With all of NASCAR's on-track action on hold because of safety precautions due to the COVID-19 outbreak, drivers took to the virtual raceway Sunday in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The race was broadcast on FS1 and the FOX Sports App and elicited a reaction across social media. Here are some of the highlights.
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POST-RACE
That was fun! Hope everyone watching at home enjoyed it. Thanks to everyone who supported & makes it possible @fedex @ToyotaRacing @CocaColaRacing @Jumpman23. Shoutout to my @dhr_esports guys @CaseyKirwan23 & @KeeganLeahy for spotting and all the practice leading up to this thing pic.twitter.com/CYSmaXzdRa
— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) March 22, 2020
Pro Invitation post race report, P2 https://t.co/C8Lb1R3FTk
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) March 22, 2020
https://twitter.com/keselowski/status/1241827132105461761?s=20
Quiet Track, virtual Homestead. (Photo: @KevinHamlin) pic.twitter.com/YYp2vzDB0Y
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) March 22, 2020
IN-RACE
Chase is all set to restart from p13 @HomesteadMiami.
Going green next time by. #di9 | #ProInvitationalSeries pic.twitter.com/SNWzD7VR3m
— No. 9 Team (@Hendrick9Team) March 22, 2020
Update: I have to pee. Finn may take over during the next caution. I’m sure that’ll come soon pic.twitter.com/TQadkvIce2
— Alex Bowman (@Alex_Bowman) March 22, 2020
You hate it for the guys back in the IT department. https://t.co/Sjolr1dc2O pic.twitter.com/RGaDBv3Skz
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 22, 2020
@AlexBowman88 Need lap times! @llumarfilms @Hendrick88Team #ProInvitationalSeries pic.twitter.com/zh2Kwi15MN
— Greg Ives (@Ives_Greg) March 22, 2020
View from the eSpotter’s stand. #ProInvitationalSeries pic.twitter.com/YlZNBorg8L
— RFK Racing (@RFKracing) March 22, 2020
Virtual media center buffet is open pic.twitter.com/V3Fg6lgZEM
— Pete Pistone (@PPistone) March 22, 2020
PRE-RACE
https://twitter.com/KurtBusch/status/1241772697069260801?s=20
https://twitter.com/keselowski/status/1241770927735672833
The last time I went iRacing, there was a solar eclipse. So, yeah, two rare events. Don’t miss this one!
📺: 1:30 p.m. ET on FS1 pic.twitter.com/qgkbF0DNRu
— Erik Jones (@Erik_Jones) March 22, 2020