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On This Day in NASCAR History….

by MikeApril 2, 2020April 2, 2020

Sunday, April 2, 2000 – On this day in history, NASCAR Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his first series career race at Texas Motor Speedway in his rookie season after leading a race most 106 laps. It was the first of his 26 NASCAR Cup Series career wins. And did so in dominating fashion beating second-place finisher Jeff Burton to the line by 5.92 seconds.

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JUSTIN MOORE TO PERFORM PRE-RACE CONCERT AHEAD OF eNASCAR iRACING PRO INVITATIONAL ON SUN., APR. 5

by MikeApril 1, 2020

Country music singer Justin Moore will perform a virtual pre-race concert this Sunday, Apr. 5 before the third eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series race. Moore will join NASCAR Cup Series driver Austin Dillon and NASCAR.com digital host Alex Weaver for the online event.

Moore, an award-winning singer/songwriter who has released five albums since his 2009 debut, will perform a couple of his songs and chat about the upcoming race at the virtual Bristol Motor Speedway. The race, which is set to air at 1 PM ET on FOX/FS1 (subject to change) and the FOX Sports App, will feature some of NASCAR’s biggest names.

The Arkansas native joins the list of virtual pre-race acts since the Pro Invitational Series developed in advance of the Dixie Vodka 125 at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 22.

Fans can catch the virtual pre-race concert Sun., Apr. 5 at 12:30 PM ET on NASCAR’s YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

FOX SPORTS TO AIR COMPLETE eNASCAR iRACING PRO INVITATIONAL SERIES

by MikeMarch 24, 2020

iRacing Season Simulcast on FOX, FS1 and the FOX Sports App Beginning Sunday from Virtual Texas Motor Speedway

Inaugural FOX NASCAR iRACING Event Draws More Than 900,000 Viewers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Last Sunday, NASCAR, iRacing and FOX Sports teamed up to deliver the first-ever eNASCAR iRacing Pro invitational Series event. Today, FOX Sports is committing to coverage of the remainder of the season, beginning Sunday, March 29, at 1:00 PM ET live from virtual Texas Motor Speedway. Entitled FOX NASCAR iRACING, the races will be simulcast on the FOX broadcast network*, FS1 and the FOX Sports app. Races will be available in Canada through FOX Sports Racing.

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