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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[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[Drivers have good testing day at Sonoma]]></title>
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Ten driver-car combinations from six IZOD IndyCar Series teams completed a test Feb. 27 at
Sonoma Raceway in advance of the first IZOD IndyCar Series Open Test on March 12-13 at Barber
Motorsports Park. The season-opening Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is March 24.

Spectators were welcome to watch the morning and afternoon sessions and participate in a Q&amp;A
with drivers during ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/drivers-have-good-testing-day-at-sonoma/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:11:38 +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[Carpenter leads Opening Day Indy 500 practice]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, May 11, 2003) - Ninety minutes was all that was necessary for three first-year Indianapolis 500 competitors to complete the three phases of the Rookie Orientation Program on Opening Day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

&quot;We really economized,&quot; Tristan Vautier joked.

Vautier, driving the No. 55 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda, joined AJ ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/carpenter-leads-opening-day-indy-500-practice/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 01:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Marco Andretti leads Indy 500 Practice Day 3]]></title>
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Andretti Autosport drivers continue to show the fast way around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and today it was Marco Andretti's turn. With 32 cars hitting the track today on a beautiful spring day which was decidedly warmer than Sunday, the groove is really starting to blacken in the corners now as more laps are run and Firestone rubber gets laid down. With no rain of any ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/marco-andretti-leads-indy-500-practice-day-3/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 05:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vautier is ready for new challenge with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports]]></title>
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During the Rolex 24 at Daytona race weekend, reigning Firestone Indy Lights champion Tristan Vautier had a bigger than customary smile on his face - this despite the difficulties with his Mazda Mazda6 ride in Grand-Am's brand new GX category.

The rationale for his evasive, yet smiling responses to my questions about his 2013 program became evident on January 29th when we learned ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/vautier-is-ready-for-new-challenge-with-schmidt-peterson-motorsports/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Castroneves, Tagliani and Vautier lead the way in practice at Barber]]></title>
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Leeds, Ala. – Helio Castroneves, Alex Tagliani and rookie Tristan Vautier led the way in two rounds of IZOD IndyCar Series practice at Barber Motorsports Park on Friday.  These three along with 23 others were busily making preparations for Sunday’s Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, the second race of the season for the open-wheel set.

Said Castroneves about his fastest lap of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/castroneves-tagliani-and-vautier-lead-the-way-in-practice-at-barber/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Schmidt Peterson files second entry for 97th Indianpolis 500]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS, Saturday, May 11, 2013 - Schmidt Peterson Motorsports has filed a second entry for the 97th Indianapolis 500, increasing the entry number to 35 for &quot;The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.&quot;

No driver was listed for the No. 99 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Dallara/Honda/Firestone. A backup car was entered.

Schmidt Peterson's second entry was the 35th for this ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/schmidt-peterson-files-second-entry-for-97th-indianpolis-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 18:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hamilton again teams with Schmidt to field Pagenaud's  No. 77 Honda]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS - After a highly successful rookie campaign that saw Simon Pagenaud
threaten for race wins and finish fifth in the IZOD IndyCar Series Championship, Davey Hamilton
and Sam Schmidt will join forces once again in 2013 to field Pagenaud in the No. 77 Schmidt
Hamilton HP Motorsports Dallara/Honda/Firestone car.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/hamilton-again-teams-with-schmidt-to-field-pagenaud-s-no-77-honda/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Forrest Lucas and Indianapolis share a mutual love of racing]]></title>
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Forrest Lucas' Lucas Oil Company will be the primary sponsor for the Honda-powered No. 55 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports car driven by rookie Tristan Vautier in the Indy 500 on Memorial Day.

The collaboration marks ten years of partnership between team owner Sam Schmidt and the wealthy Columbus, Indiana-born Lucas, who has made his way from cross-country trucker to mega-bucks ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/forrest-lucas-and-indianapolis-share-a-mutual-love-of-racing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vautier and Legge claim two more spots on the Indianapolis 500 starting grid]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS  - Schmidt Peterson Motorsports drivers Tristan Vautier and Katherine Legge qualified for the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Bump Day in the 28th and 33rd positions.
Katherine LeggePhoto by: Mi ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/vautier-and-legge-claim-two-more-spots-on-the-indianapolis-500-starting-grid/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indianapolis 500 rookie orientation postponed ]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, April 7, 2013) - INDYCAR announced today that it is postponing the Indianapolis 500 Rookie Orientation Program scheduled for April 11 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway due to the forecast of inclement weather. 

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indianapolis-500-rookie-orientation-postponed/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vautier, Pagenaud and Schmidt comment on driver announcement]]></title>
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Sam Schmidt and Ric Peterson, the co-owners of Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, drivers
Simon Pagenaud and Tristan Vautier and team manager Rob Edwards participated in a
conference call to discuss the announcement.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/vautier-pagenaud-and-schmidt-comment-on-driver-announcement/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Honda’s Newgarden leads final Indy 500 qualifiers]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Second-year IZOD IndyCar Series driver Josef Newgarden led the field Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the final day of qualifying for next weekend’s Indianapolis 500.  
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/honda-s-newgarden-leads-final-indy-500-qualifiers/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hinchlciffe leads day 4 practice for the 97th Indianoplois 500]]></title>
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 INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, May 14, 2013) - The weather got warmer at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but the results at the top of the time sheets remained the same as Andretti Autosport continued to dominate preparations for the 97th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/hinchlciffe-leads-day-4-practice-for-the-97th-indianoplois-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 07:54:08 +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[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[Rookie Vautier surprises in St. Pete qualifying]]></title>
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ST PETERSBURG, Fla., (March 23, 2013) -  
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports rookie Tristan Vautier rose above his rookie status today when he raced his way into the Firestone Fast Six during his debut IZOD IndyCar Series qualifying session in front of his adopted hometown crowd.  TVFiresuit

 
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      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[  Pagenaud and Vautier to start 17th & 19th in Grand Prix of Long Beach  ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Long Beach, Calif., - Simon Pagenaud and Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports started qualifying day at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach with a bang by pacing the IZOD IndyCar Series field in the final pre-qualifications practice session, but the team lost momentum and failed to transfer out of the first round of qualifications.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/pagenaud-and-vautier-to-start-17th-19th-in-grand-prix-of-long-beach/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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