After two action-packed, grueling races to kickoff the IceBox Pickup Throwdown Series, Thursday night’s FireDisc 100 at the virtual Michigan International Speedway provided intense, heavy competition.
Despite some rough and tumble moments in the early going, Timmy Hill proved to be king of the road at Michigan. With potent challenges from the likes of Austin Hill, Tyler Hill — Timmy’s younger brother — Jordan Anderson, and Brett Moffitt, nobody had an answer for Timmy Hill. Ultimately, the pride of Port Tobacco, Md. drove his way to Michigan’s Victory Lane while Austin Hill and Anderson earned respectable podium finishes.
The third installment of the five-race series also featured the debut of reigning Cup champion Kyle Busch, who made a strong run into the Top 10 before finishing 14th. Starting 22, Busch brought both the virtual Michigan International Speedway and the Out of the Groove YouTube channel crowd to their proverbial “feet” midway through the race with a strong run that found him in 8th place before he tailed off.
The IceBox Pickup Throwdown iRacing Truck Series is a five-race esports streaming series that culminates with a championship finale. The series is an invite-only event created for NASCAR Truck Series and Xfinity Drivers who accumulate points throughout the series and compete for the championship bundle of cash and prizes. Each event is 100 laps and broadcasts live Thursday nights on YouTube and Twitch.
The FireDisc 100 offered $700 in prize money. In addition to $500 going to the winner, $100 each went to the second-place finisher and Bommarito.com Pole Award winner. The Halfway leader won a Gen-Y hitch valued at more than $500. The Pickup Throwdown Series is a point series, with the season-ending champion earning $500 in prize money, plus an IceBox Helmet Cooler system (valued at $5,000) and a Dragonfire Workbench (valued at $4,000).
ICEBOX PICKUP THROWDOWN FIREDISC 100 RESULTS:
Race Results: https://www.danlisa.com/scoring/season_race.php?season_id=10929
Series Leaders: https://www.danlisa.com/scoring/season_standings.php?season_id=10929
First place ($500): Timmy Hill
Second place ($100): Austin Hill
Bommarito.com Pole Award ($100): Timmy Hill
Gen-Y Hitch Halfway Leader Award (free hitch): Timmy Hill
BROADCAST DETAILS
The series is produced by Podium eSports, the industry-renowned team behind the Replacements 100, and is broadcast live on YouTube via the Out of the Groove channel, hosted by Eric Estepp, the No. 1 NASCAR content creator on YouTube with more than 111,000 subscribers. The series is also live streamed on Podium eSports’s Twitch channel.
YouTube: https://youtube.com/ericestepp
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/podiumesports
NEXT RACE
The IceBox Pickup Throwdown series (Race No. 4) will continue with the Bommarito.com 100 on Thursday, May 14 (8 p.m. EST) at virtual World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. Race time is 8 p.m. EST on YouTube and Twitch.
2020 REMAINING SCHEDULE
May 14, 8 p.m. EST — Bommarito.com 100 — Gateway Speedway
May 21, 8 p.m. EST — IceBox 100 — Homestead Miami Speedway – Championship Race
The Pickup Throwdown series was created by IceBox Helmet Cooler, Jordan Anderson Racing, AM Racing and A.E. Engine, with A.E. Engine’s Digital Creators Network serving as the Executive Producer of the production. Learn more at pickupthrowdown and ae-engine.com
Contact: Josh Mull, [email protected]
