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IndyCar Reality Check: Barber Motorsports Park

March 25th, 2015 by Jared DePouw

Welcome to the first in a series of articles designed to provide insight into the iRacing Dallara DW12 IndyCar from those who know the car best: actual Verizon IndyCar Series drivers and race engineers. My name is Jared DePouw, and I joined iRacing in the summer of 2013 after attending the Indy 500 and wanting … Read the Rest »

Wheelin’ it at Auto Club

March 25th, 2015 by

It was an exciting week in the NASCAR iRacing Series as drivers found themselves wrestling the challenges of maintaining grip at the high-speed Auto Club Speedway. Trying to maintain the dangerous, but necessary, corner exit speed given the long straightaways suckered many in to overdriving the cars – leaving those who could understand and feel … Read the Rest »

Humpe Dominant, Wins Second Straight

March 25th, 2015 by

For the second week in a row, Kenny Humpe visited victory lane in the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing. This time, Humpe’s win capped a dominating performance at Auto Club Speedway in which he started from the pole and led five times for 97 of 125 laps. Chad Laughton finished runner-up, half a … Read the Rest »

Riches Edges Chastain at Mosport

March 24th, 2015 by

After a much needed break during Week 13, Season 2 of the 2015 iRacing.com V8 Supercars Americas series roared to life at Canadian Motorsport Park in Ontario, Canada. The start of Season 2 brings with it a few changes to the mechanical setups of both the Ford Falcon and the Holden Commodore but, most notably, … Read the Rest »

NASCAR iRacing Series Diary: Auto Club Speedway

March 23rd, 2015 by

Falcon Racing enjoyed a good week in the NASCAR iRacing Series at Auto Club Speedway, with a 12th place in the Open and a fourth place in the Fixed. We even lead two laps in the Fixed, adding to the two laps we lead at Daytona back in Week 1. The setup was good for … Read the Rest »

Behind the Scenes: NASCAR Peak Antifreeze Series – Into the Wild Unknown

March 23rd, 2015 by

I’ve had this article planned for a while and I’m very excited about it.  Honestly, I do not want to write a single word about the Las Vegas race.  But I will, if for no other reason than to put a period on that and go into what I actually want to discuss.  If you … Read the Rest »

Burnin’ Rubber and Cash 2015 Nascar iRacing Series: Phoenix Spring

March 23rd, 2015 by

Welcome to sunny Phoenix, Arizona everyone!  We got into town yesterday, after a seemingly endless drive across country.  I feel sorry for those East Coast teams that have to drive even further than we did… two days stuffed in a car full of smelly dudes with questionable hygiene is enough for me.  I’m restless and … Read the Rest »

Phoenix Recovery Room

March 20th, 2015 by

So far this season in the 2015 NASCAR iRacing Series (Open) we have visited two 1.5 milers. Week 3 took us to the unique one mile oval at Phoenix International Raceway. The thing about Phoenix that makes it so different from any other track NASCAR goes to is the “Dogleg” located on the backstretch. Drivers … Read the Rest »

NASCAR iRacing Series Outlook: Auto Club Speedway

March 18th, 2015 by

We did not have this track in 2013. It was one of two tracks we did not have in the first season. (I think the other was Kansas for the first race of the season.) As a result we ran at Iowa and Rockingham. I did very well at those two fill-in tracks coming home … Read the Rest »

New Build Gives Second Lives at PIR

March 18th, 2015 by

This past weekend’s NASCAR iRacing Series action at Phoenix International Raceway saw tempers flaring, fenders caving, and incident points accumulating. The culmination of a short track, a new build and anxious racers with little in terms of official racing available left the iRacing official pace car in need of its own pit crew. NASCAR XFINITY … Read the Rest »