2021 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series

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2021 eCCiS season
eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series
Season
Races 18
Start date February 8, 2021
End date October 12, 2021
Season champion
Keegan Leahy
← 2020 2022 →
2020 eNASCAR iRacing Pro Series ↓


The 2021 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series was the 12th season of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series. The season started with an exhibition race at the Daytona International Speedway on February 1 and concluded for the first time at the Texas Motor Speedway on October 12. The traditional 8-driver playoff field was expanded to 10 drivers for the first time. Drivers competed for a prize package of $330,000 (USD), with $100,000 going to the series champion. This was the last season to utilize the Generation 6 NASCAR Cup Series cars.


Teams and Drivers

The 2021 free agency period took place from January 7 through January 11. Outgoing teams from 2020 G2 Esports, KLR eSports, Renegades, and Virtual Racing School were replaced by Elliott Sadler eSports, McLaren Shadow, Spacestation Gaming, and XSET. Denny Hamlin Racing rebranded as 23XI Racing and Burton Kligerman Esports changed its name to Kligerman Sport with Jeff Burton leaving the ownership group. Defending series champion Nick Ottinger remained with William Byron eSports for his title defense. Other notable renewals included 2019 series champion Zack Novak remaining with Richmond Raceway eSports, inaugural series runner-up Brad Davies returning to JR Motorsports, and 2020 season finale winner Chris Shearburn resigning with LETARTE eSports. Notable changes included four-time series champion Ray Alfalla who moved to Joe Gibbs Racing, Bobby Zalenski who changed to LETARTE eSports, and Logan Clampitt who joined Nick Ottinger at William Byron eSports. Rookie Isaac Gann qualified for the series after winning the 2020 eNASCAR iRacing Pro Series championship, but was replaced by Anthony Burroughs halfway through the season.

Manufacturer Team Driver
Number Name Starts
Chevrolet JR Motorsports 8 Michael Conti 18
88 Brad Davies 18
JTG Daugherty Racing 37 Derek Justis R 18
47 Brian Schoenburg 18
Kligerman Sport 44 Isaac Gann R 9
Anthony Burroughs 9
77 Bob Bryant 18
LETARTE eSports 36 Chris Shearburn 18
83 Bobby Zalenski 18
McLaren Shadow 66 Allen Boes 18
67 Blake Reynolds 18
Team Dillon Esports 3 Corey Vincent 18
33 Taylor Hurst 17
William Byron eSports 25 Nick Ottinger 18
97 Logan Clampitt 18
Ford Clint Bowyer Racing 14 Blade Whitt R 18
79 Ryan Doucette R 18
Jim Beaver eSports 9 Michael Guest 18
15 Caine Cook 18
Mode Motorsports 24 Jake Nichols 18
75 Matt Bussa 18
Roush Fenway Racing 6 Nathan Lyon 18
17 Steven Wilson R 18
Spacestation Gaming 11 Malik Ray 18
55 Vicente Salas R 18
Stewart-Haas eSports 10 Graham A. Bowlin 18
41 Dylan Duval 18
Williams Esports 29 Zack Nichols 18
52 Jake Matheson R 18
Wood Brothers Racing 16 John Gorlinsky 18
21 Garrett Lowe 18
XSET 4 Ryan Michael Luza 18
38 Casey Kirwan 18
Toyota 23XI Racing 23 Mitchell deJong R 18
32 Keegan Leahy 18
Elliott Sadler eSports 1 Ashton Crowder 18
2 Garrett Manes R 18
Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Femi Olat R 18
51 Ray Alfalla 18
Richmond Raceway eSports 46 Jimmy Mullis 18
90 Zack Novak 18

R – First time participating in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series

Schedule

The 2021 schedule was released on January 29, 2021. New tracks to the series included Circuit of the Americas and Road America, two marquee road courses that each hosted the real-world NASCAR Cup Series for the first time that same year. The mid-season All-Star Race was held at the newly released Nashville Superspeedway. For the first time in series history, the final race of the season was hosted by Texas Motor Speedway. While the majority of races took place in the series' traditional Tuesday night slot, both the non-points Clash and the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway ran on Mondays. After expanding to 20 races for the 2020 season, the 2021 calendar returned to 18 races in length.

