Rounds 3 and 4 of the iRacing Off-Road Championship Series took place at the long Crandon course on Wednesday night (5th July) and with that, we saw the first two “Land Rush” starts of the season, both of which led to a lot of contact and upset drivers.
Another new winner emerged from the pole position in the first race of the night. While in a Land Rush start, the first 10 trucks are all lined up on the same row, the pole still gets some bit of an advantage by being able to take the inside line. Nicholas Dachelet scored the pole and took the win, but he most definitely had to earn it.
A four-pack of previous winners in the series were all breathing down his neck through the race. Last week’s winner in the second race, rookie Jarrett Liebert, was in prime position to steal another one, but opted to take a less aggressive attitude, allowing the others to catch up.
Jakob Rafoss eventually won that battle out for the runner-up spot as Liebert had to contend with the defending champion and the current points leader in Connor Barry and Keaton Swane, respectively. Liebert was able to hang on for it as Barry moved Swane for fourth, allowing rookie Joel Blewitt to exact some revenge from the previous week and take fifth.
Swane would end up seventh, but essentially in the second best starting spot for the second race, starting alongside Quentin Dall’olmo who finished eighth. Up front, it was Dachelet taking the easy win, the first of his career.
The second race had a second crazy Land Rush start, and this time, Blewitt and Tyson Miller would end up going crowd surfing after decent runs in the first race. Pole sitter Dall’olmo was able to get away cleanly with Swane alongside and NASCAR Xfinity Series driver and Off-Road rookie Parker Retzlaff in pursuit.
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