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    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sato remains in IndyCar thanks to AJ Foyt ]]></title>
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When Takuma Sato came to America to contest the IZOD IndyCar Series in 2010, many of his fans during his FIA Formula One career were disappointed but they still cheered him on as he raced for KV Racing Technology.  For the road racer, he had to learn the ovals.  The champion of the Macau F3 and of the F3 Masters in 2001 arrived in the United States ready and willing to take on the new ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/sato-remains-in-indycar-thanks-to-aj-foyt/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[AJ Foyt Racing officially names Sato as driver for 2013]]></title>
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WALLER, TX —It’s official! Ending several months of speculation about their plans for 2013, AJ Foyt Racing has signed Takuma Sato to drive the ABC Supply No. 14 Honda in the IZOD IndyCar Series.

“There were a lot of question marks when the season ended but I’m happy to put an end to all that now. We chose to go with Takuma Sato because he brings a lot of experience to our team but ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/aj-foyt-racing-officially-names-sato-as-driver-for-2013/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tagliani returns to Barracuda Racing with Bryan Herta Autosports]]></title>
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Indianapolis - Barracuda Racing is proud to announce that Alex Tagliani will return to
the team as driver of the No. 98 entry.


A veteran of the IZOD IndyCar Series, Tagliani has a proven track record of speed and
focus. A pole position at Texas and leading laps in five of the fifteen scheduled races
were highlights of Tagliani's 2012 season. In addition, the French Canadian driver ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/tagliani-returns-to-barracuda-racing-with-bryan-herta-autosports-431033/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Michael Shank Racing IndyCar program continues to evolve]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Pataskala, Ohio – No one has ever accused Mike Shank of lacking commitment. From muscling his
under-funded Atlantics operation into the winner circle, first as a driver and then as a team
owner, to mortgaging his home to launch his Rolex Sports Car Series operation, the Ohio native has
always put his effort where his mouth was.

Shank was the only new team to publicly commit to the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/michael-shank-racing-indycar-program-continues-to-evolve/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Graham Rahal completes trouble-free day of testing at Sebring]]></title>
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SEBRING, Fla. – Graham Rahal completed a trouble-free day of testing his No.
15 Midas / Big O Tires Honda-Dallara-Firestone race car today at the 1.65-mile Sebring
International Raceway short course in preparation for the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series season.  He
completed 142 laps with a best lap time of 52.67.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/graham-rahal-completes-trouble-free-day-of-testing-at-sebring/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:10:57 +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[Pagenaud and Vautier prepare for the challenge in Alabama ]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS (April 3, 2013) - Teammates Simon Pagenaud and Tristan Vautier are taking their fast cars and French accents to the deep South this weekend for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, but the two drivers seem to have a difference of opinion on the finer points of an American Southern accent.

 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/pagenaud-and-vautier-prepare-for-the-challenge-in-alabama/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hunter-Reay grabs Barber Motorsports Park pole in record time]]></title>
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Leeds, Ala. – With the coveted pole position on the line, IndyCar champion Ryan Hunter-Reay came through when it counted, earning his best qualifying effort at the immaculately groomed Barber Motorsports Park.  His previous best start had been 11th a year ago.  The pole marked his third career accomplishment.
	
“My big concern on the last run was my previous lap when I didn’t get a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/hunter-reay-grabs-barber-motorsports-park-pole-in-record-time/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:23:53 +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[Sun Tzu and the Art of IndyCar]]></title>
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New Track Record - Faced with an off-week for IndyCar this past weekend, I decided to tune in for the Chinese Grand Prix from Shanghai.  I am open-wheel to the bone, and even though the drivers of F1 often make the word “entitled” seem an understatement, they certainly put on a good show.  There must be something IndyCar can learn from the Chinese Grand Prix, some Zen or Tao that ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/sun-tzu-and-the-art-of-indycar/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:18:45 +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[From Lotus to Chevy – What happened at Indy for Dragon Racing]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As we prepare to return to Indianapolis for the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, let’s remember the turmoil in the IZOD IndyCar Series this time last year.

 

After the 2012 Long Beach race, all the Lotus teams but HVM were jumping ship to either Chevrolet or Honda. Dreyer &amp; Reinbold Racing, Bryan Herta Autosport and latecomers Dragon Racing just couldn’t deal with ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/from-lotus-to-chevy-what-happened-at-indy-for-dragon-racing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 08:24:21 +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[Kurt Busch gets up to speed at Indy in Andretti Autosport Chevrolet Dallara]]></title>
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NASCAR's 2004 champion took laps at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this morning. That by itself isn't big news; but, arch intrigue lies in the fact that the test was in a rear-engine open-wheel machine--not a tin-top. And with one of IndyCar's top teams, and in the month of May.

Busch powered impressively around the Brickyard, logging a 218.2 mph mark in 83 laps en route to acing ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/kurt-busch-gets-up-to-speed-at-indy-in-andretti-autosport-chevrolet-dallara/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 02:43:35 +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[Legge to drive 3rd Indy 500 entry for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS (May 18, 2013) - Schmidt Peterson Motorsports has signed Katherine Legge to drive its third entry in the 2013 Indianapolis 500.

 

Legge will pilot the No. 81 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Dallara/Honda/Firestone car for her second start in the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

 

&quot;I'm psyched to get back in the car, especially at Indy because this is such a special ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/legge-to-drive-3rd-indy-500-entry-for-schmidt-peterson-motorsports/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 17:55:21 +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[Carlos Munoz does double duty in Dallara dream rides]]></title>
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Carlos Munoz will &quot;do the double&quot; this Memorial Day weekend. 


Munoz placed fourth in the Freedom 100 on Carb Day Friday 24th, joining three other drivers in the closest blanket finish ever seen at Indianapolis Motor Speedway--maybe in racing generally--suffering a loss by the incredibly slim margin of 0.0026 seconds.


&quot;With two laps to go (and battling for ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/carlos-munoz-does-double-duty-in-dallara-dream-rides/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 03:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tristan Vautier ready for the biggest race of his career at Indy]]></title>
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Rookie Tristan Vautier of Schmidt Peterson Motorsports hails from Corenc, France. He will start on the inside of the tenth row of cars at Sunday's Indianapolis 500 after qualifying at a speed of 224.873 mph. From his position at the back of the field of 33 he expects to feel and see the turbulent draft of the start at Indy.


&quot;The other drivers that have been in the race ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/tristan-vautier-ready-for-the-biggest-race-of-his-career-at-indy/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kanaan wins 500 thriller at Indianapolis]]></title>
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Indianapolis, Ind. – Tony Kanaan raced to victory in the thrilling 97th edition of the Indianapolis 500.  And the win for the popular drive came in his 12th Indianapolis 500 and 201st consecutive IZOD IndyCar Series race.  While the race ended under the caution flag, the fans were treated to a highly competitive for the first 197 laps.

Victory lane and the post-race celebration ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/kanaan-wins-500-thriller-at-indianapolis/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 19:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
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