06/17/2026
Didn’t get the championship but we put up some solid stats this past season!
🏁 SMSR Cup Series Season 1 Recap 🏁
What an incredible inaugural season for Smoky Mtn Sim Racing! From Daytona to Homestead, our drivers put on a show every single week with intense battles, photo finishes, strategic calls, and championship-level competition.
🏆 2026 SMSR Cup Series Champion: Nate Lesko
🏆 2026 Team Champions: IWP Racing
Congratulations to Nate Lesko on an outstanding championship run and to IWP Racing for capturing the Team Championship in our first season!
📚 Season Record Book
🏆 Most Wins – Nate Lesko (6 Wins)
🔥 Most Top 5 Finishes – Braxton DeWeese (13)
⭐ Most Top 10 Finishes – Braxton DeWeese (15)
⚡ Most Pole Awards – Braxton DeWeese & Tyler Bowling (6)
🧼 Cleanest Driver (Minimum 75% of races completed) – Braxton DeWeese (56 Incident Points)
🏁 Most Laps Led – Braxton DeWeese (497 Laps Led)
📈 Best Average Finish – Braxton DeWeese (4.9 Average Finish)
🎯 Most Stage Wins – Tyler Bowling (5 Stage Wins)
🏎️ Most Starts – Nate Lesko, Eddie Baker & Christopher Cash (17 Starts)
📊 Highest Average Starting Position – Braxton DeWeese (3.8 Average Start)
💪 Most Positions Gained – Braxton DeWeese (331 Passes Gained)
Thank you to every driver, team owner, sponsor, broadcaster, race control member, and fan who helped make Season 1 a success. The competition was fierce, the racing was memorable, and the foundation has been set for something special.
Season 1 is officially in the books.
