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Virtual NASCAR Action Continues Even After The Series’ Return on Track

ByMrinal Kuniyal

Modified Jul 2, 2020 | 11:07 AM EDT

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When the NASCAR was in a COVID-19 induced lockdown, virtual racing emerged as a savior for drivers and fans alike. Now, after the series’ return on track, the Esports is still going strong.

NASCAR posted a tweet congratulating Denny Hamlin Racing’s Keegan Leahy for his second win of the season and his seventh eNASCAR win overall. Additionally, he now stands sixth in the all-time win list of virtual NASCAR racing.

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NASCAR wrote in the Tweet, “@KeeganLeahy gets it done for @DennyHamlin Racing! A late charge propels the Canadian to his seventh eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series victory.”

Watch the virtual NASCAR racing action live here.

.@KeeganLeahy gets it done for @DennyHamlin Racing!
A late charge propels the Canadian to his seventh eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series victory. 🏁 pic.twitter.com/ZAsmHDHUNA
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 1, 2020

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Denny Hamlin Racing team won the virtual NASCAR race at Brickyard

Keegan Leahy took the lead early in the race before a caution flag came out. However, he lost his lead shortly and was only able to cling back the top spot after fighting strong competitions from other drivers. Chris Shearburn finished second after giving a thought fight to Keegan.

After taking the win, he said in an interview, “I just had crazy battles throughout the whole race. Chris Shearburn, who I knew was going to be my main competition from lap one. I knew he had a real strong car, we worked together on the setup this week. He did a great job, specifically him, putting this thing together for race trim.”

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In the race, Blake Reynolds and Logan Clampitt collided in a spectacular incident yet again. However, the incident wasn’t severe, and both the drivers continued the race. Blake finished at the 29th spot and Logan finished at the 26th spot. Earlier, the two drivers were involved in an incident at the virtual All-Star race.