iRacing: Short Track "Bonanza"

With the recent releases of Suzuka, Iowa Speedway, Okayama and Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps iRacing’s short track fans could perhaps be forgiven for feeling slightly slighted. Well, short track fans rejoice. iRacing hasn’t forgotten you. In fact, there’s a veritable bonanza of bull rings in the pipeline.

For openers, Mosport Speedway, traditional site of the season opener to the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series is currently in production. When it’s released, anyone who already owns Mosport International Raceway will automatically see iRacing’s newest half mile oval added to their collection of tracks.

Also in the works is the .686 mile oval at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis (formerly known as Indianapolis Raceway Park), home to NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series and Nationwide Series not to mention scores of USAC events including the legendary Night Before the 500.

Want more? How about New Smyrna Speedway? Host to short track racing’s version of Speedweeks, New Smyrna regularly sees the likes of Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart take time out from that “other” track up the beach every February to return to their short track roots. The ink may still be drying on the contract, but rest assured the high banked .48 track will be joining iRacing’s catalogue.

Want less? You’ll be hard-pressed to find a short track with less banking than Virginia’s Langley Speedway. Or one with a more diverse array of short track racing, from Late Models, Grand Stock, Modifieds and Legends to Super Street, Super Trucks, HRKC Pro Winged Champ Karts and Enduros. The .395 mile oval with no more than 6 degrees of banking is also under contract with iRacing and will be scanned in the near future.

Mosport. LOR. New Smyrna. Langley. Short track racing is alive and well on iRacing.com.

And if you’re one those iRacers who prefer more than a half mile of virtual pavement, rest assured we also have some goodies in the pipeline for you. Oulton Park, Kentucky Speedway and Twin Ring Motegi are currently in production, with Oulton Park the next in line for release.