New Esports NASCAR Championship qualifying now open

The Motorsport Australia NASCAR Esports Championship has been locked in for 2025, with the qualifying seriesscheduled for later this year.

Motorsport Australia has partnered with the Australian NASCAR eSeries to deliver what will be the premier virtual stock car racing esports series in Australia.

The Motorsport Australia NASCAR Esports Championship Qualifying Series will consist of eight races taking place from early September to December. Entries for this qualifying series are now open and close on Friday, 27 September 2024.

Competitors will be able to nominate one drop round, with the best seven results contributing to their individual final points tally. The full list of regulations can be found here.

At the conclusion of the eight round qualifying series, the top 30 drivers based on points will earn their spot in the 2025 Motorsport Australia Esports NASCAR Championship.

Interested participants can find out more about the series and how to register here.

In addition to registering, drivers are required to join the Australian NASCAR eSeries Discord server and hold a Motorsport Australia Esports Licence.

Entrants will be tested across eight famous NASCAR circuit, with the qualifying series opening with 80 laps around the Daytona International Speedway on 1 September.

Drivers will then battle it out across the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway and Richmond Raceway to wrap up the first half of the series.

The top 30 will be decided across the final four weeks, with competitors looking to bolster their points total with strong performances across Texas Motor Speedway, Dover Motor Speedway, Darlington Raceway and Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Each race of the series will consist of a 15-minute open practice, two timed qualifying laps completed in five minutes and then the race.

At the conclusion of the eight rounds of racing, the best of the best will progress to compete for the 2025 Motorsport Australia Esports NASCAR Championship.

Registrations for this qualifying series close on Friday 27 September, however entries for each individual race are open until the close of business on the Friday before each race.