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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.

Duval puts Audi on top on test day

June 9th, 2013

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Duval puts Audi on top on test day

Audi driver Loic Duval bounced back from a heavy shunt in the morning to jump to the top of the times right at the end of the Le Mans test day. Duval crashed the #2 Audi R18 e-tron quattro he shares with Allan McNish and Tom Kristensen at Tertre Rouge in the morning session, but completed a lap within a second of last year’s pole mark after the chequered flag had fallen. The Frenchman’s 3m22.583s was nearly three seconds faster than the next best time, set by fellow Audi driver Lucas di Grassi in the #3 entry.

Karthikeyan promoted to race one win

June 1st, 2013

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Narain Karthikeyan has been awarded his first Auto GP win after on-track Silverstone victor Kevin Giovesi was given a one-minute post-race penalty. Giovesi’s Ghinzai Motorsport team was ruled to have made an illegal pitstop on the 14th and last lap.

Karamyshev linked with Campos seat

May 6th, 2013

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Karamyshev linked with Campos seat

Nikolay Karamyshev could make his World Touring Car debut on home soil at the Moscow Raceway. The Russian is in the frame to take the second Campos seat currently occupied by Hugo Valente, who is contesting six rounds of the 2013 championship. Karamyshev currently sits second in the SMT class of this year’s European Touring Car Cup, having won once at Monza

Muller storms to Hungaroring pole

May 4th, 2013

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Muller storms to Hungaroring pole

Yvan Muller blazed to his 16th career World Touring Car pole with a record lap of the Hungaroring. The Frenchman banged in a 1m53.426s early in the final session and then simply watched as all his rivals fell well short of surpassing it.

Ghirelli still quickest in Hungary

May 4th, 2013

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Vittorio Ghirelli completed a clean sweep of fastest times from Auto GP sessions at the Hungaroring by carrying his dominant Friday testing form into Saturday’s pair of half-hour free practice sessions. The Italian recorded the fastest lap of the weekend in free practice one with a time of 1m32.662s

Da Costa sent to the back of grid

April 27th, 2013

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Da Costa sent to the back of grid

Antonio Felix da Costa has been put to the back of the grid for the first Formula Renault 3.5 race at Aragon after his car ran out of fuel in qualifying. The Red Bull junior stopped on track following the chequered flag, and was unable to get his car back to the pits after setting the third fastest time in the session. Just like in Formula 1, FR3.5 rules require teams to be able to produce a fuel sample from a car after qualifying.

Bahrain race quotes: Williams

April 21st, 2013

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Pastor Maldonado – 11th: “Considering the problems we have been having, I think we got 100 per cent out of the car today. We put everything together today, working well as a team and managing the tyres, and 11th was the maximum we could have achieved

McLaren: Spain upgrade has to deliver

April 17th, 2013

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McLaren: Spain upgrade has to deliver

McLaren admits that its Spanish Grand Prix update package “has to deliver” after Jenson Button had to use an alternative strategy to finish fifth in China last weekend. Despite having made progress from its troubled start to the campaign, the Woking-based outfit is resigned to waiting until its revamped car arrives to see if it can rescue its title hopes.

China race quotes: Pirelli

April 14th, 2013

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Paul Hembery: “Strategy played a key role in today’s race, with the medium tyre proving particularly effective at the beginning of the grand prix on full fuel. This initially rewarded the drivers who started on the medium tyre, and also meant that those who started on the soft tyre completed a short first stint in order to move onto the medium as quickly as possible. “As a result we saw plenty of overtaking, with many of the strategies reliant on the drivers passing as many cars as possible to gain track position before their next stops.

McLaren plays down Perez pit crash

April 12th, 2013

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McLaren plays down Perez pit crash

Sergio Perez’s crash in the pit entry after the chequered flag in Friday morning practice for the Chinese Grand Prix was caused by a loss of front tyre temperature, according to McLaren sporting director Sam Michael. The Mexican understeered through the gravel and into the tyre barrier while returning to the pits after this morning’s session, an accident reminiscent of Lewis Hamilton’s off at the same place in the 2007 Chinese GP .

