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With COVID-19 not going away anytime soon, and NASCAR\u2019s on-track activity being postponed through the weekend of May 3rd to align with CDC guidance, drivers and fans are turning to the virtual world to get their racing fix. NASCAR teams up with iRacing to create eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series \u2013 a sim racing exhibition format featuring some of the biggest names in the sport \u2013 which kicks off this weekend at iRacing\u2019s virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Dixie Vodka 150. The brick-and-mortar track in Miami was originally scheduled to host this weekend\u2019s \u201creal\u201d NASCAR national series action.<\/p>\n
This is the real deal folks, the broadcast on FS1 and the FOX Sports app will feature FOX NASCAR broadcasters Jeff Gordon, Mike Joy and Larry McReynolds calling the action. They will be complemented by Clint Bowyer serving as the in-car analyst while competing from a simulator in the FOX NASCAR Charlotte studio.<\/p>\n
Dixie Vodka and The NASCAR Foundation to support families in Miami<\/strong><\/p>\n In conjunction with their sponsorship of the first race in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series, Dixie Vodka is donating $10,000 to The NASCAR Foundation \u2013 which is centralizing charitable donations in the NASCAR industry to support those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n \u201cSupporting our local communities, from buying from local vendors to linking up with regional nonprofits, has been part of our DNA since day one,\u201d Grain & Barrel CEO and Dixie Vodka creator Matti Anttila said. \u201cNever has that been more critical than in the crisis we all find ourselves in today. For that reason, we didn\u2019t think twice about linking up with The NASCAR Foundation to help bring vital resources to feed the children South Florida, assisting those most in need in and around the home of the Dixie Vodka 400 and now, virtually, the Dixie Vodka 150. Working together as a sport and as a country I know we can overcome the enormous challenge we are facing today.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Their donation, and those of drivers such as Denny Hamlin \u2013 who pledged, on Twitter, to donate $100 for every lap led and $5,000 if he wins the race<\/a> \u2013 will be earmarked to assist Miami-area residents.<\/p>\n