Seven up! Steven Wilson breaks single-season wins record; will race for eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series title after Michigan win

August 20th, 2025 by

Even when the universe is stacked against him, the 2025 edition of Steven Wilson continues to be inevitable in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series.

The Spire Motorsports driver entered the eNASCAR Playoffs with more wins than anyone else, a whopping total of six. A seventh would not only mean a trip to the 2025 eNASCAR Championship race in Uptown Charlotte, but it would also break a record that had previously been held by William Byron eSports’ Nick Ottinger all the way back in 2013 for the most wins in a single season.

For the majority of the Playoff-opening night at Michigan International Speedway, it did not look as though Wilson would be the one to visit virtual victory lane. A late pit stop due to not having enough fuel to make it the distance all but shut the door on a potential win, and nearly wiped out his entire mulligan’s worth of points he had built up over the Regular Season. Somehow, Wilson got the exact caution he needed at the perfect moment. As the field took on eNASCAR Overtime, Wilson assumed the lead on slightly older tires. Track position was key all night, and proved to be the winning play all along.

“There’s a golden horseshoe. It’s somewhere, I’ve got it,” Wilson joked post-race. “That was so lucky, because I was going to run out of gas, and I had to pit under green. We were really fast. I think we deserved to be up there on speed. Me and Femi (Olatunbosun) both had to pit, we both thought, with short fueling, we didn’t know if we could make it to the end. It just turned out to be the right strategy with the caution. I don’t know who caused it, but I thank them very much.”

The win marks Wilson’s 16th career victory in the series as well, breaking him out of another tie on the all-time wins list, now the sole proprietor of fifth place, moving 2014 Series Champion Michael Conti back to sixth. The win locks Wilson place in the eNASCAR Championship 4, the event to be held at the virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway, but live and in-person at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on October 7th.

THE EVENT

Wilson qualified in ninth, but up front for the second-straight race was William Byron eSports’ Tucker Minter. Like Indianapolis and Pocono, Michigan would be a battle for clean air and track position, with the ability to pass as tough as ever.

Immediately, the caution flew for an incident on Lap 1 involving Six Karma’s Eddie Kerner and Steven Wilson, the two backend teammates colliding in the top-five. Neither would sustain significant damage, but Kerner would be the loser in the scenario, restarting at the back of the field. Wilson kept his track position and the restart flew once again on Lap 5.

Minter led the way with help from Apex Racing Team’s Christopher Hill right behind. The two were step-in-step, working together flawlessly through the night.

The race, scheduled for 70 laps, required at least one pit stop during the night. That opportunity came during the second caution of the night, which the entire field took advantage of, keeping Minter in control with Hill right behind.

Wilson, as well as Kansas City Pioneers’ Casey Kirwan, were able to separate themselves from the rest of the field with Minter and Hill as the laps wound down. Kirwan tried to make a move first, but was unable to break up the Minter-Hill train and lost the podium spot to Wilson with about 10 laps to go. Wilson managed to squeeze his way in-between the two, but even with the shake-and-bake squad separated, he couldn’t manage to get fully in front as the laps continued to wind down.

Suddenly, pit road turned into a frenzy, and Wilson was among those on it. It wasn’t fully known if everyone else could make it or not, but as each lap ticked away, it became more and more evident that the rest of the field could make it to the end.

Minter was in prime position, leading 65 of the first 67 laps, only losing out on two of those laps to Wilson who was able to snipe them at the line. Entering Turn 1 with three laps to go, everything suddenly changed.

Seemingly out of nowhere, Minter got completely sideways, allowing for both Hill and Kirwan to get alongside. For the first time all night, Minter was not the control car. Kirwan, two and a half laps away from his first win since the 2023 season, looked to be in the catbird position, but it all suddenly changed as Garrett Lowe (BS+COMPETITION) spun out in the same area that Minter got sideways.

As the field came down pit road, Wilson and his teammate Femi Olatunbosun stayed out. In the single eNASCAR Overtime attempt, Wilson did exactly what he needed to claim his record-breaking win and advance to the title fight for the fourth-straight season.

PLAYOFF PROBLEMATICS

While Wilson triumphed, many others in the fight for the Championship 4 found trouble through the 73-lap extravaganza in the Irish Hills.

