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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.

Carpenter fastest as Indy commences

May 12th, 2013

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Carpenter fastest as Indy commences

Ed Carpenter opened the 2013 Indianapolis 500 by going fastest on the first day of practice on Saturday. The owner/driver’s 220.970mph lap was just 0.05mph quicker than second-fastest Josef Newgarden’s effort for Sarah Fisher Hartman, with Andretti rookie Carlos Munoz claiming the third-best time

O’Gara to make Indy Lights debut

March 27th, 2013

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O’Gara to make Indy Lights debut

Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing development driver Kyle O’Gara will make his Indy Lights debut at the Freedom 100 at Indianapolis in May in entry jointly run with Schmidt Peterson Motorsport. The 17-year-old, who is brother-in-law to SFHR co-owner Sarah Fisher, has been predominantly racing in midgets, although he completed his Indy Lights rookie test with Fan Force United at Kentucky Speedway last October. He will test with Schmidt at Fontana in April and Indianapolis in early May.

Carpenter expects even better 2013

January 17th, 2013

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Carpenter expects even better 2013

Ed Carpenter Racing team manager Tim Broyles is optimistic that the experience gained during 2012 will help the fledgling squad to build upon its Fontana win in the new IndyCar season. Carpenter left Sarah Fisher Racing to set up his own team at the end of 2011, becoming the only owner-driver in the field, and delivered a surprise victory in last year’s season-finale. Broyles expects the team to benefit from having continuity among its staff and more time to prepare for the season compared to its situation 12 months ago.

Carpenter eyeing team expansion

September 17th, 2012

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Carpenter eyeing team expansion

Ed Carpenter is hoping that his win at last weekend’s IndyCar season finale at Fontana will boost his chances of adding a second car to his self-owned team next year.

Power dominates Baltimore qualifying

September 1st, 2012

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Power dominates Baltimore qualifying

Will Power was in dominant form during IndyCar qualifying in Baltimore, taking pole position by more than 0.5 seconds.

Junqueira to stand in for Newgarden

August 29th, 2012

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Junqueira to stand in for Newgarden

Champ Car veteran Bruno Junqueira will replace Josef Newgarden at this weekend’s IndyCar race in Baltimore after the American was ruled out with a broken finger. Newgarden underwent surgery on his left index finger on Tuesday after breaking it in a crash with Sebastien Bourdais at Sonoma last weekend. The Sarah Fisher Hartman driver said that he is targeting the season-finale at Fontana on September 15 for his return.

Franchitti stays on top in Toronto

July 6th, 2012

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Franchitti stays on top in Toronto

Dario Franchitti continued to set the pace on the opening day of practice for this weekend’s IndyCar race in Toronto, the Scot backing up his fastest time in the morning by again going quickest in the second session. Franchitti delivered a best time of 1m00.2786s to put himself ahead of Schmidt Hamilton’s Simon Pagenaud by 0.1 seconds, although the Ganassi driver was forced to sit out the closing minutes after glancing the barriers.

Franchitti leads first Toronto practice

July 6th, 2012

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Dario Franchitti opened this weekend’s IndyCar round in Toronto by heading a Ganassi one-two in the first practice session. Franchitti moved to the top of the screens with 25 minutes remaining in the session and his best time of 1m00.8972s was never bettered, although team-mate Scott Dixon fell just 0.0443 seconds short

Franchitti earns pole in Iowa heats

June 23rd, 2012

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Dario Franchitti will start Saturday night’s IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway from pole position after winning the final qualifying heat race at the 7/8th mile oval. Franchitti (Ganassi) started from second on the grid behind Marco Andretti, but passed the Andretti Autosport driver around the outside on lap five to take the lead. Andretti lost another place to Penske’s Helio Castroneves a couple of laps later, but the Brazilian was unable to make any dent in Franchitti’s lead and settled for second, which is still enough for a front-row grid spot on Saturday

Briscoe gets grid penalty

June 16th, 2012

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Briscoe gets grid penalty

Ryan Briscoe became the seventh driver to be issued a grid penalty for this weekend’s IndyCar race at Milwaukee for an engine change following practice. The Penske driver joins team-mate Will Power, Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s Takuma Sato, Sarah Fisher Hartman’s Josef Newgarden, Ganassi’s Scott Dixon, AJ Foyt’s Mike Conway and Dale Coyne Racing’s Justin Wilson in facing a 10-place grid penalty for Saturday’s race.

