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With driver Takuma Sato, A.J. Foyt regains hopes of an Indy 500 win
INDIANAPOLIS — In a back room inside garage stall A-5 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, just off Gasoline Alley, A.J. Foyt sits at a cramped lunch table entertaining friends and co-workers. The 78-year-old Foyt shifts in his chair carefully,...
Tags: NASCAR, Indianapolis 500, Penske Racing, Skype, Mario Andretti
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Watch this four-wide finish in Indy Lights race at Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS -- A three-wide finish in motor racing is thrilling. But four wide? Peter Dempsey won the Freedom 100 by mere inches Friday in the Firestone Indy Lights series at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Gabby Chaves finished second, Sage...
Tags: Indianapolis 500, Auto Racing, IndyCar Series
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Four-time club could be enlarged at Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS — More than two decades have passed since Rick Mears became the last driver to win the Indianapolis 500 four times. Now, Helio Castroneves and Dario Franchitti hope to join that elite fraternity, which also includes A.J. Foyt and Al...
Tags: NASCAR, Indianapolis 500, Dan Wheldon, Penske Racing, Auto Racing
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JR Hildebrand seeks a new Indianapolis 500 story to tell
It was two years ago that IndyCar driver JR Hildebrand made a career-defining move at the Brickyard. But it's not the one you think. Hildebrand, a rookie from Sausalito, Calif., entered the last turn of the last lap of the Indianapolis 500....
Tags: Indianapolis 500, Dan Wheldon, Music, Auto Racing, Entertainment
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49ers coach Jim Harbaugh to drive Indianapolis 500 pace car
San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh was tapped to drive the pace car for the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Harbaugh already has ties to IndyCar racing and Indianapolis. He's a co-owner of the Panther Racing team, which has two drivers in the 500:...
Tags: Sports, Indianapolis 500, Super Bowl, NFC Championship Game, Auto Racing
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Motor racing's banner day from Monaco to Indy to Charlotte
Motor-racing fans mark this Sunday on their calendars because it's filled with three of the sport's most celebrated races. It starts with Formula One's glamorous Monaco Grand Prix. Then comes the iconic Indianapolis 500 followed by NASCAR's longest...
Tags: NASCAR, Indianapolis 500, Auto Racing, Stock Car Racing, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
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Serena Williams in another final; Federer and Nadal to face off
A week out from the French Open, Serena Williams is one victory away from winning her fourth straight tournament. The top-ranked American overcame an early break of her serve to ease past Romanian qualifier Simona Halep, 6-3, 6-0, Saturday and reach the...
Tags: Thomas Aiken, Rafael Nadal, Victoria Azarenka, Sara Errani, College Sports
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Drivers get speeds above 220 mph in practice for Indianapolis 500
Now in their sixth day of practice, drivers preparing for the Indianapolis 500 are turning laps in excess of 220 mph at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Memorial Day weekend classic is May 26, and qualifying to set the 33-car field is this weekend....
Tags: Indianapolis 500, Auto Racing, Memorial Day, IndyCar Series
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Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win Madrid Open
Serena Williams kept the No. 1, and added No. 50. Williams beat Maria Sharapova, 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open Sunday to retain her No. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title. And Rafael Nadal eased by Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-2, 6-4, for...
Tags: Sports, Hockey (music group), National Hockey League, Auto Racing, College Sports
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Phil Mickelson, Nick Watney are up by one shot at Quail Hollow
Phil Mickelson and Nick Watney wound up tied for the lead Saturday in the Wells Fargo Championship, minus much separation from the rest of the field. Mickelson hit a shot out-of-bounds on the 15th hole and hit another shot that struck a spectator in the...
Tags: Nick Watney, Kasey Kahne, LPGA Tour, Stock Car Racing, Ernie Els
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Helio Castroneves hopes this is his year
Helio Castroneves has won the Indianapolis 500 three times, earned 27 career victories overall and he even placed first in the "Dancing with the Stars" contest one year. But there's one thing missing from the veteran driver's resume: an IndyCar...
Tags: Indianapolis 500, Andretti Autosport, Human Interest, Penske Racing, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida)
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Hunter-Reay, Conway and Power top Long Beach Grand Prix practice
Ryan Hunter-Reay, Mike Conway and Will Power -- winners of the last three Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach races -- topped the speed charts in Friday afternoon's practice for the 39th annual running of the street race Sunday. Hunter-Reay, the reigning...
Tags: Andretti Autosport, Penske Racing, Justin Wilson, Auto Racing, IndyCar Series
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