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HISTORY IS MADE ENASCAR PRO SERIES FINAL RACE AT THE HISTORIC NORTH WILKESBORO SPEEDWAY OUT OF THE GROOVE SAVE THE SPEEDWAY!

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WILL THIS RACE SAVE NORTH WILKESBORO SPEEDWAY? In this week’s episode of Out of the Groove, host and creator Eric Estepp gives us his review and analysis of the final race of the Pro Invitational Series. This was not only the last virtual race, as regular racing is set to resume on May 17, but this was also a historic race, taking place at the virtual re-creation of the North Wilkesboro track, a place that hasn’t had NASCAR running since the 90’s.

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in decades, but also on-track action, as the track’s unique sloping elevation creates a lot of opportunities for excitement.

Will this newfound hype around North Wilkesboro, especially with fans having a taste of what cars look like going around it, have any effect on the real world track’s financial future? Or will it stay shut down forever, existing only on the iRacing platform? And how did this final race rank on Eric’s patented Groovy Gauge? You’ll have to watch the episode and find out!

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THINGS WE LEARNED AT NORTH WILKESBORO DENNY HAMLIN DELIVERS WITH NORTH WILKESBORO WIN HAMLIN USES VIRTUAL CHROME HORN IN STYLE While it may have not been the actual return of the beloved North Wilkesboro Speedway, everyone jumped inside Doctor Emmitt Brown’s DeLorean with Marty McFly, grabbed 29 NASCAR Cup Series cars with their ontrack counterparts, and went back to 1987. Although Biff Tannen didn’t follow our heroes, the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series took us back in time when mullets were all the rage and U2 and Depeche Mode recorded keystone albums. As Denny Hamlin finished this series as he started, here’s the five takeaways from Saturday’s North Wilkesboro 160!”

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hile the COVID-19 pandemic brought the sports world to a halt, NASCAR and iRacing stepped up to the plate by delivering an entertaining product for fans, competitors, and press to digest.

Certainly, it provided a routine and something to look forward to by bringing a sense of normalcy. The beauty of the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series is it allows legends like Jeff Gordon to return to stock car competition. In a way, Gordon stepped back into a NASCAR Cup Series car. Sure, Gordon wasn’t a serious threat for a win in this series, but he was entertaining, relaxed when the situation warranted, and focused like his virtual NASCAR peers. Racing his way to an 18th place finish, Gordon didn’t wind up in the catchfence and sported his old racing gloves. Ultimately, seeing Gordon in the famed rainbow-colored No. 24 Chevy is like Michael Jordan in a Chicago Bulls uniform.

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he Chronicles of Tyler Reddick may include two NASCAR XFINITY Series championships, but he also showed his potential in the iRacing scene with a podium finish at the virtual North Wilkesboro Speedway. Certainly, Reddick, like some of the Pro Invitational Series field, wouldn’t be old enough to remember the last on-track race at the much missed 0.625-mile short track in Wilkes County. However, he rarely was thrown off, kept a steady hand with his No. 31 Chevy Camaro, and he basically finished where he started. While life as a Cup Series rookie is supposed to be tough, this near two-month hiatus could play in Reddick’s hands. At just age 24, he’s about as ready and energized for a series of busy times in the world of on-track NASCAR life. Even with Reddick’s third place finish coming in a virtual race, he can take absolute pride in carrying the Bowtie Brigade.

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s a way to thank the 2000 NASCAR Cup Series champion for substituting for Martin Truex, Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing fielded a second No. 18 Toyota Camry. In this case, Bobby Labonte returned to his familiar Interstate Batteries colors while sporting his Spaco firesuit from the 2004 Cup Series season as seen on his Twitter. Maybe the finishing result of 19th would indicate an otherwise pedestrian race for Labonte, but he looked like the man who was consistent and tough during his championship winning year of 2000 at the virtual North Wilkesboro Speedway. Running inside the top-10 on Lap 67, his unmistakable green, red, black, and white car sported some short track damage, but that’s just a badge of honor when racing on one of NASCAR’s all-time toughest venues. Above all, throughout the entire Pro Invitational Series, Labonte was steady and showed the willingness to go door-to-door with today’s best.

