All News: strength of field

Luza & Sweeney Claim Iowa

March 25th, 2013 by

Week Seven of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (open setup) takes the sim racers on a trip to Iowa Speedway, a 7/8-mile short track located in Newton, Iowa for some good short track racing. Since opening in 2006, the track has provided some very exciting racing in its few short years. The 635 online … Read the Rest »

Dusett & Miller Ignite Iowa

March 23rd, 2013 by

One of the newer tracks in the iRacing.com service plays host to Week Seven of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (fixed setup) as almost 2,200 sim racers took the green flag for at least one race at Iowa Speedway. Chris J Miller (Carolina) took home the trophy during the week’s high Strength of Field … Read the Rest »

O’Keefe Extends Point Lead

March 22nd, 2013 by

Week Seven brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Race Series to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.  Using the short layout, drivers attacked 13 turns over 2.0 miles (3.22 km) of asphalt, Jon Tanko (Iberia) being the fastest with the blazing pole speed of 1:17.280.  All told, 844 drivers took to the track in a race session, … Read the Rest »

Late Models Romp on the Beach

March 22nd, 2013 by

Just miles away from the hallowed grounds of Daytona International Speedway lies an 0.48 mile (0.77 km) short track with four turns of 23 degrees of banking. This of course can be none other than New Smyrna Speedway located on New Smyrna Beach.  Founded in 1964, New Smyrna was originally a clay-based short track, but … Read the Rest »

Shelton Tops at Iowa

March 20th, 2013 by

Iowa Speedway, a four-turned banked short track in the corn fields of Newton, Iowa was the watering grounds for Week Seven of the NASCAR iRacing.com National Series. iRacing’s sim-racers enjoyed an action-filled week on the online version of the track that NASCAR champion Rusty Wallace had built himself. The track draws some of its design … Read the Rest »

Hotlappin’ at Hotlanta

March 19th, 2013 by

Week Six of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (fixed setup) brings the sim racers to one of the fastest tracks on the NASCAR circuit in Atlanta Motor Speedway. The fast speeds always bring out tons of eager racers attempting to put their Silverado in victory lane at least once. Nearly 2,000 online racers took … Read the Rest »

Luza’s Perfect Week

March 15th, 2013 by

California Dreamin’

March 14th, 2013 by

Week Six brought the iRacing.com GRAND-AM Sports Car Series to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.  The 2.238 mile (3.602 km) circuit features 11 turns through the hills overlooking Monterey, California, USA.  With another average week of participation, the Prototype class saw 302 drivers take part in a race, 148 place a qualifying lap, and 60 complete … Read the Rest »

Diamonds are for Koehler

March 14th, 2013 by

Week Six of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series stayed on the west coast for a trip to the Diamond in the Desert: the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  90 laps of close quarter racing where on tap for the drivers of iRacing’s second tier division around the mile and half oval just up the road … Read the Rest »

Getting Aholt of the Monster

March 9th, 2013 by

When it comes to tough racetracks around the world, you will be pressed to find one more difficult than Dover International Speedway. The 1-mile speedway with 24 degree high banks provides some of the most intense racing in NASCAR. That intensity is welcomed by some while others shy away from it. Almost 600 sim racers … Read the Rest »