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      <title><![CDATA[Zanardi gifted with Ganassi car from Laguna Seca race in 1996]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Indianapolis, Ind. – In a special ceremony at the Yard of Bricks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Chip Ganassi presented Alex Zanardi with the Reynard 961/Honda that Zanardi drove to victory in the CART race at Mazda Raceway in Laguna Seca in September 1996.  In that legendary race, Zanardi passed Bryan Herta in the famed “Corkscrew” turn on the last lap for the famous victory in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/zanardi-gifted-with-ganassi-car-from-laguna-seca-race-in-1996/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 02:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Indianapolis 500: iconic is more than a word]]></title>
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An icon is someone of something regarded as a representative symbol of something.  It is fair to say that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500 are icons of auto racing.  Oh, other tracks like Le Mans and Daytona can lay claim to this iconic status, but primarily as icons of types of racing like sports cars and stock cars.  Even though Indy is open wheel racing, it ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/the-indianapolis-500-iconic-is-more-than-a-word/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 00:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Castroneves and Penske crew celebrate Pit Stop Challenge win ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Thousands of fans watched as the pit crew of Helio Castroneves won the annual Pit Stop Challenge on pit lane at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 24.

Two days before the 97th Indianapolis 500, the Penske Racing pit crew for Helio Castroneves is celebrating their win in the Pit Stop Challenge held on pit lane May 24.

Both Castroneves and his team climbed the fence in celebration of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/castroneves-and-penske-crew-celebrate-pit-stop-challenge-win-2/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 22:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Peter Dempsey wins Freedom 100 in four-wide finish]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Peter Dempsey, driving his Belardi Auto Racing Indy Lights machine snuck up on the final lap to nip Gabby Chavez, Sage Karam and Carlos Munoz in a breathtaking four wide photo finish at the yard of bricks to win the 2013 Freedom 100 May 24 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Dempsey ran much of the race, which saw a single caution period, chasing the leaders of Munoz and Karam, but ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indylights/news/peter-dempsey-wins-freedom-100-in-four-wide-finish/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pagenaud fastest in Carb Day runs at Indianapolis]]></title>
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Indianapolis, Ind. – All 33 entrants in the Indianapolis 500 participated in Carb Day late Friday morning at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  When the checkered flag dropped after an hour’s practice time, Simon Pagenaud ripped off the fastest lap as the session wound down.  His speed in the Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda was a rapid 225.827 miles per hour.

Unseasonably ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/pagenaud-fastest-in-carb-day-runs-at-indianapolis/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Larry and A.J. Foyt talk about drivers and races with Indy 500 ahead]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ We're joined by Foyt Racing, Larry and A.J., a four-time winner here, clearly legendary status, has also won as an owner. Before this started, Ed looked at me and said, It's really something because at the moment Foyt Racing is back on top.

Larry, that has to feel good for you?

A.J. Foyt: For sure. It's been a long road coming. It does feel great. The whole team is working well ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/larry-and-a-j-foyt-talk-about-drivers-and-races-with-indy-500-ahead-435365/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Karam captures pole position for Freedom 100 in Indianapolis]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, May 23, 2013) - Sage Karam earned the Sunoco Pole Award for the Firestone Freedom 100 in his first Firestone Indy Lights oval race. Karam, an 18-year-old from Nazareth, Pa., posted a two-lap average speed of 189.243 mph (1 minute, 35.1160 seconds cumulative time) May 23 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Karam, driving the No. 8 Comfort Revolutions car for ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indylights/news/karam-captures-pole-position-for-freedom-100-in-indianapolis/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 02:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indy drivers revved up for Indianapolis 500]]></title>
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Indianapolis, Ind. – With the countdown to the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 underway, the 33 drivers and their crews can’t wait for the world’s biggest race to start.  But there’s work to be done and a series of parties and appearances to be completed before the race is flagged off mid-day on Sunday.  Also, the final on-track test, Carb Day, is scheduled for Friday.  And ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indy-drivers-revved-up-for-indianapolis-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nabors to return to IMA to sing during Indy 500 pre-race]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, May 23, 2013 - Legendary actor, singer and entertainer Jim Nabors will sing &quot;(Back Home Again In) Indiana&quot; in person during pre-race ceremonies for the 97th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 26 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Nabors was unable to attend the race last year due to illness, but a rendition of the song he performed at his home in Hawaii ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/nabors-to-return-to-ima-to-sing-during-indy-500-pre-race/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What are you doing this weekend?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Month of May has been one of the busiest in motorsports for many years. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway gives teams and drivers days and days of practice in preparation for the biggest race of the IndyCar season, the Indianapolis 500. 

