Jim Beaver eSports Kicks off June With VORRS Challenge Cup Win, Eight Drivers in Pro 4 Pro Series

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Eight Jim Beaver eSports drivers have unofficially earned roster spots in the inaugural iRacing Off-Road Championship Series, pending official series confirmation in the coming days. The first-of-its-kind, $25,000 championship series for Pro 4 off-road trucks will kick off on June 22 at Crandon International Raceway, and will run for eight consecutive weeks to determine a champion.

2022 General Tire eShort Course World Cup champion Connor Barry, Felix Roy, and Josh Edmundson posted the top three spots in qualifying series points, while Edmundson and Cameron Pedersen each won every race they entered in the qualifying series. Four drivers—Roy from World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, Brandyn Proudfoot from World of Outlaws Late Models, and Connor Parise and Jakob Rafoss from iRacing Rallycross—will enter their second iRacing Pro series, while team competition manager Keith Jeffery will cap off the eight-driver roster. Official driver numbers and sponsorship details for the series will be released in the coming weeks.

Prior to locking up their roster spots for the Pro 4 pro series, Edmundson and Pedersen also dominated the Virtual Off Road Racing Series Challenge Cup powered by Next Level Racing. The duo each qualified and finished first in their respective classes at Crandon, with Edmundson atop the Pro 2s and Pedersen finishing first in Pro 4 and fourth overall. Parise also joined them on the invitation-only grid, qualifying fourth and finishing sixth in Pro 4.

Alongside the team’s Pro 4 efforts, Jim Beaver eSports drivers will also take on the inaugural Stock Car Summer Showdown alongside team partners Maconi Setup Shop and Next Level Racing. A preliminary driver roster, which includes JBES drivers from multiple pro series and disciplines alongside top names from MSS and NLR, will be released in the coming days.