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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.

McLaren denies use of team orders

May 13th, 2013

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McLaren denies use of team orders

McLaren insists it did not order Sergio Perez to ease off in his Spanish Grand Prix battle against Jenson Button in an attempt to avoid a repeat of their Bahrain GP clash. Just one race after the pair came to blows at Sakhir with an over-aggressive fight for positions , the prospect of another wheel-to-wheel dice was on the cards at Barcelona when Perez closed in on his team-mate in the closing stages. However, a late radio message to the Mexican that told him to focus on conserving his tyres meant he abandoned his chase of Button, and he finished two seconds behind at the chequered flag.

Chaves gets Schmidt Lights seat

February 14th, 2013

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Chaves gets Schmidt Lights seat

Former GP3 racer Gabby Chaves has joined reigning champion team Schmidt Peterson Motorsport for the 2013 Indy Lights season. The Colombian, who finished runner-up to Jack Hawksworth in last year’s Pro Mazda championship, will be the Briton’s team-mate as the pair embark on their first season in the series. “After a strong season in Pro Mazda, the best way to continue my career is by following the Mazda Road to Indy ladder and stepping up into Indy Lights,” Chaves said.

Rossi, Lorenzo ‘will not stay friends’

December 23rd, 2012

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Rossi, Lorenzo ‘will not stay friends’

Motorcycle racing legend Giacomo Agostini believes it is inevitable that Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi will renew hostilities over the course of the 2013 MotoGP season. The 15-time world champion paralleled the pair’s relationship as team-mates to his own experiences with the likes of Mike Hailwood and Phil Read, saying it would be ‘impossible’ for them to remain amicable for the entire season. Ex-Yamaha boss Masao Furusawa recently warned the pair’s renewed relationship could be unmanageable , although Lorenzo insisted that there would be no repeat of the wall which divided the Yamaha garage in 2010

Pedrosa beats Lorenzo in practice two

October 12th, 2012

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Pedrosa beats Lorenzo in practice two

Dani Pedrosa edged out MotoGP championship leader Jorge Lorenzo by just over one tenth of a second in the penultimate practice session at Motegi.

Case takes hard-fought Ferrari win

October 7th, 2012

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Case takes hard-fought Ferrari win

Lorenzo Case held off series leader Alessandro Balzan to win a tense second Ferrari Challenge race at Vallelunga. Case started the race from pole position, but found himself under pressure on the second lap when Balzan made a big play for the lead. However, the Motor Piacenza driver held his nerve, forcing Balzan to run wide and drop back to third

Stewart and Kenseth in Bristol spat

August 26th, 2012

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Stewart and Kenseth in Bristol spat

NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart threw his helmet at the passing car of Matt Kenseth as a feud between the pair came to a head in Saturday night’s Bristol race.

Grosjean plays down Raikkonen clash

July 29th, 2012

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Grosjean plays down Raikkonen clash

Romain Grosjean says he bears no grudge towards Lotus team-mate Kimi Raikkonen after the pair went wheel to wheel in a battle for second in the late stages of the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Perez tells FIA to act on Maldonado

July 8th, 2012

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Perez tells FIA to act on Maldonado

Sergio Perez has called on the FIA to take action against Pastor Maldonado, after the pair of them collided during the British Grand Prix. The two were battling for position in the early stages of the race when Perez tried to go around the outside of his Williams rival at Brooklands

Rossi ‘vindicated’ by Le Mans podium

May 21st, 2012

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Rossi ‘vindicated’ by Le Mans podium

Valentino Rossi says his podium at Le Mans proves he can still deliver when he has a competitive bike underneath him. The Italian has faced growing questions about his ability to rediscover his previous prowess since his switch from Yamaha to Ducati, particularly when he was comfortably outpaced by team-mate Nicky Hayden in the 2012 season-opener in Qatar

Laine leads opening GP3 practice

May 11th, 2012

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Matias Laine set the pace in the first practice session of the 2012 GP3 Series season at Barcelona. The second-year driver led an MW Arden one-two ahead of his Formula 3 convert team-mate David Fumanelli – the pair separated by just 0.099 seconds.

