The eNASCAR College iRacing Series is a collegiate esports league that is sanctioned by eNASCAR. The league began in 2022 and is one of the first, officially sanctioned, collegiate esports racing series. The series is run through the iRacing motorsport simulation platform.
History Founded in the Spring of 2022, the series initially ran 3 races, having more than 250 universities represented. The series would officially kick off in the Fall Semester of 2022, hosting 4 races at Homestead, Auto Club, the Charlotte Roval, and Nashville. Steven Wilson, representing the University of Iowa would win the inaugural championship.
For the 2026–27 season, organizers introduced the School Championship. Points are earned from the highest finishers from each school in every race. Only schools with two or more drivers participating in that weeks time trial are eligible for earning School Championship points.
Schedule
2026–2027 Schedule & Results Source:
Time Trial Date First Round Date Second Round Date TrackVehicle Race Winner September 15–20 September 23 September 30 EchoPark SpeedwayTrucks Peachtree Pursuit Jacob Wilkerson (Tarrant County) September 29–October 4 October 7 October 14 Charlotte Motor SpeedwayTrucks Queen City Crown —* October 20–25 October 28 November 4 Watkins Glen International Mustang GT4 Big Apple Battle —* November 3–8 November 11 November 18 Michigan International SpeedwayTrucks Great Lakes Gauntlet —* January 19–24 January 27 February 3 Dover Motor SpeedwayTrucks Monster Mash —* February 2–7 February 10 February 17 Daytona International SpeedwayTrucks Clash on the Beach —*February 16–21February 24March 3 Mustang GT4Ocean's Roar—*March 16–21March 24March 31Homestead–Miami SpeedwayTrucksSunset Splash—*
Format Race Format As of fall 2026, the series' race format consists of the top 100 drivers qualifying in to week one through a time trial. After this, they are split into two separate groups divided equally from 1st to 100th. Each individual group goes through two heat races and a Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ). The top 13 from the heat races advance to the second round feature race, with the rest being placed into the LCQ. From there, the top 10 in the LCQ advance to the second round feature race, with the rest being eliminated, coming to a total field size of 36 for each group. The top 20 semifinals finishers advance to week two, resulting in a total field size of 40.
Champions +SeasonDriverTeam Fall 2022 Steven Wilson University of Iowa Spring 2023 Logan Clampitt Saddleback College 2023-2024 Steven Wilson (2) University of Iowa (2) 2024-2025 Logan Clampitt (2) California State University, Fullerton 2025-2026 Connor Yeroschak University of Calgary
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