eNASCAR iRacing All-Star Preview: Iowa
July 25th, 2019 by Chris Leone
NBC Sports, iRacing, and NASCAR have come together for a groundbreaking series of four eNASCAR iRacing All-Star events, with each to be shown live on NASCAR America on Thursdays at 5PM ET. The first of those four races will air live this afternoon, as an all-star lineup of drivers will take on Iowa Speedway in a special event.
The driver lineup will feature an intriguing mix of eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series drivers, as well as real-world Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver and PEAK Series team owner Parker Kligerman. Kligerman will compete in the event from the NBC Sports studio in Connecticut, while fellow PEAK Series team owners Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte will join NBCSN’s Krista Voda and AJ Allmendinger for live coverage of the race.
This afternoon’s race will take place at Iowa Speedway, which will host both the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West this weekend. Since the Cup Series has not yet visited Iowa in the real world, tonight’s race will serve as an interesting “what if?” for fans who have been clamoring for stock car’s best of the best to visit the midwest. The .875-mile facility has seen future Cup champions like Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski, as well as fellow Cup stars Ryan Blaney, Erik Jones, and William Byron, visit victory lane in previous Xfinity and Truck events.
The entry list for tonight’s eNASCAR iRacing All-Star race at Iowa Speedway is as follows:
No. |
Driver |
Team |
Car |
1 | Parker Kligerman | NBC Sports | NBC Sports Toyota Camry |
2 | Caine Cook | Independent | Rowden GFX Ford Mustang |
4 | Nathan Lyon | Letarte eSports | RacingJobs.com Chevrolet Camaro |
5 | Matt Bussa | Williams Esports | Chillblast Toyota Camry |
6 | Zack Novak | Roush Fenway Racing | Performance Plus Ford Mustang |
7 | Ryan Lowe | Independent | Harpoon Design Chevrolet Camaro |
14 | Casey Kirwan | Clint Bowyer Racing | PEAK Antifreeze/iRacing Ford Mustang |
15 | Michael Guariglia | Jim Beaver eSports | Down & Dirty Show/GoPro Motorplex Ford Mustang |
16 | Chris Overland | Wood Brothers Racing | Spin Ford Mustang |
17 | Michael Guest | Roush Fenway Racing | Fifth Third Bank Ford Mustang |
18 | Bobby Zalenski | Joe Gibbs Racing | Interstate Batteries/VRS Toyota Camry |
19 | Casey Tucker | Independent | Brigade Ford Mustang |
20 | Jake Nichols | Joe Gibbs Racing | TRD/SimSpeedShop Toyota Camry |
21 | Ray Alfalla | Wood Brothers Racing | Spin Ford Mustang |
24 | Cody Byus | Mode Motorsports | Mode Motorsports Ford Mustang |
28 | Garrett Lowe | Renegades | HyperX Ford Mustang |
30 | Blake Reynolds | Team Dillon Esports | BN3TH Chevrolet Camaro |
31 | Logan Kress | Independent | SimGraphix Chevrolet Camaro |
33 | Benjamin Nelson | Team Dillon Esports | Digital Ally Chevrolet Camaro |
36 | Chris Shearburn | Letarte eSports | RacingJobs.com Chevrolet Camaro |
37 | Christian Challiner | JTG Daugherty Racing | Scott Products Chevrolet Camaro |
42 | Dylan Duval | Independent | Simcraft Ford Mustang |
46 | Jimmy Mullis | Richmond Raceway eSports | SimSeats Toyota Camry |
47 | Nick Ottinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Kroger ClickList Chevrolet Camaro |
53 | Ryan Luza | Flipsid3 Tactics | G Fuel Toyota Camry |
55 | Brian Schoenburg | Williams Esports | Chillblast Toyota Camry |
62 | Keegan Leahy | G2 Esports | G2 Esports Chevrolet Camaro |
66 | Jarl Teien | G2 Esports | G2 Esports Chevrolet Camaro |
75 | Phillip Diaz | Mode Motorsports | Mode Motorsports Ford Mustang |
77 | Ashton Crowder | Burton Kligerman Esports | SteadyMD Toyota Camry |
79 | Nickolas Shelton | Clint Bowyer Racing | Dekalb Ford Mustang |
80 | Brandon Kellette | Independent | Mane N’ Tail Chevrolet Camaro |
83 | Adam Benefiel | Independent | Carolina Sim Ford Mustang |
88 | Brad Davies | JR Motorsports | Win Dale Jr’s Ride Chevrolet Camaro |
90 | Malik Ray | Richmond Raceway eSports | Sunoco Toyota Camry |
99 | Logan Clampitt | Burton Kligerman Esports | SteadyMD Toyota Camry |
This afternoon’s race will run for 70 laps and a total of 61.25 miles (98.7 kilometers). Be sure to tune in live or set your DVRs for 5PM ET on NBCSN to watch, and follow along with @iRacing and @NASCARonNBC on Twitter for live updates from green to checkered!