2025 Special Events Calendar

Experience some of the world’s most legendary race events on iRacing. Build your team and race in full-length 6 hour, 12 hour, and 24 hour endurance races based on real-world events like the Rolex 24, 12 Hours of Sebring, and more. Our special NASCAR events such as the Daytona 500 and Charlotte 600 are included in the official NASCAR iRacing Series schedule. If you’re interested in competing in any of the following events, click the button below to visit the forums! If you’re not already an iRacing member, sign up today and start practicing!

Upcoming Events

Dale Jr Charity Event

January 29-31, 2025

The Inaugural Dale Jr Foundation Driven to Give 400 Presented by High Rock kicks off in 2025 with a team event with the Mini Stocks at Iowa Speedway.

Cars Competing

Mini Stocks

Daytona 500

February 12-17, 2025

Known as “The Great American Race,” the iRacing Daytona 500 serves as part of the NASCAR iRacing Series schedule. It’s one of four full-length events in the championship, which mirrors the real-world NASCAR Cup Series campaign with 36 events throughout the year.

Cars Competing

NASCAR Cup Series

Bathurst 12

February 21-23, 2025

The Bathurst 12 Hour is a 12 hour endurance race staged on the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. This event serves as the opening round to the Intercontinental GT Challenge Series in the real world.

Cars Competing

GT3 Class

Sebring 12HR

March 21-23, 2025

The Sebring 12HR is a 12-hour endurance race held at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida. It is the second round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Cars Competing

GTP & HYP // LMP2 // GT3 (IMSA)

Road America 500

April 25-26, 2025

Travel back in time to an era of classic sports car racing with the Road America 500 that was revived as part of the IMSA GT Championship in 1979. Racers will get to experience the excitement racing the Nissan GTP ZX-T or the Audi 90 Quattro GTO.

Cars Competing

Nissan GTP // Audi 90

INDY 500

May 6-19, 2025

Known as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” the INDY 500 is one of the most prestigious race events in the world, held since 1911 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is part of the INDYCAR Series in the United States.

Cars Competing

Dallara IR-18 INDYCAR

Coke 600

May 21-26, 2025

The final marquee motorsport event of Memorial Day weekend and a longtime Charlotte Motor Speedway tradition, the iRacing Coke 600 serves as part of the NASCAR iRacing Series schedule. It’s the second of four full-length events in the championship, which mirrors the real-world NASCAR Cup Series campaign with 36 events throughout the year.

Cars Competing

NASCAR Cup Series

4 Hours at Thruxton

May 30-Jun 1, 2025

Get your team together for this 4 hour endurance race in the Touring Cars around Thruxton which has been referred to as “The fastest circuit in the UK“.

Cars Competing

Touring Cars

Nürburgring 24h

June 6-8, 2025

The 24 Hours Nürburgring (ADAC 24h Rennen Nürburgring) is a 24-hour endurance event held on the Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke 24h in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It also utilizes part of the GP-Strecke course to form a total lap length of 16.1 miles (25.9 km).

Cars Competing

GT3 // Porsche Cup // GT4 // TCR // BMW M2 CS Racing

6 Hours Of The Glen

June 27-28, 2025

The 6 Hours of the Glen Powered by VCO is a 6 hour endurance race held annually at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. It is the fifth round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Cars Competing

GTP & HYP // LMP2 // GT3 (IMSA)

Firecracker 400

July 2-7, 2025

The Firecracker 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place at Daytona International Speedway. Take a step back in time to feel what it was like to race in this Legendary event with the Historic 1987 NASCAR Cup Cars.

Cars Competing

1987 NASCAR Cup

Spa 24

July 11-13, 2025

The 24 Hours of Spa is an endurance race held in Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps since 1923. It is part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge Series in the real world.

Cars Competing

GT3 Class

Brickyard 400

July 23-28, 2025

The Brickyard 400 remains on the iRacing Special Event Calendar in 2024. Indianapolis Motor Speedway has played host to the Brickyard 400 in the NASCAR Cup series since 1994. It’s the third of four full-length events in the NASCAR iRacing Series Schedule.

Cars Competing

NASCAR Cup Series

Knoxville Nationals

July 29-Aug 3, 2025

The Knoxville Nationals is one of the biggest and most prestigious Sprint Car events of the year. The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event is held annually at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa.

