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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.

Fortec out of Blancpain opener

April 9th, 2013

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Fortec out of Blancpain opener

Sportscar newcomer Fortec Motorsport has withdrawn from this weekend’s Blancpain Endurance Series opener at Monza. The British team, which has expanded into GT racing from single-seaters for this season, has pulled its two Mercedes SLS AMGs from the first round following the late arrival of sponsorship funds.

Penske in no rush to promote Hornish

March 26th, 2013

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Penske in no rush to promote Hornish

Sam Hornish will remain in the NASCAR’s Nationwide Series for the foreseeable future, although team boss Roger Penske says he is still earmarked for further Sprint Cup opportunities as they become available. The three-time IndyCar champion spent three years with Penske’s Sprint Cup team before dropping back to Nationwide for the 2011 season, since which he has made seven Cup starts.

McLaren’s future ‘never brighter’

August 28th, 2012

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McLaren’s future ‘never brighter’

McLaren will become stronger in the future despite its move away from manufacturer ownership and the potential need to find a new title sponsor for 2014. That is the view of its boss Martin Whitmarsh, who says that the company’s expanding business portfolio and brand strength in Formula 1 gives him every reason to feel confident about where McLaren is heading. “It will be stronger,” said Whitmarsh about the potency of the McLaren brand in an exclusive interview with AUTOSPORT.

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

Ocean hopes Lancaster can return

April 20th, 2012

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Ocean hopes Lancaster can return

Ocean Racing Technology boss Tiago Monteiro is hopeful that Jon Lancaster can return to the team’s GP2 line-up, despite the fact that the Briton has had to miss this weekend’s Bahrain round. Brendon Hartley has been drafted into Ocean’s ranks for this weekend to replace Lancaster, who is working on putting a deal together for the rest of the season

Senna feels result eases pressure

March 27th, 2012

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Senna feels result eases pressure

Bruno Senna says his run to sixth place in the Malaysian Grand Prix has helped ease the pressure on both himself and the Williams team, as they target even better results in the future. The Brazilian bounced back from an opening lap collision with team-mate Pastor Maldonado to deliver the best result of his career, and help ensure Williams has now scored more points than it did all of last season. “Having a good result in a good position takes some of the weight off your shoulders,” he explained.

Force India says F1 costs still too high

February 22nd, 2012

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Force India says F1 costs still too high

Formula 1 must do much more to bring down costs in the future, says Force India’s deputy team principal Robert Fernley, if the sport is to remain sustainable.

MSR may miss start of season

February 18th, 2012

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MSR may miss start of season

Michael Shank Racing may have to delay its IndyCar Series debut or only contest a limited 2012 schedule as it looks for further sponsorship. The team has an engine deal with Lotus and hopes to run Paul Tracy, but has yet to begin testing, and admitted that a potential sponsorship option fell through last year. “We’ve got the car in the shop and the people we need to go run the car, but at this point we are still working to have the full budget in place to go racing,” said Shank.

RCR adds fourth Cup car part-time

January 26th, 2012

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RCR adds fourth Cup car part-time

Richard Childress Racing will run a fourth car in the first five rounds of this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup, with Elliott Sadler and Brendan Gaughan sharing the driving. The former championship-winning team was expected to downsize from four to three cars for 2012, following the departure of Clint Bowyer to Michael Waltrip Racing. But Childress will continue to field the #33 Chevrolet for at least the first five races of the year, with Sadler at the wheel for the Daytona 500.

Senna says money didn’t get him drive

January 17th, 2012

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Senna says money didn’t get him drive

Bruno Senna insists that his capture of a Williams seat for 2012 was not just down to sponsorship – after revealing the exhaustive tests he was put through to show he was good enough for the drive.

Q and A with JRM boss James Rumsey

January 5th, 2012

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JRM Racing has revealed that it will move up to the new FIA World Endurance Championship with a solo Honda Performance Development ARX-03a LMP1 this year. Team boss James Rumsey spoke to AUTOSPORT about the shift in emphasis at the squad that won last season’s FIA GT1 World Championship with Nissan. Q

Williams silent on PDVSA investigation

November 18th, 2011

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Williams silent on PDVSA investigation

Williams has declined to comment on speculation that its sponsorship with Venezuelan oil company PDVSA could be under threat because of an investigation by the country’s congress into the sponsorship deal. The Grove-based team had secured a lucrative long-term deal with PDVSA, which AUTOSPORT understands will be worth between £21 million and £29.4 million next season depending on the level of logo exposure the company has on the car

IndyCar to race in China in 2012

November 10th, 2011

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IndyCar to race in China in 2012

The IndyCar Series has announced that it will race in China for the first time next season, when it adds a street race in Qingdao, a coastal city between Beijing and Shanghai. The inaugural Qingdao event will take place on on 19 August next year

Mallya brings driver decision forward

October 29th, 2011

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Mallya brings driver decision forward

Vijay Mallya has brought forward a decision on Force India’s 2012 driver line-up, after revealing he will now finalise the matter before the next race in Abu Dhabi. Mallya had originally intended to wait until the middle of December to decide which of Paul di Resta, Nico Hulkenberg and Adrian Sutil will race for his outfit next year. However, with Sutil having made it clear this week that he wants a decision sooner – because he needs to find another drive if he is not retained – Mallya has agreed to a change of plan.

Maldonado vows to keep fighting

August 30th, 2011

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Maldonado vows to keep fighting

Pastor Maldonado says he is determined to keep fighting as hard as he has all season for results in Formula 1, after scoring his first championship points in Belgium last weekend.

Kanaan loses de Ferran drive

February 23rd, 2011

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Kanaan loses de Ferran drive

Tony Kanaan says he is back on the market for the 2011 IndyCar Series season after failing to secure the sponsorship to go ahead with his deal with De Ferran Dragon Racing. Gil de Ferran’s squad had announced Andretti Autosport refugee Kanaan as its 2011 driver last December, but Kanaan now says this plan has fallen through

Meijer Joins Penske IndyCar Program

December 1st, 2010

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Meijer Joins Penske IndyCar Program

All three of Penske Racing's IZOD IndyCar Series teams will receive backing from Meijer during the 2011 season.

Parr: Williams in great financial shape

November 12th, 2010

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Parr: Williams in great financial shape

Adam Parr is positive about the state of the Williams team’s finances, despite speculation that Nico Hulkenberg will have to be replaced by a paying driver next season. The German driver’s future at Williams has been called into question in the last month because the team might need to take a driver that brings more financial backing, with GP2 champion Pastor Maldonado scheduled to drive for it in the young driver test days at Abu Dhabi. Hulkenberg staked his claim for a place in next year’s line-up with a sensational pole position at Interlagos last Sunday, and Williams CEO Adam Parr says the team is now “financially in great shape”

DuPont extends Gordon’s relationship

October 28th, 2010

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DuPont extends Gordon’s relationship

Despite scaling back on their sponsorship of Jeff Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports, DuPont announced on Thursday a new three-year deal with the four-time champion. DuPont, one of the companies with the longest standing relationships with Hendrick Motorsports and also the longest association with a current Sprint Cup series driver, will feature as the main sponsor of the #24 Chevrolet in 14 races per season for the next three years.