What’s Happening?

The eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series is suspending Blake McCandless, the driver of JR Motorsports’ No. 8, for one race following a single-car spin in their most recent event at Kansas Speedway.

• The penalty report released by eCCIS states that McCandless’ wreck at Kansas was “found to have intentionally caused a caution, violating the series’ sportsmanship and competition rules.” As a result, eCCIS has suspended McCandless for one race and one week of multiplayer sessions on iRacing.
• According to the report, McCandless has already appealed this ruling. If McCandless is not reinstated via appeal, he will miss the 10th race of the season on Jun. 17 at Iowa Speedway.
• In a lengthy post on his X account, McCandless made his case for reinstatement and stated, “I’m simply stunned at this ruling and I want to be perfectly clear… I did not, nor would I ever, intentionally spin to bring out a caution. I have far too much respect for the folks I represent and the people I race with to do so.”
• McCandless is a rookie in the top division of NASCAR’s iRacing Series and currently sits 31st in points. Fans may know McCandless for his work with Dale Earnhardt Jr’s Dirty Mo Media and his broadcasting with the CARS Tour on Flo Racing.

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