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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.

Karthikeyan open to adding more races

March 25th, 2013

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Karthikeyan open to adding more races

Narain Karthikeyan says he is open-minded about adding more Auto GP rounds to his 2013 programme following his series debut at Monza. The former HRT Formula 1 driver was a high-profile addition to the Monza grid after striking a late deal to compete with Zele Racing. Having therefore missed out on pre-event testing, the 36-year-old fought back from being tapped into a first corner spin to finish fifth in the weekend’s opening contest .

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.

F1 teams sure Silverstone ‘will learn’

July 8th, 2012

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F1 teams sure Silverstone ‘will learn’

British Grand Prix chiefs will take on board the lessons from the traffic and parking problems that have overshadowed the Silverstone weekend, and ensure there is no repeat if the event is hit by such bad weather in the future. That is the view of Mercedes chiefs Ross Brawn and Norbert Haug, who believe that race organisers did all they could under difficult circumstances to try and ensure that trouble was minimised after car parks and campsites became waterlogged

Goodyear extends NASCAR deal

October 3rd, 2011

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Goodyear extends NASCAR deal

Goodyear will continue to supply tyres for NASCAR’s national touring series through 2017 after the manufacturer signed an extended agreement with the sanctioning body.

Biffle gets new crew chief

July 12th, 2011

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Biffle gets new crew chief

Matt Puccia will serve as crew chief for Roush Fenway’s Greg Biffle from next weekend’s Sprint Cup series race at New Hampshire, the team announced.

Childress faces punishment for clash

June 5th, 2011

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Childress faces punishment for clash

Team owner Richard Childress is facing punishment by NASCAR for a physical altercation with Kyle Busch on Saturday afternoon at Kansas Speedway. The sanctioning body summoned both Childress and Busch on Sunday morning – with Busch’s team boss Joe Gibbs also attending – following reports that stated that the 65-year-old team owner had attacked Busch physically in the garage area

Busch apologises for speeding violation

May 25th, 2011

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Busch apologises for speeding violation

Kyle Busch has publicly apologised for a speeding violation on Tuesday near Charlotte while test driving a new sports car on public roads. The NASCAR star was reportedly stopped by police on Tuesday afternoon after being spotted driving a yellow Lexus LFA at 128 mph in a 45 mph zone. He was handed a citation to the Iredell County court, before being released by the police

Raikkonen set for Nationwide debut

May 21st, 2011

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Raikkonen set for Nationwide debut

Kimi Raikkonen is set to move a step up in his NASCAR transition next week by making his Nationwide Series debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The 31-year-old ranked 15th on his first NASCAR Camping World Truck series outing, finishing on the lead lap while surviving a race that saw plenty of incidents involving many of the series’ top drivers. Raikkonen said that while he enjoyed the race he would have liked to finish higher up on his debut.

Raikkonen enjoys solid Truck debut

May 21st, 2011

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Raikkonen enjoys solid Truck debut

Kimi Raikkonen survived a race of attrition to finish 15th and on the lead lap in his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut on Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Raikkonen gears up for Trucks debut

May 19th, 2011

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Raikkonen gears up for Trucks debut

Kyle Busch and his team hope to have Kimi Raikkonen as best prepared as they can for his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut on Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The 2007 Formula 1 world champion is set to start his NASCAR foray next weekend behind the wheel of the #15 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Tundra at the mile-and-a-half track and against a field including some current and former Sprint Cup series regulars including Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, plus former F1 driverl Nelson Piquet Jr

Piquet in breakthrough Truck result

April 23rd, 2011

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Nelson Piquet Jr claimed a breakthrough second place finish in Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Nashville Speedway. The Brazilian was making his 10th start in the series, which he joined in 2010, in the fifth points event of the year.

Busch: Raikkonen fast on truck tests

April 8th, 2011

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Kyle Busch says Kimi Raikkonen was able to reproduce the impressive form he showed pace during his first NASCAR truck test at Gresham Motorsports Park, when he ran again on Thursday during another one-day test at Rockingham Speedway. The former Formula 1 world champion turned World Rally Championship contender had his NASCAR baptism last Monday with Sprint Cup multiple race-winner and former Nationwide series champion Kyle Busch’s team

Raikkonen enjoys first NASCAR test

April 6th, 2011

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Raikkonen enjoys first NASCAR test

Kimi Raikkonen says he enjoyed his first NASCAR experience after testing this week for Kyle Busch Motorsports for the first time. According to a release from Raikkonen’s ICE1 Racing, the Finn completed over 400 laps at the half-mile Gresham Motorsports Park oval, working with KBM’s engineers on various set up adjustments to familiarize himself with his new technical environment. “It was a lot of fun, I really had no expectations or anything to compare it to beforehand but at the end of the day, I am really looking forward to the first race,” said Raikkonen

Raikkonen set for May debut in Trucks

March 31st, 2011

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Raikkonen set for May debut in Trucks

Former Formula 1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck series debut at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 20. Following the surprise announcement that Raikkonen will enter selected rounds of the Truck series this year, NASCAR has confirmed via Twitter that the Finn’s request to enter the N.C. Education lottery 200 at Charlotte has been successful.

Piquet: F1 teams will restrict drivers

February 11th, 2011

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Piquet: F1 teams will restrict drivers

Nelson Piquet believes Robert Kubica’s rally accident will make Formula 1 teams become more strict with their drivers’ off-track activities. The Brazilian, who drove for Renault’s F1 team between 2008 and 2009, said he hoped to see Kubica make a full recovery from the injuries he sustained in his crash in the Ronde di Andora Rally last Sunday – but reckons the Pole would have had to pressure Renault into letting him contest the event

France Confirms Procedural Changes For 2011

January 27th, 2011

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France Confirms Procedural Changes For 2011

Brian France addresses the media last fall at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Getty Images photo).

Jimmy John’s To Back RCR No. 29

January 25th, 2011

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Jimmy John’s To Back RCR No. 29

Kevin Harvick's Jimmy John's sponsored NASCAR Nationwide Series machine. WELCOME, N.C.

Nashville Fairgrounds Survive Council Vote

January 19th, 2011

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Nashville Fairgrounds Survive Council Vote

James Pritchard (41), Max Dumarey (16) and Marc Davis (18) race three-wide during a NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tenn., in 2007. (Mike Keon Photo) NASHVILLE, Tenn.

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.

Martinsville Cup Quals Move To Saturday

January 13th, 2011

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MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Martinsville Speedway officials have made a schedule change to the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 weekend. Qualifying for the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 will be held Saturday, April 2.