iRacing Weekly Tune-in | eSports & Community Events | April 29th to May 6th, 2026
April 29th, 2026 by Justin Melillo
Welcome to the iRacing Weekly Tune-in, your guide to what is available to watch this week on the official iRacing broadcast channels, as well as some special events to watch around the iRacing community.
From official iRacing eSports to select community events, there’s plenty to tune in for and enjoy. Here’s what on the schedule, from April 29th to May 6th in 2026.
WEDNESDAY | April 29th, 2026
🇺🇸 ERA Omega Cup powered by PGR | 8 pm ET
The eRacing Association was established to provide a tournament style avenue for sim-racers to compete for cash prizes in a virtual environment against competitors around the world. From the drop of the green flag in each race until the checkered flag, competitors can expect that competition will be fun, fair, and a good ‘ol fashioned fight.
Car: NASCAR Cup Gen 7 | Track: Homestead-Miami
Broadcasted by PGR Esports | Local Broadcast Time: 5 pm PT
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FRIDAY | May 1st, 2026
🇪🇺 iRacing Radical e-CUP | 5 PM ET
Fast Cars on fast Tracks. That’s what the Radical Esports Cup offers drivers with a Class C license and the desire to “turn, baby, turn!”
The Radical SR10 sports racer offers iRacers a potent combination of acceleration and top end speed, nimble handling and stopping power.
Car: Radical SR10 | Track: Hungaroring
Broadcasted by RACESPOT | Local Broadcast Time: 21:00 GMT
🇺🇸 NASCAR iRacing Series | 9 PM ET
The NASCAR iRacing Series is an Oval Class C series that precisely mirrors the NASCAR Cup Series.
The Open Setup Series has four races over the course of each weekend at the virtual counterpart of the real world track where NASCAR is competing that week.
Car: NASCAR Cup Gen 7 | Track: Texas
Broadcasted by Grid Vision Live
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SATURDAY | May 2nd, 2026
🇩🇪 iRacing Nürburgring 24h presented by Thrustmaster | 8:30 AM ET
The 24 Hours of Nürburgring (ADAC 24h Rennen Nürburgring) is a 24-hour endurance event held on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
It also utilizes part of the GP-Strecke course to form a total lap length of 16.1 miles (25.9 km).
Cars: GT3/GT3 Cup/GT4/TCR/M2 | Track: Nürburgring
Broadcasted by RACESPOT | Local Broadcast Time: 14:30 CET
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🇩🇪 iRacing Nürburgring 24h presented by Thrustmaster | 2:30 PM ET
The 24 Hours of Nürburgring (ADAC 24h Rennen Nürburgring) is a 24-hour endurance event held on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
It also utilizes part of the GP-Strecke course to form a total lap length of 16.1 miles (25.9 km).
Cars: GT3/GT3 Cup/GT4/TCR/M2 | Track: Nürburgring
Broadcasted by RACESPOT | Local Broadcast Time: 20:30 CET
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🇪🇺 SimSpeed presents: Super Formula (B) | 4:30 PM ET
The live broadcast will feature the top split of this official series race. Post-race interviews are conducted on the SimSpeed Discord. Supported by Pimax | GITGUD Racing | Sim Racing Nation | Syncmesh | Tamas Setups | Traxion.gg | Grid Finder | Into The Apex | Sim Gaming Expo | Scorpio Esport | Full Push | TDi99 | Andrew Peddie | Emil Bernstorff | Grid Finder
Car: Super Formula | Track: Silverstone
Broadcasted by SimSpeed | Local Broadcast Time: 20:30 GMT
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🇩🇪 iRacing Nürburgring 24h presented by Thrustmaster | 8:30 PM ET
The 24 Hours of Nürburgring (ADAC 24h Rennen Nürburgring) is a 24-hour endurance event held on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
It also utilizes part of the GP-Strecke course to form a total lap length of 16.1 miles (25.9 km).
Cars: GT3/GT3 Cup/GT4/TCR/M2 | Track: Nürburgring
Broadcasted by RACESPOT | Local Broadcast Time: 02:30 CET (Sunday)
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SUNDAY | May 3rd, 2026
🇩🇪 iRacing Nürburgring 24h presented by Thrustmaster | 2:30 AM ET
The 24 Hours of Nürburgring (ADAC 24h Rennen Nürburgring) is a 24-hour endurance event held on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
It also utilizes part of the GP-Strecke course to form a total lap length of 16.1 miles (25.9 km).
Cars: GT3/GT3 Cup/GT4/TCR/M2 | Track: Nürburgring
Broadcasted by RACESPOT | Local Broadcast Time: 08:30 CET
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MONDAY | May 4th, 2026
🇺🇸 iRacing INDYCAR Open Series | 8 PM ET
Top Split coverage of the open setup IndyCar Series.
With a schedule that includes road courses and ovals of all shapes and sizes, the INDYCAR Series emphasizes the ability of drivers and teams to adapt to a vast array of different circumstances.
Car: IndyCar IR-18 | Track: Indianapolis
Broadcasted by P1 Broadcasting
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🇺🇸 INDY NXT Road Series | 10 PM ET
Top Split coverage of the fixed setup Indy NXT Road Series.
In this fixed-setup series, take this popular and powerful open-wheel machine to a selection of challenging road courses to hone your racecraft and chase the checkered flag.
Car: Indy NXT IL-15 | Track: Indianapolis
Broadcasted by P1 Broadcasting
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TUESDAY | May 5th, 2026
🇺🇸 iRacing INDYCAR Oval Series | 8 pm ET
Top Split coverage of the fixed setup IndyCar Oval Series.
Long considered the pinnacle of American motorsports, IndyCar racing features the world’s fastest oval track racing, with wheel-to-wheel—and wheel-within-wheel—finishes pretty much standard operating procedure.
Car: IndyCar IR-18 | Track: Indianapolis
Broadcasted by P1 Broadcasting
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🇺🇸 Indy NXT Oval Series | 9:45 PM ET
Top Split coverage of the fixed setup Indy NXT Oval Series.
In this fixed-setup series, take this popular and powerful open-wheel machine to top oval tracks as you learn how to manage the draft and put down fast lap times.
Car: Indy NXT IL-15 | Track: Mexico City
Broadcasted by P1 Broadcasting
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SoF = Strength of Field
Check out our other weekly post, This Week in iRacing, to learn what you can jump into and race this week!
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