Plus, last week, retired driver earnhardt and nascar hall of famer bobby labonte, who finished 18th in the 35car field. Season on hiatus, nascar launches the iracing pro invitational series. Nascar iracing national series at michigan duration. Mar 29, 2020 here are the details for todays enascar pro invitational iracing series race at a virtual texas motor speedway. Mar 28, 2020 nascar had a successful launch of its iracing series last sunday and it was the mostwatched televised esports event ever with more than 900,000 viewers. Nascar xfinity series driver organizes big event on iracing. A darlington raindelay joke on national tv last year about asians and video. Aug 14, 2016 truck series leader william byron says iracing proved he was worth the risk. Cup series regulars are joined by other names from the truck and xfinity series. Heres how nascar drivers feel about sundays iracing pro. In 2010, nascar officially sanctioned its first sim racing esports series, partnering with iracing to form the nascar iracing. It was dieringers seventh and final grand national series win. The series is integrated into the nascar series ladder system, introducing drivers to the experience of racing high performance stock cars on. Heres how to watch another weekend of iracing featuring.
Nascar and iracing team up for pro invitational series. Timmy hill wins oreilly auto parts 125 enascar iracing pro. Nascar iracing national series iracing series stats. Nascar grand national series driver standings iracing. The iracing schedules follows the real world nascar schedule so each week you will be racing at the same track, in the same cars, as the top level nascar drivers all form the comfort of your home. Bob weir sings national anthem for enascar iracing event on fox. But he is a big iracing driver, even placing first in the world at one. Nascar drivers to take part in iracing series nascar talk. Thrilled to announce that ill be performing the national. Fox sports will air the 100lap race and has agreed to televise all the subsequent races while the nascar national series adhere to a break in ontrack competition to align with u. And, given the current national restrictions and precautions amid the.
Nascar s new normal resumed sunday with another virtual event, the second in an iracing series thrown together after the coronavirus pandemic stopped nearly all sports. The national series is the equivalent to the nascar iracing national series. Nascar, iracing introduce iracing pro invitational series nascar. Chip ganassi racing kyle larson was a 19yearold sprint car driver of limited. Nascar drivers had so much fun tweeting during virtual. Hard racing nascar iracing national series at michigan.
This list will show you the most popular iracing series each week as well as detailed series stats. Here are the details for todays enascar pro invitational iracing series race at a virtual texas motor speedway. Timmy hill, who finished third in the nascar xfinity series race at daytona and competes in all three nascar national series, was briefly ranked as the top driver on ovals in all of iracing in the. Nascar cup series drivers and racing icons to compete in. Fox sports, teaming with nascar and iracing, is delivering the firstever enascar iracing pro invitational series event sunday at 1. Nascar national series stats at homesteadmiami speedway. The exhibition series will feature some of the best nascar drivers. Mar 21, 2020 watch top nascar drivers plus dale earnhardt jr. The series features longer races, typically 100 laps in length compared to the iracing series counterpart with 60% fuel and dynamic weather to allow drivers to. Fox sports to televise complete iracing pro invitational schedule. Find participation data, track schedule and when the best drivers are on track with the sof table.
Nascar, iracing host online racing series with top drivers. Mar 30, 2020 nascar fans and deadheads came together on sunday, when grateful dead guitarist and songwriter bob weir sang the starspangled banner ahead of the second nascar iracing pro invitational series race. Biffle joins nascars iracing series motorsport week. But he is a big iracing driver, even placing first in the. How a video game developed nascars newest rookie superstar. With nascar racing postponed through early may at this point, drivers are spending their time on their iracing simulators. Its sanctioned and managed by us, and in many cases, jointly endorsed by realworld racing partners including nascar. Learn about average finish, average starting position, laps led, cautions, lead changes and more. Thrilled to announce that ill be performing the national anthem for. A wide range of drivers with various experience both at texas motor speedway and in iracing will be contending in this sundays oreilly auto parts 125 in the second race of the enascar iracing pro invitational series 1 p. The third nascar iracing event averaged 1,179,000 viewers across fox.