The second caution involved Jim Beaver eSports Kollin Keister, who got loose in front of Team Dillon Esports’ Taylor Hurst. The two made contact, and it was lights out for the first-time playoff contender. The very next restart, both eRacr’s Tyler Garey and Letarte Esports’ Quami Scott went sideways on the backstretch. Channel 199 Sim Racing’s Zack Novak had nowhere to go and was collected, ruining his chances early on as well.

Both Dylan Duval (Channel 199 Sim Racing) and Jordy Lopez (BS+COMPETITION) ran inside the top-10 throughout the night, but ultimately, both wound up outside the top-15 by night’s end. The biggest jaw-dropping moment came in the final laps of the night. Tucker Minter led 65 laps from the pole. While he restarted sixth on the eNASCAR Overtime attempt, his night wound up going the completely wrong direction as he spun off of Turn 2 on the final lap. Minter came home 35th instead of locking up his spot in the 2025 Championship 4.

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series results from Race #15 at Michigan were as follows:

Fin.

St.

No.

Name

Team

Laps

Interval

Led

Best

Pts
1 9 77 Steven Wilson Spire Motorsports 73 0.000 6 37.871 40
2 6 24 Casey Kirwan Kansas City Pioneers 73 -0.133 2 37.811 35
3 13 7 Femi Olatunbosun Spire Motorsports 73 -0.238 0 37.917 34
4 18 95 Parker White Atlassian Williams 73 -0.269 0 37.826 33
5 29 11 Vicente Salas Kanaan Esports 73 -0.285 0 37.999 32
6 2 96 Christopher M. Hill Apex Racing Team 73 -0.445 0 37.828 31
7 17 1 Malik Ray Vegas Inferno 73 -0.682 0 37.826 30
8 30 21 Michael Guest Vegas Inferno 73 -0.754 0 37.845 29
9 24 22 Bobby Zalenski ERA eSports 73 -0.838 0 37.693 28
10 33 4 Donovan Strauss Atlassian Williams 73 -0.853 0 37.830 27
11 16 29 Jimmy Mullis Kevin Harvick Inc. 73 -0.983 0 37.753 26
12 8 3 Blaze Crawford Team Dillon Esports 73 -1.148 0 37.747 25
13 27 25 Nick Ottinger William Byron eSports 73 -1.212 0 37.892 24
14 3 19 Eddie Kerner Six Karma 73 -1.342 0 37.840 23
15 10 50 Quentin Warman Hyak Motorsports 73 -1.407 0 37.792 22
16 20 89 Jordy Lopez BS+COMPETITION 73 -1.445 0 37.848 21
17 14 48 Graham A. Bowlin Kansas City Pioneers 73 -1.464 0 37.875 20
18 19 62 Matt Bussa Kevin Harvick Inc. 73 -1.470 0 37.701 19
19 5 199 Dylan Duval Channel 199 Sim Racing 73 -1.562 0 37.798 18
20 15 39 Daniel Faulkingham Six Karma 73 -1.681 0 37.895 17
21 37 5 Nate S Stewart Jim Beaver Esports 73 -1.680 0 38.113 16
22 36 34 Michael Cosey Jr ERA eSports 73 -1.737 0 37.944 15
23 40 66 Alexander L Russell Kanaan Esports 73 -1.834 0 37.902 14
24 7 40 Connor Yeroschak Letarte eSports 73 -2.029 0 37.690 13
25 22 36 Quami Scott Letarte eSports 73 -2.073 0 37.880 12
26 25 47 Dylan Ault Hyak Motorsports 73 -2.075 0 37.840 11
27 31 8 Blake McCandless JR Motorsports 73 -2.071 0 37.966 10
28 39 6 Collin Bowden RFK Racing 73 -2.124 0 37.976 9
29 32 99 Garrett Lowe BS+COMPETITION 73 -2.635 0 37.872 8
30 38 17 Timothy Holmes RFK Racing 73 -2.767 0 37.786 7
31 11 98 Cody Byus Apex Racing Team 73 -2.922 0 37.978 6
32 23 12 Ryan Luza fgrAccel 73 -2.923 0 37.770 5
33 35 2 Zack Novak Channel 199 Sim Racing 73 -3.844 0 37.787 4
34 4 69 Tyler Garey eRacr 73 -5.035 0 37.678 3
35 1 97 Tucker Minter William Byron eSports 73 -5.069 65 37.802 2
36 21 33 Taylor Hurst Team Dillon Esports 73 -6.169 0 37.818 1
37 28 14 Seth DeMerchant fgrAccel 54 DNF 0 37.776 1
38 26 42 Logan Clampitt eRacr 54 DNF 0 37.862 1
39 34 15 Kollin Keister Jim Beaver Esports 16 DNF 0 37.953 1
40 12 88 Briar LaPradd JR Motorsports 16 DNF 0 37.931 1

