Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Myers discuss impact of iRacing | Letarte on Location Podcast

On this edition of the 'Letarte on Location' podcast, Steve is joined by iRacing EVP and Executive Producer Steve Myers and Dale Earnhardt Jr to discuss the phenomenon of iRacing and the significant impact it has had on the current motorsports landscape. #NBCSports #NASCAR #LetarteonLocation
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[@Woopass90]

Dale is the best testimonial for iRacing. He is so passionate.

[@kdcustoms1272]

Raced the 500 with him last night.. I pushed him to the lead and i got took out the next corner...lol

[@briansobb19]

This is a one-hour commercial for iRacing -- and I loved every second of it lol

[@sierramike2113]

How much did it cost? Fanboys or not these guys don't do this for free! An hour of this level interview(advertising) probably costs as much as a laserscanned track

[@Sloppyplane37]

Siera Mike probably nothing because nbc and Nascar have a great partnership with iracing

[@dedo7326]

@@sierramike2113 I don’t know about that especially with iracing being a partner with nascar they worked 2 years together getting the next gen car right they did a scan on north wilks they even hosted a season of racing during Covid.

[@billswitzer1516]

Never believed that e-sports would have ever evolved the way it has. When I actually viewed the Peak All-Star Race recently, I have to be honest, it was more enjoyable than many of the real races that I've been to or watched. I've been involved in online racing going back to the Papyrus days, and iRacing is the optimum at this time. I was glad to hear Dale, Jr. say that he sometimes struggles on iRacing. Years ago, I was involved in racing (SCCA) club racing, and later on worked on a NASCAR Modified in the Northeast. Now at 72 years I still enjoy the competition of iRacing. Not very good at it, but compete in a Euro League in V8 Supercars. After all these years, still get that "twitch" before the green. Thanks for putting this podcast together. It was extremely informative and interesting. Hope it continues!

[@cootholler22]

I raced Dale Jr in iRacing trucks at Bristol several years ago and won against him in a hard battle the last 20 laps. Most pressure packed online racing experience I've had. He raced clean and didn't turn me when he could have, whole new respect for Jr!

[@mindofmyown333]

This was awesome to see Dale geek out over this. He’s got such a passion for it. I’m so happy I made the jump last year and got iRacing. I’ve never looked back

[@ozcomobros]

Great chat guys, really interesting....I was shocked how expensive it was to scan the tracks. It is worth every cent. thanks for that

[@JeremyLeech]

I thought about it for years about getting iracing. I finally got a membership last week and it’s so much fun.

[@joshuaadlerstein1394]

Jeremy Leech yeah it is, when you don’t get wrecked every race

[@josephmitchell266]

@@joshuaadlerstein1394 if you're wrecking that often you may be slightly at fault 🤷

[@Altiaof]

@@josephmitchell266 clearly you dont play Iracing lol

[@josephmitchell266]

@@Altiaof avoiding wrecks is easy enough after you get out of rookie

[@JeremyLeech]

2 years later and I’m still loving it!

[@timelessfms6381]

One of the best thing for iracing is this podcast and it's not a game it's a simulation of racing

[@MarkoLomovic]

It is still a game. It being sim doesn't mean it isn't game.

[@JanitorIsBack]

it is a game

[@guidosarducci166]

It's a game in the same way professional football is a game, baseball is a game, hockey is a game.

[@gregorionocco5641]

i hope also real drivers consider real racing a game

[@jesusfamilyracingaviation8641]

Simulation is not considered a game stop it. Please educate yourselves. Just because you don't like it or understand don't mean slander it.

[@carrsllccarrillo6507]

This was great and very informative of the evolution of sim racing. I remember very well when nascar racing came out for the CPU and how realistic the game was. Before I went to college in the late 90s and became an auto tech. I learn a lot of the terminology of a vehicle thanks to THEE game. Suspension terms like camber, caster and toe and what each thing did to affect the handling charateristics of a car. What heat expansion in tires did over time creating different aspects of tire wear. Calculating and estimating fuel milage. Etc. One of the most memorable moments I had was when I was trying to refine my race setup at Michigan. So when I went Michigan international speedway for the nascar race in '97. I was on otherside of the fence along pit row asking the tire guys of the gm goodwrench crew what kinda tire psi they would be running that day on the right side as to the left side while the race is progressing as the track and air temps increases during the day... Mind you I was like 16, 17 years old at the time and taking notes in my binder titled "chassis setups" ...They were kinda shock of the technical questions I was asking then one of them asked me "why you wanna know?"...my reply "it's just for my nascar racing game I'm playing. I'm try to run better lap times while trying not to overheat my right front tire."...

