DBOX eNASCAR International iRacing Series powered by Digital Motorsports Race Preview: Canadian Tire
November 22nd, 2022 by Chris Leone
The DBOX eNASCAR International iRacing Series powered by Digital Motorsports, the premier virtual series for NASCAR’s fleet of top international racers, continues with its second round of 2022 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Coverage kicks off at www.eNASCAR.com/live at 6PM ET, with top drivers from the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, NASCAR Pinty’s Series, NASCAR Mexico Series, and NASCAR Drive for Diversity program doing battle.
Formerly known as Mosport, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park has been a staple of Canadian stock car racing for decades, and on the NASCAR Pinty’s Series calendar every year since its inception in 2007. The 2.459-mile, 10-turn course has also played host to events from the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, which has seen some of its most thrilling finishes of all time at the track, to various major open-wheel racing series.
The first round of the five-race DBOX eNASCAR International iRacing Series powered by Digital Motorsports season saw drivers take on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway tri-oval last week, with Victor Barrales Jr. coming out on top in the caution-free race. Rajah Caruth had cycled into the lead after green flag pit stops, pitting early after contact with the wall, but Barrales’ fresher tires enabled him to take the lead with 15 laps to go and close it out. Caruth led 10 laps to finish second ahead of Jake Cosio, Miguel Gomes, and JP Bergeron; polesitter Ruben Garcia led a race-high 31 laps but finished 10th after spinning in the pits.
The list of drivers signed up to compete in the DBOX eNASCAR International iRacing Series powered by Digital Motorsports is as follows:
No. |
Name |
Country |
Series |
1 | Andres Pérez de Lara | Mexico | NASCAR Mexico Series |
3 | Frederic Gabillon | France | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series |
5 | Jaiden Reyna | United States | NASCAR Drive for Diversity |
7 | JP Bergeron | Canada | NASCAR Pinty’s Series |
8 | Giorgio Maggi | Switzerland | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series |
10 | Ulysse Delsaux | France | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series |
13 | Rajah Caruth | USA/St Vincent and Grenadines | NASCAR Drive for Diversity |
14 | Alex de Alba | Mexico | NASCAR Mexico Series |
18 | Aaron Cosío | Mexico | NASCAR Mexico Series |
19 | Diego Ortiz | Mexico | NASCAR Mexico Series |
20 | Treyten Lapcevich | Canada | NASCAR Pinty’s Series |
21 | Justin Campbell | United States | NASCAR Drive for Diversity |
22 | Kyle Steckley | Canada | NASCAR Pinty’s Series |
24 | Luli Del Castello | Italy | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series |
33 | Paul Jouffreau | France | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series |
37 | Max Gutiérrez | Mexico | NASCAR Mexico Series |
39 | Víctor Barrales | Mexico | NASCAR Mexico Series |
40 | Néo Lambert | France | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series |
46 | Miguel Gomes | Portugal | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series |
49 | Romain Iannetta | France | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series |
51 | Jake Cosío | Mexico | NASCAR Mexico Series |
54 | Alberto Naska | Italy | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series |
56 | Gil Linster | Luxembourg | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series |
64 | Rodrigo de Colombres | Mexico | NASCAR Mexico Series |
75 | Giancarlo Vecchi | Mexico | NASCAR Mexico Series |
80 | Massimiliano Lanza | Italy | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series |
88 | Rubén García Jr | Mexico | NASCAR Mexico Series |
148 | Gordon Barnes | United Kingdom | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series |
TBA | Yevgen Sokolovskiy | Ukraine | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series |
For more information on the DBOX eNASCAR International iRacing Series powered by Digital Motorsports, visit www.enascar.com/international. For more information on iRacing and for special offers, including the 2022 Black Friday sale, visit www.iracing.com.
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