Dario Franchitti News

While Formula One flirts with the idea of a female driver, girl power is already as much a part of the Indianapolis 500 as turbo-charged engines and the winner chugging cold milk in Victory Lane.

The coach of the San Francisco 49ers will drive the pace car for the start of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, and while he won't be behind the wheel during in-race cautions - when the yellow flag comes out - you can be sure he'll have a wry smile on his face when it flutters in the breeze.

Dario Franchitti says he doesn't look at the numbers or concern himself with where he stacks up on the list of all-time greats.

"It's not on our front burner to work on that," France said at Charlotte Motor Speedway on the eve of the two famous races.

He also can't seem to finish on top in the track's Sprint Cup event. Busch has won six times here in the Nationwide Series and five times when the trucks race at Charlotte, the last one coming a week ago.

Four-time Indianapolis 500 winners A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears grace the cover of the souvenir program for the 'Greatest Spectacle in Racing' like a trio of senior GQ models.

A year ago at Indy, Will Power was collected in the race's first crash and a bouncing wheel wound up hitting the car of his teammate, Helio Castroneves.

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Ryan Hunter-Reay slid into a seat next to Simon Pagenaud and E.J. Viso after the final practice for the Indianapolis 500, and then started to rattle off what he had learned.

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

Alex Zanardi received a hero's welcome at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the famed race track where he has never turned a single lap.

The unflappable Ed Carpenter is also the stepson of series founder Tony George. That means his family tree has roots tracing all the way back to Tony Hulman, who bought Indianapolis Motor Speedway after World War II, and includes Mari Hulman George, who still serves as speedway chairman and on Sunday will proclaim once more, "Gentleman, start your ... (more)

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.

Flying Scot Dario Franchitti has a chance to indelibly stamp his name in the annals of motor racing history when he seeks out a record-equalling fourth victory at Sunday's Indianapolis 500 at the famous Brickyard speedway.

For Servia and his team, Panther DRR, it's actually more fitting given that Sunday's race isn't just the biggest of the season for this team, it's an all-out battle for survival.

Race fans enjoy country singer Josh Turner in concert Saturday afternoon, May 18, 2013, before the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Hoping to add to their collections of thousands, the Indianapolis-area pair was first in line at a Kentucky Derby eve charity event in Louisville earlier this month.

Derrick Walker took a break this week from being the general manager for Ed Carpenter Racing to get himself immersed in his new job as head of IndyCar competition.

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.

Team owner Michael Andretti has five drivers in this year's Indy 500, including front-row starters Marco Andretti, left, and Carlos Munoz.