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Protests and clashes as Bahrain prepares for Grand Prix
Chanting protesters reportedly clashed with police Friday in Bahrain even as race cars began looping the tracks before the Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday. Reuters reported that dozens of young men skirmished with police firing tear gas as an...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Activism, National Government, Bahrain, Government
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Long Beach Grand Prix to tighten security after Boston explosions
The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, a racing festival that typically draws more than 170,000 spectators over three days, is tightening security for this weekend's event in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon explosions. Officials "will be working in...
Tags: IndyCar Series, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports, Auto Racing
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Fernando Alonso wins Formula One race in China
The Formula One championship race became more crowded atop the standings when Ferrari driver Fernando Alsonso claimed victory in the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on Sunday. Reigning series champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull finished fourth to...
Tags: Kobe Bryant, Tiger Woods, Auto Racing
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Les Richter again among NASCAR Hall of Fame nominees
The late Les Richter, an ex-Los Angeles Ram who twice helped establish big-league auto racing in Southern California, again was nominated for NASCAR's Hall of Fame. Richter, who died in 2010 at age 79, was among 25 nominees announced Wednesday for...
Tags: Matt Barkley, NASCAR, Stock Car Racing, Football, St. Louis Rams
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World of Outlaws racing makes lone Southern California stop
The World of Outlaws, a popular racing series featuring high-powered sprint cars in close quarters, makes its only Southern California stop Saturday night at Perris Auto Speedway in Riverside County. Qualifying and then racing in the "SoCal Showdown" at...
Tags: NASCAR, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, Auto Racing
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Formula One's Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber take feud to China
The family feud otherwise known as Formula One's Red Bull Racing team heads to China, with all eyes on its drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. Vettel, the reigning Formula One champion, and Webber could barely look at each other after the Malaysia...
Tags: China, Malaysia, Auto Racing
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Long Beach has special meaning for Ryan Hunter-Reay
Ryan Hunter-Reay was born in Texas and now lives in Florida, but the reigning IndyCar champion traces many key moments of his life — the highs and the lows — to Southern California. Hunter-Reay lived in Dana Point when his IndyCar career was...
Tags: IndyCar Series, Robby Gordon, NASCAR, Jimmie Johnson, Penske Racing
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Dario Franchitti wins pole position for Long Beach Grand Prix
Trying to bounce back from his miserable start to the season, Dario Franchitti won the pole position for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Franchitti, a four-time champion in the Izod IndyCar Series and winner of the Long Beach race in 2009, turned...
Tags: Chip Ganassi Racing, IndyCar Series, Penske Racing, Andretti Autosport, Auto Racing
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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: Chip Ganassi Racing, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), IndyCar Series, Penske Racing, Indianapolis 500
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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: IndyCar Series, Penske Racing, Justin Wilson, Andretti Autosport, Auto Racing
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All revved up for a day at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
I've tumbled down another rabbit hole, wound up in Long Beach, which isn't a worst-case scenario, though close. The cars here all need mufflers, the young fans need more clothes. What kind of sordid little event is this? Indy car racing had always been...
Tags: Rabies, NASCAR, Indianapolis 500, Oriol Servia, Auto Racing
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A city that speed calls home
Hot rodder Jimmy Shine's tattoo-covered arms are elbows-deep under the hood of a 1932 Ford as he adjusts the electrical wiring on a $100,000 racing engine that hasn't started in years. Before a co-worker turns the ignition, Shine glances uneasily at the...
Tags: Fair Grounds Corporation, Car Engine Repair, NASCAR, National Hot Rod Association, Arts and Culture
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