Keegan Leahy dominates at Chicagoland

For the second time in the 2019 eNASCAR Peak Antifreeze iRacing Series season, Keegan Leahy was able to find victory lane, this time at Chicagoland Speedway.

Leahy dominated the event, leading 87 of the 134 laps, and held off the rest of the field by over six seconds by the end of the night. Leahy claimed his second victory in the last three races, the first of which first came at Charlotte Motor Speedway two races prior.

“It was a great car,” Leahy told RaceSpot TV in the victory lane interview. “I said in our last interview, I thought we would be pretty strong this week, because it’s a very similar track to Charlotte, and we ended up getting very similar weather too, to Charlotte. That really played into our favor.”

Leahy took the commanding victory over Corey Vincent, who scored his best finish of the season in second place. Last week’s winner, Bobby Zalenski, started on the pole and came home in third, while Ryan Michael Luza and Michael Conti rounded out the Top 5.

The race was slowed only one time, at Lap 5, when Nathan Lyon and Logan Clampitt made contact, collecting Brandon Hayse Kettelle in the melee.

Another incident occurred at Lap 90 when Adam Benefiel had computer issues during green flag pit stops.

Matt Bussa, who led early in the event, made contact with Benefiel, ending both of their races. The race stayed green, as the incident played out off of the racing surface.

With his victory at Chicagoland, Leahy takes over as the regular season points leader, by two points over Luza.

Blake Reynolds, Garrett Lowe, Michael Conti, Bobby Zalenski, Zack Novak, and Nick Ottinger currently round out the Top 8 playoff positions with four races remaining in the regular season.

Next up, the series heads to Kentucky Speedway for the first time since 2016. Kenny Humpe was the winner in that event, and Michael Conti was the highest finishing current driver in second.

With that win, Keegan Leahy takes the top spot in the standings for the eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series!

Your podium for tonight:
🥇 @leahy_keegan
🥈 @CVincent34
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— iRacing.com (@iRacing) June 26, 2019

 

RACE RESULTS:

1. 62 – Keegan Leahy – G2 eSports
2. 27 – Corey Vincent – Renegades
3. 18 – Bobby Zalenski – Joe Gibbs Racing
4. 53 – Ryan Michael Luza – FlipSid3 Tactics
5. 8 – Michael Conti – JR Motorsports
6. 47 – Nick Ottinger – JTG Daugherty Racing
7. 28 – Garrett Lowe – Renegades
8. 90 – Malik Ray – Richmond Raceway eSports
9. 30 – Blake Reynolds – Team Dillon eSports
10. 17 – Michael Guest – Roush Fenway Racing
11. 37 – Christian Challiner – JTG Daugherty Racing
12. 77 – Ashton Crowder – Burton Kligerman eSports
13. 6 – Zack Novak – Roush Fenway Racing
14. 42 – Dylan Duval – Independent
15. 21 – Ray Alfalla – Wood Brothers Racing
16. 46 – Jimmy Mullis – Richmond Raceway eSports
17. 88 – Brad Davies – JR Motorsports
18. 3 – Michael Guariglia – Independent
19. 31 – Logan Kress – Independent
20. 7 – Ryan Lowe – Independent
21. 19 – Casey Tucker – Independent
22. 55 – Brian Schoenburg – Williams eSports
23. 74 – Taylor Hurst – Independent
24. 75 – Philip Diaz – Mode Motorsports
25. 14 – Casey Kirwan – Clint Bowyer Racing
26. 66 – Jarl Teien – G2 eSports
27. 16 – Chris Overland – Wood Brothers Racing
28. 79 – Nickolas Shelton – Clint Bowyer Racing
29. 20 – Jake Nichols – Joe Gibbs Racing
30. 2 – Caine Cook – Independent
31. 51 – Eric J. Smith – Independent
32. 33 – Benjamin W. Nelson – Team Dillon eSports
33. 24 – Cody Byus – Mode Motorsports
34. 83 – Adam Benefiel – Independent
35. 5 – Matt Bussa – Williams eSports
36. 80 – Brandon Hayse Kettelle – Independent
37. 99 – Logan Clampitt – Burton Kligerman eSports
38. 63 – Timmy Hill – FlipSid3 Tactics
39. 4 – Nathan Lyon – Letarte eSports

Did Not Race: 36 – Chris Shearburn – Letarte eSports

SOURCES
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