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2019 Official Roster(alphabetical)
eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series
The only officially-sanctioned NASCAR eSport online racing series featuring the 40 best oval sim racers globally
Series features NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Cars on tracks found on the real-world NASCAR schedule
Series is an 18-race schedule over the course of 32 weeks (February through October)
All races professional produced and broadcast – Streamed live on multiple sites
Series founded in 2009
Over $100,000 prize pool for 2019 season
Over $200,000 in cash and prizes paid out since inception
2019 is the 10th year of this world championship series
Definitions:
Power Ranking: Combines all criteria and assigns an ordinal rank to each driver, so that the highest rated driver earns the #1 rank.
iRating: The points system used by iRacing to determine a competitors racing ability. It is calculated with an algorithm that calculates how well one competes against the strength of field (or strength of your opponents).
Total Race Wins: Total races won on the iRacing platform in official races
Win Percentage: The percentage of wins based off of the total official races run
Pro Series: The designation of “Pro” in the Statistics refers to the Pro Series. The Pro Series is the qualifier series preceding the PEAK series. All drivers that have not yet qualified into the PEAK series OR those competitors that were not in the Top 20 in points from last years PEAK Series points must requalify through the Pro Series by finishing in the Top 20 in final Pro Series standings.
2019 Series Schedule
Ray AlfallaAge: 29 iRating: 9301Hometown: Matanzas, Cuba Total iRacing Wins: 499Currently Reside: Cape Coral, Florida Win %: 41.86Education: Bachelor’s in Forensics from Florida Gulf Coast UniversitySim racing for 16 yearsReal-world racing experience: Rotax Kart at Andersen Racepark
Mazda Miata at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Social Media:
www.facebook.com/rayalfallatwitter.com/rayalfallawww.instagram.com/rayalfalla
Series Statistics - 4-time Series Champion
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 18 2 9 1st2017 14 3 7 4th2016 16 2 13 1st2015 16 4 9 2nd2014 16 2 9 2nd2013 18 2 11 2nd2012 17 5 12 1st2011 18 3 11 1st2010 18 1 4 8th9 years 151 24 85
Adam BenefielAge: 28Hometown /Resides: Pell City, AlabamaSim racing for last 5 yearsReal-world racing experience: Dirt oval racing for 20 years Hobbies: Hanging out with family, golfing, and sim racing.
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 7 0 0 16th
Social Mediatwitter.com/adam_apple45www.facebook.com/adam.apple.127www.instagram.com/theapple45/
iRating: 6094Total iRacing Wins:146Win %: 14.43
Matt BussaAge: 24 Hometown / Resides: Darien, IllinoisEducation: Bradley UniversitySim racing for 10 yearsReal-world racing experience: Senior Rotax Karting and Indoor / outdoor Go-Kart League
Social Media:www.facebook.com/MattBussa34GFR/twitter.com/mbussa34
www.instagram.com/matt_bussa_photography/
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 18 1 4 4th2017 14 0 2 24th2016 15 0 1 25th2015 16 0 1 7th2014 16 0 3 7th2013 17 0 2 12th6 years 96 1 13
iRating: 5714Total iRacing Wins: 438Win %: 21.98
Cody ByusAge: 23 Hometown: Lititz, PennsylvaniaCurrently Reside: Myerstown, PennsylvaniaSim racing for 8 yearsNo real-world racing experienceHobbies: Golf
Series StatisticsYear Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 7 1 2 2nd2018 4 0 0 38th2017 13 1 5 23rd2016 14 0 2 11th2015 15 0 0 22nd2014 15 0 2 8th2013 7 0 0 48th2012 3 0 0 52nd7 years 71 1 9
Social Mediatwitter.com/cbyus27?lang=enwww.facebook.com/cody.byus.3www.instagram.com/cbyus27/?hl=en
iRating: 7887Total iRacing Wins: 429Win %: 42.06
Christian ChallinerAge: 25 Hometown / Resides: Stoke-on-Trent, United KingdomEducation: Mechanical Engineering, 1st, Aston University, UKSim racing on iRacing since 2014, other racing titles since 1998Do you have any real-world racing experience? NoHobbies: iRacing and modifying or restoring my car
