SunEdison becomes official solar energy partner of NASCAR

Posted on July 30, 2015 by NASCAR Official Release

Partnership to focus on benefits of residential and commercial solar power tech

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., and BELMONT, Calif., (JULY 30, 2015) — NASCAR and SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), the world’s largest renewable energy development company, today announced SunEdison as the Official Solar Energy Partner of NASCAR Green. This new partnership builds on the expanded use of solar technology across the sport, particularly at race team shops and race tracks across the country.

Over the next three years, SunEdison and NASCAR will embark on an effort to educate millions of NASCAR fans on the financial and environmental benefits of solar power use. SunEdison plans to work with NASCAR partners, tracks and teams on commercial-scale solar solutions. The White House cited this newly forged partnership as a prime example of making renewable energy accessible to all U.S. homeowners.

"Solar power is a proven and reliable form of renewable energy and the technology is already making a significant impact throughout our industry," said Steve Phelps, NASCAR chief marketing officer. "Our strategic partnership with SunEdison will help NASCAR further reduce the sport’s environmental impact and help continue to educate our fans on renewable energy."

"SunEdison is excited to be partnering with NASCAR to highlight the benefits of solar both at and away from the race track," said Vikas Desai, SunEdison senior vice president of residential and small commercial. "We look forward to being a strategic NASCAR Green partner and helping fans, partners and the sport save money while reducing their carbon footprint."

NASCAR has taken a holistic approach across its wide-ranging effort to help protect the environment and has been collaborating in earnest with teams, tracks, partners and fans to do that since 2008. NASCAR’s efforts to champion sustainable behavior align with NASCAR fan values.

According to a 2014 study commissioned by NASCAR and conducted by Research Now, four out of five NASCAR fans believe the earth is going through a period of climate change, and two out of three of these fans feel a personal responsibility to do something about it. The study shows approximately two out of three NASCAR fans who believe there is climate change support buying cost-effective solar panels for the home. For additional information on NASCAR Green, visit www.nascar.com/green

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Kyle works to keep up momentum to join brother, more in Chase

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Only six races remain before the 16-driver Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field is set.

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Kyle Busch‘s third consecutive win continues his incredible comeback and brings him even closer to the Chase. He heads into Sunday’s Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway only 23 points behind Justin Allgaier for 30th in the standings — the position that would make him eligible for the Chase.

In order to do this before the Chase starts, Busch will need to average 19.8 points in the final six races of the regular season. This means "Rowdy" must finish 24th or better each race.

Kyle’s older brother, Kurt, left Indianapolis in good standings after locking up a top 30 spot. Kurt Busch joins Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson as they have all guaranteed their spots in the Chase.

Drivers with a win who are still looking to lock up a top 30 spot are Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr., Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards. A win at Pocono would secure any of these drivers a spot in the Chase, although Edwards may need some help.

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Holly Cain

Team Penske female race engineer: ‘You have to pinch yourself’

Andrea Mueller laughed and conceded that she still hesitates when people casually ask her what she does for a living.

Answering "rocket scientist" or "race car engineer" always seemed to raise eyebrows, drop jaws and invite more questions.

"It’s kind of funny, even when (rocket science is) what I was doing and we would go out at night or whatever I would always tell people I was either a teacher or a gardener,” the Team Penske race engineer explained. "I don’t know why I tried to hide it, but I’ve always been the kind of person who likes to fly under the radar. So even now, it’s definitely that people are bringing it out of me to talk about it."

For this unassuming and talented young woman the truth is a far better story than anything you could make up as a conversation starter.

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At only 35 years old, Mueller is one of the most respected people in the NASCAR XFINITY Series garage. In 2007, she left a successful job working on engine components for NASA’s space shuttle program to take an engineering position with Team Penske‘s XFINITY Series program and was a vital contributor to back-to-back team owner’s championships in 2013 and 2014.

