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NiS Open Garage – New Hampshire

July 8th, 2014 by

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a flat, one mile oval that calls for a combination of driving skills and setup knowledge to stay competitive over long runs. The long straights and flat corners require decent braking skills and a consistent driving line. Drivers will want a setup conservative enough to conserve the tires while maintaining … Read the Rest »

Making it Real – Langley iRacing

July 4th, 2014 by

@Scott34Heckert This past week we traveled to Hampton, VA, home of Langley Speedway.  A NASCAR home track that has very dedicated fans, Langley Speedway is located in close proximity to Langley Air Force Base. Langley is a great little track, an opinion I only developed after this year’s race.  The track is tough to get … Read the Rest »

Ray Beats The Bumps At Kentucky

July 2nd, 2014 by

Kentucky Speedway welcomed all the sim-racers of the NASCAR iRacing Series to its 1.5 mile tarmac – where the action in Week 16 was to unfold. With its steep banking and tricky bumps, Kentucky can make or break a drivers season. With one groove becoming the prefered line as we have seen a few times … Read the Rest »

Brown Survives Kentucky Shootout

July 2nd, 2014 by

Joey Brown came up clutch in the pits and on the track at Kentucky Speedway on Tuesday night en route to his first victory this season in the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing.com. Brown, who had hung around the front all night, made a gutsy two-tire call during the final round of pit … Read the Rest »

NASCAR iRacing Series Open Garage: Kentucky Speedway

June 27th, 2014 by

Kentucky Speedway, for some, is one of the most difficult of the 1.5 mile speedways. You would think with its steep banks and wide front straight it would be one of everybody’s favorites; however the bumpy surface and limited preferred driving grooves can be deceiving. There are points where the rough surface, combined with windy … Read the Rest »

Conti & King Take Victory At Michigan

June 20th, 2014 by

Week 15 of the NASCAR iRacing Series headed to the fastest track on the calendar: Michigan International Speedway. With its highly banked turns and speeds of up to 210mph on the straights, Michigan would push the cars to their limit, with some drivers pushing them perhaps too far! The debate in the Open Series was … Read the Rest »

iRacing News Exclusive With Parker Kligerman

June 20th, 2014 by

Parker Kligerman was a rookie in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this year, but he is also an avid iRacer. One of the many who made a qualifying attempt for this year’s iRacing.com Indy 500 in the new DW-12, Kligerman showed his pace by placing himself inside the top 33 and guaranteed himself a spot … Read the Rest »

Lovingood Sixth Weekly Class B (Open) Winner

June 20th, 2014 by

Week Six took the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Open Series to the close confines of Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Indiana.  The .686-mile oval, better known to many as Indianapolis Raceway Park, was a new venue on iRacing to the Impalas and Mustangs and after lots of bent sheet metal, the series saw its sixth … Read the Rest »

Making it Real

June 18th, 2014 by

With more than 150 wins to his credits on the ovals and road courses of iRacing.com, it’s fair to say Scott Heckert is a serious sim-racer.  It’s also fair to say he’s a very serious professional racer.  A former karter and Skip Barber Racing School graduate, the Ridgefield CT native won Rookie of the Year … Read the Rest »

Laughton Outruns Conti and Ottinger at Michigan

June 18th, 2014 by

With the way Chad Laughton’s 2014 season has been going, everyone knew it was only a matter of time before he would find victory lane.  The time finally came last night.  Laughton won his first race in the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing at Michigan International Speedway after passing series points leader Michael … Read the Rest »