Steven Wilson extended his reign as the winningest driver in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series in 2022 by winning at the virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway on Tuesday (Oct. 11) night.
The win was Wilson’s fourth of the season and clinched his spot in the Championship 4.
“I got to thank everyone who has gotten me to this point,” Wilson said. “It’s just so awesome to be racing in Charlotte in two weeks.”
WINNER! 🏁@swilson3_ takes the victory at @HomesteadMiami and will be competing for the championship at virtual Phoenix.
Clutch. 👌 pic.twitter.com/oisB4siYDY
— Stewart-Haas Esports (@SHR_eSports) October 12, 2022
Wilson will be joined in the Championship 4 by Talladega Superspeedway race winner Bobby Zalenski, Casey Kirwan and Graham Bowlin. Kirwan’s third place at Homestead was enough to get him in.
“It’s crazy, I don’t think it has soaked in yet,” Kirwan said. “To have a chance to top the season off with a championship is something I’ll never forget, and hopefully, we’ll come out on top.”
The racing was intense right from the drop of the green flag, with three-wide racing throughout the pack. Kirwan got out in front of the fray by taking the lead from the pole and leading the opening 16 laps in No. 95 XSET Chevrolet.
The first caution came out for a Darik Bourdeau spin on the backstretch. On the ensuing restart, Kirwan took the lead back from Malik Ray, who stayed out while everyone else pitted.
However, Kirwan only held the top spot for a lap before Wilson passed him for the point on lap 22 in his No. 10 Smithfield/Stewart Haas eSports Ford. Twelve laps later, the second yellow of the evening came out due to a spin on the frontstretch by Briar LaPradd. Seven cars stayed out on the following round of yellow flag pit stops.
Dylan Ault brought the field back to green on lap 39, but he lost the lead later that lap to Zalenski and his No. 18 Interstate Batteries/Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. The lead would continue to swap among the playoff drivers, with Wilson and Mitchell deJong taking turns out front as the raced moved past the halfway point.
The race would settle into a long green flag run that forced the field to pit under green flag conditions. The green stayed out until lap 94 when Parker Retzlaff hit the wall in No. 6 RFK Racing Ford for the third caution of the night. This prompted another round of pit stops under the caution for fresh tires. Kirwan came on pit road the leader, but Wilson had a…
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