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Is It Really Too Tough To Tame?

September 23rd, 2014 by

NASCAR’s first paved superspeedway has been called “The Track Too Tough To Tame.”  Known for its red and white walls that, once the green flag drops, “magically” become increasingly black — even as the right sides of the cars “magically” develop black stripes of their own – Darlington is also called “The Lady in Black.”  … Read the Rest »

Conti Supreme at Chicagoland

September 17th, 2014 by

The sole remaining NASCAR iRacing Series continued to work its way through the tricky path of a full season, with Week 27 being run at Chicagoland Speedway. Now that the Open Series has ended, the NASCAR iRacing Series’ full attention is devoted to the Fixed Series. Located in Joliet, Illinois – Chicagoland should host some … Read the Rest »

NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Wrap-up: Richmond

September 16th, 2014 by

Last Tuesday, the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series took to the track at Richmond International Raceway.  A race that saw the first full course caution in nearly three full races, also saw Nick Ottinger cruise to his first victory since Auto Club Speedway in March.  He may have won by only 1.720s, but he totally dominated … Read the Rest »

Crabtree is NiS Open Champion!

September 11th, 2014 by

Richmond International Raceway had the pleasure of hosting the final round of the 2014 NASCAR iRacing Open Series, in which the final places in the standings were cemented in history, and those who finished inside the Top 20 were rewarded with Pro licenses – meaning they qualified for the iRacing Oval Pro Series. The Fixed … Read the Rest »

Ottinger Cruises to Dominant Richmond Victory

September 10th, 2014 by

With his hopes for a NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing.com championship fading in the past couple of races, Nick Ottinger showed he is not out of the fight yet with a dominating performance at Richmond International Raceway. Starting fourth, Ottinger wasted no time moving to the lead, then paced the field for 153 … Read the Rest »

Track Preview: Richmond International Raceway

September 9th, 2014 by

Next up on the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series schedule is Richmond International Raceway in Henrico County outside of Richmond, Virginia. Michael Conti leads Ray Alfalla by 25 points, and Nick Ottinger by 35 points in the series standings heading to “America’s Premier Short Track.” Let’s take a closer look at the track and see what … Read the Rest »

Myers Grabs Late Model Win at Lucas Oil Raceway

September 9th, 2014 by

As the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series reached the half way point in 2014 Season 3, Lucas Oil Raceway (formerly Indianapolis Raceway Park) would be the venue the sim-racers would try to master. The momentum style sim racing required to be fast here would put a few in the hole on speed while others where … Read the Rest »

Imitation of Life

September 8th, 2014 by

Every time a sim racer starts up his/her wheel, we expect to have a software experience that mimics real-life racing. However, sim racers try their absolute hardest to find the loopholes and gaps in the given software to find the extra tenth of a second they need. Whether it be from setups, track lines, or … Read the Rest »

Gilliland & Byus Stand Tall in NiS

September 5th, 2014 by

After two weeks away iRacingNews is back on point, recapping all of the action from the NASCAR iRacing Series as the sim racers fighting for the championship(s) headed to Bristol and Atlanta Motor Speedways. The tracks have major contrasts in style, and so drivers needed to make the transition after Week 24 at Thunder Valley … Read the Rest »

NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series by the Numbers

September 5th, 2014 by

Three races remain in the 2014 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing.com before a new champion is crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway. As things stand heading into next week’s sim race at Richmond, Michael Conti leads Ray Alfalla by 25 points and Nick Ottinger by 35 points. Although behind by a full race or more, … Read the Rest »