All News: Watkins Glen International

IndyCar at Watkins Glen Visualized in 16th Street Race

December 30th, 2015 by Paul Slavonik

The penultimate round of the official Verizon IndyCar Sim Racing League powered by iRacing.com and RACER got underway on Tuesday night at Watkins Glen International. For 35 laps, the virtual field of 17 cars traversed the 3.4-mile circuit which would be the final road race of the season. Although there were no professional drivers participating, … Read the Rest »

Showdown at Texas

December 16th, 2015 by Paul Slavonik

As the official Verizon IndyCar Sim Racing League powered by iRacing.com and RACER arrived at the high banks of Texas Motor Speedway, the old adage that “everything is bigger in Texas” rang true once again. Known for its high-speed action across its 1.5 mile surface, the 140-lap race at TMS did little to separate the … Read the Rest »

Boes Dominates The Glen, Increases Point Lead

December 2nd, 2015 by Jason Lofing

Allen Boes (Deadzone) dominated the field at Watkins Glen International for his second straight win in the NASCAR iRacing Pro Series. The championship leader started on pole with a lap over three-tenths faster than the field and went on to lead 37 of 45 laps, only relinquishing the lead during pit stops. Teemu Iivonen (LRM) … Read the Rest »

Boes Breaks Through at Auto Club

November 25th, 2015 by Jason Lofing

After starting the NASCAR iRacing Pro Series season with three straight third place finishes, Allen Boes broke through for his first victory of the season at Auto Club Speedway. Boes, who had the best short run car for most of the night, held off Dillon Raffurty on a four lap shootout that was cut short … Read the Rest »

New Names Top the Battle of Austin

November 23rd, 2015 by Niel Hekkens

One month after the season opener at Sebring International Raceway, the paddock moved west to Austin, Texas, for round two of the NEO Endurance Series at Circuit of the Americas. On a sunny race day 41 teams used warm-up to make some final adjustments for the race. 6 hours of racing in partly cloudy conditions … Read the Rest »

Last Week in SRF

October 13th, 2015 by

The Spec Racer Ford Challenge kicked-off the season at Watkins Glen International, with nearly 600 sim racers participating in the first week of racing. Competitors for the championship were looking to get off to a good start and work towards dethroning last season’s champion Felipe Farinelli. Kevin Vaughn led the charge with a 194 point … Read the Rest »

Past Champs Davis and Johnston Win at The Glen, Texas

August 18th, 2015 by

After more than 3,000 left turns to begin its tenth season, the ITSR Power Series finally made a few right-handers in the first road course stop of the season at Watkins Glen. The sim racers were greeted by cool, cloudy weather, which made the 2.45-mile road course very grippy and ultra fast.  In qualifying, Season … Read the Rest »

Does NASCAR Need More Road Races?

May 13th, 2015 by

The year was 2012 and the scene was Race 22 at Watkins Glen International for the Finger Lakes 355 at the Glen: over 90,000 fans watched as 43 NASCAR drivers negotiated 90 laps of the historic 2.45 mile road course. After 89-laps of hard fought racing, however, the true battle finally began on the last … Read the Rest »

Trost Triumphs at Motegi

April 23rd, 2015 by

Week Three of the 2015 Season 2 iRacing.com IndyCar Combined Series sent the series Twin Ring Motegi. A total of 109 sim-racers took to the track in “The Land of the Rising Sun” throughout the week. Aero push, cautions, crashes, handling, lap traffic, pit strategy, restarts and tire wear were just some of the storylines … Read the Rest »

IMSA, iRacing.com Announce IMSA iRacing.com Online Sports Car Championship

April 2nd, 2015 by

The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) and iRacing.com today announced the creation of the IMSA iRacing.com Online Sports Car Championship.   The online racing series features iRacing’s digital versions of Daytona Prototypes, LMP and GT cars competing on laser-scanned versions of Daytona International Speedway, Sebring International Raceway, Watkins Glen International and many other tracks on IMSA’s … Read the Rest »