Since Mueller joined Team Penske full time in 2012, the team has earned 25 of its 50 total victories — an impressive statistic that not only speaks to the talented array of drivers that steer Roger Penske’s cars, but the people — like Mueller — who prepare them.

"Andrea is kind of the central point of everything we do from an information and a setup-based environment,” explained Greg Erwin, who serves as director of competition for Penske’s XFINITY Series program. "She is critical to the success of this 22 program and has been for multiple years now. I saw it last year in a managerial role and now working with her more closely on a day-to-day basis.

"She’s the most pinpoint, focused, thorough individual with her craft that I’ve ever been around. She’s really, really a gift to the program. I’m thankful to have her."

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Mueller stands out in the sport because of her NASA background as much as for her gender. And that’s a source of pride for her. A former successful quarter- and micro-midget racer near her hometown of Fresno, California, Mueller insists she’s always just felt like "one of the guys."

And if she wasn’t going to be racing cars, then working around them was the next best option.

"I realized early enough, as much as I wanted to be a professional race car driver, it just wasn’t going to work out and quickly switched gears to race as long as I could and just have fun,” Mueller explained. "Then mechanical engineering became my focus. The deal with my dad was all through racing, I had to have straight-As to race so he pretty much set me up to help me stay on the path (to college) as well."

Gender really had nothing to do with either of her professional tracks.

However, Mueller acknowledges there are still few women working on cars in the garage, but the numbers are growing. And she’s hopeful her opportunity and success will attract others.

"Growing up with race teams I was around whether it was my dad’s or when I was racing as a teenager or even in college, I was always just one of the guys," Mueller said. "I’m very fortunate it never was an issue.

"The one thing I hope comes out of all this is that (young women) see there’s no reason they can’t do whatever they want."

And to her credit, Mueller’s team has always been more focused on her ability than her gender.

"Our team doesn’t look at her any differently,” Penske driver Joey Logano said after celebrating yet another XFINITY Series win at Talladega Superspeedway this spring. "Andrea’s a great asset. She helps (crew chief) Jeremy Bullins, she helps Greg (Erwin) a ton and I like that she’s very assertive. She’s not scared to put in her opinion and that’s a good thing to have in that position.

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"The best crew chiefs and engineers are racers first and I think you have to have racing in your blood to understand the grassroots of motorsports then to have the engineering degree … that’s key. You’ve got to have both and Andrea does. They don’t teach the sport in college.

"And Andrea’s more exited than anyone to win these races."

With the success and recognition Mueller’s earned, flying under the radar won’t be an option, especially when she achieves her next goal — to be a race engineer in the Sprint Cup Series.

Breaking down gender stereotypes is old hat and a non-issue for Mueller, who’s held dream job after dream job. Her focus is not surprisingly more singular: winning.

"At the end of the day, sometimes you have to pinch yourself," Mueller said. "Am I really working on race cars for Mr. Penske and this is really my job and I’m getting paid to do this? That’s outstanding."

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2002 wreck mirrors Austin’s Daytona crash, Rusty Wallace involved, too

Austin Dillon‘s much-talked about Daytona crash paralleled to a wreck from more than a decade ago in Pocono, with both crashes involving Dale Earnhardt Jr.

In 2002, Steve Park was lining up with his competition at Pocono Raceway for the Pennsylvania 500, hoping to snag his second top-10 at the track.

Park never did see a top-10 finish that day. In fact, he didn’t even complete the first lap thanks to a nasty wreck involving Park, Rusty Wallace and Dale Earnhardt Jr. between Turn 1 and 2.

The accident was initially sparked by NASCAR Hall of Famer Wallace. Wallace’s No. 2 Team Penske Ford hit the wall after the first turn. Park tried to avoid making contact with the spinning Ford and attempted to move sideways. In his quest to dodge out of Wallace’s path, he came into contact with teammate, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Dale Jr. got under Park’s No. 1 Chevrolet causing both cars to spin onto the grass. While on the grass, Park slammed into an interior guardrail, flipping the car over violently, multiple times.

