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2 hrs ago | The Age

Four women in Indy 500 field

Britain's Katherine Legge and Pippa Mann and Brazilian Ana Beatriz joined the Indianapolis 500 starting grid on Sunday to match a race record four women starters in this year's field.

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Related Topix: Sports, CART Racing, Katherine Legge, Racing, Ana Beatriz, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Indy Racing, NASCAR, Buddy Lazier, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, Dwayne Leik

7 hrs ago | Bradenton.com

Daly has better luck on Indy's Bump Day

When he arrived at the track last Monday, the 21-year-old rookie was missing his HANS which was lost on his flight back from two races in Spain.

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

11 hrs ago | Motorsport.com

Both KV Racing Technology cars make the field at the Indianapolis 500 on Pole Day

It was a drama-filled day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today with qualifying being delayed due to rain.

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Related Topix: Sports, Chase Austin, Racing, Boris Jurkovic, Brad Baker, NASCAR, Ian Henderson, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dwayne Leik, NASCAR Craftsman Truck

15 hrs ago | The Capital-Journal

Rick Peterson: One guy's list of the Top 25 moments in Heartland Park Topeka's history

The Super Street class runs through their semifinals Saturday night during day 2 of the NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tad Geschickter, Racing, Nate Monteith, NASCAR, Chris Fontaine, Nascar Drivers, Buddy Lazier, Boston Reid, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, John Coffman

20 hrs ago | Paddock Talk

Bodine Perseveres For Lead-Lap 17th At Charlotte

Todd Bodine and his ThorSport Racing crew chief Jeriod Prince endured maybe one of the most frustrating weekends of their entire NASCAR Camping World Truck Series' careers at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but in the end their perseverance was rewarded with a lead-lap 17th-placeplace finish in Friday night's North Carolina Education Lottery 200.

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

Sat May 18, 2013

Paddock Talk

2013 Indianapolis Indy 500: IndyCar LIVE Pole Day Qualifying Update - ...

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

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, NASCAR, Buddy Lazier, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Chase Austin, Boris Jurkovic, Brad Baker, Ian Henderson, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch

The Miami Herald

Ed Carpenter earns Indy 500 pole

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

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, Ed Carpenter, Vision Racing, Indy Racing, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dwayne Leik, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Chase Austin, Boris Jurkovic, Brad Baker

Motorsport.com

Panther teammates stay fast on Friday as Hildebrand, Bell ready for Indianapolis 500 Pole Day

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Racing, Indy Racing, Panther Racing, Joe Fox, Niclas Jonsson, NASCAR, John Borneman III, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Buddy Lazier, Eric McClure, NASCAR Craftsman Truck

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Rain delays the start of qualifications for Indy 500 pole

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

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Related Topix: Sports, Chase Austin, Racing, Boris Jurkovic, Brad Baker, NASCAR, Ian Henderson, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dwayne Leik, NASCAR Craftsman Truck

Indianapolis Business News

Stick to oval racing roots

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Chase Austin, Racing, Jay Ryan Norris, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, Dwayne Leik, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Michael Valiante

Paddock Talk

Submit Legends of The Glen Nominations Now

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

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Related Topix: Sports, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Racing, Scott Pruett, Tad Geschickter, Bryan Clauson, Nate Monteith, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Michael Valiante, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Andy Belmont

Fri May 17, 2013

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Conn. commuter trains collide; 60 go to hospitals

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Joe Fox, Racing, Niclas Jonsson, Jay Ryan Norris, NASCAR, John Borneman III, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Buddy Lazier, Eric McClure, NASCAR Craftsman Truck

Paddock Talk

Jeff Gordon And Drive To End Hunger Teams With MIS And Quicken Loans

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Joe Fox, Racing, Niclas Jonsson, Jay Ryan Norris, NASCAR, John Borneman III, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Buddy Lazier, Eric McClure, NASCAR Craftsman Truck

Thu May 16, 2013

Custom Classic Trucks Magazine

1955 Chevrolet Stepside - One For The Road

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Joe Fox, Racing, Niclas Jonsson, Jay Ryan Norris, NASCAR, John Borneman III, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Buddy Lazier, Eric McClure, NASCAR Craftsman Truck

Paddock Talk

2013 Charlotte (All-Star): Hal Martin NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Preview

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.

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

AutoWeek

Conor Daly becomes first IndyCar driver to crash during Indy 500 practice

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

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WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Conor Daly crashes during practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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

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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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Examiner.com

NASCAR's Mike Harmon arrested following claim of theft by Jennifer Jo Cobb

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jennifer Cobb, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Racing, Tom Mitchell, Tad Geschickter, Bryan Clauson, Nate Monteith, NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR Busch, Michael Valiante, Andy Belmont Motorsports, Andy Belmont

KLAS-TV Las Vegas

Popular Teen Driving Program Losing Funding

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Chase Austin, Racing, Jay Ryan Norris, NASCAR, Nascar Drivers, NASCAR Busch, Dario Franchitti, Dwayne Leik, NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Michael Valiante