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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”»

The Winter Heat Series on NASCAR Heat 5 wrapped up with the Valentine’s 80 at virtual Daytona International Speedway as part of the big Daytona 500 weekend on Friday night, 12th February 2021.   Although the event took place virtually, 28 drivers in total competed across the Xbox and PlayStation platforms for their chance at a $20,000 prize…Continue reading “Luiz Zaiter, Chase Williamson Earn Winter Heat Series Championships”»

NASCAR Heat 5’s four-race “Winter Heat” championship has found a home on US television network MAVTV. It will become the exclusive broadcast partner of the newly formed esports series. For those of you that aren’t aware, the Winter Heats Series contains 4 distinctly themed races: Movember 50, Holiday 60, New Years Resolution 70 and the…Continue reading “Winter Heat on NASCAR Heat 5 will air on MAVTV”»

New kids on the oval racing block, Live Fast Motorsports, is pairing up with developer/publishers Motorsport Games for part of the 2021 NASCAR season. Motorsport Games is the parent company of 704 Games, known for producing the official game of NASCAR – the NASCAR Heat franchise. They’ve revealed that this utterly beautiful car will be…Continue reading “Live Fast Motorsports pair up with NASCAR Heat”»

Following last year’s successful sim racing events, NASCAR has once again joined forces with iRacing to recreate the Pro Invitational Series. Last year’s events took place during the coronavirus pandemic’s halt on sporting events. Many series, including Formula One, IndyCar and Le Mans also held their own virtual events as there was a wait for…Continue reading “NASCAR announce return of the eNASCAR Pro Invitational Series”»

For the third instalment of the Winter Heat Series on NASCAR Heat 5, the PlayStation and Xbox competitors headed to the unique Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course on Sunday, 24th January 2021 for the New Year Resolution 70.   The newest track to be added to NASCAR Heat 5, this marked the first official esport competition on the 2.439-mile…Continue reading “Castro and Buttafuoco keep their resolutions”»

By all accounts, 2020 will go down as a bumper year for the racing video game genre. From F1 2020 to Ride 4 and WRC 9, there was something for all tastes. Indie darlings Hotshot Racing, art of rally and Inertial Drift added colour, while continual updates to simulation stalwarts kept those with their race-face…Continue reading “The ultimate racing video game 2021 preview”»

The second event of the inaugural Winter Heat Series on NASCAR Heat 5 saw competitors hit the virtual 1.5-mile Homestead-Miami Speedway for the Holiday 60 on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020.   The event saw a total of six drivers advance to the Winter Heat Series Championship Finale in February, while eNASCAR Heat Pro League veterans Justin Brooks and…Continue reading “Holiday 60 in Miami – Race Report”»

Are you a NASCAR fan? Do you like paint schemes? Would you like some more for NASCAR Heat 5? If you’ve answered ‘yes’ to all three questions, then you’re in luck. Today, the December DLC Car Pack was launched for the official NASCAR video game, featuring 33 new designs for your favourite stock cars. The…Continue reading “33 new liveries added to NASCAR Heat 5 via the December DLC pack”»