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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[Team Penske completes busy Bump Day in preparation for 97th Indy 500]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. –Team Penske put the finishing touches on the final full day of practice Sunday for the 97th Indianapolis 500 by combining for 715 miles around Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

All three Team Penske drivers will start among the first three rows for the start of the legendary race May 26. AJ Allmendinger qualified in the fifth position Saturday, with Will Power sixth and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/team-penske-completes-busy-bump-day-in-preparation-for-97th-indy-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vautier and Legge claim two more spots on the Indianapolis 500 starting grid]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS  - Schmidt Peterson Motorsports drivers Tristan Vautier and Katherine Legge qualified for the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Bump Day in the 28th and 33rd positions.
Katherine LeggePhoto by: Mi ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/vautier-and-legge-claim-two-more-spots-on-the-indianapolis-500-starting-grid/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[SFHR's Newgarden to start 25th at 2013 Indianapolis 500]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Indianapolis, Ind. - Josef Newgarden flew to the top of the speed charts on Bump Day for the 2013 Indianapolis 500 in his first and only qualifying attempt in the second day of qualifying.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RLLR's Rahal was the second fastest qualifier on "Bump Day" at Indianapolis]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rahal made one qualifying attempt today and it yielded a 26th place starting spot. After Rahal was in the field, he got in the No. 17 car at approx. 2:30 p.m. ET, made two outings and provided feedback on Jourdain’s car. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/rllr-s-rahal-was-the-second-fastest-qualifier-on-bump-day-at-indianapolis/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Carpenter: Hot, slippery track makes for tricky conditions in race prep  ]]></title>
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Polesitter Ed Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing ChevroletPhoto by: XPB Images
INDIANAPOLIS (May 19, 2013) – The Ed Carpenter R ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/carpenter-hot-slippery-track-makes-for-tricky-conditions-in-race-prep/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Honda’s Newgarden leads final Indy 500 qualifiers]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Second-year IZOD IndyCar Series driver Josef Newgarden led the field Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the final day of qualifying for next weekend’s Indianapolis 500.  
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/honda-s-newgarden-leads-final-indy-500-qualifiers/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Servia successfully qualifies for the Indianapolis 500]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Pole Day qualifications were delayed one hour and fifteen minutes due to rain on Saturday, May 18. The first car went on track to qualify at 1:28 p.m. ET. Servia took the green flag for his qualification run at 3:58 p.m. ET. He was the 31st car to attempt to qualify for the 500.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bump Day drama at Indianapolis puts Legge in Indy 500 field]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, May 19, 2013) - In a little more than a day, Katherine Legge went from Indianapolis 500 spectator to Indianapolis 500 qualifier.

Katherine LeggePhoto by: Michael C. Johnson
Th ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/bump-day-drama-at-indianapolis-puts-legge-in-indy-500-field/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:22:12 +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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      <title><![CDATA[No bumps on Bump Day but plenty of drama]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bump Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, well, wasn’t. There wasn’t any bumping and the big drama that occurred as qualifying ended for the 97th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race centered around the possibility of a bump.

This was a beautifully sunny, hot and humid day in Indy, one in which 34 car/driver combos practiced throughout the afternoon. There was an hour-long practice between 9 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/no-bumps-on-bump-day-but-plenty-of-drama/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 01:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Time Trials at the Indianapolis 500]]></title>
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Even with all the changes to its format over the years and the possibility of more to come, the pathos of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 never gets old.  The Time Trials both test and reveal character every year.  The true cognoscenti of IndyCar racing understand and savor the power of these raw moments of human emotion.  John Mellencamp, a good Indiana boy, sang that we ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/the-time-trials-at-the-indianapolis-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 19:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Carpenter surprises Penske, Andretti teams to win Indy 500 Pole]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS (May 18, 2013) – David did beat the Goliaths Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when team owner/driver Ed Carpenter shocked the super squads of Penske and Andretti to win the coveted Indy 500 pole position.
 
Carpenter’s upstart, single-car operation proved that solid work and dedication can take out the strongest multi-car open-wheel organizations with a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/carpenter-surprises-penske-andretti-teams-to-win-indy-500-pole/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 10:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Takuma Sato qualified 18th for the 97th Indianapolis 500]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS May 18, 2013—IZOD IndyCar Series point leader Takuma Sato qualified for his fourth Indianapolis 500 driving the AJ Foyt Racing/ABC Supply Honda-powered Indy car. Posting a four-lap average speed of 225.892 mph, Sato will start 18th in the 33-car field.

Morning rain showers delayed the start of time trials by nearly two and a half hours, but once the 2.5-mile Indianapolis ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/takuma-sato-qualified-18th-for-the-97th-indianapolis-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 10:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Team Penske qualifies all there drivers in the first three rows for The Indianapolis 500]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (May 18, 2013) – AJ Allmendinger led Team Penske to a strong showing Saturday by qualifying fifth for the 97th Indianapolis 500. 
 
All three Team Penske drivers will start in the first three rows for the start of the &quot;Greatest Spectacle in Racing&quot; on Sunday, May 26. Will Power will start sixth while Helio Castroneves will line up eighth after the Team ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/team-penske-qualifies-all-there-drivers-in-the-first-three-rows-for-the-indianapolis-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 10:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Newgarden bumped from Top 24 on Pole Day]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Indianapolis, Ind. (May 18, 2013) - Josef Newgarden set out to contend for the coveted pole position on Pole Day for the 97th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, but the cards were not in his favor.
 
Driving the No. 21 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing (SFHR) Century 21/Dallara/Honda/Firestone car, Newgarden was bumped from the top 24 positions with less than one minute remaining ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/newgarden-bumped-from-top-24-on-pole-day/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 09:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pagenaud qualifies 21st for 2013 Indianapolis 500]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS (May 18, 2013) - Simon Pagenaud qualified 21st for the Indianapolis 500 with a four-lap average speed of 225.674 mph on his first qualifying attempt with Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports. 
 
&quot;We expected to be faster, but the handling of the car is fantastic,&quot; Pagenaud said. &quot;I'm not too worried about it because I know we have a good race car. But somehow, we ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/pagenaud-qualifies-21st-for-2013-indianapolis-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 09:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Panther ends eventful Pole Day with Hildebrand 10th and Bell 22nd in the show]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - (May 18, 2013) – Panther Racing added a little drama during the late stages of Pole Day qualifying for the 97th Running of the Indianapolis 500, but as the final gun sounded, both Panther drivers JR Hildebrand (10th) and Townsend Bell (22nd) were securely in the field for The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/panther-ends-eventful-pole-day-with-hildebrand-10th-and-bell-22nd-in-the-show/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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