2025 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series | Preview | Race 14: Pocono Raceway

The eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Regular Season concludes with the 14th race on the calendar, now set at Pocono Raceway on Tuesday night.

This is the last chance to dance in the 2025 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series playoffs. Eight tickets have been confirmed, with a ninth ticket either going to Jordy Lopez or Dylan Duval. The 10th and final ticket could be one of them as well, or one of the 19 drivers still eligible mathematically behind them. Pocono has given both Michael Guest and Graham Bowlin the chance to race for a title in the last two seasons—will that trend continue again this year?

Race coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET at eNASCAR.com/live and across iRacing social media channels. Tune in 30 minutes earlier to catch the Countdown to Green at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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

LAST RACE

At Indianapolis Motor Speedway, two weeks ago, a record held for the last 12 seasons of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series was tied up following the checkers. With his sixth win on the year, Spire Motorsports’ Steven Wilson now has as many wins as Nick Ottinger accomplished in the entirety of the 2013 season. With five races to go, one more win would set Wilson apart. Wilson grabbed the win late as Six Karma’s Daniel Faulkingham was forced to pit with no fuel in Double eNASCAR Overtime. Wilson held off Channel 199 Sim Racing’s Zack Novak for the win.

LAST YEAR

While we were originally meant to go to Echo Park Speedway this week, Pocono returns once more to determine the Playoff field in 2025. The triangular venue has served as the Regular Season finale over the last three seasons, with Casey Kirwan taking a photo finish over Zack Novak in 2022, Michael Guest claiming his first win over Malik Ray and Nick Ottinger in 2023, and Graham Bowlin outdueling Femi Olatunbosun and Tucker Minter en route to the Championship 4 in 2024. Pocono has gained a knack for exciting finishes over the last few seasons as a result.

PLAYOFF OUTLOOK

Eight spots are locked into the 2025 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series playoffs. Steven Wilson (6 wins, Segment 2 champion), Tucker Minter (3 wins), Vicente Salas (2 wins), Bobby Zalenski (1 win) and Kollin Keister (1 win) are all locked in based on wins. Zack Novak (Segment 1 champion), Casey Kirwan, and Parker White are also locked in, based on their earned points entering Pocono.

If there is a new winner, only two drivers could possibly point their way in. Jordy Lopez is 40 points above the cut, while Dylan Duval is above by 10 points. A new winner would shift that line to Lopez being 30 points above and Duval 30 points behind, with no chance for anyone else to mathematically point in. If there is no new winner, Lopez locks in no matter what, and it will come down to a battle for the final spot between Duval, Michael Guest, Michael Cosey Jr, Dylan Ault, Ryan Luza, Connor Yeroschak, and Seth DeMerchant.

Duval can lock, with no new winner, by finishing 11th or better at Pocono. If Duval finishes outside the top-11 and there’s no new winner, it will all depend on where everyone else finishes. Guest, Cosey Jr, and Ault all enter the Regular Season finale tied in 11th, all 10 points behind Duval. Luza is right there as well, 12 points behind Duval. Those will be the drivers to keep an eye on for potential points swings. Yeroschak and DeMerchant will need a lot of things to happen to the people ahead for them to have a chance to point in, but it is not impossible.

WIN AND IN?

Every driver mentioned thus far can clinch their chances by winning the race. Other drivers that could clinch with a win include Donovan Strauss, Femi Olatunbosun, Graham Bowlin, Garrett Lowe, Malik Ray, Christopher Hill, and Blaze Crawford. Win, and you are in. Six more drivers below Crawford, including Quentin Warman, Nick Ottinger, Matt Bussa, Daniel Faulkingham, Jimmy Mullis, and Tyler Garey, could also win and get in, but they will also need to finish the night 20th or better in the standings, which means they will need a lot of things to happen to the people ahead of them as well.

As we’ve seen the last few seasons, it is anyone’s guess as to who will claim the final spot in the eNASCAR Playoffs.

TRACK FACTS

Known as “The Tricky Triangle,” Long Pond, Pennsylvania’s Pocono Raceway is one of the longest ovals on the NASCAR schedule at 2.5-miles in length. Designed by open-wheel racing legend Rodger Ward, it borrows its 14-degree Turn 1 design from the former Trenton Speedway, Turn 2 from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and Turn 3 from the Milwaukee Mile. Pocono first welcomed the NASCAR Cup Series in the 1970s and continues on as a staple of the NASCAR calendar in all three of their top divisions.

NEXT RACE

Following Pocono, the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Playoffs begin with the 15th round of the season at Michigan International Speedway on August 19th. Last season, Briar LaPradd picked up his first career eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series win in a photo finish against Parker White.

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