Apr 28, 2020 | eRacing
Tuesday night events live at 8 PM ET feature Dirt Track stars vs. Racing’s Elite as Eldora Speedway makes iRacing Network Television Debut
CHARLOTTE, NC — April 25, 2020 — The World of Outlaws is bringing its fan-favorite style of live virtual racing to CBS Sports Network starting Tuesday, April 28, when the dirt track specialists of “The Greatest Show on Dirt” take on some of the world’s greatest racers in a series of one-hour doubleheader eDirt Racing Shootouts.
Tuesday’s World of Outlaws: eDirt Racing Shootout marks the first time CBS Sports Network has televised virtual racing. And for this special event, Team Penske driver and NASCAR Cup Champion Joey Logano will make his World of Outlaws debut.
The World of Outlaws iRacing Invitationals are the only place where dirt aces like Champions Brad Sweet and Brandon Sheppard, Knoxville Nationals winner David Gravel, three-time DIRTcar Summer Nationals Champ Bobby Pierce, and Hall-of-Fame legend Scott Bloomquist will ever line up next to two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya, Daytona 500 winner Austin Dillon, NASCAR Cup star William Byron, NASCAR Xfinity standout Chase Briscoe and NHRA champions Ron Capps and Cruz Pedregon.
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Apr 28, 2020 | Connecticut, eRacing, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With Stafford Speedway set to host the fifth round of the eStafford Speedway iRacing Series presented by All Phases Renovations tonight at 7pm, the series will be looking to add a fifth different winner in five events. Stafford regulars have won three of the first four races with Teddy Hodgdon, Bryan Narducci, and Michael Christopher, Jr. each recording a victory while Matthew Kimball scored an upset win on April 10. Kimball had to earn a starting spot in the Friday night feature with a victory in a preliminary race, which are presented by Horton Group, LLC., on Wednesday night.
With the first four races of the All Phases iRacing Series taking place with SK Modified® cars running 80-lap feature events, tonight’s race will feature Street Stocks racing for a feature distance of 50-laps. That will be followed by a 60-lap Late Model race on May 1, an 80-lap Tour Modified race on May 8, and an Invitational 80-lap Tour Modified race on May 15. Friday night winners will be automatically qualified for the Invitational race on May 15 and additional criteria for making the Invitational field will be announced.
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Apr 23, 2020 | eRacing, Indycar, Touring Series News
Virtual racing series heads to COTA Saturday on NBCSN; F1 standout Norris joins field
INDIANAPOLIS (April 23, 2020) – With just two rounds remaining, it’s time to find out who is the true king of the virtual INDYCAR road.
The INDYCAR iRacing Challenge returns to a natural road course after two consecutive oval races with the AutoNation INDYCAR Challenge at 2:30 p.m. ET Saturday, April 25 at virtual Circuit of the Americas (COTA). The 32-lap race on the 20-turn, 3.427-mile circuit at COTA, located in Austin, Texas, will be televised live on NBCSN.
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