YesterYear Racing™ League IROC Series
​In 1973, Les Richter, Roger Penske, and Mike Phelps created the International Race of Champions (IROC). Many of you who are older likely remember that Series. It took racers from different disciplines from all over the world and they competed in four races per calendar year to determine a winner. The concept was to create an all-star racing series of sorts whereby drivers from multiple disciplines raced identical cars with identical setups on different tracks. The IROC Series had a unique points system and raced different makes of cars through the years including the Chevrolet Camaro, the Dodge Daytona, and the Pontiac Trans Am.
In 2025, YesterYear Racing™League introduced the YesterYear IROC Series. This sim racing Series ran four races in 2025 that were loosely based on the 1985 IROC IX season. The car choice for the 2025 Series was the Cadillac CTS-V. Each race lasted between 50 and 80 minutes. Practice opened at 7:30pm ET for each event with the Race taking place at 8:30pm ET. The 2026 YesterYear IROC Series will consist of 5 races among four disciplines (Road Course, Short Track Oval, 1.5-Mile Oval, and Superspeedway Oval) once again using the Cadillac CTS-V race car. The 2026 Schedule is as follows:
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YYR-IROC Road Course #1 - February 17, 2026 - Daytona International Speedway Road Course - 35 Laps
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YYR-IROC Short Track Oval - May 12, 2026 - Iowa Speedway - 150 Laps
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YYR-IROC 1.5-Mile Oval - June 30, 2026 - Twin Ring Motegi - 100 Laps
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YYR- IROC Road Course #2 - August 11, 2026 - Oulton Park International Course - 45 Laps
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YYR - IROC Superspeedway Discipline - November 10, 2026 - Daytona International Speedway Oval - 80 La
The ONLY way to qualify for an inviation to the 2026 YesterYear IROC Series is to be a champion of a season ending in 2025 from one of the following iRacing™ leagues:
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YesterYear Racing™ League
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Bootleg Racing League
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Old Bastards Racing League (OBRL)
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Red Light Racing League
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VLS iRacing League
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Skitter Creek Drivers Club
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Stars & Stripes Racing League
Four other ways to qualify for the 2026 YesterYester IROC Series include winning the 2025 YesterYear Race of Champions, winning the 2025 Bootleg Racing League Stone River Shootout, winning the Stars & Stripes Indy 500, or winning the 2026 WinterFest Derby.
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YesterYear Racing™ League IROC Point System
The YesterYear Racing™League IROC Series uses the exact same point system as they did in the historic IROC Series.
Most Laps Led - 5 Bonus Points
Second Most Laps Led - 3 Bonus Points
Third Most Laps Led - 2 Bonus Points
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POINT SYSTEM DRIVER LIST COLOR NUMBER LEAGUE
20 Points - 1st Place J.R. Shepherd ORANGELLO 1 Bootleg Racing League
17 Points - 2nd Place Greg McDaniel GRAPE PURPLE 2 VLS iRacing League
14 Points - 3rd Place Josh Robinson LEMON YELLOW 3 OBRL
12 Points - 4th Place Matt Watkins MAROON 4 OBRL
10 Points - 5th Place Chris Hammett BUTTER CREAM 5 Red Light Racing League
9 Points - 6th Place Eric Stout CLOUD WHITE 6 Red Light Racing League
8 Points - 7th Place Jerry Isaacs DARTH VADER BLACK 7 OBRL
7 Points - 8th Place Roger Hurley GREEN 8 OBRL
6 Points - 9th Place James Lowe PINK 9 Bootleg Racing League
5 Points - 10th Place David Shrieve CAROLINA BLUE 10 Skitter Creek Drivers Club
4 Points - 11th Place Sean Foltz REBEL GRAY 11 OBRL
3 Points - 12th Place Tom Ogle MUTED GOLD 12 YesterYear Racing League
2 Points - 13th Place Chris Davis UPS BROWN 13 Bootleg Racing League
1 Point - 14th Place Scott Negus NAVY BLUE 14 YesterYear Racing League
0 Points - 15th Place Chris Worrell BRITISH GREEN 15 Bootleg Racing League
Andrew Hess TANGERINE ORANGE 16 Stars & Stripes League
Andrew Kotska CHERRY RED 17 OBRL
Aiden Young MIAMI TURQOISE 18 Bootleg Racing League
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