All News: Indianapolis 500

iRacing 24 Hours of Le Mans by the Numbers

November 1st, 2016 by David Phillips

VRS Coanda Simsport and ineX Racing Shine in inaugural event Nearly 2000 iRacers participated in the inaugural iRacing 24 Hours of Le Mans last weekend in an online race that saw more than 486 teams of sim racers participate in the twice ‘round the clock event.  Utilizing iRacing’s unique “driver swap” feature, competitors from around … Read the Rest »

From Indy and Charlotte to Motegi with CORT

May 31st, 2016 by Joseph Cervone

The week leading up to Memorial Day was one to remember for the drivers of CORT (Championship Online Racing Teams). For starters, the final Indianapolis 500k was set to kick-off the week. On top of that big send-off for the former Trading Paints Championship Series, it was the first time that both the Indy 500k … Read the Rest »

iRacers Driven2Save Lives in the Indianapolis 500

May 25th, 2016 by David Phillips

It’s hardly breaking news that iRacing.com is a useful – and fun – way for professional race drivers to practice their craft away from the track.  Just ask Simon Pagenaud, Will Power, Oriol Servia, Stefan Wilson and a host of other iRacers set to compete in the 100th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. But there’s more … Read the Rest »

IndyCar at Watkins Glen Visualized in 16th Street Race

December 30th, 2015 by Paul Slavonik

The penultimate round of the official Verizon IndyCar Sim Racing League powered by iRacing.com and RACER got underway on Tuesday night at Watkins Glen International. For 35 laps, the virtual field of 17 cars traversed the 3.4-mile circuit which would be the final road race of the season. Although there were no professional drivers participating, … Read the Rest »

Record-Setting 6th Annual iRacing Indianapolis 500

June 2nd, 2015 by

The Sixth iRacing Indianapolis 500 is in the record books, and oh what records!  With four time slots over the weekend of May 29-31 the Greatest Spectacle in Online Racing saw nearly 1400 iRacers take part in 62 splits featuring between 31 and 33 drivers.  With some sim racers competing in two, three and even … 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 »

Road Warrior 12 Hours of Sebring

March 31st, 2015 by

After a fiercely competitive iRacing Daytona 24 back in January the Road Warrior Endurance teams took to the track for the first ever iRaicng 12 Hours of Sebring. The race kicked off at 13:00 GMT on Saturday March 28th. At least two drivers had to get behind the wheel during the 12 hour event. For … Read the Rest »

Racespot TV Renews 2015 iRacing Partnership, Increases Event Coverage

January 9th, 2015 by

RaceSpot TV are proud to announce that they have renewed their partnership with iRacing.com Motorsports Simulations, to cover the iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series for the 2015 season. In addition, RaceSpot TV shall also provide coverage of the endurance rounds of the 2015 iRacing.com Road Warrior Series, and the 2015 iRacing.com Indianapolis 500. The … Read the Rest »

IndyCar Battle Between the Lakes

September 25th, 2014 by

Week 8 of the iRacing Indy Car Road series saw the drivers stop and battle for virtual glory at Autódromo José Carlos Pace (aka Interlagos). The classic circuit is located in Brazil, the nation that has seen the likes of Formula 1 legends named Senna, Piquet, Fittipaldi, modern day heroes like Massa and Barrichello, and … Read the Rest »

Is It Really Too Tough To Tame?

September 23rd, 2014 by

NASCAR’s first paved superspeedway has been called “The Track Too Tough To Tame.”  Known for its red and white walls that, once the green flag drops, “magically” become increasingly black — even as the right sides of the cars “magically” develop black stripes of their own – Darlington is also called “The Lady in Black.”  … Read the Rest »