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1 hr ago | The Guelph Mercury

With weight of hometown Indy crowd on his shoulders, Carpenter proving to be unflappable

He's the hometown hope, the Butler University alum and diehard Indiana Pacers fan who has put his modest, one-car program on the pole for the Indianapolis 500 ahead of powerhouse programs from Penske Racing and Andretti Autosport.

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5 hrs ago | The Wichita Eagle

Menards back at RCR

RCR announced the home improvement store signed a multi-year partnership renewal to back the No.

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5 hrs ago | WOKY-AM Greenfield

Menard extends contract with Richard Childress Racing

Paul Menard has signed a multi-year extension with Richard Childress Racing to drive the No.

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10 hrs ago | 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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12 hrs ago | Ledger-Enquirer.com

Pagenaud quickest in final Indy 500 practice

Simon Pagenaud drove his Honda-powered Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports car to the top of the charts in Friday's final practice session for the Indianapolis 500.

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16 hrs ago | MLive.com

Junior Achievement gears up for its 18th annual Grand Prix 'Race for Education'

For the 18th straight year, Junior Achievement is holdings its annual Grand Prix "Race for Education" to support economic education for kids in Jackson.

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20 hrs ago | AutoWeek

A personal report from inside the room during NASCAR Hall of Fame voting

Dale Jarrett, who was recently inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, talks with Elliott Sadler during a recent stop at Dover.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Record-tying 4 women in the field for Indy 500

Katherine Legge, of England, sits in her car as the slowest qualifier in the field on the second day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis Sunday, May 19, 2013.

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AutoWeek

Rookie Alex Bowman leads NASCAR Nationwide Series field in practice at Charlotte

Rookie driver Alex Bowman emerged as the fastest overall in the three NASCAR Nationwide Series practice sessions this week at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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Bradenton.com

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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CBS Local

IndyCar Series Driver James Hinchcliffe Joins New School

James Hinchcliffe of Canada driver of the Andretti Autosport Dallara Chevrolet drives during the IZOD IndyCar series Sao Paulo Indy 300 at Anhembi Sambadrome on May 5, 2013 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Vail Daily News

Life goes fast in Lazier Land

Special to the Daily Just behind the roll bar and in front of the American flag is a Vail Mountain School sticker.

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The Indianapolis Star

What you need to know this weekend

You don't have to get anywhere near the hallowed grounds of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend to soak up the 500 experience.

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WFNT-AM Burton

The 10 Best Indy 500 Finishes of All-Time

The Indianapolis 500 is the world's largest single-day sporting event. Approximately 400,000 fans will crowd the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend to watch "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" at the 2.5-mile oval track.

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Wed May 22, 2013

The Indianapolis Star

Indy 500 legend A.J. Foyt riding high again

A.J. Foyt was never more intent on the Indianapolis 500 finish line. His limp was painful and pronounced, his expression strained, his eyes locked on the nearest stool in his Gasoline Alley garage.

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SanLuisObispo.com

Drag racer Brown steps into Carpenter's IndyCar

Ed Carpenter thought it'd be fun to ramp up the speed by about 100 mph. Brown, the reigning NHRA Top Fuel champion, stopped by his old pal's garage at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, slipping into Carpenter's No.

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CNN

Drag racer Antron Brown steps into Ed Carpenter's IndyCar

Antron Brown joked that he wouldn't mind making a couple of left-handed turns the next time he's on the track.

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Washington Times

Allmendinger cheers on Legge at Indianapolis

Katherine Legge had at least one supporter in her corner when she showed up at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last week.

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Glenwood Springs Post-Independent

Memorial Day memories rush in

Just one month and 10 days ago, my family lost my grandpa to pneumonia. I still feel numb about it.

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