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      <title><![CDATA[Dario Franchitti surges to top on busy 5th day in Indy]]></title>
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Defending Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti finally made some noise today on Day Five of practice by snagging the top spot on the speed chart and outdueling the Andretti Autosport brigade. Dario was the first non-Andretti driver to finish with quick time at the end of a practice day this week, and there's more to come this weekend as the teams will be allotted more turbo ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/dario-franchitti-surges-to-top-on-busy-5th-day-in-indy/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 05:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Franchitti tops Wednesday practice ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Day five of practice for the 97th Indianapolis 500 was another clean one filled with race simulations throughout the afternoon. While a few drivers might have tried some qualifying sims, they were far and few between. There weren’t too many takers when the track opened at the crack of noon and as the afternoon wore on presentations on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval were ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/franchitti-tops-wednesday-practice/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lisa’s Sao Paulo “Back Talk”]]></title>
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The Big Picture:  The Streets of Sao Paulo is a test of how IndyCar can build its brand internationally. Indy Car racing is very popular in Brazil, but it could make more financial sense if put on the schedule before or after Australia, a race currently not on the schedule, where IndyCar racing is also popular!

Event:  It’s a fly in race two days long with nothing else but the ICS ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/lisa-s-sao-paulo-back-talk/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Briscoe thrilled to be in Indy 500 with Ganassi's team]]></title>
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Long Beach, Calif. – Ryan Briscoe is returning to the IZOD IndyCar Series for the upcoming Indianapolis 500, teaming with Chip Ganassi Racing.  He will be driving the No. 8 NTT Data Honda.  “It is a very exciting time for me, and I had a great experience previously with the team at the Indianapolis 500 and I can’t wait to come back,” said Briscoe, the 2012 pole winner for the famed ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/briscoe-thrilled-to-be-in-indy-500-with-ganassi-s-team/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Changing the names is as right as rain in IndyCar]]></title>
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 The season has already yielded victories for two of the younger drivers on the race course: James Hinchcliffe in St. Petersburg at the season-opener and more recently IndyCar defending champion Ryan Hunter-Reay at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama.

 It’s a poignant, almost surreal, moment when one generation replaces the other on the podium. There is some whooping and hollering ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/changing-the-names-is-as-right-as-rain-in-indycar/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chip Ganassi Racing teams sign Ryan Briscoe for 97th running of the Indianapolis 500]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS  – Four-time and reigning Indianapolis 500 Winners Chip Ganassi Racing Teams (CGRT) announced today an agreement with former Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver Ryan Briscoe to pilot a fourth Honda entry with sponsorship from NTT DATA, a leading global  IT services provider, for the 97th Running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) on May 26 (11AM ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/chip-ganassi-racing-teams-sign-ryan-briscoe-for-97th-running-of-the-indianapolis-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Podium for Dixon and mechanical problems for Franchitti at Barber]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Target Chip Ganassi Racing (TCGR) drivers Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti finished second and 25th, respectively, in Round 2 of the IZOD IndyCar Series at Barber Motorsports Park. The 90-lap event was slowed by just a single caution period in the opening stages of the race (laps 2-5).
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/podium-for-dixon-and-mechanical-problems-for-franchitti-at-barber/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dixon stars in battle at Barber]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In an exciting finish that left many in the near sellout-crowd standing throughout the final 15 laps, Honda-powered Scott Dixon battled defending series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay throughout the closing stages of Sunday’s Honda Grand Prix of Alabama, coming up just six-tenths of a second short of the victory at the checkers.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/dixon-stars-in-battle-at-barber/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Drivers and teams get in final testing of year in Fontana]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Drivers participating in a Chevrolet day Dec. 3 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., include reigning series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay and Marco Andretti of Andretti Autosport, championship runner-up Will Power and Helio Castroneves of Team Penske, Sebastien Bourdais of Dragon Racing and Ed Carpenter of Ed Carpenter Racing.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/drivers-and-teams-get-in-final-testing-of-year-in-fontana/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Is IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard fired?]]></title>
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A confidential source outside the IndyCar Series has informed us that IZOD IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard has been fired from the series today. Details are sketchy and few, so we won’t repeat them until they can be corroborated.


