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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.
  • Tim Terry
    Contributing Writer
    Tim Terry, aka the voice of Maritime stock car racing, fell in love with sim racing in 2004 after he joined the Sim Racing Network crew as a pit reporter. From October 2004 to SRNtv’s closure in June 2007, he’s covered prestigious races and leagues such as the Online 500, FLM Fall 400, Real Racing Online and the DMP Racing League – each as the lead broadcaster for the company. At the same time the wheels started to turn in another direction as he began announcing stock car racing locally. Terry became the assistant announcer at Scotia Speedworld in May 2007 and took over full duties in May 2009 when long-time voice Mike Kaplan retired from the track. Terry also became the series voice of the Parts For Trucks Pro Stock Tour in ’09 and continues to hold down both posts in 2011. He has also announced races for the Pro All Stars Series, Atlantic Open Wheel and Maritime League of Legends tours and has called races at six different Atlantic Canadian tracks. Terry can be heard online at WebRacingNetwork.com, RLMtv.com and OLRtv.com covering sim races. He also makes occasional appearances on PSRtv.com. In addition to inRacingNews, his articles and columns can be read on ScotiaSpeedworld.ca, MaritimeProStockTour.com and his own website at timterryonline.com.
  • David Allen
    Contributing Writer
    North Carolina born and raised with over 15 years of computer/IT experience, I combine two of my biggest hobbies -- racing and technology -- here at inRacingNews. In my spare time I run a Nascar fan site and cure my own need for speed riding atvs. If it involves technology or racing I'll be there, but combine the two and I'll be looking a front row seat. Stop by and say hello anytime!
  • Allen Krier
    Contributing Writer
    Allen was born in West Palm Beach, Florida but grew up in Atlanta and attended Georgia College and State University where he received a BS in Information Systems. Currently a resident of Albany, GA, he started sim racing in 2008 while in college when iRacing was first released to the public. Since then, Krier has been a two time iRacing Pro Series driver (2009 and 2010), picking up one Pro Series win at Daytona in ‘09. Besides sim racing, Allen’s other hobbies include RC Car racing as well as “attending and watching any sporting event that I can including going to the local dirt track.

Dixon stays on top at Kentucky

October 1st, 2011

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Scott Dixon kept up his early momentum at Kentucky by topping an ultra-close second session, while there was again little to separate title rivals Dario Franchitti and Will Power. The 2009 polesitter rose to the top of the timesheets with 15 minutes remaining and was never displaced, as several yellow flags for track debris disrupted the momentum of the session. Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti) moved into second in the final two minutes, following the third and final yellow flag break.

Dixon denies Meira in first practice

October 1st, 2011

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Scott Dixon denied Vitor Meira top spot in the opening session of IndyCar’s penultimate round at the Kentucky Speedway, while Dario Franchitti edged title rival Will Power. AJ Foyt’s Meira ran at the sharp end throughout the session, and grabbed second two minutes from the end. He could not quite match Dixon however, with the Ganassi man also setting his best time in the final minutes

IndyCar suspends Unser over charge

September 30th, 2011

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IndyCar suspends Unser over charge

Al Unser Jr has been suspended from his role with the IndyCar Series after being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol in Albuquerque. The double CART Indycar champion had been working with the championship as a driver coach and assisting in race control.

New Dallara completes Indy oval test

September 28th, 2011

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New Dallara completes Indy oval test

Dan Wheldon completed on Tuesday the new IndyCar car’s maiden test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. The two-time Indy 500 took to the oval track for the first time to carry out a three-day testing session in which he worked on superspeedway validation with the Dallara chassis.

Castroneves penalised for outburst

September 27th, 2011

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Castroneves penalised for outburst

Helio Castroneves has been placed on probation for the remainder of the IndyCar season and fined $30,000 for his comments after the Motegi race. The Brazilian hit out at chief steward Brian Barnhart following the penalty he was given in the Japanese race for having overtaken under yellow.

Fisher adds Scheckter for Las Vegas

September 26th, 2011

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Fisher adds Scheckter for Las Vegas

Sarah Fisher Racing will return to a two-car line-up for the IndyCar Series finale at Las Vegas, fielding Tomas Scheckter alongside team regular Ed Carpenter. The outing will be Scheckter’s fourth IndyCar start of the year.

Wheldon gets extra race at Kentucky

September 26th, 2011

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Wheldon gets extra race at Kentucky

Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon will take Alex Tagliani’s Sam Schmidt Motorsports seat for the Kentucky IndyCar race as a warm-up for his potentially big-money Las Vegas outing. Wheldon will start from the rear of the Vegas grid in a car entered jointly by Schmidt and Bryan Herta Autosport, who collaborated on his Indy 500 programme. If Wheldon comes through the field to take victory the IndyCar finale, he will win $2.5 million and a fan drawn at random will win the same amount

Andretti to switch to Chevy engines

September 23rd, 2011

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Andretti to switch to Chevy engines

Andretti Autosport has announced that it will use Chevrolet power when the IndyCar Series’ new technical package comes in for 2012. Michael Andretti’s team is the second high-profile signing for returnee Chevrolet, alongside Penske.

