All News: Thunder Valley

Majeski’s Thunder Valley Comeback

July 21st, 2015 by

Week 6 of the NASCAR iRacing.com SK Modifieds Series brought the sim racers to Bristol Motor Speedway, otherwise known as Thunder Valley. Marking in at a half mile, Bristol isn’t your typical short track. High banks create chaotic situations and with the top runners racing wide open for more than half the race, things can … Read the Rest »

Fast, Just Not Fast Enough

April 27th, 2015 by

Week 7 of the 2015 NASCAR iRacing Series Open takes us to Thunder Valley, aka Bristol Motor Speedway. Bristol is a track you either love or hate. Many people love Bristol for its fast half mile racing; others dislike Bristol cause of the beat ‘n bang nature of short tracks. Personally, Bristol is a track … Read the Rest »

NASCAR iRacing Series Open Garage: Bristol

August 21st, 2014 by

If you drive north of Knoxville on Highway 81 you will pass a number of small towns. One you just might miss if you blink is Bristol, Tennessee. With a population less than the number of people in attendance at most college football games, it seems an unlikely setting for the fourth largest sports venue … Read the Rest »

Buchberger Thrashes to Victory at Bristol

April 2nd, 2014 by

After an exciting, draft-filled week of sim-racing on the virtual plains of Kansas, the iRacing Silver Crown Cup traveled east to the last great (digital) colosseum: Bristol Motor Speedway. This half-mile re-creation of the historic speedway produced some classic sim-racing during Thursday night’s event. With drivers having such experience with this car/track combination, the yellow … Read the Rest »

Kusheba Extends PEAK Dreams Lead

March 7th, 2014 by

After a week of beating and banging in Thunder Valley, it was more of the same as the iRacing.com PEAK Stock Car Dreams National Series traveled north to the .625-mile Thompson International Speedway.  Paul Kusheba entered the Thompson week with the series points lead and, after pulling the classic “Bump & Run” on Ray Alfalla … Read the Rest »

Conte Takes PEAK Points Lead at Chicagoland

February 20th, 2014 by

Some of iRacing’s top stars flexed their muscles in Week 3 of the PEAK Stock Car Dreams National Series, taking over the points lead at the first quarter mark of the 2014 Season 1 championship after a visit to the virtual Chicagoland Speedway. Woodland Park, New Jersey’s Michael Conti grabbed 263 points in Wednesday night’s … Read the Rest »

Marianetti Holds-on for Bristol Win

February 18th, 2014 by

Week 3 of the NASCAR iRacing.com Super Late Model series traveled to the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains to tackle one of the fastest short tracks of this or any season.  Bristol Motor Speedway was the site and once the sun went down the action lit up the track known as Thunder Valley.  In the … Read the Rest »

Powell Holds-off Kline in SLM Irwindale Action

February 10th, 2014 by

The NASCAR iRacing.com Super Late Model Series Week 2 headed west to Irwindale California, to race on the ½ mile configuration.  This wide track allowed many sim-racers to spread out and really see what this new super late model could do.  As expected the online racing was extremely competitive as many drivers had a hard … Read the Rest »

Lamberth Fends-Off Myers and Vanosdol at Bristol

November 19th, 2013 by

The NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series visited famed Bristol Motor Speedway for the third week of 2013 Season 4.  Virtual sheet metal was bent and real tempers flared, as the Late Model Chevies took to the fastest track they will see this season. The 2152 strength of field race quickly got the tempers going and … Read the Rest »

Hudson Stays Hot in ‘lanta

September 4th, 2013 by

Last week the NASCAR iRacing series made its 23rd stop of the season at the Atlanta Motor Speedway for four races. The previous week at Bristol saw points leader Tyler D Hudson on a mission to win the championship, picking-up three wins in three starts in Thunder Valley. With his Bristol Hat Trick Hudson added … Read the Rest »