All News: Alex Scribner

Commodore’s Garage #36 – Truck Project: Out on a High Note

January 31st, 2018 by Matt Holden

When we left Milwaukee it would be an understatement to say that Alex and I were disappointed in how our cars performed.  We finished 2nd and 3rd, which looks nice on paper, but when you consider that both of us got lapped it’s not something to be proud of by any means.  The bounce that … Read the Rest »

Commodore’s Garage #35 – Truck Project: The Milwaukee Mishap

January 25th, 2018 by Matt Holden

I knew Milwaukee was going to be a difficult race to get figured out way back when the foundation for this endeavor was laid out.  It’s an old track, few series race there anymore, and it rarely gets placed on any of the NASCAR iRacing Schedules meaning there aren’t a lot of people who have … Read the Rest »

Commodore’s Garage #34 – Truck Project: Auto Club Speedway

January 13th, 2018 by Matt Holden

  Somebody needs to mark the calendar because a sign of End Times arrived last night after our Truck race:  Somebody was happy with the way Jeff Parker raced him. All jokes aside, it’s safe to say that our race at Auto Club Speedway was a one-and-done situation because it’s highly unlikely that we’ll be … Read the Rest »

Commodore’s Garage #28 – The 2016 Class B Champion

August 11th, 2017 by Matt Holden

Setup details at the top of the sim-racing ladder are a closely-guarded secret; we all have experienced it at some point.  Earlier this year, I had a conversation with the crew chief of the car that has won a few recent NASCAR Modified championships about chassis setup, and he willingly gave me the spring rates … Read the Rest »

The Commodore’s Garage #2 – Step 1: Grab a Pencil

August 4th, 2016 by Matt Holden

“We learned how to make them loose, now we need to learn how to make them fast.”  Mark Martin said this during a post-race interview after an Xfinity Series race a few years ago and it’s stuck with me ever since.  It’s a simple quote that largely went un-noticed, but carries so much information that … Read the Rest »

Behind the Scenes: The NASCAR iRacing Series powered by iRacing.com – Find Your Own Way

June 14th, 2016 by Matt Holden

The incompatibility between multiple drivers and setups is well documented in the real world of motorsports.  Almost everybody who’s been following NASCAR for a few years knows that Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch might have very similar cars, but Matt Kenseth’s car is probably very different.  A few years ago, even during the toddler years … Read the Rest »

Behind the Scenes: The NASCAR Peak Antifreeze Series powered by iRacing.com – Sliders to Systems

September 27th, 2015 by

Anybody remember this screen?  If you don’t, shame on you.  It’s the garage screen from Papyrus’ NASCAR Racing 2003 Season, probably one of the most viewed screens in sim-racing history.  You can think of this screenshot as the great-grandfather of what we have today on iRacing.  It represents a time when chassis setups were becoming … Read the Rest »

Behind the Scenes: The NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series powered by iRacing.com – Two Wide and Handsome

March 4th, 2015 by

We had this grand plan laid out last month:  We’d get a decent finish at Daytona and use that as a springboard into a good season.  Instead of wadding the Daytona car up before the first pit stop, we’d just sail under the radar, get away with a few dents and scratches and start the … Read the Rest »

The Sun that Never Set – Our Win in the 24 Hours of Daytona

February 5th, 2015 by

Look for the brake point… Downshift to 2nd… “That was a 1:48.5, need more of that.” Anyone leaving pit road?  Nope, set up here… Watch that dirt on the outside…Any HPDs behind? Nope… Oops, bad entry…slight understeer…watch the wheelspin… “2nd place hit a 1:48.2, at the line now” Man I hate this corner…tiptoe a little … Read the Rest »

Scribner Tops the Monster

June 5th, 2013 by

A monster lay in wait for the drivers and teams of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series in Week 5:  Dover International Speedway.  Otherwise known as “The Monster Mile,” Dover is known for concrete pavement, steep banking, close racing and big wrecks.  With that being said, only 157 drivers tackled the mile track during the … Read the Rest »