2021 eNASCAR Qualifying iRacing Series
| eNASCAR Qualifying iRacing Series | |
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Season
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| Races | 15 |
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| Start date | March 4, 2021 |
| End date | September 30, 2021 |
Season champion
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 Donovan Strauss
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| ← 2020 | 2022 → |
| ↑ 2021 eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series |
The 2021 eNASCAR Qualifying iRacing Series was the entry rung of the year's newly rebranded eNASCAR Road to Pro Ladder. iRacing members with an Oval-A license with a 2.0 or above Safety Rating competed in multiple splits ranked by iRating through the 8-race Round 1. 70 of the top 72 drivers from Round 1 advanced to Round 2. In the 7-race Round 2, the field was split into 2 races each week with snake splits, where the top-ranked driver by iRating was in Split 1 and the second-ranked was in Split 2 all the way down the field to split the races up into two fields of 35 drivers. At the conclusion of Round 2, the top 23 drivers in points were promoted to the 2021 eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series.
Schedule
With the newly created eNASCAR Road to Pro ladder, the Qualifying series schedule was split into 2 rounds for the first time in series history. Watkins Glen International became the lone road course on the schedule with Canadian Tire Motorsports Park not returning from 2020. Additionally, Daytona International Speedway and Michigan International Speedway were replaced with the additions of Talladega Superspeedway and Bristol Motor Speedway. Knoxville Raceway was added as the first dirt race since 2018 while Phoenix Raceway remained as the site of the series finale.
Round 1
| Round | Track | Length | Date |
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| 1 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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134 Laps | March 4, 2021 |
| 2 | Atlanta Motor Speedway
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167 Laps | March 18, 2021 |
| 3 | Richmond Raceway
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200 Laps | April 8, 2021 |
| 4 | Talladega Superspeedway
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100 Laps | April 22, 2021 |
| 5 | Darlington Raceway
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140 Laps | May 6, 2021 |
| 6 | Charlotte Motor Speedway
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167 Laps | May 20, 2021 |
| 7 | Martinsville Speedway
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200 Laps | June 3, 2021 |
| 8 | Dover International Speedway
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200 Laps | June 17, 2021 |
Round 2
| Round | Track | Length | Date |
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| 1 | Knoxville Raceway
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100 Laps | July 8, 2021 |
| 2 | Homestead Miami Speedway
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134 Laps | July 22, 2021 |
| 3 | Watkins Glen International
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35 Laps | August 5, 2021 |
| 4 | Rockingham Speedway
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200 Laps | August 19, 2021 |
| 5 | Texas Motor Speedway
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167 Laps | September 2, 2021 |
| 6 | Bristol Motor Speedway
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200 Laps | September 16, 2021 |
| 7 | Phoenix Raceway
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160 Laps | September 30, 2021 |
Round 2 Results and Standings
Race Results
R – First time participating in Round 2 of the eNASCAR Qualifying 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 |
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| 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 six results counted towards each driver's championship total; discarded results are displayed within parentheses.
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. – Promoted to 2021 eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series
R – First time participating in Round 2 of the eNASCAR Qualifying iRacing Series
Broadcasting
Podium eSports covered the Split 1 races from Round 1 and 2 and select Split 2 races from Round 2 only while STN Racing and FTF.gg teamed up to cover the Split 2 races from Round 1 all season long on their respective YouTube and Twitch channels.
| Podium eSports | STN/FTF.gg | ||
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| Booth Announcers | Analyst | Pit Reporters | Booth Announcers |
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See Also
eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series
eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series