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iRacing 6 Hours of the Glen is This Weekend!

June 17th, 2019 by

Haven’t quite scratched your endurance racing itch yet? iRacing’s latest upcoming sports car team event, the 6 Hours of the Glen, takes place this weekend with four sessions to choose from. iRacers looking for the overall title can take on the famous New York circuit in the Corvette C7 DP; GTE racers can choose between … Read the Rest »

iRacing Downshift #1 – PEAK at Sonoma, Porsche at Canadian Tire, IndyCar Pit Crews and Vettel’s Penalty

June 14th, 2019 by

Today on the iRacing Downshift, we discuss the latest World Championship eSport news as the eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series visits Sonoma and the Porsche Esports Supercup heads north of the border. We also discuss Sebastian Vettel’s penalty in Canada, IndyCar pit road incidents, NASCAR at Michigan, and more! iRacing DownShift is available on iTunes … Read the Rest »

eNASCAR™ IGNITE Series Second Season Launches This Week

June 13th, 2019 by

BEDFORD, MA (June 13, 2019) – The eNASCAR IGNITE Series™, iRacing and NASCAR’s online racing series devoted exclusively to youth participants, will return for its second season on Thursday, June 13. The 13-race season will feature some of the best young racers, ages 13-16, competing in mixed race formats in two different classes of vehicles … Read the Rest »

Zalenski Leads Flag to Flag in eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series at Sonoma

June 12th, 2019 by Jason Lofing

Bobby Zalenski completely dominated the field at Sonoma Raceway in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, leading all 55 laps to earn his first victory of the 2019 eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series season. Zalenski started on pole, easily pulled away from the field in just a few short laps, and had two flawless pit stops … Read the Rest »

eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series Preview: Sonoma

June 11th, 2019 by

For the first time all season, the eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series goes road racing this week, as Sonoma Raceway makes its return to the schedule as the official halfway point of the 18-race season. With only six races remaining before the cutoff for the playoffs, some of the series’ top drivers are plotting their … Read the Rest »

Alex Bergeron: “I’ve Always Dreamed About Being an iRacing World Champion”

June 10th, 2019 by

Drummondville, Quebec’s Alex Bergeron won the second annual iRacing World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car World Championship last Monday, earning a statement victory at Knoxville Raceway despite starting 14th in the 30-lap feature. It was an uncharacteristic starting spot for the Team ABR driver, whose five wins in 10 starts in 2019 mostly came … Read the Rest »

Maximilian Benecke Wins Porsche Esports Supercup Feature at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

June 9th, 2019 by

Patrik Holzmann scored his second sprint victory of the season, but it was Pure Racing Team’s Maximilian Benecke who took the checkered flag in the Porsche Esports Supercup round from Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on Saturday. After an intense main event, the German took the checkered flag by a margin of 0.364 seconds over VRS … Read the Rest »

Porsche Esports Supercup Preview: Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

June 7th, 2019 by

The inaugural Porsche Esports Supercup hits the halfway point of its 2019 season this Saturday, as the series concludes its two-race Canadian swing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The beloved Ontario-based road course, which broke ground in 1961, has played host to races ranging from the Canadian Grand Prix to its current signature events in … Read the Rest »

Acquiring Your Free Updated Season 3 Content

June 6th, 2019 by

With this week’s Season 3 update, a number of free updates to cars and tracks on iRacing have been made available to our members. Here’s more information on the specific updates to each: NASCAR Monster Energy Ford Mustang – If you purchased the Ford Fusion on or after June 4, 2017, you will be granted $11.95 … Read the Rest »

Coanda, CoRe, Williams Score 24 Hours of Le Mans Class Victories

June 5th, 2019 by

Martin Kronke, Mitchell deJong, Mack Bakkum, and Josh Rogers combined to lead 394 of a possible 432 laps to win Saturday’s iRacing 24 Hours of Le Mans for VRS Coanda Simsport. With Kronke behind the wheel for the final stint, the quartet wheeled their Audi R18 LMP1 to a victory of more than two laps … Read the Rest »