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Powerful stuff Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as Ed Carpenter, whose family owns the track, won the pole for next weekend's Indianapolis 500.

Omahan Chris Nielsen, right, with Jason Peters, left, and Corbet Krause in front of the Lazier Partners Racing garage at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Hopes of cracking the top nine and claiming a front-row view were quashed Saturday during pole qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a gaggle of faster Chevrolets left Ganassi's Hondas behind as the first 24 slots were decided.

Kendra Swander, Eric Swander, Melissa Taylor and Rob Taylor traveled from Ohio to enjoy the Michigan Wine and Beer Fest at Michigan International Speedway.

Ordered to man the autograph stand at last month's US MotoGP in Texas, one of Australia's most recognisable sporting faces was on the verge of turning red.

The 500 Festival announced Saturday that Allison Jacob of Indianapolis was crowned the 2013 500 Festival Queen at the Breakfast at the Brickyard, presented by ProLiance Energy, held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Carl Edwards took the pole for the Sprint Cup All-Star race, which will take place on Saturday night.

Rain shortened the practice session for Townsend Bell and the rest of the field at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday.

Seventh grade students from Dundee walk in the woods near a Michigan International Speedway campground on Tuesday morning during Track and Explore.

Kyle Busch holds a 3-0 advantage over Kasey Kahne this season and understands Kahne may be planning some retaliation.

Kyle Busch turned in a dominating performance in NASCAR Nationwide Series competition at Darlington Raceway on Friday night, claiming the pole and leading most of the 147-lap Help a Hero 200 en route to the race win.

With a possible $2 million payday for the winner and some recent changes in the format, this year's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway could be the most thrilling one in the event's 29-year history.

One person was killed in a crash at Arlington Ave. and Brookville Road early Friday morning.

Conor Daly was the first IndyCar driver to suffer a crash in preparation for the Indy 500.

Authorities in North Carolina say former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

President Barack Obama says military leaders are ashamed about the military's failure to stop sexual assaults in the ranks.

A bus has been involved in a crash on I-65 northbound at the 128 mile marker. That's between Zionsville and Lebanon in Boone County.

WHERE HE STANDS: Jimmie Johnson remained in first place for the sixth straight week after Darlington.

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The English driver earned the pole for the Indy Lights race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2010, the first woman to start first in a race at the historic track.