Social Media:www.facebook.com/christian.challinerBlog - https://cc78.blog/
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 18 0 3 10th2017 16 0 2 8th2 years 34 0 5
iRating: 7862Total iRacing Wins: 59Win %: 19.28
Logan ClampittAge: 18 Hometown: Mesa, ArizonaCurrently Reside: Trabuco Canyon, CaliforniaEducation: attends Saddlebrook Community CollegeSim racing for 6 yearsReal-world racing experience: Hot Lapped a Dirt Focus Midget at Ventura Raceway
Social Media:
www.facebook.com/lclampitt44/twitter.com/lclampitt44www.instagram.com/lclampitt44/
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 18 1 4 9th2017 15 0 8 2nd2016 12 1 4 17th3 years 45 2 16
iRating: 9187Total iRacing Wins: 928Win %: 33
Michael ContiAge: 21 Hometown: Woodland Park, New JerseyCurrently Reside: Concord, North CarolinaEducation: Passaic Valley Regional high School (2015 Graduate)Sim racing for 16 yearsReal-world racing experience: Legend car (1 race – Southern Motorsport Park – finished 12th )
Social Media:twitter.com/MikeConti5www.instagram.com/MikeConti5/
Series Statistics - 2014 Champion
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 18 2 7 3rd2017 16 1 5 9th2016 16 0 2 14th2015 15 0 3 10th2014 16 3 10 1st2013 17 2 6 4th2012 17 1 10 2nd2011 1 0 0 59th8 years 116 9 43
iRating: 8492Total iRacing Wins: 591Win %: 35.09
Caine CookAge: 23Hometown / Resides: Blue Springs, MissouriEducation: University of MissouriSim racing for 4 YearsNo real-world racing experienceHobbies: Weight-lifting
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 7 0 0 9th
iRating: 7145Total iRacing Wins: 94Win %: 18.29
Ashton CrowderAge: 16Hometown / Resides: Charlotte, North CarolinaHas been sim racing for 12 YearsReal-world racing experience:
Limited: Tested a .25 midget a few times, and recently tested a bandolero and legends car at Concord Speedway
Hobbies: BasketballType 1 Diabetic
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 7 o 4 3rd
Social Mediatwitter.com/ashtoncrowderwww.instagram.com/ashtoncrowder27/?hl=en
iRating: 6493Total iRacing Wins: 64Win %: 23.70
Brad DaviesAge: 34 Hometown: Miami, FloridaResides: Charlotte, North CarolinaSim racing for 20 yearsNo Real-world racing experience
Series StatisticsYear Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 18 0 1 19th2017 14 0 1 37th2016 13 0 3 27th2015 15 0 0 37th2014 15 0 2 27th2013 16 0 2 14th2012 14 0 2 21st2011 18 3 9 4th2010 18 3 11 2nd9 years 141 6 31
Social Mediahttps://www.facebook.com/BradDavies
iRating: 6456Total iRacing Wins: 234Win %: 29.51
Phillip DiazAge: 28Hometown / Resides: Tampa, FloridaEducation: Bachelors in Computer EngineeringSim racing since 1994No real-world racing experience
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 17 0 1 20th2017 16 0 0 19th2 years 33 0 1
Social Mediatwitter.com/pmd9409
iRating: 6106Total iRacing Wins: 16Win %: 7.48
Dylan DuvalAge: 23 Hometown / Resides: Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada)Sim racing since 2008No real-world racing experienceHobbies: Graphic Design
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 7 0 0 13th2018 6 0 1 37th2017 16 0 3 10th2016 16 1 3 5th2014 1 0 0 49th2013 7 0 0 42nd2012 9 0 1 38th6 years 55 1 8 Social Media
twitter.com/DDuval42www.twitch.tv/dillin_
iRating: 7689Total iRacing Wins: 225Win %: 19.64
Michael GuarigliaAge: 20 Hometown: West Palm Beach, FloridaCurrently Reside: Charlotte, North CarolinaEducation: Current UNC-Charlotte Junior Sim racing for 5 YearsNo real-world racing experienceHobbies: Photography, Racing, Writing, Football and Video Games
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 7 1 1 8th
Social Mediawww.facebook.com/michael.guariglia.7www.instagram.com/mjg3428/twitter.com/michaelg3424m.twitch.tv/mjg34/profile
iRating: 6590Total iRacing Wins: 138Win %: 7.38
Michael GuestAge: 20 Hometown / Resides: Indianapolis, IndianaEducation: 2nd year @ Indiana University-Purdue University
at Indianapolis (IUPUI)Sim racing since 2009No real-world racing experience
