All News: Paul Williams

Wheelin’ it at Auto Club

March 25th, 2015 by

It was an exciting week in the NASCAR iRacing Series as drivers found themselves wrestling the challenges of maintaining grip at the high-speed Auto Club Speedway. Trying to maintain the dangerous, but necessary, corner exit speed given the long straightaways suckered many in to overdriving the cars – leaving those who could understand and feel … Read the Rest »

New Build Gives Second Lives at PIR

March 18th, 2015 by

This past weekend’s NASCAR iRacing Series action at Phoenix International Raceway saw tempers flaring, fenders caving, and incident points accumulating. The culmination of a short track, a new build and anxious racers with little in terms of official racing available left the iRacing official pace car in need of its own pit crew. NASCAR XFINITY … Read the Rest »

Putting the Excitement Back in Restarts

March 13th, 2015 by

While last week’s NASCAR iRacing Series visit to the virtual Las Vegas Motor Speedway produced many splits and some great sim racing, there was an outcry from the community about the need for an overhaul when it comes to restarts in the Gen6 cars. “I have no problem overcoming adversity of my own doing. But, … Read the Rest »

Luza Hits the Jackpot

March 11th, 2015 by

This past weekend the NASCAR iRacing Series began its West Coast tour with a stop at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that saw Thursday night’s Open top split taken by Ryan Michael Luza, after passing Tyler Hudson with about 20 laps to go. “Passing TDH was much more difficult than I expected, and it took two … Read the Rest »

‘Tired’-out in Atlanta

March 5th, 2015 by

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 »

Lopez Draws First Blood in NASCAR iRacing Series

February 19th, 2015 by

Q&A with 2014 NASCAR iRacing Series champion Patrick Crabtree The NASCAR iRacing Series  is back in full swing after last night’s running of the first Open Daytona 500. We saw 18 splits and participation from over 550 members! Jordy Lopez Jr. took home the victory from the top split, a rewarding recovery after a late … Read the Rest »

“Crowning” the Champion

April 22nd, 2014 by

Yes, the puns are back one final time this season, as the three driver battle raced their way to the virtual beaches of South Florida to “Crown” the champion to Season 1 of the iRacing Silver Crown Cup. Heading to Homestead-Miami Speedway, Brandon Buchberger had a 39 point lead ahead of last Thursday’s race, and only had … Read the Rest »

A Three “Crown” Race

April 17th, 2014 by

The finale of Season One is upon us, and the iRacing Silver Crown Cup has one of the tightest point battles of any series heading into the final week. Vinnie Sansone and Paul Williams have come within 39 points of series leader Brandon Buchberger ahead of the finale, set for the virtual plains of Homestead-Miami … Read the Rest »

Sansone Gains Ground in Kentucky

April 11th, 2014 by

With the first Season of iRacing’s 2014 year quickly coming to a close, the iRacing.com Silver Crown Cup stormed into the virtual hills of Kentucky for a 100 mile contest. The Thursday night sim race featured thrills and spills, as the points battle for the overall championship tightens-up with just two weeks of sim racing … Read the Rest »

Gunfight at the PIR Corral

February 25th, 2014 by

The virtual Silver Crowns were strapped back into the virtual DeLoreans following last weeks 2007-like Daytona finish, only to go to 2010, and to the Wild West that is Phoenix International Raceway. An online race featuring only four cautions for 15 laps, this brawl between two of the greats in the Silver Crown Cup lived … Read the Rest »