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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.

Binder Goes 4-for-4 at Phoenix

by Scott Kelly on November 13th, 2012

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The Week One finale featured a spectacular battle between a very loose Elomma and Stergios.

The sprint car: once you see them, you’ll never forget what they look like. Popular in the United States as well as Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, the sprint is an absolute monster, packing 820 horsepower in a 1475 pound car that essentially appears to be a roll cage with four tires. Sporting a power-to-weight ratio close to that of a modern F1 machine, the sprint car is far detached from a normal racing vehicle. By having no clutch, transmission, battery, or onboard starter, the driver is required to start the car using a direct-drive system and a tow truck to get it rolling. Once it’s going, however, it’s hard to stop. With a 410 cubic inch, push rod engine allowing the car to churn its fastest laps, driving the [...]

Binder Dominates at Milwaukee

by Scott Kelly on September 24th, 2012

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Binder, Sansone and Stergios staged a great show on Tuesday.

With a one-two punch of short-track action (and devastation for some), the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series left the likes of Lanier and Bristol to travel to the famous Milwaukee Mile; the oldest currently-operating motorsports track in the world. In the first 49 years of its operation, The Milwaukee Mile was a dirt track. but since it was paved in 1954, it has been an important staple of open-wheel racing, hosting countless IndyCar, Midgets, and USAC events. On the iRacing.com service, it holds a similar position in open-wheel drivers’ hearts, and with Week Seven of the iSCS, it was time for drivers to return to this track, which was absent from Season 2 of 2012. Drivers began their work for the week on Tuesday, and the stage was set for fast [...]

iRacer Profile – Keith Melhiser

November 5th, 2011

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games racing

Keith Melhiser knows what he likes.  When it comes to racing, it’s open wheel racing, preferably USAC, and most certainly preferably on dirt.  That’s a good thing for the resident of Petersburg, IN is within driving distance of scores of dirt tracks scattered thoughout his native state, not to mention Illinois, Ohio and other points north, south, east and west.  Indeed, he’s raced on a few of them himself in ? and ? And when it comes to sim racing, Melhiser also knows what he likes.  Not surprisingly, that would be the Silver Crown Cup and Sprint Car Cup.  Since joining iRacing in 2010, Melhiser has run 227 races — all on ovals, the vast majority in Silver Crown and Sprint Cars.  And to good effect.  A two time division [...]

Remarkable

October 15th, 2011

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driving games

iRacing.com was part of a remarkable evening of racing last Saturday at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL.  That’s when and where Shane Hmiel returned to Victory Lane on the anniversary of an accident that left him paralyzed.  A year after a crash in a USAC Silver Crown race at Terre Haute ended his career as a racing driver, Hmiel won USAC’s Gold Crown Midget Nationals as the owner of RW56 Motorsports’s 3 Wide Life midget driven to victory by five time USAC national midget champion Levi Jones. “What a remarkable night,” Jones said. “To be able to win in just my second start for Shane and on the anniversary weekend of his wreck is just absolutely amazing. The weekend couldn’t have worked out any better for us. It was [...]

Call It Lucas Oil Raceway

January 9th, 2011

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Call It Lucas Oil Raceway

Ashley Force Hood does a burnout prior to a run during the NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at O'Reilly Raceway Park in Clermont, Ind. (NHRA Photo) INDIANAPOLIS — The historic Indianapolis Raceway Park has changed names again

Season Rewind: United States Auto Club

December 19th, 2010

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Season Rewind: United States Auto Club

USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES & USAC SILVER CROWN SERIES CHAMPION: Levi Jones Levi Jones drove to two USAC National championships during the 2010 racing season. (John DaDalt Photo) Driving the No

PRI Notes: Bernard ‘Excited’ About Clauson

December 14th, 2010

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PRI Notes: Bernard ‘Excited’ About Clauson

FAST TALKER: Randy Bernard talks to the media during a press conference to announce the Mazda Road to Indy sponsorship program Thursday at the PRI Trade Show in Orlando, Fla.

