Speed Cup Series

youtube.com/live/Hl45qOtrMlo… Wanted to share some oval racing positivity. Seen a lot of negativity lately, but there’s plenty of positive moments that just don’t get shared because they don’t have the shock value or the clip aura or what not. But I can bet that almost every oval racer would love to have a race like this to compete in. Ran in the @iRaceSpeed Cup Series race from a hotel in Pennsylvania last night. The race went caution-free—150 laps flag-to-flag with over 30 drivers of various skill levels at one of the tougher tracks to handle, Phoenix. I’ve already seen some clips from this week, I know what to expect when I run NiS this weekend. And truthfully, I wasn’t expecting this, but it’s a testament to the folks who showed up last night and decided they wanted to have a race, and not a pace. It wasn’t just a parade, we had the ability to pass. There were plenty of comers, goers, strategies, and mistakes. I made a few myself, including a point where I misjudged a pass with a lapped car ahead and sent Jeremiah Vincent for a slide and cost us both a 4x. All my fault and I apologized right away. Thankfully he kept it going straight and off the wall. There were other moments too, poor Matt Montambault got some nose damage at one point and killed his race, and I’m sure he would have competed for the win. There was some tire conservation in play where if you went too hard too quick, you’d have to make an extra pit stop. A couple of drivers played into that and were able to make the most of it and get around others who had one less stop. Others were caught off guard and had to save hard to make it. It was honestly one of the best races I’ve run, despite my midpack finish. I think if I’m home and in the comfort of my big rig in my office, I might be fighting for a Top 5 instead. I was pleasantly surprised with myself having any pace last night considering how wack this portable rig I’ve got is, plus the internet connection being sus… This isnt FTF with a bunch of Coke level drivers in it. Those races were great too because those drivers all had the mindset shared here. These guys are just your regular iRacers who found a league run by a great team of admins, all of varying skill levels, all just trying to have a good time in this hobby. Not every race there is like this, but the sentiment for it is. Last night, it paid off. Anyway, this probably wont get the same reach as many wreck clips do, but imma share it anyway because it was a hell of a night of racing and I’m really proud of the group as a whole for having the mindset to (mostly) race each other with respect all night. S/O Green Flag Tv for the broadcast as well.

P2 @iRaceSpeed at Bristol