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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.

Ganassi takes thrilling Daytona win

January 27th, 2013

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Ganassi takes thrilling Daytona win

Chip Ganassi Racing claimed a fifth victory in its 10 years of competing at the Daytona 24 Hours after Juan Pablo Montoya came through to seal the honours in a thrilling final hour.

Taylor crew ahead in Daytona fog

January 27th, 2013

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Taylor crew ahead in Daytona fog

Max Angelelli led the Daytona 24 Hours in thick fog at three-quarters distance aboard Wayne Taylor Racing’s Dallara-Chevrolet.

Pruett and Ganassi lead into night

January 27th, 2013

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Pruett and Ganassi lead into night

Scott Pruett and Chip Ganassi Racing topped the leaderboard of Daytona 24 Hours at one-third distance. Pruett led the race behind the safety car aboard the #01 Riley-BMW MkXXVI by less than a second from the Wayne Taylor Racing Dallara-Chevrolet DP01 in the hands of Max Angelelli.

Piquet Jr to make Daytona debut

November 29th, 2012

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Piquet Jr to make Daytona debut

Nelson Piquet Jr will make his Daytona 24 Hours next year after signing with Action Express Racing. The 27-year-old Brazilian has spent the season competing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck series, where he finished seventh in the championship with two victories to his credit. In March he claimed his first NASCAR win in the K&N East Series , while in June he also made his Grand-Am debut at Road America at the wheel of a Mazda MX-5.

Nasr secures Daytona 24 Hours return

November 29th, 2012

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Nasr secures Daytona 24 Hours return

2011 British F3 champion Felipe Nasr will compete in his second straight Daytona 24 Hours after landing a drive with Action Express Racing. The 20-year-old Brazilian finished third in last year’s race , partnering Jorge Goncalvez, Michael McDowell and Gustavo Yacaman at Michael Shank Racing. He earned the drive as part of his prize for winning last year’s Daytona Challenge.

MSR takes first Daytona 24 Hours win

January 29th, 2012

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MSR takes first Daytona 24 Hours win

AJ Allmendinger held on to secure a maiden Daytona 24 Hours victory for Michael Shank Racing as Ryan Dalziel and the Starworks team edged closer in the final stint of the 50th running of the famous race. The #60 MSR Riley-Ford that Allmendinger shared with Ozz Negri, John Pew and Justin Wilson was a factor in an absorbing and ever-changing lead battle throughout the event, and despite the polesitting Starworks Riley-Ford driven by Dalziel, Lucas Luhr, Allan McNish, Alex Popow and Enzo Potolicchio keeping the pressure on to the finish, Allmendinger crossed the line 5.198 seconds in front after 761 laps of racing.

Wilson and MSR lead into final hours

January 29th, 2012

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Justin Wilson and the Michael Shank Racing team lead the Daytona 24 Hours going into the final six hours. Wilson has been pulling away from the field in his most recent stint, opening out a 38-second gap over the second-placed #01 Ganassi car, currently driven by Joey Hand

Starworks in front at Daytona

January 29th, 2012

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Starworks in front at Daytona

Allan McNish held the lead for the Starworks team halfway through a highly-competitive 2012 Daytona 24 Hours. The #8 Starworks Riley-Ford is one of a gaggle of cars that has been disputing the lead throughout the night so far, though as the 12-hour mark was reached, McNish was managing to pull out a slight advantage, running 11 seconds ahead of AJ Allmendinger’s Michael Shank Racing Riley-Ford. Both Ganassi cars have had stints up front – briefly looking like they might begin to dominate as they pulled away in one-two formation for a spell.

Gavin ahead at quarter distance

January 29th, 2012

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Gavin ahead at quarter distance

Oliver Gavin led an extremely competitive 50th Daytona 24 Hours for the Spirit of Daytona team as the race passed the quarter distance mark. After six hours of racing, 11 cars remained on the lead lap, with Gavin holding a narrow advantage over Alex Gurney of GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing. The #01 Ganassi car, #6 Michael Shank Racing entry and #5 Action Express car were also close to the front as the seventh hour began, while the sister Ganassi and MSR machines, and the Starworks crews had also taken turns at the forefront as the race headed into darkness

Action Express leads in Daytona fog

January 30th, 2011

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Action Express leads in Daytona fog

The best of the Action Express Racing Riley-Porsches headed the six cars on the lead lap at two-thirds distance in the 49th running of the Daytona 24 Hours. The #5 Action Express entry, driven by David Donohue, Darren Law, Buddy Rice and Burt Frisselle, held a narrow lead at the head of the queue behind the safety car after 16 hours. The race had been neutralised for nearly three hours because of heavy fog

Ganassi #01 leads after eight hours

January 30th, 2011

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Ganassi #01 leads after eight hours

The lead Chip Ganassi Racing entry held a narrow lead in the Daytona 24 Hours at one-third distance.

Brumos Sells Daytona Prototype Team

October 13th, 2010

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Brumos Sells Daytona Prototype Team

Brumos Racing has sold its Daytona Prototype operation to Action Express Racing and will field a GT team in the Grand Am Rolex Series next year. (Grand Am Photo) DENVER, N.C.

iRacers Off to a Great Start in 2010

by David Phillips on February 1st, 2010

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iRacers Off to a Great Start in 2010

iRacers came up big last weekend in the first major races on the 2010 motorsports calendar.  iRacer Joao Barbosa teamed with Ryan Dalziel (another iRacing member), Mike Rockenfeller and Terry Borcheller to win the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway in the Action Express Porsche-powered Riley.  Another iRacer, Justin Wilson, was part of a team including Max Papis (also an iRacing member), Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas that brought the Chip Ganassi Racing BMW-Riley home in second place.  In fact, the Action Express and Ganassi entries were locked in a dual for the lead just a couple of hours from the finish when Wilson pitted with a suspected mechanical problem.  Although the Ganassi team found nothing amiss, the unscheduled pit stop cost valuable time and they came home 52.3 seconds [...]

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

Action Express leads into final hours

January 31st, 2010

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Action Express leads into final hours

The leading #01 Ganassi Riley-BMW crew are facing a tough challenge in their bid to win the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona for a fourth time, as the team chases the Action Express Riley-Porsche after 18 hours. Chip Ganassi Racing has had to work hard for victory, with a three-way battle raging into the final six hours. Following a strong stint from Ganassi’s Justin Wilson, the lead has been swapped several times with the #6 Michael Shank Racing Riley-Ford and the #9 Action Express Riley-Porsche

Ganassi #01 moves into Daytona lead

January 31st, 2010

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Ganassi #01 moves into Daytona lead

The #02 Ganassi Riley-BMW has had to retire from the Daytona 24 Hours lead with engine failure – but the squad’s #01 challenger has jumped into the lead as the race reached its halfway point.