylan Duval.

 

• The race starts at 9 p.m. EDT with live coverage via:

• eNASCAR.com/live

• Facebook.com/NASCAR

• YouTube.com/NASCAR

• Twitch.tv/iRacing

 

• Duval and Bolton come into Bristol after each earned their season-best result in the series’ last race at the virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway. Duval finished 15th and Bolton was 17th.

 

About Stewart-Haas eSports:
 

NASCAR is the ultimate test of driver acumen and mechanical know-how, where teams scrutinize every detail in a never-ending quest for speed. Stewart-Haas Racing has thrived in this environment, winning races and championships to firmly establish its presence in NASCAR. Stewart-Haas eSports emulates these efforts in the virtual world, where sim technology provides a visceral experience that amplifies the grit and determination of NASCAR drivers in the real world. Stewart-Haas eSports is a natural extension of Stewart-Haas Racing, where competition and simulation are one. For more information, please visit us online at www.StewartHaasRacing.com and follow on Twitter @SHR_eSports.

 

About Stewart-Haas Racing:
 

Stewart-Haas Racing is the title-winning NASCAR team co-owned by three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Tony Stewart and Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation – the largest CNC machine tool builder in North America. The Kannapolis, North Carolina-based organization has won two NASCAR Cup Series titles, one NASCAR Xfinity Series championship and more than 70 NASCAR races, including such crown-jewel events as the Daytona 500, Brickyard 400 and Southern 500. For more information, please visit us online at www.StewartHaasRacing.com, on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/StewartHaasRacing, on Twitter @StewartHaasRcng and on Instagram @StewartHaasRacing.

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eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series Coverage Resources and News & Notes – Virtual Texas Motor Speedway

by Mike
eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series Coverage Resources and News & Notes – Virtual Texas Motor Speedway

eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series

Next Race: O’Reilly Auto Parts 125

The Place: Virtual Texas Motor Speedway

The Date: Sunday, March 29

The Time: 1 p.m. ET

TV: FOX (where available and subject to change), FS1 and FOX Sports App

Distance: 125 Laps

eNASCAR Pro Invitational Qualifier

The Place: Virtual Texas Motor Speedway

The Date: Sunday, March 29

The Time: 10:55 a.m. ET

Online: enascar.com/live

Distance: 30 Laps, No Cautions

 

Additional Resources to Assist in Coverage

 

More fun to come in Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 125

While NASCAR’s on-track activity has been postponed through the weekend of May 3rd to align with CDC guidance, drivers and fans are turning to the virtual world to see some of the best racing competition around.

Last Sunday, NASCAR, iRacing and FOX Sports teamed up to deliver the first-ever eNASCAR iRacing Pro invitational Series event, the Dixie Vodka 150, at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway. This week, FOX Sports announced their commitment to cover the remainder of the season, beginning Sunday, March 29, at 1 p.m. ET from virtual Texas Motor Speedway with the O’Reilly Auto Parts 125.

Entitled FOX NASCAR iRacing, the races will be simulcast on the FOX broadcast network where available, FS1 and the FOX Sports app. Races will also be available in Canada through FOX Sports Racing.

Last weekend’s inaugural event, won by three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, drew 903,000 viewers on FS1, according to Nielsen Media Research. Fox Sports iRacing was the most-watched telecast on FS1 since the pandemic-induced sports shutdown began on March 12 and Sunday’s most-watched sports telecast on cable television, as well as ranks as the highest-rated esports TV program in history.

Additionally, according to rankings by Twitter interactions, the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series on FS1 was the #1 most-social TV program overall on Sunday. NASCAR-owned content related to the event also produced more than one million engagements throughout the weekend.

Again this Sunday the event will feature FOX NASCAR broadcasters Jeff Gordon, Mike Joy and Larry McReynolds calling the action. They will be complimented by Stewart-Haas Racing driver Clint Bowyer, scheduled to return as the in-car analyst while competing from a simulator in the FOX NASCAR Charlotte studio.

 

Fans can watch the eNASCAR Pro Invitational Qualifier race online

This week the qualifier race to fill the final four spots in the 35-car field will be streamed for fans to watch.

The eNASCAR Pro Invitational Qualifier will take place at 10:55 a.m. ET at eNASCAR.com/live.

34 qualifiers from the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series and regional series are scheduled to battle to join the 31 drivers locked in to Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 125 at 1 p.m. ET on FOX (where available, subject to change), FS1 and the FOX Sports App.

The race will consist of 30 laps at Texas Motor Speedway and there will be no cautions.

Note – should there be any late additions or drops to the list of guaranteed entries, that will impact the number of qualifiers advancing from the eNASCAR Pro Invitational Qualifier.

 

Sunday’s run of show and race format

Below is a breakdown of Sunday’s run of show for the eNASCAR Pro Invitational Qualifier and the O’Reilly Auto Parts 125:

eNASCAR Pro Invitational Qualifying Race

10:30 a.m. – Practice begins

10:55 a.m. – Qualifying begins, 5 minutes – 2 laps

11:02 a.m. – Race begins – 30 laps, no cautions

O’Reilly Auto Parts 125

12:00 p.m. – Practice begins

12:50 p.m. – Qualifying begins, 3 minutes – 2 laps

12:54pm – Warmup begins (set to 45 minutes, will advance on FOX command)

1:00pm – Broadcast Begins

1:13pm – Green flag – 125 laps

Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 125 will consist of 125 laps with double-file restarts and lapped cars will go to the rear. There will be three attempts at a green-white-checkered finish, if necessary.

Drivers will be allowed one fast repair this week at virtual Texas Motor Speedway. If a car is damaged, drivers must drive back to their pit stall and come to a complete stop. This will automatically apply the fast repair and give the driver a new car.

Fantasy eNASCAR available for fans

Fantasy offerings for Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 125 1 p.m. ET on FOX – where available and subject to change, FS1 and the FOX Sports app) are growing.

This weekend DraftKings, in collaboration with NASCAR, has put together a $10K winner-take-all Sportsbook Pools contest. Free to enter, the contest requires participants to submit their picks for questions like, “Who will have the highest finish this week?” and “Will the winning car number be odd or even?” The participant with the most correct answers wins, pursuant to NASCAR official rules and scoring.

Last weekend’s kick-off race garnered over 13K unique entries, adding to the over 300K people participating in overall free-to-play pools entries since mid-March.

Over the airwaves overseas

Sunday’s eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series race from virtual Texas Motor Speedway will be available to our international affiliates in 165 countries and territories, reaching over 300 million households.

Including the United States, the show will be available to over 400 million households worldwide.

Below is a lineup of broadcasters:

Texas Motor Speedway – eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series
Arena SportCzech Republic, Slovakia
AstroMalaysia
Automoto La ChaineFrance, Belgium, Turkey
DiscoveryIndia
ESPN LatamArgentina, Colombia, Chile
FOX Sports AustraliaAustralia
FOX Sports MexicoMexico
MatchTVRussia
MAX SportBulgaria
MotowizjaPoland
Premier SportsUK
Sport TV PortugalPortugal
Sport1/MotorvisionAustria, Switzerland, German
SportitaliaItaly
SportKlub BalkansCroatia
SportsKlub PolandPoland
SuperSport AfricaSub-Saharan and West Africa
TelcelMexico
TSNCanada
TV3 SpainSpain
Viasat SwedenSweden
Viasat DenmarkDenmark
Viasat FinlandFinland
Viasat NorwayNorway
Ziggo SportNetherlands

Giving back

The regular season may be on hold but NASCAR’s regular and passionate commitment to giving remains strong as the world deals with the COVID-19 coronavirus.

The NASCAR Foundation has partnered with the sport’s race facilities to help those immediately impacted by the virus in local communities. It hosted a Feed the Children campaign last week in the Homestead-Miami area where the sport was scheduled to compete on track and instead debuted the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series. The plan is to go forward with similar charitable organizations in other markets.

At the Homestead-Miami Event on March 22, for example, the NASCAR Foundation and other industry partners raised almost $40,000 for “response efforts” including a donation to the area’s Feed the Children organization. The group will use the funds to distribute supplies – including food, cleaning supplies and other daily essentials – to local schools in the community. Dixie Vodka, iRacing, FOX Sports and Coca-Cola Racing joined drivers Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick by either pledging or donating supplies/money during the Homestead-Miami iRacing event.

This week, the NASCAR Foundation, will work with Speedway Children’s Charities – the official charity of Speedway Motorsports, which owns Texas Motor Speedway – site of this week’s iRacing event. The organizations will partner up with the American Red Cross to help “lifesaving missions” in North Texas because of COVID-19. Specially, this effort will make sure the American Red Cross is prepared for patients and their critical needs for people “affected by disasters big and small.”

Similar partnerships with the industry and local charities are expected. Donations are currently being accepted in support of these efforts at: NASCARfoundation.org/response.

Statistical Notes

A wide range of drivers with various experience both at Texas Motor Speedway and in iRacing will be contending in this Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 125 in the second race of the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series (1 p.m. ET on FOX – where available and subject to change, FS1 and the FOX Sports app).

Below is a list of anticipated participants (listed alphabetically), their statistics, and career highlights, for the second race of the series. Please note, the participant list is subject to change.

 

Note on iRacing stats below:

The stats are cumulative lifetime stats for each driver in public oval events in stock car disciplines (ranging from top-level Cup cars to Legends) on iRacing. It doesn’t include stats from private leagues. Statistics for drivers who have starts in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series include those races run.

