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Grammy Award-winning contemporary Christian music superstar Sandi Patty will come back home to Indiana to sing the national anthem before the 97th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Charlotte Motor Speedway owner Bruton Smith said in a radio interview that Charlotte might lose one of its two spots on NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series schedule to Las Vegas.

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.

Authorities are identifying three people killed in a weekend crash involving a wrong-way driver from Las Vegas and several people from India on Interstate 15 near the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

"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.

Rookie Carlos Munoz has made the leap from Indy Lights to starting on the front row of the Indianapolis 500.

Meade will be the emcee for a special pre-race salute to 10,000 U.S. troops that will include an appearance by Lt.

It's been 22 years since the last driver won his fourth Indy 500 title. Now Castroneves and Dario Franchitti are trying to join the exclusive club at Sunday's race.

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

Brian Branch-Price/The News Journal VIA AP FILE PHOTO NASCAR driver Dick Trickle speaks to fans after qualifying on the pole position for the NASCAR Busch Series auto race at Dover Downs in Dover, Del., during the 1999 season.

Buddy Lazier stood in front of his garage in Gasoline Alley signing autographs and having pictures taken with fans Sunday.

The nine starting positions that remained for the May 26 Indianapolis 500 were determined during Sunday's "Bump Day" at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Before the qualifying runs began on Saturday, Mother Nature's intervention delayed the beginning of the time trials by more than two hours at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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.

May 18, 2013 - Alex Tagliani completed a solid qualifying attempt with a four-lap average of 227.386 to start P11 on Pole Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Jamie McMurray won the Sprint Showdown to transfer into the $1 million All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

"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.

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

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

NASCAR's most popular driver celebrated Mother's Day by cooking a brisket for his mom.