Cars Competing

410 Winged Sprint Cars

Portimao 1000

August 15-16, 2025

The Portimao 1000 was run for the first time in 2009 in International Sports Car competition. Revisit these classic sports cars around Algarve International Circuit, in Portugal for 1000km in a team racing format.

Cars Competing

HPD // GT1 // GT2

Crandon Championship

August 19-24, 2025

The Crandon Pro 4 Championship is held annually on Labor Day weekend at Crandon International Raceway. Independently sanctioned and with no points on the line, it attracts the best off-road racers from various series across the United States.

Cars Competing

Pro 4 Off-Road Truck

Indy 6 Hour

September 5-6, 2025

The Indy 6 Hour  is a 6 hour endurance race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana. It is part of the Michelin Endurance Cup in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Cars Competing

GTP & HYP // LMP2 // GT3 (IMSA)

Bristol 500

September 10-15, 2025

The iRacing Bristol 500 challenges NASCAR iRacing Series drivers to a full-length race at “The Last Great Colosseum.” Bristol Motor Speedway’s night race has long been a staple of the real-world NASCAR Cup Series schedule.

Cars Competing

NASCAR Cup Series

Bathurst 1000

September 26-27, 2025

The Bathurst 1000 is staged on the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. Regarded as the pinnacle of motorsport in Australia, this is the biggest event on the calendar for the Supercars Series.

Cars Competing

Supercars

Petit Le Mans

October 3-5, 2025

The Petit Le Mans is a 10 hour endurance race held annually at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. It is the final round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Cars Competing

GTP & HYP // LMP2 // GT3 (IMSA)

Martinsville MX-500

October 21-27, 2025

The Martinsville MX-500 returns for its second edition in 2025. Competitors will take to the small confines of Martinsville Speedway in the Global Mazda MX-5 Cup car for a 500 lap race.

Cars Competing

Global Mazda MX-5

BRSCC iRacing FF1600 Festival

Oct 31-Nov 1, 2025

The British Racing & Sports Car Club iRacing FF1600 Festival is an event that will be emulating the Formula Ford Festival run in real life utilizing the same heat racing format. The event will take place at Brands Hatch on the Indy layout.

Cars Competing

Ray FF1600

Suzuka 1000km

November 14-16, 2025

The Suzuka 1000km, is an annual sports car endurance race that has been held at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan since 1966. After a five-year hiatus, the event is scheduled to return in September 2025 as part of an International GT Series.

Cars Competing

GT3 Class

SCCA Runoffs

November 22, 2025

The SCCA National Championship Runoffs is the end-of-year championship meeting for Sports Car Club of America Club Racing competitors. Take part in one of the many car classes in a week long qualification and super session format.

Cars Competing

TBA

Winter Derby

December 3-8, 2025

The Winter Derby is held at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. Considered to be the most prestigious Super Late Model race, the annual event draws the nation’s best short track racers for a 300 lap showdown on the half mile.

Cars Competing

Super Late Model

Chili Bowl

December 16-21, 2025

The Chili Bowl is held every January at the Tulsa Expo Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The biggest midget race of the year, it attracts hundreds of drivers from all types of racing attempting to work their way through a week of preliminary rounds and an alphabet soup of main events to get to the 55-lap A main.

Cars Competing

Dirt Midget

THE Production Car Challenge @ViR

December 19-20, 2025

A 4 hour endurance race using the Production Car Challenge cars at the ViR Grand Course. It can be run solo or with a team.

Cars Competing

Production Car Challenge Cars

Completed Events

iRacing ROAR

January 10-11, 2025

The iRacing ROAR is inspired by the real-world Roar Before the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway. Back by popular demand, this event kicks off the 2025 iRacing Special Event schedule.

Cars Competing

LMP3 // GT4 // Touring Cars

Daytona 24

January 17-19, 2025

The event marks the eighth running of the anniversary of iRacing’s popular driver swap/team feature that sees hundreds of teams of iRacing drivers, team managers, engineers, and spotters participate in the around the clock sim race. The 24 Hours of Daytona is a 24 hour endurance race held at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Cars Competing

GTP & HYP // LMP2 // GT3 (IMSA)
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