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Raffurty Takes All at Martinsville

April 3rd, 2014 by

The NASCAR iRacing Series moved to the state of Virginia for Week 6 at Martinsville Speedway – also known as the Worlds Fastest Paperclip. The .526 mile track would completely change the sim-racers’ driving style from the previous week at Auto Club Speedway as Martinsville requires pin-point accuracy on the slow, tight corners – and … Read the Rest »

Lopez Does it Again in California

March 26th, 2014 by

Auto Club Speedway was the playground for Week 5 of the NASCAR iRacing Series. This newest addition to iRacing proved a tough test for many of the sim-racers taking to its ribbon of tarmac, which provided for some close fought action. The wide racetrack allowed for lots of two and three wide racing, leaving lots … Read the Rest »

Team of One: Martinsville Speedway

March 25th, 2014 by

Week 6 of the NASCAR iRacing Series brings us to the world’s fastest paperclip. Martinsville Speedway is the classic track that pops into everyone’s head when they think NASCAR racing. While it may be a little more than a bump and run strategy, it isn’t much more. Last week I talked about running low bumpstops … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Dylan M. Schmidt

March 24th, 2014 by

A member of iRacing since October of 2009, Iowa’s Dylan Schmidt has crafted some pretty impressive career statistics, with multiple victories on ovals and road courses alike. He has 48 career oval victories and six official road course victories, with his first coming in this month of 2011 at Lime Rock Park. Father of a … Read the Rest »

Kusheba’s Streak Continues; Lopez Wins in Bristol

March 20th, 2014 by

Week 4 of the NASCAR iRacing Series brings the online racers to Bristol Motor Speedway, the shortest track on the calendar. With its small straights and 30-degree banking, Bristol still provides great yet fast racing. Qualifying proved very close with laps of around 15 seconds, meaning there was no time for mistakes on a hot … Read the Rest »

Hudson, Kusheba Take Control in Vegas

March 13th, 2014 by

NASCAR iRacing Series Round 3: Las Vegas Motor Speedway The ‘Diamond in the Desert’ hosted Week 3 of the 2014 NASCAR iRacing Series. The 1.5 mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway was the location for both the Fixed and Open setup online races this week, with just over 1500 sim-racers trying to prove they could be … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Justin Laxton

March 4th, 2014 by

Justin Laxton could possibly be one of the quickest learners on iRacing.com. He joined the service on March 12th, 2013 and since the beginning of the year, his oval iRating has increased by over 1000. Born in 1988, Laxton, who currently lives in Verona, Wisconsin.  He has started 426 oval races and visited virtual victory … Read the Rest »

My Daytona 132.5

March 3rd, 2014 by

February and means only one of two things: We either have more months of bitter cold, and crazy insane winter weather . . . or spring is coming early. For anyone living in Las Vegas, well it has been spring since September. So I hope it’s not one of those blistering hot years. However, there’s … Read the Rest »

A Team of One – Phoenix International Raceway

February 24th, 2014 by

Week 2 of the NASCAR iRacing Series brings us to Phoenix International Raceway. Phoenix is a very diverse track with two non-symmetrical corners. It is also rather bumpy compared to its real world counterpart. This means there are several unique challenges that Phoenix brings to the table when we want to build a set-up. The … Read the Rest »

Virtual Daytona 500 Kicks-Off Full NASCAR Cup Series Schedule on iRacing

February 19th, 2014 by

Real world racers and sim-racers alike are preparing for the biggest stock car race of all: the Daytona 500.  This year 50,000 iRacers worldwide can compete in an online version of the full NASCAR Sprint Cup Season in the NASCAR iRacing Series (NiS), which kicks-off this week with iRacing’s version of the Daytona 500. From … Read the Rest »