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1 hr ago | AutoWeek

Rain throws a monkey wrench in NASCAR's All-Star race

Kurt Busch was leading the NASCAR All-Star race when rain forced a delay 13 laps into it.

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, NASCAR, Kurt Busch, PENSKE RACING, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Carl Edwards, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Jack Roush, Greg Biffle, Ryan Newman, Stewart-Haas Racing

5 hrs ago | The Indianapolis Star

Indy 500 2013 race central: Qualifying underway with slight schedule change

Here’s your digital hub for news from Pole Day for the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, Racing, Bryan Clauson, Dwayne Leik, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Andy Belmont, Boris Jurkovic, John Graham

9 hrs ago | HeraldTimesOnline.com

Johnson races to 4th All-Star win

"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.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR, Racing, Hendrick Motorsports, Jeff Gordon, Nascar Drivers, Ray Evernham, NASCAR Busch, Kasey Kahne, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Bobby Hamilton, Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing, Joey Logano

13 hrs ago | WESH-TV

Carpenter owns pole for Indy 500

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

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Related Topix: Sports, Bryan Clauson, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, Dwayne Leik, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, Boris Jurkovic, John Graham

Sat May 18, 2013

The Miami Herald

McMurray, Stenhouse Jr. advance into all-star race

Jamie McMurray and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. gained eligibility for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race after finishing 1-2 in Saturday night's Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, Nascar Drivers, Racing, Jamie McMurray, NASCAR Busch, Jack Roush, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Teresa Earnhardt, Martin Truex Jr., Hendrick Motorsports, Casey Mears

The Miami Herald

Ganassi foursome endures trying day at Indy

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, Racing, Bryan Clauson, Dwayne Leik, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Andy Belmont, Boris Jurkovic, John Graham

Star-Telegram.com

Fans vote Patrick into Sprint All-Star race

I've said many times that I'm not sure what it is people like or see in me or why they cheer for me," Patrick said after thanking her fans for voting her into her first All-Star race.

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Related Topix: Sports, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, Jamie McMurray, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., NASCAR Busch, Jack Roush

Washington Times

Dale Jr. the chef: Brisket was a rousing success

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

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Related Topix: Sports, Jay Ryan Norris, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Michael Valiante, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Chase Austin, Racing, Andy Belmont, Pierre Bourque, Bobby Dotter

The Miami Herald

5 NASCAR personalities to help children

Sprint Cup points leader Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne and Clint Bowyer, as well as NASCAR team owners Rick Hendrick, Michael Waltrip and Rob Kauffman will be raising money for children.

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports, Ray Evernham, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Kasey Kahne, Jimmie Johnson, Richard Childress Racing, Clint Bowyer, Michael Waltrip, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

MLive.com

Michigan International Speedway, Adrian College help 1,265 students 'track and explore' science, math

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

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Related Topix: Sports, Bryan Clauson, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Chase Austin, Racing, Andy Belmont, Boris Jurkovic, John Graham

AutoWeek

Riding in a V8 Supercar is one intense experience

Autoweek's Steven Cole Smith got the chance to tool around the Circuit of the Americas in a V8 Supercar.

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Related Topix: Sports, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Autos

Fri May 17, 2013

AutoWeek

Six nights after a bitterly disappointing loss in a Sprint Cup race, Kyle Busch bounceda

Kyle Busch recovered after a rough Sprint Cup loss last week with a big win in the Charlotte Trucks race on Friday.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, NASCAR Busch, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Bobby Hamilton, Kyle Busch, Brendan Gaughan, Michael Gaughan, James Buescher, Joe Gibbs Racing

Star-Telegram.com

Edwards grabs poll for Sprint All-Star race

Carl Edwards captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, paying tribute to the late Dick Trickle along the way.

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Carl Edwards, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Jack Roush, NASCAR Busch, Kurt Busch, PENSKE RACING, Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle, Bobby Hamilton

The Indianapolis Star

Indy 500 2013 race central: Viso blasts past leaders with first 229 mph lap

Here's your digital hub for news from Day Seven of practice -- Fast Friday -- for the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR, Buddy Lazier, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Racing, Bryan Clauson, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, Dwayne Leik, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Andy Belmont, Boris Jurkovic

KARE-TV Minneapolis

NASCAR pit road could be chaotic

The abolition of pit-road speeds for Sprint All-Star Race qualifying today could turn time trials and practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway into complete chaos.

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, Tad Geschickter, Bryan Clauson, Nate Monteith, Travis Dassow, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Michael Valiante

MLive.com

Five things to know about the news in Jackson on Thursday, May 16

Students wait to play during the Pop Goes the Eagle concert at the Middle School at Parkside on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

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Related Topix: Sports, Bryan Clauson, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Chase Austin, Racing, Andy Belmont, Boris Jurkovic, John Graham

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Court upholds Indiana's limit on civil damages

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tad Geschickter, Bryan Clauson, Nate Monteith, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, Travis Dassow, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Michael Valiante, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont

Thu May 16, 2013

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Police searching for children taken by non-custodial parent

The New York Knicks are not ready for their season to end. Facing elimination in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Knicks have opened up an 11-point third quarter lead at Madison Square Facing elimination in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Knicks have opened up an 11-point third quarter lead at Madison Square Garden.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Knicks, NBA Basketball, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, George Hill, NBA Players, Bryan Clauson, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Boris Jurkovic, Andy Belmont

UnionLeader.com

Former NASCAR driver Trickle dead in apparent suicide

Retired race car driver Richard "Dick" Trickle died on Thursday from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at a North Carolina cemetery, sheriff's officials said.

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Related Topix: Sports, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Obama vows sustained effort on military sex abuse

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

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Related Topix: Sports, Bryan Clauson, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, Dwayne Leik, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Racing, Andy Belmont, Boris Jurkovic, John Graham