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      <title><![CDATA[Chevrolet IndyCar V-6 teams and drivers ready for 97th Indianapolis 500 mile race]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[DETROIT – The 33-car field is set for the 97th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race scheduled for Sunday, May 26th, and will feature 17 driver entries powered by the Chevrolet V6 2.2 liter direct injected twin turbocharged purpose built engine fueled by renewable E85.

Ed Carpenter, in his No. 20 Fuzzy’s Vodka Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet, will lead the traditional field comprised of 11 rows of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/chevrolet-indycar-v-6-teams-and-drivers-ready-for-97th-indianapolis-500-mile-race/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Honda chases 10th consecutive Indy triumph]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TORRANCE, Calif.  – An accomplished 16-driver lineup, including two previous race winners and 11 graduates of open-wheel training-ground series, make up the Honda-powered effort for the 2013 Indianapolis 500, as the company seeks its 10th consecutive “500” victory – and fourth-in-a-row with engine-manufacturer competition.  
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nabors to return to IMA to sing during Indy 500 pre-race]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, May 23, 2013 - Legendary actor, singer and entertainer Jim Nabors will sing &quot;(Back Home Again In) Indiana&quot; in person during pre-race ceremonies for the 97th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 26 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Nabors was unable to attend the race last year due to illness, but a rendition of the song he performed at his home in Hawaii ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/nabors-to-return-to-ima-to-sing-during-indy-500-pre-race/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:21:52 +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[You can outrun everyone but the sun]]></title>
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An IndyCar traveling at 235-plus mph can outrun just about anything - except the sun. That's the message Josef Newgarden is spreading at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on this Wednesday Community Day at the Brickyard.

On the one day a year that real fans can drive their own personal vehicles on this famed 2.5 mile oval raceway, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing's ace driver is delivering a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/you-can-outrun-everyone-but-the-sun/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[IndyCar Series qualification rules for 2nd race on double-header weekends]]></title>
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Indianapolis, Ind. – The IZOD IndyCar Series announced today its qualification rules for the second race on double-header weekends at Belle Isle, Toronto and Houston.  For these events, the competitors will be split into two groups, running 12 minutes each with five minutes of guaranteed green-flag time.  The new rule amends the previous one that called for a 30-minute session ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indycar-series-qualification-rules-for-2nd-race-on-double-header-weekends/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 22:33:48 +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[At the Brickyard Crossing Golf Course Par is Over 220]]></title>
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At the Brickyard Crossing Golf Course at the historical Indianapolis Motor Speedway par is 220+.  That’s par for the IndyCars screaming around at over 220 miles per hour at the famed 2.5-mile oval in Speedway, Indiana.  For golfers fortunately, par is only 72.  


Voted one of America’s Top 100 Public Golf Courses by Golf Digest and GolfWeek, four holes of the Brickyard Crossing ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/at-the-brickyard-crossing-golf-course-par-is-over-220/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indianapolis 500: No such thing as an "Off Day" ]]></title>
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They call it an &quot;off-day&quot; in motorsports. That is weekday Monday's and Tuesday's we are talking about.


But when it's an &quot;off-day&quot; in the month of May at Indianapolis it is anything but a play day.


On the day after Sunday qualifying, which saw Ed Carpenter roll into motorsports legend status with a stirring run at and for the Indianapolis 500 pole, the entire ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indianapolis-500-no-such-thing-as-an-off-day/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 03:02:20 +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[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[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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      <title><![CDATA[Carpenter surprises Penske, Andretti teams to win Indy 500 Pole]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS (May 18, 2013) – David did beat the Goliaths Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when team owner/driver Ed Carpenter shocked the super squads of Penske and Andretti to win the coveted Indy 500 pole position.
 
Carpenter’s upstart, single-car operation proved that solid work and dedication can take out the strongest multi-car open-wheel organizations with a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/carpenter-surprises-penske-andretti-teams-to-win-indy-500-pole/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 10:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Takuma Sato qualified 18th for the 97th Indianapolis 500]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS May 18, 2013—IZOD IndyCar Series point leader Takuma Sato qualified for his fourth Indianapolis 500 driving the AJ Foyt Racing/ABC Supply Honda-powered Indy car. Posting a four-lap average speed of 225.892 mph, Sato will start 18th in the 33-car field.

Morning rain showers delayed the start of time trials by nearly two and a half hours, but once the 2.5-mile Indianapolis ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/takuma-sato-qualified-18th-for-the-97th-indianapolis-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 10:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Team Penske qualifies all there drivers in the first three rows for The Indianapolis 500]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (May 18, 2013) – AJ Allmendinger led Team Penske to a strong showing Saturday by qualifying fifth for the 97th Indianapolis 500. 
 
All three Team Penske drivers will start in the first three rows for the start of the &quot;Greatest Spectacle in Racing&quot; on Sunday, May 26. Will Power will start sixth while Helio Castroneves will line up eighth after the Team ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/team-penske-qualifies-all-there-drivers-in-the-first-three-rows-for-the-indianapolis-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 10:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Newgarden bumped from Top 24 on Pole Day]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Indianapolis, Ind. (May 18, 2013) - Josef Newgarden set out to contend for the coveted pole position on Pole Day for the 97th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, but the cards were not in his favor.
 
Driving the No. 21 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing (SFHR) Century 21/Dallara/Honda/Firestone car, Newgarden was bumped from the top 24 positions with less than one minute remaining ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/newgarden-bumped-from-top-24-on-pole-day/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 09:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pagenaud qualifies 21st for 2013 Indianapolis 500]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS (May 18, 2013) - Simon Pagenaud qualified 21st for the Indianapolis 500 with a four-lap average speed of 225.674 mph on his first qualifying attempt with Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports. 
 
&quot;We expected to be faster, but the handling of the car is fantastic,&quot; Pagenaud said. &quot;I'm not too worried about it because I know we have a good race car. But somehow, we ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/pagenaud-qualifies-21st-for-2013-indianapolis-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 09:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Both KV Racing Technology cars make the field at the Indianapolis 500 on Pole Day]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Indianapolis, IN (Saturday, May 18, 2013) - It was a drama-filled day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today with qualifying being delayed due to rain. De Silvestro, driver of the No. 78 Nuclear Clean Air Energy car was first up having drawn 10th in the qualifying order, while Kanaan, driver of the No. 11 HYDROXYCUT - KV Racing Technology - SH Racing Chevrolet/Firestone car was ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/both-kv-racing-technology-cars-make-the-field-at-the-indianapolis-500-on-pole-day/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 09:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jakes' third attempt yields a 20th place starting spot for the Indy 500]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[OVERALL: Rahal was the first RLL driver to make a qualifying attempt and logged a four lap average of speed of 225.140 mph. Jakes was next from the team and set a four lap average of 225.401 mph but it was later disqualified due to being 0.5 lbs. under the minimum weight. Jourdain Jr. made an attempt and had a 4-lap average of 220.471 which did not make the top 24. When Jakes went back ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/jakes-third-attempt-yields-a-20th-place-starting-spot-for-the-indy-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 09:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Barracuda Racing qualifies 11th for the Indianapolis 500 race]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Indianapolis, IN - May 18, 2013 - Alex Tagliani completed a solid qualifying attempt with a four-lap average of 227.386 to start P11 on Pole Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Tagliani's No. 98 Barracuda Racing eleventh place starting position matches his qualifying effort from last year's race. The team was provisionally P4 when the Canadian driver turned his four laps. When all ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/barracuda-racing-qualifies-11th-for-the-indianapolis-500-race/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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