[@michaelpeace716]

I would give anything for them to build Willow Springs International Motorsports Park near Rosamond CA. I absolutely love that track. And being the oldest permanent road course in the US, it should be immortalized in iRacing.

[@JeremyLeech]

I started iRacing around the time this came out. I've heard of it years ago, but finally decided to go for it. I've always wanted to race cars, and this is the closest i'll get. and I'm loving it!

[@fightlikabrave]

Gonna be lookin for that "Dale Earnhardt Jr2" name to pop up once you get that A oval license!

[@paullemay3218]

Thank you for sharing another great podcast. Enjoyed it very much. 😎🇨🇦

[@BrianHoff04]

Back in the late 90's there was online racing using NASCAR Online by Papyrus. Everyone paid $15 / month for a dial up connection to TEN online. NASCAR even sanctioned a championship in 1998. I used to stay up till 4 in the morning racing other guys including Dale Jr. He was a Bush driver then and I recall we spent several days racing Watkins Glen so that Jr. could try to get used to the track prior to his Bush race. He even mentioned it to ESPN reporters after qualifying pretty well considering he had never raced there.

[@rgf425]

Awesome conversation. please DO MORE.. !!!!!!!!

[@DerrickRG]

My boy Jimmy Broadbent races in a shed.

[@skippingrhyme4386]

You cant film flam the Jim Jamirino.

[@brandonhenery1831]

No punterino!

[@skippingrhyme4386]

@@brandonhenery1831 *Female Australian Voice* Please no Punterino Jimmuh

[@samhesketh]

SinikkaL Jimmer Gang

[@edshoprag5738]

Anyone remember LITTLE E 's server? Best fixed truck server! Unical76 used to race there

[@danderson281]

nr2003 :D

[@709mash]

"Racing is for everyone." - Kazunori Yamauchi, series producer Gran Turismo. That was the game that got me into realistic racing. Gotta give props to GT for helping to popularize sim style racing to a whole other generation. iRacing takes it a step further, and has really bridged the gap between "players" and real drivers.

[@Dante-nm2sc]

This really is awesome content. Really Really cool info and stories.

[@seanrafferty2221]

So happy iracing is getting the recognition it deserves. Great video!

[@brandonryan9582]

and this is why $14 for a laser scanned track is cheap as chips really

[@patchedupdemon7104]

Not when other sims offer better quality with higher fidelity laser scanned tracks for half the price

[@ownageDan]

not with a monthly sub and questionable physics

[@brandonryan9582]

@@ownageDan yep.. exactly why most of the f1 guys use it mst nascar drivers GT3 drivers GTE drivers list just goes on even pro dirt racers use it

[@nascar8and20]

I love iracing! My wife gets mad lolol!!

[@chrisjones3649]

Awsome podcast! I still have my original copy of papyrus racing and will soon be getting into Iracing.

[@JReaLBiz86]

I still play NR2003 every week. Just got a PC good enough to do iRacing, so I won't be far behind you lol

[@davidpassmorejr.5559]

Kinda makes me wanna get back to iracing. Had a lot of fun doing it and met some really good drivers on there. They keep adding content on a regular basis too!

[@jeremyrigney1546]

What a great opportunity for some PR..Awesome

[@timothyrichardson4740]

great video, I wish they would put a few more setups in with there base set ups for each track. so say you go to NEW HAMPSHIRE in a late model or a super late model there is 5 setups 1 base in the middle and 2 that get progressively looser, and 2 that get progressively tighter. I think it would be a big help for those of us who do not have alot of experience with chassis adjustments. just a thought!!!! GREAT VIDEO, LOVE THE PASSION THEY HAVE FOR RACING. I live in South East Alaska. we do not have any racing around here. it rains to much.

[@brogan39]

Hey guys< I'm a iRacing user and love everything of it. When Steve Myers says that they have everything on dirt oval they don't. I have 2 suggestions which is come to NZ and scan our stockcars and superstocks and maybe at the start a few tracks, especially Western Springs as we are on the brink of loosing that track. Again great chat and thank you iRacing for all you do it has helped me in some real life pit crew stuff that I do.

