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O’Keefe and Brown Claim Charlotte Honors

May 29th, 2013 by

Memorial Day weekend is a time to reflect upon those who served in the military and gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Auto racing also takes the stage on this weekend, as this is considered the biggest weekend in racing. For NASCAR, Memorial Day weekend means a homecoming to Charlotte, North Carolina and the … Read the Rest »

Brown Comes up Clutch in First NiSWC Victory

May 29th, 2013 by

Heading into Week Seven of the 2013 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship season Joey Brown found himself outside the top 25 in points despite some promising runs. The NiSWC rookie had shown flashes of brilliance through the first six races, but had his good runs undone by mistakes largely of his own making. That all … Read the Rest »

Smith Pulls a Trick Out of His Sleeve at “The Magic Mile”

May 28th, 2013 by

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is often considered a short track by many NASCAR drivers with its flat banking and low cornering speed, but for the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series it is one of the biggest circuits on the schedule, with the cars reaching around the 130mph mark. The relatively flat Magic Mile would test … Read the Rest »

Unfamiliar Territory

May 27th, 2013 by

You’ll have to look long and hard on the oval side of iRacing to find a series in which Tyler D Hudson’s name is not writ large on the roster of past champions and race winners.   That’s hardly surprising for an iRacer with more than 1100 wins to his credit and some three dozen top … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Stands Tall in Atlanta

May 20th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series stayed in the States for Round Two as drivers and teams took to Road Atlanta.  Last week’s record number of 135 drivers was backed up with another 128 sim-racers traveling to Georgia for Week 2. Qualifying was led by Richard Hamstead with a lap at 1:21.044 to grab the pole … Read the Rest »

Lambert Dances with “The Lady in Black”

May 16th, 2013 by

Week 2 of Season 2 found the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (fixed setup) at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. Drivers piloted their Chevrolet SS and Ford Fusion Gen-6 machines around the tricky 1.366 mile egg-shaped oval in 50-lap online races. This track is incredibly line sensitive, as it requires technique and finesse to stay … Read the Rest »

Down Continues Where He Left Off

May 10th, 2013 by

The opening round of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.  This would be the series’ first appearance at Laguna Seca for a few years and all the changes during Week 13 promise to make for a really interesting season of online racing. Qualifying for Round One was lead by defending … Read the Rest »

Get to Know . . . Jeff Ramsdell

May 6th, 2013 by

This week I interviewed Jeff Ramsdell, a driver who runs a lot of races, but wins a lot of them too. An iRacer from the Georgia club, Ramsdell has run a total of over 1600 oval races since joining iRacing in May of 2010.  In fact, today is his third year anniversary as an iRacer … Read the Rest »

Ottinger Steals Richmond for Second Straight Win

May 1st, 2013 by

After the smoke cleared from the Richmond carnage, Nick Ottinger found himself in the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship victory lane for the second straight race.  Unlike two weeks ago at Texas Motor Speedway, where Ottinger had the dominant car from start to finish, his victory at Richmond International Raceway was achieved with good strategy … Read the Rest »

Duval Claims Championship and Leads the Charge into NiPS

April 28th, 2013 by

With Chicagoland now in the books, so is the first NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) season of 2013. The Gen6 cars threw a curveball to drivers and teams, as well as delayed the start of the season, but ten drivers were able to adjust on the fly better than anyone and will be rewarded … Read the Rest »