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

Ed Carpenter knew he was capable of another fast run, and it earned him the pole for the Indianapolis 500.

Fast Friday practicefor the 97th Running of the Indianapolis 500 turned soggy this afternoon with thunderstorms drenching the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but not before Panther Racing drivers JR Hildebrand and Townsend Bell were able to lay down some fast laps on the 2.5-mile track.

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

The new IndyCar director should focus on bringing ovals back into the fold, rather than adding an IndyCar road race at the hallowed grounds of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Last season Derek Bell, Scott Pruett, and posthumously James Hunt, were inducted into Legends of The Glen.

A mother is pleading with police and her neighbors to try and find the driver who struck her son in a hit and run crash.

The speeds are sure to be fast and the action non-stop on June 16 when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rolls into Michigan International Speedway for the Quicken Loans 400.

For Hilton Vail, it all started on the family farm, where he got his driver's license at age 14 and owned his first hot rod-a '40 Ford two-door sedan-at age 15.

It's money week for No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. He raised $60,000 for charity Wednesday night and now plans on taking $1 million for himselfSaturday at NASCAR's Sprint All-Star race.

Conor Daly was the first IndyCar driver to suffer a crash in preparation for the Indy 500.

Indy 500 rookie driver Conor Daly , a 21-year-old from Noblesville, wrecked in turn one Thursday afternoon at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway .

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.

What would NASCAR be without controversy? You can insert your own description here, but the latest bit of not-so-good news coming out of the racing body is a literal she-said, he-said resulting with the felony arrest of driver Mike Harmon Wednesday afternoon for allegedly stealing the hauler of Jennifer Jo Cobb on May 11.

Instructors at Driver's Edge have been teaching defensive driving skills for more than 11 years, but funding issues are putting the program in jeopardy.

Democratic leaders, from left, Senate Majority Leader Mo Denis, D-Las Vegas, Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick, D-North Las Vegas, and Assembly Majority Leader William Horne, D-Las Vegas, answer media questions following Nevada Gov.

Pippa Mann, of England, smiles after she drove during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

Dario Franchitti was quickest in practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday with a top lap speed of 224.236 mph.

Seven different organizations have won NASCAR Sprint All-Star Races since 1997. Amazingly enough, Joe Gibbs Racing is not among them.

In an effort to hire 10,000 new employees in May, the Dollar General Store will host a career fair on Saturday.