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Richmond Raceway recently announced that it has partnered with 704Games, NASCAR’s official video game licensee, and Richmond-based Sim Seats to introduce Richmond Raceway eSports. The initiative will launch with a two-day tournament at the Season Launch Spectacular Jan. 26-27 at the Richmond Raceway Complex’s Old Dominion Building. Fans also will get their first chance to race in the new Richmond Raceway Simulator powered by iRacing at the event.
The new initiative will feature multiple tiers of online engagement featuring NASCAR Heat 2 on XBOX One and Playstation 4. Richmond Raceway eSports will run the course of the 2018 NASCAR schedule with a virtual season from Feb. 11 to Nov. 18.
The eSports season will feature a pair of weekly, 40-player online races, including a No. 28 Richmond Raceway Toyota Camry to be driven each week by a special VIP guest gamer. Fans will have the opportunity to be randomly selected as a weekly competitor in one of the 2018 Richmond Raceway eSports races by joining the conversation on Twitter and sharing their stories of playing NASCAR Heat 2 with the hashtag #RichmondeSports.
Richmond will offer more action for gamers over its 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series weekends Apr. 20-21 and Sept. 21-22.
Gamers can connect to Richmond Raceway eSports using the gamertags Richmond1946 on XBOX One and RichmondRaceway on Playstation 4. To register or learn more about Richmond Raceway eSports, visit www.richmondraceway.com/esports.
