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COLA FAMILY TRACK WALK FRIDAY: Many race fans will never have a chance to walk on the hallowed 1.5-mile quad-oval of Charlotte Motor Speedway, or to see firsthand the steep 24-degree banking, or to do all this while walking alongside their favorite driver.

The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will lead the field and a hungry pack of Chevy powered Indy Cars to the green flag of the Indy 500, serving as the pace car for the 97th running of the Memorial Day weekend classic.

There will soon be five new faces adorning the walls of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Sunday's 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 - if it's anything like last year's race - figures to be one of the most competitive in the history of the 102-year-old race.

It was difficult for Max Gresham to pinpoint his favorite part of Friday's North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

DID YOU KNOW? A group of 110 Detroit-area high school students are about to begin paid summer internships as members of the brand-new GM Student Corps, a program introduced today by General Motors North America President Mark Reuss that combines service, education and mentoring.

This Week's Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet at Charlotte Motor Speedway ... Kevin Harvick will pilot Chassis No.

Memorial Day tributes are nothing new in sports and NASCAR is no exception. However, there may be none bigger than this year's version at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh will drive the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Pace Car to start of the 97th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.

What : The Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans. When : May 31-June 2. Where : Belle Isle, Detroit.

Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. going into the Coca-Cola 600 on May 26.

The Indianapolis 500 has always been an international event -- Jules Goux of France took the third running in 1913 -- but Americans have won the vast majority of the races, including 22 straight beginning with A.J. Foyt in 1967 and extending to 1988 with Rick Mears.

Tony Stewart has such a love for auto racing that the NASCAR superstar will travel anywhere, any time just to sit behind the wheel and take turns.

"Five-time" became the first four-time winner of NASCAR's annual All-Star race, breaking a tie with the late Dale Earnhardt and teammate Jeff Gordon on Saturday night.

Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 Aspen Dental Chevrolet, is introduced during pre-race ceremonies for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 18, 2013.

Race Highlights: a Richard Childress Racing teammates Jeff Burton and Paul Menard participated in the Sprint Showdown finishing third and fourth, respectively.

To celebrate this milestone for the General Motors Co.'s luxury brand, MLive.com has compiled 110 interesting facts and milestones for the brand as part of its series for Buick turning 110 years old.

Miguel Paludo and the No. 32 Turner Scott Motorsports team continued their strong start to the 2013 season, exhibiting clever strategy and skillful driving in the fifth race on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Race Highlights: a Richard Childress Racing teammates finished second and fifth .

"To beat Jeff and Earnhardt, two guys that I have looked up to my whole life, two massive icons of our sport, this means the world to me," Johnson said.