 

There are currently 31 guaranteed entries for today’s race. The 35-car field will be filled by drivers from a multitude of other series, including the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series and regional series, who will compete in a qualifying race in the morning. Thirty-four drivers will vie for the final four spots.

Drivers with guaranteed spots are as follows (list is subject to change and will be updated in the News & Notes on NASCARMedia.com if necessary):

#1 Kurt Busch

#3 Austin Dillon

#6 Ross Chastain

#8 Dale Earnhardt Jr

#9 Chase Elliott

#11 Denny Hamlin

#12 Ryan Blaney

#13 Ty Dillon

#14 Clint Bowyer

#16 Greg Biffle

#17 Chris Buescher

#18 Kyle Busch

#19 Bobby Labonte

#20 Erik Jones

#21 Matt Dibenedetto

#24 William Byron

#31 Tyler Reddick

#34 Michael McDowell

#37 Ryan Preece

#38 John Hunter Nemechek

#42 Kyle Larson

#43 Bubba Wallace

#47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr

#48 Jimmie Johnson

#51 Garrett Smithley

#66 Timmy Hill

#77 Parker Kligerman

#88 Alex Bowman

#89 Landon Cassill

#95 Christopher Bell

#96 Daniel Suarez

The drivers who need to qualify are as follows (list is subject to change and will be updated in the News & Notes on NASCARMedia.com if necessary):

#7 Justin Allgaier

#15 Brennan Poole

#16 Justin Haley

#22 Austin Cindric

#23 Sam Mayer

#26 Tyler Ankrum

#27 Ruben Garcia

#29 Kaz Grala

#29a Trevor Bayne

#33 Anthony Alfredo

#35 Todd Gilliland

#36 Jesse Iwuji

#40 Ryan Truex

#45 Ty Majeski

#46 Chandler Smith

#50 Jeffrey Earnhardt

#52 Stewart Friesen

#53 Joey Gase

#54 Kyle Weatherman

#63 Scott Stenzel

#68 Brandon Brown

#74 Sheldon Creed

#78 Ryan Ellis

#80 Joe Graf Jr.

#81 Christian Eckes

#90 Alex Labbe

#93 Myatt Snider

#98 Chase Briscoe

#99 Harrison Burton

#02 Spencer Boyd

#08 Jeb Burton

#TBD Derek Kraus

#TBD Drew Dollar

#TBD JJ Yeley

Guaranteed spots in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 125 (drivers listed in alphabetical order):

 

Christopher Bell – iRacing #95

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 96 Leavine Family Racing Toyota

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 5 starts, 1 win, 3 top fives, 4 top 10

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 5 starts, 1 win, 2 top fives, 3 top 10s

Highlights:

  • Bell won his most recent outing at Texas Motor Speedway, last fall in the Xfinity Series. He also has a Gander Trucks win there (spring, 2017
  • Bell made his NASCAR national series track debut at Texas in the Gander Trucks in 2015
  • In 2019, Bell won a NASCAR Xfinity Series career-high eight races after setting the rookie single season Xfinity Series wins record with seven victories in 2018
  • In 2017, he won the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series championship and captured five race wins along the way

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 1027 starts, 237 wins, 556 top fives and 132 poles
  • Finished 27th last week at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

Greg Biffle – iRacing #16

Current Series/Occupation: Former NASCAR Cup Series driver, part-time NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series – No. 54 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 26 starts, 2 wins (2005, ’12), 8 top fives, 13 top fives

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 10 starts, 0 wins, three top fives, five top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 6 starts, 2 wins (2000, ’19), 4 top fives, 4 top 10s

Highlights:

  • Has made starts at Texas in all three NASCAR national series with four wins (two in Cup and two in Gander Trucks)
  • Has a total of 56 NASCAR national series wins.
  • 2005 NASCAR Cup Series championship runner-up
  • 2002 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion.
  • 2000 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series champion.

iRacing Stats

  • N/A

 

 

Ryan Blaney – iRacing #12

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 12 Team Penske Ford

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 10 starts, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 4 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 6 starts, 1 win, 5 top fives, 6 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 2 top 10s

Highlights:

  • Has won a race and earned a Cup Series Playoff berth in each season from 2017-19 and has three total wins in the Cup Series.
  • Finished runner-up in 2014 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series standings, won most popular driver in the series
  • Won 2013 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award

Overall iRacing Stats

  • N/A

 

Alex Bowman – iRacing #88

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 9 starts, 0 wins, 1 top five, 1 top 10

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2 start, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Bowman’s best Cup Series finish at Texas came last fall, a fifth-place effort
  • Bowman started on the pole in both of his Xfinity Series races, which took place in 2013
  • Bowman made his NASCAR national series track debut at Miami in the Xfinity Series in 2013
  • Bowman captured his second career NASCAR Cup Series win earlier this season at Auto Club Speedway. His first came last year at Chicagoland Speedway
  • Bowman filled in the No. 88 for 10 races in 2016 while Dale Earnhardt Jr. was sidelined with concussion symptoms. He took over the ride fulltime in 2018 following Earnhardt’s retirement
  • He was the 2011 NASCAR Menards Series East and the 2012 ARCA Menards Series rookie of the year

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives and 0 poles
  • Finished sixth last week at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

Clint Bowyer – iRacing #14

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 28 starts, 0 wins, 4 top fives, 12 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 11 start, 0 wins, 3 top fives, 6 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 1 start, 1 win, 1 top five, 1 top 10

Highlights:

  • His best NASCAR Cup Series finishes at Texas were runner-up results in the spring race last year and also in 2011
  • Bowyer won his only Gander Trucks start at Texas from the pole in the fall of 2006
  • Bowyer made his NASCAR national series track debut at Miami in the Xfinity Series in 2004
  • In 2019, Bowyer qualified for the Playoffs on points and finished ninth in the series standing
  • Bowyer was the runner-up for the 2012 NASCAR Cup Series championship
  • He won the 2008 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship
  • Multiple winner in all three NASCAR national series. (10 NASCAR Cup Series, eight NASCAR Xfinity Series, 14 Gander Trucks wins)

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives and 0 poles
  • Finished 16th last week at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

Chris Buescher – iRacing #17

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 9 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 1 top 10

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • His best finish at Miami was a ninth-place effort in 2015 in the Xfinity Series
  • Buescher made his NASCAR national series track debut at Miami in the Xfinity Series in 2013
  • Buescher joined Roush-Fenway Racing for the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season
  • In 2016, he won first NASCAR Cup Series race (Pocono-2) in his rookie season; first driver since Joey Logano (2009) to accomplish the feat
  • One of three drivers in NASCAR Cup Series history to make the Playoffs in their rookie season, joining Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin
  • Won the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship in 2015
  • Was the 2012 ARCA Menards Series champion

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives and 0 poles
  • Finished 28th last week at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

Kurt Busch – iRacing #1

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 34 starts, 1 win, 3 top fives, 21 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 3 starts, 1 win, 1 top five, 2 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 2 starts, 0 win, 1 top five, 2 top 10s

Highlights:

  • Made his national series track debut in 2000 in the Gander Trucks
  • Got his first Cup Series win at the track in the fall of 2009. His Xfinity Series win came in his first series start there in the spring of 2006
  • 2004 NASCAR Cup Series champion; winner of the inaugural NASCAR Playoffs
  • Has driven for many of NASCAR’s most iconic teams such as Roush-Fenway Racing, Team Penske, Furniture Row Racing, Stewart-Haas
  • Racing, and now Chip Ganassi Racing
  • Multiple winner in all three NASCAR national series
  • 2000 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Rookie of the Year and championship runner-up

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives and 0 poles
  • Finished 35th last week at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

Kyle Busch – iRacing #18

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 28 starts, 3 wins, 12 top fives, 15 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 21 starts, 9 wins, 16 top fives, 17 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 13 starts, 4 wins, 9 top fives, 9 top 10s

Highlights:

  • Busch’s three NASCAR Cup Series wins at Texas all came in the spring race – 2013, 2016, 2018
  • Busch made his NASCAR national series track debut at Miami in the Gander Trucks in 2001
  • Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion, also won championship in 2015. One of two (Jimmie Johnson) active drivers with multiple Cup championships
  • Has made the Championship 4 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs the last five consecutive seasons
  • Won the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship in 2009
  • In 2010, set all-time single-season record with 24 victories across NASCAR’s three national series
  • Currently has most all-time NASCAR national series wins with 208 (56 Cup, 96 Xfinity, 57 Gander Trucks)
  • Record seven-time NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series owner champion (2010, ’13, ’14, ’15, ’16, ’17 and ‘19) and one driver championship (2015)

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives and 0 poles
  • Finished 29th last week at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

William Byron – iRacing #24

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 2 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 2 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 2 starts, 1 win, 1 top five, 2 top 10s

Highlights:

  • His best Cup Series finish at Texas was sixth last spring
  • Byron made his NASCAR national series track debut at Texas in the Gander Trucks in 2016, winning in his first start in the spring race
  • Earned first career Playoff berth in 2019, finishing a career-high 11th in final standings
  • Won the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award; becoming just the second driver all-time to win Rookie of the Year honors in all three NASCAR national series; joining Erik Jones
  • Won the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship and the Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award
  • Won the 2016 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series owner championship for Kyle Busch Motorsports and the Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award, setting a series rookie record with seven victories
  • Won the 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship and the Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 1,467 starts, 292 wins, 698 top fives and 249 poles
  • Finished 34th last week at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

Landon Cassill – iRacing #89

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Xfinity Series – No. 89 Shepherd Racing Chevrolet

