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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.

Beatriz IndyCar drive safe until Indy

April 3rd, 2013

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Beatriz IndyCar drive safe until Indy

Ana Beatriz will remain in the second Dale Coyne Racing car until at least the Indy 500, the team confirmed today. The Brazilian joined the team on a part-time basis ahead of the season-opener at St Petersburg two weeks ago, where she finished 22nd. Although she has 23 IndyCar starts to her credit, this weekend will mark her first race at the Alabama circuit.

Beatriz gets St Petersburg ride

March 19th, 2013

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Beatriz gets St Petersburg ride

Ana Beatriz will contest IndyCar’s St Petersburg season-opener with the Dale Coyne Racing squad.

Stefan Wilson to test for Coyne

March 12th, 2013

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Stefan Wilson to test for Coyne

Stefan Wilson could be set to join brother Justin in the IndyCar Series after lining up a Dale Coyne Racing test. The 2007 McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award winner will drive the car on day two of IndyCar’s official pre-season test at Barber Motorsports Park on Wednesday. The younger Wilson finished third in Indy Lights in 2011 but sat out most of last year.

Wilson tops second Mid-Ohio practice

August 4th, 2012

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Wilson tops second Mid-Ohio practice

A late flying lap from Justin Wilson was enough to give the Briton the top spot in the second IndyCar practice session at Mid-Ohio. Wilson put his Dale Coyne Racing entry at the top of the timing screens with a 1m06.3018s effort, 0.0116 seconds better than the next-quickest driver Simon Pagenaud. The two fastest times followed a late restart after Helio Castroneves and Mike Conway came together at the Kink, prompting a red flag.

Pitcrew members escape serious injury

July 7th, 2012

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All of the pit crew members involved in yesterday’s pitlane accident during the first IndyCar practice session have escaped serious injury and have been released from hospital. Dragon Racing crew members Chuck Homan and Raffi Aroyan were taken to St Michaels’ hospital to have leg and ankle injuries evaluated after they were hit by the Dale Coyne Racing car of Justin Wilson, but the series has confirmed that neither suffered any broken bones, and that both have now been released.

Franchitti stays on top in Toronto

July 6th, 2012

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Franchitti stays on top in Toronto

Dario Franchitti continued to set the pace on the opening day of practice for this weekend’s IndyCar race in Toronto, the Scot backing up his fastest time in the morning by again going quickest in the second session. Franchitti delivered a best time of 1m00.2786s to put himself ahead of Schmidt Hamilton’s Simon Pagenaud by 0.1 seconds, although the Ganassi driver was forced to sit out the closing minutes after glancing the barriers.

Wilson says he couldn’t avoid incident

July 6th, 2012

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Justin Wilson says that he had no chance of avoiding the pitlane accident that injured members of the Dale Coyne Racing and Dragon Racing pit crews during the first IndyCar practice session on the Toronto street circuit. Two members of the Dragon crew have been taken to a nearby hospital to have leg and ankle injuries evaluated and two other crew members were assessed at the infield medical centre after a Wilson suffered a mechanical problem while approaching his pit bay.

Dragon pitcrew injured in Toronto

July 6th, 2012

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Two members of the Dragon Racing pitcrew have been taken to St Michaels’ hospital in Toronto following a pitlane accident during this morning’s first IndyCar practice session. Chuck Homan and Raffi Aroyan were both transported to hospital for further evaluation of leg and ankle injuries respectively after Justin Wilson (Dale Coyne Racing) made contact with Dragon’s Sebastien Bourdais in the pits while Bourdais’ car was being worked on. Coyne team sources told AUTOSPORT that Wilson was unable to select neutral as he was entering his pit bay

Briscoe gets grid penalty

June 16th, 2012

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Briscoe gets grid penalty

Ryan Briscoe became the seventh driver to be issued a grid penalty for this weekend’s IndyCar race at Milwaukee for an engine change following practice. The Penske driver joins team-mate Will Power, Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s Takuma Sato, Sarah Fisher Hartman’s Josef Newgarden, Ganassi’s Scott Dixon, AJ Foyt’s Mike Conway and Dale Coyne Racing’s Justin Wilson in facing a 10-place grid penalty for Saturday’s race.

Wilson tops FP2 at Milwaukee

June 16th, 2012

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Wilson tops FP2 at Milwaukee

Justin Wilson set the fastest time in the second IndyCar practice session at Milwaukee.

