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Goke Wins Battle of Attrition at Pocono

March 20th, 2017 by Patrick Taylor

It’s no secret that Pocono Raceway is Jonathan Goke’s favourite track – with good reason: Goke’s resume at the three-turn oval is impressive. He’s the defending race winner in the Lionheart Indycar Series and he can now say the same about the Lionheart Retro Series after taking the checkered flag in Thursday night’s Remember the … Read the Rest »

How an 18-Year-Old Became a Racing Prodigy Without Leaving His Bedroom

December 8th, 2016 by Mike Vorkunov

Editor’s Note: The following story first appeared on Vice Sports William Byron’s trailer, docked on this day at the Pocono Raceway, opens into a hallway leading to a back room with a work desk and a mounted television. He is just an hour away from hitting the two-and-a-half-mile track in his No. 9 truck and … Read the Rest »

Power Series Title-Contending Trio Fights for Pocono and Kansas Wins

August 17th, 2016 by Corey Davis

As the ITSR Power Series crossed the midway point of its twelfth season, victory lane remained something of an exclusive club. Unlike Season 11, which saw five winners in the first seven races, just three sim racers – Mike Kelley, Tim Johnston, and Corey Davis – visited the winner’s circle through the first eight events this … Read the Rest »

Kelley and Johnston Find Wins and Wrecks at Phoenix

August 4th, 2016 by Corey Davis

For the drivers of the ITSR Power Series, last Sunday brought a pair of races at the Phoenix International Raceway. The day-and-night doubleheader meant two chances for successful races, but with a slick track and some wild restarts, it also meant two chances to get things wrong, even for the frontrunners. The daytime half of … Read the Rest »

Spotts Tames the Tricky Triangle

May 3rd, 2016 by Todd Steele

Week 7 of the Indycar Combined Series saw the simracers head to “The Tricky Triangle,” also known as Pocono Raceway. Pocono is considered one of the most difficult ovals on iRacing. It has three very distinct corners: Turn 1 is heavily banked and bumpy, Turn 2 is more smooth and can be easily taken flat … Read the Rest »

Goke Leads Team #NailedIt to Pocono Victory Lane

April 29th, 2016 by Patrick Taylor

Heading into the Dirtyblinds.com 300 at Pocono Raceway, there were a number of drivers who were considered favorites to win. Among them was Jonathan Goke, whose Lionheart resume at the “tricky triangle” included several track records, a pole position, and a sixth-place finish last season. However, one key item was missing from that list: a … Read the Rest »

Krahula Fuels No Name Kentucky Podium Sweep

April 15th, 2016 by Jason Galvin

Fueled by a bold strategy to pit with 40 laps to go, James Krahula stretched his fuel and led a No Name Racing sweep of the podium and collected his first win of the season in the Lionheart IndyCar Series presented by First Medical Equipment in the Monster Worldwide 200 at Kentucky Speedway on Wednesday … Read the Rest »

Jones Tames Tricky Triangle

February 8th, 2016 by Michael Chrobok

The iROC HPP Simulation Grand National Series thundered into the Pocono Mountains on Wednesday for 50 laps of sim racing action on Pennsylvania’s infamous 2.5-mile, three-turn “Tricky Triangle.” Although Brody Hays entered the race as the odds-on favorite, having won the last two events, a new face appeared in Victory Lane at the end of … Read the Rest »

Higman, Dalton Take Superspeedway Wins

August 4th, 2015 by

The ITSR Power Series hit back-to-back 2.5-mile ovals in Indianapolis and Pocono, with the first race decided by attrition and pit strategy, and the second won with great long-run speed. At Indy, the pole position went to defending series champion Tim Johnston with a fast lap of 186.440 mph.  Johnston led the opening 10 laps … Read the Rest »

Boes Pulls Pocono Upset

May 6th, 2015 by

Allen Boes scored the first win of his NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing career on Tuesday night at Pocono Raceway, becoming the most improbable winner thus far in 2015. Boes ran near the back for most of the race and narrowly avoided two wrecks before pit strategy enabled him to stay out for … Read the Rest »