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Lionheart Retro Series: Morgan wins strategy-based thriller at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

April 17th, 2021 by Justin Prince

Broadcast Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7P6LPS9ZSE After gaining more than two seconds in the pits and a dramatic crash in the battle for the race lead, Aaron Morgan has won the SimXperience Grand Prix of Mosport. In an eventful round of the Lionheart Retro Series Presented by SimXperience, Morgan took the checkered flag at iRacing’s virtual Canadian Tire … Read the Rest »

Lionheart Speedway Series: Newsome takes second straight victory at Milwaukee Mile

April 15th, 2021 by Justin Prince

Broadcast Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0aRNHuzTXo For the second round in a row, Alexis Newsome has taken the checkered flag to win in the Lionheart Speedway Series Presented by DMLC Racing Channel. Newsome won the DLMC Racing Channel Milwaukee 175 after several late-race cautions and incidents mixed up the running order. Alexandr van de Sandt, Chris Stofer, Ken … Read the Rest »

Lionheart Retro Series: Karam makes late-race pass, wins third straight at Phoenix

April 9th, 2021 by Justin Prince

Broadcast Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeusJEISnV4 After a pass for the race win with five laps to go, Sage Karam has won his third straight race in the Lionheart Retro Series Presented by SimXperience. The KARNOX 175 at Phoenix came down to a six-lap shootout after two late-race cautions. Taylor, who had cycled to the lead after undercutting … Read the Rest »

Lionheart Speedway Series: Newsome makes it on fuel, takes checkered at Texas

April 9th, 2021 by Justin Prince

Broadcast Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27OG6POCxRY After a vast majority of the field either ran out of gas or coasted their way to the finish, Alexis Newsome has won the second race of the Lionheart Speedway Series Presented by DMLC Racing Channel season at Texas Motor Speedway. In one of the wildest finishes to a Lionheart Racing Series … Read the Rest »

Lionheart IndyCar Series: Karam cruises to victory in inaugural race at Long Beach

April 9th, 2021 by Justin Prince

Broadcast Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIAKmrORU10 Sage Karam has dominated the streets of Long Beach, Calif., to win the first race at the virtual street circuit in Lionheart IndyCar Series history by more than 15 seconds. The BDE Motorsports driver looked comfortable from the start in the HyperX Grand Prix of Long Beach, leading 60 of the 64 … Read the Rest »

Scott McLaughlin Closes Out 2021 IndyCar iRacing Challenge With Sebring Victory

April 2nd, 2021 by

Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin avenged his loss to Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou in the opening round of the 2021 IndyCar iRacing Challenge on Thursday night, taking the checkered flag in the season finale from Sebring International Raceway. The Supercars convert climbed through the field from a sixth place starting spot, taking the lead from … Read the Rest »

Formula Vee Coming to iRacing!

April 1st, 2021 by

iRacing is pleased to announce the upcoming addition of the Formula Vee, one of the world’s most enduring grassroots and entry-level open-wheel race cars. When released later this year, the car will make its debut as a free Rookie class vehicle, available for immediate use by all iRacers. Based on a pre-1963 Volkswagen Beetle, the … Read the Rest »

IndyCar iRacing Challenge Race Preview: Sebring

April 1st, 2021 by

For the first two races of this year’s IndyCar iRacing Challenge, the stars of the NTT IndyCar Series returned to tracks in the virtual world that haven’t hosted the series in quite some time. This time around, the setup is a little different: the three-race miniseason wraps up at Sebring International Raceway, a track that … Read the Rest »

Karam Back in Winner’s Circle in IndyCar iRacing Challenge from Homestead

March 26th, 2021 by

100 caution-free laps from Homestead-Miami Speedway ended with a familiar face on the top step of the podium, as NTT IndyCar Series veteran Sage Karam piloted the #98 Andretti Autosport Dallara-Honda to victory in the second round of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge on Thursday night. Karam, who rebounded from early trouble last week at Circuit … Read the Rest »

IndyCar iRacing Challenge Race Preview: Homestead

March 25th, 2021 by

For 15 years, Homestead-Miami Speedway hosted some of the most thrilling races on the IndyCar calendar, counting such legendary drivers as Michael Andretti, Scott Dixon, and the late Dan Wheldon among its multi-time winners. Tonight, as part of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge, the cars and stars of the NTT IndyCar Series will make their virtual … Read the Rest »