NASCAR iRacing.com World Championship Series

{{primarysources|date=June 2010}}
{{Infobox motorsport championship
| logo = logo_s_ovalprodwc.jpg
| pixels = 250px
| caption = NASCAR iRacing.com World Championship Series logo
| category = [[Sim racing|Online racing]]
| country/region = International
| inaugural2 = 2010
| drivers = 50
| champion driver = {{flagicon|ENG}} Richard Towler
| website = [http://www.nascar.com/ NASCAR.com], [http://www.iracing.com/ iRacing.com]
}}

The '''NASCAR iRacing.com World Championship Series''' (NiWCS) is an online [[STOCK car racing|stock car]] [[Sim racing|racing simulation]] series officially sanctioned by [[NASCAR]] and hosted by [[iRacing.com]]. It is the top level of the [[NASCAR iRacing.com Series]]. The inaugural season of NiWCS starts on February 9, 2010, featuring the top 50 drivers of the lower-level NASCAR iRacing Pro Series.

==Structure==

Much of the structure, rules and details of NiWCS mimic the current NASCAR [[Sprint Cup]] series in a computer simulation form. The inaugural 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.<ref name="iRacing PDF">{{
cite web
|url = http://membersmedia.iracing.com/pdfs/NASCAR_The_iRacing_Pro_Series_and_iRacing_Drivers_World_Championships_20100119_v1.pdf
|title = NASCAR iRacing Pro Series and NASCAR iRacing.com World Championship Series
|publisher = iRacing.com
|date = 2010-01-19
|accessdate = 2010-02-06
}}</ref>

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 top 250 drivers in iRacing. Pro license holders can then take part in a separate Pro series that serves as the qualifying series to the World Championships.<ref name="iRacing PDF"/>

==2011 Calendar==

Race calendar for the 2011 season. All races start at 02:00 GMT (equates to 9PM EST/EDT of the previous day).<ref>{{
cite web
|url = http://www.nascar.com/news/headlines/official/iracing.schedule/index.html
|title = iRacing.com Official Schedule
|publisher = NASCAR.com
|date = 2010-02-05
|accessdate = 2010-02-06
}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
!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
|
|-
! 8
| Charlotte Motor Speedway
| May 25
| May 24
|
|-
! 9
| Pocono Raceway
| June 8
| June 7
|
|-
! 10
| Michigan International Speedway
| June 22
| June 21
|
|-
! 11
| New Hampshire Motor Speedway
| July 6
| July 5
|
|-
! 12
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway
| July 20
| July 19
|
|-
! 13
| Atlanta Motor Speedway
| August 3
| August 2
|
|-
! 14
| Chicagoland Speeday
| August 17
| August 16
|
|-
! 15
| Dover International Speedway
| August 31
| August 30
|
|-
! 16
| Texas Motor Speedway
| September 14
| September 13
|
|-
! 17
| Phoenix International Raceway
| September 28
| September 27
|
|-
! 18
| Homestead-Miami Speedway
| October 12
| October 11
|
|}

==2010 Calendar==

Race calendar for the 2010 season. All races started at 02:00 GMT (equates to 9PM EST/EDT of the previous day).<ref>{{
cite web
|url = http://www.nascar.com/news/headlines/official/iracing.schedule/index.html
|title = iRacing.com Official Schedule
|publisher = NASCAR.com
|date = 2010-02-05
|accessdate = 2010-02-06
}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
!Race
!Track
!Date (GMT)
!Date (ET)
!Winner
|-
! 1
| Daytona International Speedway
| February 10
| February 9
| [[Dale Earnhardt, Jr.]]
|-
! 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==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-top:0em; text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
!Driver
!valign="bottom"|Wins
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|nolink=1|Brad|Davies}} || 4
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|nolink=1|Richard|Towler}} || 4
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|nolink=1|Josh|Berry}} || 3
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|nolink=1|Derek|Wood}} || 3
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|nolink=1|Ray|Alfalla}} || 2
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} {{sortname|nolink=1|Sandeep|Banerjee}} || 1
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Dale|Earnhardt Jr.}} || 1
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|nolink=1|John|Gorlinsky}} || 1
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|nolink=1|Thomas|Hazard}} || 1
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|nolink=1|Josh|Parker}} || 1
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|nolink=1|Steve|Sheehan}} || 1
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|nolink=1|Jeremy R|Allen}} || 1
|-