ENASCAR Saturday Night Thunder

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eNASCAR Saturday Night Thunder
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 Matt Mills 2
99 Josh Bilicki 4
Brandonbilt Motorsports 68 Brandon Brown 3
CMI Motorsports 83 Stefan Parsons 1
Dean Motorsports 56 Gus Dean 0
DGM Racing 90 Alex Labbé 6
92 Josh Williams 1
Elliott Sadler eSports 99 Elliott Sadler 0
GMS Racing 16 Sheldon Creed 0
21 Sam Mayer 1
23 1
Brett Moffitt 3
26 Tyler Ankrum 3
JD Motorsports 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt 1
51 Ryan Vargas 2
Jesse Iwuji Motorsports 36 Jesse Iwuji 4
JR Motorsports 1 Michael Annett 0
7 Justin Allgaier 5
8 Jeb Burton 6
9 Noah Gragson 3
88 Josh Berry 4
Kaulig Racing 11 Justin Haley 3
Koch Motorsports 57 Blake Koch 2
Martins Motorsports 44 Tommy Joe Martins 2
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Bayley Currey 4
Niece Motorsports 40 Ryan Truex 6
45 Ty Majeski 5
Premium Motorsports 15 Brennan Poole 2
Reaume Brothers Racing 00 Angela Ruch 0
Richard Childress Racing 29 Kaz Grala 5
33 Anthony Alfredo 6
93 Myatt Snider 4
Rick Ware Racing 53 Joey Gase 2
54 Kyle Weatherman 2
Rodgers Motorsports 55 Will Rodgers 4
RSS Racing 39 C. J. McLaughlin 1
Shepherd Racing Ventures 89 Landon Cassill 1
Landon Huffman 1
Spraker Racing Enterprises 63 Scott Stenzel 3
SS-Green Light Racing 08 Joe Graf Jr. 2
Total Advantage Motorsport 75 Landon Huffman 3
Young's Motorsports 02 Spencer Boyd 2
Ford Bayne Motorsports 29 Trevor Bayne 1
Canel's Racing 27 Rubén García Jr. 4
DGR-Crosley 46 Thad Moffitt 0
Ellis Motorsports 78 Ryan Ellis 3
Front Row Motorsports 34 Michael McDowell 1
38 Todd Gilliland 4
Rick Ware Racing 54 Kyle Weatherman 2
85 J. J. Yeley 1
Seavey Motorsports 67 Logan Seavey 4
Stewart-Haas Racing 41 Cole Custer 1
98 Chase Briscoe 4
Team Penske 22 Austin Cindric 3
ThorSport Racing 98 Grant Enfinger 1
Toyota Halmar Friesen Racing 52 Stewart Friesen 2
Herring Motorsports 3 Drew Herring 3
Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Ty Gibbs 3
20 Harrison Burton 4
Kyle Busch Motorsports 04 Raphaël Lessard 1
46 Chandler Smith 2
81 Christian Eckes 4
MBM Motorsports 13 Chad Finchum 0
25 Stephen Leicht 3
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing 19 Derek Kraus 6
Rev Racing 4 Chase Cabre 5
SS-Green Light Racing 07 Donny Lia 3
Total Advantage Motorsport 75 Landon Huffman 1
Venturini Motorsports 15 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 Texas Motor Speedway 30 Laps March 29, 2020
2 Bristol Motor Speedway H 20/20/150 Laps April 4, 2020
3 Richmond Raceway H 10/15/125 Laps April 18, 2020
4 Talladega Superspeedway H 10/57 Laps April 25, 2020
5 Dover International Speedway H 10/15/125 Laps May 2, 2020
6 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 Texas Motor Speedway Ty Majeski Ty Majeski Alex Labbé DGM Racing
2 Bristol Motor Speedway H Blake Koch Blake Koch Logan Seavey Seavey Motorsports
3 Richmond Raceway H Landon Cassill Josh Berry Josh Berry JR Motorsports
4 Talladega Superspeedway H Kyle Weatherman Christian Eckes Landon Huffman Total Advantage Motorsport
5 Dover International Speedway H Donny Lia Donny Lia Anthony Alfredo Richard Childress Racing
6 Martinsville Speedway H Ty Majeski Ty Majeski Ty Majeski Niece Motorsports

