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February 2012

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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.
  • Ray Bryden
    Technical contributor
    Ray grew up in Nova Scotia, which means he’s a hockey nut, but in Nova Scotia’s two non-winter months he had to find other diversions, which meant watching F1 racing on weekends with his dad and brothers. Without the resources to get started in racing, he gravitated to computer versions of racing – first Atari games like Pole Position, followed by PC racing games like Indianapolis 500: The Simulation. Dozens of others came and went, until Grand Prix Legends came along and he decided sim-racing was his official hobby. Years were spent enjoying this both offline and online until a few years of fatherhood took priority. When free-time reappeared he heard about iRacing and signed up in 2008 and became so involved in the service that he wrote one of the first books on the subject of sim-racing, iRacing Paddock. When not writing for inRacingNews.com, his main occupation is as a research associate with Saint-Gobain working on advanced ceramic materials.
  • Patrick Atherton
    Contributing Writer
    Patrick Atherton, originally from Adelaide in the state of South Australia, currently resides just outside of Melbourne, Victoria with wife of 17 years and 3 kids. A business manager by profession, but also dabbles with blogging, cartooning and fine art, having been published both as a writer in a short-lived South Australian motorsport yearbook and later as a cartoonist in a niche trade magazine. At the age of 19 he competed in club circuit events in an Austin Healey Sprite, later indulging in sprint karts between 1994 and 2000. Following the move to the State of Victoria he raced Road Race Karts (“Superkarts” as they are known in Australia) in the popular Rotax class, competing at Phillip Island, Oran Park, Mallala, Wakefield Park, Eastern Creek, Calder Park, Sandown and Winton. It was during this time he met former Australian F2 champion and inventor of Australia’s first, and most prolific race simulator rig, Jon Crooke. This culminated in an introduction to Papyrus’ legendary NR2003 simulation, and the subsequent sim racing addiction which brought him to iRacing.
  • 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.

iRacer Profile – Dylan Duval

February 4th, 2012

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Dylan Duval (aka D-Twice) is a quick learner.  Introduced to sim racing a little over a year ago, the Halifax, Nova Scotia resident rocketed from rookie to Class A (oval) license in no-time and quickly established himself in the front ranks of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series by finishing runner-up to Josh Laughton in 2011 Season 2 thanks to a record of 31 wins in 88 starts.    A fan of the Chevy Silverado. Duval is also a regular front runner in the GSRacing.net Truck Series and has a finish in the top three of the 2011-12 championship in sight. Duval has other series in his sights as well, having placed 22nd overall in the 2011 Season 4 NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series and finished-up 2011 Season 4 with a [...]

Kile King of the Hill

by Jameson Spies on February 2nd, 2012

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The NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series wrapped-up at Kentucky Speedway.  More than 1500 sim racers took at least one green flag in the 2011 Season 4 NiCAS.

With another season of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series now in the books, parity has never been more evident, as the list of champions continues to expand. The 750+ horsepower Chevrolet Impala is the top oval racing stock car in the world, and is masterfully recreated in the iRacing.com software to give sim racers the rush of piloting the 3,450 pound, high powered tank around the track at speeds over 200mph. A dozen tracks over the course of the 12 week season challenged drivers and teams in every way imaginable. From short tracks to big, day to night, and asphalt to concrete, there is no place to hide when competing at the top level of online racing. iRacing.com offers ten divisions of competition, allowing drivers of all levels of [...]

Baldwin deal gets Patrick into 500

February 1st, 2012

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Baldwin deal gets Patrick into 500

Danica Patrick’s participation in the Daytona 500 has been guaranteed after her Stewart Haas team formed an alliance with Tommy Baldwin Racing. Under NASCAR Sprint Cup rules, the top 35 in the previous season’s owners’ points standings are assured of qualifying spots for the opening five rounds of the season

Salvatore Seals Second Tour Mod Title

by Tim Terry on January 30th, 2012

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Your 2011 Season 4 NASCAR iRacing.com Tour Modified Series champion: Brandon Salvatore.

Brandon Salvatore completed a feat in the 2011 Season Four that no other iRacer has done before.   The Georgia sim racer became the first driver in the history of iRacing to go back-to-back as champion in the NASCAR iRacing.com Tour Modified Series (NiTMS), and the first to win two championships in the six season history of the series. Salvatore sealed the deal at Thompson International Speedway by topping 77 other sim racers who took the green flag on the Connecticut high banks. Salvatore went to victory lane during Thursday’s 3834 Strength of Field (SoF) race in his final start of the season, leading every one of the race’s 125 laps. Former series champion Herb Engelhart was second, followed by Kevin Walker, Ray Farlow and Samuel Dick. One caution slowed the [...]

