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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.

Kubica crashes out of Var lead

November 25th, 2012

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Kubica crashes out of Var lead

Robert Kubica’s domination of the Rallye du Var came to an abrupt end when he crashed on the penultimate stage. Although the incident left their Citroen C4 WRC on fire, both Kubica and co-driver Emanuele Inglesi escaped unhurt. Prior to the accident, Kubica had been on course for a commanding victory in the toughest event of his comeback so far.

DTM submits final 10-race calendar

November 21st, 2012

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DTM submits final 10-race calendar

DTM organisers have submitted a final 10-race calendar for the 2013 German touring car championship to the FIA. Organisers confirmed the series will, as previously planned, make its debut in Russia at the Moscow Raceway in August

Bowyer ‘never envisaged’ 2012 success

November 21st, 2012

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Bowyer ‘never envisaged’ 2012 success

NASCAR Sprint Cup championship runner-up Clint Bowyer says he never imagined his first year with Michael Waltrip Racing would be so successful. The 33-year-old signed a three-year deal to drive Waltrip’s #15 Toyota Camry late last year, having previous raced for Richard Childress Racing since 2004. Partnered with veteran crew chief Brian Pattie, Bowyer was competitive through most of 2012 and was a title contender up until the penultimate race at Phoenix, where Jeff Gordon deliberately crashed into him and dashed his hopes .

Gordon: Victory atones for Phoenix

November 20th, 2012

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Gordon: Victory atones for Phoenix

Jeff Gordon described winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup finale at Homestead as an ideal apology after the turmoil that ensued following his retaliatory crash with Clint Bowyer at Phoenix. The Hendrick Motorsports driver tapped Bowyer into the wall with seven laps to go during the penultimate round, having waited for his rival to come back around following previous contact between the pair. Both cars were wrecked as a result and it culminated in a pitlane brawl between the two crews.

Waltrip slams ‘coward’ Gordon

November 12th, 2012

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Waltrip slams ‘coward’ Gordon

Team owner Michael Waltrip was heavily critical of Jeff Gordon after the clash between the four-time champion and rival Clint Bowyer on Sunday at Phoenix. Waltrip, for whom Bowyer drives for, blamed Gordon for interfering with the championship battle, as his driver was set to be a contender heading into the season finale before the incident.

US preview quotes: HRT

November 12th, 2012

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Pedro de la Rosa: “The truth is we don’t know much about this circuit. All I know about it is from what I’ve seen on the Internet. The first thing that strikes you about this track is the number of gradient changes and how extreme they are.

Red Bull hails Vettel’s mental strength

November 6th, 2012

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Red Bull hails Vettel’s mental strength

Sebastian Vettel’s mental strength has been hailed by Red Bull as one of his key assets on the back of his Abu Dhabi Grand Prix recovery drive. The double world champion bounced back from a pit lane start on Sunday to finish in third place and minimise the damage that could have been caused to his championship lead

Johnson: Keselowski fight on the edge

November 5th, 2012

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Johnson: Keselowski fight on the edge

Jimmie Johnson reckons his NASCAR Sprint Cup title rival Brad Keselowski took things ‘right to the edge’ in their battle for the Texas race lead, but did not object to Keselowski’s driving. Johnson and Keselowski made contact as they fought after the penultimate restart, where Johnson’s Hendrick Chevrolet had gone around the outside of Keselowski’s Penske Dodge. Just as Johnson seemed to have completed the pass successfully, Keselowski surged back down the inside at Turn 4, where they banged doors and ran wide.

Johnson takes Chase lead with win

October 28th, 2012

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Jimmie Johnson jumped back up to the lead of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with his fourth win of the season and his seventh at Martinsville Speedway. The victory puts Johnson two points ahead of Penske’s Brad Keselowski with just three races to go. Johnson got maximum points after a gruelling 500 laps

Lorenzo gets title as Stoner dominates

October 28th, 2012

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Lorenzo gets title as Stoner dominates

Jorge Lorenzo secured his second MotoGP world championship with second place behind runaway winner Casey Stoner in the Australian Grand Prix. The title battle was effectively settled on lap two, when Lorenzo’s remaining championship rival Dani Pedrosa crashed out of the lead

Stoner continues searing practice form

October 26th, 2012

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Stoner continues searing practice form

Casey Stoner continued his Phillip Island masterclass with another empathic showing in second practice. As was the case in the opening session the Australian was quickly into his stride, dipping into the 1m30s early on to move around one second clear of the field. As others then improved, so did Stoner and with 12 minutes to go he set a new weekend benchmark with a 1m29.999s

Apologetic Vinales rejoins team

October 23rd, 2012

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Apologetic Vinales rejoins team

Maverick Vinales has offered an unreserved apology just five days after walking out on his Avintia Moto3 team on the eve of last weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix. The 17-year-old will now return to action with the squad at this weekend’s race in Australia, the penultimate round of the Moto3 season.

Jackson takes remarkable win

October 7th, 2012

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Mat Jackson took a remarkable victory in the second British Touring Car race at Silverstone to give the NGTC Ford Focus its first success. After suffering a throttle problem while leading race one, Jackson had to start the second encounter from row nine.

Superstars reduces Italian focus

October 7th, 2012

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Superstars reduces Italian focus

The International Superstars Series is planning to reduce its number of Italian rounds to three in 2013, while retaining nine events on its calendar.

Tuscher on pole for Monza opener

September 29th, 2012

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Tuscher on pole for Monza opener

Matheo Tuscher claimed pole in a thrilling wet/dry qualifying session for the penultimate round of the 2012 F2 championship at Monza.

Makowiecki gives Hexis ‘Ring pole

September 22nd, 2012

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Makowiecki gives Hexis ‘Ring pole

Frederic Makowiecki claimed pole position for the Hexis McLaren team at the penultimate round of the FIA GT1 World Championship at the Nurburgring. The Frenchman, who is paired in the team’s lead MP4-12C with Stef Dusseldorp, topped the times in the final segment of the three-round qualifying session on a 1m55.024s. That put him three tenths ahead of Laurens Vanthoor in the WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra he shares with Stephane Ortelli.

Gordon claims Loudon pole

September 21st, 2012

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Jeff Gordon beat Kyle Busch to pole position for Sunday’s second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase round at Loudon. Four-time champion Gordon had been second fastest in practice and was therefore the penultimate car to complete his qualifying run

Serralles wins and regains points lead

September 9th, 2012

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Serralles wins and regains points lead

Puerto Rican Felix Serralles won a pulsating British Formula 3 International Series reversed-grid race at Silverstone to edge back into the points lead with four races remaining. Serralles was on hand to benefit when a first-lap clash at Brooklands between poleman Pipo Derani and pre-race points leader Jack Harvey delayed both.

Abt wins amid disaster for Evans

September 8th, 2012

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Abt wins amid disaster for Evans

Daniel Abt took a massive victory in the opening race of the final weekend of the 2012 GP3 Series at Monza, keeping his title chances alive as points leader Mitch Evans retired on the opening lap. From seventh on the grid, Abt beat Tio Ellinas to the finish line by 0.3 seconds after a thrilling, and totally unpredictable, race.

Coletti and Coloni part ways

September 4th, 2012

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Coletti and Coloni part ways

Stefano Coletti has left Scuderia Coloni on the eve of the penultimate GP2 round of the season at Monza.