More the Merrier: Additional iRacing Series’ Join Pro Invitational, Coca-Cola Series on Virtual Racing Stage

Ron Lemasters | 4/3/2020

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There's plenty of virtual racing on television and online to keep your appetite for motorsports filled during the sports shutdown.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (April 3, 2020) – The success of the eNASCAR Pro Invitational Series featuring current and former NASCAR Cup Series drivers is a welcome ray of sunshine during a pretty dark time across all sporting concerns.

The Pro Invitational series has pulled big numbers on FOX Sports, FS1 and the FOX Sports App and ratcheted up the interest level across all of iRacing. In light of that interest, NASCAR, iRacing, and now NBC, have joined in to form two new series to help fill the vacancy during the current sports lull.

It’s a lot to take in. To help keep it organized, including driver participation and tune-in information, JRMracing.com has broken it down.

iRacing Pro Invitational Series:

  • Airing every Sunday on FOX Sports, FS1 and the FOX Sports App
  • JRM driver participating: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

This series is reserved for current and former Cup Series drivers (including iRacing stalwart Dale Earnhardt Jr., in his famous No. 8 machine), remains the biggest draw. The field will square off at the always-entertaining virtual Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend. the inaugural race at Homestead-Miami pulled monster ratings two weeks ago, and the second event, at Texas, bettered those last weekend.

iRacing Saturday Night Thunder Series:  

  • Streaming every Saturday night (Timing TBD) on eNASCAR.com and Twitch
  • JRM drivers participating: Justin Allgaier, Michael Annett and Jeb Burton

Reserved for any Cup driver not part of the Pro Invitational field and for drivers who compete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series, the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series, the NASCAR Whelen European Series and ARCA. Racers will drive older style stock cars (similar to ARCA and K&N Series cars) and the format will be qualifying times to set heat races with a set number qualifying into A Main. There will also be a last chance qualifier race to complete the Feature grid.

NBC eSports Short Track iRacing Challenge:  

  • Airing on NBCSN each night beginning Monday, April 6 through Thursday, April 9
  • JRM drivers participating: Justin Allgaier (at IRP) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (at Myrtle Beach)

The Short Track Challenge will first consist of two races at the following tracks: Rockingham Speedway, Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP) and Myrtle Beach. Races will consist of only six drivers and the starting lineup for the first race at each track will be determined by qualifying. The second race at each track will start with the finishing order from the first race inverted. The winner from each race will advance to the championship race for a winner-take-all showdown at the famed Martinsville Speedway.

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series:

  • Streaming every other Tuesday night on eNASCAR.com and Twitch
  • JRM drivers participating: Michael Conti and Brad Davies

This the where you’ll find the best of the best, the sim-racing professionals, where they compete in the longest-running iRacing series in NASCAR. JR Motorsports is a major player in this series, with drivers Michael Conti and Brad Davies. Conti is the 2014 series champion, and Davies, who works at JRM in the IT department, is one of a handful of drivers who have competed in the top-flight iRacing NASCAR series since its inception in 2004. We've got more information about the Coca-Cola iRacing Series including our drivers and partners on our iRacing page.


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XFINITY Series Schedule

  • March 30 01:30 PM ET
    ToyotaCare 250Richmond Raceway
  • April 6 07:30 PM ET
    NXS Spring Race at MartinsvilleMartinsville Speedway
  • April 13 01:30 PM ET
    Andy’s Frozen Custard 300Texas Motor Speedway
  • April 20 04:00 PM ET
    Ag-Pro 300Talladega Superspeedway
  • April 27 01:30 PM ET
    A-GAME 200Dover International Speedway

XFINITY Series Standings

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