It’s Monday. eNASCAR and iRacing teamed up for the first Pro Invitational Series on Sunday and it was a blast! I had my doubts at first but they were all erased by the drop of the green flag. This event was about as close as you can get to the real thing. There was the invocation, the singing of the star spangled banner, and even the call to start your engines. And with the addition of Fox Sports televising the race along with Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon, and Larry McReynolds calling the action, it was hard to believe that it was all virtual. Just to give you an example of the level of realism, Jimmy Johnson hit the wall twice, just like in a real race!

And the action was there along with numerous camera angles, in-car cams, sponsors, and even commercials as well. In the end it came down to Denny Hamlin making a late pass on Dale Earnhardt Junior to take the checkers. And yes, Denny even pulled off numerous celebratory doughnuts in front of a packed audience! It was a hell of a lot of fun to watch and I really hope they do it again!

-keep