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Lionheart IndyCar Series: Blocker Reclaims Lionheart Throne at Phoenix

April 14th, 2020 by Jason Galvin

The king of Lionheart has returned. Adam Blocker found victory lane for the first time in 2020 Wednesday night, capturing the checkered flag in the Thumbs Up, Cancer Down 200 at the virtual Phoenix Raceway. “We just made the right pit calls,” said Blocker, the two-time defending Lionheart IndyCar Series presented by First Medical Equipment … Read the Rest »

Thrustmaster to Become Title Sponsor of iRacing Rallycross World Championship

June 27th, 2019 by

BEDFORD, MA (June 27, 2019) – iRacing and Thrustmaster are pleased to announce the 2019 Thrustmaster iRacing Rallycross World Championship, kicking off this October. The nine-race championship will see two dozen of the world’s best iRacers battle for a $25,000 prize pool on some of the top rallycross tracks on iRacing. “We can’t wait for … Read the Rest »

Presnall Ices Competition; Wins in Phoenix

November 17th, 2017 by Richard J. Clarkson

Chad Presnall beat the simulated heat and the competition, staying cool at crunch time and winning his 27th career oval iRacing victory at the computer-generated Phoenix International Raceway, leading all of the race’s 40 laps behind the wheel of his blue-and-grey virtual NASCAR Camping World Chevrolet Silverado. Presnall, the 30-year-old from Texas, started on pole … Read the Rest »

Zalenski Survives PIR Melee for First NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Win

April 26th, 2017 by Jason Lofing

Rookie NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series driver Bobby Zalenski scored his first victory at Phoenix International Raceway Tuesday night, holding off Ray Alfalla and Ryan Luza on two late-race restarts. Zalenski took the lead on a restart with ten laps to go when leader Andrew Fayash missed a shift. Logan Clampitt, who was restarting second, also … Read the Rest »

Doyle wins Phoenix; Espitee Moves to Front of Elite Series

April 11th, 2017 by Dan Ensch

Tim Doyle took advantage of a small bobble by leader Joe Branch and a simultaneous check-up by Austin Espitee to streak by both in one corner of lap 123, then held on for the win of the Apex InfoTech Indy Elite series Phoenix 150 Sunday, April 2nd.  With the win, Doyle became the fifth winner … Read the Rest »

Elite Race Tightens as Espitee Takes Long Beach

March 28th, 2017 by Dan Ensch

Five weeks into the Apex InfoTech Indy Elite Series and only 11 points separate the top three positions as Austin Espitee survived an epic battle with Brandon Trost to win his second race of the season at Long Beach. Espitee, who finished dead last at Long Beach after an early accident one year ago,  brought … Read the Rest »

Goke Returns to Lionheart Victory Lane at Phoenix

March 16th, 2017 by Jason Galvin

In his second race back from another deployment in the United State Air Force, Jonathan Goke didn’t look rusty. In fact, the airman looked like he learned how to fly in his time overseas. Goke led a race-high 62 laps en route to a dominant win in the Thumbs Up, Cancer Down 150 at Phoenix … Read the Rest »

Lionheart Favorites Seek Redemption in the Desert

March 14th, 2017 by Patrick Taylor

Two weeks ago Andrew Kinsella stole the spotlight in the Lionheart Indycar Series presented by First Medical Equipment season opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Canadian came from mid-pack to edge league veterans Pierre Daigle, Dan Geren and Brandon Limkemann for the win in his league debut. Kinsella will be looking to keep his undefeated record … Read the Rest »

Kinsella Captures Debut Win at Homestead

March 6th, 2017 by Jason Galvin

Andrew Kinsella heard the talk, but he didn’t listen. Everyone said a wily veteran would win the season opener for the Lionheart IndyCar Series presented by First Medical Equipment at the challenging Homestead-Miami Speedway. Instead, it was a rookie in his series debut capturing the checkered flag in the First Medical Equipment 200 Wednesday evening, … Read the Rest »

Luza Rules at Phoenix

November 16th, 2016 by Jason Lofing

Bests Jeremy Allen in Late Race Shootout for Second Straight NASCAR iRacing Pro Series Win Ryan Luza turned-in a dominating performance at Phoenix International Raceway on Tuesday night, leading 146 of 156 laps to win his second-straight NASCAR iRacing Pro Series event. Luza started on pole and was the class of the field throughout the … Read the Rest »