As iRacing take over publishing the standalone NASCAR franchise, it’s been announced that NASCAR 25 will include the truck and ARCA series.
Due out in Autumn, and developed by Monster Games, who previously developed NASCAR Heat up to, and including Heat 4, the four championships which will appear in NASCAR 25 are the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the ARCA Menards Series. It’s the first appearance of ARCA in the NASCAR games, the premier stock car division of the Automobile Racing Club of America and a feeder championship for the main three NASCAR series.
In the NASCAR 25 Career Mode you’ll start in a backyard garage competing in the ARCA Menards Series, working you way up, hiring staff and expanding your facilities as you progress. And all four series will also be accessible for quick racers, seasons and online multiplayer.
It’s good news for the ARCA Menards series, drivers and teams, who will be able to get more publicity and fans through the game. And plays will get an additional field of cars and drivers, along with any tracks which might not appear on the NASCAR schedules. Some notable drivers have chosen to stay in ARCA Menards rather than moving on from the semi-professional series.
The series has featured in the ARCA Sim Racing ’08 game, developed by Sim Factory LLC. But for people like me who aren’t especially familiar with American oval racing, it’s most commonly associated with the iRacing official series which uses the 650bhp Chevrolet Impala stock car for races available at a Class D license and above.
The license for NASCAR games was purchased by iRacing in 2023 following the poor reception to NASCAR Heat 5 and NASCAR 21: Ignition, produced by Motorsport Games. As part of the agreement, both Heat 5 and Ignition were removed from sale at the end of 2024. Previous titles released by iRacing for consoles are Exocross, and the World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing games
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