Darlington iRacing Results: May 5, 2021 (eNASCAR Pro Invitational)

The NASCAR Next Gen car makes it’s debut in the digital racing world

Tonight, the NASCAR Cup Series drivers are set to tackle the digital version of Darlington Raceway. NASCAR is also unwrapping the Next Gen car with tonight’s event. We’re set for the eNASCAR Pro Invitational featuring real-world racing drivers.

View the Darlington Raceway iRacing results below.

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Drivers are using throwback scheme in this event. Bobby Labonte and Dale Earnhardt Jr have jumped out of retirement to run the event.

Dale Earnhardt Jr and Denny Hamlin line up on the front row. 120 laps of online stock car racing are up next…

Darlington
Race Report

Green flag, Dale Earnhardt Jr wins the race into turn one on the bottom.

Dale Earnhardt Jr - eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational - Darlington Raceway
Dale Earnhardt Jr – eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational – Darlington Raceway

Anthony Alfredo gets loose behind him and spins to collect Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch. A bigger crash behind them and the caution is out.

Green, Earnhardt leads as Byron takes over 2nd.

Lap 10, caution. Alfredo drove deep into turn three and ran into the bumper of Gase to spin him around. Hamlin is collected once again.

Lap 16, Bobby Labonte has unhooked his computer on accident. He’s out of the race.

Green, Earnhardt leads as Bell takes over 2nd. Byron runs 3rd as the top three run nose to tail around the top in turn three.

Lap 21, Michael McDowell spins and he collects Joey Logano in the process. The caution is out.

Six stay out, including Earnhardt Jr.

Green, Earnhardt leads. Martin Truex Jr pushes up the banking and into Chris Buescher. Truex spins as Buescher is pushed into the wall, no caution.

Lap 32, Corey Lajoie turns James Davison. As Davison spins, he collects LaJoie. Both spin, no caution.

Lap 40, Earnhardt Jr leads but Byron rides within two car lengths.

Lap 48, Earnhardt Jr struggles to get off turn two. Byron looks to the inside and clears him before turn three, Byron leads as Timmy Hill follows him through to take 2nd.

Alex Bowman - eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational - Darlington Raceway
Alex Bowman – eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational – Darlington Raceway

Lap 52, Alex Bowman clips the wall and spins across the track. He collects Cole Custer and others, caution.

Earnhardt Jr leads the field to the pit lane. Timmy Hill wins the race to the pit exit, Earnhardt is out 2nd.

Lap 60

Timmy Hill - eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational - Darlington Raceway
Timmy Hill – eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational – Darlington Raceway

Green, Hill gets the jump on the inside and Byron follows him through to take 2nd away.

Lap 68, Briscoe runs wide in turn three. He brushes the wall while running 3rd, Larson drives under him to take 2nd.

Lap 74, Newman is parked in the middle of the track after contact with Ricky Stenhouse Jr, caution.

Green, Hill gets the jump as Byron spins the tires.

Timmy Hill, William Byron - eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational - Darlington Raceway
Timmy Hill, William Byron – eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational – Darlington Raceway

36 go Byron has a run on Hill off turn four. He drives it deep to the bottom in turn one, slides him and clear. Byron leads.

30 to go, Hill looks inside of Byron into turn one but he can’t complete the pass. Alfredo takes over 2nd.

15 to go, Logano clips Austin Dillon and they both crash, caution.

Timm HIll stays out. Everyone else hits the pit lane.

Green flag, Hill and Briscoe run even into turn one. Briscoe gets loose on the outside lane and spins down into Hill. Hill saves it as 15+ cars a wadded up behind them.

Green, Hill leads Alfredo by 4 car lengths into turn one.

Alfredo drives it deep to the bottom in turn three and pulls even with Hill for the lead.

Erik Jones, Anthony Alfredo, Timmy Hill - eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational - Darlington Raceway
Erik Jones, Anthony Alfredo, Timmy Hill – eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational – Darlington Raceway

Back in turn one, Erik Jones looks inside of both of them. Three wide for the lead, Erik Jones takes the spot! Hill brushes the wall.

Erik Jones wins the eNASCAR race at Darlington Raceway!

Erik Jones wins - eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational - Darlington Raceway
Erik Jones wins – eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational – Darlington Raceway

eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational
Race Results
Darlington Raceway
May 5, 2021

The following includes all sessions from Wednesday night’s digital race:

Qualifying (Combined) : 1. Dale Earnhardt Jr (28.232); 2. Denny Hamlin (28.285); 3. Anthony Alfredo (28.301); 4. William Byron (28.316); 5. Christopher Bell (28.324); 6. Kyle Busch (28.333); 7. Chase Briscoe (28.354); 8. Matt DiBenedetto (28.366); 9. James Davison (28.369); 10. Timmy Hill (28.378);

11. Tyler Reddick; 12. Kyle Larson; 13. Martin Truex Jr; 14. Brad Keselowski; 15. Justin Haley; 16. Austin Dillon; 17. Cole Custer; 18. Alex Bowman; 19. Chris Buescher; 20. Michael McDowell;

21. Josh Bilicki; 22. Erik Jones; 23. Joey Logano; 24. Garrett Smithley; 25. Kevin Harvick; 26. Joey Gase; 27. Aric Almirola; 28. Corey LaJoie; 29. Kurt Busch; 30. Ryan Newman;

31. Bobby LaBonte; 32. Quin Houff; 33. Jesse Iwuji; 34. BJ McLeod; 35. Ricky Stenhouse Jr; 36. Ross Chastain; 37. Chase Elliott; 38. Bubba Wallace; 39. Daniel Suarez;

Feature Race

(120 Laps – $5,000 to win)

1. Erik Jones
2. Anthony Alfredo
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr
4. Tyler Reddick
5. Chase Elliott
6. Kurt Busch
7. James Davison
8. Brad Keselowski
9. Jesse Iwuji
10. Daniel Suarez
11. Timmy Hill
12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
13. Joey Gase
14. Garrett Smithley
15. Martin Truex Jr
16. Christopher Bell
17. Aric Almirola
18. Bubba Wallace
19. Joey Logano
20. Kevin Harvick
21. Joshua Bilicki
22. Quin Houff
23. Kyle Busch
24. Chase Briscoe
25. William Byron
26. Kyle Larson
27. Justin Haley
28. Alex Bowman
29. Austin Dillon
30. Bobby Labonte
31. BJ McLeod
32. Ryan Newman
33. Cole Custer
34. Corey LaJoie
35. Matt DiBenedetto
36. Chris Buescher
37. Michael McDowell
38. Denny Hamlin
39. Ross Chastain

eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational
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Darlington Raceway
May 5, 2021
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