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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.

Legge gets last-minute Schmidt seat

May 18th, 2013

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Legge gets last-minute Schmidt seat

Katherine Legge will make a late attempt to qualify the third Schmidt Peterson Motorsport entry for this year’s Indianapolis 500. The Briton split with IndyCar team Dragon Racing at the end of 2012. She sat out the first part of the year before racing the DeltaWing in the latest American Le Mans Series event at Laguna Seca a week ago.

Pagenaud quickest in final practice

April 20th, 2013

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Pagenaud quickest in final practice

Simon Pagenaud topped the timing screens in Saturday’s final IndyCar practice session ahead of qualifying at Long Beach.

Hunter-Reay takes Barber pole

April 6th, 2013

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Hunter-Reay takes Barber pole

Ryan Hunter-Reay survived a late challenge from Will Power to claim pole position for this weekend’s IndyCar race at Barber Motorsports Park. In a drama-filled session, the reigning champion moved to the top late in the ‘Fast Six’ with a best lap of 1m07.0871s, but then had to watch as Power squeezed in one final flying lap. The Australian’s efforts fell short though, and he was forced to settle for second with a time 0.2s down on Hunter-Reay’s.

Carbone back in Lights with Moore

April 5th, 2013

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Carbone back in Lights with Moore

Victor Carbone has joined Team Moore Racing for the remainder of the 2013 Indy Lights season, making him only the second driver on the current grid to have previously won a Lights race. The 20-year-old Florida-based Brazilian will be team-mate to Juan Pablo Garcia in what will be his third season of Lights after spending two years with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. “I am very happy to be part of Team Moore and look forward to what this year will bring me,” Carbone said

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.

Karam joins Schmidt Lights line-up

March 8th, 2013

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Karam joins Schmidt Lights line-up

Sage Karam will graduate to Indy Lights in 2013 after securing a deal with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. Karam, who finished third in last year’s Pro Mazda championship, joins Jack Hawksworth and Gabby Chaves at Schmidt, meaning that the team’s line-up now includes all of the top three Pro Mazda point scorers from 2012. “One of the most exciting things I am looking forward to this year is working with proven and talented team-mates in Jack and Gabby,” Karam said.

Vautier encouraged by testing pace

March 1st, 2013

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Vautier encouraged by testing pace

IndyCar rookie Tristan Vautier says he has been encouraged by his strong performances in pre-season testing. The 23-year-old, who completes Schmidt Peterson Motorsport’s expanded two-car line-up alongside compatriot Simon Pagenaud this year, was quickest in the recent test at Sebring, and unofficial times again put him at the top of the sheets at Wednesday’s Sonoma test. But despite the promising early signs, Vautier cautions that he still has a lot of work ahead to prepare for his debut in the season-opener at St Petersburg.

Vautier gets Schmidt IndyCar seat

January 29th, 2013

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Vautier gets Schmidt IndyCar seat

Schmidt Peterson Motorsport has completed its long-planned expansion to two cars by signing rookie Tristan Vautier alongside compatriot Simon Pagenaud for the 2013 IndyCar season. Vautier won last year’s Indy lights title with the Schmidt team, and several crew members from his Lights campaign will be promoted along with him to work on his car

Hawksworth seals Indy Lights switch

December 7th, 2012

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Hawksworth seals Indy Lights switch

Star Mazda champion Jack Hawksworth will contest the 2013 Indy Lights championship with Sam Schmidt Motorsports. The 21-year-old Briton stormed to this year’s crown, winning eight of the 16 races and taking 10 pole positions. He also made the final of the McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award

Pagenaud open to racing in Rallycross

November 7th, 2012

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Pagenaud open to racing in Rallycross

IndyCar’s Simon Pagenaud admits he could be tempted to compete in future Global Rallycross events after enjoying his first test in the category at a Las Vegas track last week. The 28-year-old has already raced in a wide variety of championships, and in addition to an impressive single seater and sportscar career has contested several national rallies in France.

Vautier takes Trois-Rivieres pole

August 4th, 2012

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Vautier takes Trois-Rivieres pole

Tristan Vautier claimed his fourth pole position of the season for Indy Lights’ standalone round in Trois-Rivieres. The series’ visit to the famous Canadian street circuit is its only date away from the IndyCar Series in the calendar.

Munoz takes Lights pole at Edmonton

July 21st, 2012

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Munoz takes Lights pole at Edmonton

A last-lap effort from Carlos Munoz was rewarded with pole position for this weekend’s Indy Lights race at Edmonton.

Pagenaud leads Edmonton practice

July 20th, 2012

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Simon Pagenaud opened this weekend’s IndyCar round at Edmonton by setting the fastest time in the first practice session for the Schmidt Hamilton team. The Frenchman’s best lap of 1m16.5391s was well under last year’s pole time of 1m18.5165s set by Takuma Sato, and put him almost 0.4 seconds clear of Foyt’s Mike Conway in second place. Justin Wilson (Dale Coyne) was third-fastest.

Carbone takes pole in wet Toronto

July 7th, 2012

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Victor Carbone took pole for this weekend’s Indy Lights race after triumphing in a scrappy qualifying session in Toronto. The Sam Schmidt Motorsports driver spent the last few minutes of the session trading fastest times with team-mate Esteban Guerrieri before securing his advantage with a 1m20.2282s.

Webb gives Schmidt 50th pole

June 2nd, 2012

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Briton Oliver Webb took pole position for this weekend’s Indy Lights race in Detroit. Webb took the honours with a best time of 1m17.7720s to give the Sam Schmidt Motorsports team its 50th series pole. Tristan Vautier and last weekend’s Freedom 100 winner Esteban Guerrieri secured a 1-2-3 for the Schmidt team by claiming the second and third spots on the grid.

Guerrieri wins at Indy from the back

May 25th, 2012

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Guerrieri wins at Indy from the back

Esteban Guerrieri won an eventful Indy Lights Freedom 100 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, giving the Sam Schmidt Motorsports team its fourth straight victory at the event. The Argentine driver, who had started from the rear of the grid due to an engine change, took the lead in the final stages of the race with a move on Andretti Autosport’s Carlos Munoz.

Bell back with Schmidt for Indy 500

May 4th, 2012

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Bell back with Schmidt for Indy 500

Townsend Bell will rekindle his relationship with Sam Schmidt Motorsports after being announced as the driver of the team’s second car for this month’s Indianapolis 500. It will be the third year in succession that Bell has raced at Indy for Schmidt. “Fast and consistency win the Indianapolis 500,” said Bell

MSR files Indy 500 entry for Howard

April 23rd, 2012

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MSR files Indy 500 entry for Howard

Michael Shank Racing has filed an entry to run Jay Howard in next month’s Indy 500, although its participation will hinge upon the team securing an engine deal. The Ohio-based team, which won this year’s Daytona 500, took delivery of a DW12 chassis earlier this year and has the funding for its Indy campaign in place, and team owner Shank said that he is confident of a strong performance provided that he can find an engine. “We have the sponsor package in place, and we believe Jay is the kind of driver who could really shine in the 500,” Shank said

Guerrieri wins Long Beach Lights

April 15th, 2012

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Esteban Guerrieri took a comfortable win in Sunday’s Indy Lights race in Long Beach.

Servia gets engine penalty

March 31st, 2012

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Servia gets engine penalty

Oriol Servia has been issued with a 10-place grid penalty for this weekend’s IndyCar race at Barber Motorsports Park following an unauthorised engine change. The Dreyer & Reinbold team changed the Lotus unit in the Spaniard’s car after Friday’s second practice session, although it was not immediately clear whether it change was precautionary or due to a failure