All News: Brandon Traino

Robert Maleczka III wins from the pole in INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series race at Indianapolis oval

October 18th, 2024 by

After five races in the inaugural INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series season, there have now been five different winners following Thursday’s race at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. PRIVATE LABEL Team Hype’s Robert Maleczka III added his name to the list of winners so far, holding off a pair of Coanda Esports drivers—Michael Romanidis … Read the Rest »

Philip Kraus charges late for INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series victory at Iowa

October 4th, 2024 by

As expected, the first trip to an oval in the inaugural INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series season produced a shakeup at the top of the pylon on Thursday night as PRIVATE LABEL Team Hype’s Philip Kraus parked it in victory lane at Iowa Speedway. After 147 laps, it was nearly one of the road experts from … Read the Rest »

Brandon Traino Wins Third Straight iRacing Indianapolis 500

May 24th, 2021 by

For the record-extending third year in a row, Brandon Traino is the winner of the top split of the iRacing Indianapolis 500 for 2021. After using a win in the Friday split to get ready for the big show, the real-world tire changer for Joe Gibbs Racing posted a dominant performance saw him lead 122 … Read the Rest »

Fierce Battle at Road America Verizon IndyCar Sim Racing League Race

November 18th, 2015 by Paul Slavonik

The official Verizon IndyCar Sim Racing League powered by iRacing.com and RACER returned to road racing on Tuesday night for Round Six at Road America, with several professional drivers joining the fray. Amongst the 29-car field were IndyCar regulars Sage Karam and Gabby Chaves, along with Indy Lights driver Kyle Kaiser. Karam showed his pace … Read the Rest »

Strong Start for IndyCar iRacing League

October 16th, 2015 by

The official IndyCar sim racing season got off to a strong start on Tuesday, with several thousand viewers tuning in for the live broadcast of the opening round at Phoenix, a race won by Tim Holgate from Brandons Traino and Trost. The 16th Street Racing League – a collaboration between IndyCar, iRacing and RACER – … Read the Rest »

Trost Triumphs at Motegi

April 23rd, 2015 by

Week Three of the 2015 Season 2 iRacing.com IndyCar Combined Series sent the series Twin Ring Motegi. A total of 109 sim-racers took to the track in “The Land of the Rising Sun” throughout the week. Aero push, cautions, crashes, handling, lap traffic, pit strategy, restarts and tire wear were just some of the storylines … Read the Rest »

Traino Trumps Michigan

April 1st, 2015 by

For Season 2 of 2015, the iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series and the IndyCar Road Series have joined together to create a combined series with six oval weeks and six road weeks, with the series alternating week-to week. Week One of the new 2015 Season 2 iRacing.com IndyCar Combined Series sent the series Michigan International Speedway. … Read the Rest »

Traino Tames Talladega

October 25th, 2013 by

The final week of action for Season Three in the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series brought an incredible 3,151 sim racers to the high banks of the virtual Talladega Superspeedway. Talladega is known by many as a wild card event, since almost anyone who enters the race has an excellent chance at ending the … Read the Rest »

High Speed High Jinks at MIS

August 22nd, 2013 by

Week 3 of the iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series saw the drivers and teams head to Michigan International Speedway for high-speed action. The 80 lap events saw 315 drivers take part in the week and fight for a win on the two mile oval where the bottom line was to avoid the bottom line on both … Read the Rest »

Tricky Triangle Child's Play for Traino

October 15th, 2012 by

The tricky triangle better known as Pocono Raceway hasn’t seen the real Indy Cars race there since 1989, though it will be re-introduced to the IZOD Indycar schedule in 2013.  With its unique design, each turn is modeled after turns at three different tracks.  Turn One has 14 degrees of banking and was modeled after … Read the Rest »