INDYCAR iRacing tv schedule and race details; NASCAR driver Kyle Busch is in the field
This week, the INDYCAR iRacing Series returns. It’s the Firestone 175 on Japan’s Twin Ring Motegi.
View the INDCAR iRacing tv schedule and info below.
The track is a 1.52-mile oval. This is the fourth of six scheduled online races for the INDYCAR Series.
CART previously visited the track between 1998-2002. INDYCAR took over, running events between 2003-2011.
Now, they return, in the digital racing world…
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Japan: Info
Track: Virtual Twin Ring Motegi
Location: Virtually at Hiyama, Motegi Haga, Tochigi, 321-3597 Japan
When: Saturday, April 18, 2020
Laps: 113 laps (75 minutes)
Time: 2:30pm ET
Channel: NBCSN
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Twin Ring Motegi
Entry List
33 drivers are on the entry list for today’s race. That’s up from 25, 29 and most recently 31 in last week’s event. The entries have risen each week.
Car # | Driver | Car
No. 1
Josef Newgarden
Hitachi Team Penske
No. 2
Scott McLaughlin
Shell V-Power Team Penske
No. 3
Helio Castroneves
Pennzoil Team Penske
No. 4
Sebastien Bourdais
Tresiba
No. 5
Pato O’Ward
Arrow McLaren SP
No. 6
Robert Wickens
Arrow McLaren SP
No. 7
Oliver Askew
Arrow McLaren SP
No. 8
Marcus Ericsson
Huski Chocolate Chip Ganassi Racing
No. 9
Scott Dixon
PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing
No. 10
Felix Rosenqvist
NTT DATA Chip Ganassi Racing
No. 11
Kyle Kaiser
Juncos Racing
No. 12
Will Power
Verizon Team Penske
No. 14
Tony Kanaan
7-Eleven
No. 15
Graham Rahal
Fifth Third Bank
No. 18
Santino Ferrucci
SealMaster
No. 20
Conor Daly
U.S. Air Force
No. 21
Rinus VeeKay
SONAX
No. 22
Simon Pagenaud
DXC Technology Team Penske
No. 24
Sage Karam
DRR WIX Filters
No. 26
Zach Veach
Gainbridge
No. 27
Alexander Rossi
NAPA AUTO PARTS / AutoNation
No. 28
Ryan Hunter-Reay
DHL
No. 29
James Hinchcliffe
Genesys
No. 30
Takuma Sato
Panasonic / Keihin
No. 31
Felipe Nasr
Carlin
No. 41
Dalton Kellett
K-Line Insulators USA
No. 50
Ed Carpenter
Direct Supply
No. 51
Kyle Busch
Rowdy Energy
No. 55
Alex Palou
Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh
No. 59
Max Chilton
Gallagher Carlin
No. 60
Jack Harvey
Bassingham, England
No. 88
Colton Herta
Capstone
No. 98
Marco Andretti
Oberto Circle K / Curb
‘Road to Indy Virtual Race’
Here’s the info on the support race:
Virtual racing for the Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires, the ladder series of INDYCAR, continues Saturday with Round 4 of the Ricmotech Road to Indy Racing eSeries at 12:45 p.m. ET Saturday from virtual Road America, less than two hours before the start of the Firestone 175 for the INDYCAR iRacing Challenge.
A field of 37 drivers from the Road to Indy will attempt to qualify for 28 spots in the race, which will be streamed live on Road to Indy website and app, ApexRacingTV’s YouTube, the iRacing eSports Network, the series’ respective Facebook platforms, and Cooper Tires’ Facebook page.
Indy Pro 2000 Championship regular Phillippe Denes is dominating the eSeries after winning all three rounds. USF2000 Championship driver Eduardo Barrichello, son of Formula One and Indianapolis 500 veteran Rubens Barrichello, is second in the standings.
More
INDYCAR iRacing Challenge Results: Michigan International Speedway (April 11, 2020)
Tony Stewart: Indiana native could run NASCAR, Indycar and dirt in the same week
Indycar iRacing Series announced
Links
INDYCAR | Twin Ring Motegi | iRacing