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Stergios Surprise Winner at Vegas

April 4th, 2012 by

Jake Stergios used pit strategy and a timely caution to grab an improbable win in the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, spoiling a dominant run by Robert Hall to claim his first career series victory.  Stergios, who is better known for his achievements in online road racing, opted to … Read the Rest »

Top Names in Racing Share Expertise Online

April 2nd, 2012 by

iRacing Joins Franchitti, Newgarden, Pruett, Lally, Hinchcliffe and More Support New SAFEisFAST.com Initiative A group of racing’s finest has come together to support the next generation of up-and-coming drivers in a new initiative launched by SAFEisFAST.com, a free online resource offering video tutorials on safety, fitness, mental skills, race craft, career development, sponsorship and marketing … Read the Rest »

Two Legs Up

March 30th, 2012 by

By any measure, Rubens Barrichello had a rough introduction to the IZOD IndyCar Series at St. Petersburg.  As if making his IndyCar debut on an unfamiliar street circuit wasn’t challenge enough, the Formula One veteran played catch-up most of the weekend after his Dallara-Chevrolet was sidelined by mechanical problems in the opening practice session.   Nevertheless, … Read the Rest »

Paquette Prime at Thompson

March 29th, 2012 by

Maxime Paquette has placed his bid for a late season push to the 2012 Season One NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series (NiLMS) title after a strong showing during Week 8 action at the Thompson International Speedway. Over 700 sim racers hauled to the virtual Connecticut race track to showcase their short track skills on the … Read the Rest »

Neck and Neck at MIS

March 29th, 2012 by

The Irish Hills of Michigan always provide the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series with some of the most aggressive online racing of the season. Week 8 was no exception as 714 sim racers took to the white knuckle, 200mph racing that the high banks of Michigan International Speedway has to offer. Multiple groove racing is … Read the Rest »

Hauck Tops at MIS

March 28th, 2012 by

Week Eight of Season One 2012 saw the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series travel to one of the longest ovals in the US of A.  A two mile, high-banked oval located in Cambridge Township, Michigan International Speedway is known for very high speeds as well as exciting racing. During the week, 903 sim racers entered … Read the Rest »

Hindman Steals Class C Spotlight

March 28th, 2012 by

Heath Hindman has turned the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series into his own personal playground in the past two weeks. While other sim racers racked-up wins and top finishes at Pocono Raceway and Michigan International Speedway, Hindman had the point picture in mind as he rocketed up to the top of the standings after the … Read the Rest »

Ou Spins and Wins

March 27th, 2012 by

The 2012 Season 1 IZOD IndyCar season came to Phoenix International Raceway for Week 8, two thirds of the way through the schedule.  Thirty sim racers made the haul to the Valley of the Sun, making the top split online race a 15 car field.  With the top seven positions less than 90 points apart … Read the Rest »

Finesse and Force

March 22nd, 2012 by

Driving finesse combined with brute force as the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series made a trip to “Thunder Valley” for Week Seven of their twelve week season. Just as with their physical world counterparts, multiple groove racing was the theme for the NASCAR sim racers at Bristol Motor Speedway. The 750+ horsepower Chevrolet Impalas could … Read the Rest »

Former Tour Mod Champs Flex their Muscles

March 22nd, 2012 by

Robert Sandt and Brandon Salvatore both know what it means to win a championship in the NASCAR iRacing.com Tour Modified Series (NiTMS). Both have demonstrated speed and consistency in the past to win those prestigious online racing titles and in the past two weeks of 2012 Season One, both have shown strength to take away … Read the Rest »