ENASCAR Saturday Night Thunder

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eNASCAR Saturday Night Thunder
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Season
Races 6
Start date March 29, 2020
End date May 8, 2020

2020 eNASCAR Pro Invitational iRacing Series


eNASCAR Saturday Night Thunder was the official qualifying series for the 2020 eNASCAR Pro Invitational iRacing Series. Select drivers from the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series, and other international NASCAR-sanctioned series' were invited to participate. Every week, a designated number of top finishers would qualify for the eNASCAR Pro Invitational iRacing Series race that same weekend. The season started as the eNASCAR Pro Invitational Qualifier with the O'Reilly Auto Parts 125 Qualifying Race at Texas Motor Speedway on March 29, 2020. Before Round 2, the series was given the Saturday Night Thunder Series name that it would use for 4 of the remaining 5 rounds. It concluded at Martinsville Speedway on May 8, 2020, the only race to run as Friday Night Thunder. Although Anthony Alfredo scored the most points across the six races, no formal champion was crowned.


Teams and Drivers

Manufacturer Team Driver
Number Name Starts
Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports 5 Us.png Matt Mills 2
99 Us.png Josh Bilicki 4
Brandonbilt Motorsports 68 Us.png Brandon Brown 3
CMI Motorsports 83 Us.png Stefan Parsons 1
Dean Motorsports 56 Us.png Gus Dean 0
DGM Racing 90 Ca.png Alex Labbé 6
92 Us.png Josh Williams 1
Elliott Sadler eSports 99 Us.png Elliott Sadler 0
GMS Racing 16 Us.png Sheldon Creed 0
21 Us.png Sam Mayer 1
23 1
Us.png Brett Moffitt 3
26 Us.png Tyler Ankrum 3
JD Motorsports 0 Us.png Jeffrey Earnhardt 1
51 Us.png Ryan Vargas 2
Jesse Iwuji Motorsports 36 Us.png Jesse Iwuji 4
JR Motorsports 1 Us.png Michael Annett 0
7 Us.png Justin Allgaier 5
8 Us.png Jeb Burton 6
9 Us.png Noah Gragson 3
88 Us.png Josh Berry 4
Kaulig Racing 11 Us.png Justin Haley 3
Koch Motorsports 57 Us.png Blake Koch 2
Martins Motorsports 44 Us.png Tommy Joe Martins 2
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Us.png Bayley Currey 4
Niece Motorsports 40 Us.png Ryan Truex 6
45 Us.png Ty Majeski 5
Premium Motorsports 15 Us.png Brennan Poole 2
Reaume Brothers Racing 00 Us.png Angela Ruch 0
Richard Childress Racing 29 Us.png Kaz Grala 5
33 Us.png Anthony Alfredo 6
93 Us.png Myatt Snider 4
Rick Ware Racing 53 Us.png Joey Gase 2
54 Us.png Kyle Weatherman 2
Rodgers Motorsports 55 Us.png Will Rodgers 4
RSS Racing 39 Us.png C. J. McLaughlin 1
Shepherd Racing Ventures 89 Us.png Landon Cassill 1
Us.png Landon Huffman 1
Spraker Racing Enterprises 63 Us.png Scott Stenzel 3
SS-Green Light Racing 08 Us.png Joe Graf Jr. 2
Total Advantage Motorsport 75 Us.png Landon Huffman 3
Young's Motorsports 02 Us.png Spencer Boyd 2
Ford Bayne Motorsports 29 Us.png Trevor Bayne 1
Canel's Racing 27 Mx.png Rubén García Jr. 4
DGR-Crosley 46 Us.png Thad Moffitt 0
Ellis Motorsports 78 Us.png Ryan Ellis 3
Front Row Motorsports 34 Us.png Michael McDowell 1
38 Us.png Todd Gilliland 4
Rick Ware Racing 54 Us.png Kyle Weatherman 2
85 Us.png J. J. Yeley 1
Seavey Motorsports 67 Us.png Logan Seavey 4
Stewart-Haas Racing 41 Us.png Cole Custer 1
98 Us.png Chase Briscoe 4
Team Penske 22 Us.png Austin Cindric 3
ThorSport Racing 98 Us.png Grant Enfinger 1
Toyota Halmar Friesen Racing 52 Us.png Stewart Friesen 2
Herring Motorsports 3 Us.png Drew Herring 3
Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Us.png Ty Gibbs 3
20 Us.png Harrison Burton 4
Kyle Busch Motorsports 04 Ca.png Raphaël Lessard 1
46 Us.png Chandler Smith 2
81 Us.png Christian Eckes 4
MBM Motorsports 13 Us.png Chad Finchum 0
25 Us.png Stephen Leicht 3
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing 19 Us.png Derek Kraus 6
Rev Racing 4 Us.png Chase Cabre 5
SS-Green Light Racing 07 Us.png Donny Lia 3
Total Advantage Motorsport 75 Us.png Landon Huffman 1
Venturini Motorsports 15 Us.png Drew Dollar 2