Similar to his reaction to Dilllon’s crash, Dale Jr. was concerned about Park’s well-being as it took safety workers some time to help him out of his upside-down vehicle.

When Junior was able to get out of his own car, he sprinted over to check on his teammate.

Not only was it difficult getting Park out of his car, but it led to a 65-minute red-flag caution with repairs to the interior barrier having to take place before the field could go back to green.

Park, like Austin Dillon, walked away from the crash just fine and headed to the infield care center arm-in-arm with Junior.

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Staff Report

17-year-old Gray Gaulding set to run in three NCWTS races

Kyle Busch Motorsports announced on Thursday that 17-year-old Gray Gaulding will drive the No. 54 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Toyota Tundra for three NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races this season.

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Gaulding, who ia a NASCAR Next alumni, will gear up for his first race on August 30 for the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Ontario.

"I’m very excited to be a part of KBM," said Gaulding.

"It’s a dream as a driver because I remember growing up watching Kyle and how much I wanted to drive for him when he started his own team. I know his mentality is to go out every weekend and win races. It’s a championship organization with great people and I know I’ll be able to go to the race track and have an opportunity to win at each race.

"I can’t thank Krispy Kreme and the over 40,000 world-wide team members enough for believing in me and taking a chance on a 17-year-old kid. Driving a KBM Toyota Tundra is my dream opportunity."

The Virginia native will also participate in the upcoming NCWTS races in Loudon Sept. 26 and Martinsville Oct. 31.

Gaulding has made 10 starts in the series since 2014 with his best place finish being at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, where he finished fourth.

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Nascar

Bruce: Never count ‘Smoke’ out, but he needs a win

It’s been three years since Tony Stewart qualified for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

And it’s beginning to look as if the three-time series champion might miss this year’s field of 16 as well.

Stewart, 44, is 26th in points heading into this weekend’s Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway. With only six races remaining before the field is set, it’s unlikely that the co-owner/driver at Stewart-Haas Racing will qualify for one of the 16 positions based on points.

To earn a chance to compete for this year’s championship, Stewart needs nothing less than a victory in the coming weeks.

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Defending series champion Kevin Harvick, six-time champion Jimmie Johnson, ’04 champ Kurt Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. have officially clinched Chase berths.

Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr., Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards are 2015 race winners and are currently 16th or higher in the points standings.

Kyle Busch, riding a white-hot streak that has seen the Joe Gibbs Racing driver win three consecutive Sprint Cup events, and four of the last five, is on the doorstep of the top 30 in points (another Chase eligibility requirement).

Non-winners, but those somewhat safely inside the top 16 in points include Jamie McMurray and Jeff Gordon. On less stable ground are Ryan Newman, Paul Menard and Kasey Kahne, currently 12th through 14th, respectively, in points. Unless he can advance his points position, Clint Bowyer, who sits 15th, would fall outside the Chase as soon as Kyle Busch cracks the top 30.

Stewart is trying to climb into contention. Those on the periphery are likewise trying to advance — or hold on — to what they’ve earned thus far.

A win in the coming weeks by anyone else, AJ Allmendinger (23rd) at Watkins Glen for example, would trump the points position of a non-winner inside the top 16.

It’s unlikely that someone such as Kahne, Menard or Bowyer is resting too comfortably these days. Kahne has made three consecutive appearances in the Chase, but isn’t taking anything for granted; Menard’s still chasing that first playoff opportunity; Bowyer, meanwhile, is attempting to return after missing the field a year ago.

Aric Almirola (17th) and Greg Biffle (18th) made last year’s Chase. Austin Dillon (19th) and Kyle Larson (20th) are still looking for that first career win and first Chase appearance. Would it be unwise to look past any of those drivers given the uncertain nature of racing? Rules package changes and a variety of tracks — large, small and a road course to boot — only serve to muddy the racing waters.

