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35 min ago | The Indianapolis Star

Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti says the new IndyCar-oriented animated film 'Turbo' is 'stunning'

Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti, who is this year's defending champion, draws a lot of attention everywhere he goes in the city, especially this month.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, Racing, Target Chip Ganassi Racing, Tad Geschickter, Bryan Clauson, Nate Monteith, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Michael Valiante, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Andy Belmont

4 hrs ago | Reuters

Indy 500's elite club may welcome new member

Four-time Indianapolis 500 winners A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears grace the cover of the souvenir program for the 'Greatest Spectacle in Racing' like a trio of senior GQ models.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, Racing, Target Chip Ganassi Racing, Team Penske, Helio Castroneves, KV Racing Technology, Takuma Sato, Todd Braun, Jacques Villeneuve

7 hrs ago | WUSA-TV Washington

IndyCar needs American win at the Indy 500

Ed Carpenter spent Tuesday morning helping his wife unload and assemble a 350-pound bounce house for a party at the preschool attended by 5-year-old Makenna and 3-year-old Ryder.

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, Ed Carpenter, Vision Racing, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Travis Dassow, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Chase Austin, Boris Jurkovic, Brad Baker

8 hrs ago | ABC 27

Patrick: Another Indy 500 'less and less likely'

The principal of the Oklahoma elementary school where seven children died in a tornado says her teachers did everything they could to save their lives.

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Related Topix: Sports, Danica Patrick, Andretti Autosport, Racing

10 hrs ago | Northern Michigan News

Team Andretti strong again on Carb Day at Indy 500

Ryan Hunter-Reay slid into a seat next to Simon Pagenaud and E.J. Viso after the final practice for the Indianapolis 500, and then started to rattle off what he had learned.

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Related Topix: Sports, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Andretti Autosport, Racing, Simon Pagenaud, CART Racing, Team Australia, KV Racing Technology, E.J Viso, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, Target Chip Ganassi Racing

14 hrs ago | Sporting News

Danica Patrick not missing Indy 500 as she focuses on NASCAR struggles

Danica Patrick can watch practice and qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 on television and it doesn't make her daydream of another chance to win the iconic event.

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, NASCAR, Danica Patrick, Nascar Drivers, Andretti Autosport

18 hrs ago | AutoWeek

Rookie Carlos Munoz is the 'wild card' in this year's Indy 500 field

Tony Kanaan is among the drivers who will be watching what true IndyCar rookie Carlos Munoz will be doing on the first lap of Sunday's Indianapolis 500 .

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, Tony Kanaan, Andretti Autosport, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Autos

22 hrs ago | Star Tribune

Oriol Servia, team prepares for the Indy 500 - their final race of 2013

For Servia and his team, Panther DRR, it's actually more fitting given that Sunday's race isn't just the biggest of the season for this team, it's an all-out battle for survival.

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Related Topix: Sports, CART Racing, KV Racing Technology, Racing, Oriol Servia, Panther Racing, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, Buddy Lazier, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Target Chip Ganassi Racing

Thu May 23, 2013

Rocky Mount Telegram

Obstacles don't stop women for Indy 500 field

Katherine Legge didn't know she'd have a shot at the Indianapolis 500 until it was time to qualify, when Schmidt Peterson Motorsports decided to put her in its second car at the last second.

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Related Topix: Sports, CART Racing, Katherine Legge, Racing, Ana Beatriz, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Danica Patrick, Andretti Autosport, Darrell Waltrip, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, AJ Allmendinger

Reuters

Foyt and Sato form sweet and sour Indy partnership

Crusty team owner A.J. Foyt, a 78-year old American motor racing legend and his driver Takuma Sato, an impeccably groomed 36-year-old from Tokyo who arrived in IndyCar from the glamour world of Formula One.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, Racing, KV Racing Technology, Super Aguri, Formula-1 Racing, Takuma Sato, Target Chip Ganassi Racing

Rock Hill Herald

Andretti heads into Indy 500 trying to shake curse

In this photo taken on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, Marco Andretti sits in his pit box during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.

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Related Topix: Sports, Andretti Autosport, Racing, Marco Andretti, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, Tad Geschickter, Bryan Clauson, Nate Monteith, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Michael Valiante, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Andy Belmont

CNN

INDY 500: Watch out for these sleepers who could win

Arie Luyendyk was a surprise in qualifying at Indianapolis in 1990, starting on the outside of the front row.

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Related Topix: Sports, Team Rahal, Racing, CART Racing, Michael Andretti, Andretti Green Racing, Al Unser Jr., Foyt Racing, Dan Wheldon, Panther Racing, Rahal Letterman Racing, Bryan Herta

Ledger-Enquirer.com

Record-tying 4 women in the field for Indy 500

Pippa Mann chatted with tire makers, dropped in on the folks from the television networks, and even tried to get cozy with engine maker Honda in the hopes of landing a ride.

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, CART Racing, Katherine Legge, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Ana Beatriz

Seattle Times

AJ waxes poetic about good 'ol days of IndyCar

A.J. Foyt is back at the Indianapolis 500 this weekend with Takuma Sato behind the wheel and perhaps his best chance to win the fabled race as an owner in more than a decade.

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Related Topix: Sports, Formula-1 Racing, Racing, Takuma Sato, KV Racing Technology, Super Aguri

AutoWeek

Buddy Lazier's Indy 500 effort gets boost from Peak Motora

Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier and Lazier Partners Racing, Inc., announced this week that Peak Motor Oil and Advance Auto Parts will sponsor the new team's entry in the 97th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, Curb-Agajanian Motorsports, Buddy Lazier, Autos

CBS Local

Helio Castroneves Chooses Indy 500 Over Sex

The 97th Indianapolis 500 takes place on Sunday. The tradition of Indy is unmatched by any other race.

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Related Topix: Sports, Team Penske, Racing, Helio Castroneves

Rock Hill Herald

IndyCar owner Sarah Fisher hitting the books

The youngest woman to race in the Indianapolis 500 and first female car owner, Fisher has enrolled in the business school of Western Governors University to pursue her bachelor's degree.

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, Sarah Fisher

St. Petersburg Times

Lagging Danica tries to stay positive

Danica Patrick refuses to get down on herself even though her first full season on the Sprint Cup series has been a struggle.

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, Danica Patrick, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Andretti Autosport

Press-Telegram

Louis Brewster on Motorsports: Indy 500 will have a real American feel

Among the various storylines for Sunday's 102 nd running of the Indianapolis 500 is the high number of American drivers, led by Ed Carpenter.

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, Ed Carpenter, Vision Racing, NASCAR, Buddy Lazier, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, Roger Penske, Sam Hornish Jr., Brian Deegan, Moto X, Rally, Action Sport

Wed May 22, 2013

Star-Telegram.com

Jim Harbaugh to drive Indianapolis 500 pace car

Jim Harbaugh insists he will coachable when it comes to the tricks of driving the Indianapolis 500 pace car this weekend.

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, Panther Racing, KV Racing Technology, Townsend Bell