DBOX eNASCAR International iRacing Series powered by Digital Motorsports Race Preview: Zolder
December 13th, 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, heads to Belgium’s Circuit Zolder for its penultimate round of the season 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.
After Ryan Vargas’ win on the Daytona International Speedway oval on a unique Sunday morning round as a part of the ADAC SimRacing Expo, the series returns both to a road course and its normal Tuesday night slot at Zolder. The 2.492-mile road course has a longstanding history of hosting everything from major national open-wheel and sports car races to the Belgian Grand Prix, and has welcomed the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series since 2015.
As a result, Zolder has been a mainstay of eNASCAR’s International efforts, hosting the third round of the previous season in January. That race saw Alon Day, who also holds the real-world stock car track record at Zolder, win his second round in a row. Canadian Tire runner-up Paul Jouffreau and Las Vegas winner Victor Barrales Jr. will look to improve on their third and fourth place finishes from January in hopes of catching points leader Treyten Lapcevich, who has one win and no finishes worse than sixth so far this season, but was 10th last time the series visited Zolder.
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, including the 2022 Holiday Sale, visit www.iracing.com.
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