2025 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series | Preview | Race 4 at Richmond

The eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series returns on Tuesday night with the fourth race of the 2025 season at Richmond Raceway. This 3/4-mile, D-shaped oval located in the Commonwealth of Virginia makes its 16th-straight appearance in series history, a venue that’s been tamed by only the best with 12 of the first 15 winners also having a title to their name.

Another special race format with some additional points on the line will be on display this week. Race coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET at eNASCAR.com/live and across iRacing social media channels. Tune in 30 minutes earlier to catch the Countdown to Green at 7:30 p.m. ET.

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series | Power Rankings | Race 4 at Richmond Raceway

RACE FORMAT

Once again in 2025, Richmond’s festivities will include a pair of heat races to set the lineup for the main event. Two 25-lap heats are scheduled with up to 20 drivers taking part in each. The top-10 finishers in each heat will get the equivalent of what NASCAR does for stage points, where the winner gets 10 points and 10th place gets one. The results also determine how the drivers line up in the feature, with Heat 1 determining the inside row and Heat 2 determining the outside.

The main race will be 70 laps in distance. A driver could collect up to 50 points tonight as opposed to the normal maximum of 40 points. This format will also be in play at Iowa later this season.

LAST RACE

The Autódromo José Carlos Pace, also known as Interlagos, hosted the third race of the season three weeks ago with Steven Wilson claiming the victory. Vicente Salas played the invert perfectly, taking the top spot and winning the Sprint race. In the Feature, Wilson was able to get the better of Salas, scoring his second victory of the season. Salas wound up third, with Bobby Zalenski splitting the duo, finishing second.

LAST YEAR

Richmond introduced this same short track format back in 2024, and sure enough, it was Steven Wilson in victory lane by the day’s end. Michael Cosey Jr scored the pole position for the first time in his career, and also went on to claim the first Heat victory. The second Heat went in the way of Wilson, and in the 70-lap Feature, Wilson was able to take control after halfway to claim the win, his first of the 2024 season.

TRACK FACTS

Opened in 1946 as the Atlantic Rural Exposition Fairgrounds, Richmond Raceway hosted its first NASCAR Cup Series race in 1953 when Lee Petty won on the track’s former half-mile dirt layout. It was paved in 1968, extended to its current 3/4-mile layout in 1988, and given its current name in 2017 as part of the Richmond Raceway Reimagined project that saw sweeping renovations to the facility. Richmond has also been one of the most innovative tracks in the world of sim racing, founding the CHAOS CREW to compete in eNASCAR in 2018 and serving as an official eNASCAR team, as Richmond Raceway eSports and Rise eSports, from 2019 up until the end of the 2023 season.

NEXT RACE

Following Richmond, the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series wraps up the opening Segment of the season with 200 laps scheduled at Rockingham Speedway on April 8th. Rockingham joins the series for the first time since a 2019 All-Star event which was won by Zack Novak in a photo finish against Michael Conti, the event broadcasted live on NBC Sports Network.

For more information on the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, visit eNASCAR.com or iRacing.com/eNASCAR.
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