January 28th - February 2nd 2025
Battle For the Trophy & $2,000
PGR eSports biggest race of the year, the PGR 500 from the virtual Daytona International Speedway will take place Tuesday January 28th, Wednesday January 29th, Thursday January 30th, Saturday February 1st & Sunday February 2nd 2025. Drivers will climb aboard NASCAR's Next Gen car as they battle for not only large cash prizes, but the PGR 500 trophy and a year of bragging rights. For a week, drivers will be tested on the 31 degree high banks of Daytona with only one driver coming out on top.
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Announcement coming soon!
Race Registration
$30.00 ENTRY FEE
REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED - SOLD OUT
Closes Friday January 24th at 11:59pm est
RACE IN THE PGR 500
Step 1: Send Payment
Step 2: Complete and Submit Form
Step 3: Join PGR iRacing League (#8087)
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Payment Methods
Venmo: PGRESPORTS
Cash App: $PGRESPORTS
PayPal (friends & family): @RACEPGR
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Join Our iRacing League
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Search league #8087 under "My Leagues" on iRacing and APPLY. Click the FUNNEL ICON & click ALL LEAGUES if you don't see it.
When
The PGR 500 will take place January 28th - February 2nd 2025. Heat races will run Tuesday-Thursday, the LCQ's and Duels on Saturday with the Feature race, the 500 taking place on Sunday. Drivers must be flexible during the speed week. Heat selection will be based on a snaked iRating format. There will be two Heats on Tuesday and three each on Wednesday and Thursday. Saturday will feature two LCQ's and two Duels. The feature race will be at 3:00pm est on Sunday. See more times below.
Race Purse
Drivers will battle for a $6,000 dollar purse in which 100% of all entry fees will makeup the prize pool. Payouts will scale with +/- 200 entries. The top 30 in the Feature will be paid with the race winner taking home $1750.00. The winner of each Heat race will win $60.00, the LCQ winner $30.00 and the Duel winners $100.00. And did we mention the race winner gets the PGR 500 Trophy?! Scroll down for more payout information.
Format
The Next Gen car will be the primary car for the PGR 500. The event will be based off 200 entries and will begin with 8 heat races during the weeknights. The top 5 from each heat will make the duels and drivers who finish 6th-13th will transfer to the LCQ's Saturday. Remaining drivers will be eliminated. The top 20 drivers from the LCQ will transfer to the Duels and the top 20 from each Duel will transfer to the Feature on Sunday. The field will be set at 42 drivers with the addition of the top two qualifying times in the Heat races.
General
PGR eSports will broadcast the entire 5-day event. All Heats, LCQ's and Duels will be broadcasted along with the 500 on Sunday. Its encouraged to join the PGR Discord to stay up with by the minute event information. You can join our Discord here. There will be additional prizes added as we sign on with more sponsors. Stay tuned!
ALL SPECIFIC INFO BELOW
[PGR 500]
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday
January 28th – February 2nd 2025
All races Broadcasted LIVE on PGR eSports and Dedicated Race Control for all Races
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Based off 200 entries at $30.00 per entry
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$6,000.00 purse - Payouts will scale with +/- 200 entries
$1750.00 to the race winner
(additional payout positions can be found below)
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DATE & TIMES
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ALL TIMES EASTERN - LOBBIES OPEN 30 MIN PRIOR TO TIMES YOU SEE BELOW
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Tuesday January 28th, 2025
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Heat 1 – 9:00pm
Heat 2 – 10:00pm
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Wednesday January 29th, 2024
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Heat 3 – 8:00pm
Heat 4 – 9:00pm
​Heat 5 – 10:00pm
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Thursday January 30th, 2024
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Heat 6 – 8:00pm
Heat 7 – 9:00pm
​Heat 8 – 10:00pm
Saturday February 1st, 2024
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LCQ 1 – 12:00pm
LCQ 2 – 1:00pm
​Duel 1 – 4:00pm
​Duel 2 – 5:30pm
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Sunday February 2nd, 2024
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PGR 500 Feature - 3:00pm
5-DAY RACE FORMAT
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*** The top 2 overall qualifying times from the heats are locked in and will lead the start in the Duels and Feature ***
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Tuesday January 28th, Wednesday January 29th & Thursday January 30th
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[HEATS]
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8 Heats at 25 drivers per Heat based on iRating (snake format 1-8, 8-1, 1-9)
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30 laps - 100% fuel - 1 G-W-C - 1 Fast Repair
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5 minute 2-lap solo Qualifying in each Heat race to set the grid
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Top 5 from each Heat advance to Duels (40 drivers)
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6th-13th in each Heat transfer to LCQ (64 drivers)
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14th-25th in each Heat are eliminated (96 drivers)
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Saturday February 30th
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[LCQ'S]
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2x LCQ’s at 32 drivers each
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30 laps - 100% fuel - 1 G-W-C - No Fast Repairs
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Grid set by Heat finishing position (Heat 1 P6 starts on pole in LCQ-1, Heat 2 P6 starts on pole in LCQ-2 etc.)
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Top 20 from each LCQ advance to Duels (40 drivers)
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21st-32nd in LCQ are eliminated (24 drivers)
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[DUELS]
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2x Duel’s at 41 drivers each (includes associate sponsor provisionals)
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60 laps - 100% fuel - 3 G-W-C - No Fast Repairs
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Grid set by Heat and LCQ finishing position (2 in on front row Q time start 1st and 2nd)
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Top 20 from Duels advance to Feature (40 drivers + 2 in on front row Q time)
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21st - 40th in Duels are eliminated (40 drivers)
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Sunday February 30th
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[FEATURE]
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41-43 drivers (includes title sponsor provisional) - 200 laps - 100% fuel - 3 G-W-C - 7 Tire Sets - No Fast Repairs
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Grid set by Duel finishing positions (2 in on front row Q time start 1st and 2nd)
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PAYOUTS
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$6,000.00 purse - Payouts will scale with +/- 200 entries
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Heat Winners
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$60.00 each
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LCQ Winner
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$30.00 each
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Duel Winners
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$100.00 each
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Feature Top 30
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1st - $1750.00 and the PGR 500 Trophy
2nd - $650.00
3rd - $500.00
4th - $300.00
5th - $230.00
6th - $180.00
7th - $170.00
8th - $160.00
9th - $140.00
10th - $130.00
11th - 13th - $100.00
14th - 15th - $75.00
16th - 20th - $60.00
21st - 30th - $30.00
Race rules and regulations will follow PGR's general Thursday night rule book. Additional rules will be posted in the Discord.
