2017 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series
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Season
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Races | 16 |
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Start date | March 14, 2017 |
End date | October 10, 2017 |
Season champion
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← 2016 | 2018 → |
2016-17 NASCAR iRacing Pro Series ↓ |
The 2017 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series was the 8th season of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series. On February 23, it was announced that PEAK had extended their title sponsorship of the series for an additional 3 seasons, giving them naming rights through the end of 2019. The season started with an exhibition race at Daytona International Speedway on February 21 and concluded at Homestead Miami Speedway on October 10. This was the first season to introduce the Playoff format, where the top 8 drivers after the 12-race regular season would be reset in points and compete over the next 3 races to be in the top 4 in points to advance to a winner-take-all championship race. This was the last season to allow up to 43 drivers to compete in a race. Drivers competed for a prize package of $25,000 (USD cash + iRacing credits), with $10,000 cash going to the champion.
Teams and Drivers
Alex Bergeron, Blake Reynolds, Bobby Zalenski, Chris Shearburn, Christian Challiner, Darik Bourdeau, Jimmy Mullis, Joe Letteriello, Marcus Richardson, Phillip Diaz, Ryan Michael Luza, Will Cooley, Zack Novak made up the large rookie class of 13 drivers making their series debuts. With 40 drivers guaranteed a spot on the grid and a maximum of 43 cars allowed in a race, the 10 pro license drivers who finished 21-30 in the 2016-17 NASCAR iRacing Pro Series could qualify for the open spots on a per race basis. This was the last season to allow 50 drivers the opportunity to race every week.
R – First time participating in the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series
P – Pro license driver
Schedule
The 2017 schedule was released on January 11, 2017. The season opener at Daytona International Speedway, originally scheduled for February 28, would be rescheduled for March 14 after Justin Bolton was prevented from joining the original race session despite being one of the drivers with a guaranteed a spot on the grid. The February 28 race still took place, but did not count towards points. The elimination-style Playoff format, which debuted in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2014, made its iRacing debut this season. When the Regular Season concluded at Michigan International Speedway, the top 8 drivers in points advanced to the Playoffs. During the Round of 8, any win from the 8 playoff drivers at Darlington Raceway, Chicagoland Speedway, or Dover International Speedway would advance them automatically to the Championship 4, with any spots remaining going to the highest playoff point scorers without race wins. In the championship race at Homestead Miami Speedway, the highest finisher of the Championship 4 would be awarded the series championship.
Round | Track | Length | Date |
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40 Laps | February 21, 2017 | |
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100 Laps | February 28, 2017 | |
Regular Season | |||
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100 Laps | March 14, 2017 |
2 | ![]() |
167 Laps | March 21, 2017 |
3 | ![]() |
125 Laps | March 28, 2017 |
4 | ![]() |
167 Laps | April 11, 2017 |
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156 Laps | April 25, 2017 |
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200 Laps | May 9, 2017 |
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200 Laps | May 23, 2017 |
8 | ![]() |
100 Laps | June 13, 2017 |
9 | ![]() |
55 Laps | June 27, 2017 |
10 | ![]() |
150 Laps | July 18, 2017 |
11 | ![]() |
100 Laps | August 1, 2017 |
12 | ![]() |
125 Laps | August 15, 2017 |
Playoffs - Round of 8 | |||
13 | ![]() |
183 Laps | August 29, 2017 |
14 | ![]() |
166 Laps | September 12, 2017 |
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200 Laps | September 26, 2017 |
Playoffs - Championship 4 | |||
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167 Laps | October 10, 2017 |
Results and Standings
Race Results
R – First time participating in the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series
P – Pro license driver
Scoring System
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd |
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Points | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Position | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd | 34th | 35th | 36th | 37th | 38th | 39th | 40th | 41st | 42nd | 43rd | |
Points | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- Race winner: 3 points
- Lead Lap: 1 point
- Most laps led: 1 point
Driver Standings
Only the best eleven results counted towards each driver's regular season points total; discarded results are displayed within parentheses.
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. – Eliminated after Playoffs Round of 8
. – Relegated to 2017-18 NASCAR iRacing Pro Series
R – First time participating in the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series
P – Pro license driver
Broadcasting
RaceSpot TV was the exclusive broadcast home of all series points races. These races were broadcast across the RaceSpot TV and iRacing eSports Network channels on YouTube, FansChoice.tv, and streamed on the MRN website. The championship race at Homestead Miami Speedway was part of a NASCAR Night broadcast that also featured a race from the 2017 NASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series. The LSRTV Pre-Season Showdown was streamed on the LSRTV YouTube channel and Facebook page, and available on the iRacing Live homepage.
RaceSpot TV | LSRTV |
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Booth Announcers | Booth Announcers |
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See Also
List of eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Drivers Champions
List of eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Teams Champions
List of eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Race Winners
List of eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Championship 4 Appearances
List of eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Playoff Appearances