What happened
The eNASCAR College iRacing Series opened Great Lakes Gauntlet qualifying at Michigan International Speedway on November 3. The Time Attack window runs through November 8, with NASCAR Craftsman Trucks returning for the tournament.
The fastest 100 eligible students will qualify for the opening rounds on November 11. Elimination racing will then reduce the field to 40 drivers for the final on November 18.
Details
The quarterfinal field splits into two groups of 50, each divided into two heats of 25 after qualifying. The top 13 in each heat advance directly to the semifinals, while the remaining drivers enter last-chance qualifiers. The top 10 from each last-chance race complete their group's semifinal field of 36, with 20 advancing from each semifinal.
Semifinal points reward the top 10 finishers in each group, ranging from 10 for the winner to one for 10th. Drivers must attend the final to retain those points; missing it forfeits their semifinal score.
School Championship eligibility requires at least two drivers from the same institution to participate in Michigan's Time Attack, with at least one reaching the final. Each eligible school scores through its highest finisher, ranked against the leading drivers from other eligible schools.
The series serves students representing colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Drivers must complete eligibility registration as well as post a qualifying lap in the official Time Attack; an unregistered entrant's lap does not qualify them for the tournament.