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New Build Gives Second Lives at PIR

March 18th, 2015 by

This past weekend’s NASCAR iRacing Series action at Phoenix International Raceway saw tempers flaring, fenders caving, and incident points accumulating. The culmination of a short track, a new build and anxious racers with little in terms of official racing available left the iRacing official pace car in need of its own pit crew. NASCAR XFINITY … Read the Rest »

NASCAR iRacing Series Diary: PIR

March 16th, 2015 by

This week’s Fixed race was very messy. Why?  Well it seems that 156 lap races are too short for some drivers who feel they had to make it three wide on every restart. If you are fast the 156 laps should give you time to move through the field, or so one would think! I … Read the Rest »

Touch ‘n Go in Vegas

March 13th, 2015 by

Week 2 of the NASCAR iRacing Series sent us west to another fast 1.5 miler: Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Vegas has never been my favorite track, and I failed to finish last year’s race with a blown engine. Despite not really liking the track, I’m pretty quick around the place, which means we could get … Read the Rest »

Burnin’ Rubber & Cash: Vegas

March 9th, 2015 by

Viva Las Vegas!  I love this town.  There’s always plenty to do, stuff to see, and money to make. Last week, we left Hotlanta with a little over $2.27 million in the bank, a chassis with barely any damage, and a great engine.  We had to repair some sheet metal and most of the more … Read the Rest »

Caudill Captures Phoenix

February 3rd, 2015 by

Week Six of the 2015 Season 1 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval sent the series Phoenix International Raceway, where a mere 78 sim-racers competed throughout the week. Aero-push, cautions, cones, handling, lapped traffic, pit strategy and tire wear were just some of the storylines to play-out during a week of sim racing in the virtual Valley of … Read the Rest »

Too Much Loving in the Desert, But It’s All Good

February 2nd, 2015 by

BRB Motorsports’ Brian Lovingood has shown in the past that fast tracks with low banking are right in his wheel house.  It was more of the same in Week 6 of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series Open as the Southport, NC native had a dominant week of sim racing at the one mile Phoenix … Read the Rest »

Oval of Dreams

January 28th, 2015 by

Faulks Mows Down Iowa Stalks to Extend Points Lead As the opening season of the 2015 NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series Open nears the half-way point, a crew of BRB Motorsports teammates have separated from the pack and look to be steering toward settling the points title amongst themselves.  Week 5 put the series in … Read the Rest »

Speed ‘Meritts’ Victory at Michigan

January 26th, 2015 by

Week Five of the 2015 Season 1 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval sent the series Michigan International Speedway. A total 192 sim-racers raced in the “Irish Hills of Michigan” throughout a week where the draft, handling, lap traffic, pit strategy, overall speed, and tire wear and — happily — caution-free races were just some of the storylines … Read the Rest »

Ringler’s Dominant Desert Dash Earns Points Lead

November 17th, 2014 by

The defending iRacing NASCAR Class B Series champ laid claim to his throne right off the bat slapping down 231 points on the first night of Phoenix week.  Lowline Racing’s Trent Ringler, who is coming off his first Class B title last season, took over the lead from BRB Motorsports’ Jeff Dukehart in a caution-filled … Read the Rest »

NASCAR iRacing Pro Series Duel in the Desert

November 14th, 2014 by

This past Tuesday, the NASCAR iRacing Pro Series took to the virtual Phoenix International Raceway for a Veterans Day edition of tight, short-track racing. The one mile track with the dogleg on the back stretch, proved to be a challenge for even iRacing’s best. The online race saw 10 cautions for 38 of the 156 … Read the Rest »