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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.

Dixon quickest in Toronto warm-up

July 8th, 2012

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Dixon quickest in Toronto warm-up

Scott Dixon topped the times in the final IndyCar warm-up session in Toronto. The Ganassi driver’s best lap of 59.9117s came in the final minutes of the session, and a late red flag – triggered by HVM’s Simona de Silvestro hitting a tyre that had come loose from a barrier in Turn 2 and crashing into the wall – prevented anyone else from being able to better his time. Simon Pagenaud (Schmidt Hamilton) was closest to Dixon, finishing up just 0.0073s off Dixon’s time, with AJ Foyt’s Mike Conway and Andretti’s Ryan Hunter-Reay just behind him.

Dixon edges Hunter-Reay in Toronto

July 7th, 2012

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Dixon edges Hunter-Reay in Toronto

Scott Dixon narrowly edged out Ryan Hunter-Reay to set the quickest time in the third IndyCar practice session in Toronto.

IndyCar: Dixon penalty a mistake

June 17th, 2012

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IndyCar: Dixon penalty a mistake

IndyCar race director Beaux Barfield says that a combination of human error and a computer glitch were responsible for Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon mistakenly being issued with a drive-through penalty at Milwaukee. Dixon was penalised for jumping a restart, despite that restart being waved off moments later when leader Helio Castroneves went too early, meaning that the actual restart did not come until the following lap. According to Barfield, the timing system and replay system in race control had fallen out of synch by 36s, which meant that the first restart on the replay system corresponded almost exactly with the second restart on the timing system

Dixon edges Power for Detroit pole

June 2nd, 2012

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Dixon edges Power for Detroit pole

Scott Dixon will start Sunday’s IndyCar race in Detroit from pole position after winning a close battle with Will Power in qualifying at Belle Isle.

Dixon tops IndyCar oval test at Texas

May 8th, 2012

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Dixon tops IndyCar oval test at Texas

Scott Dixon set the pace at the latest IndyCar oval test at Texas Speedway on Monday. The two-time series champion led a 1-2-3 on the timesheets for the Ganassi squad as he took his Honda-powered Dallara around the track in 24.664s on what was the DW12′s first outing at a 1.5-mile high-banked oval “For the first time coming here, you’re open-minded as you try to figure out what the car’s going to be like, and until you get through the first couple of runs you’re not sure what to expect,” said Dixon, who completed 104 laps and set his best time in the morning session. “The cars have a range of options, which I was pleasantly surprised with.

Dixon admits Castroneves too quick

March 25th, 2012

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Dixon admits Castroneves too quick

Scott Dixon has conceded that he did not have the pace to fight Helio Castroneves for the victory in the closing stages of Sunday’s IndyCar race in St Petersburg. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver, who finished second, lost the lead to Castroneves when the Brazilian drove around the outside of him at Turn 1 with 27 laps remaining

Dixon heads St Petersburg practice

March 23rd, 2012

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Dixon heads St Petersburg practice

Scott Dixon opened the 2012 IndyCar season by setting the fastest time in the first practice session at St Petersburg. The Chip Ganassi Racing team waited until the hour-long session was half over before sending Dixon and team-mate Dario Franchitti out onto the track, and Dixon set his best time of 1m03.0406s with 11 minutes still on the clock.

Dixon fastest as second group tests

March 9th, 2012

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Scott Dixon led his reigning champion Ganassi team-mate Dario Franchitti in a one-two as IndyCar testing resumed at Sebring on Thursday. The second group of 16 cars took to the track for a two-day session following Monday and Tuesday’s initial 10-car group test of the new DW12 IndyCar. Despite issues in the morning restricting him to only a handful of laps, Dixon was immediately quick – setting a 51.9674-second lap that stood as the day’s best and eclipsed the times from earlier in the week

Dixon takes Motegi victory

September 18th, 2011

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Dixon takes Motegi victory

Scott Dixon edged away from Will Power to win the final Motegi IndyCar race, as Power took the points lead after title rival Dario Franchitti was involved in a collision. Ganassi driver Dixon headed Power’s Penske Dallara throughout the 63 laps, pulling away a little in the closing stages after they had run a second or so apart for most of the distance. But any frustration Power felt at being unable to get on terms with Dixon was alleviated by knowledge of Franchitti’s messy day

Dixon beats Power to Motegi pole

September 17th, 2011

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Dixon beats Power to Motegi pole

Scott Dixon denied Will Power pole position for the IndyCar Series’ Motegi round, but Power will still start seven places ahead of title rival Dario Franchitti, who could only manage ninth. The result is only the second time all year that Penske driver Power has been beaten to pole on a road course, with Dixon (Ganassi) having already been the man who ended his pole streak at Lexington last month. Power hung back early in the Fast Six session, letting his rivals fight for provisional pole

Dixon hails ‘perfect weekend’

August 7th, 2011

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Scott Dixon has hailed a ‘perfect’ weekend after claiming pole position and a commanding victory at Mid-Ohio.

