All News: Michael Conti

Conti Flies at Texas

November 5th, 2014 by

As the NASCAR iRacing Series Fixed rushes to its conclusion, Week 34 brought the sim racers to Texas Motor Speedway – one of the most popular tracks in oval racing, greatly populated in every tier of the sport. Championship leader Matt Bussa was the quickest driver in one lap pace, setting the benchmark in qualifying … Read the Rest »

Mahar & Conti Take Honors in NASCAR iRacing Series

November 3rd, 2014 by

Talladega Superspeedway hosted Week 32 of the NASCAR iRacing Series, with the climax building as we come closer to the end of the long season of sim racing. The 2.66 mile ‘all flat-out’ track produces super-close results, sometimes with only the length of a human hair deciding the outcome of a race finish. Qualifying is … Read the Rest »

Behind the Scenes: The NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series – The Checkered has Waved

October 8th, 2014 by

I’ve been through five Pro-level races at Homestead in the past three years, and each one has presented its own unique set of problems.  This week’s finale for the 2014 NASCAR Peak Antifreeze Series brought a new variable:  points.  Like I said in my last article, this was the first time the #05 team (or … Read the Rest »

Conti Captures NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Title

October 8th, 2014 by

Michael Conti captured the 2014 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing.com and the $10,000 champion’s purse last night at Homestead-Miami Speedway, holding off Ray Alfalla’s late-season charge and capping a tremendous season in which he notched a series-leading three wins and 10 top-five finishes in 16 races. Remarkably, at just 17 years of age, … Read the Rest »

For the Win

October 7th, 2014 by

Home sweet Homestead! Homestead-Miami Speedway is the sight of NASCAR’s championship weekend in mid-November. However, tonight we will learn the identity of NASCAR’s newest champion, as the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series powered by iRacing.com hits the virtual track in South Florida to crown this year’s stock car sim racing champion. It is basically a two … Read the Rest »

SIMply Extraordinary

October 6th, 2014 by

While attention on tomorrow’s 2014 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series season finale naturally focuses on the championship battle between Michael Conti, Ray Alfalla and Nick Ottinger, series mainstay Bryan Blackford is already well on the way to winning a battle of his own.  The veteran sim racer is making a remarkable recovery from an accident in … Read the Rest »

All Roads Lead to Homestead

October 2nd, 2014 by

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 »

Behind the Scenes: The NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series – And Then There Were Three

September 30th, 2014 by

I could have written an article after the Richmond race, and probably should have.  It was a huge deal to win that race, but none of us really celebrated it.  It was our team’s first win since the California race in March, it was my first win in 11 months, and it was exactly what … Read the Rest »

Alfalla Wins Darlington, Closes on Point Lead

September 24th, 2014 by

Ray Alfalla won his second race of the 2014 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing season Tuesday night by playing a perfect fuel strategy at Darlington Raceway. Alfalla’s Slip Angle Motorsports teammate Byron Daley played the same strategy and came home in second, 14.8 seconds behind the winner. Michael Conti, the series championship leader … Read the Rest »

Conti Supreme at Chicagoland

September 17th, 2014 by

The sole remaining NASCAR iRacing Series continued to work its way through the tricky path of a full season, with Week 27 being run at Chicagoland Speedway. Now that the Open Series has ended, the NASCAR iRacing Series’ full attention is devoted to the Fixed Series. Located in Joliet, Illinois – Chicagoland should host some … Read the Rest »