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 18 0 4 16th1 year 18 0 4
Social Mediawww.facebook.com/MGRacer74twitter.com/Michael_Guest
iRating: 8612Total iRacing Wins: 1119Win %: 24.67
Timmy HillAge: 25 Hometown: Port Tobacco, MarylandCurrently Reside: High point, North CarolinaSim racing for 10 YearsReal-world racing experience: NASCAR Gander Trucks, Xfinity, Monster Energy Cup SeriesHobbies: Golf, Flying, spending time with family
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 7 0 0 20th2018 5 0 0 39th2017 16 0 0 30th2016 16 0 1 24th3 years 37 0 1
Social Mediahttps://www.facebook.com/TimmyHillRacer/twitter.com/TimmyHillRacer
iRating: 6869Total iRacing Wins: 665Win %: 40.81
Taylor HurstAge: 23 Hometown: Winston-Salem, North CarolinaCurrently Reside: Baton Rouge, LouisianaSim racing for 7 YearsNo real-world racing experience
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 18 0 2 17th2017 13 1 5 16th2016 16 0 3 13th2015 15 0 2 16th4 years 62 1 12
iRating: 6976Total iRacing Wins: 159Win %: 16.43
Brandon Hayse KettelleAge: 22 Hometown: Cape Coral, FloridaCurrently Reside: Alva, FloridaEducation: Florida South Western State CollegeSim racing since 2009Real-world racing experience: Champ Kart racing at 417 Southern Speedway and East Bay Raceway Park.Hobbies: Photography, Video Games, and Music
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 7 1 2 15th2014 11 0 1 36th2013 18 0 3 10th2012 1 0 0 65th3 years 30 0 4
Social Mediatwitter.com/BHKettwww.facebook.com/brandon.kettelle
iRating: 5923Total iRacing Wins: 303Win %: 17.07
Casey KirwanAge: 19 Hometown: Mathews, North CarolinaSim racing for 7 yearsReal-world racing experience: 2 years of Bandolero’s Hobbies: Racing (sim and real world)
Social Media:www.instagram.com/casey_kirwan/
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 18 0 1 15th1 year 18 0 1
iRating: 7967Total iRacing Wins: 408Win %: 24.54
Logan KressAge: 20 Hometown / Resides: Berkley, MassachusettsEducation: Attends Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island
Majoring in MarketingHas been sim racing for 15 YearsReal-world racing experience: Kart Racing 2013-2015 at F1 Boston and F1 Outdoors Hobbies: Watching football, playing basketball and golf
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 7 1 1 17th
Social Mediadeskgram.net/logankress30?next_id=1179733436548717578_546572246https://twitter.com/logankress13
iRating: 5988Total iRacing Wins: 431Win %: 13.85
Keegan LeahyAge: 25 Hometown / Resides: Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaEducation: Dalhousie University, Physics and Atmospheric ScienceSim racing since 2011No real-world racing experienceHobbies: Video gaming, Chess, Weather forecasting, watching motorsport
Social Media:
www.facebook.com/KeeganLeahy24
Series Statistics Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 18 3 7 7th1 year 18 3 7
iRating: 6931Total iRacing Wins: 331Win %: 22.12
Garrett LoweAge: 17 Hometown / Resides: Gastonia, North CarolinaEducation: currently in 11th grade at Highland School of TechnologySim racing since 2014Real-world racing experience: 2 years in Bandoleros. Won 2018 CMS Winter Heat Championship
Currently racing Legends in Semi-Pro Division
Series StatisticsYear Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 6 1 3 5th
Social Mediawww.facebook.com/GarrettLoweRacing/twitter.com/GarrettLowe_6
iRating: 8532Total iRacing Wins: 217Win %: 19.87
Ryan LoweAge: 22 Hometown: Leesburg, VirginiaCurrently Reside: Charlotte, North CarolinaSim racing since 2010No real-world racing experience
Series StatisticsYear Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 18 0 1 18th2017 16 0 2 12th2016 16 0 1 26th2015 14 0 1 28th4 years 64 0 5
iRating: 6859Total iRacing Wins: 294Win %: 21.94
Ryan Michael LuzaAge: 22 Hometown / Resides: Cypress, TexasSim racing for 8 Years Real-world racing for 17 years: Dirt Oval karts
Bandoleros Legend CarsPro/Super Late Model
Social Media:www.instagram.com/ryan_luza/
www.facebook.com/FlyinRyanLuzaRacing/