Round Track Length Date
Daytona International Speedway 60 Laps February 1, 2021
Regular Season
1 Daytona International Speedway 100 Laps February 8, 2021
2 Homestead Miami Speedway 134 Laps February 23, 2021
3 Las Vegas Motor Speedway 134 Laps March 2, 2021
4 Atlanta Motor Speedway 163 Laps March 16, 2021
5 Auto Club Speedway 100 Laps March 30, 2021
6 Richmond Raceway 200 Laps April 13, 2021
7 Kansas Speedway 134 Laps April 27, 2021
8 Circuit of the Americas 34 Laps May 18, 2021
9 Charlotte Motor Speedway 200 Laps May 25, 2021
10 Pocono Raceway 90 Laps June 22, 2021
11 Road America 31 Laps June 29, 2021
12 New Hampshire Motor Speedway 151 Laps July 13, 2021
Nashville Superspeedway H 60 Laps July 27, 2021
13 Watkins Glen International 50 Laps August 3, 2021
14 Michigan International Speedway 100 Laps August 17, 2021
Playoffs - Round of 10
15 Darlington Raceway 183 Laps August 31, 2021
16 Bristol Motor Speedway 250 Laps September 14, 2021
17 Talladega Superspeedway 94 Laps September 28, 2021
Playoffs - Championship 4
18 Texas Motor Speedway 167 Laps October 12, 2021

H – Heat races

Prize Package

The total prize package of $330,000 (USD) was comprised of $220,000 in driver winnings ($200,000 in season standings and $20,000 in race winnings), $60,000 in team incentive contributions, $40,000 in team winnings, and $10,000 in team marketing bonuses. Driver weekly winnings were increased to $1,500 for 1st, $1,000 for 2nd, and $500 for 3rd in the Round 1 race at Daytona International Speedway. $300 was awarded to the Rookie of the Year.

Driver Season
Pos. Earnings Pos. Earnings Pos. Earnings
1 $100,000 11 $2,500 21 $1,150
2 $25,000 12 $2,000 22 $1,100
3 $15,000 13 $1,900 23 $1,050
4 $10,000 14 $1,850 24 $1,025
5 $7,500 15 $1,800 25 $1,000
6 $5,000 16 $1,700
7 $4,500 17 $1,600
8 $3,875 18 $1,500
9 $3,250 19 $1,400
10 $3,000 20 $1,300
Team Season
Pos. Earnings
1 $12,500
2 $10,000
3 $7,500
4 $5,000
5 $3,000
6 $2,000
Driver Weekly
Pos. Earnings
1 $500
2 $300
3 $200

Results and Standings

Race Results

Round Track Pole position Most laps led Race Winner Broadcast
Driver Team
Daytona International Speedway Nick Ottinger Logan Clampitt William Byron eSports
Regular Season
1 Daytona International Speedway Mitchell deJong R Femi Olat R Michael Conti JR Motorsports
2 Homestead Miami Speedway Keegan Leahy Keegan Leahy Keegan Leahy 23XI Racing
3 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Jimmy Mullis Ryan Michael Luza Ryan Michael Luza XSET
4 Atlanta Motor Speedway Mitchell deJong R Logan Clampitt Logan Clampitt William Byron eSports
5 Auto Club Speedway Keegan Leahy Bob Bryant Bob Bryant Kligerman Sport
6 Richmond Raceway Vicente Salas R Vicente Salas R Vicente Salas R Spacestation Gaming
7 Kansas Speedway Ryan Michael Luza Chris Shearburn Chris Shearburn LETARTE eSports
8 Circuit of the Americas Mitchell deJong R Mitchell deJong R Mitchell deJong R 23XI Racing
9 Charlotte Motor Speedway Keegan Leahy Keegan Leahy Ray Alfalla Joe Gibbs Racing
10 Pocono Raceway Nick Ottinger Bobby Zalenski Bobby Zalenski LETARTE eSports
11 Road America Mitchell deJong R Mitchell deJong R Mitchell deJong R 23XI Racing
12 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Chris Shearburn Jimmy Mullis Jimmy Mullis Richmond Raceway eSports
Nashville Superspeedway H Graham A. Bowlin Jimmy Mullis Richmond Raceway eSports
13 Watkins Glen International Graham A. Bowlin Graham A. Bowlin Graham A. Bowlin Stewart-Haas eSports
14 Michigan International Speedway Logan Clampitt Logan Clampitt Matt Bussa Mode Motorsports
Playoffs - Round of 10
15 Darlington Raceway Mitchell deJong R Mitchell deJong R Bobby Zalenski LETARTE eSports
16 Bristol Motor Speedway Keegan Leahy Keegan Leahy Keegan Leahy 23XI Racing
17 Talladega Superspeedway Vicente Salas Nick Ottinger Nick Ottinger William Byron eSports
Playoffs - Championship 4
18 Texas Motor Speedway Mitchell deJong R Mitchell deJong R Keegan Leahy 23XI Racing

