DBOX eNASCAR International iRacing Series powered by Digital Motorsports Race Preview: Darlington
December 20th, 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, wraps up its season with a visit to Darlington Raceway on Tuesday night. 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.
“The Track Too Tough to Tame” has been a mainstay of the NASCAR calendar ever since it opened in 1950. Darlington’s unique egg shape was the result of a minnow pond on one side of the proposed track, creating two ends with vastly different profiles. Its high line is frequently the fast line, and drivers are well known for picking up a “Darlington Stripe” on the right side of the car by pushing too close to the wall.
That challenge will serve as a fitting finale for the International squad, with all four series represented with a win apiece in the first four races. Victor Barrales Jr. struck first for Mexico in the Las Vegas opener, Treyten Lapcevich took a checkered flag for Canada on home soil at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Ryan Vargas won the series’ first-ever superspeedway race at Daytona for the Drive for Diversity, and longtime front-runner Paul Jouffreau staked a claim for the Euro Series with his win last week at Belgium’s Circuit Zolder. Lapcevich enters the race with a 10-point advantage on Barrales, while five drivers are within 10 points of Jouffreau for third.
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 |
23 | Ryan Vargas | United States | NASCAR Drive for Diversity |
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, visit www.iracing.com.