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PODCAST: Hard Left Turn - iRacing IndyCar hits Michigan's high banks

By AccessWDUN Staff
Posted 9:00PM on Monday 13th April 2020 ( 5 years ago )

After two weeks on road courses, the IndyCar iRacing Challenge hit their first oval at the virtual Michigan International Speedway.

On this week's Hard Left Turn podcast, Brandon Reed, Pete McCole and Amy Henderson takes a look at the Chevrolet 275 and other recent racing news items, including:

-Simon Pagenaud scored the win, while Dale Earnhardt, Jr. came home third in Saturday's IndyCar iRacing event at Michigan.

-The new nominees and new class structure for the NASCAR Hall of Fame was announced last week.

-Brandon has another racing history story for us with the tale of the Banks County Speedway.  You can read more about it here.

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(Editors note: This image was computer generated in simulator) Dale Earnhardt, Jr. used strategy to score a third place finish in Saturday's INDYCAR iRacing Challenge event at virtual Michigan International Speedway. Photo: IndyCar Media
FILE - From left are file photos showing Dale Earnhardt Jr., in 2017, and Janet Guthrie, in 2006. Earnhardt is among the new nominees for NASCAR's next Hall of Fame class. Guthrie, the first woman to run in the Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500 and Coca-Cola 600, returns as a nominee to the Landmark category after a one-year absence. (AP Photo/File)
A racer powers through a turn at speed at the Banks County Speedway. Photo: Banks County Speedway / Facebook
Pete McCole (left), Brandon Reed (center) and Amy Henderson (right) stand in the infield at Charlotte Motor Speedway prior to the 2019 Coca-Cola 600. Photo: John K. Harrelson

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