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It was a drama-filled day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today with qualifying being delayed due to rain.

By PaddockTalk.com Staff Writers Qualifying for the 2013 Indianapolis Indy 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana is underway.

NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson brings his No. 48 Chevrolet to the finish line in first place during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida February 24, 2013.

Indiana native Ed Carpenter, the only owner/driver competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series, came out of Saturday afternoon's Fast Nine with the pole for the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500, beating five Andretti Autosport teams and three Penske Racing teams for the $100,000 and 15-point bonus.

A brief shower Saturday morning over the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has delayed the start of qualifications.

But this season, Burke will have a large target on his back, with 40-plus drivers aiming to take down the defending stock car points champion.

Charlotte Motor Speedway is joining with business leaders from around the country to honor some 10,000 active military and family members before the green flag drops on NASCAR's ultimate test of man and machine, the May 26 Coca-Cola 600, as part of a Memorial Day weekend saluting the U.S. Armed Forces.

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C.-Needless to say, Carl Edwards loved the new qualifying format for Saturday night's Sprint All-Star Race.

Jeb Burton and Ty Dillion will start on the front row of tonight's Camping World Truck Series 11th Annual North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway with speeds of 181.372 and 180.294, respectively.

In an attempt to spice up qualifying, pit road speeds that are strictly enforced in races as a safety measure will be lifted for Friday night's three-lap trip around Charlotte Motor Speedway that includes a mandatory four-time stop.

They're back. After an absence of almost a month, the drivers of the Camping World Truck Series buckle in again this weekend.

Ed Carpenter, the only team owner/driver in the IZOD IndyCar Series, will have his university's support again when he takes the green flag at world's most famous racing facility in the 97th running of the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" on May 26.

With Armed Forces Day being celebrated on Saturday , Kurt Busch's No. 78 Furniture Row/Sealy Chevrolet will observe the annual holiday with a special paint scheme for Saturday night's Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Nicholas Bower loved racing, and especially camping out with his friends during race weekends.

Kurt Busch started from the pole at Darlington Raceway and led 69 laps before his car began to fade.

"Checkers or wreckers" pretty much sums up the non-points event now known as the Sprint All-Star Race, taking place this Saturday night, May 18th, at Charlotte Motor Speedway .

FOX race analyst Jeff Hammond is a former NASCAR crew chief who led Darrell Waltrip to two of his three Cup championships.

NASCAR announced today that NASCAR Nationwide Series crew chief Adam Stevens has been fined and placed on probation for violations during this past weekend's event at Darlington Raceway.

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

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service 4: The number of different leaders in Saturday night's Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.