Welcome back to This Week in iRacing, your guide to the daily, even hourly racing that members can get into, based on where their license level is at. There are also some special series that run at specific times that anyone can jump into, with the right credentials, that offer a more meaningful sim racing experience.

Here are a few of the highlighted series taking place this week — 2026 Season 4, Week 7 — from October 27th to November 2nd in 2026.

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iRACING SPECIAL EVENTS

iRacing’s Special Event calendar features a selection of the world’s most compelling races across numerous disciplines. Whether you’re interested in stock cars or sports cars, open-wheel formula cars or sprint cars, sticking to pavement or playing in the dirt, running solo or racing with a team of your closest friends, our Special Events have something for everyone!

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iRACING FF1600 FESTIVAL

The next special event on the 2026 iRacing Special Event calendar is the iRacing FF1600 Festival Presented by CONSPIT.

This is an event that will be emulating the Formula Ford Festival run in real life utilizing the same heat racing format. The event will take place at Brands Hatch on the Indy layout.

For more information on iRacing FF1600 Festival -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the 2026 iRacing Special Events calendar -> CLICK HERE

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WEEKLY RACING SERIES

These are the series that are not confined to the iRacing seasons, that run independently throughout the course of the year and feature some of the most recognizable motorsports racing around. From NASCAR to the Whelen Modifieds, from Formula 1 to INDYCAR, and even some weekly local dirt track racing, iRacing offers many special series to jump in an compete in!

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NASCAR iRACING SERIES

Back again in 2026, the NASCAR iRacing Series (Open Setup and Fixed Setup) follows the NASCAR Cup Series schedule for a 36-week racing season. The series visits the tracks on the real-world schedule, utilizing the NASCAR Next Gen / Gen 7 Stock Cars from Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota.

Week 35 of 36 will take place at Martinsville Raceway.

The races this week are scheduled for:

Fixed Schedule: Wednesday, 21:00 GMT; Friday, 01:00 GMT; Saturday, 10:00 & 16:00 GMT; Monday, 01:00 GMT
Open Schedule: Thursday, 01:00 & 18:00 GMT; Saturday, 01:00 GMT; Sunday, 14:00 GMT

For more information on the NASCAR iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE

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iRACING GRAND PRIX TOUR

The fastest, most challenging, most exciting road racing series on the iRacing service, the iRacing Grand Prix Tour features the Mercedes-AMG F1 W13 E Performance on many of the world’s most fabled and demanding circuits, in either fixed or open setup series.

Week 20 of 24 will take place at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez – Grand Prix.

The races this week are scheduled for:

Fixed Schedule: Thursday, 10:00 & 19:00 GMT; Friday, 01:00 & 04:00 GMT; Saturday, 10:00 & 19:00 GMT; Sunday, 01:00 & 04:00 GMT
Open Schedule: Friday, 10:00 & 19:00 GMT; Saturday, 01:00 & 04:00 GMT; Sunday, 10:00 & 19:00 GMT; Monday, 01:00 & 04:00 GMT

For more information on the iRacing Grand Prix Tour -> CLICK HERE

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DIRT 410 SPRINT CAR TOUR

Modeled heavily after real-world events and featuring dozens of America’s top dirt tracks, the Dirt 410 Sprint Car Tour features 37 weeks of championship racing in the Dirt 410 Sprint Car.

Week 36 of 37 will take place at Lincoln Speedway.

The races this week are scheduled for:

Wednesday 02:00 GMT and 22:00 GMT, Friday 02:00 GMT, Sunday 10:00 GMT

For more information on the Dirt 410 Sprint Car Tour -> CLICK HERE

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DIRT SUPER LATE MODEL TOUR

Modeled heavily after real-world events and featuring dozens of America’s top dirt tracks, the Dirt Super Late Model Tour features 39 weeks of championship racing in the Dirt Super Late Model.

Week 38 of 39 will take place at Fairbury Speedway.

The races this week are scheduled for:

Tuesday 22:00 GMT, Thursday 02:00 GMT, Saturday 17:00 GMT, Monday 01:00 GMT

For more information on the Dirt Super Late Model Tour -> CLICK HERE

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NASCAR MODIFIED TOUR

Modeled heavily after real-world events and featuring many of America’s top short tracks, the NASCAR Modified Tour features 21 weeks of championship racing in the NASCAR Whelen Tour Modified.

Week 24 of 26 will take place at Southern National Motorsports Park.

The races this week are scheduled for:

Wednesday 02:00 GMT, Friday 20:00 GMT, Sunday 13:00 GMT, Monday 02:00 GMT

For more information on the NASCAR Modified Tour -> CLICK HERE

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WEEKLY SERIES OFF THIS WEEK:

• iRacing Nürburgring Endurance Championship | Next Race (#10 of 10) at Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN (iRacing Season 4, Week 8)
• Super Late Model Tour | Next Race (#25 of 27) at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway – Oval (iRacing Season 4, Week 8)
• Vintage Grand Prix Tour | Next Race (#15 of 16) at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez – Grand Prix Historic (iRacing Season 4, Week 8)

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SPECIAL DAILY RACING SERIES

Of course, we are always racing something at iRacing.

