eNASCAR College iRacing Series | Calgary's Yeroschak clinches 25-26 title, Cal State Fullerton's Clampitt closes book with Sunset Splash win

The University of Calgary's Connor Yeroschak had one final test on Wednesday night in the second week of the Sunset Splash at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and the prerequisites included both making the Final Round and not finishing last in it. Before the final 45 laps around the 1.5-mile oval near South Beach were complete, with one driver retiring from the main event, Yeroschak's title was confirmed. Across the line in fifth, the Dino had more than enough to claim his first-career College Series title in just his Sophomore season.

"I'm really, really, really happy about the title, and the way that I built up a really nice cushion that a not-so-great run like tonight allowed me to have," Yeroshack said moments after confirming his championship. "I'm in my second year of Uni, so I've got a lot of time left to hopefully retain my championship, year-over-year. To represent Canada and to represent all of these schools, I'm hoping that there might be people in the stream to see it is possible for a Canadian to run at the front and try it out themselves. That's really what it's all about."

The Year of Yeroschak.

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Through the first five Tournaments of the 2025-26 eNASCAR College iRacing Series powered by the PlayVS College League, Yeroschak has scored perfect marks on three separate exams—winning in the Clash on the Beach, Harvest Cup, and Old Dominion Classic. The Queen City Crown was nearly a perfect score, settling for the next highest grade available, finishing in second to start the academic year. At the Great Lakes Gauntlet, it was still a Grade A performance, but it was his only finish outside the top-five on the season.

Leaving Martinsville, Yeroschak couldn't get his accolades quite yet—just like a true college experience, the valedictorian isn't made official until all of the grades are posted. With the highest GPA among 530 registered students and across 330 different schools, Yeroschak had two other students behind fighting it out for the salutatorian of the season, but the possibility existed for either the University of Maine at Machias' Daniel Faulkingham or California State University, Fullerton's Logan Clampitt to take the top honors.

With Yeroschak making the final round, that eliminated Clampitt from defending his title from one year ago. That didn't stop the two-time eNASCAR College Series champion from taking the checkered flag in his first Tournament of the season to close out his Senior year, as the Titan secured second place in the final standings over the Clipper, Faulkingham, also ensuring Yeroschak's title by preventing the Maine at Machias driver from winning himself.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP IS DECIDED!

California State University, Fullerton's Logan Clampitt claims the final Tournament of the season, the Sunset Splash at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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"I love this track so much," Clampitt said post-race. "It was so awesome to finally get a win this season. It's been very close, or just unlucky. I wish I was closer to Connor... Coming into tonight, I was all eyes on second place, trying to get the win... I'm happy to see that I still had it tonight... It's cool to see Connor get the championship... It's kind of like passing the torch along, and to enter here, in my final eNASCAR College Series race—really probably my last eNASCAR race—to be able to win, and go out a winner, I can't ask for anything else besides a championship, but that's ok, you know? I just feel fantastic."

The only way that Faulkingham, the Great Lakes Gauntlet winner, could have taken the title, would have been with a win and a last place effort from Yeroschak, and neither of those things were close to happening. Faulkingham, who travelled in straight from a NASCAR iRacing Series race at Talladega minutes prior to qualifying, challenged for the win in his Heat, ultimately finishing in third to start seventh in the Final Round. From there, he never really had anything better than a third place truck behind Clampitt and Yeroschak, and ultimately finished in seventh, securing the final step of the points podium in third.

Yeroschak joins Clampitt and the University of Iowa's Steven Wilson as the third different champion in series history. It's the first eNASCAR College iRacing Series title for a Canadian school and student, and the first Canadian eNASCAR champion since both Treyten Lapcevich scored the DBOX eNASCAR International iRacing Series powered by Digital Motorsports title in 2022 and Keegan Leahy claimed the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series title in 2021.

With the championship in hand, counting his three Tournament victories along with his runner-up at Charlotte and top-five at Homestead-Miami, Yeroschak walks away from the 2025-26 season with a total of $21,000 in scholarship prizes—$9,000 for the three Tournament wins, $1,500 for the runner-up, $500 for the fifth place, and an additional $10,000 for earning the most points over the six-event schedule.

SEMIFINALS

With the start of Week 2, another round of qualifying commenced to set the grid for the three Heat races in the Semifinals. Douglas Newbigging (King's College) set the fastest time, with John Forbes Jr (Saddleback) and Layne Graves (Wichita State) rounding out the top-three. Each of those drivers led their respective Heats to the green flag, but it was not a guarantee that they would finish there to claim the same starting spot for the Final Round.

In the first Heat, Newbigging led the majority of the way, but Matthew Zwack (Michigan) was on a mission from the seventh starting spot in the Heat. On the final lap, it was Newbigging and Faulkingham side-by-side in Turn 3, but ripping the Larson line was Zwack, who managed to get alongside the pair off of the corner to claim the win. Ball State's Daniel Nanney and Kettering's Maverick Davis also advanced onto the final Final Round.

