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2013 Indianapolis 500: Katherine Legge to run No. 81 Schmidt Entry for 500
INDIANAPOLIS- It has been confirmed, Katherine Legge will attempt to qualify for this year’s 97th Running of the Indianapolis 500.
Legge will pilot the No. 81 Sam Schmidt/Peterson Motorsports entry that was originally entered last Saturday on opening day as the No. 99 entrant.
They changed the number to No. 81 as she will attempt to make her second career Indianapolis 500 start...
Ed Carpenter earns Indy 500 pole
Ed Carpenter knew he was capable of another fast run, and it earned him the pole for the Indianapolis 500.
The Indianapolis native bested IndyCar racing's big-name teams by claiming his first 500 pole Saturday during the ''Fast Nine'' qualifying session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Carpenter's four-lap average of 228.762 mph in the No. 20 Chevrolet held...
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2013 Indianapolis 500: 5 Sleepers for Indianapolis 500 pole
The week of practice has come and gone and now we’re set for Pole Day for the 97th Running of the Indianapolis 500.
The quickest speeds of the Month were turned on Fast Friday as the boost was turned up on the cars by 10kPA. That gave the drivers and teams extra 50 horsepower to work with which in turn increased speeds by 4-5 mph.
E.J. Viso was quickest of the day at 229.537 mph...
Andretti team continues to top Indy speed chart
(Eds: APNewsNow. Will be updated. With AP Photos.) By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Andretti Autosport is off to a great start at Indianapolis.
After four days of practice, the five teammates driving for Michael Andretti have been among the fastest cars on Indy's 2.5-mile oval. And it doesn't seem to matter who's driving what. At one point Tuesday, James Hinchcliffe...
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Carpenter fastest during Indy practice
Ed Carpenter jumped to the top of the speed chart late Saturday afternoon and finished with the fastest lap of the day during the Indianapolis 500's first practice session.
Carpenter, the stepson of former Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Tony George, finished the 2.5-mile oval going 220.970 mph. Another American, Josef Newgarden, was second-fastest at 220.920 while rookie Carlos...
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Buddy Lazier returns to the "500"
Buddy Lazier has become the fourth former winner of the Indianapolis 500 to have an entry submitted for the 97th running of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."
Lazier Partners Racing, owned by Buddy's father and 1981 "500" starter Bob Lazier, will field the No. 91 Chevrolet with no backup "T" car. It serves as the 34th current entry for this...
INDYCAR: Townsend Bell, Buddy Rice Set For Indy 500 Drives
Suddenly, the prospect of bumping at the Indianapolis 500 is looking better.
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TK set to make 200th start this weekend in Sao Paulo.
Tony Kanaan will reach a milestone in his racing career in his home race. Kanaan, who hasn't finished better than 12th in three previous starts in Sao Paulo, is scheduled to make his 200th consecutive Indy car start at Sao Paulo - a streak that began more than a decade ago. He would be the second driver to reach 200 consecutive starts, joining his team co-owner, Jimmy Vasser...
Notes: Marco brimming with newfound confidence
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It appears that Marco Andretti didn't just work on his driving over the off-season.
Just go back to the IZOD IndyCar Series' most recent round at Long Beach. The third-generation driver was stuck with a 25th place starting position after being penalized for what INDYCAR saw as a blocking penalty during qualifying. Andretti still managed...
Hunter-Reay leads Friday practice at Long Beach
Fresh off a victory in the most recent race at Barber Motorsports Park, Ryan Hunter-Reay threw down the fastest lap in Friday's practice sessions for the Toyota Grand Prix at Long Beach (Sunday, 4 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network), a blitz of 1 minute, 9.4224 seconds around the 1.97-mile street circuit.
However, the top story from Friday was Mike Conway, who is racing this weekend...
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Report: Franchitti, Judd divorcing
IndyCar driver Dario Franchitti and actress Ashley Judd reportedly are getting a divorce after being married for over a decade.
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Patrick to appear in Sonic video game
Danica Patrick will be a playable character in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, an upcoming video game from SEGA starring the iconic Sonic the Hedgehog.
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Cars sent flying in scary Indy 500 crash
A nasty crash the luckily resulted in no major injuries ended to the day for both Will Power and Mike Conway. Conway’s No. 14 car struggled out of pit and slid along the wall when Power’s No 12 car hit in just in front of the pit exit. An unfortunate incident for Power, since he [...]
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