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 19 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 8 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • His best finish at Miami was 18th in 2010 in the Xfinity Series.
  • Cassill made his NASCAR national series track debut at Miami in the NASCAR Cup Series in the spring of 2010.
  • In 2014, he scored a NASCAR Cup Series career-best fourth-place finish at Talladega-2
  • In 2010, he made his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Michigan
  • In 2008, he won the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year award

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 43 starts, 4 wins, 25 top fives and 2 poles
  • Finished 12th last week at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

Ross Chastain – iRacing #6

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Xfinity Series – No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 10 starts, 0 wins, 1 top five, 1 top 10

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 7 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 2 top 10s

Highlights:

  • His best finish at Miami was a runner-up effort last fall in the Xfinity Series
  • Chastain made his NASCAR national series track debut at Miami in the Gander Trucks in 2011
  • This year, he has filled in for Ryan Newman in the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford in the NASCAR Cup Series for three races
  • In 2019, he completed 19 races in the Xfinity Series and posted a win at Daytona with Kaulig Racing
  • In 2018, he made the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs and won his first career race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway racing for Chip Ganassi Racing
  • In 2011, he made his NASCAR national series debut in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series debut at Lucas Oil Raceway

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 538 starts, 67 wins, 196 top fives and 64 poles
  • Finished 14th last week at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

 

Matt DiBenedetto – iRacing #21

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motors Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 9 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Earned his best finish at Miami in the Cup Series in the fall race last year (14th)
  • Made his national series track debut in the spring of 2014 in the Xfinity Series, finishing 39th
  • Notched his first career top-five finish in 2019 at Sonoma Raceway
  • Signed with Wood Brothers Racing for the 2020 season after racing for Leavine Family Racing in 2019
  • His two career-best finishes were runner-up in Bristol Motor Speedway in 2019 and Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2020
  • His best finish in the Xfinity Series was in 2010 at Iowa Speedway, where he finished ninth

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 311 starts, 77 wins, 2014 top fives, 29 poles
  • Finished 11th last week at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

 

Austin Dillon – iRacing #3

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Xfinity Series – No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 14 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 1 top 10

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 11 starts, 0 wins, 6 top fives, 11 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 5 starts, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 3 top 10

Highlights:

  • Made his national series track debut in Miami in the Gander Trucks in spring of 2010 and started from the pole
  • In 2011, he finished runner-up at Miami in the Gander Trucks. He also had a pair of third-place finishes in the Xfinity Series in the spring of 2013 and the fall of 2015
  • Got his first Cup Series win in 2017 at Charlotte Motor Speedway
  • Won the 2018 Daytona 500
  • Won the 2013 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship
  • Won the Xfinity Series Rookie-of-the-Year Award n 2012
  • Is the 2011 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Champion as well as the Most Popular Driver
  • Won rookie of the year honors in Gander Trucks in 2010

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 1 start, 0 wins, 0 top fives and 0 poles
  • Finished 27th last week at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

Ty Dillon – iRacing #13

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 13 Germain Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 7 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 10 starts, 0 wins, 1 top five, 3 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 5 starts, 1 win, 4 top fives, 5 top 10s

Highlights:

  • Made his national series track debut in 2011 for the Gander Trucks and finished third
  • Got his first and only victory at Texas in the Gander Trucks in 2013
  • In 2019, got his best Cup Series finish at the spring Daytona race in fourth place
  • Made his Cup Series debut in 2014 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • Won Most Popular Driver Award for Gander Trucks in 2013
  • In 2012, Dillon won Rookie-of-the-Year honors for the Gander Trucks

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 1 start, 0 wins, 0 top fives and 0 poles
  • Finished 19th last week at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

 

 

Dale Earnhardt Jr. – iRacing #8

Current Series/Occupation: Retired NASCAR Cup Series Driver, NBC Sports Analyst

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 30 starts, 1 win, 7 top fives, 18 top 10s, 2 poles

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 9 starts, 1 win, 5 top fives, 7 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Made his national series track debut in 1998 in the Xfinity Series and won the race, marking his first national series win
  • Got his first career Cup Series win at Texas in 2000
  • Made his debut as an NBC broadcaster in 2018
  • Retired from full-time racing at the end of 2017
  • His first NASCAR national series win was in 1998 at Texas Motor Speedway for the Gander Trucks
  • In 2000, he got his first Cup Series win, also at Texas Motor Speedway in his first full season in the series
  • Won the Cup Series Most Popular Driver Award for 15 straight years (2003-2017)
  • Won the 1998 and 1999 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship
  • In 1999, won the Xfinity Series Rookie-of-the-Year Award
  • Team owner of Xfinity Series team JR Motorsports, collecting 47 wins since 2005

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 90 starts, 11 wins, 44 top fives, 18 poles
  • Finished runner-up last weekend at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

 

 

Chase Elliott – iRacing #9

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 8 starts, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 5 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 5 starts, 1 win, 3 top fives, 5 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Made his national series track debut in 2014 in the Xfinity Series and went on to win the race
  • In 2016, he got his best finish at the track in the Cup Series, finishing fourth
  • Got his first Cup Series win at Watkins Glen International in 2018, then went on to win two more times that season (Dover-2, Kanas-2)
  • Won three races in 2019 including the Charlotte Road Course
  • Won the Cup Series Most Popular Driver Award for the last two years (2018, 2019)
  • Won the Cup Series Rookie-of-the-Year Award in 2016
  • Won Gander Trucks Most Popular Driver Award in 2015
  • 2014 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion and won rookie of the year and most popular driver in the same year

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 256 starts, 36 wins, 107 top fives, 31 poles
  • Finished 24th last weekend at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

 

Denny Hamlin – iRacing #11

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 28 starts, 3 wins, 7 top fives, 13 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 12 starts, 0 wins, 6 top fives, 9 top 10s, 1 pole

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 1 start, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

Highlights:

 

  • Won the inaugural eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series race last weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway
  • Made his national series track debut in 2004 in the Gander Trucks and finished 18th
  • Got his first Cup Series win at Texas in 2010 and then went on to sweep the weekend with another win at the second race at Texas in the same year
  • Won Cup Series Rookie-of-the-Year Award in 2006
  • Has 38 Cup Series wins to his name and the first came in 2006 at Pocono Raceway
  • He has 162 top fives, 261 top 10s and 33 poles in the Cup Series
  • 2019 was a career-best season for him, winning six races and making it to the Championship 4
  • Won the Daytona 500 three times (2016, 2019, 2020)
  • Is already in the Playoffs this season with his season-opening win at Daytona

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 164 starts, 31 wins, 75 top fives, 31 poles
  • Won last weekend’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a last-lap pass on Dale Earnhardt Jr.


Timmy Hill – iRacing #66

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 66 Motorsports Business Management Toyota

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 6 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 12 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

Highlights:

  • Made his national series track debut in 2011 in the Xfinity Series 28th
  • Made his first start in the Cup Series at the track in 2013, finishing 36th
  • Is currently racing in all three NASCAR national series
  • Finished third in the 2020 Xfinity Series season-opener at Daytona, his career-best finish
  • Made his Cup Series debut in 2012 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Owner of Hill Motorsports, fielding the No. 56 Chevrolet in the Gander Trucks

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 1,676 starts, 673 wins, 1,204 top fives, 456 poles
  • Finished third last weekend at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

 

 

Jimmie Johnson – iRacing #48

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 33 starts, 7 wins, 16 top fives, 22 top 10s, 2 poles

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 1 top 10

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Johnson’s first Cup Series win at Texas was in 2012 starting from the pole
  • He won three back-to-back races at Texas (2014-2015)
  • Made his Cup Series debut at the track in 2002 and finished sixth
  • Johnson made his NASCAR national series track debut at Texas in the Xfinity Series in 2000
  • First driver in series history to win five consecutive NASCAR Cup Series championships (2006-10)
  • Johnson ranks tied for sixth on the all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins list, with 83
  • Has the series record with 15 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff berths
  • 2009 Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 1 start, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 poles
  • Finished 31st last weekend at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

 

Erik Jones – iRacing #20

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 7 starts, 0 wins, 3 top fives, 5 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 6 starts, 3 wins, 6 top fives, 6 top 10s, 2 poles

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 3 starts, 1 win, 1 top five, 1 top 10, 1 pole

Highlights:

  • Jones made his NASCAR national series track debut at Texas in 2014, finishing 11th for Kyle Busch Motorsports
  • Made his Cup Series debut at Texas in 2015 and finished 12th
  • Won his first race at Texas in the Gander Trucks and the Xfinity Series in 2015
  • Won both Xfinity Series race at Texas in 2017
  • Won his first NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway in July of 2018
  • 2017 NASCAR Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year – becoming the first driver to earn the award in all three of NASCAR’s national series
  • 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year
  • 2015 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Champion and Sunoco Rookie of the Year – the youngest champion in series history

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 1 start, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 poles
  • Finished 10th last weekend at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

 

Parker Kligerman – iRacing #77

Current Series/Occupation: NBC Sports TV Analyst and part-time NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series driver

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: N/A

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 6 starts, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 4 top 10s

Highlights:

  • Made his national series debut at Texas in the Gander Trucks in 2010 and finished ninth
  • Made his Xfinity Series debut at the track in 2013 and finished 18th
  • Has made 28 Cup Series starts since 2012
  • Kligerman has a pair of wins in the Gander Trucks, both at Talladega (2012, 2017)

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 415 starts, 57 wins, 189 top fives and 11 poles
  • Finished 13th last weekend at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

Bobby Labonte – iRacing #19

Current Series/Occupation: 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 26 starts, 0 wins, 3 top fives, 5 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 7 starts, 0 wins, 1 top five, 2 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Made his Cup Series and Xfinity Series debut at Texas in 1997
  • Got a best finish of fourth in the Xfinity Series at Texas in 2008
  • Labonte was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2020. He joins his brother, Terry, with the prestigious honor
  • He won the 2000 NASCAR Cup Series championship
  • Labonte has 21 NASCAR Cup Series wins, 10 Xfinity Series and one Gander Trucks win
  • He is one of 27 drivers to have a win in all three of NASCAR’s national series

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 76 starts, 7 wins, 31 top fives, 5 poles
  • Finished 18th last weekend at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

 

Kyle Larson – iRacing #42

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 13 starts, 0 wins, 3 top fives, 4 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 8 starts, 1 win (2016), 3 top fives, 4 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Won at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2016.
  • He has made the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs four consecutive seasons (2016-2019).
  • Larson won a career-best four NASCAR Cup Series races in 2017.
  • 2014 NASCAR Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year
  • 2013 NASCAR Xfinity Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year
  • 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East champion and Rookie of the Year

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 304 starts, 57 wins, 143 top fives and 27 poles
  • Finished 33rd last week at virtual Homestead Miami Speedway.