Schedule

The series schedule parroted the 2020 eNASCAR Pro Invitational iRacing Series schedule for all rounds except for the final race which took place at Martinsville Speedway instead of North Wilkesboro Speedway. While Round 1 took place the morning before the Pro Invitational iRacing Series race on a Sunday morning, Rounds 2-6 took place the day before the corresponding Pro Invitational iRacing Series race on Saturday or Friday night. A majority of races featured several heat races followed by a C-Main, B-Main, and a Feature Race which would decide who advanced to the main series. NASCAR Xfinity Series cars were used for Rounds 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 while the NASCAR ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala was used for Round 2.

Round Track Length Date
1 Us.png Texas Motor Speedway 30 Laps March 29, 2020
2 Us.png Bristol Motor Speedway H 20/20/150 Laps April 4, 2020
3 Us.png Richmond Raceway H 10/15/125 Laps April 18, 2020
4 Us.png Talladega Superspeedway H 10/57 Laps April 25, 2020
5 Us.png Dover International Speedway H 10/15/125 Laps May 2, 2020
6 Us.png Martinsville Speedway H 10/15/125 Laps May 8, 2020

H – Heat races

Results and Standings

Race Results

Round Track Pole position Most laps led Race Winner Broadcast
Driver Team
1 Us.png Texas Motor Speedway Us.png Ty Majeski Us.png Ty Majeski Ca.png Alex Labbé DGM Racing YoutubeButton.png
2 Us.png Bristol Motor Speedway H Us.png Blake Koch Us.png Blake Koch Us.png Logan Seavey Seavey Motorsports YoutubeButton.png
3 Us.png Richmond Raceway H Us.png Landon Cassill Us.png Josh Berry Us.png Josh Berry JR Motorsports YoutubeButton.png
4 Us.png Talladega Superspeedway H Us.png Kyle Weatherman Us.png Christian Eckes Us.png Landon Huffman Total Advantage Motorsport YoutubeButton.png
5 Us.png Dover International Speedway H Us.png Donny Lia Us.png Donny Lia Us.png Anthony Alfredo Richard Childress Racing YoutubeButton.png
6 Us.png Martinsville Speedway H Us.png Ty Majeski Us.png Ty Majeski Us.png Ty Majeski Niece Motorsports YoutubeButton.png

H – Heat races

Scoring System

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
Points 40 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17
Position 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th
Points 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1

