iRacing Confirms Three New Tracks for NASCAR 26
What’s Happening? iRacing Studios is adding three new venues to its next NASCAR console game, NASCAR 26, though one track is…
After months of waiting, iRacing Studios finally gave NASCAR fans and gamers an in-depth look at NASCAR 26, confirming new features and the launch dates of the game.
The announcement came in the form of the episodic Dev Diary Series that iRacing used during the launch of NASCAR 25, with iRacing execs Matt Lewis, Mike Devault, and Kevin Bobbitt chatting about the game.
Per this video, the Gold Edition of NASCAR will release on September 15, and the Standard Edition on September 18.
Previously, iRacing had announced a September launch date, but now these dates confirm a release one month earlier than NASCAR 25’s October 14 release last year.
The Gold and Standard Editions of the game follows the established format from last year.
While prices are not yet confirmed for NASCAR 26, the Gold Edition, which included bonuses beyond early access, such as a season pass, cost $79.99, and the Standard Edition cost $59.99.
What’s Happening? iRacing Studios is adding three new venues to its next NASCAR console game, NASCAR 26, though one track is…
The Dev Diary did not cut too deep into new features, though they did touch on two notable additions.
First is an all-new mode focused solely on the Chase, NASCAR’s 10-race (or fewer, depending on series) postseason. This mode is likely similar to the Chase for the Cup mode found in EA Sports’ 2004 game, NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup.
Another new feature is a major overhaul of the track environment, making the race weekends more dynamic with tracks “rubbering in” and changing throughout a race weekend, just like it would in real life.
During the Dev Diary, a few work-in-progress cutscenes provide some worthwhile notes, such as a new animation of drivers getting in their cars before a practice session.
However, most important of all was the single race hub, which showed off the work-in-progress roster sizes.
While these rosters could grow or shrink leading up to the game’s release, the work-in-progress rosters currently have 66 ARCA Menards Series drivers, 70 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers, 52 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series drivers, and 47 NASCAR Cup Series drivers.
Last year, ARCA had 57 drivers, the Truck Series had 49, the OAP Series had 50, and the Cup Series had 47.
For more on NASCAR 26, make sure to check out the article linked below.
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