All News: Dirt Oval Racing
Lampela Leads at Langley
May 17th, 2013 by JaimeB
After a week of high speeds at Phoenix International Raceway, it was time to dial it down for Week 2 of the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series (2013 S2). This week, the sprints would hit their first short track of the season – Langley Speedway. Just over 1/3 of a mile, Langley has been the host … Read the Rest »
Binder Performs Perfection At Phoenix
May 8th, 2013 by JaimeB
When it comes to motorsports championships, seven is a number of reverence. The king of NASCAR, Richard Petty, is known for winning seven championships. Same with the legendary Dale Earnhardt, who also won seven cup titles. The world renowned Formula One wheelman Michael Schumacher was crowned seven times, and MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi has collected seven … Read the Rest »
Binder Fired-Up At Phoenix
August 8th, 2012 by DavidP
More than 820 horsepower. Over 650 lb/ft of torque. Nothing but a fancy colorful roll cage holding a 410 cubic inch V8 engine and four tires to separate the driver from the pavement. Lap times usually averaging less than 20 seconds. This is the sprint car. A common sentiment held between iRacing drivers is that … Read the Rest »
Binder Secures Sprint Car Title At Irwindale
July 25th, 2012 by DavidP
Irwindale Speedway holds a distinguished spot in the hearts of sprint racers. Within the ranks of iRacing, it is widely considered to be one of the best tracks in the schedule for the sprints, as well as being difficult to master. As the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series moved into Irwindale for the season finale, sim-racers … Read the Rest »
Lessons from a Veteran “Up ‘n Comer”
July 20th, 2012 by JaimeB
Vinnie Sansone is one of those up and coming drivers you don’t want to miss because many believe, in the next year or so, he can contend for a NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship title. Vinnie has been iRacing since 2008 and has put up some great numbers. For example, in only 111 oval starts … Read the Rest »
Lessons from a Veteran "Up ‘n Comer"
July 20th, 2012 by DavidP
Vinnie Sansone is one of those up and coming drivers you don’t want to miss because many believe, in the next year or so, he can contend for a NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship title. Vinnie has been iRacing since 2008 and has put up some great numbers. For example, in only 111 oval starts … Read the Rest »
Sansone Scores at Richmond
July 3rd, 2012 by DavidP
Last week, defending iRacing.com Sprint Car Series (iSCS) champion Alan Binder let his fellow drivers know that he would be taking Week 9 off. The competition responded like sharks in a feeding frenzy, with 55 sim-racers entering this week’s events at Richmond International Raceway, all hoping to catch that elusive win with their sprints. Three … Read the Rest »
Binder On Fire at Oxford Plains
June 26th, 2012 by DavidP
Racing into Week 8, defending iRacing.com Sprint Car Series champion Alan Binder had stretched his lead in the points chase to 21 over Pro/WC driver Vinnie Sansone. At Oxford Plains Speedway, one of Binder’s favorite tracks, he proved that he had more to show than a win or two. While numerous drivers were learning how … Read the Rest »
Binder Resumes Control at Loudon
June 19th, 2012 by DavidP
Entering Week 7 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, a single point divided first and second spots in the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series between defending champion Alan Binder and Pro/WC driver Vinnie Sansone. Things were looking to be quite tense up front for the week’s online races, but “The Magic Mile” had some spells to cast … Read the Rest »