William Byron wins NASCAR iRacing event at Bristol; Bubba Wallace ‘rage quits’ early in race

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – William Byron led the most laps in NASCAR’s first two virtual races and had nothing to show for his gaming skills. The third time out, he got the win.

NASCAR changed the format this week and started with single-car qualifying to set the field for a pair of 50-lap heat races. Those heat races determined the starting order. Byron started from the pole and was never challenged. Wallace appeared to “rage quit” the race after the incident. “That’s why I don’t take this serious. Peace out,” Wallace said on his gaming stream.

Blue-Emu, one of Wallace’s sponsors, was apparently not pleased. “Bye bye Bubba. We’re interested in drivers, not quitters,” said a tweet on the account of the topical pain reliever cream. The company added a second tweet using the image of Donald Trump uttering his “You’re Fired” catchphrase from “The Apprentice.”

Hendrick Motorsports became the first team to actively involve its sponsors in the virtual racing by having Elliott and Alex Bowman live conference with guests who would typically get a pre-race visit with the drivers in a hospitality suite at the track.

Source: Car News Wire (carnewswire.net)

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