Completion of 4 races in a series driver establishes an ipl incidents per lap average. Nascar, iracing introduce iracing pro invitational series. This sim racing series is made of up of five amateur series divisions, the nascar iracing. Nascar pro invitational iracing series to skip this. Nascar drivers fool around in iracing ingame voice chat. To keep fans entertained during an unexpected hiatus, nascar drivers from all three national series are set to compete in a multiweek simulation series. So how did bob weir end up singing the national anthem for the televised enascar iracing pro invitational series race sunday. Fox sports will broadcast sundays iracing pro invitational series, an exhibition event featuring many current and former nascar drivers. In the virtual world, drivers are assigned a score called an irating that increases after a good finish. Fox news like us on facebook to see similar stories please give an overall site rating. How a video game developed nascar s newest rookie superstar. Cup series drivers on iracing, future of esports nascar. He is one of 27 drivers to have a win in all three of nascar s national series.
Mar 19, 2020 nascar iracing national series at michigan duration. Coca cola iracing series the longestrunning esports racing series enters its 11th season in 2020, featuring the worlds top 40 online racers squaring off in virtual replicates of nascar cup. Some of the drivers worth keeping an eye on are ty majeski, garrett smithley, timmy hill, parker kligerman and matt dibenedetto. Nascar race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers.
Drivers set for iracing pro invitational series mrn. Nascar iracing national series at phoenix attempt 1 youtube. Fs1 to air iracing invitational race with nascar drivers. Indycar couldnt get a television deal so its inaugural race was streamed online from virtual watkins glen international speedway, the venue decided by fan vote. Exhibition races to provide fans with entertaining content while nascar s national series await return nascar and iracing announced tuesday the formation of the enascar iracing pro invitational series, an exhibition esports series featuring many of the sports most talented and popular drivers. Even indycar series drivers josef newgarden and jr hildebrand chimed in with their thoughts on the virtual event. Nascar pro invitational iracing series to skip this weekend. Classes c, b and a follow and match the nascar national series in order. Indycars inaugural race was streamed online saturday from virtual.
Broadcast live, and including many of the biggest names in the sport. Nascar, iracing introduce enascar iracing pro invitational series. The longestrunning esports racing series enters its 11th season in 2020, featuring the worlds top 40 online racers squaring off in virtual replicates of nascar cup series cars on the iracing simulation platform. For anyone watching last sundays inaugural enascar iracing pro invitational series event at virtual homesteadmiami speedway, it was obvious which drivers in the talented alist field of nascar competitors were already comfortable, eager and racey in the newage version. Nascar and iracing announced tuesday night the formation of the enascar iracing pro invitational series, an exhibition esports series featuring many of the sports most. Nascar had a successful launch of its iracing series last sunday and it was the mostwatched televised esports event ever with more than 900,000 viewers. Nascar iracing national series phoenix attempt 2 youtube. Indycar goes iracing as latest series to offer fans content. Mar 29, 2020 the oreilly auto parts 125, which was broadcast on fox, fs1 and the fox sports app, was the second race of the enascar iracing pro series invitational after the nascar cup series season was. All drivers competing in the enascar iracing pro invitational series come from the three nascar national series. Timmy hill wins virtual texas nascar race fox news.
And while the nascar cup series sits parked and dormant, its drivers have found an avenue for fun in the form of the enascar iracing. Fox sports and nascar driver kevin harvick said afterwards. The brickandmortar track in miami was originally scheduled to host this weekends real nascar national series action. He is someone who hasnt had a ton of success at any of nascars national series. Catching up with wood brothers racing driver matt dibenedetto matt dibenedetto and wood brothers racing are helping out during the novel coronavirus pandemic and getting ready. Racers are just different, man, nascar cup series driver clint. Find updated nascar iracing driver and races stats for todays food city showdown. Nascar and iracing collaborated to create the enascar iracing pro invitational series a sim racing exhibition format featuring some of the biggest names in the sport which kicks off this weekend at iracing s virtual homesteadmiami speedway with the dixie vodka 150.
