All News: Indianapolis 500


The Road to Indy Goes Through Texas

May 9th, 2017 by Patrick Taylor

The Lionheart Indycar Series presented by First Medical Equipment arrives at Texas Motor Speedway one week after a dramatic Triple Crown race at Pocono that shook up the championship standings. Double points won’t be on the line this week in the Lone Star State but with the league’s full-length Indianapolis 500 just one month away, … Read the Rest »

Kinsella Swipes Apex InfoTech Elite Indy 500 from Holgate

May 8th, 2017 by Dan Ensch

Andrew Kinsella used lapped traffic and a bold outside defense of turn one on the final circuit to deny Tim Holgate back-to-back Indy Elite series Indianapolis 500 victories on Sunday, May 7th. Holgate appeared to be in control with a lead of one second with three laps remaining, but he mistimed a pass of lapped … Read the Rest »

Elite Indy 500 Drama Builds

May 4th, 2017 by Dan Lee

Will points leader Austin Espitee be a no-show for the biggest show? Can Tim Holgate wrestle the 2017 Elite series points lead away with a repeat of his 2016 win? Who will be this year’s darkhorse candidate? Questions abound and test sessions can be found almost anytime during the last few days of this first … Read the Rest »

Holgate a Fast Moving Target for Indy Oval Elite Season 2

February 7th, 2017 by Dan Ensch

If any entrant in the second season of the Indy Oval Elite Series plans to graduate with honors they’re going to have to expel the teacher. That isn’t going to be easy. To put it simply, Fairfield, California native Tim Holgate took the field to school in the inaugural season, and there’s a good chance … Read the Rest »

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 »