iRacing® Studios NASCAR 26

Simulation· Racing· Driving· Automobile Sim

Released Sep 2026

The official game of NASCAR is back and better than ever with NASCAR 26! Battle your way through all four NASCAR National Series in Career, Quick Race, Championship, Multiplayer, or our all new mode featuring The Chase!

77% positive · 393 reviews

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $59.99

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Evaluation

NASCAR 26 officially launched on September 17, 2026, one day before today's assessment. The game shipped with a Season Pass (included in the Gold Edition) that the developer explicitly committed to delivering as monthly content drops through the end of 2026 — in September, October, November, and December. The September Pack has already released (September 18, 2026), confirming the delivery cadence has begun. However, three more monthly drops (October, November, and December) remain outstanding per the developer's own announcement from July 29, 2026. Both the Season Pass and September Pack are now listed as released DLC on the store. The developer has been actively patching the game around launch, with bug fix and feature patches posted on September 15, 16, and 18, 2026.

Evidence

NASCAR 26 Season Pass listed as released on September 18, 2026, bundling monthly content drops through end of 2026.

dlc listing · Sep 18, 2026 source content planned

high

Developer announced the Season Pass includes monthly content drops in September, October, November, and December 2026, with over 200 paint schemes, fire suits, exclusive Career Mode VIP employees, bonus career dollars, and reputation points.

news post · Jul 29, 2026 source content planned

high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Released

NASCAR 26 - September Pack

Sep 2026

Released

NASCAR 26 - Season Pass

Sep 2026

Media

Details

Developer

iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, LLC

Publisher

iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, LLC

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP

Racing Simulation Driving Automobile Sim Sports Realistic Arcade Management Physics 3D Third Person Artificial Intelligence

About this game

The official game of NASCAR is back and better than ever with NASCAR 26.

Battle your way through all four NASCAR National Series in Career, Quick Race, Championship, Multiplayer, or our all new mode featuring The Chase! And, with all the laser scanned assets of iRacing, the level of authenticity has never been higher with dynamic track, an all new peak performance training mode, and enhanced driving physics across every chassis. And, with our new cross-play multiplayer feature, you can take on all your friends and show them who's best!

NASCAR 26 brings all the thrills and excitement of race day, right to your living room. Are you ready to start your engine?