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  • David Phillips
    Editor and Chief
    David Phillips is a long-time contributor to print and electronic publications in the U.S. and abroad, including Racer, Autosport, AutoWeek, Motor Sport and SPEEDtv.com, oversees the daily updating of news stories and assigns, edits and contributes feature material for inRacingNews.com.
  • Chris Hall
    iRacing.com Series Writer
    Chris Hall has been writing since the nineties and moved into motorsports reporting in 2005, covering series such as ALMS, British GT, FIA GT, Le Mans and 2CV racing for Full Throttle magazine, Motorsport.com, The-Paddock.net, GTGateway.com, L' Endurance and, of course, inRacingNews. During 2008 and 2009, he worked with the RSS Performance Porsche Carrera Cup Team (and former British GT(C) champions) as a data engineer for a variety of drivers and models of 997s.
  • Jameson Spies
    Contributing Writer
    19 years old, Jameson Spies lives in Quartz Hill, California. He grew-up surrounded by racing. His mother raced late models throughout Southern California while his father built and setup the car. Not surprisingly, Jameson began racing go-karts at the age of 13, and is now racing Spec Trucks at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. He has a passion about all forms of racing and hopes to make a career out of it.
  • Jason Lofing
    iRacing.com Series Writer
    Jason is 21 years old and was born and raised in Elk Grove. California. A big time NASCAR fan, he hasn’t missed a race on Sunday in years. Lofing is also a huge San Fransisco Giants fan and tries to take in at least a couple games a year. Other than sim racing, his biggest (and far more expensive!) hobby is photography. Although he is rather new to sim racing, Lofing has already accomplished some pretty impressive results, qualifying for the 2011 iRacing Oval Pro Series in Season 1, 2011, winning the inaugural Landon Cassill Qualifying Challenge and finishing runner-up in the second one.
  • David Ifeguni
    Contributing Writer
    I was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1988 and moved to Midland, Michigan when I was two years old. I stayed there until third grade when I moved to Farmington Hills, Michigan and now I currently live in Naperville, IL where I'm attending Metea Valley High School as a 9th grader. In the past, I have participated in soccer and this year I plan on joining swimming or water polo. My family includes my 15 year old sister, a 7 year old sister and my mom and dad. I have been writing since 6th grade and have participated in many writing contests in my school and have received several awards for writing.
    My fascination for motorsports began when I was nine. The first NASCAR race I watched on TV was the 2009 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway, won by Kasey Kahne. My favorite NASCAR drivers are Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr, and Jimmie Johnson. I have watched all the races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series since 2010. I currently have three wins on iRacing, two of them in the Nationwide car at Daytona and one in the Street stocks at Charlotte. My favorite car and type of track on iRacing is the Nationwide Series (B Class) car and superspeedways.
  • Katier Scott
    Contributing Writer
    I am a veteran sim racer who first started racing way back in 1993 on the SPRTSIMS section of Compuserve with a league who can trace themselves all the way to the present. Within that league I act as Chief Steward and try to bring the unique viewpoint that this experience gives me into my articles.
    I have a BA (Hons) in Journalism and Editorial design and have been writing for seven years and currently cover the Lotus 79 CTC and Radical series alongside my freelance work. Living in the UK, as well as motorsports I love Photography, Arts and Crafts and reading.
  • Dylan Sharman
    Contributing Writer
    I was born in Adelaide and we moved-out for Angle Vale for a few years until I was about 7 years old, when we moved to the Barossa Valley where I live now. I'm 19 years old and currently traveling back and forth weekly as I'm studying for a Diploma of Furniture Design and Technology.

    I've always had a love for racing as my close family did some racing and we were always out at the local dirt track. I joined iRacing back in 2010 and slowly but surely got the hang of it as this is my first experience with sim racing and am loving it each time I race. I've won two SK Modified titles (almost had three in a row but finished P2 in 2011 S4), an inRacingNews Challenge championship (2012 S1 Mazda) and was also an AustralAsian Intel GT Series Finalist.
  • Nathan Aljoe
    Contributing Writer
    Nathan's passion for motorsport first began in the late 1980s, captivated by the season in which Aryton Senna won his first F1 title with McLaren. Over the years his interest widened to include the British Touring Car Championship, World Rally Championship, NASCAR and various other forms of motorsport. Nathan began sim-racing in the mid 1990s using games developed by Papyrus. He later moved onto SimBim simulations such as GTR, GTR2 and GTR Evolution and has most recently joined the iRacing community.