Michael McDowell – iRacing #34

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 20 starts, best finish of 14th (2018)

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 6 starts, best finish of 17th (2009)

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Posted a track-best finish of 14th in the NASCAR Cup Series at Texas in 2018.
  • McDowell is entering his 13th season in the NASCAR Cup Series.
  • Finished a career-best 26th in the 2017 and 2018 NASCAR Cup Series standings.
  • Earned his lone NASCAR Xfinity Series win in 2016 at Road America.

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 101 starts, 25 wins, 45 top fives and 25 poles
  • Finished 23rd last week at virtual Homestead Miami Speedway.

 

 

John Hunter Nemechek – iRacing #38

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 1 start (2019) – started 29th and finished 21st

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 3 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 1 top 10

Highlights:

  • Has made at least one start in all three NASCAR national series at Texas.
  • 2020 is Nemechek’s first fulltime season in the NASCAR Cup Series.
  • Earned his first NASCAR Xfinity Series win in 2018 at Kansas while driving for Chip Ganassi Racing.
  • Won his first NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race at Chicagoland Speedway in 2015, driving for NEMCO Motorsports and has tallied six wins in the series.

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 289 starts, 29 wins, 97 top fives and 37 poles
  • Finished 30th last week at virtual Homestead Miami Speedway.

Ryan Preece – iRacing #37

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 37 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 3 starts, best finish of 22nd in 2019

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 top five, 1 top 10

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Posted a track-best finish of fifth in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Texas in 2018.
  • Finished runner-up in 2019 Sunoco Rookie of the Year battle in the NASCAR Cup Series.
  • Won first career NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Iowa in 2017.
  • In 2013, he was the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion, youngest champion in series history.

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 252 starts, 42 wins, 102 top fives and 14 poles
  • Finished 33rd last week at virtual Homestead Miami Speedway.

Tyler Reddick – iRacing #31

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 5 starts, 1 pole, 2 top fives, 2 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Finished runner-up twice in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Texas in 2018, 2019.
  • Back-to-Back NASCAR Xfinity Series champion (2018-2019), and first driver to do it with two different organizations (JR Motorsports 2018, Richard Childress Racing 2019).
  • 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year; just third driver in series history to win the title in his rookie season joining Chase Elliott (2014) and William Byron (2017).
  • In 2017, captured his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory, at Kentucky, while running a partial schedule.
  • In 2015, he competed full-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, winning his first race and finishing runner-up in the championship standings.

Overall iRacing Stats

  • N/A

 

 

 

Garrett Smithley – iRacing #51

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 51 Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 2 starts, best finish of 32nd (2019)

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 8 starts, best finish of 17th (2017)

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 1 start (2019), started 25th and finished 15th

Highlights:

  • Posted a Texas track-best finish of 15th in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series in 2019.
  • Has made starts at Texas in all three NASCAR national series.
  • Finished a career-best 18th in the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series standings.
  • Has a NASCAR national series career-best finish of fifth at Daytona in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 1,226 starts, 146 wins, 536 top fives and 131 poles
  • Finished fifth last week at virtual Homestead Miami Speedway.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – iRacing #47

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 14 starts, best finish of 11th in 2018

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 7 starts, 1 win (2012), 2 top fives, 4 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Won the 2012 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Captured first two NASCAR Cup Series wins in 2017 (Talladega-1, Daytona-2),
  • 2013 NASCAR Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year.
  • Two-time NASCAR Xfinity Series champion (2011, 2012).
  • 2010 NASCAR Xfinity Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year.

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 65 starts, 6 wins, 26 top fives and 1 pole
  • Finished 21st last week at virtual Homestead Miami Speedway.

Daniel Suarez – iRacing #96

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 6 starts, 2 top fives, 2 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 5 starts, 1 top five, 2 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 3 starts, 3 top fives, 3 top 10s

Highlights:

  • Has posted top-five finishes at Texas in all three of NASCAR’s national series.
  • Competed in the NASCAR Cup Series for Stewart-Haas Racing in 2018-2019; finished a career-best 17th in Cup points in ‘19.
  • Made NASCAR Cup Series debut for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2017, finished the season 20th in points
  • 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion –  the first Latin American, as well as the first NASCAR Drive for Diversity graduate, to win a NASCAR national series title.
  • In 2016, he became the first Mexican driver to win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, claiming three victories at Michigan, Dover and the championship finale at Homestead-Miami.
  • 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year – the first Mexican driver to win the award.
  • In 2013, he finished third in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East final championship standings, the highest finish for an international driver in series history
  • 2010 NASCAR Mexico Series Rookie of the Year.

Overall iRacing Stats

  • N/A

Bubba Wallace – iRacing #43

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 1 top 10

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 2 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 3 top 10s

Highlights:

  • Has posted top-10 finishes at Texas in all three of NASCAR’s national series.
  • In 2018, Wallace finished in the second place in the Daytona 500 – the highest finish by a NASCAR Cup Series rookie to date. It was also the best finish by an African-American driver in the Great American Race.
  • Made NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs in 2016, finishing 11th in the driver standings.
  • Won his first NASCAR national series race in the Gander Trucks at Martinsville in 2013 and became the first African-American to win a NASCAR national touring series event since 1963.

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 106 starts, 29 wins, 43 top fives and 32 poles
  • Finished seventh last week at virtual Homestead Miami Speedway.

 

The drivers below are entered into the qualifier race on Sunday morning (listed in alphabetical order):

Anthony Alfredo – iRacing #33

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Xfinity Series – No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: N/A

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

Highlights:

  • Made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut earlier this year at Auto Club Speedway, finishing sixth
  • Alfredo ran 13 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series races in 2019, posting two top-10 finishes at 1.5-mile tracks (Charlotte, Chicago)

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 101 starts, 7 wins, 36 top fives and 7 poles
  • Finished 32nd last weekend at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway after starting 17th

Justin Allgaier – iRacing #7

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Xfinity Series – No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 19 starts, 0 wins, 1 top five, 9 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 1 start, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

Highlights:

  • In 2019, Allgaier made his fourth consecutive appearance in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs, and third Championship 4 in the four years of the format
  • In 2018, won the NASCAR Xfinity Series regular season championship

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 32 starts, 1 win, 9 top fives and 3 poles
  • Finished 20th at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway starting from 26th

Tyler Ankrum – iRacing #26

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series – No. 26 GMS Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: N/A

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 top five, 2 top 10s

Highlights:

  • 2019 was his first fulltime season in the Gander Trucks with GMS Racing
  • He got his first career win in 2019 at Kentucky Speedway
  • Won Rookie-of-the-Year Award in Gander Trucks last season

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 187 starts, 47 wins, 71 top fives and 54 poles

Trevor Bayne – iRacing #29a

Current Series/Occupation: Former NASCAR Cup Series driver

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 17 starts – best finish of 12th in spring of 2018

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 9 starts – won the fall race in 2011

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Last raced in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2018
  • Won the 2011 Daytona 500 the day after his 20th birthday
  • Made his NASCAR national series debut in the Xfinity Series in Bristol in 2009

Overall iRacing Stats

  • N/A

 

 

Spencer Boyd – iRacing #02

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series – No. 20 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 3 starts – best finish of 25th (twice) in 2018

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 2 starts – best finish of 11th in 2019

Highlights:

  • Made his national series debut in 2016 at Martinsville Speedway
  • Got his first career win at Talladega Superspeedway last season
  • Has made starts in all three national series

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 58 starts, 8 wins, 19 top fives and 3 poles

 

Chase Briscoe – iRacing #98

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Xfinity Series – No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 top five, 1 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 2 top 10s

Highlights:

  • He won his third NASCAR Xfinity Series race earlier this season, taking the checkered at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • In 2019, Briscoe tallied one win (Iowa) while qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs
  • In 2016, he won the ARCA Menards Series championship in his first full season in the series

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 1918 starts, 299 wins, 813 top fives and 203 poles
  • Finished fourth at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway last weekend starting from the sixth position

Brandon Brown – iRacing #68

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Xfinity Series – No. 68 Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 3 starts – best finish of 17th in 2019

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Career-best finish of sixth place at the 2019 spring Daytona race

Overall iRacing Stats

  • N/A

Harrison Burton – iRacing #99

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Xfinity Series – No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 1 start, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 1 top 10

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 top five, 2 top 10s

Highlights:

