The eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series (formerly PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series and NASCAR iRacing World Championship) is an online sim racing esports competition hosted on subscription-based sim racing video game iRacing.
Since 2022, the season finale has been held at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. The champion is awarded the Dale Earnhardt Jr. Trophy, inspired by the NASCAR Winston Cup championship trophy awarded from the 1970s to 2003.
History
In 2020, Coca-Cola was announced as the new title sponsor for the series, including an increase in prize pool to $300,000.
Before a race in 2021, drivers discovered the Chevrolet Camaro was at a handling disadvantage to other cars in the field. Due to the discovery of the problem too soon to the start of the race, iRacing allowed the race to run. Following the race, iRacing announced that there was a "small difference in [aerodynamics] for the Chevrolet" and that all drivers will be awarded a drop week for the season.
Drivers
Many drivers who have raced in the series have moved up to real-world racing or simulation work for NASCAR teams. 2021 champion Keegan Leahy was signed as a performance consultant for 23XI Racing and was credited by Tyler Reddick on his 2023 win at Circuit of the Americas. Two-time series champion Steven Wilson was hired as Spire Motorsports' sim driver in 2026. Four-time champion Ray Alfalla raced in a limited late model race at Hickory Motor Speedway, finishing 18th after a fuel pump failure.
Champions Season Driver Team Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Points 2010 Richard Towler Drill Aisle 16 4 12 12 2626 2011 Ray Alfalla JR Motorsports 16 3 11 13 635 2012 Ray Alfalla JR Motorsports 16 5 12 14 3 643 2013 Tyler Hudson One Up Motorsport 17 1 7 11 0 615 2014 Michael Conti Drill Aisle 15 3 10 12 4 570 2015 Kenny Humpe The TEAM 15 5 11 12 5 571 2016 Ray Alfalla Slip Angle Motorsports 15 2 13 14 6 634 2017 Ryan Luza Simworx Racing 15 5 10 11 3 3048 2018 Ray Alfalla Slip Angle Motorsports 17 2 9 13 0 3044 2019 Zach Novak Roush Fenway Racing 18 4 7 8 0 3044 2020 Nick Ottinger William Byron eSports 20 2 9 13 1 4037 2021 Keegan Leahy 23XI Racing 18 3 5 9 4 3040 2022 Casey Kirwan XSET 18 1 8 12 1 4034 2023 Steven Wilson Stewart-Haas Racing 18 1 5 9 1 3035 2024 Parker White Williams Esports 18 2 9 12 0 3040 2025 Steven Wilson Spire Motorsports 18 8 12 14 1 3040 2026 Season ongoing Source:
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