World Championship Fields Finalized

by David Phillips on January 26th, 2012

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The fields for iRacing’s twin 2012 World Championships were finalized last week with the completion of the 2011 NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series (NiPS) and the 2011 iRacing.com Pro Series Road Racing (iPSRR). The top 25 finishers in each of the Pro series secured berths in the upcoming NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship (NiSWC) and iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series (iWCGPS).  Beginning in February, they will join the top 25 finishers from last year’s NiSWC and iWCGPS in battling for the top prizes in online racing and the World Championship titles. The 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship kicks-off on February 21 at Daytona International Speedway and will feature a 17 race schedule mirroring that of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup.  Defending champion Ray Alfalla will lead a field of [...]

RCR adds fourth Cup car part-time

January 26th, 2012

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RCR adds fourth Cup car part-time

Richard Childress Racing will run a fourth car in the first five rounds of this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup, with Elliott Sadler and Brendan Gaughan sharing the driving. The former championship-winning team was expected to downsize from four to three cars for 2012, following the departure of Clint Bowyer to Michael Waltrip Racing. But Childress will continue to field the #33 Chevrolet for at least the first five races of the year, with Sadler at the wheel for the Daytona 500.

Warren Edges Buchberger for Truck Title

by Tim Terry on January 25th, 2012

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Nearly 900 sim racers journeyed to Thunder Valley for the final week of the 2011 NiCCS.

2011 NiSWC champion Adds NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series Crown to His Trophy Case In the span of seven days, Alex Warren went from winning the NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series championship to having to battle fellow Pro pilot Brandon Buchberger down to the wire in the NASCAR iRacing Class C Series (NiCCS). The duel was just that, close enough that it came down to the final laps of the season and when the points were tallied, it was Warren and his Core Pipe/GSRacing.net sponsored team who came out on top after the grueling twelve week season – by one point. Week Eleven saw the series convene at the Tricky Triangle, formally known as Pocono Raceway. Warren finished atop the standings for the week and gained 13 points on his nearest [...]

Ford unveils 2013 Sprint Cup car

January 25th, 2012

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Ford unveils 2013 Sprint Cup car

Ford has unveiled the car with which it will compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup from 2013.

Busch says he needs new attitude

January 24th, 2012

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Busch says he needs new attitude

Kyle Busch has admitted that he has to change his attitude this year to avoid any repeats of the controversies that surrounded him towards the end of the 2011 NASCAR season. The Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver was suspended from racing in the Cup race at Texas in November after he deliberately crashed into Ron Hornaday under caution in the Truck series race earlier in the weekend.

Buschs to share Nationwide car

January 20th, 2012

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Buschs to share Nationwide car

Kyle and Kurt Busch will share driving duties in a full-time NASCAR Nationwide Series entry for Kyle Busch Motorsports this season. The brothers, who have one Cup championship and 47 victories at NASCAR’s top level between them, will split the second-tier Nationwide schedule as the younger Busch’s team steps up from the Truck series.

Tour Mods Title is Wide Open

January 19th, 2012

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The Tour Mods action at USA International and New Hampshire set the stage for a two-way battle for the season title at Thompson in Week 12.

Wide Open Racing teammates Brandon Salvatore and Taylor Meyn flexed their muscle in the NASCAR iRacing Tour Modified division during competition on Weeks Ten and Eleven in the series. Salvatore, who is looking to defend his Tour Modified crown, took one step forward at USA International Speedway when he took the week’s big split online race. The win for Salvatore, which was rated at 4174 Strength of Field (SoF) saw the champ lead 26 of the 100 laps after starting second. Former series titlist and pole-sitter Herb Engelhart led the first 74 laps before turning the lead over to Salvatore in the only lead change of the race. Derrick Cormier2 came home third, followed by Taylor Meyn and Troy Talman. Salvatore took home 254 points for the win in the [...]

Stepping-Up in Class A

by Jameson Spies on January 19th, 2012

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More than 500 Class A racers took to the high banks at MIS.  Here

With only two weeks remaining in the the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series season, Michigan International Speedway hosted one of the most pivotal weeks of the season. With speeds well over 200mph, a comfortable feel for drivers was crucial. While some drivers stepped up their game to match the intensity of MIS, others lost ground at one of the worst times imaginable. One driver stepping up his game not only this week, but this season is Kile Gottula. Gottula leads the NiCAS Division One standings by a considerable margin, and he put his stamp on the championship this week in Michigan. Placing himself at the top of the charts at MIS all but l locks-up the California sim racer’s championship.  Although mathematically eligible, Steve Ritter would need a minor miracle [...]

Baldwin’s Race, Warren’s NiPS Crown

by Jason Lofing on January 18th, 2012

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Thrill of victories, agony of defeat: On his way to the NiPS title, Warren (82) leads eventual race winner Baldwin (52) and Ottinger (05) whose bid for the title was destined to be derailed by a crash.

