Speed Goes Back-to-Back With iRX All-Star Invitational Win at Hell
November 1st, 2020 by Chris Leone
Four-time US rallycross champion Scott Speed became the first dual winner in either division of iRacing Rallycross presented by Yokohama on Saturday, outdueling close friend and four-time Chili Bowl champion Kevin Swindell in an exciting All-Star Invitational final at Hell Lankebanen. Speed extended his points lead over third place finisher Conner Martell as the season hit its halfway point.
Martell and Daytona winner Sage Karam advanced from the first heat, while Speed and Swindell ran 1-2 in the second heat and Tyler Menninga took a six-second victory over Steve Arpin in the last chance qualifier. The typical chaos off the starting line ensued, but Swindell and Martell would establish themselves as the top two cars as Speed got the longer Joker Lap out of the way early.
Martell would take the Joker Lap at the halfway point to fall back to third, setting up a battle for first on track between Swindell and Speed. While Swindell’s Joker would eventually relegate him to second on the final lap, the two drivers fought cleanly and respectfully throughout the second half of the race, making for one of the most exciting fights of the entire season.
iRacing Rallycross All-Star Invitational presented by Yokohama results from Hell Lankebanen were as follows:
Fin. |
St. |
No. |
Name |
Manufacturer |
Laps |
Interval |
Led |
Best |
Pts |
1 | 9 | 41 | Scott Speed | Subaru | 10 | 0.000 | 1 | 37.460 | 15 |
2 | 7 | 39 | Kevin Swindell | Subaru | 10 | -3.223 | 7 | 37.784 | 12 |
3 | 10 | 21 | Conner Martell | Subaru | 10 | -6.043 | 2 | 37.589 | 10 |
4 | 8 | 24 | Sage Karam | Subaru | 10 | -9.643 | 0 | 38.133 | 8 |
5 | 6 | 23 | Tyler Menninga | Subaru | 10 | -10.556 | 0 | 38.675 | 6 |
6 | 5 | 00 | Steve Arpin | Ford | 10 | -18.630 | 0 | 38.933 | 5 |
7 | 4 | 37 | Mario Bonfante Jr | Subaru | 9 | -1 L | 0 | 40.129 | 4 |
8 | 1 | 15 | Andrew Carlson | Subaru | 9 | -1 L | 0 | 40.527 | 3 |
9 | 2 | 64 | Tim Stevens | Subaru | 8 | -2 L | 0 | 40.518 | 2 |
10 | 3 | 25 | Arie Luyendyk Jr. | Subaru | 4 | -6 L | 0 | 41.656 | 1 |
iRacing Rallycross All-Star Invitational presented by Yokohama points after four races are as follows:
- Scott Speed, 93
- Conner Martell, 80
- Sage Karam, 60
- Kevin Swindell, 56
- Tyler Menninga, 46
- Chris Atkinson, 45
- Kristian Sohlberg, 30
- Tim Stevens, 29
- Bucky Lasek, 27
- Michael Leach, 26
iRacing Rallycross presented by Yokohama makes its first of two visits to Sonoma Raceway on Saturday, with both the All-Star Invitational and World Championship divisions set to return to action. The stream kicks off on Saturday, November 7 at 1PM ET (17:00 GMT) on the iRacing Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube pages, as well as across a number of industry and competitor Facebook pages. A Finnish-language simulcast will air on YLE Areena and YLE E-urheilu.
The iRacing Rallycross All-Star Invitational presented by Yokohama is supported by Yokohama, DirtFish, and Marwin Sports. For more information on iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iracing.com.