Series StatisticsYear Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 15 4 11 2nd2017 15 5 10 1st
2 years 30 9 21
iRating: 8887Total iRacing Wins:319Win %: 57.36
Nathan LyonAge: 21 Hometown / Resides: Saint Louis, MissouriEducation: College (SLU 2022) for Meteorology Sim racing for 3 yearsNo real-world racing experience Hobbies: Sports, Hiking, Traveling, Storm Chasing, Sim Racing, Working on Cars
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 7 1 3 4th
Social Mediawww.facebook.com/nathan.lyon.961
iRating: 7137Total iRacing Wins: 116Win %: 30.93
Jimmy MullisAge: 18Hometown / Resides: Midland, North CarolinaEducation: High School gradSim racing for 6 yearsReal-world racing experience: Legends carHobbies: Sim Racing, Basketball, Video Games
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 18 1 4 11th2017 15 0 1 18th
2 years 33 1 5
Social Media:www.facebook.com/jmullis40/twitter.com/jmullisracing
iRating: 7651Total iRacing Wins: 1132Win %: 24.44
Benjamin NelsonAge: 23 Hometown: West Palm Beach, FloridaReside: Cary, North CarolinaEducation: Wake Technical Community CollegeSim racing since 2010Real-world racing experience: Limited kart racingHobbies: PC Building, Automotive service, Dog training
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 7 0 0 10th
Social Mediatwitter.com/inthere2itwww.facebook.com/ben.nelson.311
iRating: 6590Total iRacing Wins: 50Win %: 15.63
Jake NicholsAge: 20 Hometown: Kingsland, GeorgiaCurrently Reside: Chesnee, South CarolinaSim racing since 2013No real-world racing experience
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 7 0 0 18th
Social Mediatwitter.com/JakeNichols73www.instagram.com/j_nichols_73/
iRating: 6943Total iRacing Wins: 47Win %: 7.71
Zach NovakAge: 17 Hometown / Resides: Clinton, ConnecticutSim racing for 6 yearsReal-world racing experience: 6 seasons in quarter-midgets with 4 championshipsHobbies: Racing, Basketball, video games
Won the 2018 Youth NASCAR IGNITE Series Championship
Social Media:twitter.com/ldrnovak15www.facebook.com/lockdownracing/
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 18 1 5 12th2017 16 1 5 7th2 years 34 2 10
iRating: 6376Total iRacing Wins: 877Win %: 18.62
Nick OttingerAge: 24 Hometown: Orlando, FloridaCurrently Reside: Claremont, North CarolinaSim racing for 8 years
No Real-world racing experience:
Social Media:
www.facebook.com/galeforceracing/twitter.com/NickOttinger
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 18 1 4 5th2017 14 0 1 13th2016 16 0 2 6th 2015 14 2 5 14th2014 16 2 6 3rd2013 18 6 8 3rd2012 16 2 8 4th7 years 112 13 34
iRating: 7762Total iRacing Wins:358Win %: 39.72
Chris OverlandAge: 22 Hometown / Resides: San Antonio, TexasSim racing for 10 Years No real-world racing experience
Series StatisticsYear Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 7 0 1 12th2018 17 0 0 28th2017 14 0 2 17th2016 16 0 3 4th2015 16 0 5 5th2014 16 0 4 6th5 years 79 0 14
Social Mediawww.facebook.com/COR47/twitter.com/ChrisOverland47www.instagram.com/chrisoverland47/
iRating: 5227Total iRacing Wins: 194Win %: 9.13
Malik RayAge: 19Hometown: Laurens, South CarolinaCurrently Reside: Greer, South Carolina Education: Attends college at USC Upstate. Major is computer science. I’ve been sim racing since 2012No real world racing experience. Interests: Basketball, Football, Soccer, Track, Motorsports
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 7 1 2 14th
Social Mediawww.instagram.com/campaignpapii/?hl=en
iRating: 7376Total iRacing Wins: 1361Win %: 28.56
Blake ReynoldsAge: 20 Hometown / Resides: Cypress, TexasEducation: Lone Star College Sim racing since 2013No Real World Racing Experience
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 6 0 5 1st2018 17 0 0 25th2017 13 0 0 21st2 years 30 0 0
Social Mediatwitter.com/breynolds_66https://www.facebook.com/blakereynolds66/
iRating: 7983Total iRacing Wins: 211Win %: 16.12
Brian SchoenburgAge: 29 Hometown / Resides: Moorpark, CaliforniaSim racing since 2002Real-world racing experience: CalSpeed Karting in Fontana, CA.
