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Spire Motorsports eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Autódromo José Carlos Pace (aka Interlagos) Race Advance

By PGORDON

  • Spire Motorsports returns for its second season in the premiere esports league sanctioned by eNASCAR. The league began in 2010 and is one of the longest-running, officially sanctioned, esports racing series. The Mooresville, N.C., organization fields the Nos. 7 and 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s with two fresh faces behind the virtual wheel in 2025: Femi Olatunbosun and 2023 series champion Steven Wilson, respectively.
  • The third race of the 2025 season at the virtual Autódromo José Carlos Pace (aka Interlagos) will be broadcast live at http://enascar.com/live on Tuesday, Mar. 4 at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The Countdown to Green pre-race show begins at 7:30 p.m. EST.
  • The field of 40 drivers will take on a different format, unique to road course races in this series, with a 12-lap Sprint race followed by a 24-lap Feature race around the 2.677-mile motorsport circuit located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
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Femi Olatunbosun - Driver, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet ZL1

  • Femi Olatunbosun will pilot Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 GGT Energy Solutions Chevrolet ZL1 in Tuesday’s eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series race at Interlagos.
  • Olatunbosun led the most laps of all drivers during last week’s race at Las Vegas, holding the top spot for 43 of 100 laps en route to a 9th-place finish.
  • The 25-year-old is a veteran of 70 series starts and has notched one win, five top fives and 19 top 10s.

Femi Olatunbosun Quotes

How do you prepare for a non-NASCAR track like Interlagos?
"Interlagos is a track I have some familiarity with thanks to playing F1 games so my preparation was a bit easier. Not sliding the tires on entry and being smooth with the brake pedal is critical to good lap time and keeping the tires in good condition. It's super important to stay smooth and in control, especially with all the tricky corners and elevation changes at Interlagos. If I can nail my braking, I'll keep my speed up through the turns and hopefully go faster for longer."

What are the most important things you'll be reminding yourself of before taking the green flag?
"Keeping the car on the track is job one, nothing good comes from running wide or missing an entry. A lot of guys are going to beat themselves so I will have to remind myself to be patient, and disciplined and not take myself out of contention due to an unforced error. I also need to remind myself to drink a lot of water!"

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Steven Wilson - Driver, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet ZL1

  • Steven Wilson will pilot the No. 77 GGT Energy Solutions ZL1 for Spire Motorsports in Tuesday’s race at Interlagos.
  • Wilson set the tone early last week at Las Vegas, leading the first 6 laps, but internet connection issues would end the 2023 champion’s bid at going two-for-two to start the season, relegating him to a 37th-place finish.
  • A winner at Road America in 2022, Wilson is regarded as one of the top road racing talents in the series.

Steven Wilson Quotes

You have a history of success at road courses, what has surprised you the most about Interlagos?
"The track is a lot of fun to drive with the elevation changes, the mixture of high-speed and low-speed corners, and plenty of passing zones! I think the skilled road racers in this series will find the success we’ve come to expect from them, myself included."

Does the chance to become the first winner ever at a track add any extra pressure as you prepare?
"I don't feel any additional pressure or burden in trying to be the first winner at this particular track. Whether it's a new circuit or one I've raced at before, my primary focus remains the same: to go out there and perform to the best of my abilities, execute my race strategy effectively, and ultimately achieve success on my own terms. The pressure to win is always inherent in competitive racing, but I don't let the prospect of being the first winner at a new venue add to that pressure."


About Spire Motorsports …
Spire Motorsports earned its inaugural NASCAR Cup Series victory in its first full season of competition when Justin Haley took the checkered flag in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on July 7, 2019. Less than three years later, William Byron drove Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado to its inaugural NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series win on April 7, 2022, at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The team’s most recent win came on Feb. 22, 2025, when Kyle Busch took the checkered flag in the Fr8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. 

In 2025, Spire Motorsports will campaign the Nos. 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolets in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team will also field the Nos. 07, 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolet Silverados in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series and the No. 77 Chevrolet in the ARCA Menards Series in select events.