All News: Tim Johnston


Power Series Title-Contending Trio Fights for Pocono and Kansas Wins

August 17th, 2016 by Corey Davis

As the ITSR Power Series crossed the midway point of its twelfth season, victory lane remained something of an exclusive club. Unlike Season 11, which saw five winners in the first seven races, just three sim racers – Mike Kelley, Tim Johnston, and Corey Davis – visited the winner’s circle through the first eight events this … Read the Rest »

Kelley and Johnston Find Wins and Wrecks at Phoenix

August 4th, 2016 by Corey Davis

For the drivers of the ITSR Power Series, last Sunday brought a pair of races at the Phoenix International Raceway. The day-and-night doubleheader meant two chances for successful races, but with a slick track and some wild restarts, it also meant two chances to get things wrong, even for the frontrunners. The daytime half of … Read the Rest »

Power Series Ringers Fight for a Win at The Glen

July 20th, 2016 by Corey Davis

For the ITSR Power Series drivers, the trip to Watkins Glen International must feel a bit like spring cleaning: It only happens once per season, and while some dread it as unfamiliar territory, the series’ road racing aces see it as a chance to clean house and score a victory. When the series visited the … Read the Rest »

Johnston Takes Three in a Row with a Kentucky Comeback

July 15th, 2016 by Corey Davis

Whoever said that the best car doesn’t always win the race must have underestimated Tim Johnston. Although the four-time ITSR Power Series champion leads the series in all-time victories with 37 and in wins this season with two in a row, Johnston faced one of his toughest ever fights for a win in last Sunday … Read the Rest »

Johnston Goes Back-to-Back with a Daytona Win

June 29th, 2016 by Corey Davis

When the real-world Sprint Cup Series teams head to the Daytona International Speedway, they anticipate wrecked cars and million-dollar damage bills. When the ITSR Power Series hits the virtual high banks at the World Center of Racing, the teams often expect a very different challenge. Entering Sunday night’s race, the past 258 laps — more … Read the Rest »

Johnston Tames Tire Wear and Atlanta Gremlins With a Peach State Win

June 23rd, 2016 by Corey Davis

The last time the ITSR Power Series raced at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, Tim Johnston led the most laps but pancaked the Turn-4 wall while racing for the lead with 12 laps remaining. More than a year-and-a-half later, Johnston returned to Atlanta determined to reverse his luck at the track. While he topped the speed … Read the Rest »

From Back to Front, Kelley’s Michigan Comeback Opens Power Series Season 12

June 16th, 2016 by Corey Davis

Five months ago, the ITSR Power Series arrived at iRacing’s laser-scanned replica of Michigan International Speedway to begin its eleventh season. In that mid-winter race, the weather was cool and the cars’ high downforce package kept them practically glued to the track. Oh, what a difference a season makes! After 17 races to decide the … Read the Rest »

Power Series Title Fight Comes Down to the Wire at Indy

May 18th, 2016 by Corey Davis

After 16 races over a four-month period, the ITSR Power Series entered its season finale with a tight points battle – just nine markers separated the top three drivers in the standings – and a legendary venue in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where an online racing champion would be crowned. Qualifying promised to be important … Read the Rest »

Simley Stretches His Fuel to Win in Charlotte

May 5th, 2016 by

Entering the penultimate round of season 11 for the ITSR Power Series, the three drivers contending for the championship had their minds on the standings, as just 13 points separated Mike Kelley, Corey Davis, and Tim Johnston in the standings. Meanwhile, the rest of the 19 sim racers in the field at the Charlotte Motor … Read the Rest »

Kelley and Johnston Split Power Series’ Fontana Doubleheader

April 7th, 2016 by Corey Davis

While the ITSR Power Series drivers are accustomed to long-distance events with long green-flag runs, last Sunday brought a chance of pace – quite literally – with a pair of sprint races at the Auto Club Speedway that saw the track evolve from slick and slippery in the daytime to cool and quick at night. … Read the Rest »