eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Sequence
Next Bustle: Toyota Owners 150
The Express: Digital Richmond Raceway
The Date: Sunday, April 19
The Time: 1 p.m. ET
TV: FOX (where in the market and field to alternate), FS1 and FOX Sports App
Distance: 150 Laps
Saturday Evening Deliver
The Express: Digital Richmond Raceway
The Date: Saturday, April 4
The Time: 8 p.m. ET
Online: enascar.com/are residing
Distance: Four warmth races — 10 Laps; Last Likelihood Qualifier — 16 Laps; Necessary Event — 125 Laps
Going inexperienced at virtual Richmond!
Whereas NASCAR‘s on-tune exercise has been postponed thru the weekend of Could well also honest third to align with CDC steerage, drivers and followers are turning to the virtual world to search a pair of of the supreme racing opponents around.
NASCAR, iRacing and FOX Sports teamed up to bring the vital-ever eNASCAR iRacing Pro invitational Sequence tournament, the Dixie Vodka 150, at virtual Living house-Miami Speedway despite all the pieces national pro sports activities had been placed on grab attributable to the pandemic a pair of weeks ago. FOX Sports later committed to covering the relaxation of the season, which started Sunday, March 29, at 1 p.m. ET from virtual Texas Motor Speedway. Two weeks ago, the sequence went to war at virtual Bristol Motor Speedway, where in a roundabout blueprint William Byron took the checkered flag.
After a transient ruin closing weekend in observance of the Easter vacation, the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Sequence is aid in action this Sunday at virtual Richmond Raceway.
Entitled FOX NASCAR iRacing, the races will likely be simulcast on the FOX broadcast community where in the market, FS1 and the FOX Sports app. Races will even be in the market in Canada thru FOX Sports Racing.
The most contemporary hotfoot of the sequence, the 150-lap virtual hotfoot tournament at Bristol Motor Speedway, used to be elephantine of pleasure. Feeble iRacer Byron won the pole award and led a majority of the hotfoot en route to his 293rd iRacing rob.
John Hunter Nemechek completed second to Byron, Timmy Hill, the Texas hotfoot winner, completed third, Denny Hamlin completed fourth and Matt DiBenedetto rounded out the cease five.
The sequence inaugural tournament on March 22, won by three-time Daytona 500 winner Hamlin, drew 903,000 viewers on FS1. The second sequence hotfoot at Texas Motor Speedway, won by Hill, drew 1.3 million viewers.
Bristol‘s virtual hotfoot drew 1.179 million viewers and got a 0.81 score.
Sunday‘s Toyota Owners 150 at Richmond Raceway (1 p.m. ET on FOX, FS1, FOX Sports App) will as soon as extra honest FOX NASCAR broadcasters Jeff Gordon, Mike Joy and Larry McReynolds calling the action, as successfully as Clint Bowyer serving because the in-hotfoot analyst.
Saturday Evening Deliver at Richmond Raceway
Two weeks ago marked the introduction of a brand unique iRacing tournament, Saturday Evening Deliver, that aged ARCA vehicles. This weekend‘s hotfoot at virtual Richmond will employ NASCAR Xfinity Sequence vehicles in conjunction with the Supra, Mustang and Camaro.
The Saturday Evening Deliver entry list contains drivers from the NASCAR Cup Sequence, NASCAR Xfinity Sequence, NASCAR Gander RV & Outside Truck Sequence, ARCA Menards Sequence, NASCAR PEAK Mexico Sequence and NASCAR Whelen Euro Sequence.
The format will likely be identical to brief-tune occasions and must honest lots of warmth races and one vital tournament. The tournament will likely be are residing streamed at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 18, on enascar.com/are residing, and on NASCAR‘s YouTube channel.
The format will likely be as follows (all instances ET):
7 p.m.: One-hour observe session
8 p.m.: Stream starts on eNASCAR.com/NASCAR YouTube Channel
8: 05 p.m.: Two-lap single-automobile qualifying session. This will command the initiating grid for the heats.