Karthikeyan moves on from Vettel spat

March 30th, 2012

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Karthikeyan moves on from Vettel spat

Narain Karthikeyan thinks it is now time to move on from his public spat with Sebastian Vettel over their collision in Malaysia – as he is keen to put the matter to bed. The Indian and his German rival have dominated headlines since Sunday’s race at Sepang after criticising each other in the wake of their incident, where Vettel suffered a puncture after clipping his rival’s front wing as he was lapping him

Brawn won’t interfere in drivers rivalry

November 25th, 2011

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Brawn won’t interfere in drivers rivalry

Ross Brawn sees no reason to get involved in the growing on-track rivalry between Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg – despite the pair getting very close to each other at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Schumacher issued a very robust defence of his position against Rosberg on the approach to Turn 8 on the opening lap at the Yas Marina circuit – in a move that could have resulted in the pair colliding

Massa hits out at Hamilton again

October 9th, 2011

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Massa hits out at Hamilton again

Felipe Massa has hit out at Lewis Hamilton once again after the pair clashed in the Japanese Grand Prix – as he urged the FIA to get tough with his McLaren rival. Massa and Hamilton were battling for fourth place in the Japanese GP when they came together at the chicane – as the Brazilian tried to go around the outside at the same time that the Briton moved to the left. With a piece of Massa’s front wing coming off in the minor collision, and him suffering floor damage, the FIA stewards looked into the matter to see if either driver was at fault – but it was judged to have been a racing incident

Massa hits out at Hamilton over Q3 move

September 24th, 2011

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Massa hits out at Hamilton over Q3 move

Felipe Massa hit out at Lewis Hamilton after the pair nearly collided ahead of their final qualifying runs at the Singapore Grand Prix. Hamilton was trying to get ahead of Massa to get a clear lap in Q3, and he tried to dive inside the Ferrari at Turn 19 – but the pair nearly came together. Massa finally let Hamilton through as he backed off to get himself in clear air behind Fernando Alonso who was ahead of him on the track – but he was distinctly unimpressed with his rival’s driving

Maldonado critical of Hamilton again

August 28th, 2011

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Maldonado critical of Hamilton again

Pastor Maldonado has criticised Lewis Hamilton’s driving after the McLaren driver crashed out of the Belgian Grand Prix while fighting for fourth position with Kamui Kobayashi’s Sauber. Hamilton had executed a pass on the Japanese when the pair made contact under braking for Les Combes at the top of the hill, as Hamilton moved back across to the left to take the racing line. This led to a large accident for the 2008 world champion.

Power/Franchitti tension simmers on

August 7th, 2011

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Tension between IndyCar Series championship rivals Dario Franchitti and Will Power continued to simmer in Mid-Ohio after the pair made contact again on the opening lap of the race. Relations between the two had already turned sour in July after Power suggested that Franchitti should have received a penalty for tipping him in to a spin at Toronto – the Scot going on to win the race. Franchitti then accused Power of trying to do the same thing on the first lap of the race at Mid-Ohio on Sunday as the pair fought over third position.

Huff completes Monza double

May 15th, 2011

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Rob Huff completed a clean sweep of pole and two victories in this weekend’s World Touring Car Championship round at Monza with a hard-fought win in this afternoon’s reversed-grid race.

Harvick and Kyle Busch in altercation

May 8th, 2011

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Harvick and Kyle Busch in altercation

Kevin Harvick attempted to punch Kyle Busch following the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington after the pair got into an on-track exchange in the closing laps of the event. Busch and the Richard Childress driver were battling for eighth place following the penultimate restart of Saturday night’s event when Harvick apparently swerved at Busch, the pair making contact while running side-by-side out of Turn 2 with just a handful of laps left. The Joe Gibbs racer passed Harvick at the entry of Turn 3 but then got a tap from his rival, one that unsettled his car, allowing both Harvick and his team-mate Clint Bowyer to get a run on him at the exit of Turn 4

Gordon furious with Burton after crash

November 8th, 2010

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Gordon furious with Burton after crash

Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton got into a physical confrontation in the aftermath of an on-track incident at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday. The four-time champion finished his race hard against the turn two wall at the Fort Worth track on lap 191, after getting hit from behind by Richard Childress Racing’s Burton when the pair were running inside the top-20 and just after the seventh caution of the day had waved for an incident involving Martin Truex Jr.

Afanasiev secures first F2 pole

September 3rd, 2010

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Afanasiev secures first F2 pole

Sergei Afanasiev claimed his maiden Formula 2 pole position at Oschersleben on Friday afternoon.