eNASCAR Heat Pro League Makes its MAVTV Debut With New Race Highlight Show

Adam Sinclair

eRacing News

Thursday, Jun 18 2060

In response to the rise in demand for esports entertainment, MAVTV Motorsports Network, the only cable television network in the U.S. dedicated solely to motorsports, has partnered with Motorsport Games to bring the highly popular eNASCAR Heat Pro League (eNHPL) to MAVTV viewers, starting June 21st.

Two back-to-back 90-minute broadcasts highlighting all of the excitement from the first two races of eNHPL Season 2 premiere on MAVTV Sunday, June 21st, at 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ET. All of the 12 eNHPL rounds will enjoy 90-minute race highlight shows on MAVTV throughout June, July, and August, bringing some of the best esports racing to motorsports enthusiasts throughout the country. eNHPL specials on MAVTV will feature additional commentary and competitor interviews highlighting the best in-race moments.

Live coverage of eNHPL events will continue on eNASCAR.com and Motorsport.tv, where the broadcast team of YouTube personality Russell Cox, NASCAR reporter and former racecar driver Hannah Newhouse and journalist Adam Mackey will be calling the action.

“Video game entertainment, specifically esports gaming, has gained mass popularity over the years,” stated John Duff, Head of Content, MAVTV. “Season 1 of the eNASCAR Heat Pro League was a huge success and we believe Season 2 will be just as popular, especially with the release of the new NASCAR Heat 5 video game coming later this year. Because of this, we’ve partnered with Motorsport Games to bring NASCAR fans of all ages the type of esports racing content they’ll be excited to watch.”

“State of the art graphics, combined with real-world competition during Season 1 of the eNASCAR Heat Pro League saw some of the best gamers go head-to-head, and brought throngs of viewers to our gaming broadcasts,” said Dmitry Kozko, CEO, Motorsport Games. “As NASCAR continues to lead the way to bring live sporting events back, and the release of the new NASCAR Heat 5 game coming soon, we anticipate the popularity of esports to continue growing. As the esports partner of choice for rights holders, it was a very natural fit for Motorsport Games to partner with MAVTV to bring all of this NASCAR excitement to dedicated motorsports enthusiasts throughout the United States.”

The eNASCAR Heat Pro League is the first-ever NASCAR esports league for video gaming consoles. The eNHPL season consists of three segments, with four races in each segment. Winners of each segment earn a spot in the Championship finale while the remaining top finishers in each segment earn a spot in the playoffs for the chance to advance into the grand finale. In Season 2 of the eNHPL, 28 of the best gamers once again represent prominent NASCAR race teams, including Hendrick Motorsports GC, Team Penske eSports, and Gibbs Gaming, to name just a few, as they compete against one another on the NASCAR Heat 4 platform for the chance to win over $200,000 in prize money.

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Adam Sinclair

Adam has been a race fan since the first time he went through the tunnel under the Daytona International Speedway more than 30 years ago. He has had the privilege of traveling to races all across the state of Florida (as well as one race in Ohio), watching nearly everything with a motor compete for fame and glory, as well as participating in various racing schools to get the feel of what racecar drivers go through every week.

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