NASCAR iRacing: Timmy Hill’s late effort secures win at Texas Motor Speedway

(Heartland Newsfeed) — Timmy Hill won the second event Sunday in the NASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series race at a virtual Texas Motor Speedway. Hill took advantage of a late bump-and-run with three laps remaining to take the lead from William Byron. He would hold off fellow NASCAR Cup Series drivers Ryan Preece and Garrett Smithley for the win in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 125. “I couldn’t be more excited,” Hill told reporters after the race. “Very exciting times for us because we just don’t get the recognition on a normal basis. To be on an even playing field is excellent. To be on this platform, the Cup platform, is exciting. The amount of folks that reached out to me has just been tremendous.” “The last lap was just one I will definitely remember for a while,” Hill adds. With the current season temporarily halted due to the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic, NASCAR has decided to run with its new normal as a result. With four events suspended so far in the 2020 season, NASCAR officials decided to hold another virtual event. The decision followed as a result of a successful debut on FS1. Additionally, the debut iRacing event at a virtual Miami-Homestead Speedway would result in a Denny Hamlin win.

Just another iRacing NASCAR circuit win for Hill

Hill’s win Sunday marks his 674th career win on the iRacing, a subscription-based racing platform. Participants can race if they have a computer connected to the Internet, a computer monitor, steering wheel, driver’s seat and pedals. Hill is currently considered one of the top competitors on the platform.

Top five

Byron, driver of the #24 car for Hendrick Motorsports, led 80 laps before the bump-and-run late in the race. As a result, Byron would fall to seventh. Additionally, rounding out the top five were Hill, Preece, Smithley, Landon Cassill and Alex Bowman.

Full results

FIN	STR	CAR	DRIVER	MFR	LED	STATUS
1	10	66	Timmy Hill	Toyota	9	Running
2	7	37	Ryan Preece	Chevrolet	8	Running
3	12	51	Garrett Smithley	Chevrolet	0	Running
4	5	89	Landon Cassill	Chevrolet	0	Running
5	20	88	Alex Bowman	Chevrolet	0	Running
6	2	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	14	Running
7	1	24	William Byron	Chevrolet	80	Running
8	3	38	John H Nemechek	Ford	10	Running
9	27	42	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	0	Running
10	30	1	Kurt Busch	Chevrolet	0	Running
11	15	14	Clint Bowyer	Ford	0	Running
12	4	77	Parker Kligerman	Toyota	0	Running
13	6	19	Bobby Labonte	Toyota	0	Running
14	11	34	Michael McDowell	Ford	4	Running
15	16	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Ford	0	Running
16	24	13	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	0	Running
17	19	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	0	Running
18	18	17	Chris Buescher	Ford	0	Running
19	25	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	0	Running
20	28	9	Chase Elliott	Chevrolet	1	Running
21	22	20	Erik Jones	Toyota	0	Running
22	33	6	Ross Chastain	Ford	0	Running
23	31	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Chevrolet	0	Running
24	17	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	3	Running
25	29	43	Bubba Wallace	Chevrolet	0	Running
26	32	90	Alex Labbe	Chevrolet	0	Running
27	26	12	Ryan Blaney	Ford	0	Running
28	13	31	Tyler Reddick	Chevrolet	0	Running
29	8	3	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	0	Running
30	34	45	Ty Majeski	Chevrolet	1	Running
31	21	27	Ruben Garcia Jr.	Ford	0	Running
32	35	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	0	Running
33	9	96	Daniel Suarez	Toyota	0	Disqualified
34	14	95	Christopher Bell	Toyota	0	Disconnected
35	23	33	Anthony Alfredo	Chevrolet	0	Disconnected