Stewart’s Chase absence has been well documented. A broken leg in 2013 sidelined the No. 14 driver for the season’s final 15 races. A year ago, he missed three races prior to the start of the Chase, and while he was given a NASCAR exemption, Stewart failed to produce the necessary win or points position to qualify.

Perhaps it would be just as unwise to look past Stewart, given what he has been able to accomplish in previous years.

But the road ahead won’t be an easy one for him or any of those looking to go from Chase hopeful to Chase qualifier.

The calendar is starting to take an ugly turn.

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Nascar

Companies will continue to compete against each other in 2015

Michael Waltrip Racing co-owner Rob Kauffman has agreed to purchase an interest in Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, according to statements from the two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series organizations.

According to a statement from MWR, the "companies will continue to operate separately and compete against each other for the remainder of the 2015 season. They are also currently evaluating ways to field the most competitive race teams possible to provide an excellent platform for their partners and employees for the 2016 season and beyond."

How the move will impact the number of teams involved has yet to be determined, although it appears likely that the re-tooled CGR will be a three-team effort in 2016. What that means for co-owner Michael Waltrip and MWR going forward is also unknown at this time.

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Sponsorship agreements with Aaron’s and manufacturer support with Toyota are scheduled to conclude at the end of ’15.

"My focus is on 2015 and fulfilling the commitment we have made to our partners and Toyota, which is placing our teams in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup," Michael Waltrip said in a statement Thursday. "There are a lot of details yet to be sorted regarding 2016. I will work closely with Rob Kauffman and our sponsors to formulate the best way forward."

Ed Laukes, vice president marketing, performance and guest experience for Toyota Motor Sales, issued a statement Friday morning with a similar sentiment.

"We’ve spoken with Rob Kauffman and understand he has agreed to buy an interest in Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates," the statement read. "Rob has not disclosed the plans for Michael Waltrip Racing past the 2015 racing season. Toyota and TRD remain focused on winning races and championships with our team partners this year."

MWR, founded by Waltrip, a two-time Daytona 500 winner as a driver, fields two Sprint Cup teams for drivers Clint Bowyer and David Ragan. It has been affiliated with Toyota since the automaker made the move into Sprint Cup in 2007, the same year Kauffman came aboard to provide financial stability.

Recent years have seen the organization, located in Cornelius, North Carolina, struggle; it downsized from three teams to two following the 2013 season when penalties before the start of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup knocked one of its teams out of the Chase field.

That led to the decision by primary sponsor NAPA to part ways with the organization, and without funding, driver Martin Truex Jr. was left to seek employment elsewhere (Furniture Row Racing).

Bowyer, driver of the No. 15 Toyota, hasn’t been to Victory Lane since his debut season with the group in 2012. He is currently 15th in points and trying to earn one of this year’s 16 Chase berths.

Teammate David Ragan joined the organization this season, replacing Brian Vickers in the No. 55 ride when Vickers had to step aside for health reasons. Ragan is 24th in the points standings. On Wednesday, he told NASCAR.com that he would like to remain with the organization.

"I like everyone at MWR and the Aaron’s folks have been great to work with," he said. "We’ve got a good thing going so hopefully we can keep it going."

Aaron’s is the primary sponsor of the No. 55 team.

CGR, which is currently affiliated with Chevrolet, also fields two Sprint Cup teams, featuring drivers Jamie McMurray and Kyle Larson. The organization also has XFINITY Series interests as part of an alliance with HScott Motorsports.

A statement from CGR on Thursday confirmed the agreement between Kauffman and Ganassi.

Both McMurray and Larson are looking to make their first Chase appearance this season; McMurray is ninth in points and likely one of this year’s 16 participants. Larson is currently 20th in points and could qualify should he win one of the next six races.

Sabates, owner of the team from 1989 through 2000 before becoming a minority partner in ’01, issued a statement to SiriusXM NASCAR on Wednesday, saying that the move "is about making our team stronger; a three-car team is stronger than a two-car (team)."

Sabates also discounted reports that Kauffman’s involvement meant he was out as a partner.