  • His best finish at Miami was a 10th-place effort in 2019 in the Xfinity Series.
  • Burton made his NASCAR national series track debut at Miami in the Xfinity Series in 2018.
  • Won his first career NASCAR national series race earlier this year, winning in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Auto Club Speedway. This marks his first full-time season in the Xfinity Series.
  • In 2019, Burton made his Xfinity Series debut competing in nine races for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 14 starts, 5 wins, 8 top fives and 4 poles

Jeb Burton

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Xfinity Series – No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet, NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series – Niece Motorsports

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 1 start – finished 32nd in 2015

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 top five, 2 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 5 starts, 1 win, 2 top fives, 2 top 10s, 1 pole

Highlights:

  • Currently competes in select races for JR Motorsports in the Xfinity Series and in the Gander Trucks for Niece Motorsports
  • His first and only career win was in the Gander Trucks at Texas in 2013
  • Has competed in all three national series and has a combined 151 starts
  • First national series start was in 2012 in the Gander Trucks, finishing 13th
  • Best Cup Series finish was in 2015 at Martinsville Speedway

Overall iRacing Stats

  • N/A

Austin Cindric – iRacing #22

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Xfinity Series – No. 22 Team Penske Ford

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 4 starts, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 3 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 top five, 1 top 10

Highlights:

  • Got his first NASCAR national series win in 2019 at Watkins Glen International and then went on to win at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course the next week
  • His first and only win in the Gander Trucks was in 2017 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
  • 2019 marked his first full season with Team Penske in the Xfinity Series

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 11 starts, 0 wins, 1 top five, 0 poles
  • Finished 22nd last weekend at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway after starting 15th

Sheldon Creed – iRacing #74

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series – No. 2 GMS Racing Chevrolet

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: N/A

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 top five, 1 top 10

Highlights:

  • Last season was Creed’s first full time in the Gander Trucks, he got career-best finishes of second at Eldora and Michigan in 2019

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 22 starts, 5 win, 9 top fives and 3 poles

Drew Dollar – iRacing #TBD

Current Series/Occupation: ARCA Menards Series – No. 15 Venturini Motorsports Toyota

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: N/A

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Dollar competes fulltime in the ARCA Menards Series. He already has one top five and one top 10 in two starts this season
  • He made his first start in 2019 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway and finished sixth

Overall iRacing Stats

  • N/A

Jeffrey Earnhardt – iRacing #50

Current Series/Occupation: Scheduled to race part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for JD Motorsports, has not raced in 2020

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 1 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • In 2015, he made his NASCAR Cup Series debut
  • In 2011, Earnhardt scored first career NASCAR national series top 10 in the Gander Trucks.
  • Finished fifth in the now-ARCA Menards Series East standings, voted Most Popular Driver

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 88 starts, 19 wins, 40 top fives and 12 poles

Christian Eckes – iRacing #81

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series – No. 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: N/A

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • 2020 is his first fulltime season in the Gander Trucks with Kyle Busch Motorsports
  • Ran eight races in the series in 2019 and got three top fives, four top 10s and three pole awards

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 229 starts, 43 win, 116 top fives and 33 poles

Ryan Ellis – iRacing #78

Current Series/Occupation: Former driver in all three series, current Public Relations Representative for Go Fas Racing

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 1 start in 2016 – Finished 38th

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 4 starts – best finish of 30th in 2016

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 4 starts – best finish of 20th in 2015

Highlights:

  • Made his first national series start at Road America in the Xfinity Series in 2012
  • Made his first Cup Series start at Texas in 2016

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 19 starts, 7 win, 9 top fives and 3 poles

Stewart Friesen – iRacing #52

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series – No. 52 Halmar-Friesen Racing Toyota

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: N/A

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 6 starts, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 3 top 10s, 1 pole

Highlights:

  • Grabbed his first career win at Eldora Speedway in 2019 and made his way into the Playoffs and Championship 4
  • His second win came at Phoenix Raceway during the Playoffs
  • Finished fourth in the standings in 2019, a career best

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 97 starts, 9 wins, 34 top fives, 10 poles

Ruben Garcia – iRacing #27

Current Series/Occupation: Most recently – NASCAR Peak Mexico Series, has not raced in 2020

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: N/A

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Garcia is a three-time (2015, 2018, 2019) NASCAR Peak Mexico Series champion and is a graduate of the NASCAR Next and Drive for Diversity programs

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 179 starts, 18 win, 59 top fives and 26 poles

Joey Gase – iRacing #53

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 53 Rick Ware Racing Ford

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 15 starts – best finish of 20th in 2018

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Competes in the Cup Series fulltime for Rick Ware Racing and part-time in the Xfinity Series for various teams
  • Has made starts in all three national series
  • Got a career-best finish of fifth at Talladega Superspeedway in the Xfinity Series in 2015

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 2139 starts, 181 win, 1012 top fives and 69 poles

Todd Gilliland – iRacing #35

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series – No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: N/A

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 top five, 2 top 10s

Highlights:

  • Got his first Gander Trucks win at Martinsville Speedway last season for Kyle Busch Motorsports
  • Runs fulltime for Front Row Motorsports in the Gander Trucks

 

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 128 starts, 10 win, 36 top fives and 13 poles

Joe Graf, Jr. – iRacing #80

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Xfinity Series – No. 08 SS Green Light Racing Chevrolet

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: N/A

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Made his Xfinity Series debut in 2019 at Iowa Speedway for Richard Childress Racing
  • This season marks his first fulltime in all three national series

Overall iRacing Stats

  • N/A

Kaz Grala – iRacing #29

Current Series/Occupation: Scheduled to race part-time in the NASCAR Xfintiy Series for Richard Childress Racing, has not raced in 2020

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2 starts – best finish of 18th in 2019

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 2 top 10s

Highlights:

  • Running select races in 2020 with Richard Childress Racing
  • Best Xfinity Series finish is fourth at the 2018 Daytona season-opener
  • Got his first national series win in the Gander Trucks in 2017 at Daytona

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 78 starts, 9 win, 24 top fives and 6 poles

Justin Haley – iRacing #16

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Xfinity Series – No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2 start, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 1 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 4 starts, 1 win, 3 top fives, 4 top 10s

Highlights:

  • Made Xfinity Series track debut in 2019, finishing seventh
  • Won at Texas Motor Speedway in 2018 in the Gander Trucks
  • Has made four Cup Series starts and won the 2019 summer Daytona race
  • 2019 marked his first full season in the Xfinity Series with Kaulig Racing
  • His best finish in the Xfinity Series was runner-up at Daytona-2 in 2019

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 371 starts, 32 wins, 140 top fives, 20 poles

Jesse Iwuji – iRacing #36

Current Series/Occupation: United States Naval Officer, Part-Time NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Driver

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: N/A

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 1 start in 2019 – started 30th and finished 17th

Highlights:

  • Has made seven career starts in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series
  • He is a part-time driver as well as a United States Naval Officer
  • Made his first start in the Gander Trucks at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in 2018

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 693 starts, 16 wins, 188 top fives, 9 poles

Derek Kraus – iRacing #TBD

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series – No. 19 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: N/A

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • 2020 is Kraus’ first fulltime season in the Gander Trucks
  • He finished fourth at the season-opening Daytona race, marking his career-best finish
  • 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Champion

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 2023 starts, 249 win, 979 top fives and 329 poles

Alex Labbe – iRacing #90

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Xfinity Series – No. 90 DGM Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 3 starts – best finish of 28th in 2017

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Got a career-best finish (sixth) at the Charlotte Road Course last season
  • Made his Texas debut in the Xfinity Series in 2017
  • Raced in the NASCAR Pinty’s Series for eight years
  • This is his fifth year in the Xfinity Series and his second fulltime season

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 376 starts, 61 win, 210 top fives and 97 poles

Ty Majeski – iRacing #45

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series – No. 45 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 1 start in 2018 – started 38th and finished 13th

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Made his NASCAR national series track debut in the Xfinity Series in 2018 and finished 13th

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 1,200 starts, 914 wins, 1,035 top fives and 1,014 poles
  • Raced his way into the race by leading all laps and winning the qualifying race, qualified third and finished ninth last week at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway

Sam Mayer – iRacing #23

Current Series/Occupation: ARCA Menards Series East – No. 21 GMS Racing Chevrolet

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: N/A

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Made three starts in the Gander Trucks last season for GMS Racing and had a best finish of 19th at Phoenix Raceway

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 151 starts, 26 wins, 58 top fives and 10 poles

Brennan Poole – iRacing #15

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 15 Premium Motorsports Chevrolet

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 2 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 2 top 10s

Highlights:

  • Made his first start at Texas in the Xfinity Series in 2015 and finished 13th
  • 2020 marked his first full season in the Cup Series, making his debut at the Daytona 500
  • He finished runner-up at Charlotte Motor Speedway last season in the Gander Trucks, a career-best finish

Overall iRacing Stats

  • N/A

Chandler Smith – iRacing #46

Current Series/Occupation: Driver in the ARCA Menards Series

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: N/A

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: N/A

Highlights:

  • Had made only four national series starts in the Gander Trucks for Kyle Busch Motorsports last season
  • Got his first pole award in his first career start at Iowa Speedway
  • Finished runner-up at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2019

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 634 starts, 111 win, 366 top fives and 103 poles

Myatt Snider – iRacing #93

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Xfinity Series – No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: N/A

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 4 starts – best finish of 12th in 2017

Highlights:

  • In 2019, Snider raced full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, and earned a best finish of second two times, along with one pole award
  • Won 2018 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Sunoco Rookie-of-the-Year honors and finished the season ninth in the championship points driving for ThorSport Racing
  • In 2016, he made his NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series debut at Phoenix Raceway