Wilson tops FP2 at Milwaukee

June 16th, 2012

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Wilson tops FP2 at Milwaukee

Justin Wilson set the fastest time in the second IndyCar practice session at Milwaukee.

Newgarden tops Milwaukee practice

June 15th, 2012

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Newgarden tops Milwaukee practice

Josef Newgarden opened the Milwaukee IndyCar weekend by setting the pace in the opening practice session on the one-mile oval. The Sarah Fisher Hartman driver lapped in 22.0232 seconds at a speed of 165.916mph in his Dallara-Honda at what is the first of the short oval circuits visited by the series this year.

Power, Dixon get Milwaukee penalties

June 13th, 2012

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Power, Dixon get Milwaukee penalties

IndyCar’s two main championship contenders Will Power and Scott Dixon are among the six drivers who will have to overcome 10-place grid penalties at this weekend’s Milwaukee round. Power (Penske) and Dixon (Ganassi) will both be required to make unauthorised engine changes for the Milwaukee race after suffering engine failures during testing at Iowa yesterday.

Briscoe wins close Indy pole battle

May 19th, 2012

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Penske’s Ryan Briscoe will start next weekend’s Indianapolis 500 from pole position after edging out James Hinchcliffe in a tight battle at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Briscoe’s time across four laps of 2m38.9514s was a scant 0.0023 seconds quicker than Andretti Autosport’s Hinchcliffe to deliver the closest qualifying gap by time in the race’s history

Dixon quickest on sixth day at Indy

May 18th, 2012

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Dixon quickest on sixth day at Indy

Scott Dixon has gone quickest on the sixth day of practice for the Indy 500, the Ganassi driver and 2008 Indy 500 winner setting the pace with a 40.3428s lap that was clocked at 223.088mph. Dixon finished the day just ahead of Sarah Fisher Hartman’s Josef Newgarden and Ganassi stable-mate Graham Rahal, and said that the team had been making steady progress with the car throughout the week.

Newgarden sets day five pace at Indy

May 17th, 2012

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Newgarden sets day five pace at Indy

Josef Newgarden topped Indy 500 practice for the third time this week, although the Sarah Fisher Hartman racer also earned the distinction of being the first driver to hit the Brickyard wall in 2012. Newgarden topped the charts with a 40.2977s lap (222.785mph), putting him just ahead of Andretti Autosport trio Marco Andretti (222.108mph), Ryan Hunter-Reay (221.763mph), and James Hinchcliffe (221.638mph). But his day ended when he lost control of his car just 16 minutes before the end of the six hour session and spun through 720 degrees before glancing against the barriers

Andretti tops fourth day at Indy

May 16th, 2012

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Andretti tops fourth day at Indy

Marco Andretti is convinced that the Andretti Autosport team is in good shape for next weekend’s Indy 500 after topping the fourth day of practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Andretti’s 40.2367s lap was clocked at 223.676mph, putting him just ahead of Penske’s Helio Castroneves (222.025mph) and his Andretti team-mate James Hinchcliffe (221.864mph), and he said that he was delighted with how his car was developing

Newgarden sets Indy practice pace

May 15th, 2012

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Newgarden sets Indy practice pace

Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing’s rookie driver Josef Newgarden topped the timesheets on the third day of practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Monday. Newgarden managed a best lap of 40.4519s at 222.486mph to put himself clear of Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay and his team-mate Marco Andretti.

Saavedra tops Indy 500 practice

May 14th, 2012

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Saavedra tops Indy 500 practice

IndyCar series returnee Sebastian Saavedra topped the second day of practice for the Indy 500 with a lap of 40.6272s (221.526mph) in the AFS Racing/Andretti entry. The Colombian, who returned to Indy Lights this year after a full IndyCar season in 2011, led a day dominated by young drivers, with Sarah Fisher Racing duo Bryan Clauson and Josef Newgarden completing the top three. Saavedra said that his laptime was made possible by how well the five Andretti drivers are working together in preparation for the May 27 race.

Alesi makes Indianapolis debut

May 11th, 2012

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Alesi makes Indianapolis debut

Jean Alesi made his oval debut on Thursday as he began the mandatory rookie orientation programme ahead of his Indianapolis 500 bid with the Fan Force United team. The ex-Formula 1 driver and Lotus ambassador completed 18 laps of the speedway, and said he was pleased to get his first taste of oval driving under his belt. Alesi will have to complete his ROP on Friday