Bobby Zalenski claims 19th career eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Championship Series win in Coca-Cola 160 at Charlotte May 20th, 2026 by Justin Melillo For the 19th time in his eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Championship Series career, Bobby Zalenski ended the night celebrating in virtual victory lane. Not to say the 18 previous wins were anything short of impressive, but the season-opening, caution-free Coca-Cola 160 from Charlotte Motor Speedway on Tuesday night may just have been the ERA eSports Team driver’s most impressive win to-date, considering the competition and conditions in place. It’s a common theme to see the “Road Course King” do this sort of work on a road course, but in a series mostly made up of oval racing, where he’s still chasing that elusive Dale Jr Cup entering his 10th season, by taking the pole position, leading 65 laps, passing his setup alliance teammate Tucker Minter in the closing stage, and holding off the most-recent champion, Steven Wilson—who set a record for wins in a single season last year—Zalenski uncovered another unchecked box to check, claiming his first season-opening race victory of his career. The stage was set following the final green flag pit stops of the day. Minter opted for the undercut, to get the track position in the cycle and play defense. Wilson went for the overcut in addition to two less fresh tires, only taking right sides and “enough” fuel to make it to the checkers. Zalenski, who pitted in the middle, was fast enough to take back the lead and then hold off a charge in the closing laps to claim the victory. We ran 160 laps at Charlotte without a SINGLE CAUTION FLAG! Bobby Zalenski started first and FINISHED FIRST to kick off the 2026 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Championship Series season!!!@ENASCARGG | @CocaColaracing pic.twitter.com/cU9YRe2SQP —