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      <title><![CDATA[Pagenaud leads final practice, Castroneves' crew wins pit stop contest]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, May 24, 2013 - Simon Pagenaud hopes Coors Light Carb Day is a good indication of Indianapolis 500 Race Day.

Simon Pagenaud, Schmid ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/pagenaud-leads-final-practice-castroneves-crew-wins-pit-stop-contest/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 03:12:56 +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[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[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[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[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[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[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[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[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[Carpenter claims pole for 97th Indianpolis 500 mile race]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS - (Saturday, May 18, 2013) - After a Indianapolis 500 pole day filled with drama for teams Ed Carpenter found himself celebrating with the Verizon P1 Award

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/carpenter-claims-pole-for-97th-indianpolis-500-mile-race/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 07:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ed Carpenter on top after Indy's longest Pole Day]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The longest Pole Day in Indianapolis 500 history ended after 7:15 p.m. tonight with a sprint car guy and Butler Bulldog taking the first qualifying spot after the Fast 9 shootout:  Ed Carpenter! Now rain on the first day of qualifications at Indy is not new, as it has happened many times before. What was new was the early decision by Indycar to let the normal qualifying process play ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/ed-carpenter-on-top-after-indy-s-longest-pole-day/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 06:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Eight Goliaths; One David – Guess who’s on the Indy 500 pole?]]></title>
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For a while it looked like the elements were going to win pole position for the 97th Indianapolis 500. It rained at the end of the 2-hour practice in the morning and didn’t stop until about 11:30, half an hour past when qualifying was supposed to start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

But qualifying did go on, albeit a bit late and by mid-afternoon, it appeared Team Penske was about ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/eight-goliaths-one-david-guess-who-s-on-the-indy-500-pole/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Carpente's best speed halted by rain Friday at Indy]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS (May 17, 2013) – Rainstorms finally hit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as “Fast Friday” practice runs were halted in the mid-afternoon.  But the added turbocharger boost for the engines made for exciting and fast lap speeds before the rain hit.

 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/carpente-s-best-speed-halted-by-rain-friday-at-indy/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Viso sets fastest lap on rain-shortened Fast Friday in Indianpolis ]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS (Friday, May 17, 2013) - E.J. Viso's quest for a 230 mph lap fell just short, but the Andretti Autosport driver still recorded the fastest practice lap at Indianapolis since 2003.

Viso recorded a lap of 229.537 mph in the No. 5 Team Venezuela PDVSA CITGO Chevrolet before rain brought an early end to the day's activity

Viso's Andretti Autosport teammates, Marco Andretti ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/viso-sets-fastest-lap-on-rain-shortened-fast-friday-in-indianpolis/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rapid rookie Munoz tops practice for Indianpolis 500 on day six]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, May 16, 2013) - Rookie Carlos Munoz topped the speed chart for the second time during the month of May as team's geared up for &quot;Fast Friday&quot; at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.


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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rookie Carlos Munoz back on top at Indy 500 practice]]></title>
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The Andretti Autosport onslaught continued today during Day 6 of Indy 500 practice as rookie Carlos Munoz ran the fastest lap of the month at 225.163 and teammates Ryan Hunter-Reay and Marco Andretti were close behind. Another rookie also made news at Indy today as Conor Daly found the SAFER barrier in Turn 1 and almost got upside down in his AJ Foyt Enterprises Dallara the first ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/rookie-carlos-munoz-back-on-top-at-indy-500-practice/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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