All News: Bristol Motor Speedway

Hudson Rolls Through Thunder Valley

August 26th, 2013 by

Last week the NASCAR iRacing.com Series made its second stop of the season to the world’s fastest half mile: Bristol Motor Speedway. Tyler D Hudson is still the man on top of the points in the series over Landon Harrison. Thursday night was the first of the week’s four online races and Rafael Doninelli and … Read the Rest »

Pope Perseveres at Bristol

August 22nd, 2013 by

Bristol Motor Speedway is regarded as the fastest half mile in the world of motorsports; it is also home to some of the greatest racing in the world. After acquiring the facility in 1996, Speedway Motorsports Inc. turned Bristol into a virtual coliseum of motorsports, one with permanent seating for 165,000 fans.  More recently there … Read the Rest »

Luck of the Irish (Hills)

August 19th, 2013 by

Last week the NASCAR iRacing series made its second stop at the Michigan International Speedway in the Irish hills of Michigan, with points leader Tyler D Hudson still on top of the standings over Landon Harrison after week 20. Kicking-off the week of sim-racing, Danny Hansen and Matthew Moose grabbed the first front row in … Read the Rest »

Tempers Flare at Irwindale

August 16th, 2013 by

Irwindale, home of this year’s X-Games Global Rally Cross events, was the destination for Week Two of the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Tour. For sim-racers this track was a unique challenge, one with a very different racing groove than many anticipated. Late Models would prefer to stay above the dotted white line on the track … Read the Rest »

Sansone and Lampela Battle At Bristol

July 2nd, 2013 by

Bristol Motor Speedway has quite an odd relationship with the racing community. Everyone acknowledges the excitement that the unique 30 degree banking of Tennessee’s most popular oval track brings, with speeds not seen at most short tracks around the country (with hot tempers to boot). While the acknowledgement may be there, not every driver is … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Chad Pruitt

June 22nd, 2013 by

Q:     How long have you been sim racing? A:    I started racing on consoles in ‘97 when NASCAR 98 came out. Moved on to PC when NASCAR Racing 4 came out but never raced online until 2008 when I got rFactor. Q:     What attracted you to iRacing? A:    The laser-scanned tracks and being … Read the Rest »

Bs Swarm Bristol

March 26th, 2013 by

Week Seven of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series headed east for some short track racing at Bristol Motor Speedway.  170 laps of action around the tight confines of the Last Great Coliseum was on tap for the drivers of iRacing’s second tier division. 319 sim-racers took to the track for a race during Week … Read the Rest »

Gen6 Cars Make Bristol Debut

March 22nd, 2013 by

The always exciting Bristol Motor Speedway opened its gates and played host to the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS), for week three of their shortened season. This marks the first trip to the famed short track for the new Chevrolet SS and Ford Fusion Gen6 cars on iRacing.com. Bristol has built a reputation on … 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 »

New Season, New Champion?

February 13th, 2013 by

Let me take a minute to introduce everyone to the SK Modified community. There are four main teams competing in the NASCAR iRacing.com SK Modified Series on a regular basis: Road Runner Racing, Sinister Racing, Crankenstein Racing and Untamed Motorsports.  There are a lot of solo drivers as well.  In fact, when you think of … Read the Rest »