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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.

Wednesday press conference – Monaco

May 23rd, 2013

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DRIVERS – Jenson BUTTON (McLaren), Adrian SUTIL (Force India), Jules BIANCHI (Marussia), Nico HULKENBERG (Sauber), Romain GROSJEAN (Lotus), Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) PRESS CONFERENCE A question to you all. Round six of a 19-race season coming up, the same points are up for grabs as any other grand prix. It’s just another race..

Hinchcliffe beats Sato in epic race

May 5th, 2013

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Hinchcliffe beats Sato in epic race

James Hinchcliffe won an extraordinary IndyCar race in Sao Paulo by taking the lead from Takuma Sato on the final corner of the last lap. The Canadian’s attempt to pass Sato a lap earlier had been frustrated when the Japanese driver defended with a move that barely straddled the line between fair racing and blocking, and Hinchcliffe initially received a similar reception on his repeat attempt. But he responded by jinking to the other side of Sato’s car and getting a better run out of the corner, taking the lead for the first time in the race with the finish line in sight.

Power fastest in first Brazil practice

May 4th, 2013

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Will Power set the pace in the opening practice session for this weekend’s IndyCar race at the Sao Paulo street circuit. The Australian, who is the only driver ever to have won at the track, topped the times with a best lap of 1m21.8517s.

DRR confirms Indy will be last race

May 2nd, 2013

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DRR confirms Indy will be last race

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, also known as Panther DRR, has confirmed its intention to withdraw from the 2013 IndyCar season after the Indianapolis 500 due to a lack of funds. The team’s financial difficulties were revealed earlier this week, when team owner Robbie Buhl told AUTOSPORT that DRR hoped to find the backing to make occasional appearances later in the year. But in a statement issued on Wednesday, the team confirmed that it expects Indy to be its final race for the 2013

Kanaan fit for Brazil despite injury

April 23rd, 2013

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Kanaan fit for Brazil despite injury

Tony Kanaan is expected to be fit for next weekend’s Sao Paulo IndyCar race, despite injuring his hand in a Long Beach crash. The Brazilian hurt his right hand when he hit the barriers while fighting Oriol Servia for fifth in the closing laps of the race

Sato: Foyt relationship key to win

April 22nd, 2013

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Sato: Foyt relationship key to win

Takuma Sato singled out the immediate chemistry between himself and the AJ Foyt Racing team as the key to his breakthrough win at Long Beach on Sunday. The Japanese driver’s Long Beach victory came in his just third race with the team after moving across from Rahal Letterman at the end of 2012

Munoz wins amid Lights carnage

April 21st, 2013

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Carlos Munoz beat a decimated field to take both the race win and the championship lead in the Long Beach Indy Lights race. Half of the 10-car field had been eliminated within the first 11 laps, including a three-car accident at the start that accounted for two of Andretti driver Munoz’s main title rivals. The accident started when previous points leader Jack Hawksworth squeezed Andretti’s Zach Veach into the wall at the start, pitching both cars back across the track where they collected the unfortunate Peter Dempsey.

Graf defeats Heidfeld at Long Beach

April 21st, 2013

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Pickett Racing played the perfect strategy to claim a comfortable American Le Mans Series victory on the streets of Long Beach.

Franchitti snatches Long Beach pole

April 20th, 2013

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Franchitti snatches Long Beach pole

Dario Franchitti will start Sunday’s IndyCar race at Long Beach from pole position after triumphing in a hard-fought qualifying session. Ganassi driver Franchitti, who came into the Long Beach weekend last in the points standings after two disastrous opening races, used his final flying lap to deliver a 1m07.2379s that improved the benchmark laid down by Ryan Hunter-Reay by 0.0555 seconds. Hunter-Reay’s time was still good enough to keep him on the front row for Andretti, although Penske’s Will Power was only a further 0.05s in arrears.