NASCAR holds its All-Star event, followed by the longest race of its season, the Coke 600 held at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Lastly, Formula One ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/what-are-you-doing-this-weekend/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 20:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indy 500 by the numbers]]></title>
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My full time job is teaching math and science to middle schoolers so I'm a numbers guy. The Indianapolis 500 has been contested 96 times already so the event is full of numbers to play with so I thought I would take a spin of my own through this year's race figures just for kicks. Although I play the lottery occasionally, I am not a gambler but I wondered who the oddsmakers in Las ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indy-500-by-the-numbers/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 06:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Drag racer Brown steps into Carpenter's IndyCar]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS  (AP) — Antron Brown joked that he wouldn't mind making a couple of left-handed turns the next time he's on the track. Ed Carpenter thought it'd be fun to ramp up the speed by about 100 mph.

Maybe they ought to swap rides.

Brown, the reigning NHRA Top Fuel champion, stopped by his old pal's garage at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, slipping into ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/drag-racer-brown-steps-into-carpenter-s-indycar/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 05:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[You can outrun everyone but the sun]]></title>
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An IndyCar traveling at 235-plus mph can outrun just about anything - except the sun. That's the message Josef Newgarden is spreading at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on this Wednesday Community Day at the Brickyard.

On the one day a year that real fans can drive their own personal vehicles on this famed 2.5 mile oval raceway, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing's ace driver is delivering a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/you-can-outrun-everyone-but-the-sun/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[IndyCar Series qualification rules for 2nd race on double-header weekends]]></title>
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Indianapolis, Ind. – The IZOD IndyCar Series announced today its qualification rules for the second race on double-header weekends at Belle Isle, Toronto and Houston.  For these events, the competitors will be split into two groups, running 12 minutes each with five minutes of guaranteed green-flag time.  The new rule amends the previous one that called for a 30-minute session ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indycar-series-qualification-rules-for-2nd-race-on-double-header-weekends/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 22:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Panther owner Jim Harbaugh to drive Chevy pace car for 97th Indianapolis 500]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - (May 22, 2013) – Panther Racing co-owner Jim Harbaugh will drive the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray pace car for this weekend’s 97th Running of the Indianapolis 500, officials from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced today. Harbaugh was a founding partner in Panther Racing when it was originally formed in 1997, and the team’s primary IndyCar Series entry ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/panther-owner-jim-harbaugh-to-drive-chevy-pace-car-for-97th-indianapolis-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 18:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[At the Brickyard Crossing Golf Course Par is Over 220]]></title>
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At the Brickyard Crossing Golf Course at the historical Indianapolis Motor Speedway par is 220+.  That’s par for the IndyCars screaming around at over 220 miles per hour at the famed 2.5-mile oval in Speedway, Indiana.  For golfers fortunately, par is only 72.  


Voted one of America’s Top 100 Public Golf Courses by Golf Digest and GolfWeek, four holes of the Brickyard Crossing ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/at-the-brickyard-crossing-golf-course-par-is-over-220/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indianapolis 500: No such thing as an "Off Day" ]]></title>
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They call it an &quot;off-day&quot; in motorsports. That is weekday Monday's and Tuesday's we are talking about.


But when it's an &quot;off-day&quot; in the month of May at Indianapolis it is anything but a play day.


On the day after Sunday qualifying, which saw Ed Carpenter roll into motorsports legend status with a stirring run at and for the Indianapolis 500 pole, the entire ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indianapolis-500-no-such-thing-as-an-off-day/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 03:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Not playing by the rules at Indianapolis can be costly]]></title>
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On Bump Day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the IZOD IndyCar Series made known the penalties for engine changes that will occur in the first Detroit race a week from now, as no engine penalties are imposed during the Indianapolis 500 race meeting.

Because his Honda engine expired about 70 miles before its 2000-mile change-out, Dario Franchitti will suffer a 10-spot penalty in the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/not-playing-by-the-rules-at-indianapolis-can-be-costly/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Carpenter's great start makes a good finish]]></title>
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Few things resound with the average fan more than a story of redemption, of triumph over adversity or conquest of the behemoth by the underdog.


You can make a good case for David vs. Goliath as the world's first well-promoted heavyweight title fight, though the participants were of disparate weight classes and substantial physical disproportion.


There's a saying in Washington ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/why-carpenter-s-great-start-makes-a-good-finish/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Week at the Indy 500 Lasts a Lifetime]]></title>
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What a week this has been. Nine days of preparation for the 97th Indianapolis 500 are now over and I feel it in my bones. Bump Day wrapped up qualifying today with zero drama after Saturday's rain delayed Pole Day shootout. Other than Ed Carpenter, Katherine Legge is probably the happiest driver in the 500 as she jumped in a car this morning, got it up to speed, qualified on the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/a-week-at-the-indy-500-lasts-a-lifetime-435198/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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