eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series | Power Rankings | Race 14 at Pocono Raceway

The 13th round of the 2025 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was one of those races where it was impossible to determine who was on the right strategy as the race went on. Kanaan Esports’ Vicente Salas looked to be on the path to a third-straight win for a while. Then it was the Six Karma driver, Daniel Faulkingham, looking to get a second-straight Brickyard checkered flag. Zack Novak from Channel 199 looked prime to jump in on Faulkingham if he ran out under green, but as the restarts and cautions flew, it was Spire Motorsports’ Steven Wilson again on top, winning his record-tying sixth win of the season, a feat only once accomplished by Nick Ottinger (William Byron eSports) back in 2013.

Whether it was the run from Tucker Minter (William Byron eSports) or the recent successes by Salas, Wilson has been right there to pick it back up when they fizzle out. The Hawkeye looks to be inevitable this year, through car updates, and even perhaps a venue update as Pocono Raceway takes over as the 14th and final race of the 2025 Regular Season on Tuesday night.

Steven Wilson ties eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season wins record after sixth victory of 2025 at Indianapolis

While Wilson has five races left to take the most-wins-in-a-season record away, he might not have to win again to take the title. That’s how many playoff points this man has earned this year, with 30 Playoff Points earned from wins, plus five earned for the Segment 2 title. Wilson leads the Segment 3 points as well, so if he does break the record this week, he will have 45 points stored up to start the 10-driver Playoff at Michigan—essentially a full-race mulligan. Of course, a win at Michigan, Texas, or Phoenix locks Steven or any of those Playoff competitors into the Homestead-Miami Championship Finale. Wins supersede points in that aspect, but we’ll worry about that when the Playoffs begin.

Spire Motorsports has the most wins of all teams from Wilson alone, but also there isn’t a team out there with both drivers having wins. Channel 199 Sim Racing could have both drivers make the Playoffs without a win, as Novak clinched at Indy and Dylan Duval holds the 10th and final spot entering. Other than that, as you look down the order, the teams with drivers entering the Playoffs are the top teams as a result, with fgrAccel the outlier in seventh, but with both of their drivers still in the hunt to make the 10-driver field. Seth DeMerchant needs a win, which Ryan Luza could also use to propel himself into the fight, but in Luza’s case, he’s only 10 points out after sitting 32nd in the standings six races ago, an incredible climb. If not for a rogue Iowa collapse, or if Charlotte was a top-five instead of a top-15, Luza might have been 10th entering instead.

Things are about to get tricky and triangular this week as Pocono will once again determine who will fight for the opportunity to compete for the Dale Jr Cup on October 7th.

POCONO DRIVER POWER RANKINGS | Wilson reminds the field why it is his Championship to lose

Eight of the top-10 in the Power Rankings are locked into the Playoffs this season. Jordy Lopez (BS+COMPETITION) is as locked in as you can be with still having a slim, near impossible chance that he could miss if the stars and planets align against him—so, essentially, nine of the top-10 should be racing for a chance to make the Championship 4, which makes a lot of sense considering that with as few winners as we have thanks to Steven Wilson having nearly half the wins so far, the points make a huge dent in how the Power Rankings are formed.

Ryan Luza in 10th is the outlier, the only driver up there that’s not on the Playoff grid. As mentioned up above, his run since Charlotte Motor Speedway has been remarkable. From 32nd in the standings to 14th in six races, only 10 points out of a possible Playoff berth is stuff of legends, and the former champion knows a thing or two about doing unprecedented things, such as winning a title in his rookie season. Luza’s not been the same for a while. Ever since his 2020 title chances ended disastrously, he’s had moments of brilliance, but still he hasn’t won a race now since 2022. That’s the only sure thing that could have him fighting for a title this season.

Parker White (Atlassian Williams Sim Racing) has had a quiet follow-up season to winning the championship last year. While he has no victories on the year thus far, this season and last have been pretty identical, racing up front, being in contention, always a threat. White doesn’t have to step it up until the Playoffs begin, which is what he did last season en route to winning it. Pocono was his most forgettable race last year, his worst finish of the year in 34th, a race that almost knocked him out of the Playoff grid and nearly changed the complexion of the season.

Besides Parker, you’ll have potentially Zack Novak and Casey Kirwan (Kansas City Pioneers) racing for a title without a win yet in the season, depending on if any of those three can take the win at Pocono. Same applies for Jordy if nothing changes, and if there’s no new winner, a fifth driver will also fight for a title without a win, that distinction currently held by Dylan Duval. But what if there is a new winner at Pocono?

The last two winners at Pocono are Michael Guest (Vegas Inferno) and Graham Bowlin (Kansas City Pioneers). Both of them needed to win to lock into the Playoffs. Both drivers are still in contention to do it again this season. Other potential win-and-in drivers are Michael Cosey Jr (ERA eSports), Dylan Ault (Hyak Motorsports), Luza, Connor Yeroschak (Letarte Esports), Seth DeMerchant, Donovan Strauss (Atlassian Williams Sim Racing), Femi Olatunbosun (Spire Motorsports), Garrett Lowe (BS+COMPETITION), Malik Ray (Vegas Inferno), Christopher Hill (Apex Racing Team), and Blaze Crawford (Team Dillon Esports). Cosey Jr, Ault, Yeroschak, DeMerchant, Hill, and Crawford would all be aiming for their first career wins as well.

