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During Wednesday night’s broadcast of “Wednesday Night iRacing” on Fox Sports 1, Gordon said he was going to participate in Sunday’s eNASCAR Pro Invitational Series race, the fifth in the series which is taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic. The race will be broadcast on Fox Sports at 1 p.m. ET Sunday. “Man, I’m going to give it a try,” Gordon, 48, said. “We’ve been ...Keep reading View the full article

Supercars’ esports championship has attracted several high-profile drivers from international series so far, with Formula 1 star Max Verstappen taking part in the second round and IndyCar title-winner Will Power making a wildcard appearance in Wednesday’s Bathurst event. Now another Penske driver in the form of Logano has signed up on a one-off basis, the 29-year-old joining the full field ...Keep reading View the full article

The league, a collaboration among Motorsport Games, NASCAR and the Race Team Alliance, features 14 eNASCAR teams and is played on NASCAR Heat 4, the newest iteration of the NASCAR video game franchise. Each team features one Xbox player and one PlayStation 4 player. The 2020 season gets underway at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday as the Xbox and PS4 players kick off the first four-race segment with 50 laps ...Keep reading View the full article

Sports that can — those that don't require close quarters, like golf, darts, tennis, and racing — all have plans to return to action very soon. View the full article

Several circuits are lobbying to stage the resumption of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series as soon as May despite current coronavirus-forced lockdowns View the full article

Even though we haven’t been racing, I’ve been keeping busy. We finished my new race shop finally. We got all moved in. That’s really been the biggest thing – getting moved in and set up and organized and all that. It’s a pain in the butt. But I’m glad to get all that done. I’ve started a couple new projects – I really shouldn’t be allowed to be bored. I decided to build a ...Keep reading View the full article

Texas and Florida appear to be ready to allow NASCAR races to resume without fans View the full article

As some states begin to consider lifting or amending stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic, there has become a near bidding-war on which will be the first to host NASCAR events when real racing resumes. On Monday afternoon, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott posted a message on his Twitter account saying he had spoken with NASCAR officials and hoped to announce a return to racing at Texas ...Keep reading View the full article

In the last week, five Republican N.C. senators called on N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper (D) to allow NASCAR to resume live racing events beginning at Charlotte Motor Speedway next month but without fans present. To do so, however, would require Cooper to amend his executive order closing non-essential businesses and reducing the size of gatherings to 10 people due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All of the ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR has announced plans to get back on the track starting in May. But there are still questions to be answered about how it all plays out. View the full article

William Byron, whose NASCAR path originated with iRacing, won his second consecutive race in the esports series, navigating an effective tire strategy to in at the virtual Richmond (Va.) Raceway on Sunday. The series’ first two winners were Cup veteran Denny Hamlin and Timmy Hill, both of whom are accomplished drivers on the virtual racing circuit. Meanwhile, some of the Cup series’ most ...Keep reading View the full article

Nothing against William Byron or the other iRacing gurus, but the question remains: when will we see an unexpected winner break through in eNASCAR? View the full article

Drivers were on their best behavior in NASCAR's latest virtual race and no one did anything to get fired or lose a sponsor View the full article

Bobby Labonte, Landon Cassill, Daniel Suarez and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were able to transfer into the main event through the last-chance-qualifier, setting the 30-car field. In qualifying, Ryan Preece earned pole position ahead of Cassill and led the early laps, which went caution free. The first yellow flew on Lap 26 when Chris Buescher's steering wheel disconnected and he collected Kevin ...Keep reading View the full article

We've got ourselves the first two-time winner in iRacing! William Byron wins the iRacing Pro Invitational Series at Virtual Richmond! View the full article

We're back for the iRacing Pro Invitational Series at virtual Richmond Raceway! Follow all the action of race day in week four! View the full article

Berry, who competes in Late Models for JR Motorsports, grabbed the lead from Anthony Alfredo with 14 of 125 laps remaining and held off Ty Majeski for the win at virtual Richmond (Va.) Raceway. Berry, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet, ended up leading 106 laps and was not seriously challenged at the finish. “It was a good race. I felt like I was pretty good. You know me and Ty were pretty ...Keep reading View the full article

Harvick, the 2014 series champion, will make his first start in the eNASCAR Pro Invitational Series race Sunday at the virtual Richmond (Va.) Raceway (1 p.m. ET, Fox Sports). The Pro Invitational Series features past and present Cup Series drivers and emulates the original 2020 Cup schedule. Harvick, 44, had no prior experience in iRacing and only recently got a simulator set up at his home ...Keep reading View the full article

The iRacing experiment was an immediate and initial success for both NASCAR and IndyCar View the full article

The resumption of the coronavirus-halted 2020 NASCAR Cup Series has been delayed further, after the May event at Martinsville Speedway has been postponed View the full article