Sports Business Journal’s Adam Stern reports that NASCAR has decided to discontinue the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational events for the remainder of the year.
NASCAR originally planned a 10 race schedule this season, evenly divided between Fox and NBC. Fox covered the initial five races, but the remainder of the schedule had not been announced.
.@NASCAR today is informing the industry that it is discontinuing the iRacing Pro Invitational Series for the rest of 2021, though it could return in the future for special events.
➖ As the U.S. emerged from the pandemic this year, viewership/industry interest in it have waned. pic.twitter.com/Y6LFUfeeqK
— Adam Stern (@A_S12) July 2, 2021