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GAMING NASCAR
iRacing: • Races are held every other week throughout the
• iRacing is the world’s premier motorsports racing course of the year at virtual tracks like Daytona Inter-
simulation. national Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Bristol
• It puts you in the driver’s seat by allowing members to Motor Speedway and culminating with a four-race
experience today’s newest form of competitive playoff featuring the championship race at
motorsport: virtual racing. Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• It’s a fun, inexpensive and highly-competitive way
for race fans to compete in head-to-head racing • The eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series is the
challenges usually reserved for professional racers. longest-running official esports racing series and it
• NASCAR partners with iRacing for two series: the was recently announced that the 2019 season would
eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series and the feature a $100,000 prize pool.
eNASCAR Ignite Series. - The updated prize pool represents more than a
• William Byron, the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup 500% increase from the previous year, making
Series Rookie of the Year, started his racing career on it one of the richest payouts in esports racing
iRacing in 2011 at 14 years old. In just two years on competition.
iRacing, Byron accumulated more than 100 wins and • The 2019 season kicks off Feb. 12 at Daytona
finished in the top five in an additional 203 races. International Speedway and runs through October
with the series champion receiving his or her champi-
eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series: onship trophy and check on stage during
• Entering its 10th season in 2019, the esports series pre-race ceremonies at the Monster Energy NASCAR
features the most elite oval sim-racers competing on Cup Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway in
virtual versions of NASCAR-sanctioned race tracks. November.
• Also announced, Jusan Hamilton was recently named
the Series Director for both the eNASCAR PEAK
Antifreeze iRacing Series and the eNASCAR Ignite
Series. Hamilton brings years of racing experience
and is well placed to integrate the series even more
within the NASCAR framework thanks to his day job
at NASCAR.
• All 18 rounds of the eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze
Series will be broadcast live on the iRacing
eSports Network as well as on iRacing.com and
NASCAR.com.
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