All News: Rockingham Speedway

iRacing NASCAR A Open: A New Beginning

February 4th, 2014 by

We are now one week into the 2014 race season. Week 13 gave everyone some much needed down time and an extra week of practice, for arguably the most demanding race track for the Gen 6 car on the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series. Rockingham is a track with so much character and so little … Read the Rest »

Hauff Handles The Rock

January 16th, 2014 by

The 11th week of action in the NASCAR iRacing Class C Fixed Series brought nearly 1,300 sim racers to one of NASCAR’s most historic race venues—Rockingham Speedway. The 1.017-mile speedway opened its gates in 1965 and has hosted hundreds of races throughout its tenure on both the NASCAR circuit as well as many other racing … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Christopher Shella

December 2nd, 2013 by

Chris Shella has been a part of the iRacing community since July of 2010.  Since then, he has given us 182 reasons why he is one of the top competitors on the service. Specifically, he has scored 172 wins in nearly 1400 oval starts and ten victories in 177 starts on road courses. This year, … Read the Rest »

Wheelin’ at The Rock

October 15th, 2013 by

Week 11 of the NiCCF Series brought 1,200 plus sim racers to the high banks of Rockingham Speedway for 50 circuits around the 1.017-mile facility. Those 50 laps proved to be a struggle for some and a blessing for others. Since the series does a lot of racing on big, fast speedways, it was a … Read the Rest »

Rockin’ in the USA

June 20th, 2013 by

Week Seven of the NiCCF brought nearly 1,400 sim racers to the high banks of Rockingham Speedway for 38 laps of struggle for some and success for others. Depending on whether you struggled or succeeded during the week probably dictated whether you enjoy racing at The Rock. One driver who did have success during the … Read the Rest »

Rhyne Romps at Rockingham

May 21st, 2013 by

After kissing walls last week at Darlington Raceway, the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (fixed setup) traveled to Rockingham Speedway for Week 3 of the season. Races were set for 50 laps around the famed 1.017 mile oval. Located in North Carolina, NASCAR enthusiasts love Rockingham for its nostalgia; the track held Sprint Cup races … Read the Rest »

Lambert Dances with “The Lady in Black”

May 16th, 2013 by

Week 2 of Season 2 found the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (fixed setup) at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. Drivers piloted their Chevrolet SS and Ford Fusion Gen-6 machines around the tricky 1.366 mile egg-shaped oval in 50-lap online races. This track is incredibly line sensitive, as it requires technique and finesse to stay … Read the Rest »

Moustakas’ Pet Rock

April 20th, 2013 by

The 11th week of the season takes the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series to Rockingham Speedway for 75 laps of intense racing around the 1.017-mile speedway. The Rock is known to many as the most difficult track on the circuit and that proved to be true as just 205 racers attempted to tackle the beast. … Read the Rest »

Alfalla & Hauff Handle The Rock

April 20th, 2013 by

Many sim racers and real life racers will tell you that Rockingham Speedway is one of the most difficult tracks that NASCAR pays a visit to during the season. Some drivers praise the difficulty of racing at The Rock while others call it inappropriate names. Either way, The Rock played host for Week 11 of … Read the Rest »

Class B Rocks

April 17th, 2013 by

Rockingham Speedway played host to the tenth week of the season for the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series.  A fixture on the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series for years, Rockingham was brought back to light by Andy Hillenburg and staff in 2008.  134 sim-racers would take to the high banked mile oval for Week … Read the Rest »