In his very first eNASCAR College iRacing Series Finals start, Daytona State College driver Hector Collazo put together a wire-to-wire drive at Watkins Glen International on Wednesday night, taking pole position and leading all 36 laps of the 70-minute Big Apple Battle Final Round in the Ford Mustang GT4.
After finishing second to Sacramento State's Dylan Ault in last week's semifinal heat, Collazo held off a late charge from Ault in the final five minutes while University of Georgia driver Avery Mendoza locked down the final spot on the podium in third.
From Hector Collazo via iRacing:
"I'm so blessed to have this opportunity to run in this prestigious type of event. Obviously, my first time, to come and win against Dylan Ault, I don't know how the hell I did it, but Dylan... man, that guy is fast. I was just trying to manage all the pressure. My legs started shaking with five minutes to go. I started getting really nervous coming to the end, but we were able to make it work."
Big Apple Battle Final Round Results & Standings
- 1st Place: Hector Collazo (Daytona State College) - Pole & 36 of 36 laps led
- 2nd Place: Dylan Ault (California State University, Sacramento)
- 3rd Place: Avery Mendoza (University of Georgia)
- Championship Standings: Horry-Georgetown's Timothy Holmes holds an 18-point lead atop the overall Student Standings ahead of Tarrant County's Jacob Wilkerson, while Collazo vaults to 13th after a single finals start.
Check out the full Watkins Glen Finals recap on iRacing here.
