Nearly 30 Drivers from Around the World Enter Inaugural FR Americas iRacing Invitational Championship Debut

Nearly 30 Drivers from Around the World Enter Inaugural FR Americas iRacing Invitational Championship Debut

FR Americas iRacing Invitational Championship debuts tonight at Road Atlanta

 Attracting an all-star lineup from around the world, the FR Americas iRacing Invitational Championship is set for its inaugural debut tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern.

Lead by the 2019 F3 Americas Champion Dakota Dickerson, 20 FR Americas competitors and development drivers take to the 2.54-mile Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta circuit in the former International F3 chassis. Seven guest drivers stretching from International Formula 3 to NASCAR Xfinity and even eSports will also go up against the FR Americas drivers in the multi-race simulation championship.

With fan engagement in mind, varying guest drivers from other disciplines were invited to take part in the virtual championship each week with fans even getting the opportunity to race against their favorite drivers over the course of the season by participating in the SCCA Pro Racing iRacing Fan League

In the spirit of the Formula Regional Americas Championship Powered by Honda, all cars will have a spec setup to even the field.  

The FR Americas partners stepped up to offer real-world prizes. The FR Americas iRacing Invitational Champion will win a set of Hankook Tires while the Vice Champion will be presented with a 90-day virtual training package from PitFit Training. Third overall in points will receive an Omologato watch. Sabelt will carry over its Sabelt Hard Charger contingency prize pack complete with product certificate to the driver with the most position advances in the seven-race iRacing championship.

The top-three competitors in each event will be awarded with official Druck FR Americas merchandise to sport during the 2020 season.

The event schedule will include one 20-minute practice, one 15-minute qualifying and one 35-minute race with points following the FIA FR system. The championship will be calculated based on the top six results (allowing one race to be dropped).

Fans can watch the action live on the FR Americas Youtube and Twitch channels.

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0EpATpkwxGJyJCXXq3nxrg

Twitch- https://www.twitch.tv/framericas

 

FR Americas iRacing Invitational Championship Schedule

March 24- Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta coverage begins at 7pm E.T.

March 31- Circuit of The Americas coverage begins at 7pm E.T.

April 7- Virginia International Raceway coverage begins at 7pm E.T.

April 14- Barber Motorsports Park coverage begins at 7pm E.T.

April 21- Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (held in place of Trois-Rivières) coverage begins at 7pm E.T.

April 28- Sebring International Raceway coverage begins at 7pm E.T.

May 5- Season Finale Fans Choice (voting held on @framericas Instagram   

 

Entry List for the FR Americas iRacing Invitational Championship 

Track: Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

Entries: 27 Drivers

Driver

Nationality

Series

Dakota Dickerson

USA

2019 FR Americas Champion, IMSA

Andrew Dobbie

Canada

FR Americas Championship

Kent Vaccaro

USA

FR Americas Championship

Blake Upton

USA

FR Americas Championship

John Paul Southern Jr.

USA

FR Americas Champoionship

Megan Gilkes

Canada

FR Americas Championship, WSeries

Mathias Soler-Obel

Colombia 

FR Americas Championship

Dario  Cangialosi

USA

FR Americas Championship

Jordan Missig

USA

FR Americas Championship

Jacob Abel

USA

FR Americas Championship

Logan Cusson

Canada

FR Americas Championship

Parker Locke

USA

FR Americas Championship

Quinlan Lall

USA

FR Americas Championship

Marco Kacic

USA

FR Americas Development Driver (F4 U.S.)

Hunter Yeany

USA

FR Americas Development Driver (F4 U.S.)

Jose Blanco

Puerto Rico

FR Americas Development Driver (F4 U.S.)

Josh Bethune

New Zealand

FR Americas Development Driver (F4 U.S.)

Athur Leist

Brazil

FR Americas Development Driver (F4 U.S.)

Jacob Loomis

USA

FR Americas Development Driver (F4 U.S.)

Hayden Bowlsbey

USA

FR Americas Development Driver (F4 U.S.)

Guest Drivers

Ben Waddell

USA

IMSA

Bruno Carneiro

Brazil

F3 Asia

Cameron Das

USA

FIA Formula 3

Daniel Nyman

USA

eSports Driver

Flinn Lazier

USA

SCCA National Champion

Nicholas Silva

USA

Driver Coach/ F3 Brazil

AJ Allmendinger

USA

NASCAR Xfnity/IMSA

 

*Guest drivers are not eligible for the championship grand prize.