2025-26 eNASCAR College iRacing Series | Clash on the Beach | Week 1 Tournament Preview

The second eNASCAR College iRacing Series Tournament, powered by the PlayVS College League, kicks off on Wednesday night at the famed Daytona International Speedway. Titled the Clash on the Beach, 120 collegiate competitors are set to run the gauntlet, with the First and Second rounds of the Tournament showcasing all 120 drivers and their schools, with only 39 drivers advancing to Week 2, which will include the Semifinals and Final Round.

From September 30th to August 9th, nearly 250 eligible collegiate iRacers took to the official Time Attack in hopes of qualifying for the second eNASCAR College iRacing Series Tournament. These students collectively put down more than 35,000 laps around the 2.5-mile oval in Daytona Beach, Florida. The defending series champion, Logan Clampitt, representing California State University, Fullerton, laid down the fastest lap, a time of 51.227 seconds, and it was only 0.038 seconds from 1st to 120th.

The first week of the second Tournament of the season will stream live on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. ET at eNASCAR.com/live and across all of iRacing’s social media channels.

ENTRY LIST

The 120 qualified drivers are listed in the article found here.

LAST TOURNAMENT

Last month, the 2025-26 eNASCAR College iRacing Series kicked off with its first-ever Tournament, the Queen City Crown, at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 120 drivers from nearly 100 different schools were able to qualify into the opening week, where it was chopped to 39 drivers entering Week 2. After it was all said and over with, Pasco-Hernando State College's Dylan Basen claimed his first career College Tournament victory over the defending winner, the University of Calgary's Connor Yeroschak.

LAST SEASON

In the 2024-25 eNASCAR College iRacing Series, Daytona kicked off the academic calendar, utilizing the NASCAR Xfinity Series machines. It came down to the final lap, and a photo finish while the pack wrecked behind. George Mason University's Zach Sprouse nearly had it, but it was the University of Maine at Augusta's Parker White claiming the victory, his first in his freshman year.

TRACK INFO

Known as “The World Center of Racing”, Daytona International Speedway has a deep history in many facets of American motorsport, from NASCAR and their annual Daytona 500 to IMSA and their 24-hour battle for the Rolex 24. This track also hosts Bike Week’s Daytona 200, Daytona Supercross, Daytona KartWeek between Christmas and New Year’s Day, and a host of driving school, club, and other events. Earlier this year, the Rolex 24 at Daytona traversed the 3.56-mile road course that encompasses the infield and most of the oval. For NASCAR purposes, those multiple stock cars rip around 200 mph consistently on the oval's 2.5-mile high banks.

ABOUT THE SERIES

The eNASCAR College iRacing Series powered by PlayVS College League 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, 120 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 1 of the Clash on the Beach starts on Wednesday, October 15th, at 7:00 p.m. ET. Week 2 will take place one week later, on Wednesday, October 22nd. The next Tournament is the Harvest Cup at Iowa Speedway. Time Attacks open on October 28th and run until November 6th.

2025-26 COLLEGE SERIES SCHEDULE
2025-26 COLLEGE SERIES FORMAT

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