Bell latest to stand in for Wilson

September 23rd, 2011

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Bell latest to stand in for Wilson

Dreyer & Reinbold has picked Townsend Bell to stand in for Justin Wilson for the final two races of the IndyCar Series.

Q and A: Alesi on his Indy 500 bid

September 23rd, 2011

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Q and A: Alesi on his Indy 500 bid

Jean Alesi announced today that he would, as predicted by AUTOSPORT magazine earlier this year, enter the 2012 Indianapolis 500. Present at the Singapore Grand Prix as part of his role with Group Lotus – which is backing his Indy bid, Alesi explained why he had chosen to return to top level single-seaters after a decade away. AUTOSPORT was there to hear his thoughts.

Alesi to enter 2012 Indy 500

September 23rd, 2011

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Alesi to enter 2012 Indy 500

Jean Alesi has confirmed that he will make his Indianapolis 500 debut in 2012, as revealed by AUTOSPORT magazine in April.

Wilson says early return unlikely

September 23rd, 2011

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Leading IndyCar driver Justin Wilson says he is making good progress with his recovery from the back injury he sustained at Lexington – but has ruled out a return for this year’s season finale. The Briton suffered a fractured vertebrae when his Dreyer & Reinbold car went off the road in practice for the Mid-Ohio event last month. He has been undergoing treatment since, and feels he has made great strides.

New IndyCar makes oval test debut

September 23rd, 2011

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The 2012 IndyCar made its oval testing debut with two days of running at Iowa Speedway this week. The next-generation car had completed four road course tests before the Iowa outing

Howard to return for IndyCar finale

September 22nd, 2011

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Howard to return for IndyCar finale

Briton Jay Howard will return to the Indycar Series for its season finale in Las Vegas. Howard, 30, will join the Rahal-Letterman-Lanigan Racing in what will be his third appearance of the season, after contesting the Indianapolis 500 and the Firestone Twin 275s at Texas earlier this year – with a best finish of 15th. “It’s great to be back with Service Central and Rahal Letterman Lanigan for the IndyCar World Championship at Vegas,” Howard said.

Battistini to make IndyCar debut

September 21st, 2011

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Battistini to make IndyCar debut

Dillon Battistini will make his IndyCar debut with Conquest Racing at the Kentucky Speedway’s Indy 300 next month.

Power: Oval decider holds no fear

September 19th, 2011

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Power: Oval decider holds no fear

IndyCar points leader Will Power says he is looking forward to the title fight being decided over two oval races despite speedways having not always been his strong point. Power has less oval racing experience than his championship rival Dario Franchitti and is often regarded as a street and road course specialist. While Power wrapped up IndyCar’s road course title at Motegi last weekend, he is only third in the oval standings – 19 points behind Franchitti and 36 down on leader Scott Dixon.

Franchitti rues ‘stupid move’

September 18th, 2011

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Franchitti rues ‘stupid move’

Dario Franchitti has accepted full responsibility for the collision that cost him the IndyCar championship lead at Motegi, and apologised to the other drivers involved. The reigning champion tagged Ryan Briscoe into a spin at a restart just before the halfway point of today’s race

Castroneves gets post-race penalty

September 18th, 2011

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Castroneves gets post-race penalty

Helio Castroneves has lost his seventh place at Motegi for passing JR Hildebrand under yellow on the final lap of the race. The Brazilian drops to 22nd as a result, but more significantly the penalty elevates Dario Franchitti to eighth – which brings the champion’s deficit to new series leader Will Power down to 11 points with two races to go. Franchitti lost the IndyCar championship lead to Power today when the Australian finished second behind Scott Dixon, while Franchitti was delayed when he triggered a multi-car collision at a mid-race restart.

Dixon takes Motegi victory

September 18th, 2011

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Dixon takes Motegi victory

Scott Dixon edged away from Will Power to win the final Motegi IndyCar race, as Power took the points lead after title rival Dario Franchitti was involved in a collision. Ganassi driver Dixon headed Power’s Penske Dallara throughout the 63 laps, pulling away a little in the closing stages after they had run a second or so apart for most of the distance. But any frustration Power felt at being unable to get on terms with Dixon was alleviated by knowledge of Franchitti’s messy day

Dixon beats Power to Motegi pole

September 17th, 2011

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Dixon beats Power to Motegi pole

Scott Dixon denied Will Power pole position for the IndyCar Series’ Motegi round, but Power will still start seven places ahead of title rival Dario Franchitti, who could only manage ninth. The result is only the second time all year that Penske driver Power has been beaten to pole on a road course, with Dixon (Ganassi) having already been the man who ended his pole streak at Lexington last month. Power hung back early in the Fast Six session, letting his rivals fight for provisional pole