2017 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series

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2017 NPAS season
NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series
Season
Races 16
Start date March 14, 2017
End date October 10, 2017
Season champion
Ryan Michael Luza
← 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.

Team Manufacturer Driver
Number Name Starts
Aero Precision Chassiswerks Chevrolet 40 Jimmy Mullis R 5
55 Brian Schoenburg 5
74 Taylor Hurst 13
Aftermath Motosports Chevrolet 4 Timmy Hill 16
5 Michael Conti 5
8 Adam Gilliland 16
9 Tyler Hill 14
24 Trey Eidson P 9
Apex Racing Toyota 12 Alex Bergeron R P 4
Deadzone Racing Ford 66 Blake Reynolds R 8
Toyota 7 Ryan Lowe 16
12 Allen Boes 12
Fast Lane Motorsport Ford 12 Alex Bergeron R P 7
Gale Force Sim Racing Toyota 05 Nick Ottinger
34 Matt Bussa 14
39 Michael J Johnson 16
High Performance Motorsports Chevrolet 06 Byron Daley 15
71 Mitchell Hunt 12
88 Josh Berry 11
90 Nicholas Johnston 7
ineX Racing Chevrolet 3 Brandon Schmidt 14
33 Joe Letteriello R P 14
41 Jake Stergios 16
44 Logan Clampitt 16
50 Peter Bennett P 1
Ford 16 Nolan Scott 14
28 Casey Tucker 15
57 PJ Stergios 13
94 Phillip Diaz R P 16
JSchwarz Motorsports Chevrolet 25 Will Cooley R P 10
40 Jimmy Mullis R 10
Lockdown Racing Chevrolet 77 Andrew Fayash III 15
Ford 09 David Rattler 16
Toyota 15 Zack Novak R P 16
Nexxus eSports Chevrolet 48 Chandler Krizek P 15
One Up Motorsports Chevrolet 78 Christian Challiner R 16
Ford 01 Marcus Richardson R 16
Overclock Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Corey Vincent 16
Simworx Racing Ford 1 Ryan Michael Luza R 15
04 Darik Bourdeau R 14
66 Blake Reynolds R 5
Slip Angle Motorsports Ford 2 Ray Alfalla 14
22 Bryan Blackford 15
31 Kyle Putz P 6
47 Chris Overland 14
83 Bobby Zalenski R 16
Solar Flare Racing Ford 73 Jake Nichols P 7
SPEX Chevrolet 71 Mitchell Hunt 2
Team Conti Ford 5 Michael Conti 11
55 Brian Schoenburg 11
The Drill Aisle Chevrolet 35 Chris Shearburn R
Ford 11 Brad Davies 14
The Drill Spill Chevrolet 73 Jake Nichols P 5
The TEAM Chevrolet 27 Cody Byus 13
36 Justin Bolton 2
42 Dylan Duval 16
58 Kenny Humpe 15
Zero Gravity Racing Chevrolet 25 Will Cooley R P 3

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
Daytona International Speedway 40 Laps February 21, 2017
Daytona International Speedway 100 Laps February 28, 2017
Regular Season
1 Daytona International Speedway 100 Laps March 14, 2017
2 Las Vegas Motor Speedway 167 Laps March 21, 2017
3 Auto Club Speedway 125 Laps March 28, 2017
4 Texas Motor Speedway 167 Laps April 11, 2017
5 Phoenix International Raceway 156 Laps April 25, 2017
6 Richmond Raceway 200 Laps May 9, 2017
7 Charlotte Motor Speedway 200 Laps May 23, 2017
8 Pocono Raceway 100 Laps June 13, 2017
9 Sonoma Raceway 55 Laps June 27, 2017
10 New Hampshire Motor Speedway 150 Laps July 18, 2017
11 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 100 Laps August 1, 2017
12 Michigan International Speedway 125 Laps August 15, 2017
Playoffs - Round of 8
13 Darlington Raceway 183 Laps August 29, 2017
14 Chicagoland Speedway 166 Laps September 12, 2017
15 Dover International Speedway 200 Laps September 26, 2017
Playoffs - Championship 4
16 Homestead Miami Speedway 167 Laps October 10, 2017

