IndyCar iRacing Challenge Race Preview: Homestead
March 25th, 2021 by Chris Leone
For 15 years, Homestead-Miami Speedway hosted some of the most thrilling races on the IndyCar calendar, counting such legendary drivers as Michael Andretti, Scott Dixon, and the late Dan Wheldon among its multi-time winners. Tonight, as part of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge, the cars and stars of the NTT IndyCar Series will make their virtual return to the 1.5-mile oval for the second race of the three-race tour.
Last week’s visit to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve saw Alex Palou kick off his Chip Ganassi Racing tenure on the right foot, as the Spanish driver dominated the first portion of the race, muscled past Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin to regain the lead, and took the checkered flag. Palou will look to make it two for two at Homestead, as he’ll join names like McLaughlin, Will Power, Ed Jones, Marcus Ericsson, Sage Karam, and Takuma Sato in returning from last week. The entry list only gets bigger for Homestead, though, as top drivers like Simon Pagenaud, Felix Rosenqvist, Tony Kanaan, Conor Daly, and Ed Carpenter are among those racing today that didn’t have a chance to compete in Montreal.
The tentative entry list for tonight’s IndyCar iRacing Challenge race from Homestead-Miami Speedway is as follows:
No. |
Driver |
Country |
Team |
Sponsor |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin | AUS | Team Penske | AAA |
| 4 | Dalton Kellett | CAN | A.J. Foyt Racing | K-Line |
| 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | SWE | Arrow McLaren SP | Arrow |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | SWE | Chip Ganassi Racing | Huski Chocolate |
| 10 | Alex Palou | ESP | Chip Ganassi Racing | NTT Data |
| 11 | Charlie Kimball | USA | A.J. Foyt Racing | Tresiba |
| 12 | Will Power | AUS | Team Penske | Verizon 5G |
| 17 | Braden Eves | USA | Road to Indy | Road to Indy |
| 18 | Ed Jones | UAE | Dale Coyne Racing w/Vasser Sullivan | SealMaster |
| 20 | Conor Daly | USA | Ed Carpenter Racing | United States Air Force |
| 21 | Ed Carpenter | USA | Ed Carpenter Racing | Sonax |
| 22 | Simon Pagenaud | FRA | Team Penske | Menards |
| 30 | Takuma Sato | JPN | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Shield Cleansers |
| 48 | Tony Kanaan | BRA | Chip Ganassi Racing | NTT Data |
| 52 | Enzo Fittipaldi | BRA | Dale Coyne Racing w/RWR | Nurtec ODT |
| 53 | James Davison | AUS | Dale Coyne Racing w/RWR | Nurtec ODT |
| 59 | Max Chilton | GBR | Carlin Racing | Carlin Racing |
| 75 | RC Enerson | USA | Top Gun Racing | Top Gun Racing |
| 98 | Sage Karam | USA | Andretti Autosport | Andretti Autosport |
Click here to view a spotter guide and links to driver streams for the event.
IndyCar iRacing Challenge action from Homestead-Miami Speedway will stream tonight at 6:30PM ET on IndyCar and iRacing social media channels. The series concludes next week with the winner of the fan vote, Sebring International Raceway. For more information on iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iracing.com.
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