8: 08 p.m.:
- Warmth 1 starts. All heats will likely be 10 laps with no cautions and one reset. There will likely be four heats and 6 vehicles will approach from every warmth.
- Heats will straight away be adopted by one Last Likelihood Qualifier. This will likely be 15 laps with no cautions. High two drivers will blueprint to vital tournament.
- Heats will command the initiating grid for vital hotfoot with a field of 26 vehicles.
- Necessary tournament will likely be 150 laps with handbook cautions and one reset. There will even be three attempts at a inexperienced-white-checkered conclude.
Sunday‘s hotfoot of showcase and hotfoot format
Sunday‘s Toyota Owners 150 will likely be preceded by a Richmond Qualifier hotfoot of 13 drivers who aren’t locked in, giving them a likelihood to hotfoot their formula into the vital tournament. A two-lap qualifying session will command the grid for the qualifying hotfoot. The qualifier hotfoot will likely be 25 laps with no cautions or resets. The cease two finishers will transfer to the vital tournament after which two extra provisionals will likely be chosen by FOX.
The vital hotfoot will likely be a total of 150 laps with double-file restarts and lapped vehicles will plug to the rear. There will likely be three attempts at a inexperienced-white-checkered conclude, if obligatory. The locked entry list includes a tentative 26-automobile lineup with the format being the default iRacing Richmond setup. However, after Sunday morning‘s qualifier hotfoot, the vital tournament with honest 30 vehicles.
Drivers will likely be allowed one reset this week at virtual Richmond Raceway. If a automobile is damaged, drivers must pressure aid to their pit stall and blueprint to a total conclude. This will robotically observe the snappy repair and give the driving force a brand unique automobile.
The under instances are approximate and field to alternate:
10 a.m. — Note session goes are residing
10: 30 a.m. — Two-lap qualifying session begins to command grid for Richmond Qualifier (Three minutes)
10: 33 a.m. — 25-lap Richmond Qualifier hotfoot (Four drivers will blueprint to 1 p.m. vital tournament)
12: 50 p.m. — Qualifying (Three minutes, two laps)
1: 00 p.m. — FOX, FS1, FOX Sports App broadcast begins
1: 13 p.m. — Inexperienced flag (150 laps)
Statistical Notes
A extensive fluctuate of drivers with varied experience both at Richmond Raceway and in iRacing will likely be contending on this Sunday‘s Toyota Owners 150 in the fourth hotfoot of the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Sequence (1 p.m. ET on FOX — where in the market and field to alternate, FS1 and the FOX Sports app).
Beneath is a list of anticipated participants (listed numerically), their statistics, and profession highlights, for the fourth hotfoot of the sequence.
Entry lists (lists are field to alternate):
Invited Drivers:
#1 Kurt Busch
#2 Brad Keselowski
#3 Austin Dillon
#4 Kevin Harvick
#6 Ross Chastain
#9 Walk Elliott
#11 Denny Hamlin
#12 Ryan Blaney
#13 Ty Dillon
#14 Clint Bowyer
#17 Chris Buescher
#18 Kyle Busch
#20 Erik Jones
#21 Matt DiBennedetto
#22 Joey Logano
#24 William Byron
#31 Tyler Reddick
#37 Ryan Preece
#38 John Hunter Nemechek
#43 Bubba Wallace
#48 Jimmie Johnson
#51 Garrett Smithley
#66 Timmy Hill
#77 Parker Kligerman
#88 Alex Bowman
#95 Christopher Bell
Qualifying Bustle Entries:
#00 Quin Houff
#8 Dale Earnhardt Jr
#15 Brennan Poole
#19 Bobby Labonte
#32 Corey LaJoie
#34 Michael McDowell
#41 Cole Custer
#47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
#49 Chad Finchum
#52 JJ Yeley
#53 Joey Gase
#89 Landon Cassill
#96 Daniel Suarez
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