Bernard, who came to the series in 2010, was formerly head of the Professional Bull Rider series. His strengths are definitely in promotion and management ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/is-indycar-ceo-randy-bernard-fired/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indy another option as Zanardi takes next step ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sep.21 (GMM)  Indycar could be another option as Alex Zanardi prepares to take his next step.

The former F1 driver recently won double Paralympics gold in hand-cycling, revealing afterwards that he is now considering a return to his sport of choice.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indy-another-option-as-zanardi-takes-next-step/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[CGR's Kimball scores sixth top-10 sinish of season at Fontana ]]></title>
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Charlie Kimball, Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing HondaPhoto by: Jeff DavidsonFONTANA, Calif. (September 16, 2012) – Novo Nor ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/cgr-s-kimball-scores-sixth-top-10-sinish-of-season-at-fontana/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rahal finishes sixth in Ganassi Honda at season finale in Fontana ]]></title>
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FONTANA, Calif. (September 16, 2012) – Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing (SCCGR) driver Graham Rahal finished 18th in the MAVTV 500 INDYCAR World Championships at Auto Club Speedway.  The result came in his 92nd IZOD IndyCar Series career start. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/rahal-finishes-sixth-in-ganassi-honda-at-season-finale-in-fontana/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Franchitti finishes second, Dixon third in Fontana for Ganassi ]]></title>
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FONTANA, Calif. (September 15, 2012) – Target Chip Ganassi Racing (TCGR) drivers Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon finished second and third, respectively, in the MavTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway on Saturday night.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/franchitti-finishes-second-dixon-third-in-fontana-for-ganassi/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dixon finishes fourth, Franchitti 13th at Baltimore Grand Prix ]]></title>
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BALTIMORE, Md. (September 2, 2012) – Target Chip Ganassi Racing (TCGR) drivers Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti finished fourth and 13th, respectively, in Sunday’s Baltimore Grand Pix.  With one event remaining on the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series calendar, Dixon is still mathematically eligible for the 2012 Championship.  He remains fourth (-53 points) behind leader Will Power ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/dixon-finishes-fourth-franchitti-13th-at-baltimore-grand-prix/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kimball runs strong race with late-mechanical failure at Baltimore ]]></title>
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BALTIMORE, Md. (September 3, 2012) – Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing (NNCGR) driver Charlie Kimball finished 21st in the Baltimore Grand Prix on the Streets of Baltimore.  The finish comes in Kimball’s 30th career IZOD IndyCar Series start and second at Baltimore.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/kimball-runs-strong-race-with-late-mechanical-failure-at-baltimore/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rahal has 11th place finish on the Streets of Baltimore ]]></title>
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BALTIMORE, Md. (September 3, 2012) – Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing (SCCGR) driver Graham Rahal finished 11th in the Baltimore Grand Prix on the Streets of Baltimore.  The result came in his 91st IZOD IndyCar Series career start and second at Baltimore. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/rahal-has-11th-place-finish-on-the-streets-of-baltimore/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kimball runs strong race with late-technical issue at Sonoma]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sonoma, Calif. – Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing (NNCGR) driver Charlie Kimball finished 21st in the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma Raceway.  The finish comes in Kimball’s 29th career IZOD IndyCar Series start.
 
The Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing team started from 21st position and withstood incidents that caused two cautions totaling 11 laps on the 2.31-mile, 12-turn road ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/kimball-runs-strong-race-with-late-technical-issue-at-sonoma/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rahal scores fourth top-five finish at Sonoma]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sonoma, Calif. – Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing (SCCGR) driver Graham Rahal finished fifth in the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma Raceway.  The result marked the 20th top-five finish of his IZOD IndyCar Series career and his fourth top-five through 13 rounds of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/rahal-scores-fourth-top-five-finish-at-sonoma/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Series updates teams' engine counts before Sonoma]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, Aug 22, 2012) - INDYCAR provided an update today regarding the status of fresh engines remaining for each team for the remaining three races of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/series-updates-teams-engine-counts-before-sonoma/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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