This Week in iRacing: September 17-23, 2024

Welcome back to This Week in iRacing, our weekly post that details all you need to know about what is going on in the world of iRacing!

As always, This Week includes topics ranging from official eSports to some of the top community-driven events, and everything in between.

Here’s what to expect from 2024 Season 4, Week 2, from September 17th to September 23rd, 2024.

For the Members: iRacing Official Series Highlights

Every week, iRacing offers daily, even hourly racing that members can get into, based on where their license level is at. There are also some special series that run at specific times that anyone can jump into, with the right credentials, that offer a more meaningful sim racing experience.

Here are a few of the highlighted series taking place this week.

NASCAR iRACING SERIES – SPECIAL EVENT! BRISTOL 500

Back in 2024, the NASCAR iRacing Series (Open Setup and Fixed Setup) follows the NASCAR Cup Series schedule for a 36-week racing season. Week 29 of 36 is a special week, featuring a full length race set to take place at Bristol Motor Speedway. The 500-lap event utilizes the NASCAR Next Gen Stock Cars from Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota.

The races this week are scheduled for:

Fixed Schedule: Wednesday, 21:00 GMT; Friday, 01:00 GMT; Saturday, 10:00 and 16:00 GMT; Monday, 01:00 GMT
Open Schedule: Thursday, 01:00 and 19:00 GMT; Saturday, 01:00 GMT; Sunday, 14:00 GMT

The Top Split Open race on Friday night at 9:00 pm ET / 01:00 GMT Saturday morning will be broadcasted live on the iRacing social media channels.

For more information on the iRacing Bristol 500 -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the NASCAR iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE

SIMAGIC FIA F4 ESPORTS REGIONAL TOURS

While 2024 Season 3 featured a regional face-off to qualify for the Global Championship, in 2024 Season 4, the SIMAGIC FIA F4 eSports returns to a normal weekly series. With the popularity of the series, this season will introduce racing every hour, each region start time offset by 15-minute intervals. The global FIA Formula 4 Challenge series will also pair with a Regional Tour schedule every week and will alternate throughout the season.

Week 2 Schedule:

Americas (races every hour at :45 after): Sebring International Raceway – International
Asia-Pacific (races every hour at :15 after): Fuji International Speedway – Grand Prix
Europe (races every hour at :30 after): Algarve International Circuit – Grand Prix
Challenge Series (Fixed Setup races every odd hour on the :00 / Open Setup races every even hour on the :00): Fuji International Speedway – Grand Prix

GLOBAL MAZDA MX-5 FANATEC CUP | RACING PRODIGY PASSES AVAILABLE!

Four Prodigy Passes are on the line in 2024 Season 4’s Global Mazda MX-5 Fanatec Cup. Compete for your all-expenses-paid trip to Prodigy Week for tryouts in a real race car and a shot at being drafted by a Prodigy Racing Team for a pro racing career. The top 36 drivers with the most series points will earn a spot in the iRacing Prodigy Racing League Finals on Sunday, December 15. An additional 12 drivers will secure their spot through the Williams Gaming Club iRacing MX-5 Cup Time Attack series.

The top 25% of drivers from the series will be eligible for two of the Prodigy Passes via the Prodigy Search Committee. Eligible driver must have an active Racing Prodigy Membership via the iRacing or Combo Game Pass. Go to RacingProdigy.com/membership to join.

Week 2 Schedule:

at Winton Motor Raceway – Club Circuit

RICMOTECH RING MEISTER / SIMAGIC DRAFT MASTER COMBINATIONS

Two of the more unique daily racing series on iRacing are the Ring Meister Ricmotech Series and the Draft Master SIMAGIC Series, where the cars change every week as opposed to the tracks. The setups are fixed in both series, which means it’s all about jumping in and racing the combination at hand.

The Ring Meister Ricmotech Series (races on every odd 2 hours | qualifying every even 2 hours at :30) takes place at the Nürburgring Nordschleife – Industriefahrten and cycles through mostly road-type racing vehicles every week, although this season will feature a week with some Rallycross cars and a few weeks with some oval stock cars.

