All News: Michael Conti

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Race Preview: Homestead

February 23rd, 2021 by

Homestead-Miami Speedway will always hold a special place in eNASCAR lore. It’s where Zack Novak took the 2019 championship in a photo finish with Keegan Leahy in the first-ever nationally televised eNASCAR points race, and it’s where Nick Ottinger became eNASCAR’s first $100,000 champion last fall. It’s also where Denny Hamlin battled Dale Earnhardt Jr. … Read the Rest »

Conti Kicks Off 2021 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Season With Daytona Win

February 9th, 2021 by

18 years to the day after his boss, Dale Earnhardt Jr., won the NASCAR Cup Series Shootout at Daytona International Speedway, JR Motorsports driver Michael Conti marked the occasion by putting a different red #8 Chevrolet in victory lane. For Conti, though, Monday night’s triumph may have had bigger implications. By winning the first eNASCAR … Read the Rest »

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Race Preview: Daytona

February 8th, 2021 by

The wait is over: 40 of the top iRacers in the world finally take the green flag on the 2021 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season tonight at Daytona International Speedway. And after multiple years of explosive growth across the series (and sim racing as a whole), what we see on track tonight just may foreshadow … Read the Rest »

Clampitt, Ottinger Go 1-2 for William Byron eSports in eNASCAR Clash at Daytona

February 2nd, 2021 by

.013 seconds was all that separated new William Byron eSports teammates Logan Clampitt and Nick Ottinger from one another in Monday night’s eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Clash at Daytona International Speedway. The annual non-points exhibition and unofficial kickoff to the 2021 campaign went into overtime after a number of cautions, as drivers looked to dial … Read the Rest »

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series 2021 Driver and Team Pairings Set

February 1st, 2021 by

After five days of free agency to determine the grid, the 2021 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series field is officially set, with the 40 qualified drivers and 20 professional teams aligning to create on-track partnerships for the coming season. An exciting mix of big names heading to new locations, as well as some of last year’s … Read the Rest »

Meet the 2021 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Field

December 28th, 2020 by

Unlike the turnover from 2019 to 2020, where just four rookies made their way into the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, the 2021 edition of NASCAR and iRacing’s premier esports championship will feature a number of fresh faces. No fewer than 11 drivers will begin their first eNASCAR season this February at Daytona International Speedway in … Read the Rest »

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Finale Airs Tonight on NBCSN

November 8th, 2020 by

Be sure to tune into NBCSN tonight at 7:30PM ET to watch the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series finale from Homestead-Miami Speedway. Championship 4 contenders Michael Conti, Ryan Luza, Nick Ottinger, and Bobby Zalenski faced off for the lion’s share of a $300,000 season-long purse, and the opportunity to become eNASCAR and iRacing’s first $100,000 championship … Read the Rest »

Ottinger Clinches 2020 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Title, Shearburn Wins Finale

November 2nd, 2020 by

Two long-awaited firsts were in store for Nick Ottinger and Chris Shearburn on Monday night, as the 2020 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season wrapped up at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Shearburn scored his first career victory in his 71st career start, but Ottinger outdueled Bobby Zalenski, Michael Conti, and Ryan Luza to become the first $100,000 series … Read the Rest »

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Preview: Homestead

November 1st, 2020 by

This is it: the race that stands between four eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series drivers and $100,000. The biggest moment in series history returns the series to Homestead-Miami Speedway, the former home of NASCAR Championship Weekend and site of last year’s epic drag race to the finish line between Zack Novak and Keegan Leahy. Neither is … Read the Rest »

iRacing, eNASCAR Spotlighted in Washington Post

October 29th, 2020 by

iRacing executive producer Steve Myers, NASCAR chief digital officer Tim Clark, 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year candidate Chase Briscoe, and former eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series champion and 2020 Championship 4 contender Michael Conti spoke with The Washington Post about NASCAR’s embrace of iRacing and the growth of eNASCAR. Click here to read … Read the Rest »