Steven Wilson emerged as a victor in his home-state race, earning his fifth win of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season on Tuesday at a virtual Iowa Speedway.

The Iowa City native won a second consecutive race for the second time this year, taking the checkered flag despite leading for just 17 laps.

Wilson, in the No. 77 Chevrolet, finished 0.324 seconds ahead of runner-up Zack Novak in the No. 2 Toyota.

Seth DeMerchant came in third in the No. 14 Toyota, with Jordy Lopez fourth in the No. 89 Chevrolet. Taylor Hurst claimed fifth place in the No. 33 Chevrolet.

Wilson said postrace, “This is awesome, 2-for-2 in my home state. I’m not in Iowa anymore, but still winning here at home, which is always cool. So (in) the Hawkeye State, still undefeated.

“It was pretty cool being able to run through the field. … I made some three-wide moves that were pretty bold, but I knew I had to beat Novak through the traffic to win that race.”

Novak said after his third runner-up result of the year, “I really don’t know what to say. Just not good enough. Really, really frustrating. Car was good, strategy was obviously really good. …

“It played out perfectly for us. We had fresh tires. Would have been nicer if we could have restarted in the lead, but of course that wasn’t quite how it played out.”

The series continues on June 24 at a virtual Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway.

–Field Level Media