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iRacing and US Legend Cars to Offer Top Legends Drivers Chance at Summer Shootout

December 9th, 2019 by

iRacing and U.S. Legend Cars International have teamed up to provide iRacers with the opportunity to compete at a Bojangles Summer Shootout event at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the summer of 2020. Top drivers in 2020 Season 1 and Season 2 points in iRacing’s Legends Series will advance to a virtual shootout, with the winner … Read the Rest »

iRacing Downshift #12: PEAK Week and Tony’s Sneak Peek

October 8th, 2019 by

It’s time to crown an eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series champion this week! We’ve got all four title contenders on air before they do battle this Thursday at 5PM ET on NBCSN! Plus, we’ve got a chat with iRacing president Tony Gardner looking to the future, upcoming race previews, and more! Click here to subscribe to … Read the Rest »

2019 eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series™ Champion to be Crowned Live on NBC Sports’ ‘NASCAR America’

October 8th, 2019 by

Over $100,000 in Cash and Prizes on the Line During the October 10 Finale at 5 p.m. ET DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 8, 2019) – NASCAR, NBC Sports and iRacing officially announced today a special two-hour edition of NASCAR America which will broadcast the 2019 eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series championship from the virtual Homestead-Miami … Read the Rest »

Max Cookson Crowned 2019 eNASCAR IGNITE Series™ Champion on iRacing

September 17th, 2019 by

Bedford, Mass. (Sept. 17, 2019) – Max Cookson earned the 2019 eNASCAR IGNITE Series championship as well as a $10,000 racing scholarship Thursday night by taking the checkered flag at the virtual Martinsville Speedway. Driving a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour™ car, Cookson held off Sean Leasure by just under a second to secure the title … Read the Rest »

eNASCAR IGNITE iRacing Series™ to Crown Champion September 12 at Martinsville Speedway

September 11th, 2019 by

BEDFORD, MA (September 11, 2019) –– The eNASCAR IGNITE Series will crown its 2019 champion on Thursday night at Martinsville Speedway. As part of NASCAR’s first esports initiative for youth drivers, 30 of the world’s top iRacers, aged 13-16, will take on 100 laps at one of NASCAR’s most historic tracks for the chance to … Read the Rest »

iRacing USAC World Championship presented by FLORacing Kicks Off September 11

September 4th, 2019 by Press Release

BEDFORD, MA (September 4, 2019) –– The inaugural iRacing USAC World Championship presented by FLORacing kicks off on Wednesday, September 11. The nine-race schedule will see the non-winged sprint car series visit some of America’s most iconic dirt ovals, starting and finishing with iRacing’s newest addition, Fairbury Speedway. “We’re looking forward to adding the iRacing … Read the Rest »

eNASCAR iRACING ALL-STAR RACE RETURNS TO “NASCAR AMERICA” TONIGHT

August 29th, 2019 by NBC Sports Group Press Box

All-Star Event from Rockingham Speedway to Air Live at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN STAMFORD, Conn. — August 29, 2019 — The eNASCAR All-Star competition returns to NASCAR America this Thursday live at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The race will feature all-star drivers from the eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series, plus current NASCAR driver … Read the Rest »

eNASCAR IGNITE Series Playoffs Begin Tonight at Richmond

August 8th, 2019 by

BEDFORD, MA (August 8, 2019) –– The eNASCAR IGNITE Series™, the first-ever online youth racing series on iRacing, begins its 2019 playoffs tonight with the first round of action taking place at the virtual Richmond Raceway. Over the next six weeks, 50 drivers between the ages of 13 and 16 will battle it out in … Read the Rest »

iRacing Downshift #6: Tony Gardner, TV, and Throw N’ Go

July 24th, 2019 by

On the latest iRacing Downshift, iRacing president Tony Gardner stops in to talk about some of the awesome new content coming in the 2019 Season 4 build, and this Thursday’s live eNASCAR all-star race on NBCSN’s NASCAR America. We’ve got your latest World Championship updates in NASCAR, Porsche, and World of Outlaws competition, a look … Read the Rest »

Thrustmaster to Become Title Sponsor of iRacing Rallycross World Championship

June 27th, 2019 by

BEDFORD, MA (June 27, 2019) – iRacing and Thrustmaster are pleased to announce the 2019 Thrustmaster iRacing Rallycross World Championship, kicking off this October. The nine-race championship will see two dozen of the world’s best iRacers battle for a $25,000 prize pool on some of the top rallycross tracks on iRacing. “We can’t wait for … Read the Rest »