What you need to know: Fan's choice round Supercars Eseries
This year’s Cash Converters Supercars Eseries will feature a hybrid format of the competition, with two championships within the series.
The All Stars consists of main game Supercars and Dunlop Super2 drivers.
The Pro Series features elite gamers representing Supercars teams.
This week in the Supercars Eseries it's Fan's Choice Round, with Supercars drivers and pro gamers set to tackle the Michigan International Speedway.
In a first for this year’s series, the All Stars and Pro Series fields will complete their own 14-lap sprint ahead of a combined third race at Michigan Speedway.
Qualifying begins at 7pm AEST on Supercars’ Facebook page, Supercars Twitch and YouTube.
Racing coverage for Round 3 begins at 7.30pm AEST and will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 506, Kayo, 7Plus, and Sky NZ.
Online fans from around the globe can watch races via the Supercars’ Facebook page, Supercars Twitch and YouTube.
FAVOURITES
Round 3 of the Eseries will see the All Stars and Pro Series each complete a sprint race which will set the grid for a combined third race at Michigan Speedway.
Brodie Kostecki and Jarrad Filsell dominated the field in the Sandown Eseries enduro.
The #99 Boost Mobile Erebus entry led all 41 laps on Wednesday night.
Kostecki excelled in oval racing last season and is expected to continue his form at Michigan.
The Erebus duo’s Sandown win now sees Filsell lead the Pro Series standings.
Filsell is the first non-Walkinshaw Andretti United driver to lead the Pro Series since 2019.
Defending Pro Series champion Dayne Warren won’t make it easy for the Erebus driver, expect Warren to be on the hunt in Michigan.
Andre Heimgartner sits just 33 points behind Kostecki in the standings, after finishing second at Sandown last week.
A consistent hot contender in the virtual series, the Brad Jones Racing driver is recovering from suffering a 38g crash at Tailem Bend on Sunday.
Justin Ruggier remains one to watch in the series, still within striking distance of the defending All Stars champion in the standings.
THE FORM SEEKERS
Jake Kostecki finished on the podium in Sandown, after an underwhelming start to his 2022 campaign.
The Tickford Racing driver was a consistent top ten performer at oval circuits in 2021, with a season best of fourth at Daytona.
Matt Stone Racing’s Todd Hazelwood steps in for Jack Le Brocq this week, who currently sits fifth in the standings.
Hazelwood claimed a podium at Daytona in 2021 and will be looking to put in a strong showing in Michigan.
Aaron Borg remains in the mix, combining with BJR teammate Madison Down to finish fourth in the Sandown enduro.
It continues Borg’s run of top five results and is one to watch as the series heads to an oval circuit.
THE ROUGHIES
Tickford Racing Super2 talent Zak Best impressed by finishing seventh last week, improving from 11th in the Winton opener.
Fresh off his stellar wildcard appearance at Tailem Bend, Best will be out to prove himself in the virtual world.
James Golding has had a challenging start to his Eseries campaign, finishing 10th and eighth so far this season.
The Pioneer DJ Racing driver came alive in oval racing in 2021, finishing second behind Kostecki at Daytona.
Currently sitting eighth in the standings, a solid result from Golding could see him claw back valuable championship points.
THE CIRCUIT
The Fan's choice round sees the All Stars and Pro Series drivers head to Michigan International Speedway.
Michigan International Speedway is a 3.2-kilometre moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located 110-kilometres west of Detroit.
The track is used primarily for NASCAR events and is recognised as the fastest track due to its wide sweeping corners and long straights.
Typical qualifying speeds are more than 320 km/h and corner entry speeds are anywhere from 346 to 354 km/h.
THE FORMAT
Round 3 sees the All Stars and Pro Gamers tackle Michigan International Speedway.
Both series complete one combined 10-minute qualifying session that will set the grid for their races.
19:00-19:10 - Qualifying for Pro Series Sprint 1
19:15-19:25 - Qualifying for All Stars Sprint 1
19:45 – Pro Series Sprint Race 1, 14 laps or 10 minutes, no pitstop required, 75 points available
20:05 – All Stars Sprint Race 1, 14 laps or 10 minutes, no pitstop required, 75 points available.
Finishing order from Pro Series Sprint sorts the inside row for Race 3 and the finishing order from All Starts Sprint sorts the outside row for Race 3
20:30 – Combined Race 3, 32 laps or 24 minutes, one pitstop, 75 points available for each championship.
TRACK CONDITIONS
Track state for both races will be set to 100 percent for each race.
Weather conditions will be 70°F (21°c), partly cloudy, humidity 72, wind 10mph North.
No dynamic sky or dynamic weather.
Time of Day:
Sunset
COMPULSORY PIT STOPS
No CPS for Sprint Races
Combined Race 3 – 1 CPS
You must take 4 new tyres during each CPS
No fuel required
Both championships will be using fixed setups.
WHERE TO WATCH
The Cash Converters Supercars Eseries will take place on the iRacing platform, running over six weekly rounds from Wednesday 20th July through to 24th August and will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 506, Kayo, 7Plus, Sky NZ, and on Supercars Facebook, YouTube and Twitch channels.
Four-time Bathurst 1000 winner Garth Tander will join the Supercars broadcast panel alongside Chad Neylon to host the Eseries.
Regular Eseries commentator Jonathan Simon returns as a pitlane reporter for the series.
Qualifying begins at 7pm AEST on Supercars’ Facebook page, Supercars Twitch and YouTube.
Racing coverage for Round 1 begins at 7.30pm AEST and will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 506, Kayo, 7Plus, and Sky NZ.
Online fans from around the globe can watch races via the Supercars’ Facebook page, Supercars Twitch and YouTube.
