NASCAR.COM announced today the launch of the NASCAR Pro Championship, the first NASCAR social gaming experience. The game will be featured within Car Town on Facebook, and its launch coincides with the coverage of TNT’s Summer Series, which runs through the conclusion of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on November 20.

NASCAR Pro Championship is free to play ,and designed to provide Facebook users with the opportunity to compete against their friends in a sponsored race and complete challenges and activities that will earn them virtual rewards. Race winners will accumulate prizes to add to their Car Town garage. During the game, fans can race against virtual drivers on a series of three different tracks, and complete a variety of missions with their social network to win the coveted NASCAR Pro Championship title. Popularity rankings will also allow players to keep up with their friends and invite others to be their virtual fans.