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Esports Gaming Truck Headed to 17 NASCAR Tracks

Allied Esports and NASCAR will once again bring the eNASCAR Arcade on the Allied Esports Truck to 17 race weekends across the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, starting at the Daytona 500 on February 19–20. In the second half of the 2021 Cup Series schedule, the truck visited seven races with eNASCAR Arcade activations offering attendees […]

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Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 FedEx Toyota and Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 8 FilterTime Chevrolet lead a pack of cars during the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series Dixie Vodka 150 at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, March 22, 2020.

NASCAR and NACE Starleague Bring iRacing to Colleges

NASCAR and the NACE Starleague, the largest collegiate esports league in the United States, will launch an eNASCAR College iRacing Series, bringing competitive sim racing to more than 500 colleges and universities nationwide. More than 10,000 students will have the ability to compete in the eNASCAR College iRacing Series through NACE Starleague. Students will compete […]

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Inaugural IndyCar-Motorsport Games Pro Challenge Set

The IndyCar Series is getting into the esports racing scene with a Pro Challenge on February 9 held in partnership with Motorsports Games, Inc., and multiple drivers from the IndyCar Series scheduled to compete. The event is the first official esports event between the two parties. It is part of an exclusive agreement reached in […]

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Superstar Racing Experience Unveils Six-Race 2002 Schedule

The Tony Stewart-backed Superstar Racing Experience, the short-track series started last year with primetime racing on CBS, will expand for its second season to six events starting June 18 at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. After the green flag at Five Flags Speedway, the series will head to South Boston Speedway in South Boston, […]

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The fountains of Bellagio erupt along the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Reports: Formula 1 Closer to Scheduling Las Vegas Race

A much-discussed Formula 1 race in Las Vegas is gaining momentum according to multiple reports at the end of last week that indicated the auto racing series, riding a surge of publicity in the United States thanks to its Netflix hit series, may soon have three U.S.-based events. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Friday that […]

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2022 eNASCAR iRacing Series to Feature 19 Races

The 13th season of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series will feature races on six new tracks, with drivers competing on virtual circuits that more closely mirror the NASCAR Cup Series schedule. This season will include a 19-race calendar, including a virtual race that mimics the course at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which opens the season […]

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Simon Pagenaud leads a restart during the 2019 Indianapolis 500. Photo by Stephen King/IndyCar Media

IndyCar to Survey Fans on Live Events, Esports, Media Consumption

IndyCar will launch its first global fan survey in partnership with the Motorsport Network to capture the views of racing fans on topics that will include favorite tracks, live attendance, media consumption and the role esports should play in the tour’s future. The 2022 Global IndyCar Survey, which will be conducted by Nielsen, is expected […]

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The IndyCar Acura GP of Long Beach is one of the series' most popular stops.

Long Beach Grand Prix Extended in City Through 2028

The Long Beach City Council has approved a five-year extension to keep the historic Grand Prix of Long Beach in the California city through 2028. The Long Beach Press-Telegram reports the extended contract will trim set-up and tear-down time by four days for the 2023 races and beyond and if the Grand Prix creates logistical […]

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Timmy Hill (No. 66) beats Ryan Preece (No. 37) to the checkered flag at Texas in the the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 125 at iRacing’s virtual Texas Motor Speedway on March 29, 2020.

eNASCAR Series Expands to Five Races in 2022

The eNASCAR International iRacing Series will expand to a five-race schedule in 2022 with new partners D-BOX Technologies and Digital Motorsports along for the ride. In its second year, the D-BOX eNASCAR International iRacing Series presented by Digital Motorsports will visit virtual tracks in the United States, Canada and Belgium, beginning at Homestead-Miami Speedway on […]

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