"I’m not going anywhere," Sabates said. "… The rumors that Rob is buying me out are not true."

Ganassi became majority owner of the team in 2000; he partnered with Dale Earnhardt Inc. from 2009-13 and the organization was known as Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.

Since ’14, the group has been known as Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates.

Posted on July 29, 2015 by NASCAR Official Release

Crew chief Scott Eggleston fined, suspended

The No. 98 team has been assessed a P3 level penalty for having an unattached weight leave the car during practice on July 24 (Sections 12:1; 12.5.3.3.1; 20.3.5). Crew chief Scott Eggleston has been fined $25,000; suspended from the next NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship points race; and placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31.

Car chief Kevin Eagle has been suspended from the next NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship points race and placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31. Car owner Mike Curb will lose 15 championship car owner points.

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Eldora puts on another winner of a Trucks Series show

Last week’s visit to Eldora Speedway was the third consecutive year in which the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series raced on the half-mile dirt track.

The 2015 event, which saw Christopher Bell hold off Bobby Pierce for the win, may have been the best race of the three. A good time is had by all each year, if Twitter reaction and turnout of stars is any indication. And we know Tony Stewart, owner of the Ohio facility, is interested in having stock cars grace his track.

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But is it a good idea? Should the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series or the NASCAR XFINITY Series host a race on dirt?

Join NASCAR.com’s Kathy Sheldon and Brad Norman in this debate, and leave your thoughts in the comments section below.

Sheldon: Brad, you went to Eldora last week and have a first-hand account to share, but as someone watching on TV with most of NASCAR’s fan base, I have two words: Heck yeah! Sliding, mud-slinging, back-to-our-roots racing at its finest came through again in the Wednesday night Truck Series race. At a time when tension flares between NASCAR’s old guard fans and emerging generations and locations, dirt racing is an opportunity to showcase racing at its core, stripped down from all the rules packages and NASA-level tech that makes speedway racing thrilling to some old fashioned bumping, banging and racing that rewards the bold and brave drivers.

Norman: You want a firsthand account of Eldora? I’ll return your two words with two of my own: Awe. Some. Seriously, Eldora is a wonderful facility and the event was captivating. Magical, almost. That’s why this should stay a once-a-year type of deal, Kathy. Drivers are split on this issue as well, but I agree with those like Austin Dillon (the event’s first winner, mind you) that oversaturation is bad for the sport. Why make Eldora and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event less special? Why make it seem common? It’s special, and there’s nothing wrong with having a special event once a year.

Sheldon: It’s a good thought to keep things special, Brad, but I think we can have one dirt race a year in each series and still keep it special. We only have two road course races a year in Sprint Cup, and up until the latest Chase format, road course specialists often were brought in for those because they were so unique. Now many people are clamoring for a road race in the Chase. A dirt track sure would mix things up in the schedule, perhaps even giving a driver outside the usual suspects a shot at a Chase berth.

Norman: I’m all for mixing things up, and you make some good points Kathy — but I think the biggest follow-up question to your argument is also the biggest unknown. OK, let’s have Sprint Cup and XFINITY on dirt. Where would the race be? Eldora? Hey, it’s one of the best dirt track facilities in the region, probably the nation, and there’s just no way it could support a Sprint Cup race. The infrastructure is simply not there, not to mention the seats. What about the haulers? The roads? If those are huge issues for Eldora — one of the best — then I don’t think there’s a dirt track in the world that could handle the crush.

Sheldon: I have a venue suggestion: Birmingham International Raceway. It’s been a horse track, a one-mile dirt oval, a half-mile dirt oval, a quarter-mile dirt oval and a five-eighths mile paved oval. NASCAR’s premier series ran there in 1958 and 1961-68. The list of winners there: Fireball Roberts, Ned Jarrett, Jim Paschal, Richard Petty, Bobby Allison. It was home track to the Alabama Gang. Alas, the track was torn down in 2008-09, and a natatorium and track-and-field complex sits on the site now. But if Daytona can get a $400 million makeover, a big ol’ track renovation is possible, too. If you build it, they will come!