    When he's not working or sim racing, Nathan enjoys spending time and relaxing with his family. Other hobbies include going to festivals, tinkering with his car and doing up his house.
  • Austin Hartenfels
    Contributing Writer
    Born and raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia, I have always had a serious passion for cars and motorsports. Hoping one day to become an automotive journalist for a magazine, I constantly crave the exciting competition that comes along with racing and sim-racing. Having participated in a mere test session in a Legends car at Old Dominion Speedway, I have not been able to get into any real-life competition . . . yet.

    As a sim racer, my interests date back to "GTR Evolution." My goal is to have fun and win some races. I made it to Oval Pro in 2010, but did not become very successful. I enjoy any mixed road racing competition and love racing the Silverados around almost any track.
  • Jordan Hightower
    Contributing Writer
    Jordan began sim-racing in 2005 with the NASCAR Racing 2003 Season sim and then joined the iRacing community in June of 2008. He hails from Fort Smith, Arkansas where he is currently enrolled at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith, after which he plans to attend the University of Arkansas to earn his MBA. Although he enjoys watching and playing basketball, most of Jordan's focus is on motorsports, particularly NASCAR: "Anything that burns gas and goes fast, I like."
  • Scott Kelly
    Contributing Writer
    Born and raised in the greater St. Louis, Missouri area, Scott Kelly has had a love for motorsports ever since his father did the right thing by introducing auto racing into his life. No longer able to quench his need for speed by spectating NASCAR races on TV and watching dirt track stars slide around local tracks, Kelly eventually picked-up sim racing in his teens, wheeling cars found in Ratbag Games' "Dirt Track Racing" and "World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars" while also becoming introduced into multiple Papyrus sim-racing series. Joining the iRacing ranks in late 2011, Kelly set his sights on the short track racing he was familiar with, focusing on the sprint car, while also driving the Legends and street stock in multiple iRacing.com leagues.

    Kelly brings not just his enthusiasm for racing to the highest-rated motorsports simulation, but also his B.A. degree in English; he covers the action seen in the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series, while also placing the spotlight on various leagues within the service. Enjoying his start to a career in motorsports journalism, Kelly also doesn't mind visiting victory lane from time-to-time.
  • Kenneth O'Keefe
    Contributing Writer
    Kenneth was born in Smithville, Ontario on December 23, 1994. A major racing fan, he enjoys competitive kart racing in the Rotax Max category at Mosport International Karting. Kenneth also tunes into Formula One and NASCAR races on those Sundays when he is not at the kart track.

    O'Keefe has been sim-racing since 2005, starting on the Live For Speed simulator. After moving to iRacing in 2008, he was able to qualify for the NASCAR iRacing Pro Series (NiPS) in both 2011 and 2012. He will continue to compete and write about the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series throughout the coming year before taking another run at the NiPS in late 2013.
  • Chris Owens
    Contributing Writer
    I was born in Florence, South Carolina in 1989 and have lived here my entire life. I've been around racing since I was a young kid watching with my dad on Sundays. In 2009 and found my local track, Florence Motor Speedway and started working for them as a PR guy the same year. At the end of that season, I started writing for RACE22.com, a Late Model Stock Car news site. In 2010, I picked up my first DSLR camera and started shooting races. To this day, I've experienced some of the best races from behind the camera.

    I've been with the iRacing service since its public beta in 2008, back when the top oval car was the Late Model. I've been in over 500 races on the service with 70+ wins on both oval and road. My favorite car on the service is the Chevrolet Silverado. Darlington Raceway and Concord Speedway are my favorite tracks simply because everybody hates them.
  • George Wood
    Contributing Writer
    After beginning his racing career with go-karts at age seven, George then turned wrenches on street stocks until he could finally turn the wheel. Following the successes of his friends and family, George has since retired from real-world racing, where he is now a science and mathematics faculty member for several local community colleges. When George isn't grading laboratory reports or iRacing, he is performing at bluegrass festivals in the Northeast, making fishing lures, playing golf, and rooting for his beloved Baltimore Orioles.

