Graham Bowlin secured his third profession playoff berth with a victory at a digital Pocono Raceway in Lengthy Pond, Pa., on Tuesday evening as a part of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Sequence.
Racing within the No. 48 Toyota, Bowlin was in a position to maintain off Tucker Minter, who took inside place down the stretch however was unable get the checkered flag. Minter completed 0.057 seconds behind Bowlin in his No. 97 Chevrolet.
Bowlin took a extra aggressive method to choose up the victory.
“Acquired bullied final race a pair instances. Is what it’s. I am within the playoffs now reason behind it,” mentioned Bowlin, who resides in Houston. “Simply how it’s a must to race I suppose. You gotta nudge individuals a bit bit.”
It was a distinct story for Minter.
“Simply needed to complete the race as clear as I might,” mentioned Minter, of Warrenton, Va. “I do not wish to — I do not prefer to wreck individuals or something like that. And I already made a mistake earlier. … I really feel like I did virtually every little thing I might on that last restart change.”
Femi Olatunbosun, the motive force of the No. 22 Chevrolet, got here in third, whereas Jimmy Mullis (No. 29 Chevrolet) and Steven Wilson (No. 10 Ford) got here in fourth and fifth, respectively.
The playoffs are up subsequent, and they’ll start on Aug. 13 at a digital Michigan Worldwide Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich.
–Subject Degree Media