Yeroschak in particular has also turned up the wick in the last three oval races, collecting three-straight top-10 oval finishes at Kansas, Iowa, and Indy. If not for a bad day on the Streets of Chicago, the rookie might be closer to pointing his way into his first Playoff field. Crawford, who led the rookie battle for a good chunk of the year, has not had the same luck in the last few races, but could be turning things back around after a 15th at Indy. Hill, who didn’t have the best start to his rookie campaign, has been steadily climbing, earning his best career-finish of fourth at Indy two weeks ago. I don’t know if there will be a rookie fighting for a title this year, but with one race left, those are your three best bets.

TOP 20 DRIVERS POWER RANKINGS (ENTERING POCONO)

1. Steven Wilson (+1)
2. Vicente Salas (-1)
3. Zack Novak (+4)
4. Jordy Lopez (+1)
5. Bobby Zalenski (+1)
6. Tucker Minter (-3)
7. Casey Kirwan (-3)
8. Kollin Keister
9. Parker White
10. Ryan Luza
11. Dylan Duval (+4)
12. Connor Yeroschak (+4)
13. Michael Guest (-1)
14. Seth DeMerchant (-3)
15. Christopher Hill (+3)
16. Dylan Ault (-2)
17. Garrett Lowe
18. Michael Cosey Jr (-5)
19. Matt Bussa
20. Graham Bowlin (NEW)

Fell out: Cody Byus

INDIANAPOLIS TEAM POWER RANKINGS | Zebras jump up as Lopez all but locks into Playoff battle

After the first three races of the season, Jordy Lopez was looking like he was going to be a threat for the title. An earned pole position for the Richmond race only strengthened that notion, but things quickly fell apart from there. Jordy finished 40th at Richmond after incurring a restart violation in the Heat race, and then getting further penalties in the Feature race. Rockingham wasn’t much better, as he wrecked while battling for the lead and wound up 28th instead. Nashville was another bad day, three of them in five races as he finished 31st, and his chances of racing for a title looked to be over.

Since Kansas, the Zebra racer hasn’t finished worse than 10th in the last five races, with a season-best result of third at Indianapolis. That late surge has brought Lopez right back into the conversation, 40 points ahead of the cut, and 30 points ahead of 10th place Dylan Duval should a new winner be thrown into the mix. Essentially, only Duval can pass him, and assuming it’s not with a win but in the best case without, a second place run, that gives Duval 35 points. For Jordy to guarantee his place, he would need six points—a 31st place finish to lock in no matter what else happens.

Combine this recent stretch by Lopez with Garrett Lowe’s second half surge, which include four top-10’s in the last seven races, most recently a 10th at Indianapolis. While the Zebras at BS+COMPETITION sit seventh in the Team Standings, their recent results have vaulted the pair up to third in the Power Rankings entering the final Regular Season race of the year. If they can plan this out where Jordy can lock in on points and Garrett can snag the win, both of their drivers could be fighting for the title this year, which would immediately put them into the conversation for a potential Team Championship in the final four events.

Otherwise, with the Team Power Rankings this week, there’s not much else to talk about in terms of movement. William Byron eSports and Kanaan Esports both tumble as both of their top drivers in Vicente Salas and Tucker Minter, respectively, had off days at Indianapolis. Spire Motorsports easily continues to lead the Power Rankings after Wilson’s win, but in the points themselves, Channel 199 Sim Racing only sits three points back. The title is far from decided in that aspect. ERA eSports is also in striking distance, back in third, 64 points behind Spire, which is completely within the potential swing of 73 points that a team could make by taking the top two positions in a race.

It’s been a bit of a slump for Donovan Strauss over at Atlassian Williams Sim Racing. His last three finishes have been 28th, 39th, and 30th, which means he can no longer potentially point his way into the Playoffs, but he’s still close enough that a win could propel him. Strauss earned the pole position at Pocono last season, so I wouldn’t say his chances are completely over, but a win is his only path. Should he join Parker White in the Playoffs, not only will the Team’s Power Rankings spike, but their chances at a second-straight Team Championship will increase significantly. Currently, the Williams drivers sit fourth in the Team Standings, 93 points back.

Of course, that sentiment also holds true for the Kansas City Pioneers, still looking for their first team win of the 2025 season. Casey Kirwan is locked into the playoffs on points. If Graham Bowlin can get a second-straight win on the triangular track, both of their drivers will be in the Playoff field, and as they stand, they are 102 points back—not out of it yet, but getting both drivers into the Playoffs could prove to be the boost they need to compete for the Team title.

TOP 10 TEAMS POWER RANKINGS (ENTERING POCONO)

1. Spire Motorsports
2. Channel 199 Sim Racing
3. BS+COMPETITION (+5)
4. ERA eSports
5. Kansas City Pioneers (+1)
6. William Byron eSports (-3)
7. fgrAccel (+2)
8. Atlassian Williams Sim Racing (-1)
9. Kanaan Esports (-4)
10. Jim Beaver eSports

Fell out: NONE

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The quest for the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series championship, and the road to $500,000, continues on Tuesday night at 8:00 pm ET, live on eNASCAR.com/live. Tune in to the pre-race Countdown to Green starting at 7:30 pm ET.

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