All News: Chicagoland Speedway

O’Rourke Obliterates Iowa

September 13th, 2013 by

Week Six of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series brings nearly 2,100 sim racers to the virtual Iowa Speedway for 45 laps of racing at the 0.875-mile short track. Iowa Speedway is a favorite among the real racing community as well as the sim racing community for the great racing it produces all throughout … Read the Rest »

Harrison Gains Ground Under the Lights

September 9th, 2013 by

Last week the NASCAR iRacing Series was back in action at Richmond International Raceway for Week 24 of the 2013 season. Coming into the week points leader Tyler D Hudson found himself in the lead in a big way only 2654 points over 2nd place Landon Harrison. Hudson has been hot over the last few … Read the Rest »

A Compelling Chase for Five

September 6th, 2013 by

Five of the dozen spots in The Chase for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title are up for grabs this weekend at Richmond International Raceway.  With the top ten in points — plus two “wild cards” with the most wins among those ranked 11th-20th in the standings — qualifying, Jimmie Johnson, Clint Boyer, Kevin … Read the Rest »

Brown Wins Atlanta in Fantastic Finish

September 4th, 2013 by

After a long, tumultuous NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship season, Joey Brown was not about to let another win slip away. Two weeks after dominating at Michigan only to lose due to fuel strategy, Brown found himself out front once again, this time at Atlanta Motor Speedway.  And this time he made sure he came … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Brandon Six

August 31st, 2013 by

Q: How long have you been sim-racing? A: I’ve been sim-racing for about 12 years now. I started sim racing on NR2003 when I was seven years old. Q: What attracted you to iRacing? A: Justin Thompson sent me some pictures of himself on iRacing and I thought it looked cool, so I decided to … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Brandon Buie

May 28th, 2013 by

For this week, I interviewed Brandon Buie, a Pro Series-licensed driver who has been on iRacing since December of 2012. Brandon has been sim racing since the days of NASCAR Racing 2, over a decade ago. Based on his iRacing statistics, it’s safe to assume he learned a thing or two about sim racing from … Read the Rest »

Gomez Gallops at Chicago

April 30th, 2013 by

The final week of Season One brought sim racers from all around the world to the Joilet, Illinois for 35 laps of intense racing around the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway. Racing the Silverado on the wide, fast tracks is a favorite among both real and virtual NASCAR racers. Over 2,050 sim racers took to the track … Read the Rest »

Humpe Does It Again

April 30th, 2013 by

Week 12 of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series pays a visit to Chicagoland Speedway for 70 laps of high speed action around the 1.5-mile speedway. Over 700 sim racers partisicpated in at least one event during the seven days of online racing, but after the smoke settled, a familiar face to victory lane emerged … Read the Rest »

The Road to Pro Scenario: Week 7 of 8

April 9th, 2013 by

Editor’s note:  Brennan Mercer has been busy toting-up the points — actual and potential — for the 2013 Season One NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (open setup).  As the top ten points finishers not already holding a Pro or Pro/WC license from Seasons 1, 2 and 3 in the Class “A”open setup NASCAR series qualify … Read the Rest »

Neben/Laughton Conquer Chicago

January 27th, 2013 by

As the old saying goes, “all good things must come to an end”. After twelve weeks of online racing, Season Four 2012 comes to a conclusion as the checkered flag falls at Chicagoland Speedway. Opening in 2001, Chicagoland Speedway has played host to many races in the top three series throughout its history. Names such … Read the Rest »