Dixon storms to Mid-Ohio win

August 7th, 2011

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Dixon storms to Mid-Ohio win

Scott Dixon took his first win of 2011 with a commanding performance at Mid-Ohio, while his Ganassi team-mate Dario Franchitti extended his championship lead over Will Power by finishing second. Starting from pole, Dixon assumed control of the race from the outset, with his pace suggesting only bad luck with safety cars could upset his hopes of victory

Dixon hopes Mid-Ohio sets precedent

August 6th, 2011

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Dixon hopes Mid-Ohio sets precedent

Scott Dixon hopes that his emphatic performance in qualifying will set a turn his fortunes around for the remainder of the 2011 season. Dixon’s championship bid was hit hard in the early races, as bad luck contrived on several occasions to prevent him scoring highly

Dixon takes emphatic Mid-Ohio pole

August 6th, 2011

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Dixon takes emphatic Mid-Ohio pole

Scott Dixon will start from pole position for the first time in 2011 after a commanding performance in qualifying at Mid-Ohio. Having topped his Group and Round 2, Dixon banged in an early 1m08.0776s effort in the final six shoot-out which was never bettered – giving the Kiwi his first pole of the season and the 16th of his career.

Dixon sure fuel glitch cost him pole

May 22nd, 2011

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Dixon sure fuel glitch cost him pole

Scott Dixon is sure that the Ganassi team’s fuel error cost him pole position for the Indianapolis 500, but said he would not hold it against his crew any more than they would resent a driver making a mistake. Both Ganassi cars ran low on fuel at the end of their runs in the ‘Fast Nine’ pole shoot-out, with Dixon slowing from a pace that looked set to give him pole but still getting second, while Dario Franchitti fell right back to ninth on the grid as he ran dry on his last lap. “Dario obviously missed on fuel a little more than what we did,” said Dixon

Season Rewind: IZOD IndyCar Series

December 25th, 2010

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Season Rewind: IZOD IndyCar Series

CHAMPION: Dario Franchitti Dario Franchitti overcame a 59-point deficit to win the IZOD IndyCar Series championship. (Ron McQueeney/IndyCar Photo) Dario Franchitti trailed Will Power by 59 markers entering the four-race stretch of oval races that concluded the IZOD IndyCar Series season. And when it was all said and done, Franchitti had earned his third IndyCar Series championship and the fourth for Chip Ganassi Racing by five points over Power

Al-Anabi Adding Second Top Fuel Team

September 29th, 2010

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The Al-Anabi Racing Team will terminate its Funny Car program and add a second Top Fuel dragster for the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season.

Pedregon Smokes Funny Car Field

September 20th, 2010

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Pedregon Smokes Funny Car Field

CONCORD, N.C. — Cruz Pedregon may be out of contention to claim his third NHRA Funny Car world championship after missing the 2010 Countdown, but he performed like a title contender in his wire-to-wire triumph Sunday in the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Joining Pedregon in the winner’s circle were Larry Dixon (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and L.E

Another Powerful Day

August 23rd, 2010

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Another Powerful Day

By Bruce Martin SONOMA, California — Will Power left little doubt that in 2010 the IZOD IndyCar Series driver was the “King of the Road.” By driving to a decisive victory in Sunday’s Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County at Infineon Raceway, Power scored his fifth victory in the nine road course races this season. He dominated the race by leading all but two of the 75 laps in the contest.

Power claims poignant Sonoma win

August 22nd, 2010

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Power claims poignant Sonoma win

Will Power extended his IndyCar lead by winning at Sears Point a year after breaking his back in a practice crash at the circuit. The Penske driver resisted huge late pressure from Ganassi’s Scott Dixon to clinch his fifth victory of the season, having yesterday taken a season-record eighth pole position, in the final road course event of the year. In an entertaining race that saw the difference between the two Firestone tyre compounds produce plenty of intrigue and place-swapping down the order, Power was always able to control events from the front, leading by eight seconds at one stage