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Revision as of 22:25, 13 July 2024
eNASCAR Pro Invitational iRacing Series | |
Season
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Races | 7 |
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Start date | March 22, 2020 |
End date | May 9, 2020 |
Season champion
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Timmy Hill |
The 2020 eNASCAR Pro Invitational iRacing Series was the 2nd season of the eNASCAR Pro Invitational iRacing Series. Following a three-year hiatus, the series returned for the first time since 2017 when NASCAR suspended operations on March 13, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season started at Homestead Miami Speedway on March 22, 2020, with the original intention of being a one-time event, but quickly became a weekly series after positive fan feedback and high viewership numbers. With driver participation growing, the eNASCAR Saturday Night Thunder Series was later added to serve as a qualifier race for drivers who were not on the initial invite list of mostly NASCAR Cup Series drivers. The season ended at the North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 9, 2020, ahead of NASCAR's return to real-life competition the following week on May 17, 2020.
Teams and Drivers
R – First time participating in the eNASCAR Pro Invitational iRacing Series
Schedule
The formation of the series was announced on March 17, 2020. While the first press release did mention the series would include multiple weeks of competition, only the date and time for the season-opening race at Homestead Miami Speedway was confirmed. A week later on March 24, 2020, Fox Sports and iRacing announced the second race of the season would be at Texas Motor Speedway that upcoming weekend. The remaining tracks and dates for the series would be released on a week-by-week basis. It was announced on May 9, 2020, that the series would host one final race at iRacing's newest track scan North Wilkesboro Speedway which was not yet available to the public.
Round | Track | Length | Date |
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1 | Homestead Miami Speedway | 100 Laps | March 22, 2020 |
2 | Texas Motor Speedway | 125 Laps | March 29, 2020 |
3 | Bristol Motor Speedway | 150 Laps | April 5, 2020 |
4 | Richmond Raceway | 150 Laps | April 19, 2020 |
5 | Talladega Superspeedway | 70 Laps | April 26, 2020 |
6 | Dover International Speedway | 150 Laps | May 3, 2020 |
7 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | 160 Laps | May 9, 2020 |
Results and Standings
Race Results
Round | Track | Pole position | Most laps led | Race Winner | Broadcast | |
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1 | Homestead Miami Speedway | Garrett Smithley | William Byron R | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
2 | Texas Motor Speedway | William Byron R | William Byron R | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | |
3 | Bristol Motor Speedway | William Byron R | William Byron R | William Byron R | Hendrick Motorsports | |
4 | Richmond Raceway | Ryan Preece R | William Byron R | William Byron R | Hendrick Motorsports | |
5 | Talladega Superspeedway | Corey LaJoie R | John Hunter Nemechek R | Alex Bowman R | Hendrick Motorsports | |
6 | Dover International Speedway | Ross Chastain R | William Byron R | William Byron R | Hendrick Motorsports | |
7 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Cole Custer R | Christopher Bell | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing |
R – First time participating in the eNASCAR Pro Invitational iRacing Series
Scoring System
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
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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
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R – First time participating in the eNASCAR Pro Invitational iRacing Series
Broadcasting
Fox Sports was the exclusive broadcast home of all races. Production work for the broadcasts was split between the iRacing broadcast studio in Chelmsford, MA, and NASCAR on Fox's Steve Byrnes Studio in Charlotte, NC. 903,000 viewers watched the first race at Homestead which aired on FS1, while 1,339,000 watched the second race at Texas across FS1, the Fox Sports App, and the FOX broadcast network. These races became the most-watched televised eSports broadcasts ever. All races were later uploaded to the NASCAR YouTube channel.
Fox Sports | |
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Booth Announcers | Driver Analysts |
See Also
eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series
eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series
eNASCAR Qualifying iRacing Series