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April 2, 2019

Wide World of eSports: Quadruple duty, Heat World Challenge and Zalenski in space


New iRacing modified on the way?

iRacing teased a scan of an all-new NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race car, much to the delight of the community, including modified standout and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Preece.

https://twitter.com/RyanPreece_/status/1111043378945421312

Bristol Xfinity Practice

Todd Gilliland, Christian Eckes, and newly-announced Xfinity Series driver Harrison Burton have spent some time preparing for NASCAR’s visit to Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend.

https://twitter.com/ToddGilliland_/status/1112086559107497985

https://twitter.com/christianeckes/status/1112867453498019841

Luza wins PEAK iRacing Series race at Texas

The eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series made its fourth stop of the season Tuesday at Texas Motor Speedway.

Hometown driver Ryan Luza took the checkered flag, his second of the season, after a wild final lap.

https://twitter.com/pkligerman/status/1110735458995265536

Tuesday’s race marked the debut of Team Dillon eSports and Letarte eSports.

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1110639482808750081

https://twitter.com/SteveLetarte/status/1110737961354706944

Check out the video remix recap of the event:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUiqKFHGl1s

Full race recap on eNASCAR.com

Quadruple Duty for Timmy Hill

Timmy Hill had a busy week at Texas Motor Speedway, competing in the weekend’s three NASCAR national touring series races.

https://twitter.com/TimmyHillRacer/status/1111243488589426689

However, Hill also started Tuesday’s eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series race, meaning he was the lone driver to do the quadruple. Unprecedented!

Hill exited the iRacing race early and finished 39th, while FlipSid3 Tactics teammate Ryan Luza had slightly better luck, winning the race.

NASCAR Heat World Challenge @ The Glen

With two weeks before the NASCAR Heat World Challenge World Finals, NASCAR Heat racers will show off their road course prowess this week at Watkins Glen International using NASCAR Xfinity Series-style cars.

Plus, 704 Games is giving away prizes to random participants, even if you’re no road-course ringer.

https://twitter.com/704NASCARHeat/status/1111322286303383554

Last week’s fastest racers at Eldora placed themselves into the World Finals.

Xbox:

  1. CURSEDLOBSTER40
  2. REDDOT MODZXX
  3. EDRL TWISTED
  4. STERLOOOOOO
  5. CGM X ROSE

PS4:

  1. AJT_17
  2. CHARLIESUPERD059
  3. X_HYP3R_X69
  4. HEADLINE_22
  5. SCOUTBONK18

eNASCAR Heat Pro League Preparation Continues

With the draft in the books, drivers and teams continue to prepare for the launch of the eNASCAR Heat Pro League.

https://twitter.com/BrianTedeschi/status/1111290447538913280

https://twitter.com/ElijahWhosoever/status/1111092216448122880

https://twitter.com/StewartHaasGmng/status/1110942150982856706

iRacing Paint Scheme of the Week

Sometimes, you just want to stay out of trouble. Dan DeNayer assembled this very clever and eye-catching “Don’t Wreck Me” car to warn competitors to steer clear. Does it work? Maybe.

Video of the Week

Bobby Zalenski went for a wild ride on the final lap of Tuesday’s eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series race. Just how insane was it?

Well, iRacing’s video editors may have embellished a tiny bit what happened when Zalenski’s Joe Gibbs Racing machine was launched into the air when racing for a top-10 finish at Texas.

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1112836615628640257

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