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Franchitti hoping Indy turns corner on slow start

Wed, 05/16/2012 - 7:52pm
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Franchitti hoping Indy turns corner on slow startDario Franchitti just wins IndyCar championships.
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Newgarden tops speed chart during Indy 500 practice

Wed, 05/16/2012 - 7:46pm
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Josef Newgarden is getting used to finishing first.
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Breaking The Mold

Wed, 05/16/2012 - 3:20pm
Most teams bring a rookie and veteran to the Indianapolis 500. Not Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing, which is defying convention by bringing a pair of untested drivers, writes Tim Tuttle.
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American drivers solid on Indy 500 practice laps

Wed, 05/16/2012 - 2:03am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Nine American drivers were on the track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway practicing on Tuesday, with several posting top times in preparation for the Indianapolis 500 on May 27.
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Kentucky Speedway ready for its second chance

Wed, 05/16/2012 - 2:00am
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky Speedway general manager Mark Simendinger said there's no excuse for last year's traffic blunders at the inaugural Sprint Cup Series race at the track in Sparta.
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Food Network's Fieri will drive Indy 500 pace car

Tue, 05/15/2012 - 5:59pm
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Guy Fieri, host of the Food Network's hit show "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives," will drive the pace car at the Indianapolis 500.
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NASCAR slaps Kurt Busch with $50K fine

Tue, 05/15/2012 - 5:11pm
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Kurt Busch was fined $50,000 by NASCAR on Tuesday for reckless driving on pit road at Darlington and a post-race altercation with Ryan Newman's crew members.
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A Fallen King

Tue, 05/15/2012 - 1:48pm
Richard Petty Motorsports is teetering on irrelevance, having won only five times in the past 28 years. But an unlikely driver is pushing them toward respectability, writes Cary Estes.
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Teams being cautious at practice for Indy 500

Mon, 05/14/2012 - 11:28pm
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- IndyCar teams have used the first three practice sessions at Indianapolis as a virtual classroom.
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Notes: Andrettis split up for race day radio calls

Mon, 05/14/2012 - 12:04am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Andrettis have split up.
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