Driver Standings

Pos. Driver TEX BRI RIC TAL DOV MAR Pts.
1 Us.png Anthony Alfredo 2 4 7 27 1 8 177
2 Ca.png Alex Labbé 1 3 24 39 2 2 158
2 Us.png Ty Majeski 3 6 2 19 1 158
4 Us.png Landon Huffman 13 11 1 5 18 141
5 Us.png Jeb Burton 5 10 17 12 11 27 140
6 Us.png Chase Cabre 2 3 35 4 6 135
7 Us.png Derek Kraus 6 22 12 24 17 7 134
8 Us.png Kaz Grala 8 17 8 DNQ 9 19 124
9 Us.png Josh Berry 1 2 22 5 122
10 Us.png Ryan Truex 26 21 26 11 8 20 110
11 Mx.png Rubén García Jr. 4 23 14 DNQ 7 DNQ 100
12 Us.png Will Rodgers 16 6 15 13 DNQ 99
13 Us.png Logan Seavey 1 9 22 26 94
14 Us.png Justin Allgaier 21 7 25 30 DNQ 22 80
15 Us.png Bayley Currey DNQ 10 28 18 13 79
16 Us.png Brett Moffitt 6 6 21 78
17 Us.png Jesse Iwuji 12 15 DNQ 19 DNQ 25 77
17 Us.png Myatt Snider 19 14 DNQ 26 DNQ 12 77
19 Us.png Josh Bilicki 20 15 25 DNQ 17 71
20 Us.png Christian Eckes 30 DNQ DNQ 15 20 15 68
20 Us.png Todd Gilliland 11 DNQ 17 24 28 68
22 Us.png Brandon Brown 13 18 13 DNQ DNQ 67
23 Us.png Donny Lia 33 10 4 64
24 Us.png Chase Briscoe 15 22 34 14 DNQ 63
25 Us.png Justin Haley 18 11 20 62
26 Us.png Austin Cindric 23 20 7 DNQ DNQ 61
26 Us.png Joe Graf Jr. 10 DNQ DNQ 3 61
28 Us.png Ty Gibbs 4 38 11 60
29 Us.png Scott Stenzel 29 DNQ 16 8 DNQ DNQ 58
30 Us.png Drew Herring 21 23 10 57
31 Us.png Tyler Ankrum 20 DNQ 10 25 56
32 Us.png Spencer Boyd 14 DNQ DNQ 5 DNQ DNQ 55
33 Us.png Tommy Joe Martins 4 16 54
34 Us.png Stewart Friesen 9 12 DNQ 53
34 Us.png Blake Koch 8 13 DNQ DNQ 53
36 Us.png Kyle Weatherman 32 5 37 DNQ 23 52
37 Us.png Ryan Ellis 28 DNQ DNQ 18 DNQ 16 49
38 Us.png Brennan Poole 7 21 46
39 Us.png Noah Gragson DNQ 40 21 9 45
40 Us.png Joey Gase 24 9 DNQ 41
41 Us.png Chandler Smith 17 19 38
42 Us.png Harrison Burton 27 24 DNQ 36 DNQ 24 37
42 Us.png Sam Mayer 25 DNQ 12 37
44 Us.png Stephen Leicht DNQ DNQ 31 15 29 36
45 Ca.png Raphaël Lessard 3 34
45 Us.png Stefan Parsons 3 34
47 Us.png Landon Cassill 5 32
47 Us.png Ryan Vargas 16 26 DNQ 32
49 Us.png C. J. McLaughlin 9 DNQ DNQ 28
49 Us.png Matt Mills DNQ 23 23 DNQ DNQ 28
51 Us.png Grant Enfinger 14 23
52 Us.png J. J. Yeley 16 DNQ DNQ 21
53 Us.png Cole Custer 18 19
54 Us.png Michael McDowell 19 18
55 Us.png Trevor Bayne 22 DNQ 15
56 Us.png Drew Dollar DNQ 32 30 12
57 Us.png Josh Williams 29 DNQ 8
58 Us.png Jeffrey Earnhardt 31 DNQ DNQ DNQ 6
59 Us.png Michael Annett DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
59 Us.png Chad Finchum DNQ 0
59 Us.png Angela Ruch DNQ DNQ 0
59 Us.png Gus Dean DNQ DNQ 0
59 Us.png Thad Moffitt DNQ DNQ 0
59 Us.png Sheldon Creed DNQ 0
59 Us.png Elliott Sadler DNQ 0
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver Top 5
Bronze Top 10
Green 11th – 20th place
Light Blue 21st – 30th place
Dark Blue 31st – 43rd place
Purple Did not finish
Blank DNS
Black DSQ / EXCL
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
* Lead most laps

Broadcasting

RaceSpot TV was the exclusive broadcast home of the series. All races were live-streamed on the NASCAR YouTube channel with iRacing eSports Network branding. More than 200,000 people watched the broadcast for the second race of the series at Bristol. Fox Sports showed highlights of the races during their Pro Invitational iRacing Series broadcasts.

RaceSpot TV
Booth Announcers

Us.png Evan Posocco
Us.png Tim Terry
Us.png Justin Price

See Also

eNASCAR Pro Invitational iRacing Series
eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series
eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series
eNASCAR Qualifying iRacing Series