Whether you’re an oval specialist, running in every NASCAR series we offer, or if you enjoy getting in your favorite tin-top or open wheel machine to make laps at some of the most historic race tracks out there, there is always something to jump in and wheel. These are a collection of our special curated hourly series, from the serious ones that can qualify you for top level eSports to the fun ones like Draft Master, where there’s packed up Superspeedway racing that anyone can win every hour.

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FIA F4 REGIONAL TOURS

The Regional editions of the FIA F4 series. Each region is spaced out to start every 15 minutes, with the Challenge Series kicking off each hour, followed by the Americas (:15 after), Asia-Pacific (:30 after), and Europe (:45 after).

Week 7 Schedule: 

• Challenge: Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez – Grand Prix
• Americas: Road Atlanta – Full Course
• Asia-Pacific: Mount Panorama Circuit
• Europe: Autodromo Nazionale Monza – Grand Prix

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GT3 REGIONAL TOURS BY SENSITHAPTICS

The Regional racing format debuted in GT3 racing in 2025 Season 4, and is now presented by SENSITHaptics!

Featuring the same America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe regions as the F4 Regional Series, which has proven popular, GT3 is the perfect home for a similar concept. Nothing changes with the core GT3 fixed and open schedules. Each region will run hourly on the :45.

Week 7 Schedule: 

• Americas: Virginia International Raceway – Full Course
• Asia-Pacific: Adelaide Street Circuit
• Europe: Red Bull Ring – Grand Prix

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RING MEISTER BY LVRY

Two of the more unique daily racing series on iRacing are the Ring Meister Series and the Draft Master Challenge by SIMAGIC Series, where the cars change every week as opposed to the tracks. The setups are fixed in both series, which means it’s all about jumping in and racing the combination at hand.

The Ring Meister Ricmotech Series (Races on every hour on the hour | Qualifying every hour at :30) takes place at the Nürburgring Nordschleife – Industriefahrten and cycles through mostly road-type racing vehicles every week. 

Week 7 Schedule: 

• Skip Barber Formula 2000 at Nürburgring Nordschleife – Industriefahrten

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DRAFT MASTER CHALLENGE BY SIMAGIC

Two of the more unique daily racing series on iRacing are the Ring Meister Ricmotech Series and the Draft Master Challenge by SIMAGIC Series, where the cars change every week as opposed to the tracks. The setups are fixed in both series, which means it’s all about jumping in and racing the combination at hand.

As for Draft Master Challenge by SIMAGIC (races every hour on the hour), the series contests six weeks at Talladega Superspeedway and six weeks at Daytona International Speedway, featuring many common NASCAR-oval style cars.

Week 7 Schedule: 

• NASCAR Grand National (Gen 4) at Daytona International Speedway – Oval

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RAIN MASTER CHALLENGE BY PODIUM1

For wet weather racing enthusiasts, Rain Master is one of the latest Special Series available on iRacing. Introduced in 2024 Season 4, those looking for some fixed setup wet weather racing can now jump into select GT3 vehicles at 12 different road courses around the world.

The forecasts will include light rain throughout the short, 15 minute events. Races run every hour at 15 minutes past the hour.

Week 7 Schedule:

• at Rudskogen Motorsenter

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FIA CROSS CAR CHAMPIONSHIP

New in the first season of 2026 is the FIA Cross Car, and with that, the FIA Cross Car Championship at the Rookie License level. Cross Car racing is among the earliest steps on the rallycross ladder for real-world drivers looking to climb the ladder in the sport. Take the wheel of the FIA Cross Car and master mixed-surface racing in this nimble RWD machine.

Week 7 Schedule: 

• at Daytona Rallycross and Dirt Road – Rallycross Short

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NEW! TRACK DAY!

Just like a real track day, we’re bringing all sorts of cars to the track together for a unique twist on multiclass driving. See how your favorites stack up as you manage traffic while trying to be fastest in your class!

Open Qualifiers begin every 30 minutes at :15 and :45 past the hour.

CARS AVAILABLE TO DRIVE: 

• [Legacy] Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992.1)
• [Legacy] Mazda MX-5 Roadster 2010
• [Legacy] Mazda MX-5 Cup – 2010
• Caterham 420R
• Renault Clio
• Toyota GR86
• Radical SR8
• Hyundai Elantra N TCR
• Honda Civic Type R TCR
• Hyundai Veloster N TCR
• Audi RS3 LMS Gen2 TCR
• Ford Mustang FR500S

Week 7 Schedule: 

• at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben – Grand Prix

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Check out our other weekly post, the iRacing Weekly Tune-In, to learn what you can watch on official iRacing channels as well as around the community!
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