[@Cory989]

that will never happen

[@Ewane]

Warpig this would cost probably to much money to be worth it, sadly.

[@Bramon83]

Never woulda thought I'd spend 2 hours on a Friday night at the bar listening to Steve Latarte podcasts....

[@rmk1283]

Awesome video! Pretty cool info. I love IRacing and this explains a bit more about the costs and history of it all. Nice!

[@patrickfalk3743]

Please have another iracing podcast and televised race!

[@guidosarducci166]

There is a dedicated broadcasting service that "televises" races nearly every day. Check out iRacing eSports Network on KZbin. Selfish plug for the Lionheart Racing series on ISN. :p

[@CraterLakey]

Fantastic podcast. Lots of great info!

[@woofersd2383]

Awesome racing.

[@Unique_Racing]

I bought a T300 Rs GT for about $230 with shipping on amazon and a playseat challenge nascar edition for $200 and I’m having a blast 😂 so much fun and competitive. Best part you get to play with real professionals such as Lando Noris and Max Verstappen 🤷‍♂️ What’s funny I started Iracing with F1 but tried NASCAR and now that’s all I pretty play and thanks to iracing NASCAR got a new fan boy 😂

[@jda671]

Finally NBC is starting to understand what makes good content. No more stupid Kyle having coffee. More Steve and Junior having a normal conversation with people in the sport. Do not mess it up trying to over produce it. Just a normal conversation amongst good people.

[@Daz555Daz]

Current gen consoles can't deal with iRacing but next gen will for sure. IRacing would explode with cross platform support for PC, PS5 and Series X. I think they could grab a nice chunk of the Gran Turismo, Project Cars, Assetto Corsa, Drive Club, Heat, audiences on console which dwarf the iRacing userbase.

[@hiiiiii9886]

Hopefully it never goes to console nothing but a bunch of Lil kids

[@moaimachines8290]

Little did they know.... iRacing would hold a race on live tv with with actual cup drivers.

[@kerenton5897]

Nice video. Some good stories here !

[@christinehill3773]

How do I watch it

[@stratolestele7611]

Such a realistic infomercial! 🙄 Hey, different times? I hope so!

[@jtkckracing3016]

This Was Awesome To Watch.... We Need Dirt Big Block Modifieds In Iracing!

[@es7614]

I'm in, thanks.

[@chuckhalen9543]

They don’t have the old IROC cars and wish they would incorporate it into the game

[@dirkhuperz-reuber]

iRacing best Sim ever. ❤

[@travislohneis224]

Great video ....I love iracing

[@DoctorWho14615]

SLIDEJOB!

[@johnnydinnissen]

You can't buy Iracing , you rent it

[@TracksideViews]

I’m currently running myRacing

[@SwigerQ86]

No other racing game beats iracing

[@SwigerQ86]

@@MOTIFXF6420 did you listen to the entire interview?

[@zekkai1005]

Yes there are games that beat iRacing on anything besides multiplayer

[@bixnoodfc]

This is great

[@ronknox3376]

No question iRacing is good and the thing is pretty accurate in it's detail but over $100 per year just to be a member + tracks + cars it is not the best value out there and there are still people that struggle with the costs.

[@coltoncarter3610]

As a video game, yes, it is very expensive, but if you think of it as more of a hobby then it doesn't really tend to seem as expensive as other hobby's

[@since1961]

Real Racing can cost you your life it's like cocaine, so you're getting off cheap?

[@keithmarks6145]

Dale is part of the PC master race! Who needs consoles lol

[@calvinrnewby]

IRacing is great marketing for Nascar

[@MAVU2AC]

Can iRacing Make a Console Version of NASCAR games or at least assist 704 Gaming

[@RowdyBrian17]

No

[@timrogers9636]

NOPE

[@MrBlackBradPitt]

never happening, let it go buddy

[@Ewane]

MAV2UAC probably not, it wouldn't be a good use of resources.

[@JReaLBiz86]

Wouldn't be worth it, man. Bite the bullet, make sure you have a decent rig, and get iRacing. Or find a copy of NASCAR Racing 2003, it's still better than any console title that's been created since.

[@SS-kz7td]

Lol, is there anything EA hasn't ruined? Ffs

[@carrsllccarrillo6507]

Welp they lost the licence rights to fifa now! Ha to them!

