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      <title><![CDATA[Open letter to IndyCar fans from Jeff Belskus]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[An open letter to IndyCar fans from INDYCAR CEO Jeff Belskus was published today on IndyCar.com. The full letter is reproduced here.
Jeff Belskus responds to the continuing controversy after the Sunday night departure of Randy Bernard.

Open Letter to INDYCAR Fans:

Without a doubt, the last few days have been challenging for the INDYCAR community. We have received and heard many ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/open-letter-to-indycar-fans-from-jeff-belskus/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Randy Bernard]]></title>
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In a way, it was good that very little notice was paid to our article on Friday, October 26, which said that INDYCAR CEO Randy Bernard had been fired by the Hulman &amp; Company Board of Directors. Having just a few facts from a reliable source, we chose to print it as a rumor with a promise we would follow up with some details and insight. But the facts we have are still rather ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-randy-bernard/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Corvette named 2012 Indy 500 pace car]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[2013 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZR1 TO PACE 96TH INDIANAPOLIS 500
2013 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1Photo by: General Motors

INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - A 2013 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/corvette-named-2012-indy-500-pace-car/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 22:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Marco Andretti tops Indy 500 speed chart on Fast Friday]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Andretti Autosport’s Marco Andretti laid down the fastest time at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to top the speed charts on the final practice day leading up to qualifying for the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500.  Using his Chevrolet power, Andretti flew around the 2.5-mile oval at 39.553 for a speed of 227.540 mph.  

Second and third fastest times were set by Team Penske’s Ryan ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/marco-andretti-tops-indy-500-speed-chart-on-fast-friday/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 00:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Daly first to hit wall; Munoz quick again on Thursday at Indy]]></title>
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It took 5-1/2 practice days for the clean white walls of Indianapolis Motor Speedway to be smirched with rubber and carbon fiber. Shortly after 2:15PM, rookie Conor Daly was on his 44th lap when he got low in the first turn and smacked the SAFER barriers (thank goodness they’re there) before his Dallara/Honda racer got on its side, eventually coming to a halt on its Firestone ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/daly-first-to-hit-wall-munoz-quick-again-on-thursday-at-indy/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Culinary rock star Fieri to drive Indianapolis 500 pace car ]]></title>
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Popular TV personality, author, restaurateur to lead field in Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - Restaurateur, best-selling author and host of the
Food Network's hit show &quot;Diners, Drive-ins and Dives&quot; Guy Fieri will drive the 2013
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Pace Car to lead the field of 33 drivers to start the 2012
Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 27 at ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/culinary-rock-star-fieri-to-drive-indianapolis-500-pace-car/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indianapolis Motor Speedway names Redlick VP]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[REDLICK NAMED VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF SALES OFFICER AT IMS

Centennial Era Logo on the wall of the south short chute at the Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayPho ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indianapolis-motor-speedway-names-redlick-vp/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mark Miles making friends in IndyCar circles ]]></title>
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St. Petersburg, Fla. – Since being named CEO of Hulman &amp; Company, Mark Miles has been on a mission to learn as much as he can about IndyCar racing.  Hulman &amp; Company is privately owned and presided over by a 10-person board that includes Miles and Jeff Belskus, who is CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and interim CEO of the IndyCar Series.

Miles is well known in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/mark-miles-making-friends-in-indycar-circles/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Success at Indy for the rookies as Carpenter sets early pace]]></title>
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Other than a 15 minute delay for &quot;moisture&quot; on the track - Indy's euphemism for rain - Opening Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway went off without a hitch. Chalk one up for the little guys as Ed Carpenter was fastest on the day. The traditional race to be the first car on the track was won by Helio Castroneves in A. J. Allmendinger's car but when Helio brought the car ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/success-at-indy-for-the-rookies-as-carpenter-sets-early-pace/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 17:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hunter-Reay collects million dollar bonus as 2012 IndyCar Champion in Indianapolis ]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012) - Eleven weeks after winning his first IZOD IndyCar Series championship, Ryan Hunter-Reay got his chance to celebrate.

Hunter-Reay and Firestone Indy Lights champion Tristan Vautier - along with other drivers, and teams- were recognized during the INDYCAR Championship Celebration presented by Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka at the Indianapolis Motor ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/hunter-reay-collects-million-dollar-bonus-as-2012-indycar-champion-in-indianapolis/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
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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[Indy 500 2nd, 3rd finishers, top rookie press conference ]]></title>
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An interview with: SCOTT DIXON, TONY KANAAN and RUBENS BARRICHELLO

Scott Dixon, Target Chip Ganassi Racing HondaPhoto by: Eric Gilbert
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indy-500-2nd-3rd-finishers-top-rookie-press-conference/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 01:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Changes again on Hulman & Company board as new CEO named ]]></title>
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Mark D. Miles was named chief executive officer of Hulman &amp; Company today in a move intended to allow Jeff Belskus, who currently serves as CEO of several Hulman &amp; Company businesses to focus his attention on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IZOD IndyCar Series.

“We are pleased to add Mark to the executive leadership at Hulman &amp; Company,” said Mari Hulman George ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/changes-again-on-hulman-company-board-as-new-ceo-named/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RLL's Michel Jourdain Jr. gets a refresher test at Indianapolis]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Michel Jourdain To Drive an IndyCar For the First Time Since 2004 Tomorrow at IMS
Michel Jourdain, Roush-Fenway Ford and Ro ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/rll-s-michel-jourdain-jr-gets-a-refresher-test-at-indianapolis/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 01:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Practice begins Saturday for 97th Indianapolis 500 at IMS]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, May 10, 2013 - Opening Day for the 97th Indianapolis 500 on Saturday, May 11 will feature the stars of the IZOD IndyCar Series on the track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, while the infield showcases a magnificent display of classic/vintage and alternative-energy vehicles at the third annual IMS Celebration of Automobiles.

Public gates open at 10 a.m ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/practice-begins-saturday-for-97th-indianapolis-500-at-ims/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 21:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indianapolis Motor Speedway report on 1st oval test]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TEAMS, DRIVERS HAPPY WITH TEST OF NEW CAR AT INDIANAPOLIS

INDIANAPOLIS, Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - Nine teams jump-started their preparation for the 96th Indianapolis 500 by testing the new IZOD IndyCar Series car Wednesday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indianapolis-motor-speedway-report-on-1st-oval-test/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Broadcast schedule revealed, some race distances changed]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS - INDYCAR and its television partners today announced IZOD IndyCar Series television windows for consistent blocks of network coverage and new race distances at selected events.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/broadcast-schedule-revealed-some-race-distances-changed/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NASCAR champ Kurt Busch to test IndyCar at Indianapolis]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS - After two days of testing the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet NASCAR Sprint Cup car this week at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Kurt Busch left the track knowing he was going to get more seat time at the famed oval before the Crown Royal presents the &quot;Your Hero's Name Here&quot; 400 at the Brickyard in July. 

But this time, the additional seat time will be ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/nascar-champ-kurt-busch-to-test-indycar-at-indianapolis/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 15:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Allmendinger thrilled to be going to Indy]]></title>
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Leeds, Ala. – A. J. Allmendinger and three others will participate in the rookie orientation program at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on April 11.  Under the watchful eyes of veteran drivers, the newcomers must successfully complete three phases of the program before being allowed to make a qualification attempt for the Indianapolis 500.  Participants must display good car ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/allmendinger-thrilled-to-be-going-to-indy/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:19:58 +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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