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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.

JGR Celebrating 20th Anniversary

January 31st, 2011

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JGR Celebrating 20th Anniversary

Tony Stewart (left) jokes with Joe Gibbs during a surprise apperance at Joe Gibbs Racing as part of the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour. (HHP/Harold Hinson Photo) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The final stop on the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour Thursday at Joe Gibbs Racing was a reunion of sorts with former JGR drivers Bobby Labonte and Tony Stewart making special appearances

JGR Adds McDowell To Nationwide Program

January 18th, 2011

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JGR Adds McDowell To Nationwide Program

Michael McDowell (HHP/Harold Hinson Photo) HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Michael McDowell will drive two races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for Joe Gibbs Racing this year

Eyes On The Prize

July 20th, 2010

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Eyes On The Prize

Off-Season Injury Hasn’t Dashed Hamlin’s 2010 Sprint Cup Title Hopes When Denny Hamlin felt the pain in his left knee, playing pickup basketball in the off-season, he knew he was in for a long, hard grind. For a gym rat like Hamlin, it meant he couldn’t play basketball for quite some time…and it meant that his pursuit of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship — and derailing four-time and defending champion Jimmie Johnson — might have to wait a year

Ranger Knows The Road Rules

July 3rd, 2010

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Ranger Knows The Road Rules

LIME ROCK, Conn. — Andrew Ranger picked up where he left off at California’s Infineon Raceway two weeks ago, winning the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Lime Rock Park Saturday afternoon

Chaotic practice day at Daytona

July 2nd, 2010

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Chaotic practice day at Daytona

A number of incidents during practice for Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona have forced several drivers to back up cars, as many struggled for grip in hot conditions with a new technical package. High track temperatures coupled with the biggest restrictor plate ever used at Daytona, which has given engines a 100hp boost relative to a year ago, thus boosting speeds as well, have made cars tougher to handle while running at average speeds close to 200 mph on the bumpy surface, which is set to be repaved after this race. During the first practice session on Thursday three drivers were forced to unload their back-up cars as Roush Fenway’s David Ragan got loose and was nudged by Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch, spinning him around.

Hamlin takes another win at Michigan

June 13th, 2010

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Hamlin takes another win at Michigan

Denny Hamlin dominated for the second week in a row and claimed his fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory of the season at Michigan. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver continued to display his best form ever at NASCAR’s top level, leading 126 out the race’s 200 laps and keeping Richard Petty Motorsports’ Kasey Kahne at bay in the final 13 laps, following a late caution for debris on the track. Hamlin seemed to be in a league of his own since he jumped to the front for the first time on lap 52, overtaking early race leader Kurt Busch

Logano doesn’t regret confrontation

June 11th, 2010

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Logano doesn’t regret confrontation

Joey Logano says he does not regret publicly confronting Kevin Harvick last weekend at Pocono, following contact between the two in the closing laps of the race. The 20-year-old surprised many when he went to face the current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader after he felt Harvick had ruined his chances of a top five finish by turning him sideways as they battled for fourth place. Speaking at Michigan today, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver said he continued to have the same view on the incident, stating he was “done a wrong” by Harvick.

Hamlin dominates again at Pocono

June 7th, 2010

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Hamlin dominates again at Pocono

Denny Hamlin claimed his fourth Sprint Cup series win of the season in dominant fashion in an eventful race finish at Pocono Raceway. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver led 88 of the race’s 204 laps, taking a perfect score from the weekend at what is arguably his best track on the calendar. In nine races at the 2.5-mile tri-oval, Hamlin has won four times, taking back-to-back wins twice

Kyle Busch earns Pocono pole

June 4th, 2010

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Kyle Busch earns Pocono pole

Kyle Busch will start his 200th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race from pole position after setting the pace in qualifying for Sunday’s event at Pocono.

Busch laments Burton incident

June 4th, 2010

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Busch laments Burton incident

Kyle Busch says he regrets the contact with Jeff Burton last weekend at Charlotte cost the veteran a good finish, and said he expects they can both move on from the incident.

Burton doesn’t regret Busch clash

June 4th, 2010

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Burton doesn’t regret Busch clash

Jeff Burton has admitted he crossed the line last weekend at Charlotte when showing Kyle Busch his disgust at an incident between the two, but says he does not regret any of his actions. Last Sunday, Busch made contact with Burton in the final restart of the race, while both were contending for a top five finish

Hamlin The Man To Beat At Pocono

June 4th, 2010

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Hamlin The Man To Beat At Pocono

LONG POND, Pa. — The winner of Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway will likely have to go through Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin to do it

Burton furious at Kyle Busch

May 31st, 2010

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Burton furious at Kyle Busch

Jeff Burton has criticised Kyle Busch for being too aggressive with him, following contact between the two in the final restart of Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Charlotte. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver hit the left-rear of Burton’s car when the green flag waved for the final time in the 600-mile race, where both Busch and the Richard Childress Racing driver fought for a top-five finish.

Hamlin hits back at Kyle Busch

May 28th, 2010

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Hamlin hits back at Kyle Busch

Denny Hamlin has hit back at Kyle Busch following the latter’s remarks regarding their incident in the All-Star race last weekend. Speaking at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday, Busch claimed to be surprised at how his Joe Gibbs Racing team-mate had raced him in the closing stages of last Saturday’s event as they both fought for the lead

Kyle Busch still bitter at Hamlin

May 27th, 2010

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Kyle Busch still bitter at Hamlin

Kyle Busch insists he is over the incident with Denny Hamlin at last weekend’s All-Star race, but the Joe Gibbs Racing driver’s remarks still carried a hint of lingering bitterness against his team-mate.

Mayfield Lawsuit Dismissed

May 25th, 2010

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Mayfield Lawsuit Dismissed

CONCORD, N.C. — U.S. District Court Judge Graham C. Mullen has dismissed the lawsuit filed against NASCAR by former driver Jeremy Mayfield.

NASCAR All-Star qualifying rained out

May 22nd, 2010

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NASCAR All-Star qualifying rained out

Qualifying for the NASCAR All-Star race has been cancelled due to rain at Charlotte Motor Speedway, handing pole position to Kurt Busch. Rain hit the track while qualifying for the Sprint Showdown was underway on Friday and due to the Camping World Truck Series race being scheduled for later that night, officials decided to call off qualifying for the race. Unlike points-scoring events, the rules for this weekend’s races state that if qualifying is cancelled, the starting grid is set based on the draw that determined the running order for the session

Hamlin’s crew wins NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge

May 20th, 2010

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Denny Hamlin’s team beat Jeff Burton’s squad to claim victory in the 2010 NASCAR Pit Crew challenge on Wednesday night at Charlotte. Besides Hamlin’s three Sprint Cup series wins this year, the Joe Gibbs Racing #11 group added yet another trophy after the seven-man pit crew team advanced all the way to the final where they beat Burton’s #31 Richard Childress Racing crew – the defending champions – by 0.442s.