[@JReaLBiz86]

FIFA was never too bad (haven't played in about 5 years tho so I could be wrong about that now), and Madden is a standard. But everything else, yeah, they destroyed it. And I don't mean in a good way.

[@Kjenep]

Iracing is surely the best racing simulator and has the best comunity when it comes to competitive online racing. BUT claiming that Iracing is «the most realistic oppurtunity to drive real car in a simulator» dosent make sense. Both Rfactor 2 and Assetto Corsa are on a another level when it comes to physics and force feedback.

[@marshallstrong7854]

I just bought that track absolutely nothing else like it nurburgring!!!!

[@jasonwest6150]

Why dont they have ps1 i think. Nascar 98 with the paint ball guns. Lol

[@randomfaca]

It's the most accurate sim out there yet it's the only one where the tyres are the fastest when they are cold. Hmm.

[@InfiniteCS]

3:40 not the first company doing esports, Counter Strike 1.6, Quake, and Starcraft had big esport scenes at the time

[@fightlikabrave]

Those are not sports....

[@InfiniteCS]

@@fightlikabrave you're right, they're esports.

[@fightlikabrave]

@@InfiniteCS Im referencing actual sports in real life, brought to online competition in the gaming realm... not some fantasy world, or outer space game lol those are neither esports or sports... I guess if it makes nerds feel better about it... sure lol

[@InfiniteCS]

@@fightlikabrave if it's a video game and there is tournaments and you can get paid to play it then it's a esport.

[@fightlikabrave]

@@InfiniteCS Its an "ecompetition" not an "esport"... people should learn how to define things properly.. if the officially call ALL competitive gaming "esports" then thats wrong and stupid. Like i said, you call playing "Quake" an "esport" all you want, but there is NOTHING "sport" about it..

[@inkedvillan80]

Iracing is the only game where people dont constantly try to wreck you on purpose. That means ALOT

[@JReaLBiz86]

I shouldn't have scrolled down so far. I found the seedy underbelly of the comments section where everyone has to find something negative to say, my guess is in order to feel better about themselves or to hide the fact that they actually find this interesting. OR, because instead of being negative, they don't have the capacity to just click on another video and move on with life. smh. If you have criticism, make it constructive, folks. Calling people idiots for enjoying something you don't understand or enjoy... makes you look like an idiot.

[@Salty_reviews]

I really wish iracing got the license to do a NASCAR console game, EA has totally ruined NASCAR games.

[@MrBlackBradPitt]

iracing is never coming to console, let that dream go buddy.

[@Salty_reviews]

@@MrBlackBradPitt Not the full iracing game but at least the same developers could make a NASCAR console game.

[@Ewane]

Salty man Reviews iRacing wouldn't want to focus their resources on an entirely new project, which this would have to be. iRacing's current engine is to powerful for console.

[@toddamcewen3774]

See ya Jr commi

[@Bramon83]

Jr.... Pubg!?!!! Better yet you play better on pubg mobile!!!! Glad I'm not the only one lol. I fucking love you man lol!!!

[@loristanhope4814]

This looks fuuun

[@EglinRealtor]

20 years + of development and you would think the software could tell who hit who instead of penalizing both players.......

[@TnsToad]

Yeah no Crap! drive clean and you get run over or slide jobs and 1 groove heroes good luck in anything over carbcup to try to win and stay clean.

[@sayerboys5055]

That's the point lol.. irl if you get ran over no matter who's fault it still affects YOU! The goal is to get better and drive clean.

[@Ewane]

EglinRealtor almost impossible for a computer to identify. It is very difficult, did they brake early or did you break late? Did you move to hit them or was that your normal line? It would be extremely draining on a PC and make it very exclusive to keep all the data in a primary usage state for this to be possible. It isn't iRacing it is people's software? But at the end of the day, if you cause incidents you will be involved in more incidents than those that don't cause any.

[@grantdylee]

sometime it feel like a fully sponsor person is talking.... :\

[@TnsToad]

In the old days you could actually get into a race with jr or his crew chief.. not anymore... miss those days..Also yes the crew are not that good... ;-)

[@sayerboys5055]

I've raced with tj majors just recently... also races with AJ allmendinger and whooped him in official lol

[@Gaso_Meter]

I love iRacing but the ugly 2D graphic envoirment is outdated since decades.

[@brobocops]

jaggies everywhere, even on high settings it looks like a polished PS2 game, probably because the engine hasn't been updated since that era.