Thursday Night Thunder Returns

December 10th, 2010

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Thursday Night Thunder Returns

Darren Hagen (67) races Bobby East last summer at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis. (Julia Johnson photo). INDIANAPOLIS — O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis and United States Auto Club officials have announced that USAC Thursday Night Thunder will return to the lightning fast oval during the course next summer

Championship Weekend In Toledo

December 10th, 2010

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Championship Weekend In Toledo

Levi Jones fights off Bud Kaeding (29) during the USAC Silver Crown season finale at Toledo (Ohio) Speedway. (Phil Rider photo). ORLANDO, Fla.

Bernard Is Clauson’s ‘Biggest Fan’

December 10th, 2010

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Bernard Is Clauson’s ‘Biggest Fan’

USAC National Driver's Champion Bryan Clauson and IndyCar CEO after Clauson won the Turkey Night Grand Prix in November. (John Mahoney photo)

USAC Set For Milwaukee Return

December 6th, 2010

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USAC Set For Milwaukee Return

Billy Wease (80) battles Bobby Santos III for position during the last USAC Mopar National Midget Series feature held at The Milwaukee Mile in 2006. (NSSN Archives Photo) WEST ALLIS, Wis. — The United States Auto Club will return to The Milwaukee Mile next year after a five-year absence, sharing the historic venue with the IZOD IndyCar Series June 18-19

Swanson Tops Sprints

November 26th, 2010

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IRWINDALE, Calif. — Kody Swanson won Thursday night’s 40-lap AMSOIL USAC Western Sprint Car feature at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, but Tony Hunt emerged as the series champion for the fourth time after finishing second. Hunt’s title is his sixth in USAC competition.

Two Races Decide USAC National Drivers Title

November 17th, 2010

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Two Races Decide USAC National Drivers Title

Bryan Clauson (left) and Levi Jones have two races to settle the battle over the USAC National Drivers Championship. (Adam Fenwick and John DaDalt Photo) INDIANAPOLIS — Five points is all that separates Levi Jones from the 2010 USAC National Drivers Championship and a chance to compete in the Firestone Indy Lights Series.

Hines Wires Tulare Midget Go

November 14th, 2010

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Hines Wires Tulare Midget Go

Tracy Hines wired the USAC Mopar National Midget Series event at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif., Saturday night. (Mark Sublett Photo) TULARE, Calif. — Tracy Hines led all 30 laps of Saturday night’s 31st Pacific Coast Nationals USAC Mopar National/Western Midget race at the Gropetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway in his Parker Machinery/Turbines, Inc.

Jones, Clauson Battling For USAC Supremacy

November 11th, 2010

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Jones, Clauson Battling For USAC Supremacy

The USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series parades down the frontstretch at East Bay Raceway Park in Gibsonton, Fla., in February. (Al Steinberg Photo) TUALRE, Calif. — Levi Jones hasn’t given up on earning a chance to race in the Firestone Indy Lights Series next year.

Gardner Stops Jones At Perris

November 6th, 2010

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Gardner Stops Jones At Perris

Damion Gardner, shown at East Bay Raceway Park in February, won Friday's USAC feature at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. (Max Dolder photo). PERRIS, Calif

Jones Masters Perris Opener

November 5th, 2010

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Jones Masters Perris Opener

Levi Jones captured the 25-lap opener of the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series Budweiser Oval Nationals Thursday night at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. (Gordon Gill Photo) PERRIS, Calif

Fundraisers To Support Hmiel’s Recovery

November 4th, 2010

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Fundraisers To Support Hmiel’s Recovery

Shane Hmiel at O'Reilly Raceway Park in Clermont, Ind., earlier this year.

USAC Title Fights Heading To Perris

November 3rd, 2010

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USAC Title Fights Heading To Perris

Damion Gardner (71) topped Mike Spencer to win the 2009 edition of the Budweiser Oval Nationals at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. (Doug Allen Photo) PERRIS, Calif.

USAC Southeast To Debut Next Year

October 22nd, 2010

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TAMPA, Fla. — USAC will sanction the Central Florida Wingless Sprint Car Ass’n next season, creating the USAC Southeast Sprint Car Series