eNASCAR College Series: Queen City Crown at Charlotte begins
The 2026–27 eNASCAR College iRacing Series presented by Logitech G moves to Charlotte Motor Speedway on Wednesday for the Queen City Crown tournament, where 100 qualified collegiate competitors will contest Quarterfinal and Semifinal rounds with only 40 advancing to the final.
The eNASCAR College iRacing Series presented by Logitech G continues its 2026–27 season on Wednesday, 7 October at 7:00 p.m. ET with the Queen City Crown at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Over 250 eligible collegiate iRacers from the United States and Canada competed in a Time Attack qualifying event from 29 September to 4 October, with 100 drivers earning spots in the tournament bracket. The Quarterfinal and Semifinal rounds will run this week, narrowing the field to 40 competitors who will advance to Week 2 and the Final round on 14 October. Coverage will stream live at eNASCAR.com/live and across iRacing's social media channels.
The opening tournament of the season, the Peachtree Pursuit at EchoPark Speedway, concluded with a dramatic finish. Jacob Wilkerson of Tarrant County claimed his maiden victory in the 100-lap Final, holding off Jonathan Evans of Western Connecticut State after a late-race restart. Brian Mercurio of DeSales recovered to third after leading late in the race, while early frontrunners Connor Trifari of UNC at Charlotte and Connor Yeroschak of Calgary faded as cautions reshuffled the field.
The eNASCAR College iRacing Series offers $60,000 in scholarships to competing students and uses the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series vehicles. Drivers qualify for each tournament by posting their fastest lap times in the Time Attack through the iRacing interface, competing against both the broader iRacing community and their own classmates for bracket positions. Hundreds of colleges and universities are represented across each qualifying event.
Following the Queen City Crown, the series will move to Watkins Glen International for the Big Apple Battle, the first of two IMSA-backed tournaments on the season featuring the Ford Mustang GT4. Time Attack qualifying for that event opens on 20 October and runs through 25 October.