WATCH: NASCAR Heat 5 Ultimate Summer Showdown Round 2, Texas, LIVE on Traxion

The second round of the NASCAR Heat 5 Ultimate Summer Showdown at Texas Motor Speedway takes off at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 1:00 a.m. BST live on the Traxion.GG YouTube channel. As it was for the last round at Darlington, 24 drivers per console (Xbox One, PlayStation 4) have qualified for the main event after a week of open qualifiers back at the end of May. 

Like Darlington, the Top 3 finishers in each race will qualify for the Ultimate Summer Showdown Championship Event at Atlanta Motor Speedway on 22^nd July. Drivers not able to get it done at Texas will have one more shot at Pocono Raceway in Round 3. Qualifiers for that event will open at midnight following the Texas event and will run until 17^th June. The third main event at Pocono will kick off the first day of July. 

XBOX FIELD WIDE OPEN WITHOUT BROOKS 

Looking at the entry list on the Xbox side, 15 drivers from Darlington make their return to the Showdown. Nine drivers have competed in the eNASCAR Heat Pro League in either season, and two of the drivers on the roster have already locked into the championship, those drivers being Luis Zaiter and Cody Giles.  

Justin Brooks, who won the first race at Darlington, was seemingly more than fast enough to qualify for the second round, but opted out since he was already locked into the title battle. There will not be any Brooks vs Buttafuoco this time around, which could mean an easier time for Daniel Buttafuoco or anyone else in the field to earn their ticket in this race to the championship round. 

Buttafuoco, the eNASCAR Heat Pro League Season 2 champion, took the pole for the Xbox race. Here’s the rest of the starting lineup.

Xbox Qualifying Results
Place	Time	Name	Gamer Tag	Car
1	28.909	Daniel Buttafuoco	LuckyDog385	13
2	28.946	Nick Walker	wowTHATSgarbage	11
3	28.949	Tom Flitcroft	tomtomflitty	20
4	28.965	Cody Giles	XXFluffyxX2	16
5	28.995	Elijah White	TheAviator1024	12
6	29.002	Josh Taylor	Amour Smoke	41
7	29.006	Tim Moore	Word Burton	77
8	29.021	Jeff Noe	STOUT WHISKEY	66
9	29.025	Tyler Dohar	JRM Dohar88	88
10	29.042	Shep Fountain	ToastedGamerZ	17
11	29.051	Justin Anasogak	NNR Rowdy	7
12	29.066	Jordan Bane	Baner95888	19
13	29.068	Matthew Heale	RowdyMatt51	51
14	29.074	Drew Jewah	DrewLMAO	14
15	29.077	Casey Masser	| Asylumzs |	6
16	29.078	Dakota Long	KFB18	18
17	29.079	Perrin Huggins	PTHTHEGOAT	34
18	29.081	Ryan Thierrien	Ol TwEeDeR29	4
19	29.125	Sean Anderson	SeanForLife	32
20	29.146	Konner Cordes	DR BUSCHHHH	1
21	29.275	Tyler Glass	Tglass19	9
22	29.699	Sam Morris	Mordog5	5
23	N/A	Jose Ruiz	JOSE 95x	95
24	N/A	Luis Zaiter	CGM x Rose	42

CHAMPION CALIBER RETURNS TO PLAYSTATION ROSTER

A lot of similarities can be found on the PlayStation roster. 14 drivers are back in Round Two and 10 drivers claim their fame as drivers from the first two seasons of the eNASCAR Heat Pro League. The Darlington winner, Josh Harbin, is on the roster, as is the runner up from that race, Thomas Cohick. Joe West is the third driver on the PlayStation side locked into the championship round, but he is not on the Texas roster.  

eNASCAR Heat Pro League Season 2 championship contender Josh Parker and Season 1 Champion Brandyn Gritton are both making their first start of the Showdown. Gritton announced his retirement from competing after the second Pro League season concluded, but he’s back in business in his SHR eSports No. 14 Mustang. Three drivers are pulling double duty, running both console races at Texas. Both Cody Giles and Tim Moore are doing it for a second time while Matthew Heale attempts for his first time. 

Maxwell Castro will lead the field to green in the PlayStation race. Here’s how the rest of the field stacks up.

PS4 Qualifying Results
Place	Time	Name	Gamer Tag	Car
1	28.919	Maxwell Castro	MaxBoost27	1
2	28.938	Chase Williamson	Itsyourbrochase	22
3	28.981	Dylan Cardenas	XxNOSD2xX	9
4	28.991	Tim Moore	WordBurton	77
5	28.997	Joe Gornick	JRM_Gornick7	88
6	29.02	Josh Parker	TheBolt_Parker18	18
7	29.021	Stephen Yavorski	FRR_BADFASMARLEY	78
8	29.024	Jordan Dworaczyk	JCR_JWOWisBACK	41
9	29.029	Josh Harbin	ThAbEaR_95	95
10	29.03	Chris Perkey	ThatManPerkey	2
11	29.033	Matt Smith	FlashNine	21
12	29.046	Thomas Cohick	JCR_Clashin04	12
13	29.051	Jason Mitchell	GoFasJason_32	32
14	29.063	Cody Giles	xX_Fluffy_Xx2	16
15	29.0635	Mike Braas	MikeRPM44	44
16	29.064	Gerald Sensabaugh	G-Sensy43	43
17	29.071	Billy Holcombe	Bholcombe_FTR	48
18	29.086	Daniel Basse	DBdabest20	8
19	29.097	George Taylor	racehead8	34
20	29.101	Joey Stone	Sloppy_Joe_YT	24
21	29.167	Tyler McMurter	TyMac11	20
22	29.121	Matthew Heale	RowdyMatt51	51
23	29.108	Chase Durheim	Chasing_you33	3
24	N/A	Brandyn Gritton	Smoke_B20	14

2021 ULTIMATE SUMMER SHOWDOWN OPEN QUALIFIERS SCHEDULE  

Darlington Raceway: April 30, 2021 (12:01 a.m. ET) – May 6, 2021 (11:59 p.m. ET)  

Texas Motor Speedway: May 21, 2021 (12:01 a.m. ET) – May 27, 2021 (11:59 p.m. ET)  

Pocono Raceway: June 11, 2021 (12:01 a.m. ET) – June 17, 2021 (11:59 p.m. ET)  

Atlanta Motor Speedway: July 2, 2021 (12:01 a.m. ET) – July 8, 2021 (11:59 p.m. ET)  

2021 ULTIMATE SUMMER SHOWDOWN RACE SCHEDULE  

Darlington Raceway: 20th May 1, 8 pm ET, 55 Laps (+2 Pace Laps)  

Texas Motor Speedway: 10th June, 8 pm ET,60 Laps (+2 Pace Laps)  

Pocono Raceway: 1st July, 8 pm ET,20 Laps (+2 Pace Laps)  

Atlanta Motor Speedway: 22nd July, 8 pm ET,60 Laps (+2 Pace Laps)  

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