The first Tournament of the 2026-27 season for the eNASCAR College iRacing Series presented by Logitech G concludes on Wednesday night at the track formerly known as Atlanta, EchoPark Speedway. Titled the Peachtree Pursuit, 100 collegiate competitors ran the gauntlet last week, with the Quarterfinal and Semifinal rounds of the Tournament showcasing all 100 qualified students and their schools. Only 40 have advanced on to Week 2 and the Final round.
These remaining 40 students will take on EchoPark in one Final round race, a 100 lap race featuring cautions for the first time all Tournament. The winner of the festivities by the end of the night will collect $3,000 and a good chunk of points towards the overall Student Championship. The School Championship will also be on display for the first time on Wednesday night, with 10 eligible schools and their students partaking.
Coverage starts on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. ET at eNASCAR.com/live and across all of iRacing’s social media channels.
PEACHTREE PURSUIT – WEEK 1
In the opening week of the Tournament, two groups ran the Quarterfinal round, the Quarterfinal LCQ, and the Semifinal round. Group 1 had the University of Charlotte at North Carolina’s Connor Trifari celebrating victory at the end of the night, while the University of Calgary’s Connor Yeroschak started his title defense with a Group 2 win. Points were awarded to the top-10 finishers
DRIVERS, SCHOOLS ADVANCED TO FINAL ROUND
| STUDENT | SCHOOL | TA SEED | GROUP # | SEMIS FIN. | PTS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Erickson | Arizona State University | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Van Drugmand | Austin Peay State University | 79 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Daniel Nanney | Ball State University | 23 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Jalen Atkins | Belmont Abbey College | 75 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Griffin Salyer | Bowling Green State University | 49 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Zander McKinney | Bowling Green State University | 42 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Dylan Ault | California State University, Sacramento | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Brian Mercurio | DeSales University | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Arron Brown | Eastern Shore Community College | 18 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Miles Bagley | Georgia College & State University | 94 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Timothy Holmes | Horry-Georgetown Technical College | 80 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Connor Birky | Illinois State University | 28 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Mathew Blaine | Kent State University | 82 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Maverick Davis | Kettering University | 100 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Jayden Browder | Liberty University | 24 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Diego Roldan | Mt. San Jacinto College | 45 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Nathan Barrows | North Carolina State University | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Nick Luetje | Purdue University in Indianapolis | 31 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Davian Tobin | Richard Bland College | 55 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| John McClear | Rollins College | 32 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Joseph Joseph | Rutgers University | 11 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| Jacob Malone | Saint Leo University | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| AJ Heider | St. Johns River State College | 41 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Jacob Wilkerson | Tarrant County College District | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Adam Garza | Triton College | 21 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Connor Yeroschak | University of Calgary | 12 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Martin Roberg | University of Connecticut | 76 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Julian O’Neil | University of Delaware | 50 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Abraham Vela | University of Houston | 66 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Jonathan Ocasio | University of Kentucky | 93 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Joonsuh Lim | University of Michigan | 69 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Aidan McFarland | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 37 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Blake Wynn | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 8 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Bryan Holland | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Connor Trifari | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 47 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| John Babineau | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 77 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Shawn Hillkewicz | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 56 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Wesley Persson | University of the Fraser Valley | 59 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Jonathan Evans | Western Connecticut State University | 48 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Layne Graves | Wichita State University | 78 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
TRACK INFO
With over 125,000 seats, the 1.54-mile EchoPark Speedway, located about 20 miles south of downtown Atlanta in Hampton, GA, has come a very long way from the first race. That inaugural race was held in 1960 and won by NASCAR legend Fireball Roberts, who also took the pole at just 133 mph. Spectators from that day, who watched from one small grandstand or on blankets spread out on an adjacent dirt bank, wouldn’t begin to recognize the facility today, even down to the name.
Dubbed Atlanta International Raceway when it opened, the track struggled financially through the ’60s and ’70s before finding a degree of stability in the ’80s. Real change came following Bruton Smith’s purchase of the facility in 1990, with the culmination of the transformation of Atlanta International Speedway occurring in 1997 following an extensive reconfiguration that switched front and back straightaways and added a double-dogleg in the new front straightaway.
In the seven intervening years, new grandstands sprouted almost every year, along with a nine-story tower, Tara Place, that houses the track offices and a number of luxury condominiums. Subsequently the “Winners Grandstand” was erected overlooking the double-dogleg frontstretch and pits, along with the new private-membership Club One, which features climate-controlled views of the entire track.
ABOUT THE SERIES
The eNASCAR College iRacing Series presented by Logitech G gives college students from the United States and Canada the opportunity to compete for their share of $60,000 in scholarships. Using the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series vehicles, 100 drivers qualify for each Tournament by registering and posting their fastest lap times in the Time Attack through the iRacing UI. With hundreds of colleges and universities represented in each Time Attack, drivers are competing not only against the greater iRacing community, but also their own classmates, for a spot on the newly-minted bracket.
Week 2 of the Peachtree Pursuit concludes on Wednesday, September 30th, at 7:00 p.m. ET. The next Tournament is the Queen City Crown at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Time Attacks opened on September 29th and run until October 4th.
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