H – Heat races

R – First time participating in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series

Scoring System

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
Points 40 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17
Position 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th
Points 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1

Driver Standings

Only the best thirteen out of the first fourteen results counted towards each driver's championship total; discarded results are displayed within parentheses.

Pos. Driver DAY HOM LAS ATL CAL RIC KAN COA CLT POC ROA NHM WGI MIS DAR BRI TAL TEX Pts.
1 Keegan Leahy 17 1 17 7 7 7 2 11 4 (33) 30 11 11 28 34 1 9 1 3040
2 Logan Clampitt 20 15 8 1 19 6 4 21 24 (37) 21 31 6 18 8 2 2 2 3035
3 Mitchell deJong R 11 11 (38) 19 9 21 35 1 22 3 1 10 3 16 2 4 8 5 3032
4 Bobby Zalenski 6 33 12 14 8 5 (34) 4 30 1 2 26 2 20 1 7 7 12 3025
Payoffs - Championship 4
Pos. Driver DAY HOM LAS ATL CAL RIC KAN COA CLT POC ROA NHM WGI MIS DAR BRI TAL TEX Pts.
5 Matt Bussa 16 21 20 15 5 10 14 20 20 22 24 (34) 22 1 7 11 4 13 2116
6 Graham A. Bowlin 14 (37) 19 12 23 14 5 3 9 15 4 5 1 25 13 8 13 8 2109
7 Michael Conti 1 10 (33) 4 16 30 7 13 18 32 11 3 9 4 11 38 5 3 2096
8 Jimmy Mullis 27 12 32 21 25 16 (39) 2 21 19 6 1 13 7 5 25 18 19 2084
9 Bob Bryant 24 8 (30) 29 1 15 16 18 13 5 22 19 26 19 16 21 3 29 2082
10 Vicente Salas R 8 30 21 11 33 1 22 15 11 6 7 32 8 (39) 9 16 34 27 2065
Playoffs - Round of 10
Pos. Driver DAY HOM LAS ATL CAL RIC KAN COA CLT POC ROA NHM WGI MIS DAR BRI TAL TEX Pts.
11 Casey Kirwan 7 13 3 9 26 35 (37) 7 8 16 10 14 15 6 3 6 36 7 408
12 Nick Ottinger 21 7 24 2 18 9 23 27 12 (40) 9 12 5 35 6 9 1 23 390
13 Steven Wilson R 25 18 2 5 20 8 (38) 5 10 7 3 28 4 33 38 39 11 4 374
14 Michael Guest 2 20 16 13 10 13 6 26 6 17 (31) 8 24 31 17 13 19 21 367
15 Ryan Michael Luza 38 2 1 8 39 3 36 14 3 23 25 33 12 (40) 4 3 24 9 361
