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2024 iRacing Daytona 24 powered by VCO Sets Record With Over 18,500 Drivers

January 22nd, 2024 by

iRacing, IMSA, and VCO are pleased to share the success of the 2024 iRacing Daytona 24 powered by VCO, the biggest sim racing event in the world and the first of four rounds in the 2024 VCO Grand Slam. Open to the entire iRacing service, this year’s event was the largest in history, with more … Read the Rest »

Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup returns with new formats, $200,000 in prizes again in 2024

January 22nd, 2024 by

The Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup is back in 2024 for its sixth season of top level esports competition. 30 of the best sim racers from around the world are set to compete for their share of this season’s $200,000 prize pool. Seven races are on the schedule, starting at Daytona International Speedway for the … Read the Rest »

Six new teams enter eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series for 2024 season

January 19th, 2024 by

On Monday, the 2024 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series officially began with the 40 qualified drivers taking on their first challenge: Free Agency. Once more, 20 teams are lined up this year, many familiar ones returning, but six brand new ones ready to take on the grueling 18-race season with a pair from the selection of … Read the Rest »

iRacing World of Outlaws Thrustmaster Sprint Car Series Race Preview: Eldora

January 19th, 2024 by

Only two races remain in deciding the 2023-24 iRacing World of Outlaws Thrustmaster Sprint Car Series season. The first of those takes place on Monday night at Eldora Speedway. A pair of sophomores lead the way in the standings, with California’s Ryan Avila on top by a mere nine points over Michigan’s Aiden Forster. Two … Read the Rest »

VIDEO: iRacing Champion Glenn McGee becomes the First eSports Champion to Real World Champion

January 18th, 2024 by

Glenn McGee is one of the sim racing world’s brightest examples of what a talented virtual driver can do with the right real-world opportunities. After kicking off his real-world career in Global Mazda MX-5 Cup cars—a result of winning a globally contested championship on iRacing’s platform—McGee landed a Lamborghini Super Trofeo ride for the first … Read the Rest »

MAX ESTERSON GRADUATES TO FIA FORMULA 3 WITH JENZER MOTORSPORT

January 17th, 2024 by Jenzer Motorsport/ME Racing

London-based American Max Esterson will compete in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Jenzer Motorsport. Having become the first American to win the world-famous Formula Ford Festival in 2022, Max joins the series full time from Great Britain’s premier open-wheel series, the GB3 Championship, where he was a race winner and was chosen as … Read the Rest »

Alex Bergeron grabs fourth win of 2023-24 World of Outlaws Thrustmaster Sprint Cars season at Port Royal

January 16th, 2024 by

The iRacing World of Outlaws Thrustmaster Sprint Car Series took on Port Royal Speedway on Monday night for the eighth race of the 2023-24 season. Three-time series champion Alex Bergeron claimed his fourth win of the year at “The Speed Palace” after qualifying fifth, winning the first heat race, and outpacing points leader Ryan Avila … Read the Rest »

This Week in iRacing: January 16-22, 2024

January 15th, 2024 by

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 you should know for Week … Read the Rest »

THIS WEEK: iRacing Daytona 24 Special Event

January 15th, 2024 by

iRacing’s Special Event calendar features a selection of the world’s most compelling races across numerous disciplines. Whether you’re interested in stock cars or sports cars, open-wheel formula cars or sprint cars, sticking to pavement or playing in the dirt, running solo or racing with a team of your closest friends, our Special Events have something … Read the Rest »

iRacing Creator Spotlight: Matt Malone

January 13th, 2024 by Alex Horn

For nearly 10 years, iRacing member Matt Malone has been building his own, personal community around sim racing through means of streaming on Twitch. Live since 2014, the Illinois native works a full-time job, but his real passion is racing, and he’s able to achieve that through his favorite platform, iRacing. Matt boasts over 1000 … Read the Rest »