Dale Earnhardt Jr. received the invite and has added another iRacing event to his schedule. Earnhardt tweeted the below Tweet on Wednesday announcing that he will be throwing down with IndyCar stars in Michigan iRacing. The race will be shown live on NBCSN at 2:30PM ET Saturday.
“I’m a fish out of water,” Earnhardt told NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico earlier today when asked about his virtual IndyCar chance. “I’ve been a big fan and part of the customer base with iRacing and their service for a long time, but I’ve have had hardly any time in that particular car on the service. There’s 80 tracks, dozens of cars and I really haven’t spent too much time in the Indy car, but I’ve got a few days to get acclimated with it and understand how to drive it, what its characteristics are. I just want to go out there and enjoy it and have fun and run all the laps.”
“(The IndyCar drivers) are such great guys, really accommodating and nice to be around. A couple of them are already texting me — Marco Andretti, Graham Rahal are giving me a hard time. Hopefully, we can have fun and bring some awareness to the series and what they’re doing on the simulation front. Everybody tune in at 2:30 ET on NBCSN on Saturday — we’ll be out there in the No. 3.”
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Tweet – Earnhardt Jr. IndyCar iRacing
Earnhardt Jr. goes on to boast about his Nationwide virtual IndyCar set-up for this weekends race.
Earnhardt, a longtime avid iRacing fan, had been lobbying since last Thursday that he was interested in racing with IndyCar drivers.
He has driven in the first three races of the eNASCAR Pro Invitational, finishing second to Denny Hamlin in the opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
NASCAR Hall of Fame – Congratulations
We would also like to congratulate Dale Jr. for being one of fifteen nominees to be inducted for the 2021 NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Other NASCAR Drivers and Their iRacing Set-ups
What is iRacing?
iRacing is the leading sim racing game for your PC. Developed as a centralized racing and competition service, iRacing organizes, hosts and officiates online racing on virtual tracks all around the world. In the fast-paced world of eSports, iRacing is a one-stop-shop for online racing. We utilize the latest technologies to recreate our ever-expanding lineup of famed race cars and tracks from the comfort of your home. Simulate what a professional NASCAR driver experiences inside the seat of a stock car, or a Grand Prix driver sees over the dash. All of the details add up to a lineup of cars and tracks that are virtually indistinguishable from the real thing. This creates unmatched immersion when sim racers take the green flag in our online racing simulator. Although iRacing is an online racing simulator at heart, the value as a training tool is just as real. The best sim racers in the world compete on iRacing and you can watch the race broadcasts live on the iRacing eSports Network. (source: iracing.com)
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iRacing Tracks
More than 80 tracks available with over 230 configurations. iRacing had more officially licensed, laser scanned tracks than anyone!
iRacing.com allows talented drivers to compete against fellow racers on iconic racetracks from around the globe. Hone your ability to navigate a technical corner at speed or read the air as you draft bumper–to–bumper on a straight, all in a realistic racing environment.
The track list spans eras, design philosophies and ever-improving vehicle performance. Thanks to our proprietary iRacing track technologies, each track offers a unique experience to racers. Whether you want to familiarize yourself with your car or the track, each lap will provide valuable insights to improve yourself as a driver.
You can swap paint on dozens of tracks in a lineup that includes every bank, bump and barrier on these road courses and ovals. Heralded tracks that play host to a variety of races, like the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit or the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, are all at your fingertips. From practice laps to championship races, join the pros on the tracks where racing legends are made.
iRacing Cars
More than 80 cars to choose from. iRacing members experience the entire constellation of today’s professional race cars ranging from full-bodied stock car and race truck variants, to cutting-edge open-wheel cars. iRacing’s online racing platform features dynamic physics and tire modeling systems that govern each car on a given track, allowing racers to anticipate and respond to real racing challenges in an entirely virtual environment.
