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eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Driver Profile: Chris Shearburn

February 18th, 2021 by

Throughout the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season, we’re going to profile some of the series’ top drivers every Thursday. Be sure to check back each week to see who we’re featuring next! As the series prepares for its return to Homestead-Miami Speedway next week, we turn the spotlight to Letarte Esports’ Chris Shearburn, who scored … Read the Rest »

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Driver Profile: Nick Ottinger

February 11th, 2021 by

Throughout the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season, we’re going to profile some of the series’ top drivers every Thursday. Be sure to check back each week to see who we’re featuring next! To get things started, we look to the 2020 series champion, Nick Ottinger of William Byron eSports: Hometown: Claremont, NC When did you … Read the Rest »

iRacing Collaborates With NASCAR on Auto Club Speedway Redesign

September 13th, 2020 by

Earlier this week, the NASCAR world received the surprising news that Auto Club Speedway, a two-mile oval, would soon be converted into a new, half-mile short track, located in place of the existing frontstretch and pit road. What they didn’t know yet, however, was that the challenging new layout has already seen some virtual laps. … Read the Rest »

Alex Bergeron: “Winning Two World Championships is More Than Huge”

June 8th, 2020 by

For the second year in a row, after 10 weeks of iRacing World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car World Championship action, Quebec’s Alex Bergeron found himself at the top of the points table. After holding off tough challenges from larger teams where tempers flared on all sides, the Team ABR driver walked out of … Read the Rest »

iRacing Downshift #24: Steve Myers (Part 1) and Build Week

June 3rd, 2020 by

Click here to listen to the latest iRacing Downshift! It’s build week, and the iRacing Downshift team is here to talk about what to expect from our six new cars—including the 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Ford Thunderbird! We’ve also got the first of a multi-part interview with iRacing Executive Vice President Steve Myers, who … Read the Rest »

iRacing Downshift #16 – eNASCAR Media Day, Casey Kirwan/Keegan Leahy, and the Chili Bowl

January 17th, 2020 by

Click here to listen to iRacing Downshift Episode 16! On a brand new iRacing Downshift, we talk about the excitement of eNASCAR Media Day (and the social media conversation afterward), get pumped up for the Chili Bowl Nationals, and look ahead to this weekend’s iRacing 24 Hours of Daytona. Denny Hamlin Racing drivers Casey Kirwan … Read the Rest »

Josh Rogers: “It Still Hasn’t Quite Sunk In”

October 23rd, 2019 by

If you’ve been following along with iRacing’s sports car world championships in 2019, there’s likely one name that you’ve been hearing a lot more than any other: Josh Rogers. The Australian made the move to Coanda Simsport for the 2019 season in both the Porsche Esports Supercup and VRS GT iRacing World Championship, and proceeded … Read the Rest »

Blake Matjoulis: “The Late Model Competition Was Crazy, No Doubt”

September 9th, 2019 by

It’s hard to imagine a better season than this year’s iRacing World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model World Championship, where seven different drivers started the season with victories before the year’s first repeat winner. After scoring his first victory of the year at Kokomo Raceway, Swindell SpeedLab Esports’ Blake Matjoulis rode a hot streak … Read the Rest »

iRacing Developer Blog: S4 Updates to the Dynamic Track Model

August 15th, 2019 by Dan Garrison

My name is Dan Garrison, and I am a Senior Software Engineer with iRacing. I was recently on the iRacing Downshift weekly podcast discussing some exciting changes coming to the dynamic track model. The feedback has been great, and I wanted to take a few moments to follow up with more detail. For those who … Read the Rest »

iRacing Downshift #7: Dan Garrison, Dynamic Weather, and a Coffee Crisis

August 8th, 2019 by

iRacing Downshift is back (after surviving nearly a week of the coffee machines being down at iRacing HQ) and we’ve got another interview! This week, senior programmer Dan Garrison gives us an update on key features you can expect in future builds. We discuss bumping and blocking in real-world racing from Watkins Glen and Road … Read the Rest »