IRL

Indy Racing League: A breakaway from CART which uses no turbo or superchagers on their cars, and thus the cars are cheaper. This was meant to allow lower funded teams to compete, but resulted in many incompetent teams and, in its early days, wrecks on the pace lap. The IRL's main event is the Indy 500, which used to be a CART event.

IRL drove me away from open wheel racing and back to NASCAR.

by Jacob November 12, 2003

IRL

A joke of a league that runs "dumbed down" races and continues to betray the "vision" with which it was sold to it's fans.

The IRL get's lower TV ratings on ABC that a test pattern.

by Jebus January 07, 2005

Irl

Irl means in real life

I made cupcakes irl.

by Tapollah December 17, 2021

irl

Abbv. for Indy Racing League.

What the fuck, IRL means Indy Racing League you fucking geeks.

by answer July 23, 2003

irl

A vague perception of reality truly intended more as an online reference.

i got 324235exp in Final Fantasy XI irl

by Limbo December 04, 2005

IRL

Indy Racing League, now the premier racing series, it features cars that are more affordable, and Unlike CART the IRL mainly runs in the United States, with 1 race overseas in Japan. Thus they can have more races as opposed to the expense of transporting cars overseas.

NASCAR driver Tony Stewart, is also an IRL Champion.

by joe c August 27, 2004

IRL

Acronym for Intimate Relative Love, a stereotype among rednecks and inbreds.

Okay now you're just making shit up damn it.

by T Hizzle April 07, 2005