Will iRacing Add the DC Street Circuit for the Freedom 250?
The Freedom 250 Grand Prix runs on the National Mall in three weeks. iRacing doesn’t have the DC street circuit. Here’s what that could mean for the sim.
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IndyCar Reveals the Dallara IR-28 for the 2028 Season
IndyCar revealed the IR-28 on July 28, introducing the car that replaces the Dallara IR-18 for 2028. Here’s what its specs tell sim racers and what it likely means for iRacing.
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IndyCar Video Games: 30 Years From Papyrus to iRacing
IndyCar video games stretch back to 1989 and the Papyrus sim that defined a genre. Here is the full 30-year history, from the Papyrus era through the long drought, and into what INDYCAR Racing The Game means for open-wheel gaming in 2027.
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INDYCAR Racing The Game Gets 2027 Release Window
iRacing Studios and INDYCAR have officially announced INDYCAR Racing The Game, a standalone title launching on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam in early 2027. It is the first dedicated INDYCAR video game in over two decades.
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INDYCAR & iRacing Rev Up Again: Thrustmaster iRacing Pro Series Returns January 2026
A new chapter begins for virtual open-wheel racing: INDYCAR, iRacing, and Thrustmaster have officially confirmed that the INDYCAR Thrustmaster iRacing Pro Series will return for the 2025–26 season, with races resuming in January 2026. This revival brings with it a fresh twist: an all-new qualifying series using the Dallara IL-15 (the spec car used in…
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The IL-15’s Place in iRacing’s Open-Wheel Ladder
With the release of the Dallara IL-15, iRacing’s open-wheel ladder finally feels like it has no missing rungs. The sim now offers a progression path that mirrors the real-world journey of drivers climbing toward the NTT INDYCAR Series, giving racers of all skill levels a place to learn, grow, and compete. From the Ground Up…
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Watch: Dallara IL-15 INDY NXT
iRacing has released an official video showcasing the Dallara IL-15 in action. The clip highlights both road and oval racing, the push-to-pass system, and the car’s carbon-fiber aero profile. From pack racing on short ovals to technical precision on road courses, the video proves the IL-15 is as versatile as it is fast. Check out…
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Dallara IL-15 INDY NXT Debuts in iRacing
The wait is over: the Dallara IL-15 (INDY NXT) has officially arrived in iRacing with the 2025 Season 4 release. Now available in the garage, the IL-15 is fully rain-ready and comes with a complete roster of series options, including INDY NXT Road Fixed and Oval Fixed championships. The car replicates the real-world INDY NXT…
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Rumor Roundup: iRacing’s Next Street Circuits
Street racing is no longer a novelty in iRacing — it’s the next frontier. Since the release of the Chicago Street Course in 2023, iRacing has proven that temporary city tracks can look and feel as detailed as purpose-built circuits. Now, the rumor mill is heating up again. Several new layouts are said to be…
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INDYCAR Hybrid Won’t Make September Build
The iRacing INDYCAR Hybrid Update won’t arrive in the September 2025 build.Developers confirm that the project is taking longer than expected as the team fine-tunes energy recovery and deployment behavior. The feature is now set to release in a later build once testing and performance checks are complete. According to the latest blog post, the…
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INDYCAR Hybrid Arrives in Development
The iRacing INDYCAR Hybrid system is officially in development.In the May 2025 update, iRacing confirms that its physics and engineering teams have started building the hybrid architecture used in the current NTT INDYCAR Series. The feature will model the hybrid unit’s manual deployment system, giving drivers control over power boosts during races. This hybrid update…
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iRacers frustrated with IndyCar over Loss of Licensing Agreement
IndyCar has confirmed that its licensing agreement with iRacing will come to an end at the close of 2022. In response, IndyCar released a statement saying that iRacing will continue to provide a valuable platform for fans to experience the racing series and that the current car will still be featured on iRacing across current…
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Changes to Indycar on iRacing Following Expiration of License Agreement
iRacing, the popular online racing simulation platform, has announced that its current license agreement with Indycar is set to expire on December 31, 2022. Indycar has signed an exclusive license with another developer that goes into effect on January 1, 2023, resulting in some notable changes to the way iRacing presents Indycar racing. Most significantly,…
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Fixed Indy Oval – Season 3 Update
iRacing’s Greg West posted the following on the iRacing member forums regarding in-car control parameters for the Fixed Indy Oval series for Season 3 2020 as a pilot program. After careful consideration and feedback from both the community and real world drivers, we are updating the in-car control parameters for the Fixed Indy Oval series…
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DW-12 Indycar may not be ready for iRacing Indy 500
iRacing’s goal is to get the new Indy DW-12 car out a week before the iRacing.com Indy 500 at least in proper trim for the race. [ads1] In a recent forum post by Tony Garner, he says: I don’t know if going to be finished or not in time, If not, will run race with…
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Timeline: Indycar DW12 Coming SOON; in development
iRacing tweeted this render today, and confirmed the DW12 is currently in development. [divider] December 19, 2013 Steve Myers let this cat out of the bag in a post about how content flows through iRacing. Looks like the Dallara will be the next road car released by iRacing. Still no official word when that will…
