All News: Charlie Kimball

Scott McLaughlin Closes Out 2021 IndyCar iRacing Challenge With Sebring Victory

April 2nd, 2021 by

Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin avenged his loss to Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou in the opening round of the 2021 IndyCar iRacing Challenge on Thursday night, taking the checkered flag in the season finale from Sebring International Raceway. The Supercars convert climbed through the field from a sixth place starting spot, taking the lead from … Read the Rest »

IndyCar iRacing Challenge Race Preview: Sebring

April 1st, 2021 by

For the first two races of this year’s IndyCar iRacing Challenge, the stars of the NTT IndyCar Series returned to tracks in the virtual world that haven’t hosted the series in quite some time. This time around, the setup is a little different: the three-race miniseason wraps up at Sebring International Raceway, a track that … Read the Rest »

Karam Back in Winner’s Circle in IndyCar iRacing Challenge from Homestead

March 26th, 2021 by

100 caution-free laps from Homestead-Miami Speedway ended with a familiar face on the top step of the podium, as NTT IndyCar Series veteran Sage Karam piloted the #98 Andretti Autosport Dallara-Honda to victory in the second round of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge on Thursday night. Karam, who rebounded from early trouble last week at Circuit … Read the Rest »

IndyCar iRacing Challenge Race Preview: Homestead

March 25th, 2021 by

For 15 years, Homestead-Miami Speedway hosted some of the most thrilling races on the IndyCar calendar, counting such legendary drivers as Michael Andretti, Scott Dixon, and the late Dan Wheldon among its multi-time winners. Tonight, as part of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge, the cars and stars of the NTT IndyCar Series will make their virtual … Read the Rest »

Alex Palou Kicks Off IndyCar iRacing Challenge With Victory in Montreal

March 19th, 2021 by

His first real-world NTT IndyCar Series race with Chip Ganassi Racing won’t happen for a month yet, but if Tuesday night’s IndyCar iRacing Challenge round at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is any indication, Alex Palou should be right at home running up front with his new team. The Spanish sophomore qualified on pole, led the first … Read the Rest »

IndyCar iRacing Challenge Race Preview: Montreal

March 18th, 2021 by

One month from today, the cars and stars of the NTT IndyCar Series will finally kick off their 2021 season at Barber Motorsports Park. For those who can’t wait that long, though, a majority of the series’ top names will hit the virtual track in tonight’s IndyCar iRacing Challenge round from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the … Read the Rest »

‘5 THINGS TO LOOK FOR …’ HEADING INTO FIRST RESPONDER 175 PRESENTED BY GMR

May 2nd, 2020 by Paul Kelly, NTT IndyCar Series

The INDYCAR iRacing Challenge, a virtual racing event featuring a full field of NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers and special guests, concludes Saturday, May 2 with the First Responder 175 presented by GMR beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. The 70-lap event, which will last approximately 70 minutes, will be broadcast … Read the Rest »

IndyCar Reality Check: Indianapolis 500

May 27th, 2015 by

Now that the 99th Indianapolis 500 is in the books — and Juan Pablo Montoya and Roger Penske are divying-up the $2,449,055 winner’s share of the purse —  iRacers can set their sights on this weekend’s iRacing Indy 500. And while getting Indy 500 setup advice from race engineers is nearly impossible, I was able … Read the Rest »

Resurgent Target/Chip Ganassi

July 15th, 2013 by

To coin a phrase, reports of the demise of Target/Chip Ganassi Racing may have been ever so slightly exaggerated.  At least that would seem to be the case in the wake of back-to-back weekends in the IZOD IndyCar Series that saw Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti finish one-three in the Pocono 400 before Dixon swept … Read the Rest »

Giving Back

August 25th, 2012 by

Ryan Reed’s iRacing for Diabetes  Slated for August 28 & September 4 Ryan Reed considers himself a lucky young man.  That’s odd, considering he not only developed Type 1 diabetes (T1D) a couple of years ago but the condition threatened to derail his promising career as a race driver. A native of Bakersfield, CA Reed … Read the Rest »