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