2025 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series roster confirmed following 2025 Free Agency

The 2025 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Free Agency period, from January 8th to January 10th, saw 49 qualified drivers hoping to sign on to one of the 20 teams for the upcoming season.

This year, the process was different than in year’s past. Usually, through the prior eNASCAR season, relegation, and the outcome of the eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series, 40 drivers are in the pool to sign with the 20 official teams. However, from that same process, this year’s driver pool was 49 drivers, which meant that not everyone would have a seat in this 16th season of competition.

19 drivers of the top-20 points finishers from the 2024 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season were combined with the top-30 drivers from the 2024 eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series standings to make the pool of drivers. Of those 49 drivers, 36 have previously competed at the top level, with 34 of those drivers having competed last season, the other two drivers returning from previous iterations. That put a potential 13 rookies on the table as well. After the signing process, the 2025 season will have eight rookies competing against 32 returning drivers.

The 2025 #eCCiS season is almost here. pic.twitter.com/oogAJDzmnK

— ENASCAR (@ENASCARGG) January 18, 2025

The 20 teams that will contest for the Team Championship in 2025 were all able to sign two drivers to compete for them this season during the Free Agency period. The nine drivers that weren’t signed will have the chance to be Fill-In drivers through the season if there are any drivers who miss a race and their team requests a fill-in.

Of the 20 teams in the series this season, 14 teams from last year have returned to the fold. Two teams from previous seasons are also returning in 2025, one of which has a new identity. Four brand-new teams will round out the roster. Here’s how the series will look in 2025.

STAYING IN PLACE

There was a lot of turnover and change this season, but a few teams kept the status quo for 2025. Starting at the top, the 2024 eNASCAR Team Champions at Williams Esports retained both Donovan Strauss in the #51 and the defending series champion, Parker White, who will change from the #53 to the #95 this season.

Same team, new number. Parker White moves from the #53 to the #95 this season.

Another top team from last season, BS+COMPETITION, will also keep Jordy Lopez and Garrett Lowe. Both of their numbers will change this season, with Lopez moving over to the #89 while Lowe takes the reigns of the #99 this season.

William Byron eSports will keep their potent duo of Nick Ottinger and Tucker Minter, back in the #25 and #97, respectively. Kevin Harvick Inc. also retains their two drivers, Jimmy Mullis and Matt Bussa, in the #29 and #62 rides. Both of those teams will be exactly as they were in 2024. RFK Racing maintains the same drivers and numbers, however they will swap seats. Collin Bowden takes control of the #6 this season while Timmy Holmes will pilot the #17 instead.

HALF NEW LOOKS

Eight teams on the roster were able to keep just one of their drivers from last season, and will have a new second driver for 2025. Perhaps one of the most potent combinations this season resides in the Kansas City Pioneers camp, as Graham Bowlin returns to field the #48 in 2025, but his teammate in the #24 this year will be the 2022 series champion, Casey Kirwan, who moves over from the #77 at Spire Motorsports.

Preseason power ranking #1? The Kansas City Pioneers added Casey Kirwan to race alongside Graham Bowlin in 2025.

Over the offseason, Nitro Circus Sim Racing rebranded to Channel 199 Sim Racing. The team retained Dylan Duval, who moves from the #41 to the #199 this season, and added the 2019 series champion Zack Novak to drive the #2. FGR Accel eRacing played a similar strategy during Free Agency, retaining second-year driver Seth DeMerchant in the #14, but adding on their own former series champion from the 2017 season, Ryan Luza, to drive the #12 this year.

eRacr will have a twice-almost-champion in Logan Clampitt on their roster, in the #42 this year as he makes his return to the series in 2025. He’ll be paired up with returning driver to the team, Tyler Garey, who moves to the #69 this year.

Four teams are opting to go with one of their drivers from last year, paired up with an upcoming rookie from the pool. JR Motorsports will have someone who has been in the series for the last few seasons, but as a commentator rather than competitor. Briar LaPradd will return to the #88 again, but his teammate will be former series broadcaster Blake McCandless, taking over the #8 this season from Kaden Honeycutt who will be taking on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ranks in the real-world this year.

Proud to announce that I will be driving the iconic #8 for @JRMotorsports in this year’s @ENASCARGG @iRacing Series!

I’m also beyond thrilled to partner with @C4Energy and represent their determined group for the duration of the 2025 season! It’s gonna be hard to miss this ride… pic.twitter.com/jkC5Q89heg

— Blake McCandless (@MrF4Speed) January 24, 2025

Other teams adding rookies alongside their flagship drivers include Team Dillon Esports, who will keep Taylor “T-Dawg” Hurst in the #33 to race alongside rookie Blaze Crawford in the team’s #3 machine, Letarte eSports, who maintains Quami Scott in the #36 to race with rookie Connor Yeroshack in the #40, and Kanaan Esports, who will have two-time race-winner Vicente Salas back in the #11 to race alongside rookie Alexander Russell in the #66.

