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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.

Sordo sure of Argentina victory push

April 24th, 2013

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Sordo sure of Argentina victory push

Dani Sordo has no doubt that he will be a victory contender from the outset when the World Rally Championship resumes in Argentina next month, following his breakthrough Portugal performance. Although Sordo crashed out on day two in Portugal, the accident came when he was right on dominant points leader Sebastien Ogier’s tail in the lead battle. Citroen had been blown away by Ogier and Volkswagen in Mexico in March, but Sordo and team-mate Mikko Hirvonen made significant progress at a subsequent test

Alonso calm over prospects despite win

April 14th, 2013

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Alonso calm over prospects despite win

Fernando Alonso believes it is too early to assume Ferrari will be fighting for victory in every race despite a commanding win in the Chinese Grand Prix.

Force India sure wheelnut issue fixed

April 8th, 2013

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Force India sure wheelnut issue fixed

Force India boss Vijay Mallya is confident his team has rectified the issues with its wheelnut system that marred its Malaysian Grand Prix last month. Both Paul di Resta and Adrian Sutil were forced to retire from the second race of the season because of problems with the captive wheelnut system the team is using this year. Mallya says the team has had time to understand and correct the problem, and is confident Force India will be able enjoy a strong Chinese Grand Prix this weekend.

Malaysia race quotes: Force India

March 24th, 2013

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Adrian Sutil – DNF: “An early end to a race that promised so much for us. Both cars had the same problem with the wheelnuts and it cost us a lot of time in the pits. We’re not sure exactly what happened yet so the team stopped the cars to make sure we understand the issue.

Kahne claims Bristol victory

March 17th, 2013

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Kahne claims Bristol victory

Kasey Kahne made up for the disappointment of being denied Las Vegas victory last week with a great drive to win at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Solberg crash ‘very disappointing’

November 9th, 2012

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Solberg crash ‘very disappointing’

Ford team principal Malcolm Wilson has talked of his disappointment at Petter Solberg’s second-stage departure from the Rally of Spain this morning. The Norwegian’s factory Fiesta RS WRC had been running fourth after the opening stage this morning, before he stopped 18.63km into the 26.59km test

McLaren hindered by soft tyre issues

October 29th, 2012

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McLaren hindered by soft tyre issues

McLaren believes a lack of speed on the soft tyre ruined its chances of landing a podium finish in the Indian Grand Prix.

Crutchlow upbeat despite missing third

September 30th, 2012

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Crutchlow upbeat despite missing third

Cal Crutchlow said his disappointment at missing a second MotoGP podium at Aragon was tempered by the fact that, unlike last year, he was at least in a position to challenge. The Briton claimed his breakthrough grand prix rostrum at Brno last month, and was in contention to add to his tally throughout this weekend’s 23-lap race in Spain.

McLaren equals Mercedes’ Hamilton bid

September 25th, 2012

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McLaren equals Mercedes’ Hamilton bid

McLaren is ready to match Mercedes’ wage offer to Lewis Hamilton in a bid to further tempt the former world champion to remain at his current team. On the back of frenzied speculation about Hamilton’s future caused by Eddie Jordan’s claim that he would move to Mercedes in 2013, negotiations have been ongoing between the Briton’s management team, XIX Entertainment, and McLaren

Sirotkin triumphs in Auto GP finale

September 23rd, 2012

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Euronova’s Sergey Sirotkin ended his Auto GP season on a high by taking victory in the final race of 2012 at Sonoma. Although the 17-year-old completed his pre-race goal of winning, fifth place for race one victor Pal Varhaug secured the runner-up position in the drivers’ standings for the Virtuosi UK driver. After the disappointment of a first-lap retirement in Saturday’s race one , champion Adrian Quaife-Hobbs charged from 12th on the grid to finish second.

