Updates from the Armchair: This Week in iRacing (July 10, 2018)

Getting ready for racing at Kentucky Speedway this weekend? You’re not alone. NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie Christopher Bell is spending his week preparing for Friday night’s race by turning laps on iRacing. https://twitter.com/CBellRacing/status/1016468526364872710 While on vacation, iRacing’s Marketing Director Kevin Bobbitt tweeted a hint at a new sim feature — well, sort of. https://twitter.com/kevinbobbitt/status/1016105820692598785 We’re not holding our breath for noted ostraconophobe Denny Hamlin to test out iRacing lobster races anytime soon. iRacing assembled a video of the 10 best member-submitted moments from June, and it’s worth a watch. https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1015967960379379712 NASCAR PEAK ANTIFREEZE IRACING SERIES UPDATE Bobby Zalenski won his second consecutive race at Sonoma Raceway in Round 9 of the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series on June 26. The series heads to Chicagoland Speedway Tuesday, where Lockdown Racing driver Taylor Hurst is the defending race winner. Three-time champ Ray Alfalla is in his famous Ray Alfalla form, leading the points by 22 over rookie Keegan Leahy.   IRACING PAINT SCHEMES OF THE WEEK Want to be as fast as NASCAR’s newest winner? Thanks to Brantley Roden’s re-creation of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota raced in last Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400, you can progress through your iRacing career as “that Jones boy.”   Tyler King brought the No. 22 Pirtek Ford Mustang to virtual life in iRacing, originally driven in the NASCAR Xfinity Series by Ryan Blaney and Austin Cindric. She’s a beaut. How about a throwback? Darrell Waltrip drove a multi-sponsored Chevrolet for a few races in the beginning of the 1998 season for his own team. iRacing painter Zac Campbell revived the short-lived paint scheme for iRacing — with a modern update. DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME Like in NASCAR, this week marked Daytona week on iRacing, where the major oval series held regular superspeedway races throughout the week. All the elements of restrictor plate racing transfer to the virtual world, too — drafting, strategy, and, well, multi-car crashes. Take a look as one driver shows the best way to navigate through a clogged track (hint: it involves slowing down immediately). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9e2eF_A8FI