Munoz in control in Lights qualifying

April 20th, 2013

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Munoz in control in Lights qualifying

Carlos Munoz will start Sunday’s Indy Lights race from pole position after a strong performance in qualifying at Long Beach. The top spot cycled through several drivers over the course of the afternoon before Munoz made it his own with a 1m12.9374s effort; the first lap to break the 1m13s mark this weekend. Points leader Jack Hawksworth rebounded from a heavy crash in Friday practice to go second-quickest for Schmidt Peterson, albeit with a time 0.3950 seconds down on that set by Andretti driver Munoz

Jani puts Rebellion on Long Beach pole

April 20th, 2013

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Neel Jani claimed another American Le Mans Series pole position for Rebellion with a dominant performance at Long Beach. The Swiss driver, whose team-mate Nick Heidfeld had topped the practice session, was the only driver to dip below the 1m13s barrier; his best time a 1m12.600s. That put him almost seven tenths clear of Guy Smith’s Dyson Racing Lola, which hit the tyre wall at Turn 8 at the end of the session

Hunter-Reay tops messy practice

April 19th, 2013

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Hunter-Reay tops messy practice

Ryan Hunter-Reay went fastest in a patchy second IndyCar practice session at Long Beach, with track time interrupted four times by red flags. Hunter-Reay produced a 1m09.4224s to take the top spot for Andretti Autosport, leaving Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s series returnee Mike Conway second-quickest with a time just 0.0379 seconds off that set by the reigning champion. Early leader Will Power finished up with the third-best lap in his Penske entry, although the constant interruptions made it hard for all teams to string together meaningful runs

Grenier returns to Indy Lights

April 19th, 2013

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Grenier returns to Indy Lights

Mikael Grenier will return to Indy Lights this weekend at Long Beach with Team Moore Racing. The 20-year-old Canadian will race the #22 car driven by Ethan Ringel on the streets of St Petersburg and by Victor Carbone last time out at Barber.

New date for Indy test revealed

April 18th, 2013

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New date for Indy test revealed

The Indianapolis 500 rookie orientation programme will now take place on the opening weekend of practice for the race, after it was delayed earlier this month. The session, which is designed to allow Indy 500 newcomers to gradually get up to speed on the 2.5-mile oval, was originally scheduled for April 11.

Briscoe confirmed for Le Mans

April 17th, 2013

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Briscoe confirmed for Le Mans

IndyCar race winner Ryan Briscoe will make his Le Mans 24 Hours debut in June with the Level 5 Motorsports squad. Briscoe, who is without a full-time IndyCar drive this year, made his debut with the HPD-equipped LMP2 team in last month’s American Le Mans Series opener at Sebring and will now stay with the squad for the remainder of the season, as predicted by AUTOSPORT.

Allmendinger boosted by test delay

April 10th, 2013

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Allmendinger boosted by test delay

AJ Allmendinger believes that the postponement of the rookie orientation day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway could ultimately benefit his preparations for his first attempt at the Indy 500 next month.

IndyCar removes push-to-pass delay

March 19th, 2013

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IndyCar removes push-to-pass delay

IndyCar has removed the activation delay of its push-to-pass system as part of new standardised rules for 2013. The series re-introduced the system at Toronto last year but tweaked the activation delay as the season progressed. Under new rules the system will now be instantaneous, although the length of each boost will fluctuate between each road or street course

Castroneves wants calendar revamp

March 12th, 2013

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Castroneves wants calendar revamp

Helio Castroneves believes that IndyCar would benefit from a longer, more evenly-scheduled calendar as the series prepares to end a six month off-season in St Petersburg in two weeks.

DeltaWing seats for Meyrick and Pla

March 1st, 2013

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DeltaWing seats for Meyrick and Pla

The revised DeltaWing experimental racer will be driven by Olivier Pla and Andy Meyrick at the Sebring 12 Hours later this month. Pla and Meyrick have been brought in to drive the lightweight Mazda-engined prototype, which will run in the LMP1 class this year, by the team manager of the new DeltaWing Racing Cars squad, David Price

Heidfeld to ALMS with Rebellion

February 11th, 2013

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Heidfeld to ALMS with Rebellion

Former grand prix driver Nick Heidfeld and team regular Neel Jani will spearhead Rebellion Racing’s attack on the American Le Mans Series.