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3 hrs ago | USA Today

Is Danica Patrick done with the Indy 500 forever?

Danica Patrick made no secret of the fact she wanted to try and do the 'double' -- both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 -- this year.

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Related Topix: Sports, Danica Patrick, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Andretti Autosport, Racing, Indy Racing, NASCAR Nextel Cup, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Andy Belmont, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Joe Fox, NASCAR Busch, John Borneman III

7 hrs ago | CNN

NASCAR panel upholds Childress Racing penalties

A NASCAR appeals panel on Friday upheld the penalties for two Richard Childress Racing Nationwide crew members who are also facing criminal charges for fighting with Nelson Piquet Jr.

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Related Topix: Sports, Joe Fox, Racing, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, John Graham, Deac McCaskill, Dario Franchitti, Boston Reid, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, John Coffman

9 hrs ago | Fox Sports

NHRA champ Brown to test stock car

Lee Spencer is the senior NASCAR writer for FOXSports.com. She has provided award-winning coverage of auto racing over the last 15 years.

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Related Topix: Sports, Joe Fox, Racing, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Phillip McGilton, NASCAR Craftsman Truck

13 hrs ago | Ledger-Enquirer.com

Coca-Cola 600 a long and tiring race for drivers

Scheduled to start in the late afternoon and conclude at nighttime, the 600- mile race at Charlotte is physically and mentally challenging for drivers.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, Joe Fox, NASCAR Busch, Bryan Clauson, Dario Franchitti, Jack Roush, John Graham, Auggie Vidovich

17 hrs ago | Rome News

NASCAR: After poor showing in All-Star Race, Kenseth ready to get back to track at Coca-Cola 600

Matt Kenseth is ready to get back to work. Kenseth and his first-year team at Joe Gibbs Racing have had plenty to celebrate this season with a Sprint Cup-best three victories and seven top-10 finishes in 11 events.

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Related Topix: Sports, Joe Fox, Racing, Niclas Jonsson, Scott Gaylord, NASCAR, Johnny Davis, John Borneman III, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Chris Lawson, Mike MacKenzie

Thu May 23, 2013

WFNT-AM Burton

This Weekend in Sports: The Indy 500, UFC 160, NBA & NHL Playoffs

"The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" and a UFC heavyweight title bout highlight the upcoming sports calendar.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, Joe Fox, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, Matt Carter, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, John Borneman III, Chris Fontaine

GM Blogs

Chevrolet Corvette Adds Another 2.5 Miles to the Odometer at Indy 500

The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will lead the field and a hungry pack of Chevy powered Indy Cars to the green flag of the Indy 500, serving as the pace car for the 97th running of the Memorial Day weekend classic.

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Related Topix: Sports, Joe Fox, Racing, Niclas Jonsson, Jay Ryan Norris, NASCAR, John Borneman III, Nascar Drivers, Travis Dassow, NASCAR Busch, Buddy Lazier, NASCAR Craftsman Truck

BleacherReport

Fyi Wirz: Nascar's Point Leaders Talk Home Turf at Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte

NASCAR longest show, the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, will take place on the 1.5-mile quad-oval track with 24 degree banking Sunday, May 26 in Concord, North Carolina.

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Related Topix: Sports, Joe Fox, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Racing, NASCAR Nextel Cup, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Andy Belmont, Hendrick Motorsports, Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Jack Roush, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards

Paddock Talk

2013 Charlotte (Coca-Cola 600): Earnhardt Ganassi NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Preview

RACE SETUP Race: Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, May 27 Drivers: @jamiemcmurray @jpmontoya Cars: No.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, Joe Fox, NASCAR Busch, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, Jamie McMurray, Juan Pablo Montoya, Chip Ganassi Racing, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

BleacherReport

Indy 500 2013: Complete Race Preview and Predictions

Sunday's 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 - if it's anything like last year's race - figures to be one of the most competitive in the history of the 102-year-old race.

