This Week in iRacing: November 19-25, 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 11, from November 19th to November 25th, 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.

2024 SCCA Runoffs – iRacing SPECIAL EVENT!

The next special event on the 2024 calendar is the 2024 iRacing SCCA Runoffs at Road America!

The SCCA National Championship Runoffs in the real-world are an end-of-year championship race meeting for Sports Car Club of America Club Racing competitors. Divisional champions and other top drivers from the SCCA’s 116 regions are invited to participate at the Runoffs. National championships are awarded to the winners of each class.

In similar fashion, the iRacing SCCA Runoffs will have a similar energy, with points qualifying races set up through the week for each discipline, and those scoring the most points in each will be able to compete in the top split races on Saturday, November 23rd. Everyone will be able to race in the Super Sessions on Saturday, but only the highest in points make the top splits.

2024 iRacing SCCA Runoffs SUPER SESSION SCHEDULE (Saturday, Nov. 23):

15:00 GMT – Formula Vee
16:00 GMT – Spec Racer Ford
17:00 GMT – Global Mazda MX-5
18:00 GMT – USF2000
19:00 GMT – GT4
20:00 GMT – Renault Clio

2024 iRacing SCCA Runoffs SUPER SESSION SCHEDULE (Sunday, Nov. 24):

02:00 GMT – Formula Vee
03:00 GMT – Spec Racer Ford
04:00 GMT – Global Mazda MX-5
05:00 GMT – USF2000
06:00 GMT – GT4
07:00 GMT – Renault Clio

For more information on the 2024 iRacing SCCA Runoffs -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the 2024 iRacing Special Events calendar -> CLICK HERE

WINTER NASCAR iRACING SERIES

Since there’s no NASCAR iRacing Series until the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season begins, the offseason makes room for the Winter NASCAR iRacing Series (WNiS), a similarly-structured fixed and open setup series which will utilize the 1987 NASCAR Cup Series cars. Week 2 will feature the 1987 cars at the Legacy edition of Phoenix Raceway, circa 2008.

The races this week are scheduled for:

Fixed Schedule: Wednesday, 21:00 GMT; Friday, 02:00 GMT; Saturday, 10:00 and 17:00 GMT; Monday, 02:00 GMT

Open Schedule: Thursday, 02:00 and 19:00 GMT; Saturday, 02:00 GMT; Sunday, 15:00 GMT

For more information on the Winter 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 11 Schedule:

Americas (races every hour at :45 after): Road America – Full Course
Asia-Pacific (races every hour at :15 after): Suzuka International Racing Course – East
Europe (races every hour at :30 after): Circuit Zolder – Grand Prix
Challenge Series (Fixed Setup races every odd hour on the :00 / Open Setup races every even hour on the :00): Circuit Zolder – 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 11 Schedule:

at WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca – Full Course

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 Daytona for weeks seven through twelve.

Week 11 Schedule: NASCAR NEXT GEN FOR BOTH!

Ring Meister: NASCAR Next Gens at Nürburgring Nordschleife – Industriefahrten
Draft Master: NASCAR Next Gens at Daytona International Speedway

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 11 Schedule:

at Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto – Grand Prix

Official iRacing eSports

It’s a huge week of official iRacing eSports! World of Outlaws, a double dose of eNASCAR, INDYCAR, and the return of IMSA!

WORLD OF OUTLAWS PRO SERIES/QUALIFYING SERIES

The World of Outlaws are back in the eSports rotation with the second race of the 2024-25 season in the 410 Sprint Cars at Weedsport Speedway. This season, the qualifying series will take place simultaneously as the season progresses, with each race getting their 35 driver lineup from the week prior’s qualifying series action. The series will also rotate between 410 Sprint Cars and Super Late Models. Qualifying for Williams Grove Speedway, the third race, which will utilize the Super Late Models, starts on Tuesday.

WEEDSPORT– RACE #2 – BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:00 PM ET (01:00 GMT)

For more information on the World of Outlaws Pro Series -> CLICK HERE

eNASCAR COLLEGE iRACING SERIES

The eNASCAR College iRacing Series concludes the Fall Semester portion of the 2024-25 season on Tuesday night at Michigan International Speedway. Qualifying took part under iRacing’s Time Attack mode, with a specially marked session running from November 5th to November 14th. The fastest collegiate iRacers who have registered for eligibility have been selected to compete in the November 19th event, which will see a share of $60,000 in year-long scholarship prizes handed out.

This event will use the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series vehicles. Race #3 was won by Logan Clampitt at Kansas Speedway.

MICHIGAN – RACE #4 – BROADCAST STARTS AT 7:00 PM ET (23:00 GMT)

For more information on the eNASCAR College iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE

eNASCAR CONTENDER iRACING SERIES

The eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series concludes on Tuesday night with the final race of the season at Texas Motor Speedway. 40 drivers, made up of those relegated from the 2024 season of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series and the top of the class in the eNASCAR Qualifying iRacing Series, have fought for seven weeks at some of the most-popular intermediate tracks on the NASCAR schedule. The top-30 drivers at the end of the season will qualify for a chance to advance to the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series roster for the 2025 season.

Last week, Connor Yeroschak made a statement and turned his season around with a victory at Dover Motor Speedway.

TEXAS – RACE #7 – BROADCAST CONTINUES AT 8:30 PM ET (01:30 GMT)

For more information on the eNASCAR Road to Pro Ladder -> CLICK HERE

INDYCAR BUTTKICKER iRACING PRO SERIES

Only one race remains in the inaugural INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series season. The top-33 drivers in the Dallara IR-18 are back on the oval for the final time this Thursday night, taking on Nashville Superspeedway. The series visited many of the most recognizable venues on the NTT INDYCAR Series schedule, and now a championship is set to be determined at the same site the real-world one did a few months ago.

Diogo Pinto leads Philip Kraus by 41 points entering. Can Pinto hold on for the inaugural title?

NASHVILLE SS – RACE #10 – BROADCAST STARTS AT 8:00 PM ET (01:00 GMT)

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

IMSA ESPORTS GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP

On Sunday, the first race of the 2024 IMSA Esports Global Championship heads to Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta for the two hours and 40 minutes season premiere.

This season will once again host all four of the current manufacturers of the IMSA GTP class, which iRacing proudly offers members the chance to drive, including the BMW M Hybrid V8, Cadillac V-Series.R, Acura ARX-06 and the Porsche 963. The GTD class also returns with a grand selection of GT3 cars on the iRacing service. Teams qualified in through the VCO Grand Slam events in 2024, as well as via Time Attacks back in October.

Last season at Road Atlanta, the GTP class went to the #90 URANO eSports Datagroup team while the GTD class was won by the #101 Mercedes-AMG Team ART entry.

BROADCAST STARTS AT 2:00 PM ET (19:00 GMT)

For more information on the IMSA Esports Global Championship -> CLICK HERE

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