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 228 starts, 17 wins, 66 top fives and 9 poles

Scott Stenzel – iRacing #63

Current Series/Occupation: Part-time NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series driver, has not raced in 2020

 

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: N/A

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 2 starts – best finish of 16th in 2019

Highlights:

  • Got a career-best finish of 15th at Daytona in the Gander Trucks in 2018

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 749 starts, 33 win, 193 top fives and 19 poles

Ryan Truex – iRacing #40

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series – No. 40 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: N/A

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 top fives, 2 top 10s

Highlights:

  • Made his track debut in 2016 in the Gander Trucks and finished 21st
  • Finished runner-up in the Xfinity Series twice (2012 Dover, 2019 Phoenix)

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 150 starts, 35 wins, 80 top fives, 31 poles
  • Finished 17th last weekend at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway after starting 23rd

Kyle Weatherman – iRacing #54

Current Series/Occupation: Part-time NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 1 start, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

NASCAR Xfinity Series: N/A

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 6 starts, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 3 top 10s, 1 pole

Highlights:

  • Has made at least one start in every national series, got his career-best finish of 22nd at Kansas Speedway last season in the Xfinity Series

Overall iRacing Stats

  • 187 starts, 19 wins, 71 top fives and 22 poles

 

J.J. Yeley – iRacing #TBD

Current Series/Occupation: NASCAR Cup Series – No. 52 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR National Series Stats at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series: 17 starts – best finish of 17th in 2007

NASCAR Xfinity Series: 22 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 1 top 10

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s

Highlights:

  • Currently competes in the Cup Series and Xfinity Series
  • Has a combined 661 national series starts to his name
  • Made his national series debut in the Xfinity Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2004
  • In 2007, got his best Cup Series finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway in second

Overall iRacing Stats

  • N/A
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eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series – Roush Fenway

by Mike
eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series – Roush Fenway

eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series – Advance
Track:                 Virtual Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile)
Teams:               No. 6 Fifth Third Bank/Nutrien Ag Ford, No. 16 Castrol Ford, No. 17 Fastenal Ford
Drivers:              Ross Chastain (No. 6), Greg Biffle (No. 16), Chris Buescher (No. 17)
Twitter:              @RoushFenway, @Roush6Team, @Roush16Team, @17RoushTeam
Hashtag:             #ProInvitationalSeries

eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series – Sunday, March 29 at 1 p.m. ET on FOX Broadcast Network, FS1, FOX Sports App

ADVANCE NOTES
Event Details
·         Last Sunday, NASCAR, iRacing and FOX Sports teamed up to deliver the first-ever eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series event, with a 100-lap race from the virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway.
·         After drawing 903,000 viewers on FS1 last week, FOX has committed to coverage of the remainder of the season, beginning Sunday at 1 p.m. live from virtual Texas Motor Speedway.
·         Chris Buescher will once again pilot the No. 17 eMustang, while Ross Chastain will again be behind the virtual wheel of the No. 6. In a surprising return to his roots, Greg Biffle will join the eField and pilot the No. 16 car.

Buescher at Texas Motor Speedway
·         Buescher returns to his virtual home track at TMS this weekend, where he has nine career Cup Series starts.
·         He holds an average finish of 22.1 with a best Cup finish of 15th back in 2018.
·         In Xfinity Series action, Buescher has five starts at Texas with one top-10, a ninth-place run in the No. 60 in 2015. 

Chastain at Texas Motor Speedway
·         Chastain has four career NCS starts at TMS with a best finish of 18th (spring – 2018).
·         In Xfinity action, Chastain has 10 races under his belt at the 1.5-mile track, including a runner-up finish in the fall of last season.

Biffle at Texas Motor Speedway
·         Biffle returns to the virtual seat at Roush Fenway Racing, where he made 760 combined starts for Jack Roush across NASCAR’s three major touring series. Texas is the home of four of Biffle’s career NASCAR wins, including two in the Cup Series and two in trucks.
·         Biffle made 26 Cup starts at TMS from 2003-16, earning a pair of wins (2005, 2012) along with 13 top-10s. He earned the same number of wins in the Truck Series, most recently jumping in the seat for Kyle Busch’s No. 51 truck where he won last season. His other Truck win came in 2000 in the No. 50 truck for Jack Roush.

NASCAR/iRacing History
NASCAR and iRacing have an unprecedented history in the esports space, currently in the 11th season of the longest-running officially sanctioned esports racing series, the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series. It features 40 of the best sim racers in the world competing for more than $300,000, one of the richest payouts in esports racing competition.

Roush Fenway’s 2020 lineup includes Nathan Lyon, driver of the No. 6 and a native of St. Louis Missouri, and Kollin Keister, driver of the No. 17, who hails from Frostburg, Maryland.

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DANIEL SUÁREZ eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series Texas Preview

by Mike
DANIEL SUÁREZ eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series Texas Preview
Details:
 

• Race:  O’Reilly Auto Parts 125 (Round 2)

• Series:  eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series

• Time/Date:  1 p.m. EDT on Sunday, March 29

• Location:  Virtual Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval)

• Distance:  125 laps (187.5 miles)

 

Where to Watch:
 

• FOX network

•  Announcers: Jeff Gordon, Mike Joy and Larry McReynolds, with in-race commentary from Clint Bowyer.

• FS1 (DIRECTV Channel 219 and Dish Channel 150)

• FOX Sports Go app

• FOX Sports Racing for fans in Canada

 

Overview?:
 

• The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series is an exhibition esports series featuring a collection of actual racecar drivers from the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.

 

• The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series kicked off last Sunday at Homestead and it is a multi-week series emulating the original 2020 NASCAR Cup Series schedule.

 

• With the sports world on a necessary hiatus to combat the spread of the coronavirus, the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series exists in place of actual NASCAR events.

 

• Each race in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series consists of 35 drivers and all races are broadcast by FOX Sports.

 

DYK?:
 

• Last Sunday’s eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series race at the virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway was the single most-watched esports event in U.S. history. The race drew 903,000 viewers on FS1, besting the previous high of 770,000 viewers when Mortal Kombat aired on The CW in 2016.

 

• The race was the highest-rated broadcast on FS1 since mass postponements of sporting events began on March 15.

 

• During the race, the #ProInvitationalSeries was the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter in the United States.

 

Daniel Suárez, Driver of the No. 96 CommScope Toyota Camry
 

“I don’t even know what to expect, to be honest. Obviously, I think we’re going to have some fun, but at the same time I’m very competitive and I want to do well. I’ve never done iRacing before, I’ve never had an account before and I really didn’t know much about iRacing. I had an old GT25 simulator that I bought used about 10 years ago to race on the PlayStation. As for iRacing, I have no experience before, but for me, that’s not an excuse. I’ve done a lot on other simulators, like the TRD (Toyota Racing Development) simulator, that might help some. But this is way different, it’s its own animal. iRacing is still very realistic and does an amazing job, but it’s still a game. The simulator we use at TRD, that’s not a game, but a lot of things about what iRacing does is very impressive. I borrowed a rig from Toyota and hopefully I can use it for as many races as I need to. A kid named Eric who’s a professional iRacing guy, he’s been helping me with the things I knew I was going to need help with. He’s been great, and he’s going to be my spotter. The whole point is to have some fun and be competitive and get better and give the fans some excitement, like we saw in the first race last week. I don’t know how long this is going to last, but hopefully we’ll be able to have some fun and keep getting better. Overall, I think it’s good for our sport. It’s one advantage we have against some other sports, that we can do stuff like this. Soccer, basketball, American football, they can’t do it like this. I feel it’s fun. We just have to take it for what it is.”

 

 

Daniel Suárez Texas Invitational Notes:
 

• This will be Suárez’s first start in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series and first-ever iRacing event.

 

• In actual NASCAR Cup Series racing at Texas, Suárez has six career starts with best finishes of third in each of last year’s two races – his only career top-fives and top-10s on the 1.5-mile oval.

 

• In NASCAR Xfinity Series competition at Texas, Suárez has five career starts with a best finish of fifth the fall 2016 race en route to that year’s series championship. He had another top-10 finish of sixth in the fall 2015 race.

 

• Suarez finished second in both 2015 races in his first two career NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series at Texas. He added a fifth-place finish in his only other Truck Series start there in the fall 2016 race.

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Texas Invitational Advance – Erik Jones Readies for Round Two

by Mike
Texas Invitational Advance – Erik Jones Readies for Round Two

Details:

  • Race:              O’Reilly Auto Parts 125 (Round 2)
  • Series:            eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series
  • Time/Date:    1 p.m. EDT on Sunday, March 29
  • Location:       Virtual Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
  • Distance:        125 laps (187.5 miles)

Where to Watch:

  • FOX network
  • Announcers: Jeff Gordon, Mike Joy and Larry McReynolds, with in-race commentary from Clint Bowyer.
  • FS1 (DIRECTV Channel 219 and Dish Channel 150)
  • FOX Sports Go app
  • FOX Sports Racing for fans in Canada

DYK?:

  • Last Sunday’s eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series race at the virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway was the single most-watched esports event in U.S. history. The race drew 903,000 viewers on FS1, besting the previous high of 770,000 viewers when Mortal Kombat aired on The CW in 2016.
  • The race was the highest-rated broadcast on FS1 since mass postponements of sporting events began on March 15.
  • During the race, the #ProInvitationalSeries was the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter in the United States.