Power, Dixon get Milwaukee penalties

June 13th, 2012

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Power, Dixon get Milwaukee penalties

IndyCar’s two main championship contenders Will Power and Scott Dixon are among the six drivers who will have to overcome 10-place grid penalties at this weekend’s Milwaukee round. Power (Penske) and Dixon (Ganassi) will both be required to make unauthorised engine changes for the Milwaukee race after suffering engine failures during testing at Iowa yesterday.

Wilson issued with post-Texas penalty

June 11th, 2012

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Wilson issued with post-Texas penalty

Race winner Justin Wilson is one of two IndyCar drivers to have been issued with post-race penalties for technical breaches at Texas last weekend.

Power tops Detroit practice two

June 1st, 2012

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Will Power went quickest in the second practice session for this weekend’s IndyCar race on the Belle Island street circuit in Detroit. On a track that had mostly dried out from the morning’s heavy rain, the Penske driver posted a best time of 1m12.8355s, putting him just 0.09 seconds clear of Dale Coyne Racing’s Justin Wilson. Power’s team-mate Ryan Briscoe was third-fastest, with Schmidt Hamilton’s Simon Pagenaud and KV Racing’s Tony Kanaan rounding out the top five

Sato quickest in wet opening practice

June 1st, 2012

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Takuma Sato topped a wet opening practice session for this weekend’s IndyCar race on Detroit’s Belle Isle street circuit. The Rahal Letterman Lanigan driver, who crashed while attempting to pass Dario Franchitti for the lead on the final lap of last weekend’s Indianapolis 500, managed a best lap of 1m28.4739s on a track covered with standing water after several hours of rain.

Andretti tops fourth day at Indy

May 16th, 2012

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Andretti tops fourth day at Indy

Marco Andretti is convinced that the Andretti Autosport team is in good shape for next weekend’s Indy 500 after topping the fourth day of practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Andretti’s 40.2367s lap was clocked at 223.676mph, putting him just ahead of Penske’s Helio Castroneves (222.025mph) and his Andretti team-mate James Hinchcliffe (221.864mph), and he said that he was delighted with how his car was developing

Saavedra tops Indy 500 practice

May 14th, 2012

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Saavedra tops Indy 500 practice

IndyCar series returnee Sebastian Saavedra topped the second day of practice for the Indy 500 with a lap of 40.6272s (221.526mph) in the AFS Racing/Andretti entry. The Colombian, who returned to Indy Lights this year after a full IndyCar season in 2011, led a day dominated by young drivers, with Sarah Fisher Racing duo Bryan Clauson and Josef Newgarden completing the top three. Saavedra said that his laptime was made possible by how well the five Andretti drivers are working together in preparation for the May 27 race.

Wilson: DW12 unlike anything else

March 6th, 2012

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Wilson: DW12 unlike anything else

IndyCar race-winner Justin Wilson says the new DW12 chassis is unlike anything else he has ever driven. The former Formula 3000 champion, Formula 1 racer and Champ Car frontrunner has spent the past four years in the IndyCar Series’ old Dallara, and says the behaviour of the 2012 machine is very different

Hunter-Reay leads IndyCar testing

March 5th, 2012

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Ryan Hunter-Reay was quickest for Andretti Autosport on the opening day of the first major group test for the IndyCar Series’ new DW12 car. The field has been split into two groups for four days of testing at Sebring this week, with 11 drivers participating on Monday and Tuesday, and a further 15 running on Thursday and Friday. Chevrolet runners led the way today, with Hunter-Reay and Penske’s Helio Castroneves topping one session each and ending the day first and second on combined times.

Coyne confirms Wilson’s return

January 26th, 2012

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Coyne confirms Wilson’s return

Justin Wilson’s long-expected return to Dale Coyne Racing for the 2012 IndyCar season has finally been confirmed. The Briton delivered Coyne’s first win at Watkins Glen in 2009, but left at the end of the year to spend two seasons with Dreyer & Reinbold. His return coincides with that of engineer Bill Pappas, who worked with him in his previous stint with the team.

Wilson returns for Daytona

January 7th, 2012

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Wilson returns for Daytona

Justin Wilson made a successful return to the cockpit after his injury lay-off on Friday, having been confirmed as part of Michael Shank Racing’s line-up for the Daytona 24 Hours. IndyCar race-winner Wilson has not competed since suffering a fractured vertebrae in a practice crash at Lexington last August. He and AJ Allmendinger will again join MSR’s Grand-Am regulars Ozz Negri and John Pew in the team’s Riley-Ford for the 24-hour race on 28-29 January