All News: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Boes Dominates The Glen, Increases Point Lead
December 2nd, 2015 by Jason Lofing
Allen Boes (Deadzone) dominated the field at Watkins Glen International for his second straight win in the NASCAR iRacing Pro Series. The championship leader started on pole with a lap over three-tenths faster than the field and went on to lead 37 of 45 laps, only relinquishing the lead during pit stops. Teemu Iivonen (LRM) … Read the Rest »
Touch ‘n Go in Vegas
March 13th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Week 2 of the NASCAR iRacing Series sent us west to another fast 1.5 miler: Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Vegas has never been my favorite track, and I failed to finish last year’s race with a blown engine. Despite not really liking the track, I’m pretty quick around the place, which means we could get … Read the Rest »
‘Tired’-out in Atlanta
March 5th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
This past week the NASCAR iRacing Series visited Atlanta Motor Speedway, a track kind to those who understand one important facet of racing – managing tire wear. Consistently across both the Fixed and Open series drivers’ chatter focused on the impact of tire wear and the difficulty in tire management over the long run. “Took … Read the Rest »
Taking Bumps and Lumps at ‘lanta
March 5th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Week 1 of the 2015 NASCAR iRacing Series season takes us down south to my home track located in Hampton, Georgia! Every year this is one of the best races to watch (although I am a bit biased on this topic) and I often go to this race. I sadly wasn’t able to make the … Read the Rest »
Burnin’ Rubber and Money
March 4th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Week 2 – Atlanta After last week’s 11th place finish at Daytona, I sat down and did some projections in the budget. With my $5 million loan from the bank, compounding at 2% interest per week, we would have to finish in the top five every week in order to stay on track with the … Read the Rest »
NASCAR iRacing Series Diary – February 25
February 25th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
NASCAR has changed the schedule this season and now Atlanta is the second race. Last year the Sprint Cup did not visit Atlanta Motor Speedway until the 25th race of the season. As I was unable to run here in the NASCAR iRacing Series Open series in 2014, there is little past data for me … Read the Rest »
FansChoice.tv and iRacing.com Join Forces
February 24th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
FansChoice.tv and iRacing.com are teaming up to make Tuesdays NASCAR iRacing Night on FansChoice.tv during the 2015 racing season. Beginning tonight night, race fans will be able to watch the world’s top sim racers in the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing.com and the NASCAR iRacing Class B Series, on FansChoice.tv on alternate Tuesdays … Read the Rest »
Fantasy NASCAR Team Owner
February 20th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Tuesday, February 17th, 2015: We’ve just arrived at Daytona Beach, Florida for what I hope will be the first of many great races this year. My crew is full of nervous energy. For most of them, this is their first racing experience. They are a group of solid men, with more years of mechanical experience … Read the Rest »
All Roads Lead to Homestead
October 2nd, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Another NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series race came and went last Tuesday, as the pro drivers took to Darlington Raceway in the penultimate race of the season. The race began with a 21 point gap in the standings between first place Michael Conti and third place Nick Ottinger, with Ray Alfalla second, 17 points down to … Read the Rest »
Gilliland & Byus Stand Tall in NiS
September 5th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
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 »