It’s become tradition that the finale of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Championship Series takes place at NASCAR’s Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina, and this year was no different.
The NASCAR Cup Series has moved away from the previous playoff format due to heavy criticism in recent years, but for eNASCAR it remains, with four drivers and one race to settle the championship.
Steven Wilson was among those four, and as the pace car pulled in an overtime finish, it felt like a familiar dash for the cash at the end of a championship. Wilson restarted second, but on the outside line, allowing title rival Connor Yeroschak to get alongside into turns one and two.
But despite being on the outside, Wilson was able to pinch Yeroschak tight on the inside, giving him the run onto the back straight, and in hindsight effectively sealing the title with 2.5 miles to go.
It was a special moment for Wilson to once again do it in front of his family in Charlotte, and these moments for friends and family are something these eNASCAR finales are so good at.
Wilson was never in doubt to make it to the final four, even in such an unpredictable format. Not least that he’s the reigning champion, he also won two races throughout the nine-race regular season which secured him a first-round berth, before winning the first postseason race at Michigan to secure a final four spot at the earliest opportunity.
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