Harder and Hesla win at Indy

by Ed Sutcliff and Andy Feldman on November 14th, 2012

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After taking an unscheduled week off to recover from the effects of Hurricane Sandy, members of the Red Sox Racing League returned to action at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course in the “Gasoline Alley 30″.  The course features 13 corners along a flat 2.6 mile layout which utilizes just enough of the speedway section to allow drivers to reach full speed before returning to the infield section. Twenty league members participated in the event, some just days after getting power back at their homes.  Most drivers took advantage of the extra off week to adjust their driving styles to fit the tricky layout at Indy. Brad Vincent earned his 8th pole of the season with a qualifying lap time of 1:16.765.  No one else in the HPD field was [...]

Rahal convinced by RLLR potential

November 14th, 2012

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Rahal convinced by RLLR potential

Graham Rahal says that the potential in the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team was the main spark behind his decision to join the team for the 2013 IndyCar season. The team confirmed Rahal’s multi-year deal today, bringing to an end the 23-year-old’s two-season stint with Ganassi

F1 doctor Hartstein to leave role

November 14th, 2012

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F1 doctor Hartstein to leave role

Formula 1 is to have a new medical delegate next year, after the FIA decided not to renew the contract of the long-serving Gary Hartstein beyond the end of this season. Hartstein replaced the late Sid Watkins as F1′s chief doctor from the start of the 2005 season and has worked at every race since. As well as his efforts at the tracks, the American also played a key role in developing new medical safety policies for the governing body through his work as chair of the FIA Institute’s Medical Training Working Group

ACO grants automatic Le Mans entries

November 14th, 2012

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ACO grants automatic Le Mans entries

Audi has been granted two of 16 automatic entries to the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours by organising body the Automobile Club de l’Ouest. The invitations have been awarded based on the results of the 2012 event, as well as the European and American Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Morse Tops in Texas

by Case Brinksma on November 14th, 2012

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The 2012 S4 NiCAS (Fixed) schedule opened at the Great American Speedway.

he NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (Fixed Setup) headed to Dallas, Fort Worth Texas for 2012 Season 4 Week 1. The drivers of iRacing took their talents to the Great American Speedway (aka Texas Motor Speedway), a track provides a lot of racing room and, not surprisingly, usually produces great side-by-side racing. A total of 554 sim-racers competed at least once at the Great American Speedway. The three drivers with the most starts included Dylan C Jones, who claimed top honors by racking-up a dozen starts, followed by Billy Angstadt and Anthony Yates2 with 11 races each. In the wins column we had a tie between Ian Hann and Billy Angstadt with three victories apiece.  With 245 circuits out front, Angstadt led the most laps, topping his closest competitor — [...]

Pedrosa sets the pace at Valencia

November 14th, 2012

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Pedrosa sets the pace at Valencia

Dani Pedrosa set the pace as a dry afternoon on the second day of post-season testing at Valencia allowed Marc Marquez and Bradley Smith to make their premier class debuts. For Valentino Rossi and Yamaha, however, the wait for dry weather running continues.

Laughton Pads NiPS Points Lead at PIR

by Jason Lofing on November 14th, 2012

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Laughton made it two for three in the NiPS besting Crawford and ? in a crash-filled race at Phoenix.

Chad Laughton grabbed his second NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series victory in three starts, winning Tuesday’s wreck-filled race at Phoenix International Raceway. Laughton started third and gained the lead during pit stops and was never passed on the track. He led 97 of 156 laps and clearly had the best car on the long runs, able to pull away from the rest of the field. Jared Crawford finished second, right in front of Jake Stergios who had a very strong run to finish third. Dustin Montgomery backed up his win at Texas last week with a solid fourth place run while Kenneth OKeefe rounded-out the top five. Carson Downs started on pole, giving him the early advantage on a track that has proven to be one of the toughest to pass [...]

