Casey Kirwan

Casey Kirwan
Personal information
Born (1999-07-30) July 30, 1999
Matthews, North Carolina, US[1]
Career information
GamesiRacing
Team history
2019Clint Bowyer Racing
2020Denny Hamlin Racing
2021–2023XSET
2024Spire Motorsports
2024–2025Channel 199 Sim Racing
2025–2026Kansas City Pioneers
Career highlights and awards

Casey Kirwan (born July 30, 1999) is an American esports driver who drives for the Kansas City Pioneers in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series. Kirwan won the 2022 championship and finished runner-up in 2025.

Esports career

Kirwan made his eNASCAR debut in 2018.[2] In 2019, he signed with Clint Bowyer Racing and won his first career race at the regular season finale at Bristol Motor Speedway,[3] finishing the season in tenth place with three top-five finishes.[4] Kirwan also raced in the 2019 iRacing World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model World Championship for Clint Bowyer Racing finishing 15th in the standings with one top-five finish.[5][6]

In 2020, Kirwan joined Denny Hamlin Racing for the eNASCAR season and won one race at Michigan International Speedway.[7][8]

Kirwan joined XSET for the 2021 season and narrowly missed the playoffs after scoring seven top-ten finishes in the regular season.[9] Outside of eNASCAR, Kirwan won the Podium 500 at Daytona International Speedway and won $1,000.[10]

In 2022, Kirwan remained with XSET and won at Pocono Raceway to secure a playoff spot for the first time.[11] Kirwan advanced to the championship round which would be held at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina for the first time.[12] Kirwan would finish second in the race, enough to win his first eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series championship.[13][14]

Kirwan again advanced to the playoffs in 2023 after winning at Talladega Superspeedway and Darlington Raceway.[15][16] Kirwan would narrowly miss the championship round following a strategy call at penultimate race at Phoenix Raceway.[17] Kirwan signed with Spire Motorsports for the 2024 season, again narrowly missing the playoffs.[18][19]

Kirwan signed with the Kansas City Pioneers for the 2025 season.[20] While Kirwan again went winless, he scored six top-five finishes and qualified for his second championship round appearance.[21][4] Kirwan finished second in the championship to Steven Wilson after finishing sixth in the race, earning him a $50,000 prize.[22][23]

Racing record

Esports career summary

Season Series Team Wins Top 5 Poles Laps Led Points Position
2018 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series Deadzone Racing 0 1 0 6 416 15th
World of Outlaws Late Model World Championship Series Deadzone Racing 0 1 0 421 11th
2019 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series Clint Bowyer Racing 1 3 0 61 467 10th
iRacing World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Championship Clint Bowyer Racing 0 1 0 6 300 15th
2020 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Denny Hamlin Racing 1 1 0 32 405 19th
2021 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series XSET 0 2 0 49 408 11th
2022 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series XSET 1 8 1 122 3035 1st
2023 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series XSET 2 0 6 79 2105 7th
IMSA Esports Global Championship XSET 1 1 0 1064 8th
2024 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Spire Motorsports 0 6 0 32 446 11th
IMSA Esports Global Championship Channel 199 Sim Racing 0 1 0 982 8th
2025 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Kansas City Pioneers 0 6 1 44 3031 2nd
IMSA Esports Global Championship Channel 199 Sim Racing 0 1 0 966 7th
Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup All-Stars 1 6 1 11 248 1st
Sources:[4][24][25][26][27]

References

  1. ^ "Casey Kirwan". iRacing. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  2. ^ Leone, Chris (February 21, 2018). "Ottinger Kicks Off 2018 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series with Daytona Victory". iRacing. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  3. ^ Lofing, Jason (August 21, 2019). "Casey Kirwan Earns First Win in eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series' Return to Bristol". iRacing. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  4. ^ a b c "eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series History". iRacing. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  5. ^ Leone, Chris (June 20, 2019). "iRacing World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model World Championship Returns for 2019". iRacing. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  6. ^ "2019 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Championship Series Standings". iRacing. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  7. ^ Tylwalk, Nick (July 28, 2020). "Casey Kirwan Survives Wild 2 OT Finish to Win eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing at Michigan". Frontstretch. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  8. ^ Eggert, Seth (July 29, 2020). "Kirwan scores victory in wild Michigan eNASCAR race". Kickin' the Tires. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  9. ^ Kish, Ryan (September 8, 2021). "Kirwan mindful of eNASCAR playoff contenders as post season begins". RACER. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  10. ^ Eggert, Seth (February 8, 2021). "Casey Kirwan snatches Podium 500 win in dramatic fashion". Kickin' the Tires. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  11. ^ Stoddard, Andrew (July 19, 2022). "Casey Kirwan Edges Zack Novak at Pocono in Razor-Thin iRacing Finish". Frontstretch. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  12. ^ Zietlow, Alex (October 26, 2022). "Casey Kirwan wins Dale Earnhardt Jr. trophy to punctuate milestone year in iRacing". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  13. ^ Melillo, Justin (October 26, 2022). "eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series: Casey Kirwan scores the 2022 Championship". Traxion. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  14. ^ Eggert, Seth (October 26, 2022). "XSET's Kirwan Wins eNASCAR Title At NASCAR Hall of Fame". Kickin' the Tires. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  15. ^ Stoddard, Andrew (May 16, 2023). "Defending eNASCAR Champion Casey Kirwan Conquers Darlington". Frontstretch. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  16. ^ Eggert, Seth (April 19, 2023). "'Shot of a Lifetime' Kirwan Pulls Off eNASCAR 'Dega Stunner". Kickin' the Tires. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  17. ^ Kish, Ryan (September 13, 2023). "eNASCAR's Minter's wild rise to championship contention". RACER. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  18. ^ Melillo, Justin (January 23, 2024). "2024 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Free Agency Results". iRacing. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  19. ^ Melillo, Justin (July 31, 2024). "Graham Bowlin clinches eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series playoff berth with walk-off victory at Pocono". iRacing. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  20. ^ Melillo, Justin (January 24, 2025). "2025 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series roster confirmed following 2025 Free Agency". iRacing. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  21. ^ Melillo, Justin (September 17, 2025). "Vicente Salas dominates Logitech G Play 120 at Phoenix for third eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series win of 2025". iRacing. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  22. ^ Melillo, Justin (October 8, 2025). "Steven Wilson dominates at Homestead-Miami, extends wins record, claims second career eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series title". iRacing. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  23. ^ Munro, Luca (October 8, 2025). "Steven Wilson Becomes 2-time eNASCAR iRacing Champion". Overtake. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  24. ^ "2023 IMSA Esports Global Championship Standings". iRacing. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  25. ^ "2024 IMSA Esports Global Championship Standings". iRacing. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  26. ^ "2025 IMSA Esports Global Championship Standings". iRacing. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  27. ^ "2025 Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup All-Star Race". iRacing. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
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