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Second iRacing Pro Race of Champions Set for December 12

October 9th, 2012 by

Real World Pros Meet in the Virtual World for a Rematch An impressive line-up of the world’s top professional race drivers will square-off in the second annual iRacing.com Pro Race of Champions on Wednesday, December 12.  Drivers who are expected to compete in the online racing event include NASCAR Sprint Cup stars Dale Earnhardt, Jr, … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Paul Hesla

October 6th, 2012 by

Paul Hesla is a racer.  Hailing from suburban Chicago’s Tinley Park, how could be not be?  After all, patriarch of one of the most legendary families in racing – Tony Bettenhausen – not only came from Tinley Park, he was nicknamed the “Tinley Park Express.” Hesla, however, counts another Chicago sports icon as his hero: … Read the Rest »

Joey Brown Conquers ‘Monster Mile’

October 5th, 2012 by

Dover International Speedway is always a favorite among iRacing.com members, and it was the site of Week Nine of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) season. Now past the two-thirds mark in the season, Dover was vital for anyone trying to make a late push into the 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series (NiPS). Now … Read the Rest »

Muggleton Takes Maiden V8 Win in Japan

October 5th, 2012 by

Round Nine of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond headed back to Japan for the final time this season, as the teams and sim-racers tackled the 5.8km, 17 turn Suzuka International Racing Course. Qualifying saw Justin Ruggier taking the pole with a 2:05.378 flyer, just ahead of Joshua Muggleton’s 2:05.453. On the second … Read the Rest »

Moore Tops Cadillacs in Canada

October 4th, 2012 by

Round Nine of the iRacing.com Cadillac Cup headed into Canada to visit Mosport, a challenging 2.45 mile course (3.95km) with 10 turns, making this track the most difficult track on the calendar to pass on. This week saw 428 drivers take part in a race with 155 drivers taking part in a qualifying session. Qualifying … Read the Rest »

iSCS Weeks 8 & 9 Results

October 4th, 2012 by

Editor’s note:  Scott Kelly has taken a well-deserved week “off” from his energetic reporting on the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series.  He’ll be back in the saddle next week but, in the meantime, filed this update on the action at South Boston and New Smyrna. Week 8: South Boston •    63 entries split between four events … Read the Rest »

Duval Wins; Dusett Struggles

October 3rd, 2012 by

The Monster Mile was the site of racing for Week Nine of the season. Sim racers traveled to Dover International Speedway to take the 1 mile concrete oval. Week Nine is the first week in which drop weeks come into effect. For the week, 517 drivers attempted at least one race while 147 drivers attempted … Read the Rest »

Luis Powers to Motegi Win as Huttu re-Claims Championship Crown

October 3rd, 2012 by

In the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series World Championship’s inaugural visit to the digital replica of the Twin-Ring Motegi circuit, Hugo Luis dominated proceedings to grab his sixth win of the 2012 season. Despite mounting the top step of the virtual podium, Luis couldn’t prevent Greger Huttu from reclaiming the championship crown that he ceded to … Read the Rest »

Alfalla Takes Second NiSWC Title

October 3rd, 2012 by

After 17 weeks of tough online racing, Ray Alfalla has won the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship title for the second straight season. Alfalla came into Homestead-Miami Speedway with a comfortable 31 point lead over Michael Conti, stayed out of trouble all race and earned a solid fifth place finish which easily secured the title. … Read the Rest »

iRNC Championship Battles Take On Distinctive Characters

October 2nd, 2012 by

With eight weeks of this season of the inRacingNews Challenge complete, the battles for the two class championships have taken on completely different characters. While the Mazda MX-5 Roadster championship battle is down to a 19-point margin between leader Chris Hughson and second-place Christoph Schon, Peter Velkov has extended an 85-point lead in the Pontiac … Read the Rest »