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Scott McLaughlin Scores First IndyCar iRacing Challenge Win at Barber

April 4th, 2020 by

Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin played his race strategy perfectly to take the checkered flag in the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, the second round of the six-race IndyCar iRacing Challenge from Barber Motorsports Park on Saturday. After pitting before anyone else, McLaughlin took the top spot after the rest of the field pit at … Read the Rest »

Race Preview: IndyCar iRacing Challenge Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama

April 4th, 2020 by

After a successful debut race for the IndyCar iRacing Challenge last week at Watkins Glen International, the stakes just got much higher for week two. The Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama will welcome an expanded field of 29 entries to the virtual Barber Motorsports Park, with nearly every name in the real-world NTT IndyCar … Read the Rest »

Ricmotech Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires iRacing eSeries Returns Saturday at COTA

April 3rd, 2020 by

Competitors representing all three levels of the world’s leading driver development platform will return to racing virtually this week when the Ricmotech Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires iRacing eSeries heads to Circuit of The Americas and takes the green flag for the 2nd of 5 events this Saturday, April 4th. The expected 36 … Read the Rest »

NBC SPORTS TO STREAM INDYCAR IRACING CHALLENGE SATURDAY

April 2nd, 2020 by NTT IndyCar Series

NBC Sports has announced it will present the INDYCAR iRacing Challenge, a live, virtual racing event featuring a field of NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers, this Saturday with the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at the virtual Barber Motorsports Park live at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The event will mark the inaugural INDYCAR iRacing … Read the Rest »

Race Preview: Bommarito Automotive Group Throwback 500

March 29th, 2020 by

As real-world motorsport pauses in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, iRacing will preview and recap a series of events featuring real-world drivers competing on iRacing, with event links, entry lists, and more as they are made available. Date: Sunday, March 29 Time: 8PM ET/5PM PT Car/Track: NTT IndyCar Series at World Wide Technology Raceway … Read the Rest »

Sage Karam Dominates IndyCar iRacing Challenge American Red Cross Grand Prix

March 28th, 2020 by

It was all Sage Karam at the front of the pack in Saturday’s American Red Cross Grand Prix, the opening round of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge from Watkins Glen International. Save for a couple of pit stops, the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing driver and longtime iRacer nearly led all 45 laps to score a relatively … Read the Rest »

Race Preview: IndyCar iRacing Challenge American Red Cross Grand Prix

March 28th, 2020 by

Who knew that the first official NTT IndyCar Series race with the series’ brand new Aeroscreen would take place on iRacing? Unfortunately, this year’s Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was halted before the green flag could drop on the race itself, but a majority of this year’s drivers—plus some very special guests—will get to … Read the Rest »

NTT INDYCAR SERIES STARS SET FOR INDYCAR IRACING CHALLENGE

March 26th, 2020 by NTT IndyCar Series

A full field of NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers, including reigning series champion Josef Newgarden and 2019 Indianapolis 500 winner Simon Pagenaud, is set to compete virtually in the inaugural INDYCAR iRacing Challenge on Saturday beginning at 4 p.m. ET. The entry list represents 15 different teams or organizations currently competing in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES … Read the Rest »

Lionheart Retro Series: Sandman Strikes First in Retro Opener

March 25th, 2020 by Jason Galvin

George Sandman fired the opening salvo in the battle for the 2020 Lionheart Retro Series presented by DMLC Racing Channel championship. The second-year driver scored the second win of his career against a stacked field, edging defending champion Ryan Otis by 0.021 seconds to win the DMLC Racing Channel Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami … Read the Rest »

INDYCAR IRACING CHALLENGE TO FEATURE SEVERAL SERIES STARS

March 20th, 2020 by NTT IndyCar Series

INDYCAR is going racing again, virtually that is. INDYCAR and iRacing, the world’s premier motorsports racing simulation, are partnering to currently stage six virtual race events featuring a stellar lineup of current NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers and possibly some special guests beginning Saturday, March 28. Each race will be streamed live on indycar.com for the … Read the Rest »