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26 min ago | Examiner.com

CMS owner says there is 70/30 chance October NASCAR race will move to Las Vegas

The same week Bruton Smith could find out if he will become a member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the Speedway Motorsports Inc.

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26 min ago | AutoWeek

Significant racing memorabilia once belonging to Indianapolis 500 legend Wilbur Shaw -- a a

Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Wilbur Shaw celebrates his 1939 Indianapolis 500 victory.

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3 hrs ago | AutoWeek

How Kurt Busch fought his way back into NASCAR Sprint Cup contention

Driving a race car seemed to be the least of Kurt Busch's worries in 2012. Often, it showed.

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6 hrs ago | CBS Local

Texas Motor Speedway Firestone 550 Contest

Listen all this week for your chance to win 2 tickets to the Firestone 550 and qualify for an epic Texas Motor Speedway prize.

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7 hrs ago | Washington Times

Power likes pavement at Detroit Grand Prix track

Power pushed a Camaro up to 116 mph on the new, half-mile long straightaway that is part of the new-look Detroit Grand Prix.

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11 hrs ago | Star-Telegram.com

Marco Andretti is in tune with his race car, and the results sing

He understands now if he has a car that can win a race, it'll tell him. And if he doesn't, he doesn't need to act like he does.

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Mon May 20, 2013

The Miami Herald

Dixon ready to chase 2nd Indianapolis 500 win

At Pocono, it's a whole new thrill. When the open wheel series returns to Pocono Raceway for the first time since 1989, the 400-mile race will start with cars running three across.

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Star-Telegram.com

AJ Allmendinger taking life 1 day at a time

AJ Allmendinger's parents attended their first Indianapolis 500 in 1979, when they camped in a grassy lot and watched Rick Mears win his first 500.

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The Indianapolis Star

Deadly month of May 40 years ago at Indianapolis Motor Speedway still resonates

A crowd estimated at 250,000 swarmed Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s grandstands, suites and infield on May 12, 1973.

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CNN

Power Rankings: Challenges to Nascar's big four

For more than two decades, NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series has been dominated by four race teams: Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, Richard Childress Racing and Roush Fenway Racing.

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Examiner.com

Watkins Glen authors unveil new history of NASCAR, Formula 1 at track

As part of their ongoing "Conversation" series, on Saturday the International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen hosted a talk by authors of a new book on the history of Watkins Glen International racetrack.

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USA Today

10 best places to watch a NASCAR race

Bristol Motor Speedway: Bristol's shape mixed with the towering grandstands means there's not a bad seat in the house.

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Roadracing World

AMA Pro Racing: SuperSport Riders Must Submit Points Region Designation Form

GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Racing: The AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport field in action at Daytona.

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The Miami Herald

Castroneves, Franchitti chase 4th Indy 500 win

It's been 22 years since the last driver won his fourth Indy 500 title. Now Castroneves and Dario Franchitti are trying to join the exclusive club at Sunday's race.

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The Progress-Index

Fan Favorite

Brian Branch-Price/The News Journal VIA AP FILE PHOTO NASCAR driver Dick Trickle speaks to fans after qualifying on the pole position for the NASCAR Busch Series auto race at Dover Downs in Dover, Del., during the 1999 season.

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Stock Car Spin

Jimmie Johnson claims fourth NASCAR Sprint All-Star win

Jimmie Johnson wasn't up front at the end of any of the four 20-lap segments of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but he was up front at the end of the 10-lap segment that ended the 90-lap event to claim his fourth All-Star win, making him the all-time winningest driver of the Sprint All-Star Race.

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Sun May 19, 2013

The Indianapolis Star

Indy 500 2013 race central: Drivers battle for rows 9-11 on Bump Day

Here's your digital hub for news from Pole Day for the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Young Americans waste no time qualifying for Indy

In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown.

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Bradenton.com

Daly has better luck on Indy's Bump Day

When he arrived at the track last Monday, the 21-year-old rookie was missing his HANS which was lost on his flight back from two races in Spain.

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The Indianapolis Star

Michael Andretti never won at Indy until he became an owner. This...

Michael Andretti, owner of the powerful Andretti Autosport IndyCar race team, is the star-crossed driver of Indianapolis 500 history, the all-time lap leader without a single drive to victory lane.

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