Hat Trick For Clampitt in eNASCAR College iRacing Series Spring Semester With DBOX 100 Win at Michigan

What had been unimaginable when the eNASCAR College iRacing Series was initially launched—a perfect record of four wins in four races—might be about to happen for the second time in three sesmsters. Following in the footsteps of Iowa University’s Steven Wilson, Saddleback University’s Logan Clampitt is now three for three in the first three races of the Spring 2023 campaign, holding off a hard-charging UNC-Charlotte’s Garrett Lowe in a dash to the finish during the DBOX 100 at Michigan International Speedway.

In a departure from last month’s round at Dover Motor Speedway, which featured seven yellow flags, Tuesday night’s Michigan event went caution-free over its 50 laps of action. As a result, the field would need to undertake green-flag pit stops, with most of the top racers pitting just after the halfway point of the race. After trading lead throughout the first half of the race, Lowe would pit first on Lap 26, with polesitter Daniel Buttafuoco of Rutgers following him down pit road one lap later and Clampitt coming in after that.

As drivers continued to cycle through their stops, College Glasgow’s Brandon Pipgrass, Lawrence Technical University’s Chris Treppa, and RPI’s Jack Coyne all led laps, with Coyne electing to pit last at Lap 41. That gave the lead back to Lowe, but Clampitt would continue making up ground by gaining nearly a tenth of a second per lap. He finally pulled almost even on Lap 47, with just .022 seconds separating them at the line, before making the winning pass on the next lap. Lowe made one more spirited effort to get past in the final corners, but would have to settle for second.

Now, it’s on to Daytona, where Clampitt can replicate Wilson’s feat from the fall. The series hasn’t visited Daytona since its inaugural race last February, where Embry-Riddle’s Colton Salek took the checkered flag ahead of Rhode Island’s Shawn Jencsik and Buttafuoco. But while the College Series currently uses NASCAR Xfinity Series car, that inaugural race took place in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series machinery, meaning there’s a good chance for a different result next time out. Salek, meanwhile, will look to Daytona for redemption after finishing off the lead lap in each of the past two races.

eNASCAR College iRacing Series results from the DBOX 100 at Michigan International Speedway were as follows:

Fin.

St.

No.

Name

Manufacturer

Laps

Interval

Led

Best

1544Logan ClampittChevrolet50439.172
2349Garrett LoweFord50-0.4371939.296
3618Matthew ZwackToyota50-1.408039.373
4462Anthony BurroughsChevrolet50-1.562039.336
51954Daniel FaulkinghamToyota50-1.919039.353
6779Austin FarrChevrolet50-3.007039.433
7113Daniel ButtafuocoChevrolet50-3.0781439.413
8226Tyler GareyToyota50-4.125039.275
91429Brandon PipgrassFord50-5.198239.276
10162Tate LightleToyota50-6.011039.544
112431Matthew L MortonChevrolet50-7.107039.477
12227James SciolyChevrolet50-9.194039.597
131722Alex KolonicsFord50-9.480039.404
142597Nicholas O ShortChevrolet50-9.550039.430
15275John Forbes3Chevrolet50-10.008039.675
161324Francisco J VillarrealToyota50-10.116039.452
173215Michael CauseyChevrolet50-12.110039.562
18293John Hall3Ford50-12.845039.437
191595Jake CummingsFord50-13.431039.701
20201Reece BahamFord50-13.683039.602
212825Cody ReedToyota50-14.870039.545
223450Chris TreppaFord50-15.176239.621
231837Charles WimbleyChevrolet50-15.178039.710
242310Caleb WeekleyChevrolet50-21.276039.648
251017Cei BowenFord50-21.446039.535
263899Mario MerendaToyota50-22.614039.607
27830Daniel NanneyChevrolet50-23.652039.383
282142Garrett VitonChevrolet50-24.428039.653
29952Jack CoyneChevrolet50-27.789939.477
303777Noah JoyceChevrolet50-29.692039.716
313333Matthew Burton6Chevrolet50-31.907039.898
323588Blake KinkennonChevrolet50-32.283039.562
333623Caden Mobley-KellyToyota50-38.153039.749
34119Colton SalekChevrolet48-2 L039.449
353156Ryan B WilsonChevrolet47-3 L039.818
363016Chris A FritzChevrolet47-3 L039.824
372668Dustin BuckChevrolet46-4 L039.590
381255Wyatt Harvey2Chevrolet46-4 L039.583

 

The remaining event on the spring 2023 eNASCAR College iRacing Series schedule is as follows:

Round

Track

Time Attack

Race

4Daytona International SpeedwayApril 5-18April 25

 

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