16 Corey Vincent 4 6 25 33 11 12 17 6 14 (38) 5 9 10 37 14 33 20 16 358
17 Dylan Duval 31 17 (40) 17 24 22 9 16 7 11 12 22 14 14 15 15 15 10 358
18 Zack Novak (40) 9 29 28 14 11 29 35 5 13 13 4 18 5 12 36 17 14 337
19 Ray Alfalla 22 35 35 22 36 23 15 (38) 1 2 28 7 25 8 20 5 16 11 322
20 Garrett Manes R 13 34 36 10 13 2 25 9 (39) 21 14 27 7 17 26 29 10 18 318
21 Jake Nichols 15 14 7 27 34 28 12 17 (36) 26 35 2 21 3 18 22 14 20 314
22 Garrett Lowe 19 4 (39) 23 22 36 11 12 27 9 16 20 17 9 22 14 21 39 311
23 Blake Reynolds 30 (38) 11 37 27 18 8 8 25 18 8 30 16 30 10 10 26 15 303
24 Chris Shearburn 9 3 23 16 21 20 1 24 32 35 29 23 28 (36) 19 18 30 36 266
25 Brad Davies 10 32 15 6 28 (37) 24 30 35 27 18 6 27 29 29 26 6 26 255
26 Caine Cook 18 (40) 4 32 30 25 26 29 16 24 37 16 30 26 28 24 25 6 234
27 Femi Olat R 12 19 6 36 31 38 (40) 33 19 12 33 25 29 23 21 31 12 17 234
28 Taylor Hurst 34 5 10 18 35 19 32 10 31 29 15 18 EX 21 30 35 29 28 230
29 Nathan Lyon 26 22 5 20 29 34 10 23 15 25 34 36 (37) 11 27 19 37 40 221
30 Blade Whitt R 28 (39) 27 25 38 17 13 25 26 20 23 13 32 32 33 30 22 25 202
31 Zack Nichols 32 28 18 3 6 26 31 36 (40) 8 36 17 34 22 40 34 33 33 196
32 Allen Boes (35) 23 28 30 32 24 33 32 29 14 17 24 23 27 37 17 23 22 195
33 Malik Ray 39 25 31 26 12 29 19 34 2 39 38 (39) 33 15 32 12 35 24 192
34 Ashton Crowder 33 29 14 40 37 40 18 40 38 4 20 (40) 19 13 25 23 40 32 183
35 Isaac Gann R 5 16 34 39 3 4 3 19 37 177
36 Jake Matheson R 3 26 26 31 17 33 21 31 33 30 (39) 35 38 2 31 37 28 38 174
37 Derek Justis R 36 36 13 35 2 32 27 (37) 17 34 27 21 35 34 39 27 32 30 155
38 Ryan Doucette R 29 24 37 24 (40) 31 20 28 28 36 32 38 31 12 23 20 31 35 153
39 John Gorlinsky 23 27 22 38 4 27 28 22 34 28 26 37 (39) 38 35 28 39 31 150
40 Brian Schoenburg 37 31 9 34 15 39 30 39 23 10 (40) 29 36 24 24 40 38 37 148
41 Anthony Burroughs 31 19 15 20 10 36 32 27 34 109
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 10

