The 16th season of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series is coming up, and the 2025 competition includes over $500,000 in payouts, an international contest, and an 18-race schedule.
The season consists of 14 regular races to qualify for the eNASCAR Playoffs. The Playoffs consist of three races, and everything culminates with the Championship 4 finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The 14 regular races have three segments of five, four, and five races. In each segment of races, the driver with the highest points will get an additional five Playoff points and $3,000. Every race win grants five Playoff points. Combined with the segment points, there are 85 Playoff points that drivers are racing for.
Only 10 drivers can make the Playoffs, and only 4 can qualify for the championship. Drivers can qualify for Playoffs by scoring the most points through the season or by winning a race.
The 2025 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series officially starts on February 11 with a race at the Daytona International Speedway. There will be an exhibition race at the same speedway on January 28. The rest of the first segment’s schedule is as follows:
- February 25: Las Vegas
- March 4: Interlagos, or the Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Brazil)
- March 25: Richmond
- April 8: Rockingham Speedway
Rockingham Speedway is returning to both the eNASCAR series and the real-world NASCAR schedule (Xfinity Series and Craftsmen Truck Series). The North Carolina track, often called The Rock, is replacing the Darlington Raceway. It was last seen in the eNASCAR series in 2019 and the real-world NASCAR series in 2013.
The second segment’s schedule is as follows:
- April 22: Talladega
- May 20: Charlotte
- May 27: Nashville Superspeedway
- June 3: Kansas Speedway
The third segment begins immediately after, starting on June 17:
- June 17: Iowa
- June 24: Dover
- July 1: Chicago Street Course
- July 22: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- August 5: Atlanta Motor Speedway
The Playoffs start on August 19 at the Michigan International Raceway. The next race is on September 2 at Texas Motor Speedway, followed by the last Playoffs race on September 16 at the Phoenix Raceway.
The Championship 4 will take place on October 7 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. The winner will take home $100,000 and raise the Dale Earnhardt Jr. Cup there.
Both road course races will have sprint and feature race formats. Qualifying points fo to the top eight drivers before being inverted for the opening sprint race. Additionally, short tracks will be in the heat race format, which splits the field in half for double the races. Points go to the top ten drivers.
Additionally, there will be three fixed setup races at Talladega in April and in July at the Chicago Street Course. Here, drivers will compete on the same vehicle setup compared to other weeks, where they’re able to use custom builds in open setups.
From January 8 to January 10, 49 drivers in the eNASCAR Free Agency will compete for 40 seats (from 20 official teams). The last 9 drivers will be Backup Drivers in case drivers need a fill-in.
Fans can tune in to all the races on Tuesdays at 8 pm EST on the official eNASCAR website. They’ll also be available on iRacing’s official channels.
Last year, the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Finale was held live at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte. There’s no word yet on if something similar will happen this year.
