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59 min ago | The Indianapolis Star

Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is in Indianapolis for the Indy 500

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.

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5 hrs ago | Anchorage Daily News

Indy 500 promises to be chilly _ unlike last year

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

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6 hrs ago | Bradenton.com

AJ Foyt back at track with chance to win Indy 500

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.

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7 hrs ago | Merced Sun-Star

Harbaugh: 'I just don't want to screw it up'

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.

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7 hrs ago | The Florida Times-Union

NASCAR: This is the weekend Jimmie Johnson gears up for

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.

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9 hrs ago | NewsOn6 Tulsa

Indy 500 could be better than 2012's epic race

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.

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9 hrs ago | Log Cabin Democrat

Munoz hopes to follow Montoya to Victory Lane

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.

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13 hrs ago | AutoWeek

Stewart-Haas Racing is clearly NASCAR's biggest disappointment of 2013

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.

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17 hrs ago | The Orlando Sentinel

Bruton Smith amps up NASCAR noise for Coca-Cola 600

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.

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Fri May 24, 2013

The Indianapolis Star

Indy 500 drivers turn to their dogs for stress relief

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

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AutoWeek

Watch closest finish in Indianapolis Motor Speedway history -- Peter...

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.

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Brandon Sun

Chip Ganassi honours Alex Zanardi at Indy with presentation of Laguna Seca car

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

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Bradenton.com

10 things to know about the Indianapolis 500

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.

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Sporting News

RCR crewmen lose appeal, suspended for fight with Nelson Piquet Jr.

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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The Inquirer

Grid 2 125,000 special edition comes with a free car

The game is up for presale at high street stores and the webstore Game. There you can pick up a special collectors edition for 125,000. #GAMEGarage - There's only one copy of this edition... Sure it'll rev off the shelf at a cool 125K... bit.ly/12AOrPj For that money you get a one off, custom made BAC Mono supercar to accompany your game, plus a ... (more)

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BleacherReport

Indy 500 Lineup: Drivers Most Likely to Overcome Mediocre Qualifying Efforts

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.

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Detroit Free Press

A survivor at 78, A.J. Foyt looking for an Indy 500 win as an owner

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.

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Thu May 23, 2013

MySanAntonio.com

Andretti heads into Indy 500 trying to shake curse

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.

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Lexington Herald-Leader

Rules changes may help IndyCar drivers break marks

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.

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AutoWeek

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Dallara and Purdue to use motorsports technology to teach kids

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

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