All News: Tony Stewart

iRacing and Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) Enter Partnership Agreement

September 19th, 2023 by

iRacing and the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) are excited to announce that they have entered a long-term partnership to have the SRX car and the SRX series in iRacing. iRacing is already working on a trip to scan the SRX car and gather data for an expected 2024 release. “We’re excited to welcome SRX into … Read the Rest »

David Heileman Scores Third Straight iRacing USAC World Championship Win at Eldora

October 3rd, 2019 by

David Heileman extended his points lead in the iRacing USAC World Championship presented by FloRacing to 62 when he won Wednesday night’s feature race at Eldora Speedway. Heileman won his heat race and got around top qualifier Schyler Brown early, then held off charges from Vinnie Sansone and later James Tiernan to become the first … Read the Rest »

NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart is a Big Fan of VR, Too

August 22nd, 2016 by John Gaudiosi

Three-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart is doing his final lap in NASCAR. After 18 years of racing, the 45-year-old driver, who also owns Stewart-Haas Racing, has watched technology improve everything from the safety on the track to the way fans can experience the sport. Fox Sports, for example, recently livestreamed the Daytona 500 in … Read the Rest »

Multiple iRacing Winners in “Mobil 1 Virtual Showdown with Tony Stewart”

August 2nd, 2016 by David Phillips

Allen Boes was the big winner in Thursday night’s “Mobil 1 Virtual Showdown with Tony Stewart” on the iRacing.com eSport platform.  The Ohio–based sim racer drove away from the field on the laser-scanned Pocono Raceway track to win the 15 lap Final over brothers P.J. and Jake Stergios.   But Boes was not the only winner … Read the Rest »

“Mobil 1 Virtual Showdown with Tony Stewart” Pits NASCAR Champion against Top iRacers

July 26th, 2016 by David Phillips

The world’s best oval sim racers will race digital door to door with a three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion in the “Mobil 1 Virtual Showdown with Tony Stewart” on Thursday, July 28.  Featuring iRacing’s laser scanned version of Pocono Raceway, the hour-long eSport race will be broadcast live on iRacing’s Twitch and YouTube channels starting … Read the Rest »

Kenseth Wins New Hampshire 301; Fails Post Race Tech Inspection

July 17th, 2016 by Dave Moulthrop

  Matt Kenseth did not have the dominant car in the New Hampshire 301 but in the final 50 laps he found his way to the front, making his final pass for the lead with just 30 laps remaining over teammate Denny Hamlin. The next two positions belonged to two drivers who had piloted the … Read the Rest »

iRacing to Build Eldora Speedway

April 4th, 2016 by David Phillips

iRacing.com and Eldora Speedway today announced plans to add the legendary half mile clay oval to the popular online motorsport simulation service’s catalogue of race tracks.   The world’s leading centralized racing game platform, iRacing revealed on April 1 that it plans to add dirt race tracks and racing cars to its online motorsports simulation service. … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Dylan M. Schmidt

March 24th, 2014 by

A member of iRacing since October of 2009, Iowa’s Dylan Schmidt has crafted some pretty impressive career statistics, with multiple victories on ovals and road courses alike. He has 48 career oval victories and six official road course victories, with his first coming in this month of 2011 at Lime Rock Park. Father of a … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Al Smith Jr

January 6th, 2014 by

Al Smith Jr has been an iRacing member since April of 2012, but his racing career started well before that. Before iRacing, he raced and won in go-karts for three years. He did not stop improving in his transition from real world racing to sim-racing.  With nearly 400 online starts, he has 16 career oval … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Bruce Perry

October 26th, 2013 by

Q: How long have you been sim-racing? A:  I joined iRacing in December, 2008.  It’s my first and only experience with sim-racing. Q: What attracted you to iRacing? A: My best friend got me involved.  He suggested I take a look at iRacing, and it was love at first sight! The depth and realism of … Read the Rest »