The NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship (NiSWC) is an online stock car

Stock car racing

Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain, Brazil and Argentina. Traditionally, races are run on oval tracks measuring approximately in length...

 racing simulation

Sim racing

Sim racing is the collective term for computer software that attempts to simulate accurately auto racing , complete with real-world variables such as fuel usage, damage, tire wear and grip, and suspension settings...

 series officially sanctioned by NASCAR

NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

 and hosted by iRacing.com

IRacing.com

iRacing.com is an online, subscription-based racing simulation service for Microsoft Windows created by iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations...

. It is the top level of the NASCAR iRacing.com Series

NASCAR iRacing.com Series

The NASCAR iRacing.com Series are online oval racing series officially sanctioned by NASCAR and hosted by iRacing.com. In 2010 they include seven different series in total, with a World Championship series, a qualifying series for the championship and five amateur series.-History:The partnership...

. The inaugural season of NiSWC started on February 9, 2010, and it featured the top 50 drivers of the lower-level NASCAR iRacing Pro Series.

Structure

Much of the structure, rules and details of NiSWC mimic the current NASCAR Sprint Cup series in a computer simulation form. The series is 39 weeks long with 18 races in total, and uses a simulated version of the Sprint Cup Chevrolet Impala SS. The series has a total of 50 drivers and the points system is based on the scoring used in Sprint Cup.

Drivers wishing to take part in the championship series must first progress through the standard iRacing.com license program and earn a Pro-level license limited to the bottom 25 participants from the latest season of the NiSWC, as well as the top 12 non-DWC/non-Pro finishers in each of the three seasons of iRacing's NASCAR Class A series. These 61 competitors take part in a series that runs during NiSWC's off-season, that serves as the qualifying series to the World Championships.

2011 Calendar

Race calendar for the 2011 season. All races start at 02:00 GMT (equates to 9PM EST/EDT of the previous day).

Race	Track	Date (GMT)	Date (ET)	Winner
1	Daytona International Speedway	February 16	February 15	Ray Alfalla
2	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	March 2	March 1	Brad Davies
3	Bristol Motor Speedway	March 16	March 15	Thomas Hazard
4	Martinsville Speedway	March 30	March 29	Josh Berry
5	Talladega Superspeedway	April 13	April 12	Jeremy R Allen
6	Richmond International Raceway	April 27	April 26	Ray Alfalla
7	Darlington Raceway	May 11	May 10	Brad Wright
8	Charlotte Motor Speedway	May 25	May 24	Thomas Hazard
9	Pocono Raceway	June 8	June 7	Steve Sheehan
10	Michigan International Speedway	June 22	June 21	Steve Sheehan
11	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	July 6	July 5	Derek Wood
12	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	July 20	July 19	Brad Davies
13	Atlanta Motor Speedway	August 3	August 2	John Gorlinsky
14	Chicagoland Speedway	August 17	August 16	Brad Davies
15	Dover International Speedway	August 31	August 30	Thomas Lewandowski
16	Texas Motor Speedway	September 14	September 13	Ray Alfalla
17	Phoenix International Raceway	September 28	September 27	Kevin King
18	Homestead-Miami Speedway	October 12	October 11	John Gorlinsky

Champion: Ray Alfalla

2010 Calendar

Race calendar for the 2010 season. All races started at 02:00 GMT (equates to 9PM EST/EDT of the previous day).

Race	Track	Date (GMT)	Date (ET)	Winner
1	Daytona International Speedway	February 10	February 9	Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. * NOTE: References to "Earnhardt", "he", and "him" refer to the subject of this article, unless otherwise specified. References to his father will include "Sr."...
2	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	February 24	February 23	Sandeep Banerjee
3	Bristol Motor Speedway	March 10	March 9	Richard Towler
4	Martinsville Speedway	March 24	March 23	Ray Alfalla
5	Phoenix International Raceway	April 7	April 6	Josh Parker
6	Talladega Super Speedway	April 21	April 20	Brad Davies
7	Darlington Raceway	May 5	May 4	Josh Berry
8	Charlotte Motor Speedway	May 19	May 18	Richard Towler
9	Michigan International Speedway	June 2	June 1	Richard Towler
10	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	June 16	June 15	Josh Berry
11	Daytona International Speedway	June 30	June 29	John Gorlinsky
12	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	July 14	July 13	Brad Davies
13	Texas Motor Speedway	July 28	July 27	Derek Wood
14	Michigan International Speedway	August 11	August 10	Derek Wood
15	Atlanta Motor Speedway	August 25	August 24	Steve Sheehan
16	Richmond International Raceway	September 8	September 7	Richard Towler
17	Chicagoland Speedway	September 22	September 21	Derek Wood
18	Charlotte Motor Speedway	October 6	October 5	Brad Davies

Champion: Richard Towler

Winners in the Series

Driver	Wins
	6
	4
	4
	4
	3
	3
	3
	2
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1