The iRacing.com Indy 500: Race it Before You Watch it

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Before the world famous command

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Nello stesso weekend in cui si disputer

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The fastest field in the two year history of the iRacing.com Indy 500 is set, with 33 of the world

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It was pretty tough to top the slam-bang finish to the Centennial Edition of the Indianapolis 500, but nearly 1000 iRacers gave it a go on Saturday in the iRacing.com Indy 500. Actually there were two iRacing.com Indy 500s (or more than 30, depending on your perspective): one for C Class and above license-holders starting at 12 noon, and another for Rookie and D Class license-holders starting at 4 pm. With 23 splits in the Class C and above race and eight more in the Rookie-D race, that made for 31 virtual Indy 500s -- the Indy 15,500!

The big winner was Tim Doyle (Atlantic) who edged Yang Ou (Texas) and James Allard (New York) to take the win in the top-rated Class C and above split, while Paul Taylor (England) bested Bruno de Fonte (Brazil) and Steven van Helsdingen (Benelux) to take the top-rated Rookie/D split.

Doyle earned his victory before an audience watching the race on iRacing.com and IndyCar.com, not to mention the tens of thousands of race fans who saw highlights of the race on the big screen televisions at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday. Doyle thus collects a valuable prize package including two tickets to the 2012 Indianapolis 500.

For the full results see inRacingNews.

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