Two years ago, Keegan Leahy was part of one of the most exciting finishes in eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series history at Homestead-Miami Speedway, although he ended up crossing the finish line second. On Tuesday night, the 23XI driver wasn’t involved in quite the same photo finish opportunity, but he had to be happier about the end result.

Leahy wrapped up a dominant performance in the caution-free Homestead race by taking his first checkered flag of 2021, all but guaranteeing that he’ll be a part of this year’s 10-driver playoffs in the fall once again. The polesitter made the final decisive pass on Kligerman Sport’s Bob Bryant, one of a number of drivers attempting to finish the race on a one-stop strategy, on Lap 97 and never looked back. In the end, he led 105 of the race’s 134 laps.

XSET’s Ryan Luza, a two-time Homestead winner, was second, while Letarte Esports’ Chris Shearburn backed up his season-ending victory at this track last year with a third place run. Wood Brothers Racing driver Garrett Lowe came home fourth, while Team Dillon Esports teammates Taylor Hurst and Corey Vincent were fifth and sixth. Bryant eventually settled for eighth place after leading 23 laps.

Other notable finishers included defending series champion Nick Ottinger, who clinched his first eNASCAR title here last year, rebounding from a last-lap accident at Daytona International Speedway two weeks ago to finish seventh. Daytona winner Michael Conti of JR Motorsports charged through the field from 29th on the grid to score his second straight top-10 result. Mitchell deJong, Leahy’s 23XI teammate and the Daytona polesitter, was the top-finishing rookie in 11th.

With the race going caution-free, more than 30 of the race’s 40 starters finished on the lead lap. Some of the drivers who didn’t finish every lap were affected by a third-party internet service provider issue, similar to unforeseen real-world mechanical problems, but most would return to the track to complete the race.

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

Fin.

St.

No.

Name

Manufacturer

Laps

Interval

Led

Best

Pts

1 1 32 Keegan Leahy Toyota 134 105 31.114 40
2 7 4 Ryan Michael Luza Ford 134 -2.293 1 31.167 35
3 4 36 Chris Shearburn Chevrolet 134 -3.521 0 31.131 34
4 8 21 Garrett Lowe Ford 134 -7.643 0 31.201 33
5 12 33 Taylor Hurst Chevrolet 134 -9.581 0 31.232 32
6 10 3 Corey Vincent Chevrolet 134 -11.564 1 31.314 31
7 20 25 Nick Ottinger Chevrolet 134 -12.630 0 31.152 30
8 25 77 Bob Bryant Chevrolet 134 -13.611 23 31.551 29
9 14 90 Zack Novak Toyota 134 -14.342 3 31.220 28
10 29 8 Michael Conti Chevrolet 134 -15.159 0 31.152 27
11 3 23 Mitchell deJong Toyota 134 -16.276 0 31.310 26
12 15 46 Jimmy Mullis Toyota 134 -16.924 0 31.243 25
13 17 38 Casey Kirwan Ford 134 -17.949 0 31.255 24
14 11 24 Jake Nichols Ford 134 -18.448 0 31.191 23
15 24 97 Logan Clampitt Chevrolet 134 -19.076 0 31.358 22
16 23 44 Isaac Gann Chevrolet 134 -19.811 0 31.155 21
17 16 41 Dylan Duval Ford 134 -20.235 0 31.298 20
18 27 17 Steven Wilson Ford 134 -20.682 0 31.294 19
19 36 18 Femi Olat Toyota 134 -21.133 0 31.461 18
20 32 9 Michael Guest Ford 134 -21.755 0 31.432 17
21 40 75 Matt Bussa Ford 134 -22.219 0 31.367 16
22 26 6 Nathan Lyon Ford 134 -22.556 0 31.521 15
23 28 67 Allen Boes Chevrolet 134 -22.794 1 31.311 14
24 39 79 Ryan Doucette Ford 134 -24.276 0 31.436 13
25 33 11 Malik Ray Ford 134 -24.736 0 31.609 12
26 35 52 Jake Matheson Ford 134 -26.319 0 31.182 11
27 13 16 John Gorlinsky Ford 134 -30.331 0 31.586 10
28 19 29 Zack Nichols Ford 134 -30.851 0 31.181 9
29 6 1 Ashton Crowder Toyota 134 -31.388 0 31.511 8
30 22 55 Vicente Salas Ford 134 -31.739 0 31.394 7
31 37 47 Brian Schoenburg Chevrolet 134 -32.347 0 31.251 6
32 31 88 Brad Davies Chevrolet 133 -1 L 0 31.408 5
33 2 83 Bobby Zalenski Chevrolet 124 -10 L 0 30.999 4
34 30 2 Garrett Manes Toyota 124 -10 L 0 31.384 3
35 5 51 Ray Alfalla Toyota 123 -11 L 0 31.123 2
36 21 37 Derek Justis Chevrolet 121 -13 L 0 31.163 1
37 9 10 Graham A. Bowlin Ford 117 -17 L 0 31.246 1
38 34 66 Blake Reynolds Chevrolet 106 -28 L 0 31.346 1
39 18 14 Blade Whitt Ford 30 -104 L 0 31.548 1
40 38 15 Caine Cook Ford 19 -115 L 0 31.287 1

 

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series driver points through two races are as follows:

  1. Michael Conti, 67
  2. Corey Vincent, 64
  3. Chris Shearburn, 62
  4. Keegan Leahy, 60
  5. Casey Kirwan, 54
  6. Isaac Gann, 53
  7. Michael Guest, 52
  8. Mitchell deJong, 52
  9. Garrett Lowe, 51
  10. Nick Ottinger, 46

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series team points through two races are as follows:

  1. 23XI, 112
  2. JR Motorsports, 99
  3. Team Dillon Esports, 99
  4. Letarte Esports, 97
  5. Kligerman Sport, 95
  6. XSET, 90
  7. William Byron eSports, 85
  8. Mode Motorsports, 82
  9. Wood Brothers Racing, 75
  10. Jim Beaver eSports, 72

The eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season continues next Tuesday with a return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which moves up from the fall last season. Richmond Raceway eSports’ Jimmy Mullis is the most recent Las Vegas race winner. Coverage will kick off at 8:40PM ET with iRacing Countdown to Green, while the race will begin at 9PM ET on eNASCAR.com/live, iRacing.com/live, and NASCAR and iRacing social media channels.

For more information on the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, visit www.eNASCAR.com. For more information on iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iracing.com.

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