All News: Thompson International Speedway

Layden Tops South Boston

August 9th, 2011 by

The iRacing.com Street Stock Series traveled to South Boston, Virginia to the famed 0.4 mile “SoBo” oval to start Season Three of 2011. This week brought new faces to the top of the series points standings as sim racers look to dethrone back-to-back champion Nick Ottinger (Carolina). Weekly High Strength of Field Josh Wronkowski (Florida) … Read the Rest »

Sharman Scores Thompson Triumph

August 2nd, 2011 by

“Finally!” After weeks of trying and many close calls, Dylan Sharman has come out on top of the NASCAR iRacing Tour Modified Series. Thompson International Speedway was the sight of Week Twelve and the Australia/NZ Club driver bested 94 other sim racers to take the win on the high banks! Sharman came out on top … Read the Rest »

Engelhart Tames The Monster

July 21st, 2011 by

Herbert Engelhart continues to pick-up steam as he heads towards a NASCAR iRacing.com Tour Modified championship in 2011 Season Two. Engelhart, a veteran sim racer from the MidSouth Club, scored the most points in Week Eleven at Dover International Speedway to take one step closer to the prestigious online racing championship. Engelhart scored 181 points … Read the Rest »

Ottinger Comes Back

July 14th, 2011 by

For the second time this season the iRacing.com Street Stock Series made a stop at the Lanier National Speedway for some good short track online racing.  Week Ten was one of the biggest turnouts of the season as over 1000 sim racers did an official race during the seven days of racing but, after all … Read the Rest »

iRacing for Japan in Connecticut

March 30th, 2011 by

More than 250 iRacers raced at two tracks in Connecticut last week in support of Red Cross relief efforts following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The  suggested minimum donation of $10 per race, together with $500 pledged by iRacing.com, puts the total amount pledged to the Red Cross from the event at over $3,000. … Read the Rest »

Slammin’ at SoBo

March 23rd, 2011 by

Michael Wu (Virginias Club) wowed the competition during Week Seven in the iRacing.com Street Stock Series.  Wu earned the most points and won the highest Strength of Field (SoF) during the week of online racing at South Boston Speedway.  Wu’s win in the 2975 SoF earned him 186 points for the week placing him over … Read the Rest »

Racing for Japan

March 21st, 2011 by

With more than 25,000 members in 87 countries the iRacing.com community is global in nature and some part of it is bound to be affected by any major event.  In support of iRacing.com’s more than 200 members in Japan and their fellow citizens, on March 22 iRacers from across the globe will participate in Racing … Read the Rest »

Turner Extends RSR Points Lead Down Under

March 1st, 2011 by

Week Six of Season One of the Red Sox Racing League’s 2011 schedule saw twelve sim racers traveling to Australia for the 24 lap “Surf’s Up” event at the Phillip Island Circuit.  This historic track which first hosted races in 1928 has seen several different configurations and major renovations over the years. The current track … Read the Rest »

The Stafford Stampede

February 15th, 2011 by

Jack Arute’s Stafford Motor Speedway was host to Week Two of the iRacing.com Street Stock Series.  Located in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, Stafford Motor Speedway opened in 1870 as a horse racing track and then starting hosting car races after World War II.  Like many other tracks throughout the United States, Stafford Motor Speedway started out … Read the Rest »

Real Life Pros, Virtual World Veterans Lead Series Standings

February 8th, 2011 by

The first week of the 2011 iRacing Season One is in the books. This week, the drivers of the NASCAR iRacing.com Series’ Late Model Tour were off racing in The Constitution State. The long straightaways and tight corners of Connecticut’s Thompson International Speedway presented drivers with a challenge as the online racing season got underway. … Read the Rest »