iRacing Announces 2009 World Cup as Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Joins Competition Committee: Annual Club Championship

BEDFORD, MA. January 19, 2009: The World Cup of iRacing™, a global, team-style, annual internet-racing competition, was announced today by John Henry, chairman of iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, LLC. Henry also announced that Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has joined iRacing’s Competition Committee, the group charged with overseeing the new tournament and other internet racing activities.

“The World Cup of iRacing represents a new aspect of the sport of internet racing,” Henry said. “In addition to all of the individual racing opportunities that iRacers enjoy, the World Cup of iRacing gives each of our members around the world the chance to compete as part of a geographically-based club, working throughout the year with their teammates toward a common goal, one that would be out of reach for the vast majority of people racing on their own – a true world championship.”

Details of The World Cup of iRacing are available on iRacing’s public Web site (www.iracing.com). Henry also noted that Earnhardt’s assumption of a position on iRacing’s Competition Committee formalizes a relationship that began several years ago.

“Dale’s passion for motorsport is recognized by sports fans everywhere, and his keen interest in auto racing simulation is well known,” Henry said. “As one of our cadre of volunteer alpha and beta testers, Dale’s input was invaluable during the initial development of the iRacing simulation software and racing service. He’s continued to be an important source of technical input as we’ve developed our stable of stock cars. Now, as a member of the Competition Committee, he’s helping us shape the newest form of motorsport – one that is fun, inexpensive and easily available to virtually anyone with a broadband internet connection anywhere in the world. We’re thrilled to have Dale join us in this new capacity.”