Credit: eNASCAR Heat Pro League,This past weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway the first ever NASCAR esports league got underway, with the action taking place alongside the Coca-Cola 600 race. This race was the opening of the eNASCAR Heat Pro League, a major esports league that features 30 drivers from 15 race teams, which are owned by prominent NASCAR race teams. The league will feature 16 races across a variety of tracks, with the league concluding at the 2019 NASCAR playoffs later this year. "Charlotte Motor Speedway was the perfect venue and environment to drop the green flag on the eNASCAR Heat Pro League season,” said Ed Martin, managing director of esports at 704Games. The next race in the eNASCAR Heat Pro League takes place on Wednesday, May 29, with the action being broadcast on the NASCAR Facebook page and the 704Games Twitch livestream.

Source: Forbes May 27, 2019 12:45 UTC