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Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, are touring the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today as guests of 1963 Indy 500 winner Parnelli Jones.

Temperatures throughout May have been unseasonably cool at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and that hasn't changed during race weekend.

The Japanese driver is in his first season with Foyt's team and will start on the outside of the sixth row in Sunday's race.

The coach of the San Francisco 49ers will drive the pace car for the start of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, and while he won't be behind the wheel during in-race cautions - when the yellow flag comes out - you can be sure he'll have a wry smile on his face when it flutters in the breeze.

For as long as Jimmie Johnson can remember, the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend has been every bit as hallowed as Super Bowl Sunday for football fans, the Kentucky Derby for horse racing fans or Sunday at the Masters for golf fans.

Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound.

In this May 19, 2013, file photo, Carlos Munoz, of Colombia, prepares to practice on the second day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.

While Jimmie Johnson, left, is clearly in the hunt for a sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title, Tony Stewart and his stable of drivers are in danger of missing the Chase altogether.

There is a cool picture of Bruton Smith sticking his head into a tiger's mouth. You can find it in the media center of Charlotte Motor Speedway, one of eight NASCAR tracks Smith owns scattered throughout the country.

After they've taxed minds and bodies going 225 mph around Indianapolis Motor Speedway, time to kick back with some puppy kisses.

The Irish native looked inside, then darted outside and outraced three other drivers down the front straightaway to win Friday's Freedom 100 by 0.0026 seconds over Colombia's Gabby Chaves - the closest oval finish ever on the world-famous 2.5-mile oval that has hosted races for more than a century, since 1909.

Alex Zanardi received a hero's welcome at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the famed race track where he has never turned a single lap.

Two Americans start on the front row, along with Carlos Munoz, an unknown Indy 500 newcomer who grew up idolizing Juan Pablo Montoya - a fellow Colombian who won "The Greatest Spectacle In Racing" as a rookie.

A NASCAR appeals panel upheld four-race suspensions for two Richard Childress Racing crewmen who are facing assault charges for a fight with rival driver Nelson Piquet Jr.

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NASCAR's Daytona 500 may have emerged as the United States' most popular race in recent years, but there is none with a more hallowed history or richer tradition than the Indianapolis 500.

May 17, 2013: Indy Car Series car owner A.J. Foyt and a crew member look at the monitors during Fast Friday for the 2013 Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Marco Andretti respond to a question from the media during a interview for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 23, 2013.

Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles and Derrick Walker, the new head of IndyCar competition, emerged from a competition advisory board meeting Thursday to announce they were debating how to top the record-breaking speeds clocked in 1996 by two-time Indy 500 winner Arie Luyendyk.

Purdue, race-car constructor Dallara and Indianapolis Motor Speedway have begun a project using motorsports to make science education more accessible to children.