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Hendrick Cars Lead Daytona 500 Start

February 20th, 2015 by

The Budweiser Duels had been expected to leave some of the higher profile drivers on the sidelines for the Daytona 500 but after 300 miles of racing there were no surprises and with six of the 49 cars involved in accidents, none of which were major the  cars of Hendrick Motorsports swept the Duels much … Read the Rest »

Gordon on Top for Final Daytona 500

February 15th, 2015 by

The last time a driver qualified over 200 mph at Daytona International Speedway was 1986 when Cale Yarborough made a single car lap of 203.519 mph. That 200 mph barrier came down during Coors Light qualifying for the 57th Annual Daytona 500. For the first time qualifying for the 500 was done in groups with … Read the Rest »

NASCAR BACK ON TRACK

February 14th, 2015 by

This weekend saw NASCAR end what seems to have been one of the longest lasting off seasons, due to the ban on testing. After a two month lay off, twenty five Sprint Cup cars took Daytona International Speedway’s green flag at 5 PM Friday for the first of two practice sessions for the 3rd Annual … Read the Rest »

The Most Famous Beach in Racing

February 11th, 2015 by

In Daytona Beach, Florida lies one of the most historic sites in racing, Daytona International Speedway. In roughly one week, hundreds of sim racers will take to a digital recreation of this historic track for iRacing.com’s Daytona 500 in the NASCAR iRacing Series – Open and Fixed setups.  Daytona is home to the most prestigious … Read the Rest »

Putting the Online in Online Racing

May 30th, 2014 by

Josh Wise is – arguably – the world’s foremost online racer.  Forget for the moment that he’s been a member of the iRacing community since 2010 (with 22 wins to his credit) and consider the enormous impact the larger online community has had on Wise’s efforts to campaign the #98 Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet in … Read the Rest »

Who Wants To Be A Live Streamer?

May 6th, 2014 by

It was one of those moments which I’ll never forget. I was driving well and working my virtual Ford Fusion to the front of the pack at Daytona. With only a few laps remaining in the online race, I had to start making some decisions. Do I keep pushing and take the aggressive approach? Doing … Read the Rest »

Get to Know . . . Jeff Ramsdell

May 6th, 2013 by

This week I interviewed Jeff Ramsdell, a driver who runs a lot of races, but wins a lot of them too. An iRacer from the Georgia club, Ramsdell has run a total of over 1600 oval races since joining iRacing in May of 2010.  In fact, today is his third year anniversary as an iRacer … Read the Rest »

iRacing Pro Race of Champions II Tonight!

December 4th, 2012 by

International Cast of Pro Racers to Battle Online at Iowa and Watkins Glen A remarkably diverse collection of international racing talent is set to compete online in the second annual iRacing.com Pro Race of Champions on December 12. Drivers with resumes from NASCAR, IndyCar, GRAND-AM, ALMS, V8 Supercars, NHRA and even Formula One will square-off … Read the Rest »

Davis, Speed, van Gisbergen Shine in iPRoC

December 15th, 2011 by

Scott Speed and Shane van Gisbergen won the battles, but Brandon Davis won the war in the inaugural iRacing.com Pro Race of Champions (iPRoC).  The first online event featuring an all star cast of 27 real world professional drivers from most of the world’s top race series, the iPRoC saw former F1 and NASCAR driver … Read the Rest »

Trevor Bayne First Drove Daytona on iRacing.com

February 23rd, 2011 by

It was standing room only in the Daytona media center this past Sunday afternoon when Trevor Bayne walked in following his dramatic win in the Daytona 500.  But in the same room a year earlier, just a handful of people looked on as drove an iRacing.com-powered simulator while Michael Waltrip talked him around Daytona International … Read the Rest »