Tyler Courtney, Buddy Kofoid and Cannon McIntosh are among USAC’s most established and upcoming stars on the track.

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However, they’ve now taken their talents to the AMSOIL USAC iRacing Challenge presented by NOS Energy Drink. The race begins this Thursday, April 2, at Kokomo Speedway, and can be watched live right here on FloRacing.

Courtney, the 2018 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car and 2019 USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget champion, has his sim rig set up for action, complete with a folding chair broke-in (or broken) by fellow racer Zeb Wise.

Courtney’s setup includes the absence of a steering wheel, and the use of the computer keyboard in which the space bar controls the throttle and the arrow keys steer the car, plus a Samsung TV from his parent’s house.

Kofoid is one of the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget series’ top Rookie drivers.  He’s been practicing for the event at Kokomo religiously after getting into iRacing recently.  Kofoid, of Penngrove, Calif., describes iRacing as a great tool that's fun, but tricky, along with being a good distraction from everything that’s transpiring in the world at the moment.

Watch the USAC AMSOIL iRacing Challenge LIVE!

April 2 | 9PM ET

McIntosh captured a USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget victory at the 2019 Shamrock Classic at the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin.  Thursday’s USAC iRacing Challenge opener presents a new challenge for him as he’s yet to visit Kokomo Speedway in real life on-track as of yet.  His first virtual laps at the quarter-mile arrive this week, and mentions that additional laps prior to the real deal are a necessity.

The 2020 AMSOIL USAC iRacing Challenge will feature the stars of USAC Racing competing against one another in the world’s leading motorsports simulation. It will begin with weekly racing action each Thursday night throughout the month of April.

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April 2 | 9PM ET

The Challenge will consist of a total of five races through four events, including two USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship and three USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship events:

• April 2: Kokomo Speedway (Midgets)
• April 9: Knoxville Raceway (Sprints)
• April 16: Williams Grove Speedway (Sprints)
• April 23: Eldora Speedway (Sprints & Midgets)

The event purse will feature a $500 winner’s share, $300 for second and $100 for third thanks to series sponsors to sponsors TOPP Motorsports, Hayward Motorsports, Petry Motorsports and Baldwin Brothers Racing.

Among the USAC top drivers entered for the events include six USAC National champions: 

• Christopher Bell
• Tyler Courtney
• Logan Seavey
• Chris Windom
• Tanner Thorson
• Spencer Bayston

Also, some of the winningest drivers over the past few years in USAC National racing –Kevin Thomas Jr., Justin Grant, Zeb Wise, Jason McDougal and Cannon McIntosh – will be in the mix as well.