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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.

Davis, Speed, van Gisbergen Shine in iPRoC

by David Phillips on December 15th, 2011

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Davis and Speed lead the iPRoC field to the start at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Scott Speed and Shane van Gisbergen won the battles, but Brandon Davis won the war in the inaugural iRacing.com Pro Race of Champions (iPRoC).  The first online event featuring an all star cast of 27 real world professional drivers from most of the world’s top race series, the iPRoC saw former F1 and NASCAR driver Speed take the victory in the opener, a 25 lap race for virtual Chevrolet Silverados at Charlotte Motor Speedway.  Australian V8 Supercar standout Van Gisbergen responded with an equally impressive run in the finale, leading all ten laps at Watkins Glen International in his digital Mazda MX5. But it was NASCAR K&N Pro Series’ Davis, who finished .345s behind Speed at Charlotte and .167s behind van Gisbergen at the Glen who picked-up the overall win [...]

Ganassi Duo Rebounds At Watkins Glen

June 6th, 2010

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Ganassi Duo Rebounds At Watkins Glen

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Five days after a three-race Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series winning streak ended in a first-lap crash, Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas turned in a solid performance and started a new streak Saturday in the No. 01 Telmex BMW Riley by scoring their third-consecutive victory in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.

Early Spin Doesn’t Keep Duo Down

June 5th, 2010

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Early Spin Doesn’t Keep Duo Down

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Charles Espenlaub and Charles Putman recovered from a first-lap spin in Saturday’s Continental Tire 150, the sixth round of the Grand Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season, to win the Grand Sport race and give Fall-Line Motorsports its first series victory. Both the GS and Street Tuner races were determined in large part by contact between contenders in each class during the final 10 minutes

Jimmie Johnson Preps with iRacing.com for Watkins Glen GRAND-AM Debut

by Steve Potter on June 4th, 2010

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Jimmie Johnson Preps with iRacing.com for Watkins Glen GRAND-AM Debut

With Limited Practice Time on Double-Duty Weekend, Four-Time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champ Learns Glen Long Course in Simulator In addition to competing in Sunday’s Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 presented by Target NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pennsylvania’s Pocono International Raceway, four-time series champion Jimmie Johnson is also joining reigning GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series champions Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty at Watkins Glen International for Saturday afternoon’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen as the third driver in the #99 GAINSCO Chevrolet Riley Daytona Prototype. As if driving at two race tracks 130 miles apart on the same day – NASCAR final practice ends Saturday at 12:20 p.m. and the Sahlen’s Six Hours begins at 2:00 p.m., less than two hours later – Johnson has never driven on the [...]

No Trouble For Sun Trust At Lime Rock

June 1st, 2010

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No Trouble For Sun Trust At Lime Rock

LAKEVILLE, Conn. — They say that the cream always comes to the top. Here Monday afternoon, the cream of the Grand Am’s Rolex Sports Car Series’ Daytona Prototype set was the SunTrust Ford-Dallara of Max Angelelli and Ricky Taylor, which claimed the victory on the tight 1.54-mile Lime Rock Park circuit.

Bledsoe Named Grand Am President

April 30th, 2010

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Bledsoe Named Grand Am President

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tom Bledsoe has been named President of Grand Am Road Racing, it was announced today by the sports car sanctioning body. Bledsoe has served as Grand Am’s chief operating officer and vice president since December 2007, and has been acting president since Roger Edmondson took a leave of absence earlier this year due to health reasons

Martin Untouchable In Barber 200

April 11th, 2010

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LEEDS, Ala. — Try as he might, Billy Johnson couldn’t catch the Ford Mustang GT of Dean Martin, who held off Johnson’s late-race charge over the final half hour of Saturday’s Grand Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Barber 200 for the win at Barber Motorsports Park. Taking over driving duties of the No.

At 50, Scott Pruett Still Loves Racing

April 5th, 2010

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At 50, Scott Pruett Still Loves Racing

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Now that Scott Pruett has turned 50, his fellow competitors in the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 may be hoping that the 23-time overall race winner and two-time Daytona Prototype champion may be ready to cut back his racing schedule and spend more time working in his new winery.

