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Let's face it, when we see drivers or crew members roll up their sleeves and engage in a legitimate brawl everything else goes dim.

Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti, who is this year's defending champion, draws a lot of attention everywhere he goes in the city, especially this month.

Around midday Friday in the Media Center of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, an Italian gentleman told a Korean gentleman about the excitement of modern-day Shanghai, China.

The 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 is Sunday with a wide-open field and a pair of drivers trying to join the elite list of four-time winners.

Officials plan to use the 24 Hours of Le Mans as an opportunity to work on brand awareness of the new United SportsCar Racing brand which will debut in 2014.

On Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Chip Ganassi presented Alex Zanardi with the car he drove and won in 1996 at Laguna Seca.

Ryan Briscoe talks with teammate Dario Franchitti. He'll be racing for Chip Ganassi for the first time since 2005.

For the second consecutive year, music mogul Scott Borchetta is placing the logo of his Big Machine Records on the Indianapolis 500 car of Dario Franchitti.

The Swan Racing car sported a Daytona 500 paint scheme encouraging people to text donations to victims of the Newtown, Conn.

Defending series champion Brad Keselowski believes he's still the fastest in Sprint Cup, even if his results four months into the season don't bear that out.

The 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 will unfold Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

ABC will televise the Indianapolis 500 for the 49th consecutive year on Sunday, May 26 starting at 11 am.

With eventual landing spots ranging from NASCAR to E! News, the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program has offered diverse students an opportunity to work in one of the largest professional sports industries in the United States.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rookie driver Timmy Hill and the FAS Lane Racing team prepare for the grueling 600 miles that lay ahead this week.

NASCAR has had a long history with supporting the men and women of the United States Armed Forces so it was fitting that on Memorial Day weekend the racing body would make a formal announcement late Thursday afternoon that they were launching, NASCAR: An American Salute Initiative at Charlotte Motor Speedway .

In this photo taken on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, Marco Andretti sits in his pit box during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.

If there's a driver who is a front-row "wild" card for Sunday's 97th Indianapolis 500, it's 21-year-old Colombian rookie Carlos Munoz.

Legendary actor, singer and entertainer Jim Nabors will sing " Indiana" in person during pre-race ceremonies for the 97th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Deeds and his grandfather attended local races at Oxford Plains Speedway and Hermon's Speedway 95 and attended their first Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., in 1997.

Aric Almirola and the No. 43 Air Force Ford team look to repeat last year's speed in the Coca-Cola 600.