Episode 0533 - iRacers Lounge Podcast

5/21/2026 – Cute DDU – Episode 0533

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Topics

iRacing Indy 500 By The Numbers

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/95817/iracing-com-indy-500-statistics

Drago: What Happened?

Shoutout To PRS’s Own

Three Second Rule

Want To Be A Pro Sim Racer?

Biggest Flaws?

Overlooked Tips & Settings

Highest iRating Race

Zalenski Wins Season Opener

https://www.iracing.com/bobby-zalenski-claims-19th-career-enascar-coca-cola-iracing-championship-series-win-in-coca-cola-160-at-charlotte/

Scan It!

Malik Getting Some TV Time

DuQuion And Springfield?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/95800/why-no-duquoin-or-springfield-dirt-mile-tracks

5 Mistakes Ruining Your Setup

Top Split-Fixed

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/95859/top-split-oval-racing-hilarious

Bussa Giving Back

Gentleman, Start Your Engines

2026 Sim Gaming Expo

September 18 – 20, 2026

The Double

Majors 24

https://majorsseries.com/event/2026-majors-242026

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-may-19th-to-may-25th-2026/

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Chad McNeese’s Ultimate Hardware Spreadsheet

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Pimax Ultra-Wide

Trak Racer / Porsche

Qubic System Complete Overview

Green…

DFP15 With USB Pass Through

Zeus By Simagic

Worth Paying More?

Conspit Nano Dashboard

Save Money With A DIY

Apple Vision Pro Deep Dive

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Official Series

Wednesday Open -NiS – Coke 600

Mike- P wrecked out about lap 150. Had a lot of trouble off turned four kept slapping the wall trying to spin out eventually I spent out hard and crashed hard.

Tony – RIP ROWDY

David – P1 !!!!!!! had a top 5 car. Brad and Rob Franklin were the class of the field all night, though my car was waking up at the end like it seems to do. Was going to be happy with a p4. Caution comes out with 13 t go. All of us long runners are pissed. I take 2 tires and make big swings on the adjustments. And pass the leader with 4 to go on the inside to take my first oval win in years. I am surprised how emotional a felt for what is supposed to be a “game”

Brad- P4 As David said Rob and I had the quickest cars all race on the long run. Had the race played out with it running green to the end I really felt I had speed left to pass him for the win. But a late race yellow would put us on two tires and I did not take a big enough swing at freeing the car up. Congrats to David but really felt like the racing gods took one away.

A Open

Brad W – P3 (Charlotte) started p5 and was in a good spot until an early caution. Restarting in p5 when the car in p3 decided to restart in 1st gear. He spins to the inside and I get a black flag for passing on the left. Go back to green and serve my drive through. Come out with leaders and get a lucky yellow that gets me back on the lead lap. From there it was drive back to the front. Ran the tires way too hard trying to make up ground but drove back to top5 before a late yellow would send us to the pits. Restarted in p5 and would drive up to p2 before getting tight off of t2 and brush the wall. Dropped back to p3. A good practice for the 600.

Ring Meister

Mike – P Toyota GR 86. Started second was running second on the white and screwed up the carousel and hit the wall hard DNF.
Started fourth on lap one the 2 L had tangled going through the quiddlebachher hohe. I sneak through but got wheel damage. We turned about 5° to one side. About a four second gap at that point was able to hold it and finish off the race and win my first win of the week winner winner chicken dinner. Number 152.
Then started first had several cars behind me for the longest time than one guy kinda sideswiped me and runs me off the track to take the lead. I fall back to fourth and have a good battle for third at the end where I caught him and got to his outside and then he ran me into the grass and then we wrecked pretty hard, but I got a P4.

Lotus 79 Grand Prix series

Ellis- P at mosport. I thought this race was only 45 minutes, but it turned out to be over two hours long. I made it to lap 24 before I basically fell out of the seat. Parked at P 11 out of 14.

IMSA

Hall – Two wins at Road Atlanta – one by a guy being DQed for cheating at the start

Indy 500

David- Friday wrecked out on lap 7. Saturday p12, should have been top 10 but walled it with 60 to go enough for 5 minutes damage. Sunday, wrecked out by a guy passing under, letting him go and he still washes up. Apology not accepted
Tom D – P2 after a 94 green flag run to end it. Did not have enough speed to catch the winner. Had a blast though
Tony P12 friday night was doing ok was 9th with 50 to go and going in for a green flag stop and was mirror watching a guy in my ass drafting me into the pits and sped and slam on brakes and walled it. Wrecked out sunday

Final Thoughts

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Cute DDU

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He honor the passing of Kyle Busch, and many other iracing topics. David tells us how we won the Coke 600, and we seem to like Conspit’s Cute DDU.

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