A beginners guide to iracing in the time of nonascar. Mar 21, 2020 nascar and iracing collaborated to create the enascar iracing pro invitational series a sim racing exhibition format featuring some of the biggest names in the sport which kicks off this weekend at iracings virtual homesteadmiami speedway with the dixie vodka 150. Mar 22, 2020 coverage of the enascar iracing pro invitational series was structured just like the networks regular. Timmy hill, who finished third in the nascar xfinity series race at daytona and competes in all three nascar national series, was briefly ranked as the top driver on ovals in all of iracing. Its no secret iracing is a popular hobby among racers including for many nascar stars. Fox sports to broadcast enascar iracing pro invitational. Mar 27, 2020 s pat decola and alex weaver make their selections for which driver will hit the ground running first when nascar gets back to ontrack action decola. Nascar drivers to take part in iracing series nascar talk nbc. The series is scheduled to resume april 19 at a virtual richmond raceway. The series again places an emphasis on drivers practicing good racecraft skills. Nascar, iracing and fox sports have joined forces to create the enascar iracing pro invitational series, a multiweek effort that will see nascar drivers and dignitaries compete virtually on the iracing simulation platform. Nascar announced tuesday night the formation of the enascar iracing pro invitational series, an exhibition series featuring nascar drivers.
Jan 29, 2019 its no secret iracing is a popular hobby among racers including for many nascar stars. The nascar iracing series nis is an online racing series that mirrors the nascar cup series. Biffle is a fourtime winner at the real tms, including two wins in the cup series. Mar 28, 2020 sundays race is the second race for the pro invitational series, a series established by nascar and iracing to fill a void left by the postponement of reallife racing because of the coronavirus pandemic. The enascar pro invitational iracing series continues this weekend with. Nascar iracing national series at new smyrna 2019 duration. Fans with entertaining content while nascars national series await return. The racing is tough and aggressive, and victories are dependent upon both driver skill and the right read the rest. May 27, 2017 this feature is not available right now. A day later march 17, nascar and iracing revealed the formation of the enascar iracing pro invitational series, an exhibition series meant to feature current and some retired national series. That excitement has led to a new and already popular event created by nascar xfinity series driver ryan vargas.
Fox to continue broadcasting enascar iracing in light of. Nascar pro invitational iracing series to skip this weekend nbc. Mar 28, 2020 indycar followed the lead of nascar by launching a sixweek iracing series to give fans content during the coronavirus pandemic. A wide range of drivers with various experience both at bristol motor speedway and in iracing will be contending in this sundays food city showdown in the third race of the enascar iracing pro invitational series 1 p. Saturday morning nascar iracing xfinity league series. Heres how to watch another weekend of iracing featuring nascar s top drivers charlotte observer. Bob weir sings national anthem for enascar iracing event. He is someone who hasnt had a ton of success at any of nascar s national series. Its real drivers competing against one another on virtual simulation race tracks, with the contests broadcast live, presumably including plenty of. Some of the biggest names in professional ovaltrack racing got their start in late models. On sunday, the top stock car series hosted its first virtual pro invitational race, a 100lap affair held in iracing. Et on fox where available and subject to change, fs1 and the fox sports app.
Fox and fs1 will broadcast the complete enascar iracing pro invitational series this rapidfire collaboration between fox sports, nascar and iracing obviously has resonated with race fans, gamers. Nascar iracing pro invitational on fs1 gets high marks for. Denny hamlin and timmy hill have taken checkered flags in nascar s iracing alternative to the 2020 season, and the series top drivers will take to the track again on sunday for the first short. Some of the nascar cup series drivers give their take on the future of esports and the world of iracing. A look at various iracing sim rigs nascar drivers are. Nascar confirmed that the enascar pro invitational iracing series will not race easter sunday, taking the weekend off. Which driver will hit the ground running when nascar. Nascar drivers to take part in iracing pro invitational series. Official racing is the central hub of iracing s virtual racing community. Class, licence, type, series, track, car, start, official, next race, link. Nascars ty dillon sees the silver lining in coronavirus. Nascar ran its first race of its iracing exhibition series. Fox will broadcast nascars substitute sim racing season.
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