PHOENIX, ARIZONA - NOVEMBER 9, 2019 - The North American Collegiate League (NACL) hosted their first live event this past weekend at ISM Raceway during NASCAR's 2020 Championship weekend. Four professional NASCAR drivers teamed up with students from Arizona State University collegiate e-sports team to compete in a NASCAR Heat 4 tournament. This event was hosted right before the Xfinity Series races.

NBC Sports, hosted by NBC Sports' Rutledge Wood, also had a live segment about the event highlighting NACL and the opportunities it gives collegiate gamers. In addition to being on TV, 1580AM The Fanatic had NACL, joined by NASCAR Driver Anthony Alfredo, on its show to speak about the event and the future of esports in NASCAR on live radio.

Each NASCAR driver was paired up with 2 collegiate students to form 4 different teams to compete against each other. Each team was given practice time before the races where each professional NASCAR driver was able to coach the students on NASCAR and race strategies to get the fastest lap time.

After 3 intense races between all teams, Team Mayer came out victorious, sweeping the board with 1st place finishes from everyone on the team.

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The North American Collegiate League (NACL) is an America-based non-profit Esports and entertainment organization that hosts and streams video game tournaments and league play for collegiate Esports competitors with scholarship prizes. This serves the purpose of fostering a communal relationship between established players, those who are looking to enter the scene, and even those who do not entirely know what the Esports industry has to offer them.

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