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 Anthony Alfredo 2 4 7 27 1 8 177
2 Alex Labbé 1 3 24 39 2 2 158
2 Ty Majeski 3 6 2 19 1 158
4 Landon Huffman 13 11 1 5 18 141
5 Jeb Burton 5 10 17 12 11 27 140
6 Chase Cabre 2 3 35 4 6 135
7 Derek Kraus 6 22 12 24 17 7 134
8 Kaz Grala 8 17 8 DNQ 9 19 124
9 Josh Berry 1 2 22 5 122
10 Ryan Truex 26 21 26 11 8 20 110
11 Rubén García Jr. 4 23 14 DNQ 7 DNQ 100
12 Will Rodgers 16 6 15 13 DNQ 99
13 Logan Seavey 1 9 22 26 94
14 Justin Allgaier 21 7 25 30 DNQ 22 80
15 Bayley Currey DNQ 10 28 18 13 79
16 Brett Moffitt 6 6 21 78
17 Jesse Iwuji 12 15 DNQ 19 DNQ 25 77
17 Myatt Snider 19 14 DNQ 26 DNQ 12 77
19 Josh Bilicki 20 15 25 DNQ 17 71
20 Christian Eckes 30 DNQ DNQ 15 20 15 68
20 Todd Gilliland 11 DNQ 17 24 28 68
22 Brandon Brown 13 18 13 DNQ DNQ 67
23 Donny Lia 33 10 4 64
24 Chase Briscoe 15 22 34 14 DNQ 63
25 Justin Haley 18 11 20 62
26 Austin Cindric 23 20 7 DNQ DNQ 61
26 Joe Graf Jr. 10 DNQ DNQ 3 61
28 Ty Gibbs 4 38 11 60
29 Scott Stenzel 29 DNQ 16 8 DNQ DNQ 58
30 Drew Herring 21 23 10 57
31 Tyler Ankrum 20 DNQ 10 25 56
32 Spencer Boyd 14 DNQ DNQ 5 DNQ DNQ 55
33 Tommy Joe Martins 4 16 54
34 Stewart Friesen 9 12 DNQ 53
34 Blake Koch 8 13 DNQ DNQ 53
36 Kyle Weatherman 32 5 37 DNQ 23 52
37 Ryan Ellis 28 DNQ DNQ 18 DNQ 16 49
38 Brennan Poole 7 21 46
39 Noah Gragson DNQ 40 21 9 45
40 Joey Gase 24 9 DNQ 41
41 Chandler Smith 17 19 38
42 Harrison Burton 27 24 DNQ 36 DNQ 24 37
42 Sam Mayer 25 DNQ 12 37
44 Stephen Leicht DNQ DNQ 31 15 29 36
45 Raphaël Lessard 3 34
45 Stefan Parsons 3 34
47 Landon Cassill 5 32
47 Ryan Vargas 16 26 DNQ 32
49 C. J. McLaughlin 9 DNQ DNQ 28
49 Matt Mills DNQ 23 23 DNQ DNQ 28
51 Grant Enfinger 14 23
52 J. J. Yeley 16 DNQ DNQ 21
53 Cole Custer 18 19
54 Michael McDowell 19 18
55 Trevor Bayne 22 DNQ 15
56 Drew Dollar DNQ 32 30 12
57 Josh Williams 29 DNQ 8
58 Jeffrey Earnhardt 31 DNQ DNQ DNQ 6
59 Michael Annett DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
59 Chad Finchum DNQ 0
59 Angela Ruch DNQ DNQ 0
59 Gus Dean DNQ DNQ 0
59 Thad Moffitt DNQ DNQ 0
59 Sheldon Creed DNQ 0
59 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

Evan Posocco
Tim Terry
Justin Price

See Also

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