Heat 2 saw Forbes Jr in control for a good amount, but behind him were four hungry drivers all looking at a potential win on the final lap. At one point, the quartet of Dylan Basen (Pasco-Hernando), Timothy Holmes (Horry Georgetown), Adam Garza (Triton), and Mario Merenda (Oklahoma) were four wide, trying to get alongside Forbes Jr out front. They all made it to the line unscathed and in that order, but behind Forbes Jr who took the win.

The third and final Heat race had championship implications on the line for both Clampitt and Yeroschak. Both had to advance to have a shot at the title, but if Yeroschak moved on, Clampitt's chances were over. Graves led the way early, but Clampitt took control as Yeroschak followed through. At one point, Yeroschak was able to get by and take the lead, but Clampitt sent it back in and made it work, taking the win in a photo finish by 0.019 seconds.

In the Last Chance Qualifier, Dylan Ault (Sac State) was dominant from start to finish. The majority of the top-10 were able to hold their own, with a couple of crashes changing the course for some in play. One heartbreak in particular came in the closing laps, as Belmont Abbey's Jake Innes looked to make a move at the same time that Houston's Abraham Vela was trying to get back in line. The result was an eliminated Crusader, along with 13 other hopefuls seeing their seasons end short.

FINAL ROUND

Things got immediately heated among the top drivers as the field took the green in the Sunset Splash Final Round. Zwack led the way alongside Forbes Jr with Clampitt following through in third, the trio three-wide exiting Turn 2. Into the third turn, Clampitt and Zwack made contact, the result sending Zwack into a tizzy as Holmes, a few rows back, wound up the worst afflicted as he spun and collected damage.

No drivers were eliminated from the contest, so Yeroschak's title still wasn't confirmed just yet. Forbes Jr led the field back to green and continued to lead the way. On Lap 13, however, Basen found his way to the front, looking to add a second Tournament win alongside his Queen City Crown victory. Forbes Jr continued to slip back out of the picture as Clampitt, Yeroschak, and Faulkingham moved up into second, third, and fourth, respectively.

Just hitting the halfway mark, on Lap 23, Clampitt made his way around Basen for the top spot. It took Yeroschak another lap or two, but he also managed to get by and put himself into the runner-up position. Faulkingham wasn't as lucky, as he both couldn't get around Basen, and then lost the spot back to Forbes Jr, putting him back down in fifth. Not only were his title hopes diminishing, but with Clampitt in the lead, his chances at second place in points were also in jeopardy.

The final caution of the night flew with 13 laps to go, the wreck involving Vela and Newbigging. With Newbigging retiring from the race, Yeroschak's title was confirmed, but there was still a race for the final Tournament to decide. Pit road opened, and Clampitt managed to get in and out without fail. Yeroschak, however, had a long stop, and lost three spots to restart in fifth.

Bradley Erickson (Arizona State) and Matthew Morton (Ohio State) began to cut and slice their way through the field as Yeroschak and Faulkingham tried to maintain their positions. It allowed Clampitt to get a solid lead over Basen and Forbes Jr through the closing laps. Erickson managed to claim fourth while Morton was sixth, setting Yeroschak up to finish fifth and Faulkingham just outside the money in seventh. Nanney, Garza, and Evans rounded out the final top-10 of the season.

SUNSET SPLASH - TOURNAMENT #6 RESULTS

POINTS STANDINGS AFTER TOURNAMENT #6 - SUNSET SPLASH

1. Connor Yeroschak | University of Calgary, 217 points
2. Logan Clampitt | Cal State University Fullerton, -21
3. Daniel Faulkingham | University of Maine at Machias, -29
4. Bradley Erickson | Arizona State University, -40
5. Matthew Morton | The Ohio State University, -40
6. Daniel Nanney | Ball State University, -57
7. Matthew Zwack | University of Michigan, -62
8. Adam Garza | Triton College, -76
9. Jose Solis Jr | University of Connecticut, -81
10. Timothy Holmes | Horry Georgetown Technical College, -92
11. Dylan Basen | Pasco Hernando State College, -101
12. Dylan Ault | Sacramento State, -102
13. Carson Bowers | Purdue University, -113
14. John Forbes Jr | Saddleback College, -119
15. Zach Sprouse | George Mason University, -122

eNASCAR College iRacing Series | Sunset Splash | Week 2 | Homestead Miami-Speedway

The 2026-27 eNASCAR College iRacing Series powered by PlayVS College League will begin later this summer, with the first Tournament slated for September 23rd and September 30th, with Time Attacks lasting from the 15th to the 20th prior. More details on that format and how to register and qualify will be announced as we move closer to the new season.