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egardless of FOX NASCAR’s Mike Joy stance with the Pro Invitational Series, there is always a champion to crown in any level of stock car racing. Timmy Hill, the most recent winner of the IceBox Pickup Throwdown Series’ race at the virtual Michigan International Speedway, clinched the Pro Invitational Series championship on the strength of his win at Texas Motor Speedway and his steady, top-five results. The pride and joy of Port Tobacco, Md. made himself look like the eNASCAR version of Terry Labonte. Steady and sneaky with his bid for a win or top-five result, Hill would go unnoticed until the checkered flag waved with his No. 66 car often finishing towards the front of the field. Hill took to the throwback theme with what looked like a Fu Man Chu mustache. It’s fitting that Hill and his peers return to the track at Darlington, the home of throwbacks.

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enny Hamlin’s adventures in the Pro Invitational Series between Homestead-Miami Speedway and North Wilkesboro Speedway may have been interesting, including his Talladega tale with his daughter Taylor and a remote control. Most importantly, Hamlin made history with a series that will have a place in NASCAR’s history books in a year that’ll be truly unique when all is said and done. All the talk might’ve surrounded William Byron with his iRacing dominance, but Hamlin has the thrilling Daytona 500 win and a NASCAR Playoffs seed when we make our way into autumn. Now, he has bragging rights about bookending this unique series that was either disliked or loved by all. Although Hamlin won’t be getting a virtual fist pump from Ross Chastain, a driver who received the chrome horn during the closing laps, he’s got another win in the books and he’s ready for next Sunday’s eagerly anticipated Darlington 400.

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While it’s great that NASCAR is able to get back to racing after being idle more than two months, it’s impossible not to feel for the three tracks that will lose a race weekend in 2020 as a result of the necessary schedule realignment. Due to various restrictions associated with COVID-19, Sonoma Raceway, Chicagoland Speedway and Richmond Raceway came out on the short end of the proverbial stick when NASCAR recently released a revised schedule.

Let’s hope these tracks are able to minimize the damage that will inevitably result from being stripped of their marquee event.

JA RED TURNER ▶ JOLO’S BABY BOY PICKED AN IDEAL TIME TO ARRIVE Joey Logano and his wife, Brittany, welcomed their second child — a son, Jameson — into the world on May 7.

Talk about good timing. With NASCAR still being on hiatus, Logano didn’t have to worry about potentially missing the birth due to a scheduling conflict pertaining to his duties as driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford. Furthermore, Logano is getting some extra time with his newborn thanks to the fact that NASCAR won’t venture outside of the Carolinas until June at the earliest. Well-done, baby Jameson.

■■ Sonoma Raceway will lose its race weekend in 2020.

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▶ RACING WITHOUT FANS WON’T WORK FOREVER While racing without fans — which NASCAR will do in May — is better than not racing at all, NASCAR still needs to find a way to get fans back to the track in the not-toodistant future. This, of course, will require convincing state and local government officials that tracks can host a NASCAR weekend without jeopardizing public health amid a COVID-19 pandemic that could linger into the early or late fall. NASCAR and tracks need fans in the stands for many reasons, so the goal should be to not waste any time in making this happen.

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and NASCAR Driver for Diversity Rajah Caruth, to talk through the various contrasts between the virtual and real world, as well as the striking similarities between the two.

During the show they also take questions from the audience via chat and social media, and that leads to some interesting conversation. Check out the whole show above, you don’t want to miss this one.

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That’s probably been the best thing for me during this whole ordeal. I’ve started streaming on Twitch, interacting with fans on there and the whole process has been a lot of fun. Jordan Anderson, who put the series together, it is just another neat deal that’s been fun to be a part of. Admittedly, I take it too seriously at times. Anytime I get a chance to compete against these other great drivers on a level playing field, I’m always gonna get really into it. ▶ YOU’VE FOUGHT AN UPHILL BATTLE THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREER TO MAKE GAINS AND STRIDES IN NASCAR. WOULD YOU SAY IT’S MADE YOU APPRECIATE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS BUT ALSO KEEPS YOU DRIVEN WITH YOUR CAREER? Without a doubt. And I don’t think I’ve “arrived” yet.

