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For the second straight year, iRacing and Motor Racing Outreach have teamed up with the wives and girlfriends of some of NASCAR’s biggest names to put on the Better Half iRacing Dash at Texas Motor Speedway. This year’s race can be seen on Thursday night at 6PM ET as part of NASCAR Race Hub on FS1, with many drivers racing from within the Fox Sports studio in hopes of claiming a $10,000 prize to be donated to the charity of their choice.

The Better Half Dash has a long and storied history as a real-world event at Charlotte Motor Speedway, most recently running with Bandolero cars each fall. Last year, the event made its return on iRacing, shifting to Legends cars and making the move to Texas, the current home of the NASCAR All-Star Race. Drivers will be split into two 15-lap heats on the quarter-mile Texas Legends oval before taking on a 40-lap main event.

McCall Gaulding scored last year’s victory and will be back for more as part of a 12-driver roster. The full lineup, as well as each driver’s crew chief (either a significant other or trusted teammate) and chosen charity, is as follows:

No.	Driver	Crew Chief	Charity
2	Cami Creed	Sheldon Creed	Martin Truex Jr. Foundation
4	Taylor Nemechek	John Hunter Nemechek	Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
9	Jamie Lambert	Noah Gragson	Motor Racing Outreach
11	Kenzie Hemric	Daniel Hemric	MRO/Feed NC
17	Kennedy Gaulding	Taylor Gray	Place of Hope
22	Jennifer Self	Austin Wayne Self	Soldiers for Faith Ministries
25	Kristin Labonte	Bobby Labonte	Motor Racing Outreach
31	Kendall Anderson	Jordan Anderson	Children’s Hope Alliance
34	Jacquelyn Ragan	David Ragan	Motor Racing Outreach
38	McCall Gaulding	Zane Smith	Feeding America
48	Jessica Ives	Greg Ives	MRO/BraveStep
51	Kate Lummus	Greg Stumpff	Nine Line Foundation

 

Charitable contributions are the driving force behind the event, both before the first green flag flies and after the checkered flag drops. Leading up to the event, drivers have been soliciting donations, with the two biggest pre-race totals earning the top two starting spots for the feature. To support, fans may either donate directly to Motor Racing Outreach in their chosen driver’s name, or by entering the first initial and last name in the notes or discount code section when purchasing the official event T-shirt. The feature winner, meanwhile, will earn a $10,000 donation to the charity of their choice.

For more information about the 2022 Better Half iRacing Dash, visit www.go2mro.com. To purchase the official T-shirt of the 2022 Better Half iRacing Dash, click here. For more information on iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iracing.com.

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