iRacing.com Announces NVIDIA Sponsoring World Championship Series

iRacing.com announced today that NVIDIA, the world leader in visual computing technologies, will sponsor the iRacing.com NVIDIA Series.  Previously known as the iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing, the iRacing.com NVIDIA Series features the world’s top online racers competing in virtual replicas of the Williams-Toyota FW31 Formula One cars on precise, digital versions of many of the world’s most famous race tracks. 

The new agreement builds on NVIDIA’s existing relationship with iRacing which includes sponsorship of the iRacing.com NVIDIA Cup, a race series open to all members of the popular online racing service and featuring digitized versions of the Mazda MX5 sports car. 

The 2011 iRacing.com NVIDIA Series is an 18 race series featuring events every other Saturday and broadcast live on www.iRacing.com.  The series offers cash awards and prizes valued at more than $18,000 to the top finishers in the overall championship.  Currently, Finland’s Klaus Kivekäs enjoys a narrow point lead over the series’ inaugural champion, fellow Finn Greger Huttu, with Brazil’s Hugo Luis in third as the iRacing.com NVIDIA Series prepares for Round 11 at the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit on July 16.