Editor’s note: This story posted on Dec. 10, 2019. Standing alongside Steve Myers, iRacing’s executive vice president and executive producer, Earnhardt watched as more than a dozen men took weed-eaters, shovels, leaf blowers and hoes and cleared the track of weeds that had overcome the dilapidated and abandoned facility located 82 miles north of downtown Charlotte. “My whole fear is …
Kyle Larson was fired by Chip Ganassi Racing on Tuesday, two days after he used a racist slur during an iRacing event. Kyle Larson was fired Tuesday by Chip Ganassi Racing, a day after nearly every one of his sponsors dropped the star driver for using a racist slur during a livestream of a virtual race. “After much consideration, Chip …
Two weeks in, NASCAR and iRacing have toppled even the most optimistic expectations with their nationally televised virtual races, which have averaged more than a million viewers. Actual NASCAR Cup Series drivers themselves, using iRacing “sim rigs” from their homes to compete against real-life counterparts on a virtual track. Last week’s race, at Texas Motor Speedway, drew more than 1.3 …
