CART Racing News

Allmendinger suffered a major career setback last July when he was suspended by NASCAR for failing a drug test.

The 33 car field for the Indianapolis 500 was set on Sunday with women drivers claiming three of the nine spots on offer on Bump Day.

Front row 1. Will Power...228.844 mph 2. Ryan Hunter-Reay...228.282 3. Carlos Munoz...228.171 Second row 4. Helio Castroneves...227.975 5. Ed Carpenter...227.952 6. Marco Andretti...227.893 Third row 7. AJ Allmendinger...227.761 8. EJ Viso...227.612 9. James Hinchcliffe...227.493 Fourth row 10.

On a day devoid of tension and rumors, all nine drivers who made attempts on the second and final day of Indianapolis 500 qualifications made it into the 33-car field, led by two young Americans - Josef Newgarden and Graham Rahal - who easily had the two fastest cars on the track.

Michel Jourdain Jr. was the only driver who failed to make the Indianapolis 500 field during Bump Day qualifying Sunday.

One day after getting bumped from the top 24 starting spots for the Indianapolis 500, Josef Newgarden and Graham Rahal posted the two fastest times on the second and final day of qualifying at the historic 2.5-mile oval.

Detectives arrested two men Sunday who they believe intentionally set an early morning fire that caused about $40,000 in damage.

With three hours of qualification time left on the final day of time trials, the field for the Indianapolis 500 is full.

Justin Wilson needed only one qualifying attempt on the day as he posted an average four-lap speed of 226.370 mph, which was good enough to put his No.

Simon Pagenaud qualified 21st for the Indianapolis 500 with a four-lap average speed of 225.674 mph on his first qualifying attempt with Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports.

Pre-Qualification Notes a Oriol Servia has completed 302 laps of practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a Servia turned his fastest lap during today's Fast Friday practice with a lap of 227.237 mph.

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It's less about the lemonade and more about the lesson. More than 20,000 local children got their first taste of the business world Saturday when they took part in Lemonade Day.

Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a parade.

Police say a gunman used anti-gay slurs before fatally shooting a 32-year-old man in New York City's Greenwich Village.

Team Penske was able to record some fast laps - including its quickest of the week - during the abbreviated Fast Friday, the final full day of practice before Saturday's pole qualifying for the 97th Indianapolis 500.

His five drivers have taken turns atop the practice speed charts all week and, when series officials gave the engines a boost Friday, E.J. Viso and Marco Andretti were still on top.

Muscle Milk driver Lucas Luhr checks for text messages after completing a stint in the car during the Sebring Winter Test.

E.J. Viso's quest for a 230 mph lap fell just short, but the Andretti Autosport driver still recorded the fastest practice lap at Indianapolis since 2003.

The beautiful Campus Martius Park and Cadillac Square area in vibrant downtown Detroit will come alive with the sights and sounds of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix on Wednesday, May 29 to start the regions race week engines.