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, Joe Fox, Niclas Jonsson, John Borneman III, Travis Dassow, Buddy Lazier, NASCAR Craftsman Truck

NASCAR Winston Cup Scene

Six Pack of Pop: Robin Meade

Robin Meade leads a busy life. The host of HLN's "Morning Express with Robin Meade" is also a best-selling author and country music singer, with her second album scheduled to come out June 12.

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Related Topix: Sports, Joe Fox, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, Brad Keselowski, Johnny Davis, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Wed May 22, 2013

KARE-TV Minneapolis

Family ties strong in NASCAR Hall of Fame class

Jarrett was among five people selected for the Hall's 2014 class on Wednesday, though it came as a shock to the popular former champion; he wore khaki pants and a blue-and-white plaid button-down shirt so he could arrive at his son's high school graduation party dressed for the occasion.

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Related Topix: Sports, Joe Fox, Racing, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, NASCAR

Star-Telegram.com

In Arias trial, TV cameras never far behind

The Jodi Arias trial had all the ingredients of a circus the minute it started: sex and violence, a defendant more than willing to seek the spotlight, a judge who extended leniency in allowing lengthy testimony and cameras in court - and a media-savvy sheriff ready and willing to set up jailhouse interviews with his most famous inmate.

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Related Topix: Sports, Joe Fox, Racing, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch

Motorsport.com

Woods poised to make milestone start at Charlotte

Eddie Wood and his family team can reach a milestone 1,400 Sprint Cup starts, dating back to Glen Wood's first appearance in NASCAR's elite division.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, Joe Fox, NASCAR Busch, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Brett Thompson, Bryan Clauson, Dario Franchitti, Boris Jurkovic

MLive.com

Jim Harbaugh to pace Indy 500 in 2014 Corvette Stingray

San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh will drive the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Pace Car to start of the 97th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jim Campbell, NHL Players, Joe Fox, Racing, Niclas Jonsson, NASCAR, John Borneman III, Nascar Drivers, Travis Dassow, NASCAR Busch, Buddy Lazier, NASCAR Craftsman Truck

Tue May 21, 2013

Fox Sports

Charlotte, Smith ramp up Vegas talk

Speedway Motorsports chairman O. Bruton Smith has long advocated for Las Vegas Motor Speedway to host the NASCAR season finales for the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck series.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, Joe Fox, NASCAR Busch, Bryan Clauson, Dario Franchitti, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Boris Jurkovic, John Graham

AutoWeek

In a perfect world, the 55 men and women entrusted to select the Class of 2014 for thea

Dale Jarrett, the 1999 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, is a rookie on the 2014 NASCAR Hall of Fame ballot.

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Related Topix: Sports, Joe Fox, Racing, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Brad Baker, NASCAR Nextel Cup, Dale Jarrett, Michael Waltrip, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Autos

CNN

American drivers have good chance to win Indy 500

The Indianapolis 500 has always been an international event -- Jules Goux of France took the third running in 1913 -- but Americans have won the vast majority of the races, including 22 straight beginning with A.J. Foyt in 1967 and extending to 1988 with Rick Mears.

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Related Topix: Sports, Joe Fox, Racing, Niclas Jonsson, Jay Ryan Norris, NASCAR, John Borneman III, Nascar Drivers, Travis Dassow, NASCAR Busch, Buddy Lazier, NASCAR Craftsman Truck

Mon May 20, 2013

Times Herald-Record

Tony Stewart wows crowd at OCFS

Tony Stewart has such a love for auto racing that the NASCAR superstar will travel anywhere, any time just to sit behind the wheel and take turns.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, Joe Fox, Travis Dassow, NASCAR Busch, Buddy Lazier, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Niclas Jonsson, John Borneman III

MLive.com

FOX17 sports broadcaster Tara Hernandez prepares for final show

Tara Hernandez can come up with many favorite memories from five years as a sports anchor at FOX 17.

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Related Topix: Sports, Joe Fox, Racing, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Colin Braun, Matt McCall, John Graham, Auggie Vidovich, Jack Roush, Kyle Busch, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Bobby Hamilton