Results and Standings

Race Results

Round Track Pole position Most laps led Race Winner Broadcast
Driver Team
Daytona International Speedway Mitchell Hunt Matt Bussa Gale Force Sim Racing
Daytona International Speedway Josh Berry Ray Alfalla Slip Angle Motorsports
Regular Season
1 Daytona International Speedway Chris Shearburn R Chris Shearburn R Darik Bourdeau R Simworx Racing
2 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Matt Bussa Ryan Michael Luza R Ryan Michael Luza R Simworx Racing
3 Auto Club Speedway Ryan Michael Luza R Ryan Michael Luza R Ryan Michael Luza R Simworx Racing
4 Texas Motor Speedway Ryan Michael Luza R Ryan Michael Luza R Allen Boes Deadzone Racing
5 Phoenix International Raceway Matt Bussa Matt Bussa Bobby Zalenski R Slip Angle Motorsports
6 Richmond Raceway Nick Ottinger Zack Novak R P Ray Alfalla Slip Angle Motorsports
7 Charlotte Motor Speedway Dylan Duval Ray Alfalla Ray Alfalla Slip Angle Motorsports
8 Pocono Raceway Cody Byus Cody Byus Cody Byus The TEAM
9 Sonoma Raceway Zack Novak R P Bobby Zalenski R Bobby Zalenski R Slip Angle Motorsports
10 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Ryan Michael Luza R Matt Bussa Ryan Michael Luza R Simworx Racing
11 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Zack Novak R P Zack Novak R P Zack Novak R P Lockdown Racing
12 Michigan International Speedway Zack Novak R P Michael Conti Michael Conti Team Conti
Playoffs - Round of 8
13 Darlington Raceway Zack Novak R P Ray Alfalla Ray Alfalla Slip Angle Motorsports
14 Chicagoland Speedway Zack Novak R P Logan Clampitt Taylor Hurst Aero Precision Chassiswerks
15 Dover International Speedway Logan Clampitt Zack Novak R P Ryan Michael Luza R Simworx Racing
Playoffs - Championship 4
16 Homestead Miami Speedway Ryan Michael Luza R Ryan Michael Luza R Ryan Michael Luza R Simworx Racing

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
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.

