Team Penske eNASCAR Pro Heat Race Report - WGI

April 30, 2020

Team Penske eSports eNASCAR Heat Pro League Race Report

Track:                  Virtual Watkins Glen International
Race:                   Round 2 – NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series
Date:                   April 29, 2020

No. 2 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Mustang – Brian Tedeschi (ShellVPower22)

Console: Xbox One
Start: 4th
Finish: 8th
Status: Running
Laps Completed: 24/24
Points: 9th (-33)

Notes:

Brian Tedeschi (ShellVPower22) looked to be in position for a top-five finish in Wednesday night’s eNASCAR Heat Pro League (eNHPL) race from virtual Watkins Glen International before a pit road speeding penalty late in the race dropped him to an eighth-place finish in the first NASCAR Gander Outdoor & RV Truck Series event for the eNHPL.
Following a solid fourth-place qualifying effort, Tedeschi settled into the front of the field. The Purdue University graduate engaged in some spirited racing with the No. 6 and No. 21 trucks as the field prepared for their final pit stops of the night.
Unfortunately, Tedeschi was caught speeding entering pit road on his final stop. He was hit with a pass-through penalty and the extra trip down pit lane dropped him to 13th in the field. A determined and exciting drive over the remaining laps gave Tedeschi an eighth-place finish at the checkered flag.

Quote:

“I honestly think this was the best race I’ve run on a road course. I fought in the top-five for most of the race despite consistently catching damage to the Shell-Pennzoil Ford that needed to be repaired on our pit stops. It was all just driver error on the last pit stop and I threw away a good finish. That’s unfortunate because a lot of work went into this race.”

No. 22 Wurth Ford Mustang – Corey Rothgeb (Wurth_2)

Console: PlayStation 4
Start: 13th
Finish: 8th
Status: Running
Laps Completed: 24/24
Points: 9th (-26)

Notes:

Corey Rothgeb (Wurth_2) drove a consistent race in Wednesday night’s eNASCAR Heat Pro League (eNHPL) race at virtual Watkins Glen International, coming from the back of the field to score an eighth-place finish.
After a wild start to the PlayStation 4 race, Rothgeb began his drive through the field. He quickly moved into the top-10 by the second lap and would maintain his position just outside the top five for the remainder of the race.
Over the final 10 laps of the race, Rothgeb was making up tremendous time on the trucks just in front of his No. 2 Wurth Ford F-150, but with no caution flags during the 24-lap event he was unable to make up any track position.
The next race for the eNHPL will be Wednesday, May 6 when the series will race in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Dover International Speedway.

Quote:

"The No. 2 Wurth Ford looked great and was strong except for qualifying. We really just took our time the first couple of laps because I knew guys would be aggressive early on. I was able to pick up some spots early and then had to come to a complete stop to miss several trucks sitting sideways in the esses. With no cautions we just didn’t have enough time to make the positions back up.”