Fans Are Loving NASCAR's Switch to Esports
Today, the inaugural race in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational took place, with professional [...]
Some were surprised by how realistic it looked.
If you were flipping through the channels there is no way you’d know this @NASCAR race was Iracing
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) March 22, 2020
It's nice to see what this meant to some viewers.
Thank you @nascar, @iracing , and @FS1 for making our Sunday a little normal for a change during these tough times.
— Chris Knox (@ChrisKn35135769) March 22, 2020
A lot of people needed the distraction.
I don’t know what it means going forward and quite honestly really don’t care - in a time when we all needed it @nascar @NASCARONFOX and @iRacing came through in the biggest way possible today
— Pete Pistone (@PPistone) March 22, 2020
People really seemed to have fun with the format!
That was the most entertaining TV show I have seen in a month! Great fun!
— Mike (@cwrozzi) March 22, 2020
It seems like people would be down for that.
NASCAR has announced the national anthem singer for next weekend's iracing invitational pic.twitter.com/pDFxUIeHHJ
— Carl Roidwards (@roidwards) March 22, 2020
iRacing is going to gain some interest from this.
iRacing going to the bank after this broadcast. pic.twitter.com/6WEk4gMb75
— Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverAW) March 22, 2020
Okay, a LOT of interest.
Me right now researching how to setup my own #iRacing account... pic.twitter.com/hMFu1jq8HN
— John D (@theonedreischal) March 22, 2020
This might make people more open-minded about esports.
If you had told me 10 years ago that I would be watching a computer game on national television AND be enjoying it I would have said you were crazy #iRacing
— Clay Greenfield (@claygreenfield) March 22, 2020
Hopefully, someone's working on it!
Can someone please do this for the NCAA March Madness Tournament. Please,please,please#iRacing pic.twitter.com/zk7iBFcbyV
— Walter Lee (@WalterLee15) March 22, 2020
Hate the player, don't hate the game.
Hard core Dale Jr fans to Denny Hamlin's iRacing setup. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/gZKw0oRV1t
— NASC24 (@NASC241) March 22, 2020