Clint Bowyer Finishes 11th in O’Reilly Auto Parts 125; Chase Briscoe Gets Spun in Qualifying Race, Doesn’t Advance to Feature

Stewart-Haas eSports
• Race:  O’Reilly Auto Parts 125 (Round 2)• Series:  eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series•
 Date:  Sunday, March 29• Location:  Virtual Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval)• 
Distance: 125 laps (187.5 miles)• Winner: Timmy Hill of MBM Motorsports•
Note:  Race extended five laps past its scheduled 125-lap distance due to a green-white-checkered finish. 
Stewart-Haas eSports Results:
 • O’Reilly Auto Parts 125    • Clint Bowyer (Started 15th, Finished 11th / Running, completed 130 of 130 laps) •Qualifying race    • Chase Briscoe (Started 7th, Finished 15th / Running, completed 30 of 30 laps) 
Clint Bowyer, Driver of the No. 14 Rush Truck Centers Ford Mustang:            
 “Today was all about survival, guys. I needed a redo for my Rush Truck Centers Ford Mustang because I got together with (Greg) Biffle, ‘The Biff’, off of (turn) two. I guess we were three-wide. I didn’t realize we were three-wide. My spotter Jeff Gordon, I had to fire him halfway through the race and moved to Larry McReynolds. Larry said nothing when we were three-wide and I wrecked and collected a bunch of them. But again, a great time was had by all. Timmy Hill, big win for him and his brand. It’s going to be a lot of fun to compete in this over the next few weeks. But, man we are all in this together! Looking forward to next week.” 
Chase Briscoe, Driver of the No. 98 Ford Performance Racing School/HighPoint.com Ford Mustang:  
 “Unfortunately, we didn’t make it through the qualifying race this week, so we’ll have to wait and give it another shot next weekend at Bristol. We had a really fast Ford Performance Racing School/HighPoint.com Mustang and it would’ve been interesting to see how we stacked up against the Cup drivers.” 
Notes:
 • The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series is an exhibition esports series featuring a collection of actual racecar drivers from the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.
 • Xfinity and Truck Series drivers have to race their way into the feature event, and only four open spots were available for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 125. Alex Labbe won the 30-lap qualifying race, followed by Anthony Alfredo, Ty Majeski and Ruben Garcia, Jr.
 • As an Xfinity Series driver, Briscoe was one of 32 drivers in the qualifying race attempting to finish in the top-four to earn a place in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 125. Briscoe was spun on lap 14 while running sixth, effectively ending his opportunity for a top-four finish.
 • The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series is a multi-week series emulating the original 2020 NASCAR Cup Series schedule. • With the sports world on a necessary hiatus to combat the spread of the coronavirus, the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series exists in place of actual NASCAR events.
 • Each race in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series consists of 35 drivers and all races are broadcast by FOX Sports. 
Next Up:
 • Stewart-Haas eSports returns to action on Tuesday, March 31 in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series race at the virtual Bristol Motor Speedway with drivers Justin Bolton and Dylan Duval. • The race starts at 9 p.m. EDT with live coverage via:   
 • eNASCAR.com/live    • Facebook.com/NASCAR    • YouTube.com/NASCAR    • Twitch.tv/iRacing • Duval and Bolton come into Bristol after each earned their season-best result in the series’ last race at the virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway. Duval finished 15th and Bolton was 17th.

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