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2 hrs ago | Seattle Times

Facts and figures of the 97th Indianapolis 500

RACE CARS - Open-cockpit, open-wheel and single-seat, with 2.2-liter, 550-700 horsepower turbocharged V-6 engines.

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Fri May 24, 2013

BleacherReport

Ranking the 10 Greatest Fights in NASCAR History

Let's face it, when we see drivers or crew members roll up their sleeves and engage in a legitimate brawl everything else goes dim.

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, NASCAR, Donny Lia, Nascar Drivers, Wood Family, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Tad Geschickter, Peter Shepherd, Nate Monteith, Matt McCall, John Graham, NASCAR Busch

Myrtle Beach Online

ESPN's Lindsay Czarniak makes broadcast history at Indy 500

Being the first female host of the Indianapolis 500 isn't as big a deal as, say, being the first black president.

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Roadracing World

AMA Pro Racing Quietly Removes "To Be Announced" Date From 2013...

AMA Pro Racing supplied this photo to go with its release. It shows GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro National Guard Superbike riders in action at NOLA Motorsports Park in 2012.

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AutoWeek

ALMS, Grand-Am officials look to 24 Hours of Le Mans to promote United SportsCar Racing

Officials plan to use the 24 Hours of Le Mans as an opportunity to work on brand awareness of the new United SportsCar Racing brand which will debut in 2014.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tad Geschickter, Davin Scites, Racing, Nate Monteith, NASCAR, Matt McCall, John Graham, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Auggie Vidovich, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Jack Roush

BleacherReport

How the Indy 500 Became the Greatest Spectacle in Racing

The Indianapolis 500 has become the most famous race in motorsports over the last 102 years, combining speed and daring in a heady blend that makes for must-see television.

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Seattle Times

Atlas of Indianapolis: Carpenter on pole at Indy

He's the hometown hope, the Butler University alum and die-hard 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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SavannahNow

Defending champ Keselowski tries to build on title

Defending series champion Brad Keselowski believes he's still the fastest in Sprint Cup, even if his results four months into the season don't bear that out.

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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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Paddock Talk

Talladega Superspeedway, State Of Alabama Represented In NASCAR Hall Of Fame

Four of the five inductees who comprise the 2014 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame - Dale Jarrett, Maurice Petty, Tim Flock and Jack Ingram - have ties to Talladega Superspeedway, NASCAR's Most Competitive Track or the fine state of Alabama.

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Examiner.com

Driver Carl Edwards and President Mike Helton kick off NASCAR vet's initiative

NASCAR has had a long history with supporting the men and women of the United States Armed Forces so it was fitting that on Memorial Day weekend the racing body would make a formal announcement late Thursday afternoon that they were launching, NASCAR: An American Salute Initiative at Charlotte Motor Speedway .

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Thu May 23, 2013

The Charlotte Observer

How will NASCAR get its groove back?

Tom Sorensen has been a columnist at The Observer for 20 years and has been at the paper for 25, writing about nearly every sport in the Carolinas.

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Motorsport.com

Hill and FAS Lane Racing prepare for longest race of season at Charlotte

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rookie driver Timmy Hill and the FAS Lane Racing team prepare for the grueling 600 miles that lay ahead this week.

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The Charlotte Observer

Cabarrus County’s economy would suffer if October race moved away

When Bruton Smith threatened to move his superspeedway in 2007, he ultimately got a boulevard named after him and $80million in incentives to build the world’s only all-concrete, four-wide drag strip.

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Bangor Daily News

Decorated Howland war hero Samuel Deeds finalist for NASCAR honor

Deeds and his grandfather attended local races at Oxford Plains Speedway and Hermon's Speedway 95 and attended their first Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., in 1997.

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WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Memorial Day and Indianapolis 500 guide

Indianapolis is gearing up for Memorial Day weekend. As always, 2013 is packed with family-friendly events.

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Paddock Talk

2013 Charlotte: Alex Bowman NASCAR Nationwide Race Preview

News & Notes: a This Week's Windows Surface Toyota ... Alex Bowman will pilot RAB Racing Chassis No.

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Detroit Free Press

Dale Jarrett, Fireball Roberts voted into NASCAR Hall of Fame

Dale Jarrett following the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina, in September 1996.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Paddock Talk

Kansas Speedway Readying For Grand-Am Road Racing Debut

With less than 90 days before GRAND-AM Road Racing debuts at Kansas Speedway, here's some background on the Rolex Sports Car Series and the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.

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Sporting News

Greg Biffle, Roush Fenway Racing playing catch-up with new Sprint Cup car

So needless to say, at 13th in the Sprint Cup standings, the Roush Fenway Racing driver isn't all that happy.

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