Daytona International Speedway (iRacing)

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Daytona International Speedway
Information
Location Daytona Beach, Florida
Country USA
Configurations
Oval Course
2.5 mi
4.02 km
Road Course
3.56 mi
5.729 km
Bike Course
2.95 mi
4.748 km
Short Road Course
1.04 mi
1.674 km
Oval Course (2007)
2.5 mi
4.02 km
Road Course (2007)
3.56 mi
5.73 km
Moto (2007)
2.95 mi
4.75 km
Short Road Course (2007)
1.04 mi
1.67 km
Rallycross Short (2007)
0.71 mi
1.14 km
Rallycross Long (2007)
0.86 mi
1.38 km


Information

No one could have known it then, but when Daytona International Speedway opened in 1959, it marked the beginning of a new era in American motorsport. As a replacement for the old beach road course a few miles east, the the high-banked, 2.5-mile Florida tri-oval represented the leading edge of a wave of construction of big, paved speed palaces. Before Daytona, Indianapolis was the only American oval track longer than 1.25 miles, and most racing took place on dirt ovals a mile or less in length. From the very first Daytona 500, won by Lee Petty in a three-way photo finish, those high banks, so steep that it is hard to walk up them, proved a favorable venue for wide-open stock car racing, and Daytona kicked-off the growth of NASCAR as we know it today.

Daytona was also the first multi-use facility, with a 3.56-mile road circuit incorporating the infield and most of the oval. Host not only to the Daytona 500, but the Rolex 24 sports car enduro, Bike Week’s Daytona 200, Daytona KartWeek between Christmas and New Years and a host of driving-school, club and other events, Daytona’s busy and diverse schedule confirms the track’s motto, “The World Center of Racing.”

Daytona International Speedway’s infrastructure has grown and changed to such a degree that it would be almost unrecognizable today to someone who hasn’t seen it since the track opened. But one thing hasn’t changed over the past six decades: No driver can consider his or her career complete without notching a victory at Daytona.

Configurations

Race Results

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series

Season Config Pole position Race Winner Broadcast
Driver Team
2010 Oval Josh Parker Dale Earnhardt Jr
Oval Josh Parker John Gorlinsky
2011 Oval Derek Wood Ray Alfalla
2012 Oval Thomas Lewandowski Jeremy R Allen
2013 Oval Matt Whitten Adam Gilliland Virtual Performance Racing
2014 Oval Brad Davies Kenny Humpe Privateer
2015 Oval Nick Ottinger Ray Alfalla Slip Angle Motorsports
2016 Oval Justin Bolton Allen Boes Deadzone Racing
2017 Oval Chris Shearburn Darik Bourdeau Simworx Racing
2018 Oval Chris Overland Nick Ottinger Gale Force Sim Racing & The Chaos Crew
2019 Oval Chris Overland Zack Novak Roush Fenway Racing
2020 Oval Bobby Zalenski Keegan Leahy Denny Hamlin Racing
Road Bobby Zalenski Bobby Zalenski Virtual Racing School
Oval Bobby Zalenski Bobby Zalenski Virtual Racing School
2021 Oval Mitchell deJong Michael Conti Jr Motorsports
2022 Oval Nick Ottinger Femi Olatunbosun Clint Bowyer Racing

iRacing Rallycross World Championship Series

Season Race Winner Broadcast
Driver Team
2018 Mitchell deJong VRS Coanda Simsport
Mitchell deJong VRS Coanda Simsport
Mitchell deJong VRS Coanda Simsport
2019 Mitchell deJong VRS Coanda Simsport
Mitchell deJong VRS Coanda Simsport
2020 Jonne Ollikainen SET Esports
2021 Tommi Hallman SET Esports