Posted On June 1, 2020
The 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Ford Thunderbird will be available with tomorrows Season 3 build. Now you can experience driving the legends of NASCAR.
Prior to the advent of restrictor plate racing, Bill Elliott's Ford Thunderbird, with engines built by his brother Ernie, hit speeds that no other NASCAR Cup Series car could touch at super-speedways. After breaking the 210 mph average speed barrier at Daytona in 1987, Elliott followed it up with a lap of 212.809 mph at Talladega later that year, before safety concerns forced NASCAR to slow down the cars. Get behind the wheel of the fastest car in the history of NASCAR, as Elliott's iconic Melling Racing car has been painstakingly recreated for use in iRacing.
The iconic partnership between driver Dale Earnhardt and team owner Richard Childress came to define the NASCAR Cup Series for nearly two decades, with Earnhardt winning six of his seven championships in the RCR stable. After winning their first title together in 1986, Earnhardt returned with a vengeance in 1987, winning the championship by nearly 500 points after throttling the field with 11 victories and adding a win in the All-Star Race with the fabled "Pass in the Grass." Take to the track with one of Earnhardt's most dominant racecars of all time and see if you've got some of "The Intimidator" in you.
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