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Honeycutt Whips ’em Into Shape at Bristol

August 30th, 2017 by Richard J. Clarkson

Youth may not always trump experience, but in Tuesday night’s running of iRacing’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at the computer-generated Bristol Motor Speedway, it did.  Fourteen-year-old, Kaden Honeycutt, hailing from the Southwest—Texas, notched his 90th career oval victory in the top-split (3119) sim-race on August 16, 2017, 10:15 p.m. Much like racing in … Read the Rest »

Alfalla Kicks Off NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Playoffs with Darlington Victory

August 30th, 2017 by Jason Lofing

Three-time NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered By iRacing Champion Ray Alfalla claimed victory in the first ever NPAS playoff race at Darlington Raceway for his third win of the 2017 season. The dominating performance vaulted Alfalla into the championship lead as he chases an unprecedented fourth championship in iRacing’s most prestigious oval series. Michael Conti … Read the Rest »

NASCAR® Night on iRacing

August 29th, 2017 by Kevin Bobbitt

NASCAR-sanctioned Drivers Compete in iRacing’s e-Sports Series iRacing.com, the leading online racing simulation announced today a series showcasing the rising stars of NASCAR’s real world ladder system. The NASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series™ kicks off Tuesday, August 29 at 8 p.m. EDT. This online racing series is designed to showcase up and coming drivers that currently compete … Read the Rest »

Manes Wins Michigan

August 16th, 2017 by Richard J. Clarkson

Garrett Manes captured his 145th oval victory of the 2017 campaign in the top-split NASCAR Camping World Truck Series sim-race at the virtual Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, August 13—the 9:15 p.m. time slot. Manes started outside pole in his digital STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Toyota Tundra and ran the first twelve laps of the race behind … Read the Rest »

Conti Snaps Three-Year Winless Streak as Playoff Field Set for NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series

August 16th, 2017 by Jason Lofing

Michael Conti snapped a winless streak that dated back to August 2014 by winning the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Tuesday night. The former series champion started fifth and was strong all evening, leading 57 of 125 laps. Conti outdueled polesitter Zack Novak, who spent 50 laps at the point … 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 »

Novak Survives Late Restarts, Hangs on for Indy Win in NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series

August 2nd, 2017 by Jason Lofing

Novak started from the pole and paced the field for much of the race, leading 65 of 100 laps. Although Novak would wind up leading more than half the laps, Ray Alfalla had the best car early and on Lap 11 he moved past Novak and into the race lead. His lead was short-lived however, … Read the Rest »

Commodore’s Garage #27 – Related Adjustments

July 28th, 2017 by Matt Holden

In the last article we looked at the process for initial chassis setup.  To recap, we’re trying to replicate what a real-world team would do on a pull-down rig in the shop to get the car essentially race-ready by the time it arrives at the track.  This involves cycling through various spring options to find … Read the Rest »

Commodore’s Garage #26 – Let’s Get Started

July 7th, 2017 by Matt Holden

  After twenty five articles covering the major concepts and options in our sim-racing garage, it’s time to actually start applying all of what we’ve learned to build a setup from scratch.  Some of you may be thinking, “Finally…it’s been over a year!”, while others may be thinking about what a daunting task it is … Read the Rest »

Cookson Ruffles Feathers in Iowa Win

June 28th, 2017 by Richard J. Clarkson

  The old adage, “Rubbin’s Racin’,” was on full display in Saturday night’s 9:15 p.m. top-split finish of the iRacing NASCAR Camping World Truck Series sim-race at the virtual Iowa Speedway. Christian Cookson claimed the win, ruffling some feathers in the process. “Need to learn how to hold your line next time, three,” dominant sim … Read the Rest »