Red Bull GRC TV // iRacing #DIRTNight: Red Bull GRC at Iowa (3)

Friday night is now #DIRTNight on RaceSpot TV and iRacingLive! Join Cam Walsh and Randy Chenowth as they bring a gambit of dirt races, featuring iRacing’s new heat racing format. It starts at 8 PM EST with the latest addition to the iRacing service, the Red Bull Global Rallycross Series (Class D), featuring the Volkswagen Beetle and Ford Fiesta GRC cars fighting for grip on special layout, multi-surfaced circuits with dirt, jumps, and pavement.

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Course: Iowa Speedway

.79 miles // 71% pavement // 29% dirt

Event Build

• Practice: 14 cars
• Qualifying: 14 cars, 3 laps; sets grid for heats
• Heat 1: 7 cars (odd number qualifiers), 5 laps, top 4 advance to final
• Heat 2: 7 cars (even number qualifiers), 5 laps, top 4 advance to final
• Consolation: 6 cars, 6 laps, top 2 advance to final
• Final: 10 cars, 10 laps

Last Week: Daytona (Long)

Like the famed guitar amps used by the band Spinal Tap, Mitchell deJong’s win total on #DIRTNight now goes up to 11 after another victory in Daytona. Regulars Yohann Harth and Connor Parise placed second and third, with each driver scoring a podium for the first time. Click here for the full recap!

Driver Profile: Jake Hewlett

Racing for Coanda Simsport, Hewlett is a frequent podium contender alongside teammate deJong. He’s cracked the podium twice in nine tries on #DIRTNight, making him one of only four drivers to qualify for the broadcast at least nine times and one of eight drivers to take multiple podiums in the big show. He came within .185 seconds of a third podium last week in Daytona.

Feeling confident? See if you can beat Jake’s top lap times in an iRacing Supercar:

2018 Season 1 Schedule

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