iRacing has developed a reputation for being the go-to solution for oval racing, to the point where they now feature an officially recognized NASCAR championship. The partnership appears to be going strong, and is bound to keep going, thanks to a new 6-year licensing extension for NASCAR related content.

Their partnership began back in 2009, and now, with this licensing extension, will run through 2020. This doesn’t just extend to the Cup series either, as the licensing also covers late models, trucks, Nationwide (er… Xfinity) Series cars, and more! This is an exciting development, and is great for Oval iRacing fans everywhere!

Remember, the iRacing Daytona 500 kicks off in one week! You’ll be able to partake in the Great American Race, running a full (virtual) 500 miles at Daytona International Speedway.

For more info, you can check out the press release at this link, or click the drop down below. What are your thoughts on iRacing’s new announcement? Will you be running in the iRacing Daytona 500? Let us know in the comments!

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2015 NASCAR iRacing.com Series Season Kicks Off Weekend of February 22

NASCAR and iRacing.com announced today a six year extension of iRacing’s licensing agreement as NASCAR’s exclusive online motorsport racing simulation. The association between the two organizations which began in 2009 will now run through December 2020.

“We’re thrilled NASCAR will continue as our partner and assist in sanctioning our multiple NASCAR iRacing online race series,” said Tony Gardner, President of iRacing.com. “From late models and trucks through to the pinnacle of sim racing – the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing.com – NASCAR and iRacing are committed to delivering a state-of-the-art sim racing experience to race fans.”

“Our renewed relationship falls in line with NASCAR’s strategy to engage our fans across an array of digital platforms,” said NASCAR Vice President of Licensing and Consumer Products Blake Davidson. “We’re looking forward to furthering our work with iRacing, developing the world’s most authentic sanctioned online motorsports experience.”

iRacing will stage the sixth running of its virtual Daytona 500 the weekend of February 22. The event kicks off the 2015 NASCAR iRacing Series, one of more than a dozen NASCAR-sanctioned series on the iRacing service. The NASCAR iRacing.com Series precisely mirrors the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with sim racers competing in digital Gen-6 NASCAR stock cars on laser-scanned replicas of each track on the schedule through to the season finale at Miami-Homestead Speedway in November.

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