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If seeing your favorite NASCAR Cup Series racer in a virtual stock car wasn’t enough, perhaps seeing the famed cars from the “Aerocoupe Wars” from the 1987 season will tickle your iRacing fancy. For newer fans, it’s the chance to drive a completely different beast long before today’s highly innovative, engineering marvels that will grace us again in about a week. However, old school enthusiasts can wheel the boxy Chevrolet Monte Carlo or smooth Ford Thunderbird without leaving the house.

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Final Standings for the NASCAR Pro-Invitational Series

It doesn’t matter what Mike Joy says. Most of us kept tabs with the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series and Timmy Hill was truly “king of the road” for the Cup stars. Drivers like Garrett Smithley, Landon Cassill, and Parker Kligerman made convincing arguments for quality Cup or XFINITY Series rides with their stellar showings on the virtual track. For Timmy Hill, perhaps this helps his team land a solid sponsor to boost their efforts as a budding Cup contender.

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▶ While Landon Huffman was running admirably in Landon Cassill’s steed during the last Friday Night Thunder iRacing race at Martinsville, Noah Gragson decided to run backwards and plow into the No. 89 Blue-Emu Chevy. Normally mild mannered and chill, Landon Cassill expressed his displeasure with the NASCAR XFINITY Series regular. Virtual racing or not, going backwards and wrecking a fellow driver is about as bush league as it gets, and it has no place in any world of NASCAR competition.

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▶ If all of us missed out on Jeff Gordon being in a NASCAR version of “Space Jam” in the late 1990’s, NASCAR’s official Twitter had us laughing quite hysterically about a Back to the Future cover with young Jeff Gordon meeting Dr. Jeff Gordon. Instead of the beloved silver DeLorean, we’d get a hovering No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet Monte Carlo from the 1996 season. Seriously, can we make this movie happen to change the outcome of that year’s championship results?

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▶ Rhen Haven Hemric made her way into the world to make Mother’s Day quite special for Daniel Hemric’s wife Kenzie.

With all that’s happened in the world and in racing, it’s truly special and sweet to meet and welcome a new member of the NASCAR family. Congratulations, Daniel and Kenzie!

▶ Martin Truex, Jr. made his much anticipated first start in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series on Saturday at North Wilkesboro Speedway. While Truex finished in 20th in the 29-driver field, he had fun and got reacquainted with his car. As all of us feel, Truex is ready for racing!

▶ Although Ross Chastain didn’t have his pit crew change his tires after Saturday’s race at North Wilkesboro, he expressed his displeasure with Denny Hamlin as Cole Trickle did with Russ Wheeler in Days of Thunder. How about that for a true throwback reaction for a race that embraced the past?

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ASCAR announced it will return to racing on May 17, which will kick off a slate of races that includes seven events in three series at two race tracks – Darlington Raceway and Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series will each host its first ontrack event since mid-March.

The NASCAR Cup Series will return to Darlington Raceway on Sunday, May 17, with a 400-mile event scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET, live on FOX, FOX Deportes, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

What follows is a unique schedule that includes midweek races in primetime and a NASCAR crown jewel – the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway – in its traditional Memorial Day Weekend home for the 60th consecutive season. The opening slate of races are listed below.

Each of NASCAR’s return events will be run without fans in attendance. Further schedule adjustments will be announced in the future.

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SUN, MAY 17 TUE, MAY 19 WED, MAY 20 SUN, MAY 24 MON, MAY 25 TUE, MAY 26 WED, MAY 27

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ollowing thorough collaboration with public health officials, medical experts and state and federal officials, NASCAR has implemented a comprehensive health and safety plan. In accordance with CDC, OSHA and state and local government recommendations, nearly every aspect of how the event is conducted will be significantly modified, including: ▶▶ One-day shows; ▶▶ Mandated use of personal protective equipment throughout the event; ▶▶ Health screenings for all individuals prior to entering the facility, while inside the facility and exiting the facility; ▶▶ Social distancing protocols throughout the event; ▶▶ Strict limits on the number of individuals who are granted access into each facility ▶▶ As NASCAR works towards the execution of these events, the sanctioning body will continue to work with state and local authorities based on trends and local restrictions. ▶▶ In-race competition procedures remain largely unchanged, though NASCAR will eliminate practice for all events during this opening return slate, as well as qualifying for all events except the Coca-Cola 600.

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