As for Draft Master (races every hour on the hour), the series contests six weeks at Talladega Superspeedway and six weeks at Daytona International Speedway. With Season 4 having a 14th week this year, iRacing Superspeedway returns for a 13th week showdown as well in the 2009 NASCAR Cup Series Impala COT. Both Talladega and Daytona will feature six oval racing vehicles—the SRX, 1987 NASCAR Cup cars, NASCAR Craftsman Trucks, the aforementioned 2009 Impala COT, NASCAR Next Gen cars, and the Xfinity cars. This series heads to Talladega for the first six weeks.

Week 2 Schedule:

Ring Meister: Cadillac CTS-V Racecar at Nürburgring Nordschleife – Industriefahrten
Draft Master: 1987 NASCAR Legends at Talladega Superspeedway

RAIN MASTER

For wet weather racing enthusiasts, Rain Master is one of the latest Special Series available on iRacing. New for 2024 Season 4, those looking for some fixed setup wet weather racing can now jump into select GT3 vehicles, including the BMW M4, Lamborghini Huracán EVO, Mercedes-AMG, Porsche 911, Ferrari 296, Audi R8 LMS EVO II, Chevrolet Corvette Z06, and Ford Mustang, at 12 different road courses around the world. The forecasts will include light rain throughout the short, 15 minute events. Races run every hour at 15 minutes past the hour.

Week 2 Schedule:

at Circuit Zolder – Grand Prix

OFF THIS WEEK

iRacing Nurburgring Endurance Championship
- Next Race -> September 28th-29th at Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN (2024 Season 4, Week 3)
iRacing CREVENTIC Endurance Series
- Next Race -> November 8th-9th at Algarve International Circuit – Grand Prix (2024 Season 4, Week 9)

For more information on the iRacing Nurburgring Endurance Championship -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the iRacing CREVENTIC Endurance Series -> CLICK HERE

Official iRacing eSports

Only one race remains in the 2024 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season. After both the Coke Series and the eNASCAR Qualifying iRacing Series wrap up, the eNASCAR Contender Series will take its place. Also in the world of eNASCAR, the eNASCAR College iRacing Series returns next week for the opening round of the academic season at Daytona. Time Attack ends on Thursday, September 19th. In less than two weeks, the FIA SIMAGIC F4 eSports Global Championship Series returns for races #3 and #4. Tracks will be announced 24 hours prior.

This week, however, both the INDYCAR ButtKicker Pro iRacing Series and the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup Contender Series kick off their campaigns.

INDYCAR BUTTKICKER PRO iRACING SERIES

After seven weeks of qualifying, the top-33 drivers in the Dallara IR-18 have qualified for a 10-week season on Thursday nights, visiting many of the most recognizable venues on the NTT INDYCAR Series schedule. First up for the open-wheel championship series is a visit to Speedway, Indiana, for 37 laps around the famed road course. There will also be a poll to vote in starting on Thursday for the ninth race of the season, look out for it on social media!

INDIANAPOLIS ROAD – RACE #1 – BROADCAST STARTS AT 8:00 PM ET (00:00 GMT)

For more information on the INDYCAR ButtKicker Pro iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE

PORSCHE TAG HEUER ESPORTS SUPERCUP CONTENDER SERIES

34 of the best sports car contenders are set to battle for a chance to advance to the 2025 Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup roster. Made up from relegated drivers from the 2024 season, as well as some of the best up-and-coming, and returning, talent in the Porsche ranks, these drivers will race against one another at many popular road courses for a six week schedule on Saturday afternoon.

ALGARVE – RACE #1 – BROADCAST STARTS AT 3:00 PM ET (19:00 GMT)

For more information on the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup -> CLICK HERE

OFF THIS WEEK

eNASCAR COLLEGE iRACING SERIES
- Next Race -> September 24th | Race #1 at Daytona International Speedway
eNASCAR QUALIFYING iRACING SERIES, ROUND 2
- Next Race -> September 26th | Race #7 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
FIA SIMAGIC F4 ESPORTS GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
- Next Race -> September 28th | Race #1 & Race #2 at To Be Determined
eNASCAR COCA-COLA iRACING SERIES
- Next Race -> October 1st | Race #18 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

For more information on the eNASCAR Road to Pro Ladder -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the FIA SIMAGIC F4 eSports Global Championship -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE

For more information on iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iracing.com.