NASCAR Heat

The second round of the NASCAR Heat 5 Ultimate Summer Showdown at Texas Motor Speedway takes off at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 1:00 a.m. BST live on the Traxion.GG YouTube channel. As it was for the last round at Darlington, 24 drivers per console (Xbox One, PlayStation 4) have qualified for the main event after a week of open qualifiers back at the…Continue reading “WATCH: NASCAR Heat 5 Ultimate Summer Showdown Round 2, Texas, LIVE on Traxion”»

The first of four events are in the books for the latest NASCAR Heat 5 limited series. Two names familiar with winning at the top level of NASCAR Heat racing, Justin Brooks (Xbox) and Josh Harbin (PlayStation), both found themselves walking away with the top prizes in each of their respective console races.  With both…Continue reading “WATCH: NASCAR Heat Ultimate Summer Showdown, Darlington, Race 1 highlights”»

The first of four events are in the books for the latest NASCAR Heat 5 limited series. Two names familiar with winning at the top level of NASCAR Heat racing, Justin Brooks and Josh Harbin, both found themselves walking away with the top prizes in each of their respective console races.  With both events live…Continue reading “NH5 ULTIMATE SUMMER SHOWDOWN: Justin Brooks, Josh Harbin collect Darlington wins in series opener”»

Capping off a week that’s been filled with plenty of eNASCAR happenings, the NASCAR Heat 5 Ultimate Summer Showdown will round out the virtual play when it all kicks off at Darlington Raceway on Thursday night – the first of four events live on Traxion.GG via YouTube, Facebook and Twitch. Registration for the first race began on 30th April, and after a week of open qualifier races, the two-console split field has been whittled down to…Continue reading “WATCH: NASCAR Heat 5 Ultimate Summer Showdown, Race 1, LIVE”»

Entries are now open for a new NASCAR esports series, the Ultimate Summer Showdown, and the races will be broadcast on Traxion via YouTube, Facebook and Twitch. This latest competition will be spread across four events and is open to anyone with a copy of NASCAR Heat 5 PS4, and Xbox One. Entry is via…Continue reading “NASCAR Heat 5 Ultimate Summer Showdown esports to be broadcast on Traxion”»

There’s been a bit of a theme around these parts recently. We’ve had Joey Stone deliver his driving and set-up tips around the Homestead-Miami Speedway, I’ve tried my hand at the iRacing Daytona 500 and now, I’m giving NASCAR Heat 5 a whirl for the first time. Could it be because we’re partnering with Live…Continue reading “WATCH: Trying NASCAR Heat 5 and the Fanatec Podium Rim for the first time”»

A new retail release of NASCAR Heat 5 is now available. The Ultimate Edition is on PS4 and PC (Steam) now, and will follow on Xbox One in June. It includes the base game and all the DLC content that was previously provided via the Gold Edition and the Season Pass, plus the two recent…Continue reading “NASCAR Heat 5 Ultimate Edition now available”»

With the next NASCAR Cup Series race being the Dixie Vodka 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway this Sunday, we thought you’d like to get in the mood and cut some quick laps of the circuit in NASCAR Heat 5. Here, eNASCAR racer Joey Stone gives you the full low-down about the oval venue. Which lines…Continue reading “WATCH: Homestead-Miami Speedway NASCAR Heat 5 track guide”»

That’s not really a headline that anyone expected to read or write – but it is true. Kevin James, of Mall Cop and King of Queens fame, is starring in a new Netflix comedy series called “The Crew” and playing NASCAR Heat 5 is part of the promotional efforts. The Crew follows a fictional NASCAR…Continue reading “Paul Blart: Mall Cop plays NASCAR Heat 5”»