Gibbs laments Busch missing Chase

September 11th, 2012

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Gibbs laments Busch missing Chase

Team owner Joe Gibbs says he shares Kyle Busch’s “agony and defeat” after the 27-year-old failed to make this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase at Richmond. Busch entered the weekend in prime position to claim the final wildcard entry into the Chase, and was on course to do so for much of the Saturday night race. During what was the final rain interruption of the 400-lap event the wrong strategy wrecked his bid however, meaning he lost out by just three points to Hendrick Motorsports’ Jeff Gordon.

Grosjean optimistic of top result

July 26th, 2012

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Grosjean optimistic of top result

Romain Grosjean is optimistic of another frontrunning performance for the Lotus team at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. The Frenchman believes that the twisty Hungaroring will play perfectly to the strengths of the team’s E20, which has previously shown strong pace on slow circuits earlier this season. “It can be a good weekend for us and the circuit has similar characteristics to Montreal and Monaco, where we were competing quite well,” said the Frenchman.

Crutchlow regrets late move on Dovizioso

July 8th, 2012

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Cal Crutchlow said his mistake five laps from the end of the German Grand Prix was the result of waiting too long to attack Tech 3 Yamaha team-mate Andrea Dovizioso. The Briton spent much of the race tucked up right behind Dovizioso, with the pair often less than one tenth of a second apart. With five laps to go the duo were fourth and fifth, with Yamaha’s Ben Spies also joining the fray in sixth, when Crutchlow ran wide and through the gravel at Turn 1.

Stoner admits ‘win or bin’ move

July 8th, 2012

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Stoner admits ‘win or bin’ move

Casey Stoner says he fell on the final lap of the German Grand Prix while trying to line up a ‘win or bin’ passing move on works Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa. With the two factory Hondas proving peerless, moving away from the field as early on as the first lap, Stoner was guaranteed second as the pair began their final tour.

Lotus thinks it has qualifying solution

June 12th, 2012

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Lotus thinks it has qualifying solution

Lotus is confident that it will be able to deliver on its target of improved qualifying performance in the next few races, having just missed out on victory again in the Canadian Grand Prix.

Ricciardo still disappointed over Bahrain

April 26th, 2012

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Ricciardo still disappointed over Bahrain

Daniel Ricciardo has admitted that he has still not got over the disappointment of his Bahrain Grand Prix – when he squandered his sixth position on the grid.

Sakhir chief baffled by press coverage

April 24th, 2012

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Sakhir chief baffled by press coverage

Bahrain circuit boss Zayed Alzayani says he did not understand why there was such a media frenzy surrounding the grand prix last weekend. The political situation in Bahrain was under intense scrutiny in the media long before Formula 1 personnel and journalists arrived in the kingdom, and that intensity kicked up a notch when reporters started arriving for the grand prix

Menu takes Marrakech opener

April 15th, 2012

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Menu takes Marrakech opener

Alain Menu continued Chevrolet’s domination of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship by leading a clean sweep of the podium positions for the RML-run Cruzes in race one at Marrakech. The Swiss led every lap from pole position on way to his second WTCC victory in as many races, following his reversed-grid success at Valencia. Menu was untroubled by an early safety car period and executed a perfect restart to hold off his team-mate Rob Huff by a second at the chequered flag

Hamilton stays on top in second practice

March 23rd, 2012

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Hamilton stays on top in second practice

Lewis Hamilton completed a perfect day’s work as he continued to lead the way after the second free practice session at Sepang on Friday. The 2008 world champion appeared to have put the disappointment of Melbourne behind him as he ended the day more than 0.3s ahead of the chasing pack, his leading pursuers Michael Schumacher and Jenson Button. Hamilton dominated for much of the session as the two McLarens and the two Mercedes vied at the top of the times.

Maldonado buoyed by Williams form

March 22nd, 2012

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Maldonado buoyed by Williams form

Pastor Maldonado is upbeat about Williams’s start to the year despite a disappointing finish to the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Maldonado had a very strong race in Melbourne and was fighting for fifth place with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso when he crashed out on the final lap of the event.