All News: Cary Bettenhausen

The Beginning of a New Era

August 7th, 2014 by

Week One of the 2014 Season 3 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series started off with a bang as the series utilized the new Dallara DW12 for the first time. Week One sent the series to Michigan International Speedway. A record 378 sim-racers participated in online races throughout the week. Fuel conservation, the draft, and pit strategy … Read the Rest »

Chin Up

February 21st, 2014 by

For a driver competing for the 16th Street Racing League championship, Josh Chin had achieved almost all of his goals this season. One thing eluded him however, and that was an oval victory. Similar to Will Power in the real world series, Chin knew that without victory at one of the two remaining oval races, … Read the Rest »

Heavyweights Norton & McCracken Win at Richmond

September 17th, 2012 by

Week Seven took the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Series oval series to another facility normally associated with stock car country.  At ¾ of a mile, Richmond International Speedway is not only the shortest track on this season’s schedule, but also many a sim-racer’s favorite track as well. Monday’s top split provided as strong of a field … Read the Rest »

Heavyweights Norton & McCracken Win at Richmond

September 17th, 2012 by

Week Seven took the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Series oval series to another facility normally associated with stock car country.  At ¾ of a mile, Richmond International Speedway is not only the shortest track on this season’s schedule, but also many a sim-racer’s favorite track as well. Monday’s top split provided as strong of a field … Read the Rest »

The Killer B’s win deep in the heart of Texas

September 12th, 2012 by

Do not adjust your set.  The cover photo shows the field coming to the checkered flag under green with the top ten covered by less than .9 of a second!  The top 13 only had a margin of victory by less than 1.3 seconds. Week six marked the halfway point for the Izod IndyCar oval … Read the Rest »

Ou All the Way

April 5th, 2012 by

Week 9 of the 2012 iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Series headed to Homestead-Miami Speedway.  This 1.5 mile track offers fantastic racing with many elements coming into play, including tire wear, fuel mileage and pit strategy.  43 sim racers showed-up with hopes of a win or at least a good finish.  The Top Split started with 22 … 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 »

Cahoe Conquers the Tricky Triangle

February 24th, 2012 by

Pocono Raceway, also known as “The Tricky Triangle,” hosted the fourth round of the 2012 Season 1 iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Series.  A total of 40 drivers made the virtual tow to Poconos, which meant the fields were split in two with 20 drivers making the top split.  With Pocono being one of the toughest tracks … Read the Rest »

Doyle Does Doughnuts

February 9th, 2012 by

Round 2 of the 2012 Season 1 iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Series rolled into Kentucky Motor Speedway for the Follow @TopSplitIndycar 180.  While the online racing series visited the Bluegrass State for the first time last year in broad daylight, this season saw the Dallaras under the lights at the fast and sweeping 1.5 mile speedway. … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Indy 500 Field Set

May 26th, 2011 by

The fastest field in the two year history of the iRacing.com Indy 500 is set, with 33 of the world’s best sim racers poised to take the green flag at 12 noon (ET) on Saturday, May 28 for the top split in “The Greatest Spectacle in Sim Racing.” The race will be broadcast on iRacing.com, … Read the Rest »