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iRacing Weekly Roundup: eNASCAR Pro Invitational Series Ends Early

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On Friday, it was announced that the eNASCAR Pro Invitational Series would not be continuing for the remainder of the 2021 season. Through five races, all broadcasted on FOX Sports, James Davison was the breakout star, winning two races and earning the most hypothetical points. NBC Sports was set to take the second half of …

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iRacing Pro Invitational Series to Be Discontinued for the Rest of 2021

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The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series will not run the rest of the season as planned previously, according to Adam Stern on Twitter. The series, which first began last year during the break in competition due to COVID-19, ran five races this year that aired on Fox Sports 1. It was slated to continue on …

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Mitchell DeJong Wins at Road America, Continues Road Course Dominance

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Mitchell DeJong took home the victory Tuesday night (June 29) for Round 11 of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series at the virtual Road America. He became the first two-time winner of the season and first to repeat, the longest it has ever taken to get to that point in series history. 23XI Racing makes it …

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iRacing Weekly Roundup: Firecracker 400, 200 Lineups Set After Qualifying Round

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It’s been another virtually hectic week on the iRacing platform. Nashville Superspeedway was the main talk of the weekend as the NASCAR Cup Series made their debut at the newly refurbished facility. The virtual edition of the track was added during the 2021 Season 3 update and, after a few updates, the track became a …

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Bobby Zalenski Survives Late-Race Carnage, Wins at Pocono

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After a month-long break from action, Bobby Zalenski won Tuesday (June 22) night’s eNASCAR Coca Cola iRacing Series event at the virtual Pocono Raceway. The storyline heading into the race was the draft and how the cars would race with Pocono’s long straightaways…which the race saw in full effect. “This is fantastic,: Zalenski said after …

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iRacing Weekly Roundup: Road to Pro Q1 Ends, Firecracker 400 Begins

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The new eNASCAR ladder system wrapped up its first rung last week, and after nearly 2000 drivers took their shot in the open series, 70 drivers have advanced from the first round of the iRacing Road to Pro Qualifying Series to the second round. Twenty of those drivers will move on from there to the …

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Road Races Take Center Stage Just Before Season 3 Arrives | iRacing Weekly Roundup

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iRacing Season 3 is finally here, and while there wasn’t much to report on besides the announcement of Nashville Superspeedway to the oval track side of things, there was a lot going on with the road course category.  The Red Bull Ring is a fun addition for the road ringers on top of all of …

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McCall Gaulding Wins Better Half iRacing Dash

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The ladies of NASCAR took to a 1/5th-mile oval track in Legends cars at the virtual Texas Motor Speedway. McCall Gaulding, girlfriend of Camping World Truck Series driver Zane Smith, won Motor Racing Outreach’s Better Half iRacing Dash Thursday (June 10). Gaulding took the lead from polesitter Kelly Earnhardt Miller and held on during a …

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iRacing Weekly Roundup: iRacing Season 2 Coming to a Close

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As iRacing Week 12 comes to a close, that means there are only a few days until the new build comes out for Season 3. There have been a few confirmations on some new content, and there have already been some releases like the NASCAR NEXT Gen and the fictional Chicago Street Course. A new …

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James Davison Puts on Perfect Performance on Virtual Chicago Street Circuit

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In the final eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series event for NASCAR on FOX, James Davison took home the victory at the fictional (for now) Chicago Street Course, the first time any cars have been on this brand new circuit on Wednesday night (June 2). The race also featured the Next Gen Car for the second …

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Jesse Iwuji Wins 4th iRacing Fan Vote for Chicago Street Course

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For the fifth eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series event in 2021, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Jesse Iwuji will join the NASCAR Cup Series virtual field this Wednesday, June 2. After winning his fourth fan vote award, Iwuji will be a part of the first ever NASCAR-sanctioned event on the newly added Chicago Street Course, a …

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