iRacing Weekly Tune-in | eSports & Community Events | August 19th to August 26th, 2026
August 19th, 2026 by Justin Melillo
Welcome to the iRacing Weekly Tune-in, your guide to what is available to watch this week on the official iRacing broadcast channels, as well as some special events to watch around the iRacing community.
From official iRacing eSports to select community events, there’s plenty to tune in for and enjoy. Here’s what on the schedule, from August 19th to August 26th in 2026.
WEDNESDAY | August 19th, 2026
🇪🇺 Creator Series | 6 PM ET
“Where the biggest and best egos in sim racing go head to head.”
It’s NASCAR season! Featuring a thrilling 10 NASCAR Next-Gen rounds, 3 unique special events, and many of your favorite creators each week, this WILL be the most intense, chaotic, and left-turny Creator Series Season yet
Car: NASCAR Gen 7 | Track: New Hampshire
Broadcasted by Creator Series | Local Broadcast Time: 22:00 GMT
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THURSDAY | August 20th, 2026
🇪🇺 Skip Barber Race Series | 2:15 PM ET
Named for the largest, most successful racing school in the world, the Skip Barber Race Series gives iRacing members their first taste of open-wheel racing. Featuring the winged Formula Skip Barber 2000, the series visits classic road racing circuits in North America and around the world. With many of the circuits offering different configurations they are sure to present a new set of challenges each week.
Car: Skip Barber | Track: Red Bull Ring
Broadcasted by GSRC | Local Broadcast Time: 18:15 GMT
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FRIDAY | August 21st, 2026
🇪🇺 iRacing Radical e-CUP | 5 PM ET
Fast Cars on fast Tracks. That’s what the Radical Esports Cup offers drivers with a Class C license and the desire to “turn, baby, turn!”
The Radical SR10 sports racer offers iRacers a potent combination of acceleration and top end speed, nimble handling and stopping power.
Car: Radical SR10 | Track: Phillip Island
Broadcasted by RACESPOT | Local Broadcast Time: 21:00 GMT
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🇺🇸 NASCAR iRacing Series | 9 PM ET
The NASCAR iRacing Series is an Oval Class C series that precisely mirrors the NASCAR Cup Series.
The Open Setup Series has four races over the course of each weekend at the virtual counterpart of the real world track where NASCAR is competing that week.
Car: NASCAR Cup Gen 7 | Track: New Hampshire
Broadcasted by Grid Vision Live
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SATURDAY | August 22nd, 2026
🇺🇸 INDYCAR iRacing Series | 2 PM ET
The INDYCAR iRacing Series returns in 2026!
Following the NTT IndyCar Series schedule as closely as possible, the iRacing season offers open-setup racing on every real-world race week.
Car: Dallara IR-18 | Track: Chicago Street
Broadcasted by P1 Broadcasting
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🇺🇳 Porsche Esports Supercup Regionals | 3 PM ET
The Porsche Esports Supercup World Championship is right around the corner, but before that grid is set, the Regionals are up first!
This week features racing from the Porsche Esports Supercup Americas Region and the Porsche Esports Supercup Middle East & Africa Region.
Car: Porsche GT3 Cup | Tracks: Interlagos (Americas) & Phillip Island (MEA)
Broadcasted by iRacing
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🇪🇺 SimSpeed presents: Super Formula (B) | 4:30 PM ET
The live broadcast will feature the top split of this official series race. Post-race interviews are conducted on the SimSpeed Discord.
Supported by GITGUD Racing | Sim Racing Nation | Tamas Setups | Full Push | James Burn Coaching | 3R Simworks | Lap Labs | Rookie Racing
Car: Super Formula | Track: Monza Circuit
Broadcasted by SimSpeed | Local Broadcast Time: 20:30 GMT
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SUNDAY | August 23rd, 2026
🇪🇺 iRacing Classic Lotus Grand Prix | 12:30 PM ET
Featuring the 1978 Formula One World Championship-winning Lotus 79,
iRacing’s Classic Lotus Grand Prix Series runs on an international mix of iRacing’s most popular and interesting road circuits.
Car: Lotus 79 | Track: Monza Circuit
Broadcasted by GSRC | Local Broadcast Time: 16:30 GMT
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MONDAY | August 24th, 2026
🇺🇸 iRacing INDYCAR Open Series | 8 PM ET
Top Split coverage of the open setup IndyCar Series.
With a schedule that includes road courses and ovals of all shapes and sizes, the INDYCAR Series emphasizes the ability of drivers and teams to adapt to a vast array of different circumstances.
Car: IndyCar IR-18 | Track: The Milwaukee Mile
Broadcasted by P1 Broadcasting
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🇺🇸 INDY NXT Road Series | 10 PM ET
Top Split coverage of the fixed setup Indy NXT Road Series.
In this fixed-setup series, take this popular and powerful open-wheel machine to a selection of challenging road courses to hone your racecraft and chase the checkered flag.
Car: Indy NXT IL-15 | Track: Daytona RC
Broadcasted by P1 Broadcasting
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TUESDAY | August 25th, 2026
🇺🇸 iRacing INDYCAR Oval Series | 8 PM ET
Top Split coverage of the fixed setup IndyCar Oval Series.
Long considered the pinnacle of American motorsports, IndyCar racing features the world’s fastest oval track racing, with wheel-to-wheel—and wheel-within-wheel—finishes pretty much standard operating procedure.
Car: IndyCar IR-18 | Track: The Milwaukee Mile
Broadcasted by P1 Broadcasting
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🇺🇸 Crandon Championship | 9 PM ET
The Crandon Championship is an iRacing Special Event held at Crandon International Raceway using the Pro 4 Off-Road Racing Trucks.
This is one of the many qualifying sessions for the end-of-week Super Sessions.
Car: Pro 4 | Track: Crandon
Broadcasted by iRacing
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🇺🇸 Indy NXT Oval Series | 9:45 PM ET
Top Split coverage of the fixed setup Indy NXT Oval Series.
In this fixed-setup series, take this popular and powerful open-wheel machine to top oval tracks as you learn how to manage the draft and put down fast lap times.
Car: Indy NXT IL-15 | Track: The Milwaukee Mile
Broadcasted by P1 Broadcasting
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WEDNESDAY | August 26th, 2026
🇺🇸 Crandon Championship | 11 AM ET
The Crandon Championship is an iRacing Special Event held at Crandon International Raceway using the Pro 4 Off-Road Racing Trucks.
This is one of the many qualifying sessions for the end-of-week Super Sessions.
Car: Pro 4 | Track: Crandon
Broadcasted by iRacing
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🇺🇸 Crandon Championship | 9 PM ET
The Crandon Championship is an iRacing Special Event held at Crandon International Raceway using the Pro 4 Off-Road Racing Trucks.
This is one of the many qualifying sessions for the end-of-week Super Sessions.
Car: Pro 4 | Track: Crandon
Broadcasted by iRacing
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SoF = Strength of Field
Check out our other weekly post, This Week in iRacing, to learn what you can jump into and race this week!
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