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Playoff Standings following Race #15 at Michigan:

  1. #77 Steven Wilson | Spire Motorsports, ADVANCED VIA WIN
  2. #11 Vicente Salas | Kanaan Esports, +9
  3. #22 Bobby Zalenski | ERA eSports, +5
  4. #24 Casey Kirwan | Kansas City Pioneers, +2
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  5. #95 Parker White | Atlassian Williams, -2
  6. #89 Jordy Lopez | BS+COMPETITION, -14
  7. #199 Dylan Duval | Channel 199 Sim Racing, -17
  8. #97 Tucker Minter | William Byron eSports, -18
  9. #2 Zack Novak | Channel 199 Sim Racing, -26
  10. #15 Kollin Keister | Jim Beaver eSports, -29

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Team Standings after Race #15 at Michigan are as follows:

  1. Spire Motorsports (#7/#77), 786 points
  2. Channel 199 Sim Racing (#2/#199), -50
  3. ERA eSports (#22, #34), -114
  4. Atlassian Williams Sim Racing (#4/#95), -122
  5. Kansas City Pioneers (#24, #48), -147

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Rookie Standings after Race #15 at Michigan are as follows:

  1. #40 Connor Yeroschak | LETARTE eSports, 285 points
  2. #96 Christopher M. Hill | Apex Racing Team, -5
  3. #3 Blaze Crawford | Team Dillon Esports, -20
  4. #50 Quentin Warman | HYAK Motorsports, -41
  5. #8 Blake McCandless | JR Motorsports, -116
  6. #5 Nate Stewart | Jim Beaver eSports, -130
  7. #19 Eddie Kerner | Six Karma, -139
  8. #66 Alexander L Russell | Kanaan Esports, -140

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Relegation Line standings following Race #15 at Michigan:

11. #21 Michael Guest | Vegas Inferno, +49
12. #7 Femi Olatunbosun | Spire Motorsports, +39
13. #47 Dylan Ault | Hyak Motorsports, +34
14. #40 Connor Yeroschak | Letarte Esports, +28
15. #4 Donovan Strauss | Atlassian Williams, +26
16. #96 Christopher Hill | Apex Racing Team, +23
17. #34 Michael Cosey Jr | ERA eSports, +21
18. #12 Ryan Luza | fgrAccel, +17
19. #14 Seth DeMerchant | fgrAccel, +15
20. #3 Blaze Crawford | Team Dillon Esports, +8
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21. #1 Malik Ray | Vegas Inferno, -8
22. #48 Graham Bowlin | Kansas City Pioneers, -9
23. #99 Garrett Lowe | BS+COMPETITION, -10
24. #50 Quentin Warman | Hyak Motorsports, -21
25. #25 Nick Ottinger | William Byron eSports, -42
26. #62 Matt Bussa | Kevin Harvick Inc., -43
26. #29 Jimmy Mullis | Kevin Harvick Inc., -43
28. #69 Tyler Garey | eRacr, -46
29. #39 Daniel Faulkingham | Six Karma, -47
30. #98 Cody Byus | Apex Racing Team, -69

The Playoffs continue with the 16th round of the 2025 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, scheduled for Tuesday, September 2nd, at Texas Motor Speedway. Tune in at 7:30 p.m. ET for the Countdown to Green. Race coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET at eNASCAR.com/live and across iRacing social media channels.

For more information on the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, visit eNASCAR.com or iRacing.com/eNASCAR.
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