[@Gaso_Meter]

@@brobocops nailed it! =D

[@JanitorIsBack]

this just seems like an infomercial

[@dngnascar]

1:03, I thought he said my channel name

[@TnsToad]

yeah good luck... so many people think they are pros and it's becoming no different than any console wrecker game.. private leagues are the only fun thing left for avoiding 1 lap heroes.

[@michaelmazarakis6796]

Can some tell Dale to stop punching his mic?

[@sfentona3018]

Ya but interview is already over :(

[@patchedupdemon7104]

How can teams test with iracing, it's not an open platform, where you can input you're own data, and we all know the tyre model is goofy, the only thing iracing has going for it, in regards to teams, is laser scanned tracks, but so does ac, and I class ac as a simcade

[@Ewane]

patchedupdemon AC simcade? That is a controversial statement. What do you class others, such as the most controversial: Project CARS 2?

[@JReaLBiz86]

Yeah, I don't follow you there, man... Sure, iRacing isn't perfect, but it's still better than... pretty much everything else out there. There are other great racing sims out there too, but basically none of them have the NASCAR series cars and trucks, or the tracks. And though the setups may be somewhat limited on iRacing, you can still input values close to a real-world setup, get a feel for how it will handle, and know what adjustments can be made to improve, so yeah, it's definitely possible to test on a platform like iRacing.

[@racerguy6979]

Iracing is second to nobody. All started for me with papyrus lol

[@robh5932]

Its awesome that the sims are so lifelike. But I watch the videos, and all of the drivers are comm'd up, and whining back and forth. It's a hen house of people complaining and swearing. NASCAR and the networks are pushing a friekin video game as if it's the real thing. Drivers overcoming 3 hours of grueling heat, vibrations, muscle fatigue, hydration issues, etc. to be compared to these people sitting in a comfortable chair with drinks nearby, air conditioning etc? Give me a break. It's a video game. Yes, good for drivers to practice. Bad for an industry trying to sell it as similarities.

[@wild_bill25]

iRacing sucks. It’s expensive, glorified lobby racing.

[@corneliabrunner7064]

The rural lathe cephalometrically touch because shade extracellularly shelter astride a oafish governor. condemned, quiet shield

[@Enderbrine2323]

So today I learned that it cost $100,000 to make a car for iRacing, and that Dale Earnhardt Jr, one of my childhood heroes, plays PUBG on his iPad.

[@justinwilliams3830]

still too much...

[@rickpriest1961]

Try RC Racing. It is real. It is affordable. It is NOT dangerous. It is family fun. It is not sitting on a couch inside. LOVE real racing, but 99% of us will not get to do it.

[@danielpassmore5026]

Yep. Rc will scratch the itch as well

[@JReaLBiz86]

It's because I love real racing that I love sim racing. Sure, sim racers are "desktop drivers", and sure, it's not EXACTLY like driving a real car, but it's entertaining, it's challenging, and most of all, it's AFFORDABLE. I would LOVE to own a race car, but it's just not realistic. So there's no reason to offer another option to people who enjoy iRacing because "it's real". If RC racing works for you, more power to you, I'm glad. I'm gonna log back in on my sim and run a few laps. Everyone is happy :)

[@roletnabih]

Cool interview....but you lost me at part where Dale says that he prefers iRacing over professional race simulator. When have you heard or read any real team use iRacing to setup their real car. Zero. Professional simulators are $1,000,000+ that is fed with real tyre data, aero, geometry etc something that iRacing or any other racing game will ever have....professional F1 driver Norris says iRacing F1 car is complete garbage. Worst car ever made.

[@phils1427]

Bunch of dorks playing video games thinking they are racecar drivers

[@sibesounds]

Wake up, it's 2019.

[@bakethsnake6498]

Phil S hey, those dorks could end up being big name race car drivers. Have you ever heard of William Byron or Ty Majeski?

[@MrBlackBradPitt]

a loser thinking anyone cares about worthless opinion.

[@gbw28]

They are race car drivers, virtual ones. They have serious skills too.

[@jeffczupta6188]

Ya Dorks like .....Dale Earnhardt Jr, Brad Keselowski , Martin Truex Jr , Denny Hamlin , A. J. Allmendinger, William Byron , OH wait...... Real Racecar Drivers (some Champions) But Phillis! Your right! And they are all wrong. pffft!