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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.

JGR Adds McDowell To Nationwide Program

January 18th, 2011

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JGR Adds McDowell To Nationwide Program

Michael McDowell (HHP/Harold Hinson Photo) HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Michael McDowell will drive two races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for Joe Gibbs Racing this year

Jegs/CRA All-Star Tour Slate Confirmed

January 18th, 2011

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SALEM, Ind. — The Champion Racing Ass’n has confirmed the inaugural schedule for the Jegs/CRA All-Star Tour for crate late models. The tour will begin its first season April 23 with a stop at Toledo (Ohio) Speedway.

F-1 Notes: McLaren Skipping First Test

January 18th, 2011

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F-1 Notes: McLaren Skipping First Test

EXTRA TIME: McLaren officials have decided to skip the first Formula One preseason test in order to give team engineers more time to find additional performance for the new MP4-26 chassis. (Steve Etherington Photo) BLOOMINGTON, Minn.

Teams, Drivers Hoping For More Passing In ’11

January 18th, 2011

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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Will there be more passing on the track this year?

Pocono Cup Qualifying Moves To Saturday

January 17th, 2011

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LONG POND, Pa. — Pocono Raceway has followed in Martinsville (Va.) Speedway’s footsteps by shifting qualifying for both its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events to Saturday.

Harvey Adds Modified For Brunnhoelzl

January 17th, 2011

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Harvey Adds Modified For Brunnhoelzl

George Brunnhoelzl III (Adam Fenwick Photo) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour car owner Eddie Harvey will add a second car to his team for 2009 series champion George Brunnhoelzl III. Harvey, who fielded the No

West Racing Hires Pastorelli, Schwager

January 17th, 2011

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West Racing Hires Pastorelli, Schwager

West Racing has hired Nicky Pastorelli and Dominik Schwager to drive a new Lamborghini in the GT division of the American Le Mans Series this season.

Alonso Has Eyes On Schumacher

January 17th, 2011

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Alonso Has Eyes On Schumacher

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso is certain that Michael Schumacher (pictured) will be a serious Formula One title threat in 2011. (Steve Etherington Photo) BLOOMINGTON, Minn.

NASCAR Limiting Championship Options

January 17th, 2011

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NASCAR Limiting Championship Options

Carl Edwards (60) and Brad Keselowski will be forced to choose between running for the NASCAR Sprint Cup or Nationwide Series championships during the 2011 season.

IndyCar Sets Barber Test Dates

January 17th, 2011

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IndyCar Sets Barber Test Dates

IZOD IndyCar Series drivers flow through a turn at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Ala., during the Grand Prix of Alabama in 2010. (Dan Helrigel/IndyCar Photo) MOORESVILLE, N.C. — The IZOD IndyCar Series has chosen “Sweet Home Alabama” as the site of its annual preseason test, which will take place at Barber Motorsports Park March 14-16.

Swindell Schools Dear Old Dad

January 16th, 2011

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Swindell Schools Dear Old Dad

Kevin Swindell celebrates after holding off father Sammy to become the first back-to-back winner in the 25-year history of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl. (Don Holbrook Photo) TULSA, Okla.

McGowan Tabs Three For All-Star Showdown

January 16th, 2011

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Car owner Steve McGowan has expanded his driver line up for this year’s NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown to three with the addition of newcomer Travis Motley. A regular in the Toyota Speedway @ Irwindale NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model division, Motley, 20, will make his NASCAR K&N Pro Series debut as he joins teammates David Mayhew and Auggie Vidovich for McGowan’s three-car effort in the postseason all-star event at the historic California track Jan

Alleged Altercation Has Stewart In Hot Water

January 15th, 2011

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Alleged Altercation Has Stewart In Hot Water

Tony Stewart (HHP/Alan Marler Photo) PARRAMATTA, Australia – An alleged physical altercation with a track official had police questioning two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart on Saturday.

Stanbrough Wraps Up Non-Winged Title

January 15th, 2011

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Stanbrough Wraps Up Non-Winged Title

With three victories at Gas City, Terre Haute and Bloomington, Jon Stanbrough (53) earned the 2010 Indiana Sprint Week title. (Gordon Gill Photo) KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Jon Stanbrough has been named the 2010 Driver of the Year by the North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll voting panel for the third time in his career.

360 Honors All Jason Johnson

January 15th, 2011

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360 Honors All Jason Johnson

  Jason Johnson (ASCS Photo) KNOXVILLE, Iowa – For the third time in his career, Jason Johnson has been named the Driver of the Year by the North American 360 Sprint Car Poll voting panel. The Louisiana native, who captured the 2010 Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Dirt Series national tour championship and the 2006 and 2008 Driver of the Year accolades, earned 13 of the 18 first-place ballots cast in the year-end poll by media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers

Winner May Come From The Front Row

January 15th, 2011

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Winner May Come From The Front Row

Kevin Swindell (39) and Dave Darland will be among the contenders to win tonight's Chili Bowl Nationals, but both will have to race from mid-pack starting spots.

Cottle Goes Low And Slow

January 15th, 2011

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Cottle Goes Low And Slow

TULSA, Okla. — Shane Cottle was a sitting duck, but a caution flag waved with five laps remaining and saved the day for the Indiana open-wheel racer who took advantage of the break and won Friday night’s preliminary feature during the 25th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals at Tulsa Expo Raceway. Cottle, who also won a preliminary feature at the Chili Bowl in 2007, jumped from inside the second row to take the lead on the opening lap and has become his style on the short tracks of Indiana, went to the low groove and stayed there.

TRG Confirms Final Rolex 24 Entry

January 14th, 2011

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PETALUMA, Calif. — The Racer’s Group has finalized the driver lineup for its fourth entry during the upcoming Grand Am Rolex Series Rolex 24 at Daytona Int’l Speedway Jan. 29-30

Campbell Named Interim SCCA President

January 14th, 2011

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TOPEKA, Kan. — The Sports Car Club of America has named Tom Campbell, chairman of the SCCA Pro Racing Board of Directors, as interim SCCA Pro Racing president and CEO beginning Jan. 17