NASCAR K&N Series West rookie Trevor Huddleston learned how to race Sonoma Raceway on iRacing – something becoming more and more commonplace in recent years.
https://twitter.com/NASCARHomeTrack/status/1010260815977406464
Unfortunately for Huddleston, his No. 22 Ford retired from the race early with electrical issues – technically sort of like when the power goes out at home when you’re turning laps on iRacing, when you think about it.
You know who else started out racing … on a computer? NASCAR Next driver and Sonoma Raceway winner Will Rodgers found somebody who did.
https://twitter.com/willrodgers65/status/1010959422535766016
Richard Jobling of the iRacing development team shared some insights on a new damage model coming to the sim in the future – great news for those of us who find ourselves stuffed in barriers and sliding through the grass.
https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1009166049852444673
If you’re trying out any of the new dirt racing features on iRacing, keep an eye out for NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Chase Briscoe.
https://twitter.com/ChaseBriscoe5/status/1010231036809220096
The eNASCAR Ignite Series, NASCAR’s iRacing series aimed at finding future stars, launched this week at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Legends Oval.
NASCAR PEAK ANTIFREEZE iRACING SERIES UPDATE
The stars of the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series head to Sonoma Raceway on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET for the lone road-course race of the season. Bobby Zalenski is the defending race winner, while Ray Alfalla – a highly ranked driver on our Power Rankings – currently leads the standings by 36 points over rookie Keegan Leahy.
iRACING PAINT SCHEMES OF THE WEEK
Sonoma race week means road-course ringers – Boris Said immediately comes to mind, of course. Ken Huff re-created Said’s 2014 paint scheme on iRacing’s version of the Ford Fusion.
Last Week, Denny Hamlin described his former Joe Gibbs Racing Xfinity Series ride as his favorite paint scheme.
https://twitter.com/dennyhamlin/status/1009266740780519424
Now, thanks to Erik Le, the Rockwell Automation car, circa 2007, lives on in iRacing.
DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME
What’s the fastest way to enter pit road? Well, stopping in a straight line, of course, taking care not to slide the tires or lock up the brakes.
But where’s the fun in that? Here’s a pit entry on iRacing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that earned more than a few style points.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA1D_1LsZrE