. – Relegated to 2021 eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series

R – First time participating in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series

Team Standings

Only the best thirteen out of the first fourteen results for each team counted towards each teams's championship total; discarded results are displayed within parentheses.

Pos. Driver DAY HOM LAS ATL CAL RIC KAN COA CLT POC ROA NHM WGI MIS DAR BRI TAL TEX Pts.
1 23XI Racing 11 1 (17) 7 7 7 2 1 4 3 1 10 3 16 2 1 8 1 883
17 11 (38) 19 9 21 35 11 22 33 30 11 11 28 34 4 9 5
2 William Byron eSports 20 7 8 1 18 6 4 21 12 (37) 9 12 5 18 6 2 1 2 815
21 15 24 2 19 9 23 27 24 (40) 21 31 6 35 8 9 2 23
3 Stewart-Haas eSports 14 17 (19) 12 23 14 5 3 7 11 4 5 1 14 13 8 13 8 783
31 37 (40) 17 24 22 9 16 9 15 12 22 14 25 15 15 15 10
4 XSET 7 2 1 8 26 3 (36) 7 3 16 10 14 12 6 3 3 24 7 769
38 13 3 9 39 35 (37) 14 8 23 25 33 15 40 4 6 36 9
5 LETARTE eSports 6 3 12 14 8 5 1 4 (30) 1 2 23 2 20 1 7 7 12 705
9 33 23 16 21 20 34 24 (32) 35 29 26 28 36 19 18 30 36
6 Richmond Raceway eSports 27 9 29 21 14 11 (29) 2 5 13 6 1 13 5 5 25 17 14 694
40 12 32 28 25 16 (39) 35 21 19 13 4 18 7 12 36 18 19
7 Mode Motorsports 15 14 7 15 5 10 12 17 20 22 (24) 2 21 1 7 11 4 13 691
16 21 20 27 34 28 14 20 36 26 (35) 34 22 3 18 22 14 20
8 JR Motorsports 1 10 15 4 16 (30) 7 13 18 27 11 3 9 4 11 26 5 3 672
10 32 33 6 28 (37) 24 30 35 32 18 6 27 29 29 38 6 26
9 Kligerman Sport 5 8 30 (29) 1 4 3 18 13 5 19 15 20 10 16 21 3 29 633
24 16 34 (39) 3 15 16 19 37 31 22 19 26 19 36 32 27 34
10 Jim Beaver eSports 2 20 4 13 10 13 6 26 6 17 (31) 8 24 26 17 13 19 6 601
18 40 16 32 30 25 26 29 16 24 (37) 16 30 31 28 24 25 21
11 Roush Fenway Racing 25 18 2 5 20 8 10 5 10 7 3 (28) 4 11 27 19 11 4 587
26 22 5 20 29 34 38 23 15 25 34 (36) 37 33 38 39 37 40
12 Team Dillon Esports 4 5 10 18 11 12 17 6 14 (29) 5 9 10 21 14 33 20 16 580
34 6 25 33 35 19 32 10 31 (38) 15 18 EX 37 30 35 29 28
13 Joe Gibbs Racing 12 19 6 22 31 23 15 (33) 1 2 28 7 25 8 20 5 12 11 553
22 35 35 36 36 38 40 (38) 19 12 33 25 29 23 21 31 16 17
14 Spacestation Gaming 8 25 21 11 12 1 19 15 2 6 7 (32) 8 15 9 12 34 24 530
39 30 31 26 33 29 22 34 11 39 38 (39) 33 39 32 16 35 27
15 Elliott Sadler eSports 13 29 14 10 13 2 18 9 (38) 4 14 27 7 13 25 23 10 18 501
33 34 36 40 37 40 25 40 (39) 21 20 40 19 17 26 29 40 32
16 McLaren Shadow 30 23 11 (30) 27 18 8 8 25 14 8 24 16 27 10 10 23 15 493
35 38 28 (37) 32 24 33 32 29 18 17 30 23 30 37 17 26 22
17 Wood Brothers Racing 19 4 22 23 4 (27) 11 12 27 9 16 20 17 9 22 14 21 31 452
23 27 39 38 22 (36) 28 22 34 28 26 37 39 38 35 28 39 39
18 Williams Esports 3 26 18 3 6 26 21 31 33 8 (36) 17 34 2 31 34 28 33 370
32 28 26 31 17 33 31 36 40 30 (39) 35 38 22 40 37 33 38
19 Clint Bowyer Racing 28 24 27 24 (38) 17 13 25 26 20 23 13 31 12 23 20 22 25 355
29 39 37 25 (40) 31 20 28 28 36 32 38 32 32 33 30 31 35
20 JTG Daugherty Racing 36 31 9 34 2 32 27 (37) 17 10 27 21 35 24 24 27 32 30 303
37 36 13 35 15 39 30 (39) 23 34 40 29 36 34 39 40 38 37

Broadcasting

For a second straight season, the iRacing eSports Network was the exclusive broadcast home of the series. All races were broadcast across the iRacing and NASCAR channels on YouTube and Twitch. The Countdown to Green pre-race show started at 8:30 pm ET with race coverage beginning at 9:00 pm ET. Coverage of the season finale was hosted in person at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

iRacing eSports Network
Pre-Race Hosts Booth Announcers

Amy Long
James Pike
Blake McCandless
Chris Overland
Brandon Kettelle
Michael Guariglia

Evan Posocco
Tim Terry
Blake McCandless
Steve Letarte
Parker Kligerman
James Pike
Joe Peak

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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