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After four spring invitational races to help set the stage, the 2021 iRacing Rallycross season proper begins on Wednesday with a visit to Daytona International Speedway. The first of nine rounds for both the World Championship and All-Star Invitational divisions, one of iRacing’s first rallycross circuits launches both divisions into an exciting season. Races will begin at 4PM ET/1PM PT at iRacing.com/live and across a large slate of Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube channels.

Check out the preseason show above and read on for even more information!

World Championship

With four powerful new franchises—Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Logitech G Altus Esports, Vermont SportsCar, and Elliott Sadler eSports—the iRX WCS field has a slightly different look for 2021, but that look changes even more when you look at the new driver roster. A double-digit rookie class should add plenty of intrigue to what was already an enthralling championship, as do a set of contingency awards including the Yokohama Pole Award, DirtFish Rookie of the Year, Hard Charger, and Most Improved Driver, each of which comes with a $100 cash bonus at the end of the season.

The full driver roster with teams is below:

No.	Driver.	Team	2020 Finish
00	Johannes Vähänen	Loenbro Motorsports	Rookie
06	Beau Albert	Logitech G Altus Esports	19th
2	Garrett Manes	Elliott Sadler eSports	10th
12	Josh Fox	Hansen Williams Esports	6th
13	Jakob Rafoss	Vermont SportsCar	Rookie
14	Luis Núñez	Logitech G Altus Esports	Rookie
15	Alex Bergeron	Jim Beaver eSports	30th*
18	Killian Dall’olmo	SET Esports Team GRX	16th
20	Matt Bussa	Ed Carpenter Racing	26th*
21	Louis Lejeune	Ed Carpenter Racing	Rookie
22	Rasmus Tuominen	SET Esports Team GRX	11th
30	Kevin Ellis Jr.	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Rookie
34	Luke Crouse	Nitro Circus	28th*
44	Jonne Ollikainen	SET Esports	5th
45	Jake Robertson	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	9th
52	Jarno Leskinen	Hansen Williams Esports	Rookie
55	Vicente Salas	Elliott Sadler eSports	20th
63	Sindre Silva	Team Yokohama	22nd
64	Thomas Wangen	Team Yokohama	Rookie
71	Aatu Hakalehto	Vermont SportsCar	Rookie
77	Quentin Dall’olmo	Kligerman Sport	Rookie
83	Tommi Nukarinen	Loenbro Motorsports	Rookie
86	Jon Robertson	Subaru Motorsports USA	2nd
87	Tommi Hallman	SET Esports	3rd
90	Yohann Harth	Subaru Motorsports USA	1st
92	Toni Lähteenmäki	Jim Beaver eSports	Rookie
99	Marcos Matamoros	Kligerman Sport	21st
199	Otto Taskinen	Nitro Circus	13th

*substitute/part-time driver in 2020

All-Star Invitational

The first All-Star round of the year will look quite different from past events. Real-world racing stars like NHRA champion Ron Capps and ARX2 champion Conner Martell will be joined by popular streamers like Quirkitized and GoProLopez, as well as top iRacing pros from other disciplines who are completely new to rallycross. A list of this week’s invitees is below; entries are subject to changes and additions:

No.	Driver	Car	Background
03	Keenan Kusan | @MrAeroHD	Subaru	Twitch partner
11	Malik Ray | @CampaignRay	TBA	eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series
13	Trevor Perry | @PuckVanek	TBA	Twitch partner
15	Zac Campbell	Subaru	Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup
21	Conner Martell	Subaru	FIA World Rallycross RX2e
28	Ron Capps	VW	NHRA Camping World Series
28	Connor Barry	Subaru	Great American Short Course
49	Jamie Fluke | @JamieFluke	Subaru	Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup
53	Justin Melillo	Subaru	eNASCAR journalist, Traxion.GG
75	Landon Huffman | @HuffmanLive	Subaru	NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
77	Luke Knupp	Subaru	Best in the Desert
85	Mikey Lawrence	Subaru	SCORE World Desert Championship
360	Craig Williams | @CraigSetupShop	VW	Twitch
504	Pablo López | @GoProLopez	Ford	Twitch partner
920	Tyson Meier | @Quirkitized	TBA	Twitch partner

 

How To Watch

New for 2021, iRX will be broadcast in four languages from the start of the season. Here’s where to tune in!

• English: iRacing Facebook, Twitch, YouTube
• Finnish: Finnish Sim Racing Association ry (FISRA)
• French: BenjxMotors
• Norwegian: Norwegian SimRacing Channel

Image via Beau Albert

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