INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series | Race Preview: Iowa

On Thursday night, the INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series continues its inaugural 2024 season with the third race of the 2024 season at Iowa Speedway

This next challenge for the top-33 INDYCAR competitors will be a 147-lap feature at the first and shortest oval on the calendar, and a track that wasn’t utilized in the Qualifying Series earlier this year.

Each race will be broadcast live at 8:00 p.m. ET on Thursday nights via iRacing social channels and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES YouTube channel and website.

Last Race:

At the Long Beach Street Circuit a week ago, Team Redline’s Cooper Webster was unmatched among the 33-car field. Webster took motivation from finishing 12th at Indianapolis in the first week—a race that saw his teammates lock-out the top-five finishing positions—and turned it into a pole position and 35 of 40 laps led at the only street course on the schedule.

Track Facts:

Opened in September 2006, Iowa Speedway is one of the most unique short tracks in America. The 7/8-mile, D-shaped oval, designed with the aid of former NASCAR champion Rusty Wallace, features progressive banking in the corners and 10 degrees of banking on the frontstretch. This track has hosted multiple NASCAR Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series dates from 2009 to 2019, and it remains a staple of the ARCA Menards Series and NTT IndyCar Series schedule.

About the Series:

The inaugural INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series season will feature a purse of $50,000 with the champion taking home $20,000 at season’s end. The 10 races scheduled include a fair mix of road courses and ovals that are often found on the real-world INDYCAR schedule. Points will now be scored based on a similar system that the real-world series uses, with 50 points going to the winner and bonus points for laps led, most laps led, and the pole award.

Next Up:

After Iowa, the series will return to road racing with a trip down to Barber Motorsports Park on October 10th. In the third week of the Qualifying Series schedule, it was Diogo Pinto who was victorious at Barber in the top split event. Xavi Ros also collected a win in the second split. Barber marks the third road racing event of the season, leaving two remaining on the rest of the calendar, the other four ovals.

For more information on the INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series, visit www.iracing.com/indycar-esports/. For more information on iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iracing.com.

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