NASCAR to discontinue eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational events

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