Overview:

  • The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series is an exhibition esports series featuring a collection of actual racecar drivers from the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.
  • The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series kicked off last Sunday at Homestead. It is a multi-week series emulating the original 2020 NASCAR Cup Series schedule.
  • With the sports world on a necessary hiatus to combat the spread of the coronavirus, the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series exists in place of actual NASCAR events.
  • Each race in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series consists of 35 drivers and all races are broadcast by FOX Sports.

Erik Jones, driver of the No. 20 Craftsman Toyota Camry:    

“I honestly did not know how I’d do in last week’s race at Homestead. It had been forever since I last went iRacing, so it was like I was a rookie all over again. But things came to me fairly quickly, although I’m still nowhere near where I want to be. Performance aside, I think we all came away from that race impressed with how the entire industry rallied around it, and fans seemed to like it too. Now we’re on big FOX this Sunday, so even more people will be watching. Obviously, that’s good, but it does kind of ramp up the pressure. You want to do well. Even though it’s a simulation, we’re all competitors and we want to win. And it’s appropriate that I’ve got CRAFTSMAN on my Toyota Camry this Sunday at Texas. I moved into a new house this week and between putting furniture together, hanging stuff up and even fixing a few things that broke, if I wasn’t carrying a box I was carrying a screwdriver or a wrench. iRacing practice time took a backseat to the move, so I hope my limited practice time doesn’t show up in the race.”

  • Jones started 25th and finished 10th in last week’s eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series race at Homestead.
  • Jones dusted off his iRacing skills for Homestead, as the race marked his return to iRacing after a lengthy layoff. In a tweet before the race, Jones said, “The last time I went iRacing, there was a solar eclipse. So, yeah, two rare events. Don’t miss this one!” For those wondering, the last solar eclipse in the U.S. happened on Aug. 21, 2017. Jones was 24 races into his rookie season in the NASCAR Cup Series.
  • In actual NASCAR Cup Series racing at Texas, Jones has three top-five and five top-10 finishes in seven career starts.
  • Jones’ best Texas finish is fourth, earned three straight times (April 2018, November 2018 and March 2019.)
  • In Jones’ last five starts at Texas, he has finished in the top-10 each time.
  • Jones is a three-time Xfinity Series winner at Texas. He won in his first Xfinity Series start at Texas on April 10, 2015. Jones then swept Texas’ 2017 slate of Xfinity Series races.
  • Jones has six career Xfinity Series starts at Texas and has never finished lower than fourth. And he’s qualified on the front row in every start except one, when he qualified third for the November 2015 race.
  • Jones is also a Truck Series winner at Texas. His third and most recent Truck Series start at Texas came in November 2015 and it ended in victory lane. It was Jones’ seventh career Truck Series win. Jones has only made two Truck Series starts since – one in 2016 and one in 2018. He scored top-10s in both.
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KYLE BUSCH eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Homestead Advance

by Mike
KYLE BUSCH eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Homestead Advance
Details:
 

• Event: O’Reilly Auto Parts 125 eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series
• Time/Date: 1 p.m. EDT on Sunday, March 29
• Location: Virtual Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
• Distance: 125 laps (187.5 miles)

 

Where to Watch:
 

• FOX network

•  Announcers: Jeff Gordon, Mike Joy and Larry McReynolds, with in-race commentary from Clint Bowyer.

• FS1 (DIRECTV Channel 219 and Dish Channel 150)

• FOX Sports Go app

• FOX Sports Racing for fans in Canada

 

Overview:
 

• The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series is an exhibition esports series featuring a collection of actual racecar drivers from the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.

• The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series kicked off last Sunday at the virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway. Texas Motor Speedway serves as the second race of the series. The Pro Invitational Series is designed to emulate emulating the original 2020 NASCAR Cup Series schedule from week to week.

• With the sports world on a necessary hiatus to combat the spread of the coronavirus, the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series exists for the drivers to have a bit of fun until the resumption of their respective series schedules.

• Each race in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series will consist of 35 drivers.

 

 

KYLE BUSCH, Driver of the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Camry in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series:
How was your first iRacing experience last week?

“It was quite interesting last week. Ty Gibbs offered me up his rig because I did not have one and I was over at his place last weekend running on his rig. I made some phone calls this week to see who had one since I’m hoping after maybe six weeks we can get back to the racetrack and do what we do each week and I won’t really need to have one. So I’m going on the borrowed train right now for my rig.”

 

Who has been helping you out and what are you using for a rig?

“I got the sim guys over to my house to set one up. Last week, I had to drive 45 minutes over to Ty’s to practice and then 45 minutes back. So now, after we put Brexton (Busch, son) to bed, I can go down there and start working on getting better. Texas seems like it’s going to be a heck of a lot more simple than Homestead was as far as the driving aspect. You just have to hit your marks in turns one and two and get back to the gas and turns three and four, which are going to be wide open. Happy to have Interstate Batteries on board with us this week. They have been a part of iRacing since the beginning with Joe Gibbs Racing, so they’ve been a big supporter of JGR’s regular eNASCAR team. Everyone’s doing it – it’s the hot thing to do – and it was certainly fun to do last weekend to help everyone forget about everything that is happening in the real world. Everyone seems to enjoy it. A lot of guys are getting a little more serious about it and everyone is spending more time, so I figured if I’m going to stop running 30th, I’m going to need to get some more laps (laughing).”

 
Busch Homestead Invitational Notes:
• This will be Busch’s second ever iRacing start in a virtual NASCAR Cup Series race.

 

• This is not Interstate Batteries’ first foray into the world of eNASCAR, as the company was the first partner to join Joe Gibbs Racing’s eSports effort last year in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series. For 2020, Interstate Batteries is a weekly sponsor on the No. 18 Toyota driven by Graham Bolin in the regular iRacing Series. Not only was Interstate Batteries the founding sponsor of JGR back in 1992, it was the first to join JGR’s iRacing and NASCAR Heat teams beginning in its inaugural season in 2019.

 

• In addition to Interstate’s extensive involvement in iRacing, Busch’s Rowdy Energy Drink is a sponsor on the No. 51 Toyota driven by Malik Ray in the weekly eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series for JGR.

 

• Last weekend, ARCA Menards Series driver Ty Gibbs helped Busch get up to speed in his iRacing rig as Busch had never tried iRacing until practice the day prior to the first iRacing Pro Invitational race last Sunday at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway. This week, Busch has had a rig brought to his house and has been busy practicing for Sunday at virtual Texas. William Hartman, Busch’s engineer on his regular No. 18 Toyota Camry Cup Series car, also helped Busch last weekend and will serve as crew chief for this weekend. In addition to Hartman, Busch’s real-life spotter Tony Hirschman is setting up to spot Busch on Sunday from his home in Pennsylvania.

 

• In actual NASCAR Cup Series racing on the 1.5-mile Texas oval, Busch has three wins, 12 top-five finishes and 15 top-10s in 28 starts.

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RCR Event Preview – Virtual Texas Motor Speedway