Pos. Driver DAY LAS CAL TEX PHX RIC CLT POC SON NHM IND MIS DAR CHI DOV HOM Pts.
1 Ryan Michael Luza R 10 1* 1* 19* 3 3 32 29 38 1 2 3 2 1 1* 3048
2 Logan Clampitt 2 5 2 6 18 14 4 7 35 42 3 4 7* 3 2 3043
3 Bobby Zalenski R 15 7 5 4 1 6 3 (23) 1* 7 15 10 6 18 7 5 3040
4 Ray Alfalla 5 4 7 18 2 1 1* 26 23 3 28 1* 11 30 3014
Payoffs - Championship 4
Pos. Driver DAY LAS CAL TEX PHX RIC CLT POC SON NHM IND MIS DAR CHI DOV HOM Pts.
5 Corey Vincent 17 19 18 24 8 4 14 3 2 (30) 6 30 15 6 8 34 2114
6 Marcus Richardson R 7 8 10 (26) 9 25 20 9 14 10 19 19 16 5 35 31 2089
7 Zack Novak R P 14 13 9 22 5 18* (34) 5 9 36 1* 2 17 38 2* 38 2088
8 Christian Challiner R 4 6 3 (38) 28 19 12 22 8 12 14 12 18 36 18 35 2070
Payoffs - Round of 8
Pos. Driver DAY LAS CAL TEX PHX RIC CLT POC SON NHM IND MIS DAR CHI DOV HOM Pts.
9 Michael Conti 20 34 12 10 31 (40) 11 10 39 2 9 1* 2 33 4 3 448
10 Dylan Duval 23 15 16 27 4 22 4 (36) 13 15 30 5 10 27 16 7 431
11 Darik Bourdeau R 1 11 6 28 12 10 16 11 39 27 8 22 32 6 393
12 Ryan Lowe 19 16 33 7 33 5 15 13 37 9 3 (42) 26 40 15 18 375
13 Nick Ottinger 18 11 13 41 20 36 28 3 6 7 24 19 25 10 358
14 Chris Shearburn R 12* 25 30 15 37 9 7 16 17 34 (38) 13 29 15 30 17 357
15 Brian Schoenburg 9 (43) 41 23 11 42 40 27 18 20 13 9 5 17 26 11 350
16 Taylor Hurst 11 39 8 5 30 5 40 5 4 9 1 33 39 348
16 Chris Overland 8 21 23 5 7 39 38 11 4 11 13 21 36 32 348
18 Jimmy Mullis R 24 10 13 41 23 39 31 10 26 26 29 22 3 9 13 341
19 Jake Stergios (41) 22 34 29 29 13 21 33 6 14 11 22 28 10 24 29 340
19 Phillip Diaz R P 21 26 (42) 37 26 31 10 8 16 21 32 25 12 24 17 15 340
21 Blake Reynolds R 37 27 8 11 14 6 18 15 24 28 7 11 28 339
22 Kenny Humpe 32 4 3 30 2 25 40 12 32 7 18 42 30 10 37 338
23 Cody Byus 36 2 27 2 42 30 2 1* 41 15 35 8 5 335
24 Matt Bussa 27 9 39 10* 7 17 4 4* 10 40 25 34 42 36 320
25 Adam Gilliland 33 12 28 (40) 15 16 22 19 22 17 36 17 33 28 14 42 310
26 Nolan Scott 3 23 38 43 32 17 30 20 16 23 14 29 12 9 308
27 Casey Tucker 16 24 37 16 20 35 26 30 25 20 21 23 16 21 28 302
28 Andrew Fayash III 43 30 17 25 34 15 8 25 27 38 6 31 9 37 26 394
29 Joe Letteriello R P DNQ 18 21 30 40 33 DNQ 14 28 41 8 20 11 14 23 23 292
30 Timmy Hill (34) 31 19 20 19 32 28 24 26 13 22 34 34 12 19 41 291
31 PJ Stergios 6 3 35 42 6 43 37 5 37 32 6 8 270
32 David Rattler (40) 36 31 34 25 12 35 32 21 18 27 8 38 31 31 16 266
32 Michael J Johnson 32 (38) 36 21 38 27 23 35 19 29 18 16 20 20 41 21 266
34 Bryan Blackford 26 17 24 36 27 24 (38) 6 32 27 21 37 19 37 20 264
34 Will Cooley R P 31 DNQ 20 17 DNQ 37 29 11 31 37 12 35 21 39 20 12 264
36 Alex Bergeron R P 22 DNQ 22 DNQ DNQ DNQ 18 2 35 23 29 14 DNQ 4 34 22 261
37 Brad Davies 29 28 14 33 16 21 13 42 28 31 39 30 35 4 255
38 Byron Daley 13 42 25 31 21 41 33 25 8 40 33 36 25 22 24 241
39 Jake Nichols P DNQ 33 26 DNQ DNQ DNQ 27 12 24 19 35 31 27 32 13 14 236
40 Chandler Krizek P DNQ DNQ DNQ 32 17 28 9 34 34 31 17 24 39 26 27 33 223
41 Mitchell Hunt 25 41 43 9 36 43 7 29 33 25 32 37 13 38 206
42 Tyler Hill 35 35 24 36 31 20 36 24 23 36 43 23 39 19 193
43 Allen Boes 38 14 29 1 43 11 37 41 39 41 29 43 168
44 Brandon Schmidt 28 37 32 14 23 38 19 39 40 (42) 33 26 41 40 162
45 Trey Eidson P DNQ 35 DNQ DNQ 22 34 24 15 33 22 34 25 152
46 Kyle Putz P DNQ 29 15 DNQ 13 DNQ 21 16 38 132
47 Josh Berry 39 20 40 8 39 29 42 41 40 40 27 120
48 Nicholas Johnston 30 40 39 12 35 26 41 85
49 Peter Bennett P DNQ DNQ 17 27
50 Justin Bolton 42 41 6
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver Top 5
Bronze Top 10
Green 11th – 20th place
Light Blue 21st – 30th place
Dark Blue 31st – 43rd place
Purple Did not finish
Blank DNS
Black DSQ / EXCL
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
* Lead most laps

. – 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
Booth Announcers Booth Announcers

Evan Posocco
Cam Walsh
Andy Kessler
Tim Terry
Francisco Scaramuzza
Randy Chenowth

Evan Posocco
Austin Coop

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

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