10/08/2025
The 2025 season finale ๐ for the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series from the virtual ๐Homestead-Miami Speedway is in the books! โ๏ธ
Much like most of the second half of the season, both EAT SLEEP RACE Toyotas were near the front of the field. ๐ฅ
Ryan Luza in his No. 12 EAT SLEEP RACE Toyota, qualified on the outside pole and stayed within sight of the lead for three quarters of a race before the lack of grip in the closing laps left him with a ninth-place finish. ๐
Overall, Luza, who had a rocky start to the 2025 season, finished 14th and secured a spot in the 2026 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season. ๐๏ธ๐จ
Teammate Seth DeMerchant netted another strong qualifying run in his No. 14 EAT SLEEP RACE Toyota with the 11th fastest lap in time trials. โฑ๏ธ
From the drop of the green flag, he maintained a solid spot inside the top-15, but as the race continued during the caution-free finale, a loose condition hindered the veteran driver. ๐ฎ
A pit stop shortly after the halfway point allowed DeMerchant to make adjustments to his Toyota, but without a caution to bunch up the field, DeMerchant would have to steadily climb back through the field before running out of laps to finish 22nd. โ๐ผ
Still, his effort secured him alongside his fgrACCEL eRacing teammate Luza to be locked into the 2026 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season. ๐๐ป
2025 was a significant improvement overall for our organization. โก๏ธ
While we acknowledge that we still have work to do, with a lot of hard work during the off-season, we have a realistic chance of participating in the Championship 4 next October. ๐ช๐ป