Bradl signs two-year deal with LCR

November 14th, 2012

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Bradl signs two-year deal with LCR

Stefan Bradl will stay with current squad LCR Honda and compete as a ‘Honda factory supported rider’ until the end of the 2014 MotoGP season.

McLaren: No caution for the US GP

November 14th, 2012

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McLaren: No caution for the US GP

McLaren insists it will not allow Lewis Hamilton’s ‘painful’ exit from the lead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to influence its programme at Austin this weekend. Hamilton was robbed of what looked to be a comfortable victory at Yas Marina due to a fuel pump failure on lap 19 – the second instance in the past five races of victory being stolen from his grasp after his Singapore gearbox failure

Uusi-Jaakkola Takes Opening Win of the iRPS

November 14th, 2012

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Uusi-Jaakkola opened his iRPS account with a convincing win at Spa.

Last weekend saw the 2012 iRacing.com Road Pro Series get under-way at the digital version of Spa-Francorchamps. Populated by drivers from this year’s World Championship and qualifiers from the three regular seasons iRacing.com A Class Grand Prix Series, the 10 round championship will decide the next 25 entries into the 2013 iRacing.com Grand Prix Series World Championship. These 25 will join the top 25 finishers from last year’s iGPSWC to battle it out in digital replicas of the Williams-Toyota FW31, for the most coveted crown in online road racing in 2013. Starting from the second row of Spa’s 30 car grid, Aleksi Uusi-Jaakkola muscled his way to the front of field in an action-packed start to the 44 lap race. The Team Orion racer watched pole-setter Yudai Narumi initially lose [...]

Hirvonen bullish on his 2013 chances

November 14th, 2012

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Hirvonen bullish on his 2013 chances

Mikko Hirvonen has no doubt about his ability to spearhead Citroen’s World Rally Championship bid next season after Sebastien Loeb’s retirement from full-time competition. With Loeb switching to a part-time WRC programme for 2013 before turning his attentions to the World Touring Car Championship from ’14, Hirvonen will become Citroen’s main title hope

Macau F3 Q and A: Buller on his ambitions

November 14th, 2012

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Macau F3 Q and A: Buller on his ambitions

In the build up to this year’s Macau F3 Grand Prix, AUTOSPORT’s F3 reporter Marcus Simmons will interview some of the contenders of a top-quality entry.

Vettel reacts like a child – Villeneuve

November 14th, 2012

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Vettel reacts like a child – Villeneuve

Sebastian Vettel still needs to mature as a Formula 1 driver according to former world champion Jacques Villeneuve, who believes the German “reacts like a child”. The Canadian, who won the Formula 1 title in 1997 with Williams, believes Vettel’s Ferrari rival Fernando Alonso is a stronger driver when it comes to dealing with adverse situations

Sauber ‘fast enough’ to catch Mercedes

November 14th, 2012

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Sauber ‘fast enough’ to catch Mercedes

Sauber has not made a development push to try and catch Mercedes for fifth in the constructors’ championship because it believes it can do the job just by ‘getting its act together’. With Mercedes having not scored at all since September’s Singapore Grand Prix, Sauber has closed to within 12 points of taking a top-five Formula 1 championship place for only the third time as an independent constructor. Sauber has now secured four podium finishes in 2012 compared to Mercedes’ three, the last of which came back in June in the European GP.

Keselowski cautious despite lead

November 14th, 2012

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Keselowski cautious despite lead

Brad Keselowski remains cautious about his prospects of winning his maiden Sprint Cup title next weekend despite a healthy 20-point lead to Jimmie Johnson in the championship.

Rahal set to leave Ganassi in 2013

November 14th, 2012

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Rahal set to leave Ganassi in 2013

Graham Rahal is set to be announced as Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s driver for 2013 in Indianapolis later today (Wednesday). The 23-year-old has been linked to the team part-owned by his father, 1986 Indy 500 winner and three-time series champion Bobby, since declaring his free-agency in an interview in August.