Norman: Sounds great! Now … who gets to tell a track president they are losing their date on the Sprint Cup calendar? I’d like to stay as far away from that one as possible. Because I think that’s the final fallout piece. If NASCAR adds a race on dirt for the Sprint Cup Series or XFINITY Series, somewhere else has to go. Unless, of course, the sanctioning body is interested in adding more races to its calendar … in a time in which drivers think the number of races should scale back slightly.

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Jason Lofing

No. 05 driver dove under Kenny Humpe for lead with three laps to go

Nick Ottinger of Gale Force Racing scored his first victory of the 2015 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after a tense late-race battle with Slip Angle Motorsports‘ Ray Alfalla and The TEAM‘s Kenny Humpe.

The race came down to a restart with three laps to go with Humpe in the lead, Alfalla alongside and Ottinger behind in third. The race looked like it would go to whoever on the front row restarted the best but that all changed when Humpe and Alfalla made contact coming off Turn 2 after the green. The contact sent Alfalla into a slide and while the two-time series champion made a wonderful save, the loss of momentum put him out of contention for the win. When Alfalla was sliding Ottinger got by him on the bottom groove and set his sights on Humpe.

Humpe, the winner of half the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze races so far in 2015, seemed unlikely to make a mistake but that is exactly what happened as Ottinger pressured him into Turn 3. Humpe drove in a bit too hard, developed a push, and had to lift-off the throttle which gave Ottinger an opening to attack. With the inside groove the preferred line at Indy, Ottinger easily completed the pass and pulled away to win by half a second.

"This GFR team deserves this win as much as the 05 team," said Ottinger after the victory. "They deserve so much credit to me being back up running near the front again."

Allen Boes (Fast Lane Motorsports) finished runner-up as Humpe faded to third, while Danny Hansen (Drill Aisle) came from 42nd on the grid to finish an impressive fourth and Thomas Davis rounded out the top five.

Early in the evening Alfalla appeard to have the car to beat after starting on pole. During the first run he comfortably led without much of a challenge from Ottinger, who ran in second. He briefly lost the lead to Corey Vincent (Premere Motorsports Group) who decided to stay out during the first caution on Lap 24 as he had already short-pitted a few laps earlier. On the restart Alfalla used the fresh tires to his advantage and quickly regained control of the race and began to distance himself from the new second place driver PJ Stergios (Last Row Motorsports).

As often happens in the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series, cautions breed cautions near the conclusion of the race. All was going smoothly for Alfalla when the second yellow flew on Lap 61, right outside of the fuel window. During this round of pit stops Alfalla lost the lead to Humpe which proved decisive in the outcome of the race. Several drivers near the back decided to play strategy and top-off the lap before the restart in hopes of saving enough fuel to make it to the finish if the race stayed green. The rest of the field would have to hope for enough yellows.

Fortunately for those who chose to stay out and stretch their fuel, five cautions in the last 35 laps allowed for plenty of conservation and took fuel mileage completely out of the equation.

With his third place effort Humpe stretched his huge lead in the standings to 110 points over Alfalla with five races left in the season. Despite slipping to a seventh place finish at Indianapolis, Alfalla now holds a comfortable 40 point advantage over Chris Overland, who found trouble at The Brickyard and finished nineteenth. Stergios and Bryan Blackford round-out the top five ahead of Chad Laughton, who was a no-show for Indy.

The next race sees the sim racers turn right and left as the series visits Watkins Glen International for the only road course of the 16 race schedule. Both Humpe and Alfalla have shown they’re no slouches at the road courses but all eyes will be on Ottinger and defending series champion Michael Conti after their fight to the finish in last year’s event. Can Humpe win his sixth of the season or can Conti salvage a disappointing 2015 with a victory? Find out in two weeks’ time on iRacingLive and MRN.com!