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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.

Nash snatches first WTCC victory

May 19th, 2013

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Nash snatches first WTCC victory

James Nash claimed his breakthrough World Touring Car victory while Yvan Muller once again surged through the field to capture second in the Salzburgring finale. Nash, starting on reverse-grid pole, had initially lost out to Norbert Michelisz’s Zengo Honda on the run down to the first corner, but fought his way back immediately to regain the lead by the end of the first lap. The duo held position until the penultimate lap, when Michelisz was demoted by a charging Muller, who had started from 10th

Nykjaer holds off Nash to win race one

May 19th, 2013

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Nykjaer holds off Nash to win race one

Michel Nykjaer resisted race-long pressure from James Nash to capture his second World Touring Car win of 2013 in a massively jumbled Salzburgring opener. Yvan Muller, whose provisional pole became 13th on the grid following a spate of post-qualifying penalties , meanwhile completed a remarkable charge through the field to finish third. The Frenchman almost got himself involved in the lead scrap, finishing just six tenths of a second off Nykjaer at the flag

Huge fines, penalties for WTCC field

May 18th, 2013

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Huge fines, penalties for WTCC field

FIA stewards have handed out massive fines and grid penalties to myriad drivers following the comedic finish to World Touring Car qualifying at the Salzburgring . The entire Q2 field ended up missing out on the chance to post a final flyer as they jostled for the perfect slipstreaming position, with speeds falling to as low as 32km/h. Traffic, caused by drivers backing each other up, was also an issue in Q1.

Muller secures third pole of 2013

May 18th, 2013

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Muller secures third pole of 2013

Yvan Muller captured his third World Touring Car pole of 2013 in emphatic style at the Salzburgring. The Frenchman carried his practice form into the knockout session, and on fresh rubber – and with a tow from RML team-mate Tom Chilton – set a new record of 1m25.756s

Muller stays on top in Austria

May 18th, 2013

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Muller stays on top in Austria

Yvan Muller continued his imperious early World Touring Car form at the Salzburgring to go half a second clear of the field in second practice. The Frenchman was once again able to dip under lap record pace, setting a 1m26.344s just five minutes from the end of the session.

Huff claims first win of 2013 season

May 5th, 2013

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Huff claims first win of 2013 season

Rob Huff claimed the first victory of his World Touring Car title defence in a safety car-hit Hungaroring finale. A massive crash for Gabriele Tarquini, whose Honda Civic was sent spearing into the barriers on the outside of Turn 3 on the opening lap, brought out a four-lap caution period. Tarquini was able to walk away from his crash, but was subsequently put in a neck brace and then taken to hospital for checks

Muller wins race one from Michelisz

May 5th, 2013

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Muller wins race one from Michelisz

Yvan Muller held off a late surge from home favourite Norbert Michelisz to claim victory in the opening World Touring Car race at the Hungaroring. The Frenchman protected his pole position advantage away from the start and seemed set to cruise to a third win as he gradually eased away from the field over the opening six laps.

Muller fights back in second practice

May 4th, 2013

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Muller fights back in second practice

Yvan Muller led a Chevrolet fightback in the second World Touring Car practice at the Hungaroring. Where Honda had seized the initiative in the opening session , this time Chevrolet was in the ascendancy as Muller, RML team-mate Tom Chilton and the Bamboo Cruze of James Nash locked out the top three. Muller’s best, a 1m54.704s, was almost two tenths faster than Tarquini’s respective practice-one effort

Coronel gives BMW first win of 2013

April 28th, 2013

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Coronel gives BMW first win of 2013

Tom Coronel took BMW’s first World Touring Car win of the season with an assured drive in the Slovakia Ring finale. The Dutchman, starting from pole on the reversed grid, preserved his advantage away from the line and quickly distanced himself from what became a massive fight for second.

