Buttafuoco Scores Second Straight eNASCAR College iRacing Series Victory in iFOLIO 75 at Watkins Glen

Lightning struck twice for Daniel Buttafuoco on Wednesday night in eNASCAR College iRacing Series action, as the Rutgers University student scored his second win in the three-race spring semester with a checkered flag in the iFOLIO 75 from Watkins Glen. Coming from seventh on the starting grid, Buttafuoco took the lead for good with 13 laps remaining in the 30-lap race, holding off Thomas Twomey to make it two in a row after his win at Charlotte last month.

This win, however, came on the boldest of strategy calls. While most of the field pit around halfway, Buttafuoco elected to stay out the entire race, relying on fuel saving through the second half of the action to bring it home. What had been a lead of more than five seconds eroded to just over one at the checkered flag, and Buttafuoco coasted over the finish line on fumes.

A trio of eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series standouts completed the top five, as Logan Clampitt, Steven Wilson, and Garrett Lowe came home third through fifth; Wilson started from the pole and led the first 14 laps of the race, while Lowe led one of his own during the pit cycle. Had the race been a lap longer and Buttafuoco run out of gas, either Clampitt or Wilson might have been able to challenge Twomey for the win.

An impressive 33 of the race’s 39 starters would finish the race on the lead lap, while three others would come home just one lap down. Unfortunately, Daytona winner Colton Salek was among the three DNFs, joining Liam Sheen and Connor Okrzesik among those who wouldn’t make it to the end of the race.

eNASCAR College iRacing Series iFOLIO 75 results from Watkins Glen International were as follows:

Fin.

St.

No.

Name

Manufacturer

Laps

Interval

Led

Best

1713Daniel ButtafuocoChevrolet30131:12.774
2866Thomas TwomeyChevrolet30-1.09801:13.354
3597Logan ClampittChevrolet30-1.67301:13.918
4110Steven  WilsonFord30-3.075141:12.194
5249Garrett LoweFord30-8.52911:12.383
6323Oumar DialloChevrolet30-12.95101:12.684
7677Ryan DoucetteFord30-16.31201:12.925
8452Jack CoyneChevrolet30-21.37921:12.974
91930Yuanxi LinFord30-24.77401:13.662
101122Alex KolonicsFord30-28.93201:13.004
11103John Hall3Ford30-30.58001:12.938
121380Kristina RyanChevrolet30-30.78701:12.992
133724Jon SchwartzChevrolet30-37.53301:14.154
141779Austin FarrToyota30-41.95501:13.269
15200Blake BottomsChevrolet30-45.91201:13.107
162271Nick RobinsonChevrolet30-47.67501:12.948
17245Matt KempChevrolet30-49.99101:14.034
181651Ricky SpringerToyota30-51.40701:13.247
192970Coleson PhelpsToyota30-55.81901:13.472
20124Christopher ShellaToyota30-56.03201:13.968
212553Brandon McKissicChevrolet30-56.36201:13.586
22301Reece BahamChevrolet30-56.61701:14.319
233516Chris A FritzChevrolet30-57.60601:13.492
242612Ryan GavelChevrolet30-57.85901:12.884
253441Trent CurtisChevrolet30-1:03.01801:13.862
26322Will WeiserFord30-1:04.30501:13.285
273144Henry MorseFord30-1:04.86801:13.304
281433Brett SuggsChevrolet30-1:04.98001:13.807
291829Shawn JencsikToyota30-1:06.93001:13.492
302185Trey NormileToyota30-1:07.88401:13.705
31337Anthony KeyesChevrolet30-1:08.81401:13.483
323872Thomas ClawsonChevrolet30-1:09.97201:13.755
332795Jake CummingsFord30-1:14.98601:14.076
342811Travis Barnes3Chevrolet29-1 L01:13.480
353961Athena LeclercToyota29-1 L01:14.394
363615Derrick JenningsChevrolet29-1 L01:14.624
37239Colton SalekChevrolet15-15 L01:14.406
38992Liam D SheenChevrolet13-17 L01:13.119
391514Connor OkrzesikToyota0-30 L0

 

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