All Things iRacing.
Build coverage, news, guides, & tools for iRacers.
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Your First iRacing Race: A Practical Plan
Nervous about your first iRacing race? Here is a practical plan covering qualifying, Lap 1, incident points, and what to review when it is done.
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Steven Wilson Wins eNASCAR Race 10 for Championship 4 Spot
Steven Wilson dominated eNASCAR Race 10 at Michigan, leading 53 of 73 laps to clinch his Championship 4 Finale spot and record his 20th career win.
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Is Consistency Enough in iRacing? When Pure Pace Matters More
iRacing consistency keeps you safe and incident-free through the early license levels. But there’s a point where clean laps stop being enough, and finding pace becomes the real work.
Up Next · Special Event
Knoxville Nationals
Knoxville Raceway · 410 Sprint Cars
Aug 4–9
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iRacing Rebuilds Road America, Mid-Ohio, and Milwaukee Mile in Season 4
Road America, Mid-Ohio, and Milwaukee Mile are all rebuilt from new laser scans for iRacing Season 4 2026. Existing owners get the updates free. Older versions retire.
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Top 5 Cars to Buy in iRacing
The iRacing catalog has hundreds of cars, but only a few consistently deliver race participation, skill development, and value. Here are the five worth buying first and what you actually get from each.
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iRacing Southern 500 Returns to Darlington September 2-7
The iRacing Southern 500 runs at Darlington Raceway September 2-7 as the fourth of five full-length NASCAR Cup special events this year. Get the full schedule, eligibility requirements, and broadcast details.
iRacing 2026 Season 4 Build Tracker
Everything we know for the next iRacing build.
- Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH S4 Confirmed:#cars#endurance#confirmed
- Gen 4 Grand National S4 Confirmed:#cars#nascar#confirmed
- Mazda MX-5 Physics Rework S4 Confirmed:#cars#physics#confirmed
- Pit Summary & Car Damage UI S4 Confirmed:#features#ui#confirmed
- Future Track Refreshes and Rescans#oval-tracks#road-tracks#confirmed
- Multiclass Starts S4 Confirmed (Race Control UPDATE 2):#features#confirmed
- Physics Islands: Multi-Threading Overhaul S4 Confirmed UPDATE 2:#physics#confirmed
- Caterham Academy & 420R S4 Confirmed UPDATE 3:#cars#confirmed
- Track Reverb & Reverb Zones#features#confirmed
- Circuit Bugatti#road-tracks#confirmed
- Aston Martin Vantage AMR-LMH (GTP)#cars#endurance#confirmed
- Bahrain International Circuit#road-tracks#confirmed
- iRacing confirms Career Mode is coming! UPDATE 10:#features#career-mode#confirmed
- Summit Point Motorsports Park Refresh#road-tracks#wip
- New Helmet Model UPDATE:#features#confirmed
- Circuit Paul Ricard#road-tracks#confirmed
- Oval Rubber/Surface Behavior Updates#physics#confirmed
- Dirt Oval Improvements#features#confirmed
- GT3 Pit Stop Animation#features#confirmed
- Save Feature#features#confirmed
- Circuit Ricardo Tormo#road-tracks#confirmed
- Winchester Speedway#oval-tracks#wip
- Spark: iRacing's New Graphics Engine UPDATE 3:#graphics#confirmed
- IndyCar Street Courses UPDATE:#road-tracks#rumor
- 128 Cars Per Session#features#future
- NTMv10 Future Tire Model#physics#confirmed
- Salem Speedway#oval-tracks#rumor
- TT Circuit Assen#road-tracks#rumor
- 2027 Mercedes AMG GT3 Coming to iRacing?#cars#gt3#rumor
- Bowman Gray Stadium coming to iRacing? UPDATE 3:#oval-tracks#rumor
- Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit#road-tracks#rumor
- Croft Circuit#road-tracks#wip
Inside iRacing
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Caterham Academy and 420R Confirmed for iRacing Season 4
The Caterham Academy and Caterham 420R are both confirmed for iRacing Season 4 2026, arriving as a single purchase across Class D and Class C license tiers.
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Night Racing Is Coming to iRacing for the First Time
iRacing’s new physically-based lighting engine enables night racing on fully lit tracks for the first time. The August 2026 development update confirms the project is nearing completion.
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Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH Confirmed for iRacing Season 4
The Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH is confirmed for iRacing Season 4 2026, developed with real telemetry and engineering data from Aston Martin’s WEC racing team.
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iRacing Career Mode Enters Final Polish with 7 Distinct Paths
iRacing Career Mode is in final polish with seven distinct paths spanning grassroots to elite racing, all included free with standard membership and no extra purchases required.
Speed & Strategy
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Rolling Start Etiquette in iRacing
Rolling starts in iRacing are not always instinctive. Here is what the pole sitter controls, when the field can go, and how to avoid jump start penalties.
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How Fixed Tires Work in iRacing IMSA GT3 Races
Fixed tire races in iRacing’s IMSA GT3 series lock your tire selection and setup before the pit lane opens. If you come from open format, the way you approach each stint changes significantly.
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How to Display GT3 Tire Data on a Second Screen in iRacing
GT3 cars in iRacing record tire temperatures, pressures, and wear every lap. Here is how to route that data to a second screen using SimHub and a GT3 DDU layout, so you can read it at a glance during any race.
