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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[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[RLLR's Rahal was the second fastest qualifier on "Bump Day" at Indianapolis]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rahal made one qualifying attempt today and it yielded a 26th place starting spot. After Rahal was in the field, he got in the No. 17 car at approx. 2:30 p.m. ET, made two outings and provided feedback on Jourdain’s car. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/rllr-s-rahal-was-the-second-fastest-qualifier-on-bump-day-at-indianapolis/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:51:11 +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[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>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:04:18 +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[The Mods and Rockers: what IndyCar can learn from British pop culture]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ In the recent NASCAR Nationwide race at Richmond, a typically long and relatively boring race was spiced up by a post race contretemps between Brian Scott and Nelson Piquet, Jr.  It was the kick felt around the racing world as Piquet, Jr. took rather low aim as he connected with Scott below the belt.  The juxtaposition of Scott, your typical American stock car racer, and Piquet, Jr ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/the-mods-and-rockers-what-indycar-can-learn-from-british-pop-culture/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lisa’s Long Beach “Back Talk”]]></title>
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The Big Picture:  Long Beach is one of two iconic events that IndyCar produces each year. This year, it showed that you don’t have to be one of the three “super teams” to podium at “The Beach”.

Event:  If you can’t have fun here, what’s wrong with you? Three days of racing, hard partying, concerts, yummy food and lots of drinking. You can go as far as you appetites and wallets ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/lisa-s-long-beach-back-talk/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Michel Jourdain Jr. returns to RLLR for the 2013 Indianapolis 500]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[BROWNSBURG, Ind. – It was announced today in Mexico City that Michel Jourdain Jr., who brought Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Indy car wins in Montreal and Milwaukee Champ Car World Series races in 2003, and who drove for the team in the 2012 Indianapolis 500 will again join the team for the 2013 500-mile event.  

Office Depot Mexico returns as the primary sponsor of Jourdain’s No. 17 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/michel-jourdain-jr-returns-to-rllr-for-the-2013-indianapolis-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach: Surf’s up edition]]></title>
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New Track Record - According to information on the Legendary Surfers website, Long Beach, California is often credited as being the site of the first use of Hawaiian surfboards in North America when two world travelers arrived home with boards after a trip to the islands.  They started a culture in California that largely defined the West Coast to the rest of the w ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/toyota-grand-prix-of-long-beach-surf-s-up-edition/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sato stars as Honda rolls through Long Beach]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Takuma Sato made IZOD IndyCar Series history Sunday at the Grand Prix of Long Beach, leading a 1-2-3-4 sweep of the top finishing positions by Honda drivers and becoming the first Japanese driver in history to win in IndyCar competition.  

The victory capped an incredible weekend of racing for Honda Racing and Honda Performance Development, as the manufacturer also claimed the LMP1 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/sato-stars-as-honda-rolls-through-long-beach/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sato claims first win on streets of Long Beach]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[LONG BEACH, Calif. - Takuma Sato became the first driver from Japan to win an Indy car race, prevailing in the 39th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

Sato, who started fourth in the 80-lap race on the 1.968-mile, 11-turn street circuit, provided A.J. Foyt Racing its first victory since July 7, 2002, at Kansas Speedway with Airton Dare behind the wheel. The last win for the team on a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/sato-claims-first-win-on-streets-of-long-beach/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sato in perfect run at Long Beach]]></title>
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Long Beach, Calif. – Takuma Sato drove the best race of his life to win the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, the third race of the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series season.  Driving the ABC Supply A. J. Foyt Honda, Sato led 50 of the 80 laps around the twisting street course in Long Beach, winning for the first in his IndyCar career.

In winning, Sato became the first Japanese driver to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/sato-in-perfect-run-at-long-beach/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RLL expands to three IndyCar entries for their 14th GP of Long Beach]]></title>
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing began their 22nd consecutive season of competition in 2013.  The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (TGPLB) marks the team’s 14th time to compete in the event and their second since 2003 when Michel Jourdain, Jr. won pole, led a race high 48 laps and was in the lead when his car stuck in gear on his final stop with seven laps to go and ultimately retired ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/rll-expands-to-three-indycar-entries-for-their-14th-gp-of-long-beach/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rahal dropped from 12th to 21st on the final lap of the GP of Alabama]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Graham Rahal started 21st in the 90-lap race but made contact with Servia on the opening lap when the field checked up. He had to pit for a new front wing and returned to the track in 25th place. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/rahal-dropped-from-12th-to-21st-on-the-final-lap-of-the-gp-of-alabama/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jakes to start 11th and Rahal 21st on the Grand Prix of Alabama]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Graham Rahal set the 11th fastest lap in Group 1, Round 1 and did not advance to Round 2. Near the end of his run, he was on what was his fastest lap to that point and closed on a car that had ended his run and Graham’s overall lap time suffered. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/jakes-to-start-11th-and-rahal-21st-on-the-grand-prix-of-alabama/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hunter-Reay's first pole of 2013 at Barber Motorsport Park]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Ryan Hunter-Reay earned his first Verizon P1 Award of the 2013 season by capturing the pole position for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama on April 7.

The reigning IZOD IndyCar Series champion recorded a lap of 1:07.0871 in the No. 1 DHL Chevrolet to earn his third pole of his Indy car career. Will Power, the race winner the past two years, will join Hunter-Reay ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/hunter-reay-s-first-pole-of-2013-at-barber-motorsport-park/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Graham Rahal ran 94 trouble-free laps testing at Texas Motor Speedway]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH, Texas (March 28, 2013) – Graham Rahal completed a trouble-free day of testing his No. 15 Midas / Big O Tires Honda-Dallara-Firestone race car last night at the 1.5-mile high-banked Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) oval.  

He completed 94 laps between 2-10 p.m. CT with a best lap time of 214.058 mph. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/graham-rahal-ran-94-trouble-free-laps-testing-at-texas-motor-speedway/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RLL Racing pre-race notes about St. Pete]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The 2013 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will mark the sixth IndyCar Series race for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLLR) in St. Petersburg. 

It will be the team’s first time to run full season, multiple-car programs since 2007 (Sharp and Simmons/Hunter-Reay) RLLR has entered the No. 15 Midas / Big O Tires car for Graham Rahal and the No. 16 Acorn Stairlifts car for James Jakes to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/rll-racing-pre-race-notes-about-st-pete/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[IndyCar teams enjoy their days in sunny Florida]]></title>
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Sebring, Fla. – The IZOD IndyCar Series teams trek to Florida each winter to test their cars on the 1.7-mile course at the Sebring International Raceway.  The teams come to Sebring often, and the drivers and the teams use the opportunity to knock off the rust and to evaluate changes made during the off-season.  The atmosphere seems casual but the teams work hard on the cars while the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indycar-teams-enjoy-their-days-in-sunny-florida/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
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