Vicente Salas grew to become the fifth totally different driver to win a race this season within the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Collection, celebrating in victory lane Tuesday at a digital Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway.
Salas, 22, edged Ryan Luza by 0.720 seconds to earn his first win of the yr. An element-time NASCAR Xfinity Collection driver, Salas thanked his workforce and was grateful to lastly get his automobile over the road first.
It was his first win since Darlington early within the 2024 season.
“To place ourselves within the playoffs right here and sort of relieve that stress is big,” Salas stated after the race.
Salas drove his No. 11 Kanaan Esports Toyota effectively, because the race grew to become a tire-saving duel by the top. Steven Wilson, who gained the earlier two races within the collection, battled with Luza down the stretch however completed in twenty ninth place, a lap down, as his tires didn’t maintain on.
Kollin Keister as a substitute completed third, with Dylan Duval and Casey Kirwan rounding out the highest 5.
Salas led the ultimate 93 laps, taking up the entrance spot a couple of quarter of the best way into the 120-lap race and by no means relinquishing it.
“I used to be driving tremendous, tremendous onerous on the finish there,” Salas stated. “I believe Ryan sort of saved his tires a little bit bit, so he was coming on the finish.”
The collection continues on July 1 at a digital Chicago Avenue Course.
–Subject Stage Media
