NASCAR: If iRacing kept standings, here's what they'd look like

If standings were being kept for the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series using NASCAR’s scoring system, here is what they would look like.

The coronavirus pandemic led to an unexpected stoppage in action for the NASCAR Cup Series and for not only the rest of the motorsports world but the entire sports world.

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But for NASCAR, the silver lining was the creation of the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series.

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Until real racing resumes, which it is currently scheduled to do on Saturday, May 9 at Martinsville Speedway, there is set to be an eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series race at the virtual version of each venue that had been slated to host a real-life Cup Series race.

The first off weekend, which was scheduled to be a race weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, did not make it into iRacing for this series. The series officially kicked off at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway last Sunday, and it picked up at virtual Texas Motor Speedway this past Sunday.

A total of 41 drivers have competed in at least one of these two races. Of these 41 drivers, 29 have competed in both events while the other 12 have competed in only one.

Unlike in real life, points are not awarded for results in these races. But what if they were?

Let’s take a look at what the championship standings would look like through the virtual race at Texas Motor Speedway if NASCAR’s scoring system were being used for the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series.

NOTE: There are no stages or stage points in these iRacing events like there are in real life.

Position – Driver: Points (Behind)
1st – Timmy Hill: 74 (0)
2nd – Dale Earnhardt Jr.: 66 (-8)
2nd – Garrett Smithley: 66 (-8)
4th – Ryan Preece: 64 (-10)
5th – Alex Bowman: 63 (-11)
6th – Landon Cassill: 58 (-16)
7th – Denny Hamlin: 53 (-21)
8th – Parker Kligerman: 49 (-25)
9th – Matt DiBenedetto: 48 (-26)
10th – Clint Bowyer: 47 (-27)
11th – Erik Jones: 43 (-31)
11th – Bobby Labonte: 43 (-31)
13th – Bubba Wallace: 42 (-32)
14th – Ty Dillon: 39 (-35)
15th – Ross Chastain: 38 (-36)
16th – Michael McDowell: 37 (-37)
17th – John Hunter Nemechek: 36 (-38)
18th – Ty Majeski: 35 (-39)
19th – Chase Briscoe: 33 (-41)
19th – William Byron: 33 (-41)
21st – Kyle Larson: 32 (-42)
22nd – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: 30 (-44)
22nd – Chase Elliott: 30 (-44)
24th – Kurt Busch: 29 (-45)
25th – Chris Buescher: 28 (-46)
25th – Kyle Busch: 28 (-46)
27th – Jimmie Johnson: 24 (-50)
28th – Joey Logano: 22 (-52)
29th – Ryan Truex: 20 (-54)
30th – Austin Dillon: 18 (-56)
31st – Justin Allgaier: 17 (-57)
32nd – Austin Cindric: 15 (-59)
33rd – Christopher Bell: 14 (-60)
34th – Brad Keselowski: 12 (-62)
35th – Alex Labbe: 11 (-63)
36th – Ryan Blaney: 10 (-64)
37th – Tyler Reddick: 9 (-65)
38th – Anthony Alfredo: 7 (-67)
39th – Ruben Garcia Jr.: 6 (-68)
40th – Greg Biffle: 5 (-69)
41st – Daniel Suarez: 4 (-70)

Timmy Hill won the race at Texas Motor Speedway after placing third at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Denny Hamlin, the winner at Homestead-Miami Speedway, struggled at Texas Motor Speedway, finishing in 24th.

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The next eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series is scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 5 at virtual Bristol Motor Speedway. It is set to be simulcast live on the Fox broadcast network, Fox Sports 1 and the Fox Sports app.

This race is one of four which currently remain on the schedule. The other three are scheduled to take place at virtual Richmond Raceway on Sunday, April 19, virtual Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, April 26 and virtual Dover International Speedway on Sunday, May 3.

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NASCAR: If iRacing kept standings, here’s what they’d look like

By Asher Fair | Apr 5, 2020

If standings were being kept for the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series using NASCAR’s scoring system, here is what they would look like.