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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 07:56:46 +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[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[Hinch takes a tow to Tuesday fast lap]]></title>
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Tuesday practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway has turned into a good one – the skies are clear, the temps have risen to tank-top-and-flip-flop levels, bringing 34 primary and backup cars to the 2.5-mile IMS oval in preparation for the 97th annual Indianapolis 500 Mile Race.

James Hinchcliffe set the early mark in teammate Marco Andretti’s No. 25 Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone race ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/hinch-takes-a-tow-to-tuesday-fast-lap/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Three winners, four series champions in 97th Indianapolis 500 field]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - Three past winners and four IZOD IndyCar Series champions are among the drivers named to the 33 entries filed for the 2013 Indianapolis 500, scheduled for Sunday, May 26 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon of Target Chip Ganassi Racing and Helio Castroneves of Team Penske are the past winners assigned to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/three-winners-four-series-champions-in-97th-indianapolis-500-field/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 00:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hunter-Reay speeds to track record in Sao Paulo qualifying]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[SAO PAULO (Saturday, May 4, 2013) -- Ryan Hunter-Reay earned his second Verizon P1 Award of 2013 by setting a track-record lap of 1 minute, 20.4312 seconds in the Firestone Fast Six for the fourth Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle.

&quot;I gave it everything I had and it's great to get the DHL Chevrolet up front again and on pole,&quot; said Hunter-Reay, the reigning ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/hunter-reay-speeds-to-track-record-in-sao-paulo-qualifying/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 22:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Franchitti was quickest in the climactic Firestone Fast Six - Long Beach qualifying ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[“Firestone Fast Six” Qualifying Results (mph): 1. Dario Franchitti; (105.369) 2. Ryan Hunter-Reay (105.282); 3. Will Power (105.118); 4. Takuma Sato (105.042); 5. Mike Conway (104.806); 6. Helio Castroneves (104.235).
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/franchitti-was-quickest-in-the-climactic-firestone-fast-six-long-beach-qualifying/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Firestone fast six outcome sees Hunter-Reay grab the pole in Alabama]]></title>
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“Firestone Fast Six” Qualifying Results (mph): 1. Ryan Hunter-Reay (123.422); 2. Will Power (122.976); 3. Tristan Vautier (122.919); 4. Scott Dixon (122.914); 5. Charlie Kimball (122.669); 6. Helio Castroneves (122.647).

Firestone qualifying highlight: Running a used set of Firestone Firehawk alternate (red-sidewall) tires in the Firestone Fast Six, Andretti Autosport’s Ryan ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/firestone-fast-six-outcome-sees-hunter-reay-grab-the-pole-in-alabama/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 05:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hinchcliffe choice to run Firestone primary tires in St.Pete]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Firestone Tire Performance Recap: Firestone Racing, at the request of the series and drivers, increased the performance gap between the Firehawk primary (black-sidewall) and alternate (red-sidewall) tires and it played a decisive role in today’s race. 

Firestone engineers designed the alternate tire to be softer than in the past, which made it faster but with the potential to wear out ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/hinchcliffe-choice-to-run-firestone-primary-tires-in-st-pete/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sato qualifies on front row for St. Petersburg season opener ]]></title>
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL March 23, 2013—The most unlikely pairing in the IZOD IndyCar Series paddock served notice today.

 
Drivers presentation: T ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/sato-qualifies-on-front-row-for-st-petersburg-season-opener/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:38:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Power claims first pole of the new season at St. Pete]]></title>
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Saturday, March 23, 2013) - Will Power earned his fourth consecutive pole for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- and the inaugural Verizon P1 Award.

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      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Firestone Fast Six put on a good show in St. Petersburg's qualifying]]></title>
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Firestone qualifying highlight: Will Power collected his fourth consecutive pole position for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg by employing the popular strategy of running on the red-sidewall Firestone Firehawk alternate tires in each session of qualifying. Power ran new alternate sets for the first two segments and put back on a used set of Firehawk alternates for the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/firestone-fast-six-put-on-a-good-show-in-st-petersburg-s-qualifying-433084/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Performance improvement and new track records mark opening of 2013 season]]></title>
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One of IndyCar's greatest traditions, and one of the sweetest phrases of motorsport, came from the lips of the great, late Tom Carnegie in his unforgettable bass baritone announcing over the public address system at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, &quot;And it's a new track record!&quot;

Today's results in St Pete would have made Mr. Carnegie proud, as qualifying times on the temporary ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/performance-improvement-and-new-track-records-mark-opening-of-2013-season/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Closeness is a given in IndyCar's 2013 season]]></title>
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Spectators want close racing with lots of passing. They want fast cars and dare-devil drivers.  Fans want to follow a winner, someone they can count on to deliver thrilling on-track performance every weekend.


Looks like the fans are about to get just exactly what they want; indeed, what they got in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar season but only more and better this time around.


Last year's ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/closeness-is-a-given-in-indycar-s-2013-season/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[INDYCAR announces formation of an advisory Competition Committee]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS - INDYCAR announced today the formation of an advisory Competition Committee, creating a formalized communication platform with various industry stakeholders on competition- and technical-related matters.

The committee will consist of a minimum of seven members that will meet regularly throughout the year to evaluate competition-related matters, including rules, technical ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indycar-announces-formation-of-an-advisory-competition-committee-432598/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The screwing of Katherine Legge]]></title>
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I remember it like yesterday. The email came through in January of last year from Katherine Legge, telling me she’d hooked up with this fabulous new sponsor, TrueCar, but I couldn’t say a word about it until, unless the team she was joining was named. So I kept my trap shut and waited until, finally, Katherine was confirmed by Dragon Racing, Jay Penske’s outfit.

She’d be driving the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/the-screwing-of-katherine-legge/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RHR: The quintessential American champion ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[IndyCar has not just an American-born champion in Ryan Hunter-Reay, but a good old-fashioned, against-all-odds, rags-to-riches underdog in RHR. In other words, a quintessential American champion.

Since somewhere around the time Michael Andretti and Al Unser Jr. began fading from the scene, the large us-versus-them contingent of open-wheel racing fans in the United States – whether ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/rhr-the-quintessential-american-champion/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Firestone continues with INDYCAR through 2018]]></title>
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Al Speyer may be leaving as executive director of Firestone’s motorsports activities in 2013, but he’s keeping the IZOD indyCar Series community safe and fast with the news that the brand will continue as sole INDYCAR tire supplier through the 2018 season. The move ensures Firestone’s participation in the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2016; Firestone has supplied tires to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/firestone-continues-with-indycar-through-2018/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 02:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Firestone to remain sole tire supplier ]]></title>
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Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (Bridgestone Americas) and INDYCAR announced today that Bridgestone Americas’ Firestone brand will remain the sole tire supplier to the IZOD IndyCar Series through the 2018 race season.

Fir ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/firestone-to-remain-sole-tire-supplier/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bridgestone America's  Director of Motorsports Al Speyer retires]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (Bridgestone Americas) announced today that Al Speyer, executive director of motorsports, intends to retire in 2013 after 38 years with the company.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/bridgestone-america-s-director-of-motorsports-al-speyer-retires/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Al Speyer – an appreciation]]></title>
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After spending 30 years working in motorsports for Bridgestone Americas – and an overall 38 years with the company – Al Speyer is hanging up his red and white jacket and retiring in 2013. Speyer has been the executive director of motorsports and brought Firestone back to the major open wheel arena, both in CART and with the IZOD indyCar Series.

He began his affiliation with ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/al-speyer-an-appreciation/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
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