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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.

Menard extends Childress deal

May 24th, 2013

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Menard extends Childress deal

Paul Menard has secured his Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup seat for the long term after family firm and main sponsor Menards agreed a new ‘multi-year’ deal with the squad.

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.

NASCAR moves to limit start-and-park

February 6th, 2013

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NASCAR moves to limit start-and-park

NASCAR is altering the Sprint Cup prize fund to try and discourage ‘start and park’ operations, but has refused to clampdown heavily on the practice.

Fan vote for NASCAR Unlimited format

January 21st, 2013

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Fan vote for NASCAR Unlimited format

NASCAR is allowing fans to decide several aspects of the format of its non-championship Sprint Unlimited season-opener. Formerly known as the Shootout, the event takes place at Daytona a week prior to the track’s 500-mile race, round one of the Sprint Cup calendar. The 75-lap race will be broken down into three segments, with fans choosing between four options for how the laps should be divided up

Patrick rules out 2013 Indy 500 bid

January 11th, 2013

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Patrick rules out 2013 Indy 500 bid

Danica Patrick has ruled herself out of an Indianapolis 500 entry this year in order to focus on her first full NASCAR Sprint Cup campaign. Patrick, who will contest the Sprint Cup with Stewart-Haas Racing, was linked to a possible Indianapolis appearance last year before opting to contest the Coca-Cola 600 on the same weekend instead

Waltrip joins Swan Racing for Daytona

January 10th, 2013

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Waltrip joins Swan Racing for Daytona

Two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip has joined new NASCAR team Swan Racing for the Sprint Cup season opener. Swan revealed at the end of last year that it was starting up after buying the assets of Inception Racing. David Stremme will be the team’s full-time driver this year, but he will step aside to allow Waltrip to race the car at Daytona next month.

Nine teams sign up for GT Sprint

January 10th, 2013

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Nine teams sign up for GT Sprint

Nine teams have committed to Stephane Ratel’s new GT Sprint Series , which replaces the GT1 World Championship this year. Former world champion squad Vita4One will run BMW machinery while WRT, Phoenix and Novadriver will field Audis.

Pastrana secures Nationwide deal

January 3rd, 2013

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Pastrana secures Nationwide deal

X Games and American rallying star Travis Pastrana has secured a full-time NASCAR Nationwide Series deal with Roush Fenway Racing as he bids to break into stock car racing’s top level. Pastrana made a one-off Nationwide start with Roush at Richmond last year, while also contesting several races with a RAB/Michael Waltrip Racing entry. He originally made his name in motocross before adding rallying to his repertoire, ultimately winning four American rally titles, two motocross crowns and multiple X Games medals.

Hexis will not race in GT Sprint Series

December 17th, 2012

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Hexis will not race in GT Sprint Series

FIA GT1 World Championship frontrunner Hexis Racing has decided against racing in the championship that will succeed it in 2013, the GT Sprint Series. Team boss Philippe Dumas, whose squad won the GT1 World manufacturers’ title with Aston Martin in 2011, explained that it was “99 per cent sure” that the team would not race its McLaren MP4-12Cs in the GT Sprint Series, which will run to the same format of the GT1 World.

Keselowski predicts bright Ford future

December 3rd, 2012

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Keselowski predicts bright Ford future

2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski predicts ‘great things’ will come of Penske’s impending switch to Ford. The team announced in August that it would leave Dodge, which finished bottom of the Sprint Cup manufacturers’ championship this season, and switch to Ford machinery . Dodge subsequently announced it would leave NASCAR at the end of 2012

NASCAR extends live UK TV deal

November 16th, 2012

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NASCAR extends live UK TV deal

The NASCAR Sprint Cup will continue to be shown live on UK television for the next two years after Premier Sports increased its deal with the series. The digital satellite station, which has screened Cup action since 2011, will also add coverage of the NASCAR Truck Series to its line-up next year. Selected Truck races will be screened live

Harvick, Childress all but confirm split

November 12th, 2012

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Harvick, Childress all but confirm split

Kevin Harvick and Richard Childress have all but confirmed they will not continue to work together beyond 2013, following reports of Harvick’s departure to Stewart-Haas Racing for 2014. On Sunday Harvick ended a 44-race winless streak for him and Richard Childress Racing with a hard fought victory at Phoenix. Victory came just a few days after rumours that he could be on the verge of a leaving a team for which he has competed for nearly 12 years.

Ratel’s new World GT plan approved

November 3rd, 2012

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Ratel’s new World GT plan approved

FIA GT World Series titles are set to be awarded on the basis of points scored in Stephane Ratel’s new-for-2013 GT Sprint Series and his Blancpain Endurance Series next season. Ratel proposed such a plan in July , and has now revealed that he has reached an agreement in principle with FIA President Jean Todt for competitors in the two series to compete for manufacturers’ and teams’ titles. He formulated the plan following his decision not to continue running the FIA GT1 World Championship after the end of this season.

EGR to use Hendrick engines in Cup

November 3rd, 2012

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EGR to use Hendrick engines in Cup

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing will switch from Earnhardt Childress Racing engines to Hendrick Motorsports power for next year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup. Following off-season personnel changes Ganassi’s Sprint Cup squad has endured a tough 2012

NASCAR drops top 35 qualifying rule

October 16th, 2012

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NASCAR drops top 35 qualifying rule

NASCAR has dropped the qualifying rule which guaranteed starting spots for the top 35 drivers in the owners’ points as part of wider competition changes for 2013. The top-35 rule came into effect in 2005 and applied to points-paying events

Earnhardt ruled out of next two races

October 11th, 2012

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Earnhardt ruled out of next two races

Dale Earnhardt Jr has effectively been ruled out of NASCAR Sprint Cup title contention after announcing that he will miss the championship’s next two races.

Little change to 2013 Cup schedule

September 26th, 2012

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Little change to 2013 Cup schedule

NASCAR released its 2013 Sprint Cup series schedule which features little change relative to this year. As usual the season will start with the Daytona events, beginning with the non-points Shootout on February 16, the first event where the new Chevrolet SS, Ford Fusion and Toyota Camry will run in a competitive event

Kurt Busch seals Furniture Row switch

September 25th, 2012

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Kurt Busch seals Furniture Row switch

Kurt Busch will replace Regan Smith at Furniture Row Racing for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. The 2004 champion has signed a one-year deal with the Denver-based squad, concluding a short spell with the low-funded Phoenix Racing outfit, which he joined after parting ways with Penske at the end of 2011 . Busch, who was suspended from the June race at Pocono this year after verbally abusing a journalist , said he expects to be more competitive as a result of his move

Patrick’s crew chief Eury quits team

September 18th, 2012

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Patrick’s crew chief Eury quits team

Danica Patrick’s NASCAR Nationwide Series crew chief Tony Eury Jr has left JR Motorsports. The departure of Eury Jr, who was also a part-owner of the team, comes just a week after his father, Tony Sr, also split with the organisation

Gibbs laments Busch missing Chase

September 11th, 2012

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Gibbs laments Busch missing Chase

Team owner Joe Gibbs says he shares Kyle Busch’s “agony and defeat” after the 27-year-old failed to make this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase at Richmond. Busch entered the weekend in prime position to claim the final wildcard entry into the Chase, and was on course to do so for much of the Saturday night race. During what was the final rain interruption of the 400-lap event the wrong strategy wrecked his bid however, meaning he lost out by just three points to Hendrick Motorsports’ Jeff Gordon.