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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.

Mercedes benefiting from Kubica help

May 15th, 2013

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Mercedes benefiting from Kubica help

Robert Kubica’s Mercedes Formula 1 simulator tests are helping the team as well as assisting the Pole in his path towards a potential grand prix comeback, says the firm’s motorsport boss Toto Wolff. AUTOSPORT understands that Kubica has now had multiple sessions in the simulator at Mercedes’ base in Brackley. Wolff is adamant that there is no long-term plan in place between Kubica and the Mercedes F1 team, but says that his current sessions are mutually beneficial given the Pole’s level of grand prix experience.

Rosberg takes surprise Bahrain pole

April 20th, 2013

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Rosberg takes surprise Bahrain pole

Nico Rosberg claimed a shock pole position for Mercedes in Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying at Sakhir. Mercedes had not looked like an outright frontrunner during practice, but Rosberg set a banker 1m32.4s lap at the start of Q3 and it proved impossible to beat. Sebastian Vettel got closest for Red Bull with a 1m32.584s, just ahead of Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari

Fassler pips McNish to Sebring pole

March 15th, 2013

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Fassler pips McNish to Sebring pole

Marcel Fassler claimed pole position for the Sebring 12 Hours by just nine one thousandths of a second ahead of Audi team-mate Allan McNish. The Swiss took pole for the American Le Mans Series opener with a lap timed at 1m43.886s aboard the 2012-spec Audi R18 e-tron quattro, a mark that McNish came close to equalling on his final lap in the 2013 car. Fassler, who is driving with Benoit Treluyer and Oliver Jarvis, said: “It was a really tight battle for the pole

Kubica will star in rallying – Solberg

March 8th, 2013

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Kubica will star in rallying – Solberg

Robert Kubica has all the qualities needed to star in rallying, according to 2003 World Rally champion Petter Solberg.

IndyCar revamps Iowa heat system

January 21st, 2013

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IndyCar revamps Iowa heat system

The IndyCar Series has altered the heat qualifying system for its Iowa Speedway round; lengthening the races, offering points and allowing drivers from opening heats to progress to the pole-deciding final. When the heat system was first used last year, drivers were split into three heat groups based on practice times. A trio of 30-lap races then decided the order, with heats one and two sorting the grid from row five backwards, and heat three determining the top eight positions in the starting line-up

Andretti takes pole for IndyCar finale

September 14th, 2012

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Marco Andretti took pole position for Saturday’s IndyCar season finale at Fontana. On an afternoon marked by constantly changing conditions, Andretti made the most of the relatively favourable wind early in the session to lay down a 216.069mph average that proved beyond the reach of the rest of the field.

Evans says poles could be crucial

July 7th, 2012

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Evans says poles could be crucial

GP3 Series points leader Mitch Evans believes that the four points on offer for pole position could be decisive in the outcome of this year’s title race. MW Arden racer Evans scored his second successive pole of the season on Saturday morning at Silverstone, outpacing title rival Aaro Vainio of Lotus GP by 0.3s. On the back of his pole at Valencia, he now leads Vainio by eight points, 82 to 74.

Stoner joy tempered by set-up concerns

May 5th, 2012

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Casey Stoner said concerns over the set-up of his RC213V have given his side of the Honda garage a headache for Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix despite him sealing a first pole position of 2012. The Australian said attempts to improve the set-up between final practice session and qualifying had the reverse effect, to the extent that he doubted he would be able to fight for pole. While those fears ultimately proved unfounded – Stoner claiming his first pole of the year – the Australian says Honda still has to find the optimal balance heading into tomorrow’s grand prix

No team orders for Audi crews at Spa

May 4th, 2012

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No team orders for Audi crews at Spa

Audi’s four cars will fight between each other for outright victory in the 6 Hours of Spa rather than be forced to run under team orders, according Allan McNish and Marcel Fassler.

Starworks on Daytona 24 Hours pole

January 26th, 2012

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Ryan Dalziel gave Starworks Motorsport pole position for the Daytona 24 Hours with a flying lap midway through qualifying on Thursday.

Meeke furious after pole scare

September 30th, 2011

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Meeke furious after pole scare

The poles placed on the inside of the corners on the Rally de France stages came within millimetres of putting Kris Meeke’s Mini John Cooper Works WRC out of the event. Meeke’s Mini, running in fourth place, struck one of the poles.

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

Kubica’s manager: Brazil return possible

June 14th, 2011

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Kubica’s manager: Brazil return possible

Robert Kubica’s manager Daniel Morelli believes there is a possibility the Pole could return to racing in the final grand prix of the season in Brazil. Morelli says Kubica’s recovery is going well, and admits his right hand is still the main concern, with his right leg not a real problem anymore.

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

Johnson Tops Wingless Warriors

November 19th, 2010

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Johnson Tops Wingless Warriors

R.J. Johnson enjoys victory lane Thursday at USA Raceway in Tucson, Ariz. (Tim Aylwin photo)

Edwards Takes Phoenix Pole

November 13th, 2010

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Edwards Takes Phoenix Pole

Carl Edwards earned his third pole of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season Friday afternoon at Phoenix Int'l Raceway in Avondale, Ariz. (HHP/Harold Hinson Photo) AVONDALE, Ariz.

Dolby rues brush with wall in final

October 9th, 2010

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Tottenham Hotspur’s Craig Dolby was left to rue a brush with a concrete wall for missing out on pole position for Sunday’s first-ever Superleague Formula street race in Beijing. Dolby was leading FC Porto’s Alvaro Parente in the first two sectors of their head-to-head final, but his mistake in the final section allowed the Portuguese driver to grab top spot.

North Wilkesboro Pole To Agnew

October 2nd, 2010

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North Wilkesboro Pole To Agnew

Jeff Agnew earned the pole for Sunday's USARacing Pro Cup Brushy Mountain 250 at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway Saturday afternoon.

Moyer Rules Night Two At Knoxville

October 2nd, 2010

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KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Billy Moyer picked up right where he left off Thursday night by earning his second 25-lap feature victory in 24 hours during the seventh running of the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway. The victory tied Moyer with late-model ace Scott Bloomquist for most points accumulated during the two preliminary nights leading into Saturday’s finale

Franchitti Claims Homestead Pole

October 2nd, 2010

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Franchitti Claims Homestead Pole

Dario Franchitti claimed the pole for Saturday's IZOD IndyCar Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Dana Garrett/IRL IndyCar Photo) HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Dario Franchitti is now only 11 points behind IZOD IndyCar Series championship leader Will Power