2026 eNASCAR iRacing Championship Playoffs begin at Michigan

The 2026 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Championship Series Playoffs commence on Tuesday night at Michigan International Speedway, with ten drivers competing across three races for a share of $500,000 and the Dale Earnhardt Jr Cup.

Bobby Zalenski (ERA eSports Team) earned the No. 1 seed after claiming three wins during the nine-race regular season, tying defending two-time champion Steven Wilson (Spire Motorsports) on playoff points. Wilson secured the No. 2 seed due to fewer overall victories. Parker White (Williams F1 Team Gaming), Garrett Lowe (BS+COMPETITION), and Vicente Salas (Kanaan Esports) rounded out the top five seeds after winning races. Tucker Minter (William Byron eSports), Shawn Conklin (RFK Racing), Connor Yeroschak (Letarte eSports), Wyatt Tinsley (Kansas City Pioneers), and Casey Kirwan (Kansas City Pioneers) qualified on points. Zack Novak (JR Motorsports) narrowly missed the field by three points.

Zalenski has never won an eNASCAR championship despite 21 career victories—second all-time—and six previous Championship 4 appearances. He led the most laps during the regular season and won the opening race at Charlotte, a first for him to start a season. Wilson, despite recent inconsistency including a 23rd-place finish at Indianapolis and 29th at Nashville, remains a title threat with wins at all three upcoming tracks. White, the 2024 series champion, has shown consistency since a frustrating 22nd-place finish at Dover, posting four consecutive top-ten finishes to close the regular season.

The three-race playoff format continues at Texas and concludes at Kansas, with the top four drivers advancing to the Championship 4 finale.