Bouchut to lead #15 Kolles R10 entry

March 17th, 2010

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Bouchut to lead #15 Kolles R10 entry

Christophe Bouchut will lead the Kolles team’s #15 Audi R10 line-up in this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours. The sportscar veteran will partner American Scott Tucker and Manu Rodrigues in the car

iRacers Go Three for Four in GRAND-AM

by David Phillips on March 8th, 2010

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iRacers Go Three for Four in GRAND-AM

iRacers went three for four in last weekend’s Grand American Road Racing Series visit to Homestead-Miami Speedway.  Jeff Segal (who joined iRacing in February) teamed with Emil Assentato to pilot the SpeedSource Mazda RX8 to victory in the GT class of the Grand Prix of Miami while, a little further back, Joey Hand drove the Turner Motorsport BMW M6 to sixth place in GT, together with co-drivers Bill Auberlen and Paul Della Lana. Earlier, Hand teamed with Michael Marsal to finish third in the Continental Tires Challenge in their Turner Motorsport BMW M3 couple.  Of course, the big news in Continental Tires Challenge was the fact that iRacer Jack Roush Jr. – together with co-driver Bill Johnson – scored the 400th victory in the history of Roush Motorsports at Homestead.  [...]

Von Kluge Sweeps Up Down South

March 7th, 2010

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Von Kluge Sweeps Up Down South

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Jason von Kluge completed a sweep of the opening weekend of the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge Series with his second victory in as many days Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Von Kluge was joined on the podium by polesitter Pratt Cole, with George Winkler emerging from a thrilling race with Dan Aweida to take third

iRacer Takes 400th Win for Roush

by David Phillips on March 7th, 2010

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iRacer Takes 400th Win for Roush

Jack Roush Jr. and Billy Johnson won their second GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Grand Sport race together, the Homestead 200, in the No. 61 ROUSH Performance Products Ford Mustang GT.  The win was also Jack Roush Sr.’s 400th as a car owner.  In nearly 40 years as an owner, Roush Sr. has also won in NASCAR’s three National series, Trans-Am and IMSA. The win did not come easily.  Roush Jr., an avid iRacer, set a track record in qualifying on pole Friday.  However,  his time was subsequently disallowed after a post-qualifying inspection revealed an unapproved part on the car.  But that didn’t deter the young Roush. Starting 34th, he passed 10 cars on the first lap, three more on the next  and moved into the lead on Lap [...]

Pruett Holds Off Donohue In Miami

March 7th, 2010

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Pruett Holds Off Donohue In Miami

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Scott Pruett held off a furious late-race challenge from David Donohue to win Saturday evening’s Grand Prix of Miami Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series event at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Dalziel joins RSR Jaguar team

February 19th, 2010

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Dalziel joins RSR Jaguar team

Daytona 24 Hours winner Ryan Dalziel will drive the RSR team’s new GT2 Jaguar in this year’s American Le Mans Series. Dalziel joins team boss Paul Gentilozzi and Marc Goossens in the RSR line-up.

iRacer Justin Wilson Grabs Second Place in the Rolex 24

January 31st, 2010

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iRacer Justin Wilson Grabs Second Place in the Rolex 24

Team Target/Chip Ganassi put up a strong fight in 2010 Rolex. Their second place finish is not what they hoped for but it does put them in good shape in terms of season points – ahead of the Gainsco, Brumos and Suntrust teams. Justin drove several strong stints throughout the 24 hour race, only to come up less than a minute behind the winning car, the #9 Action Express Racing Porsche Riley.

Action Express wins Daytona on debut

January 31st, 2010

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Action Express wins Daytona on debut

The new Action Express team has taken a shock Daytona 24 Hours victory in its debut event, beating the #01 Ganassi car to the flag. The squad is affiliated to last year’s winner Brumos, and was formed using personnel from the latter when it had to scale back to a single car – but was still not expected to be capable of a win at the first attempt

Final Hour Of Rolex 24 is a Nail Biter for iRacer

January 31st, 2010

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Final Hour Of Rolex 24 is a Nail Biter for iRacer

Scott Pruett is at the wheel of the the 01 Target/Ganassi car, chasing down the 9 car, driven by Jaoa Barbosa. iRacer Justin Wilson can only watch and cheer on Pruett as he tries to catch and then pass the lead car.

Gainsco Car Retires with Oil Pressure Issues

January 31st, 2010

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Gainsco Car Retires with Oil Pressure Issues

The #99 Gainsco car suffered oil pressure problem in hour 21 of the Rolex 24. Unfortunately for the Bob Stallings team the issue is terminal. Before the latest issue they had lead five laps. They were running 5th when they were forced to retire.