Sim Racers Rejoice: iRacing Will Make the Next NASCAR Game for Consoles, PC

The dark days of NASCAR simulations on console appear to be coming to an end. On Thursday, iRacing announced that it has secured exclusive "simulation-style game rights" to the preeminent stock-car racing series for game systems, PC, and mobile.

After several years of Motorsport Games' official NASCAR titles being stuck in purgatory or releasing extremely unpolished, this was exactly the outcome many fans had been hoping for. iRacing posted on X, formerly Twitter, that the company's first standalone NASCAR release is due to arrive in 2025 "with everything you've been asking for" on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and Steam.

A NASCAR press release makes it clear that the series' license has been fully transferred from Motorsport Games to iRacing.

"When we were approached with the option to acquire the license for the simulation-style NASCAR console game, which was the console game and franchise that we were dreaming about doing, it was an opportunity we couldn’t pass up," iRacing President Tony Gardner was quoted in the release. "Having the ability to build a NASCAR console game is a privilege we promise to execute with the utmost care. We look forward to working diligently with NASCAR industry stakeholders to deliver a product that provides an amazing experience for the gaming community and NASCAR fans worldwide."