Professional karting track at Auto Club Speedway.
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 18 0 3 13th2017 16 0 1 15th2015 8 0 0 45th2014 15 0 2 26th2013 18 0 5 5th2012 16 0 2 5th2011 17 0 5 6th2010 18 0 3 11th8 years 126 0 21
Social Mediahttps://www.facebook.com/brian.schoenburgtwitter.com/bschoon55?lang=enwww.instagram.com/bschoon55/?hl=en
iRating: 7816Total iRacing Wins: 777Win %: 41.02
Chris ShearburnAge: 37 Hometown / Resides: Springfield, IllinoisEducation: High School grad Simracing since late 1980’s/early 1990’sReal-world racing experience: Karts for almost 20 years with three national championships
Many Professional Karting Association Grand Prix wins
Social Media:www.facebook.com/chrisshearburnracing/twitter.com/cshearburn
Series Statistics Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 18 0 3 14th2017 16 0 0 14th2 years 34 0 3
iRating: 6891Total iRacing Wins: 54Win %: 36.49
Nickolas SheltonAge: 26Hometown / Resides: Dardanelle, ArkansasSim racing for 6 yearsNo real-world racing experienceHobbies: Video Games
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 18 1 3 8th1 year 18 1 3
iRating: 7392Total iRacing Wins: 542Win %: 27.43
Eric J. SmithAge: 20 Hometown: Joliet, illinoisResides: Charlotte, North CarolinaEducation: Mechanical Engineering Student at UNC - CharlotteSim racing for 14 yearsNo Real-world racing experienceHobbies: Photography, Filmmaking, Football, Baseball
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 7 0 2 11th
Social Mediahttps://twitter.com/EJDig17
iRating: 6921Total iRacing Wins: 266Win %: 17.78
Jarl TeienAge: 25 Hometown: Tønsberg, NorwayCurrently Reside: Tønsberg, NorwaySim racing since 2000 No real-world racing experience
Series StatisticsYear Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 7 0 2 7th2018 10 0 2 35th1 year 10 0 2
Social Mediatwitter.com/jarlteienwww.facebook.com/JarlTeienSimracing
iRating: 7169Total iRacing Wins: 285Win %: 23.07
Casey TuckerAge: 26Hometown / Resides: Douglasville, GeorgiaSim racing since 2011Real-world racing experience: Been racing since 9 years old in
BM Modified, Legends, and Quarter Midgets
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 7 0 0 19th2018 18 0 0 27th2017 15 0 0 27th2016 16 0 1 18th2015 16 0 2 17th4 years 65 0 3
Social Mediawww.instagram.com/casey_tucker28/?hl=en
iRating: 6140Total iRacing Wins:51Win %: 8.47
Corey VincentAge: 24 Hometown / Resides: Louisville, KentuckySim racing for 5 yearsNo real-world racing experience
Social Media:twitter.com/CVincent34
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 Pro 6 0 1 6th2018 18 0 1 23rd2017 16 0 3 5th2016 16 1 3 7th2015 16 1 3 6th4 years 66 2 10
iRating: 7108Total iRacing Wins: 146Win %: 23.93
Bobby ZalenskiAge: 23 Hometown / Resides: Fresno, CaliforniaSim racing for 4 + yearsReal-world racing: (2004) Dirt Oval Karts at the dirt oval beside
Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, CA. Finished 2nd in the points standings
Social Media:twitter.com/bobbyzalenski?lang=entwitter.com/bobbyzalenski?lang=en
Series Statistics
Year Races Wins Top 5 End of Season Rank2018 18 1 4 6th2017 16 2 6 3rd2 years 34 3 10
iRating: 9038Total iRacing Wins: 104Win %: 25.87