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      <title><![CDATA[Franchitti joins elite club with third Indy 500 victory]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For the second year in a row, the Indianapolis 500 was decided by a last-lap crash, as Target Chip Ganassi Racing's Dario Franchitti won one of the hottest and most hotly contested Memorial Day Classics in history on Sunday. The victory gained Franchitti entrance into an elite circle of drivers to drink the milk three times at Indianapolis on the Memorial Day weekend.  Franchitti was ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/franchitti-joins-elite-club-with-third-indy-500-victory/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 21:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bump Day concludes Indianapolis 500 qualifying ]]></title>
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Qualifying concluded for next Sunday's 96th running of the Indianapolis 500 with nine
drivers rounding out the field of 33 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today.

Sebastian Bourdais  took the spot on the inside of the ninth row with a qualifying
average speed of 223.760 mph.

AJ Foyt Racing's Wade Cunningham posted a 223.528 mph mark, which placed him in the
middle of the ninth row ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/bump-day-concludes-indianapolis-500-qualifying/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Briscoe snags his maiden Indianapolis 500 pole at the Brickyard ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ryan Briscoe notched his first Indianapolis 500 pole in today’s qualifying on the 2.5-
mile oval in his Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet.  The Australian’s four-lap average of
226.484 mph was good enough to stick even when James Hinchcliffe made the final attempt to snag the pole but came up short.

After a long day at the Brickyard for the IZOD IndyCar Series’ fifth round of the
season ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/briscoe-snags-his-maiden-indianapolis-500-pole-at-the-brickyard/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 00:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dixon speeds to best time in Indy 500’s sixth day of practice ]]></title>
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Teams and drivers continued to work on race set-ups and simulations on May 17th at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Scott Dixon, the 2008 race winner, was quickest on the day with a lap of 40.3428 seconds (223.088 mph, second-quickest of the month) in the No. 9 Ganassi Racing car.

&quot;It's nice,&quot; said Dixon. &quot;I think we've taken this week a little slower. We didn't have the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/dixon-speeds-to-best-time-in-indy-500-s-sixth-day-of-practice/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 02:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Marco Andretti claims fastest lap on practice day 4 at Indy ]]></title>
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Marco Andretti recorded a time of 40.2367 seconds (223.676 mph) to set the fastest lap of the month to date as practice for the May 27th Indianapolis 500 continued at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday.

&quot;I'm really pleased with where we are at with the race car so far,&quot; said Andretti. &quot;I have just been really working on the car in a pack, and just trying to stay ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/marco-andretti-claims-fastest-lap-on-practice-day-4-at-indy/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 02:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Newgarden posts top time at Indy on practice day 3]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rookie Josef Newgarden recorded a time of 40.4519 seconds, 222.486
miles per hour, to set the fastest lap of the month to date as practice for the May
27th Indianapolis 500 continued at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on
Monday.

&quot;It's another strong day. We're stepping through it each time, and we
have a lot more to go still. Our good start is continuing to roll forward.
So we're ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/newgarden-posts-top-time-at-indy-on-practice-day-3/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 02:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Saavedra rolls to top time in second day of practice at the Speedway]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sebastian Saavedra  of AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport recorded a time of 40.6272 seconds (221.526 mph) to set the fastest lap of the month to date as practice for the May 27th Indianapolis 500 continued at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday.

&quot;I have to take the guys out for dinner tonight,&quot; said Saavedra. &quot;It's exciting. We've been struggling the past couple of years ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/saavedra-rolls-to-top-time-in-second-day-of-practice-at-the-speedway/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 01:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Josef Newgarden fastest on Indy opening day ]]></title>
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Sarah Fisher Racing's Josef Newgarden recorded the fastest time at
Indianapolis Motor Speedway today, as practice for the 96th Greatest
Spectacle in Racing commenced in earnest for the May 28th 500-mile race.

Newgarden's best mark of 220.250 mph was over half a mile per hour faster
than JR Hildebrand, the 2011 Indy 500 runner-up at 219.693 mph for
Panther Racing. Newgarden's ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/josef-newgarden-fastest-on-indy-opening-day/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 01:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Will Power overpowers the field in Sao Paulo ]]></title>
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Team Penske's Will Power swept to his third consecutive win of the 2012 IndyCar season by overpowering the field on the way to victory in the Sao Paolo, Brazil 300. Power's margin of victory was nearly one second over Ryan Hunter-Reay of Andretti Autosports.

The 75-lap race was marred by five full-course yellow flag periods that slowed the competitors around the 2.5 mile 11-turn ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/will-power-overpowers-the-field-in-sao-paulo/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Power speeds over Sao Paulo street course to snag another pole]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Power claims Sao Paulo pole to keep streak alive

Team Penske's Will Power continued his run of pole-taking qualifications
sessions in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Saturday, earning his fourth consecutive
record-setting start at the head of the IndyCar field. Power sped over the
2.5 mile course to the fastest lap of 112.591 mph (a new track record) and
bested Dario Franchitti of Ganassi Racing ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/power-speeds-over-sao-paulo-street-course-to-snag-another-pole/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Honda allowed turbo modification, GM protest fails]]></title>
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Honda wins approval for turbo cover change in IndyCar engine



Honda has reason to smile today after a 3-person panel at the IndyCar
Series approved its request to make changes to a critical engine component.