25 Qualify for 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship With a championship and the top 25 points positions – and their guaranteed berths in the 2012 World Championship – in the balance, the NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series headed to Kentucky Speedway for the last race of the season. Alex Warren came into the finale with a three point in the standings, needing a finish of twelfth of better to clinch the title while Marcus Lindsey, Patrick Baldwin, Kevin King, Richie Davidowitz and Nick Ottinger looked to overhaul him in the standings with strong finishes. Also, Josh Connors, PJ Stergios, Matt Sentell,  Kenneth O’Keefe and Mitchell Hunt were among the sim racers hoping to lock-in a spot in the top 25 in points and secure their place in the 2012 NASCAR [...]

Karlavige King of Kentucky

by Tim Terry on January 17th, 2012

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The NASCAR iRacing.com Class Series heads from Iowa to Pocono and Dover in the final weeks of the season.

Gale Force Racing’s Jason Karlavige is quickly making a name for himself on the iRacing service. The sim racer who has made selected starts in the NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series and who is a winner in the GSRacing.net Truck Series put another big stamp on his resume by winning Week Ten in the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series at the Kentucky Speedway. The Pennsylvanian’s week-winning victory came during Friday’s 3426 Strength of Field race, as he led 27 of the 90 laps to defeat Allen Lewis, Greg Spears, Mason Weitzel and Heath Hindman. The race featured nine cautions and saw 15 lead changes amongst ten drivers with Karlavige leading the most laps after starting on pole. Karlavige took away 215 points for the win. Chad McCumbee came home second for [...]

Pro Series Finales Broadcasts on Tap

by David Phillips on January 16th, 2012

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iRacing.com will broadcast the finales of the NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series (NiPS) and iRacing.com Pro Series Road Racing (iPSRR) this week on Tuesday and Saturday.  In addition to crowning iRacing’s two newest Pro champions, the races will determine the final 25 qualifiers for iRacing’s upcoming online racing World Championship series, the 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship and the 2012 iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series. First on tap is the NiPS finale at Kentucky Speedway at 9 pm (Eastern) start on Tuesday, January 17 (02:00 GMT January 18).  The race will feature 43 starters going for the final checkered flag of the season over 133 laps of the 1.5 mile speedway under the stars.  At the forefront of the competition will be the battle for the NiPS title.  Alex [...]

Edwards to focus solely on Cup

January 16th, 2012

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Edwards to focus solely on Cup

Carl Edwards hopes that his decision not to contest the second-tier NASCAR Nationwide Series will help his Sprint Cup campaign in 2012. Last year’s Cup runner-up has traditionally raced in Nationwide as well, winning the title in the latter division in 2007, when it was still called the Busch Series, and taking eight Nationwide race victories in ’11. Edwards committed to a Nationwide campaign last year before NASCAR’s decision that drivers could only score points in one series per season, and feels that as it is now impossible to take a title double, he will be better off focusing solely on Cup

Ragan signs for Front Row

January 16th, 2012

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Ragan signs for Front Row

David Ragan will join David Gilliland in Front Row Motorsports’ line-up for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup. Ragan had driven for Roush Fenway since 2006, but was released at the end of last season – a year which had seen him score his first Cup win in the July Daytona race. “Front Row has made great progress in the last few years, and I look forward to helping them advance to the next level,” said the 25-year-old.

NASCAR bans car-to-car radio

January 16th, 2012

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NASCAR bans car-to-car radio

NASCAR has banned car-to-car radio communications in its latest bid to prevent tandem drafting at Daytona and Talladega. Several changes have been made to the cars and engines ahead of this year’s Daytona 500 to make it more difficult for drivers to draft in pairs. Until now, drivers were able to tune in to each other’s radio frequencies to arrange drafting partners, but this has been outlawed by the governing body

Busch ‘refreshed’ by Phoenix move

January 16th, 2012

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Busch ‘refreshed’ by Phoenix move

Kurt Busch says he has been refreshed by his move to the small Phoenix Racing team and will emerge stronger as a driver and a person after the 2012 NASCAR season.

NASCAR optimistic over rule tweaks

January 15th, 2012

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NASCAR optimistic over rule tweaks

NASCAR chiefs are optimistic that changes made during this week’s Daytona test will at least reduce the level of tandem racing seen in restrictor plate events during the 2012 Sprint Cup season. The series is keen to eliminate the practice seen in recent Daytona and Talladega rounds, where cars split off into two-car tandem drafting pairs, and has made a series of technical tweaks – including adjustments to restrictor plate size and radiators during the test itself – in an effort to bring back multi-car groups. NASCAR has also banned car-to-car radio communication, which drivers had been using to collaborate with drafting partners.