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The Kentucky Kings

July 6th, 2013 by

Kentucky Speedway hosts Round Nine of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series. Over 1,800 sim racers watched the green flag fall from the cockpit of their Chevrolet Silverado with one goal in mind—win. The 1.5-mile speedway was opened in 2000 and is a track that has developed into one of the most unique tracks … Read the Rest »

Return to Pocono

July 3rd, 2013 by

The IZOD IndyCar Series returns to the Pocono Raceway this weekend after an absence of nearly 25 years.  Once a key element in Indy car racing’s mythical triple crown (including the Indianapolis, California and, later, Michigan 500s), Pocono disappeared from the calendar after drivers threatened to boycott the 1989 event over issues associated with the … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: David Massieux

July 1st, 2013 by

This week I interviewed an iRacer who could definitely be described as consistent by his fellow competitors.  If you look at his stats, you can see why. He definitely doesn’t have the most starts on iRacing – with 144 oval starts and 140 road starts – but he has won 35 and 34 times on … Read the Rest »

Computer Racing Sharpened Teen’s Skills

June 28th, 2013 by

Editor’s note:  The following story appeared in the June 28 issue of The Charlotte Observer: William Byron celebrates after a Legends racing event. Byron partly credits his meteoric rise to the top of his racing division’s standings to computer racing simulations on the iRacing website. A SouthPark teenager may make it in big-time racing one … Read the Rest »

Dillon Kicks-Off NASCAR’s Kentucky Weekend in Style

June 28th, 2013 by

Ty Dillon kicked-off NASCAR’s Kentucky weekend in fine style, passing Kyle Busch in the final laps of the Unoh 225 to score his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win of the season.   The win boosted Dillon to third in the CWTS standings, behind Matt Crafton and Jeb Burton. Adding to Dillon’s satisfaction is the … Read the Rest »

The Brickyard Dominator

June 25th, 2013 by

The eighth week of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series takes the sim racers to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for 20 circuits around the famed speedway. Over 2,000 eager racers watched the green flag fall for at least one race during the week, but after seven days of fun sim racing, one driver left IMS … Read the Rest »

The Times They Have A’Changed

June 24th, 2013 by

Once upon a time, the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Sonoma Raceway meant three hours of pratfalls guaranteed to generate half a dozen incidents worthy of a Havoc video . . . not to mention hours of banal chatter about “road course specialists” guaranteed to make anyone with even a passing knowledge of motorsports beyond the … Read the Rest »

Mustangs Stampede The Glen

June 21st, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Mustang Cup series welcomed the second half of Season 2 with a stampede at the Watkins Glen Cup course as 426 sim-racers competed in 61 races producing 29 different winners.  To put this amazing turn-out in perspective, the usual most popular track in the series (Daytona) was visited in Week 5, attracting 224 … Read the Rest »

Rockin’ in the USA

June 20th, 2013 by

Week Seven of the NiCCF brought nearly 1,400 sim racers to the high banks of Rockingham Speedway for 38 laps of struggle for some and success for others. Depending on whether you struggled or succeeded during the week probably dictated whether you enjoy racing at The Rock. One driver who did have success during the … Read the Rest »

Hometown Hero

June 11th, 2013 by

Texas Motor Speedway played host to Week Six of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series and a hometown hero was able to make his way to victory lane during the week’s top Strength of Field event. 2,202 sim racers took the track for at least one race during the week, each looking for a … Read the Rest »