Pocono’s Mixed Bag
June 9th, 2011 by Jaime Baker
The “Tricky Triangle” in Long Pond, Pennsylvania hosted Week Five of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series. World Championship drivers flooded into the Poconos and clustered at the top of the leader board, preparing for their NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship race at Pocono Raceway the following week.
The Keystone State's Patrick Fogel put his knowledge of the Tricky Triangle to good use.
Pro and World Championship sim racers made twelve of the top fifteen in point totals for the week, with NiSWC standout Ray Alfalla leading the way, averaging an incredible 319 points on the week despite racing six times. Alfalla grabbed four wins in his six starts, and led 203 of the 419 laps he competed in. Fellow NiSWC regular Derek Wood and Patrick Baldwin tied for second on the week with 308 points, while Patrick Fogel and “Mayday” Mitchell Hunt rounded-out the top five.
“The car was fast all week, and the track is a blast to race on!” – Ray Alfalla
Eventual Pocono NiSWC winner Steve Sheehan tied with Alfalla for most wins on the week with four, however it took Sheehan eight races to Alfalla’s six. Benjamin Burmeister had three wins on the week, while Eugene Mozgonov and Fogel each had two. Not surprisingly Alfalla and Sheehan were very tight in the battle for most laps led, with Alfalla edging Sheehan by two laps.
The NiSWC competitors are slowly beginning to overwhelm the top of the season standings, as the best drivers on iRacing show the rest of the community just what they are capable of. Sheehan and Brian Schoenburg top the points, with Greg Spears, Alfalla and Steven Gilbert not far back. Anthony Federico is leading the race to make Pro Season Two: He sits third in points and is the only Class A driver in the top six.
“The level of competition in this series, really gives a great indication as to how well you’re running. Between having a mixed bag of NiSWC drivers, Pro drivers, as well as class A regulars… it really makes for a good show and a beneficial event to race in.” – Brian Schoenburg
Next week it’s off to the Lone Star State for a visit to the lightening fast Texas Motor Speedway. “The Great American Speedway” features 24 degree banking in the turns, and a blistering fast front stretch. Drivers will sail off into Turn One at over 200mph, running their machines on the edge of control. Be sure to get in on all this and more, at iRacing.com!
You may also like...
OFFICIAL PARTNERS:
Customize Cookie Settings
Performance Cookies
These cookies gather data on how visitors use this website – which pages are visited most often, for example.
Functional Cookies
These cookies remember website preferences and generally improve the performance of the site for the user.
Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to provide a customized experience and can be used to provide targeted ads through advertising networks.
Enhance Your Experience with Cookies
We use cookies to improve your site experience. Customize your cookie preferences below.
Copyright © 2024 iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, LLC. All Rights Reserved.