California State University, Fullerton’s Logan Clampitt claims 2024-25 eNASCAR College iRacing Series title

April 16th, 2025 by

The Hawkeye finishes second after huge comeback from mid-race incident

A dramatic back and forth between California State University at Fullerton’s Logan Clampitt and the University of Iowa’s Steven Wilson ended with the former on top after 90 laps at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Tuesday night. With 25 drivers entered, all with the same chance to win the eNASCAR College iRacing Series championship in a winner-take-all brawl, Clampitt outlasted Wilson and the other 23 competitors to take the title and scholarship payday of $10,000.

“It means so much,” Clampitt exclaimed post-race. “Last year, we were just second place to Steven (Wilson) there, and it really took some fighting this year to get him. We did rub bumpers there, for a few laps. It’s so hard to pass on the long run, and I didn’t mean to put him in the wall earlier in the race… I really wanted this win. I can’t believe that was so intense… I’m so happy we won this for California State University Fullerton.”

The Titan, Clampitt, started on pole position for the finale, out-qualifying the Hawkeye, Wilson, by 0.013 seconds for the top spot. An immediate caution on the opening lap set up for a quick reset, and once again, Clampitt led the field back to the green flag for the longest run of the night, from Lap 5 to Lap 78.

On Lap 10, Wilson managed to take the top spot, sliding Clampitt into Turn 1 to confirm the pass. The Hawkeye didn’t pull away, however, as he does in these eNASCAR events. The Titan was right behind, lap after lap, keeping it close. Behind them, two University of Maine students—the Augusta branch’s Parker White and the Machias branch’s Daniel Faulkingham—ran third and fourth, staying in the conversation.

Things started ramping up on Lap 41, as UCONN’s Jose Solis Jr made his way to pit road, the first of the contenders to strike for fresh virtual tires. Meanwhile, in the battle for the lead, Clampitt was peeking low on Wilson, sizing up a pass for the top spot before both would come down for their own service on pit road. Two laps later, Clampitt sent it deep on the low lane, just barely clipping the white line, which slid him up into the path of Wilson alongside. As the two pulled off of one another, Wilson found the wall while Clampitt motored away, unscathed. The resulting contact moved Wilson down to third, behind the Moose, Parker White.

Pit stops would ensue for Faulkingham on Lap 45, Clampitt on Lap 46, and both White and Wilson on Lap 47. When it all cycled through, the top-three was completely different, with the Husky, Solis Jr, out front, the Michigan Wolverine of Matthew Zwack in second, and the Oklahoma Sooner of Mario Merenda in third. They all banked on the undercut and a potential caution at the right time. Unfortunately, the caution didn’t come until after they had all been passed by Clampitt, Wilson, and White.

With the laps winding down, Clampitt led Wilson, the latter having a slight tire advantage should the race stay green until the end. It didn’t, however, as with 13 laps remaining, Eastern Shore’s Arron Brown and San Jacinto’s Abraham Vela got together in the back of the field, setting up for another pit stop and at least one more restart to conclude the season. Vela would get involved in another incident on the ensuing restart, and that set the stage for a three-lap-dash to the checkers for the title.

Clampitt hit the gas and brought the field back to green. Wilson fell in line, right behind Clampitt and ahead of White as the field jockeyed for positions and scholarships behind. The top-10 being in the money, there was more to the fight than just the title, but all eyes were on the top-two, to see if Wilson would repay the favor or if Clampitt could hold on.

Two laps to go, and Wilson makes his move out of Turn 2. The two run close as they enter Turn 3, but they keep it clean as Wilson slides in front and Clampitt pulls a crossover as they come to take the white flag. Into Turn 1 for the final time, the two began to lean on one another—Wilson running Clampitt as low as he could while Clampitt attempted to use more of the corner and washed up. Once again, contact for the lead, but Wilson wasn’t out of it yet. Into Turn 3 for the final time, and they both send it as hard as possible. They make it off the corner, and Clampitt begins to celebrate across the line as the champion of the series, $10,000 richer.

eNASCAR College iRacing Series results from Homestead-Miami Speedway were as follows:

Fin.

St.

Name

School

Laps

Interval

Led

Best

Scholarship
1 1 Logan Clampitt Cal State Fullerton 90 0.000 33 33.807 $10,000
2 2 Steven Wilson Iowa 90 -0.156 34 33.712 $4,500
3 4 Parker White UMaine Augusta 90 -0.178 1 33.804 $3,250
4 5 Matthew Zwack Michigan 90 -0.269 0 33.752 $2,500
5 3
Daniel Faulkingham
 UMaine Machias 90 -0.363 0 33.778 $2,250
6 6 Mario Merenda Oklahoma 90 -0.49 0 33.877 $2,000
7 7 Jose Solis Jr UCONN 90 -0.64 15 33.931 $1,750
8 14 Dylan Ault Sac State 90 -0.777 1 33.922 $1,500
9 8 James Scioly Eastern Washington 90 -1.026 0 33.909 $1,250
10 11 AJ Heider St. Johns River 90 -1.041 0 33.927 $1,000
11 13 Adam Garza Triton College 90 -1.098 0 33.894 $0
12 20 Daniel Nanney Ball State 90 -1.209 0 33.913 $0
13 9 John Forbes Jr Saddleback 90 -1.232 0 33.967 $0
14 21 Connor Trifari USC Beaufort 90 -1.779 0 34.04 $0
15 15 Arron Brown Eastern Shore CC 90 -1.870 5 33.944 $0
16 17
Jonathan W Evans
 Western CT State 90 -1.952 0 33.985 $0
17 18
Jeremy O. Burns
 Longwood 90 -2.03 0 33.982 $0
18 22 Drew Jewah Chattahoochee TC 90 -2.053 0 33.966 $0
19 19 Jacob Bradley Purdue Indianapolis 90 -2.066 0 34.225 $0
20 23 Zach Sprouse George Mason 90 -2.1 0 34.000 $0
21 25 Nick Luetje Purdue Indianapolis 90 -2.231 0 34.068 $0
22 10 Peter Irons Winona State 90 -3.092 0 34.123 $0
23 24 Jake Cummings Converse 90 -30.337 0 34.326 $0
24 16 Abraham E Vela San Jacinto 84 -6 L 1 34.261 $0
25 12
Connor Yeroschak
 Calgary 0 -90 L 0 ——– $0

White finishes third after winning the most races on the season, holding off Zwack and Faulingham for that final podium spot. Merenda and Solis Jr wound up sixth and seventh after their strategies unfolded late. The University of Calgary’s Connor Yeroschak, who won the final regular season race two weeks ago at Charlotte Motor Speedway, had connection issues at the start and did not get to turn a single lap. 23 drivers of the 25 that started the race finished on the lead lap.

The eNASCAR College iRacing Series presented by Playfly College Esports returns this fall, on a new day of the week—Wednesday—and an earlier time—7:00 p.m. ET. More details regarding the schedule, the format, and registration will be revealed as we get closer to the start of the season.

The eNASCAR College iRacing Series is presented by Playfly College Esports and Logitech G. For more information on the series, visit eNASCAR.com.
For more information on iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iracing.com.

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