Tarquini leads Honda podium lockout

April 28th, 2013

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Tarquini leads Honda podium lockout

Gabriele Tarquini delivered the first victory for Honda’s new World Touring Car project in Slovakia. Team-mate Tiago Monteiro followed him home in second, while Norbert Michelisz ensured a podium lockout for the Japanese marque as he held off Yvan Muller to finish third. Tarquini converted pole position into an early lead and gradually eased away from the field, his cause helped by the fact Monteiro, Michelisz and Muller spent much of the race within one second of each other

Honda hails ‘miraculous’ result

April 27th, 2013

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Honda hails ‘miraculous’ result

Gabriele Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro hailed as a ‘miracle’ Honda’s 1-2-3 in World Touring Car qualifying at the Slovakia Ring. Significant damage in the previous round at Marrakech meant the JAS-run team had to prepare an entirely new chassis for Monteiro and make substantial fixes to Tarquini’s. Honda has also had to contend with a litany of issues on the Zengo-run car of Norbert Michelisz, including an exhaust fire during the opening practice in Slovakia

Tarquini leads Honda 1-2-3 on grid

April 27th, 2013

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Tarquini leads Honda 1-2-3 on grid

Gabriele Tarquini captured his and Honda’s second straight World Touring Car pole at the Slovakia Ring. The Japanese marque dominated the session, locking out the top three courtesy of Tiago Monteiro and Norbert Michelisz in the Zengo-run Civic. Three-time WTCC champion Yvan Muller was the only man who looked capable of denying the Hondas, but fell just short in Q2

Honda duo lead Slovakia Ring practice

April 27th, 2013

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Honda duo lead Slovakia Ring practice

Gabriele Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro both dipped under official lap record pace to put Honda firmly on top in the first World Touring Car practice at the Slovakia Ring. The pair spent almost the entire session at the top of the timesheets, with only a brief salvo from the RML Chevrolet of Yvan Muller denying them a clean sweep. It was Monteiro who began fastest, getting to within two thousandths of a second of Norbert Michelisz’s 2012 pole time in the opening nine minutes.

Tarquini takes maiden Honda WTCC pole

April 6th, 2013

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Tarquini takes maiden Honda WTCC pole

Gabriele Tarquini broke Chevrolet’s dominance and earned a first pole position for Honda’s new World Touring Car project at Marrakech.

Muller charges to second Monza win

March 24th, 2013

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Muller charges to second Monza win

Yvan Muller completed his perfect start to the 2013 World Touring Car Championship by coming through from 10th to win the second race at Monza. The Frenchman made a rapid start and was fourth by the end of the first lap.

Muller dominates chaotic qualifying

March 23rd, 2013

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Muller dominates chaotic qualifying

Yvan Muller dominated a messy first qualifying session of the 2013 World Touring Car Championship. As the Frenchman flew, breaking his own record practice pace several times, a number of his rivals floundered in a series of uncharacteristic and at times destructive clashes

Muller leads Chevrolet domination

March 23rd, 2013

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Muller leads Chevrolet domination

Yvan Muller continued his impressive start to the 2013 World Touring Car Championship by blitzing final practice at Monza. The Frenchman had little in the way of serious competition, with only two men – RML team-mate Tom Chilton and Alex MacDowall in the Bamboo Engineering Cruze – able to get within one second of his 1m57.504s. That time is faster than Chevrolet managed at Monza in its time as a works squad.

Campos to field SEATs in WTCC

March 9th, 2013

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Campos to field SEATs in WTCC

Campos Racing will join the World Touring Car Championship this year to run SEATs in partnership with former works squad SUNRED. Adrian Campos revived his eponymous operation in 2011 and has since fielded cars in Auto GP and Formula 3. SUNRED chief Joan Orus has merged his squad with Campos’s and will head up its touring car programme, which will also include a single car in the European Touring Car Cup

Barth moves to Wiechers BMW

March 6th, 2013

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Barth moves to Wiechers BMW

Fredy Barth will stay in the World Touring Car Championship to drive Wiechers-Sport’s BMW this season.

D’Aste sets up own WTCC team

March 1st, 2013

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D’Aste sets up own WTCC team

World Touring Car Championship veteran Stefano D’Aste has announced he will race for his own team in 2013. The long-time BMW racer will continue his association with the German marque by fielding a 320TC under the PB Motorsport banner. “We have obviously a lot to learn, which is why we prefer to run only one car this year,” said D’Aste