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iRacing Downshift #50 1/2: Firecracker 400 Special w/Landon Cassill and Parker Kligerman

July 25th, 2023 by

Click here to listen to the latest iRacing Downshift! It’s an interview so timely that we skipped the other half of the show! eRacr’s Parker Kligerman and Landon Cassill drop in to talk about this Wednesday’s third running of the Firecracker 400, what it’s like to put on one of the biggest independent sim races … Read the Rest »

eRacr’s Firecracker 400 Returns for Third Edition in 2023

July 12th, 2023 by

One of iRacing’s best-loved independent events makes its long-awaited return this month with eRacr’s Firecracker 400 presented by Thrustmaster T818. Featuring the 1987 NASCAR Cup Series Ford Thunderbird, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, and Buick LeSabre on the legacy scan of Daytona International Speedway, the event sees hundreds of drivers go battle over three weeks of action … Read the Rest »

2nd Annual Firecracker 400 Kicks Off Tonight

June 15th, 2021 by

One of iRacing’s biggest independent events kicks off tonight with the return of the Blue-Emu Firecracker 400, a unique multi-week event organized by eRacr featuring the 1987 NASCAR Cup Series Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Ford Thunderbird and the legacy scan of Daytona International Speedway. Spearheaded and organized by real-world NASCAR Cup Series drivers Landon Cassill … Read the Rest »

eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Fan Vote Goes Live for Talladega

April 16th, 2021 by

Click here to cast your vote at eNASCAR.com! NASCAR fans will have the opportunity to vote one driver into next Wednesday’s eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series event from Talladega Superspeedway through a fan vote, running today through Monday at enascar.com/pro-invitational-fan-vote. The winning driver will join the stars of the NASCAR Cup Series in the second … Read the Rest »

eRacr Carnomaly 500 Brings Top iRacers, Real-World Stars Together

February 17th, 2021 by

Over the next three weeks, nearly 400 iRacers from around the world will strap into the NASCAR Cup Series Car of Tomorrow for the eRacr Carnomaly 500, which kicks off its preliminary races from the virtual Daytona International Speedway tonight. The second major independent event organized by NASCAR stars Landon Cassill and Parker Kligerman through … Read the Rest »

iRacing Returns to TV With eShort Course Showdown on Sunday

February 13th, 2021 by

Travis Pastrana, Greg Biffle, and Ron Capps are just three of the real-world superstars on an entry list of nearly 30 drivers as iRacing returns to TV this Sunday with the General Tire eShort Course World Cup presented by Fistful of Bourbon, airing at 1PM ET/10AM PT on the CBS Sports Network. The all-star event, … Read the Rest »

VRS Coanda Simsport Wins Top Split of 2021 iRacing 24 Hours of Daytona

January 25th, 2021 by

Three of iRacing’s most dominant road racers combined to take top honors in the top split of the 2021 iRacing 24 Hours of Daytona on Sunday morning, as VRS Coanda Simsport’s Joshua Rogers, Mitchell deJong, and Mack Bakkum took the checkered flag in the annual twice-around-the-clock visit to Daytona International Speedway modeled after IMSA’s premier … Read the Rest »

Holden Heitritter Wins 2021 General Tire eShort Course World Cup on iRacing

January 22nd, 2021 by

27 of the world’s best off-road sim racers and real-world racing superstars took to iRacing on Thursday night for the General Tire eShort Course World Cup presented by Fistful of Bourbon, the second edition of the premier virtual short course event in the world. When all was said and done, it was Holden Heitritter who … Read the Rest »

Firecracker 400 presented by INFRA: Race Preview

June 29th, 2020 by

Two weeks ago, 344 drivers took to Daytona International Speedway in Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt’s 1987 NASCAR Cup Series cars with hopes of qualifying for the inaugural Firecracker 400 presented by INFRA Resolutions. This week, the top 86 of them finally get to face off. Wednesday’s premier race, as well as Monday’s Firecracker 200, … Read the Rest »

Landon Cassill Qualifying Challenge Returns Tonight at 9PM ET; $10,000 on the Line

May 15th, 2020 by

Longtime iRacers are undoubtedly aware of the Landon Cassill Qualifying Challenge, a high-stakes, one-lap run designed to mimic the pressure of real-world qualifying for teams without a guaranteed spot in a NASCAR field. In its inaugural edition 10 years ago, it was Jason Lofing who turned the fastest lap and took home a $1,000 cash … Read the Rest »