Da Costa on pole for Sunday’s race

April 7th, 2013

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Da Costa on pole for Sunday’s race

Antonio Felix da Costa took pole position for the second Formula Renault 3.5 race at Monza after a battle with race-one winner Stoffel Vandoorne.

Munoz takes another Lights pole

April 6th, 2013

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Carlos Munoz will start Barber Motorsports Park’s Indy Lights race from pole position after triumphing in a tight qualifying battle with Jack Hawksworth. The Andretti driver secured the top spot with a fastest lap of 1m13.8509s, edging out St Petersburg winner and championship leader Hawksworth by just 0.0898s. Munoz has a 100 per cent qualifying record for the 2013 season so far, having also claimed pole at St Petersburg

Coulthard wins Melbourne V8 opener

March 15th, 2013

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Coulthard wins Melbourne V8 opener

Fabian Coulthard claimed his maiden V8 Supercars victory in the opening race of the non-championship event supporting the Australian Grand Prix. The 30-year-old Holden driver converted his first pole position into the lead at the start of the 12-lap race. But his hopes of winning took a big hit when he lost the lead during the flurry of safety car pitstops triggered by Alex Premat crashing at Turn 1 on the second lap after hitting Lee Holdsworth’s Erebus Mercedes as both were exiting the pits

Vergne: Korea drive my best in F1

October 14th, 2012

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Vergne: Korea drive my best in F1

Jean-Eric Vergne labelled the Korean Grand Prix as his best race in Formula 1 after finishing in the points for the third time this year. The Toro Rosso driver, starting from 16th place , put on a strong performance to climb up to eighth by the chequered flag, equalling his best result in grand prix racing.

Barth to return with SUNRED

October 11th, 2012

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Barth to return with SUNRED

Fredy Barth will return to the World Touring Car Championship for the final two rounds of the season at Shanghai and Macau. The 32-year-old Swiss will drive the SUNRED Engineering SEAT Leon that was vacated by Honda-bound ex-Formula 1 driver Tiago Monteiro.

Folger claims breakthrough pole

September 29th, 2012

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Jonas Folger captured his first pole position in grand prix racing after a thrilling Moto3 qualifying session on a drying Aragon track. Times tumbled throughout the 35 minutes, with the lead changing hands almost ceaselessly as a result.

Raikkonen: Top five best possible

September 23rd, 2012

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Raikkonen: Top five best possible

Kimi Raikkonen believes he had the pace to finish in fifth position in the Singapore Grand Prix, although he admitted sixth was a good result given Lotus’s form. “After the result in qualifying today’s race was not too bad, but I think we had a chance to do a bit better,” said Raikkonen, who had qualified in 12th position

Sauber admits Hamilton out of reach

September 9th, 2012

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Sauber admits Hamilton out of reach

Sauber does not believe Sergio Perez had a realistic chance of beating Lewis Hamilton to victory in the Italian Grand Prix – despite him finishing less than five seconds behind at the chequered flag . Perez executed a brilliant alternative strategy to the leaders to charge through to second from 12th place on the grid – even overtaking Ferrari duo Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso on the way

Briscoe tops final Baltimore practice

September 1st, 2012

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Ryan Briscoe went quickest in an eventful third IndyCar practice session in Baltimore.

Button baffled by strategy switch

July 29th, 2012

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Button baffled by strategy switch

Jenson Button says he does not understand McLaren’s strategy switch, particularly after twice being asked to pit early and exiting into traffic as a consequence in Hungary. McLaren opted to switch the Briton onto a three-stop strategy partway through the race as he was running a close third behind team-mate Lewis Hamilton and Lotus’s Romain Grosjean. Exiting into traffic killed the Briton’s hopes however and ultimately caused him to slide down to sixth at the chequered flag