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Shelton Tops at Iowa

March 20th, 2013 by

Iowa Speedway, a four-turned banked short track in the corn fields of Newton, Iowa was the watering grounds for Week Seven of the NASCAR iRacing.com National Series. iRacing’s sim-racers enjoyed an action-filled week on the online version of the track that NASCAR champion Rusty Wallace had built himself. The track draws some of its design … Read the Rest »

Lindsey Takes First NiSWC Victory at Vegas

March 20th, 2013 by

Marcus Lindsey finally put it all together. After spending much of his first year in the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship underachieving and running mid-pack, Lindsey finally broke through with a dominating performance at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the second round of the 2013 championship. His #1 Chevy SS was dominant, and Lindsey took … Read the Rest »

Ruggier Back-to-Back Wins in Japan

March 15th, 2013 by

Round Six of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by Big Pond journeyed to Japan to visit Twin Ring Motegi as the series reached the half way mark. The championship is starting to heat-up as Trans Tasman Racing team mates Madison Down and Joshua Muggleton are only 30 points apart and, with Justin Ruggier a … Read the Rest »

Self Promotion

March 14th, 2013 by

The last three years of my racing career have gotten off to less than stellar starts.  Finishing outside of the top 10 on all three occasions has made a rebound difficult.  It turns the beginning of the season in to a chase as opposed to a strong, consistency hold.  This year I knew things had … Read the Rest »

California Dreamin’

March 14th, 2013 by

Week Six brought the iRacing.com GRAND-AM Sports Car Series to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.  The 2.238 mile (3.602 km) circuit features 11 turns through the hills overlooking Monterey, California, USA.  With another average week of participation, the Prototype class saw 302 drivers take part in a race, 148 place a qualifying lap, and 60 complete … Read the Rest »

Diamonds are for Koehler

March 14th, 2013 by

Week Six of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series stayed on the west coast for a trip to the Diamond in the Desert: the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  90 laps of close quarter racing where on tap for the drivers of iRacing’s second tier division around the mile and half oval just up the road … Read the Rest »

Sheets Closes on Keister at Charlotte

March 13th, 2013 by

Week 6 of the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Tour took place at the fastest speedway of the circuit, Charlotte Motor Speedway. The high banks of Charlotte enable the Late Model to reach speeds that are impossible on the normal regime of short tracks which the tour visits. The 1.5 mile quad oval with 24 degrees … Read the Rest »

Gilliland’s Last Lap Dash Beats Crawford in NiSWC Opener

March 13th, 2013 by

Adam Gilliland held-off Jared Crawford in a door-to-door battle to the checkered flag as the field wrecked behind them to win the season opener of the 2013 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship at Daytona International Speedway. The win is Gilliland’s first victory in just five career NiSWC starts. “I had an amazing car in both … Read the Rest »

Luza’s Week in the Sun

March 11th, 2013 by

Week Five of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series found its way to the Valley of the Sun and Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.  95 laps would be the task for each driver to see who could master the mile flat track in the Arizona desert.  Following last week’s events at the Daytona International … Read the Rest »

Down Breaks Watkins Curse

March 2nd, 2013 by

Round Four of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by Big Pond took the teams and drivers to Watkins Glen International Raceway and for the first time in series history, the teams and drivers tackled the full 5.43km/3.4 mile Watkins Glen “Boot” course. Last week’s surprise with TTL driver John Emerson taking victory for the … Read the Rest »