RETURNING TEAMS, NEW FACES

Three returning teams will look brand new in the 2025 season. The two teams formerly in the series that will return are Jim Beaver eSports and the team formerly known as JTG Daugherty Racing in the real-world, Hyak Motorsports.

Both teams have victories previously in the series, with Garrett Lowe scoring wins for Jim Beaver and Nick Ottinger winning at Talladega back in 2019 for what is now Hyak. Jim Beaver will house a former race winner in Kollin Keister in the flagship #15 as he moves over from Kanaan Esports, while newcomer Nate Stewart will drive the #5 in his first attempt. Hyak managed to sign former Letarte Esports driver Dylan Ault to the #47, while rookie Quentin Warman will pilot the #50.

Then, there’s Spire Motorsports entering their second season in 2025 with a whole new look. Both of their drivers from 2024 found new homes at other eSports organizations, so two drivers without a team to sign back on in 2025 were brought into the fold. Former Daytona winner, Femi Olatunbosun, will take over in the #7, while the 2023 series champion, Steven Wilson, has a new home in the #77 this year.

Jim Beaver eSports was last in the series in 2023, where they collected two victories with driver Garrett Lowe.

NEW TEAMS ON THE BLOCK

The four new teams in the series include Apex Racing Team, one of the top sim racing teams on the iRacing service that competes in many of our top level road racing eSports, ERA eSports, owned by real-world racecar driver Jesse Iwuji, Six Karma, a Latin American eSports giant that competes in various competitions surrounding titles such as League of Legends and Valorant, and Vegas Inferno, the official eSports team of Las Vegas, which also takes on competitive titles such as Apex Legends and Madden.

Apex Racing Team will have a rookie on the team, with Chris Hill taking the seat of the new #96, and will also have a series veteran and former winner Cody Byus in the new #98. Six Karma has two younger drivers on their fledgling roster, with the eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series champion, rookie Eddie Kerner in the #19, while last year’s Indianapolis winner Dan Faulkingham will drive the #39.

The Las Vegas Inferno has a fiery pairing with two longtime friends teaming up for the first time. 2024 Atlanta winner, Malik Ray, will drive the #1, while 2023 Pocono winner, Michael Guest, is set to drive the #21. Finally, ERA eSports just might be the sleeper pick this season. Almost always a lock into the Championship 4, Bobby Zalenski joins the team to drive the #22. Rounding out the roster is one of the most popular drivers, Michael Cosey Jr in the #34.

Steven Wilson and Femi Olatunbosun (left) will be the faces of the new-look Spire Motorsports. Malik Ray and Michael Guest (right) are taking their talents to Las Vegas with the Inferno in 2025.

The season is scheduled to start on January 28th with the annual Daytona Clash exhibition. The first points-paying race, also at Daytona, will be on February 11th.

2025 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series schedule

Race	Date	Track	Setup	Laps
Exhibition	1/28/25	Daytona International Speedway	Fixed	10/10/20
1 (S1)	2/11/25	Daytona International Speedway	Open	80
2 (S1)	2/25/25	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Open	100
3 (S1)	3/4/25	Autódromo José Carlos Pace – Interlagos	Open	12/24
4 (S1)	3/25/25	Richmond Raceway	Open	25/25/70
5 (S1)	4/8/25	Rockingham Speedway	Open	200
6 (S2)	4/22/25	Talladega Superspeedway	Fixed	70
7 (S2)	5/20/25	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Open	160
8 (S2)	5/27/25	Nashville Superspeedway	Open	100
9 (S2)	6/3/25	Kansas Speedway	Open	100
10 (S3)	6/17/25	Iowa Speedway	Open	30/30/90
11 (S3)	6/24/25	Dover Motor Speedway	Open	120
12 (S3)	7/1/25	Chicago Street Course	Fixed	15/30
13 (S3)	7/22/25	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Open	60
14 (S3)	8/5/25	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Open	100
15 (PO1)	8/19/25	Michigan International Speedway	Open	70
16 (PO2)	9/2/25	Texas Motor Speedway	Open	100
17 (PO3)	9/16/25	Phoenix Raceway	Open	120
18 (C4)	10/7/25	Homestead-Miami Speedway	Open	100

Every eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series broadcast will stream live on Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. ET on eNASCAR.com/live and across all of iRacing’s social media channels. The Countdown to Green prerace show will lead into every race 30 minutes prior.

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