The move should increase the Japanese manufacturer's competitiveness on the
track as soon as this weekend at the IndyCar Sao Paolo, Brazil event
scheduled to be contested on ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/honda-allowed-turbo-modification-gm-protest-fails/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Hearing on turbocharger protest scheduled, Lotus drops 2 teams]]></title>
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IndyCar today announced a hearing for a protest filed by General Motors (GM) over engine specs. The hearing follows on the heels of the decision made last week by the open-wheel sanctioning body to allow Honda to use a 0.74 A/R compressor cover for its single turbocharger engine

IndyCar has scheduled a meeting this Thursday, April 26th with Beaux Barfield, the president of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/hearing-on-turbocharger-protest-scheduled-lotus-drops-2-teams/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pagenaud filling in gaps in his racing knowledge at Barber]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Simon Pagenaud took a fill-in role last year for Ana Bia Beatriz to a full-
time ride in the 2012 IndyCar Series season by being a good student, doing
his homework and making the grade when it counted.

Pagenaud earned the impromptu start in 2011 at Barber Motorsports Park for
the Sam Schmidt Motorsports team when Bia was injured, then drove in his
first-ever IndyCar event to an ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/pagenaud-filling-in-gaps-in-his-racing-knowledge-at-barber/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Helio Castroneves runs away from the field to win at St. Pete ]]></title>
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Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves won the season-opening IZOD IndyCar Series race at St Petersburg, Florida on Sunday.  Castroneves assumed the lead with twenty-two laps remaining and stretched his margin to over six seconds before backing off the throttle late in the race.

“I have to thank my team today,” said Castroneves.  “We knew it would be a fight and we came prepared to compete ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/helio-castroneves-runs-away-from-the-field-to-win-at-st-pete/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Barrichello accepts the step into the KV Racing cockpit]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Barrichello signs, Kanaan extends, at KVRT

Former Formula 1 driver Rubens Barrichello signed today with KV Racing Technology to drive the team's No. 8 Dallara DW12/Chevrolet in the upcoming 2012 IndyCar series season. He will join countryman Tony Kanaan, whose contract to drive for the KVRT team was extended for another two years today, and the newly-resigned EJ Viso as ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/barrichello-accepts-the-step-into-the-kv-racing-cockpit/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Viso joins KV Racing for 2012 campaign]]></title>
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Venezuelan EJ Viso and KV Racing Technology announced an agreement on Monday that will put the 26 year-old back on the grid for his third season of IndyCar racing at KVRT and his fifth season overall. 

“I am really happy to be back,” Viso said.  “Last year was very successful even if the results don't necessarily reflect what we wanted.  We worked very hard and we proved we were ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/viso-joins-kv-racing-for-2012-campaign/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fisher, Newgarden and Honda set to open at St Pete ]]></title>
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An American team partnered with a familiar Japanese performance partner today when Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing announced a deal to put Honda power behind 2011 Firestone Indy Lights champion Josef Newgarden for the coming IndyCar Series season.

The move will insure the well-spoken Newgarden and IndyCar’s most popular female car-owner a presence at the season opener in St. Petersburg ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/fisher-newgarden-and-honda-set-to-open-at-st-pete/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Barfield lays down competition changes at 2nd day of summit]]></title>
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Second day of IndyCar summit heats up stove-top competition and driver line-up rumors


The second day of State of IndyCar presentations in Indianapolis brought the return of single-file restarts, a tri-heat qualifying process for Iowa and fresh information on former Formula 1 stand-out Rubens Barrichello's bid to enter the series.

IndyCar President of Competition and Race Director ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/barfield-lays-down-competition-changes-at-2nd-day-of-summit/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Milwaukee Mile returns with June race in 2012]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A beloved open-wheel tradition will continue in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar season when the series returns to the legendary Milwaukee Mile on June 16th after a two year absence. The last winner at the Wisconsin venue in 2009 was Scott Dixon for the Ganassi Racing team.

Former IndyCar racer and current team owner, Michael Andretti is the CEO of his own promotion and marketing company, which ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/milwaukee-mile-returns-with-june-race-in-2012/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ball in Barrichello's court after 3 days of testing]]></title>
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Twice was not enough as former Williams Formula 1 driver Rubens Barrichello returned for a third consecutive day to Sebring International Raceway to test the new IndyCar Dallara DW12 for KV Racing Technology on Wednesday.

Barrichello matched times with friend and potential KVRT teammate Tony Kanaan over a test that has now run to a total of more than 200 laps around the central ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/ball-in-barrichello-s-court-after-3-days-of-testing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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