by Mike
RCR Event Preview – Virtual Texas Motor Speedway
Richard Childress Racing at Texas Motor Speedway …  While Richard Childress Racing has a storied history at Texas Motor Speedway that includes a NASCAR Cup Series win with Jeff Burton (1997), five NASCAR Xfinity Series wins and two NASCAR Truck Series wins, this weekend marks the organization’s first time racing competitively on the virtual Texas Motor Speedway track.
The Format … NASCAR, iRacing and FOX Sports are teaming up to deliver the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series, a selection of simulation-style esports races that include a cross-section of competitors from the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Truck Series and a group of NASCAR dignitaries. The series heads to the virtual Texas Motor Speedway for a fixed set-up race this Sunday, March 29. Several Richard Childress Racing-affiliated drivers are scheduled to compete.
The Lineup … All current NASCAR Cup Series drivers are locked into the 35-car field, including Austin Dillon (No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Off Road/E-Z-GO Chevrolet) and Tyler Reddick (No. 31 Cat Oil and Gas Chevrolet). RCR’s roster of NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers, including Anthony Alfredo (No. 33 Death Wish Coffee Chevrolet), Myatt Snider (No. 93 TaxSlayer Chevrolet) and Kaz Grala (No. 29 HotScream Chevrolet) will attempt to qualify into the race via a heat race on Sunday morning.
The Setup … Dillon, Reddick and Alfredo will be competing in Sunday’s eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series race in a rig provided by Sim Seats. Since 2009, Sim Seats has been designing and fabricating high quality made in USA driving simulators including motion systems, complete turnkey iRacing packages, and custom fabrication.
Did You Know … When he was a driver in NASCAR’s top division, Richard Childress earned a pair of top-10 finishes in the Lone Star State at the now defunct Texas World Speedway in College Station.
Interactive RCR … For up-to-date news and exclusive content, visit RCR’s corporate Twitter page – @RCRracing – along with the RCR NASCAR Cup Series team Twitter page – @RCRCup and the RCR NASCAR Xfinity Series team Twitter page – @RCRNXS. Information about the 16-time championship winning organization can be found on Facebook at facebook.com/RichardChildressRacing and on Instagram at Instagram.com/rcrracing. Visit RCRracing.com.
Catch the Action … The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series at the virtual Texas Motor Speedway will be televised live Sunday, March 29 beginning at 1 p.m. ET on the FOX broadcast network (where available), FS1 and the FOX Sports app. Races will be available in Canada through FOX Sports Racing.
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This Week’s Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Off Road/E-Z-GO Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE at the virtual Texas Motor Speedway …  Dillon is an accomplished driver at Texas Motor Speedway with 30 starts spread out across NASCAR’s Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series, but will be making his first competitive start on the virtual track this weekend. Dillon competed in the inaugural eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series event last weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway but was slowed by connection issues at the start of the race.
TRACKER Off Road … Dillon’s No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE prominently features TRACKER ATVs, a game-changing new line of all-terrain vehicles and side-by-sides offering breakthrough performance, service and value in the off-road industry. TRACKER OFF ROAD was born out of a powerhouse partnership formed between Bass Pro Shops and TRACKER founder Johnny Morris and Textron Specialized Vehicles, bringing together the undisputed world leader in boating with a global leader in innovation and technology.
Bass Pro Shops … Bass Pro Shops is North America’s premier outdoor and conservation company. Founded in 1972 when avid young angler Johnny Morris began selling tackle out of his father’s liquor store in Springfield, Missouri, today the company provides customers with unmatched offerings spanning premier destination retail, outdoor equipment manufacturing, world-class resort destinations and more. In 2017 Bass Pro Shops acquired Cabela’s to create a “best-of-the-best” experience with superior products, dynamic locations and outstanding customer service. Bass Pro Shops also operates White River Marine Group, offering an unsurpassed collection of industry-leading boat brands, and Big Cedar Lodge, America’s Premier Wilderness Resort. Under the visionary conservation leadership of Johnny Morris, Bass Pro Shops is a national leader in protecting habitat and introducing families to the outdoors and has been named by Forbes as “one of America’s Best Employers.” Bass Pro Shops has a long relationship with NASCAR, dating back to 1998. For more information, visit www.basspro.com.
E-Z-GO …E-Z-GO is an iconic, world-renowned brand in golf cars and personal transportation vehicles. Products sold under the E-Z-GO brand include RXV® and TXT® fleet golf cars, Freedom® RXV and Freedom TXT personal golf cars, E-Z-GO Express™ personal utility vehicles, and the 2Five® street-legal low-speed vehicle. Known for innovation in electric-vehicle technology, E-Z-GO’s newest offerings include the ELiTE series of lithium-ion powered golf cars and PTVs, and the company’s exclusive 72-volt AC electric powertrain found in its latest Express series vehicles. Founded in 1954 in Augusta, Ga., E-Z-GO became part of Textron Inc. in 1960, and today operates as part of the company’s Textron Specialized Vehicles division.
A Commitment to eSports … Dillon is a long-time iRacing team owner. For the past two years, he has fielded two cars in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, which is a $300,000 eSport World Championship series officially sanctioned by NASCAR featuring the world’s most elite oval simracers. Dillon’s two drivers, Blake Reynolds (No. 30) and Michael Guest (No. 33) compete on simulated versions of the actual real-world NASCAR tracks and Gen6 cars available on iRacing. The rounds run every other Tuesday night and is broadcast live on Twitch, Facebook and YouTube.
The Crew … From Team Dillon Management’s offices on the campus of Richard Childress Racing in Welcome, North Carolina, Dillon will be competing in a rig provided by Sim Seats. Dillon will have a talented support system on Sunday, including his eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series driver, Blake Reynolds (@breynolds_66). Reynolds was a Champ 4 contender in 2019.
AUSTIN DILLON QUOTE:
Did you learn anything at the virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway last week that you can apply to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend?
“I learned a lot at the virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway last weekend. We were able to get up to the top-10 for a little while but it was a messy race for us. I’ve been practicing a lot for Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway and the setup seems better this week. I’m also looking forward to a bit of drafting this week. I hope these eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series races tide us over until we get to the real racetrack, because this is fun but I’m looking forward to get back to real racing!”
This Week’s Cat Oil and Gas Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE at the virtual Texas Motor Speedway … Reddick is scheduled to make his first competitive eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Start this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Reddick has competed in 11 races at Texas Motor Speedway in NASCAR’s Xfinity and Truck Series, including two pole awards and six top-5 finishes.
Cat Oil and Gas … Caterpillar Oil & Gas, with headquarters in Houston, Texas, consolidates all the sales and service activities for Caterpillar Inc.’s oil and gas power solutions. Since the 1930s, Caterpillar has manufactured engines for the oilfield and today provides premier power solutions with outputs from 31 to 16,000 kW.  The sales and service network includes more than 2,100 dealer locations world-wide dedicated to support customers in the drilling, production, well service and gas compression segments. More information is available at:  cat.com/oilandgas
The Setup … From his home in North Carolina, Reddick will be competing in Sunday’s eNASCAR iRacing Pro invitational Series race in a rig provided by Sim Seats.
TYLER REDDICK QUOTE:
A lot of drivers have said that the virtual Texas Motor Speedway is very similar to the real Texas Motor Speedway, which could play well for you since you’ve been pretty successful at the real track. What will it take to transfer that knowledge and success into Sunday’s eNASCAR iRacing Pro invitational Series race?
“The virtual track races identical to what Texas Motor Speedway was before the traction compound was introduced, and creates those crazy runs into Turn 1 with the current Cup package. Figuring out how to manage the front tires and keep someone from getting inside going into Turn 1 will be key for this virtual race.”
This Week’s Death Wish Coffee Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE at the virtual Texas Motor Speedway …  Alfredo is an accomplished competitor within the eNASCAR ranks but is not locked into Sunday’s eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series field and will have to qualify into the race on Sunday afternoon via a heat race session on Sunday morning. Alfredo competed in last week’s event at the virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he raced within the top-10 before a last-lap incident slowed his progression at the 1.5-mile track.
 
Death Wish Coffee …  In 2012, Death Wish Coffee Co. started in a small coffee shop in Saratoga Springs, NY. Founder Mike Brown saw a need for coffee that was both strong and delicious to serve his groggy morning customers. After creating the perfect blend of beans and combining it with his unique roasting technique, the ‘World’s Strongest Coffee’ was born. Today, thousands of people trust Death Wish Coffee to wake them up and keep them going every day.
The Crew … From his home in North Carolina, Alfredo will be competing in Sunday’s eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series race in a rig provided by Sim Seats. Alfredo has a talented support system on Sunday, including last year’s eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series champion Zack Novak and his teammate Jimmy Mullis, who will serve as crew chief and spotter, respectively.
ANTHONY ALFREDO QUOTE:
How similar is the virtual Texas Motor Speedway to the real Texas Motor Speedway?
“Texas Motor Speedway is my new favorite track on iRacing. It is one of my favorites in real life, too. To me, it feels even closer to real life than most of the other tracks do, so I really enjoy it. I actually just won a NASCAR Xfinity Series race there in iRacing today! I’ve been racing at Texas Motor Speedway all week in various series because it is so much fun and a great preparation for the weekend.”
This Week’s TaxSlayer Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE at the virtual Texas Motor Speedway … Snider has four starts at the 1.5-mile track in the NASCAR Truck series but he will have to qualify into the virtual race on Sunday afternoon as he is not locked into the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series field.  Snider and others not locked into the field will compete in a heat race session on Sunday morning to determine the final field for the afternoon event.
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MYATT SNIDER QUOTE:

What will it take to make the race at virtual Texas Motor Speedway with the race stacked with NASCAR Cup Series regulars and some iRacing pros? How does the virtual Texas Motor Speedway stack up to the real Texas Motor Speedway?

“It’s just so cool to be representing RCR and Tax Slayer in an awesome event like this. I’m really proud of NASCAR and the racing community as a whole for rallying behind this method of racing when we all can’t physically race. Also, the fact that the previous race drew almost a million viewers just goes to show how viable this is. It’s going to be tough racing against Cup guys and people who have a lot of iRacing experience, but I think with enough practice I’ll be able to compete. I can’t wait to take my Tax Slayer machine to virtual Texas.”

This Week’s HotScream Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE at the virtual Texas Motor Speedway … 

Grala is not locked into Sunday’s eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series field and will have to qualify into the race on Sunday afternoon via a heat race session on Sunday morning. Grala has collected two top-10 finishes in four starts at Texas Motor Speedway in NASCAR’s Xfinity and Truck Series.
HotScream … HotScream takes two concepts, dessert and spicy food, and combines them to form a product that can only be described as ‘HotScream The Spicy Ice Cream’. By taking ice cream with its cool creaminess and incorporating a spicy swirl, HotScream has created a new taste sensation, one that almost defies one’s own senses. At first, you taste the pureness of the vanilla, followed quickly by the sweetness of one of seven flavor swirls. As you continue to enjoy HotScream, things change: You feel a warming sensation that starts in the back of your mouth, creating a rush that only can come from spicy foods. The warming continues to linger but doesn’t engulf your mouth with fire. Taking another bite, you again taste the cool, creamy vanilla and the respective flavor profile while the heat dissipates, only to come back time and time again. HotScream is currently available at ACME Markets, Big Y, select ShopRites, Stop & Shop and 400 Walmart locations from Maine to Texas. For more information, visit HotScream.com.
 
KAZ GRALA QUOTE:

Sunday will be very challenging with some of the best drivers in NASCAR vying for a spot in the starting field at the virtual Texas Motor Speedway. What’s your strategy to make it into the main event and how does the virtual track compare to the real track?

“I’m really excited to drive the legendary, albeit virtual, No. 29 Chevrolet in this weekend’s race. As an Xfinity Series driver, I will have to race my way into the main event through the consolation race, which will be stacked with some of the best drivers on iRacing. With extremely limited experience on iRacing myself, it won’t be easy to transfer, but I’m going to give it my all and see how things shake out. I know from practice that the virtual track races very similarly to the real Texas Motor Speedway, but of course there are speed tricks on iRacing that I am still working on perfecting.”
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