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NASCAR Lowers the Boom on Michael Waltrip Racing . . . Sort of

September 10th, 2013 by

Martin Truex Jr’s participation in The Chase for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup title was short-lived.  Less than 48 hours after a complicated finish to Saturday’s Auto Parts 400 saw him snare him the 12th and final spot in The Chase, NASCAR ruled Michael Waltrip Racing teammate Cliff Boyer intentionally caused a late caution that, … Read the Rest »

Muggo Nation Rises in Brazil

September 9th, 2013 by

Round Five of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to Brazil and Autódromo José Carlos Pace, known by many as Interlagos. With Justin Ruggier finally getting back onto the top step of the podium the championship has just stepped up another notch as Down and Muggleton both had less than ideal weeks. Qualifying was lead … Read the Rest »

Harrison Gains Ground Under the Lights

September 9th, 2013 by

Last week the NASCAR iRacing Series was back in action at Richmond International Raceway for Week 24 of the 2013 season. Coming into the week points leader Tyler D Hudson found himself in the lead in a big way only 2654 points over 2nd place Landon Harrison. Hudson has been hot over the last few … Read the Rest »

SoBo Shuffle

September 9th, 2013 by

South Boston Speedway is one of those tracks that require both setup knowledge as well as finesse. It is not a traditional short track in many ways as at exit of the corner many drivers will use the apron to battle understeer. Other drivers, however, will fight a car that is tight into the corner … Read the Rest »

Prototype & GT Challenge Week 5 Endurance : Interlagos

September 9th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Prototype & GT Challenge series came to Round Five of 2013 S3 at the historic Interlagos circuit, officially known as Autódromo José Carlos Pace.  With the circuit hosting the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) this past weekend, it is only fitting that the first of our two 70 minute ‘endurance’ be ran here. … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Kevin O’ Keefe

September 9th, 2013 by

This week I spoke with 30 year old iRacer Kevin O’Keefe from Freehold, New Jersey. After graduating from Rutgers University in 2005 (which explains the RutgersKev on his Gen6 car), O’Keefe went to law school in Kansas and is now currently a personal injury attorney. Since joining iRacing on January, 2009, Kevin has 17 wins … Read the Rest »

Storm Before the Calm

September 9th, 2013 by

The fifth week of the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Oval Series (fixed setup) saw action at Richmond International Raceway. The 0.75 mile, four turn oval is used to hosting extremely intense racing, but on the NASCAR circuit as it closes out the regular season heading into the post-season Chase.  In the IndyCar this is just midseason … Read the Rest »

Lampela and Howard Double-Down at Bristol

September 7th, 2013 by

Bristol Motor Speedway – what hasn’t been said about The Last Great Colosseum? Arguably the most famous short track in the United States and possibly the world at large, opinions on Bristol are split between both lovers and haters when it comes to sprint car racing on the iRacing.com service. Featuring over 820 hp, sprint … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Steliyan Chepilevski

September 7th, 2013 by

Q: How long have you been sim racing? A: My first sim racing was in 2004 with Live for Speed 1.   Later on I found rFactor which I used for a short period of time. In 2008 started a serious racing in Richard Burns Rally until 2012. I was introduced to iRacing in 2011. Q: … Read the Rest »

A Compelling Chase for Five

September 6th, 2013 by

Five of the dozen spots in The Chase for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title are up for grabs this weekend at Richmond International Raceway.  With the top ten in points — plus two “wild cards” with the most wins among those ranked 11th-20th in the standings — qualifying, Jimmie Johnson, Clint Boyer, Kevin … Read the Rest »