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In The Pits: Drama _ of course! _ in IndyCar again
This Indianapolis 500 already has plenty of drama: panic over the size of the field, engine shortages, legal wrangling and issues with underperforming Lotus. Toss in $275,000 worth of fines against 13 teams, and IndyCar has a real soap opera bubbling right before its biggest race. But, really, is that ...
Full field set for Indianapolis 500
The field is set for the Indianapolis 500. And, more importantly, it's full. On an otherwise ho-hum day of qualifying, nine cars made the field on their first attempts, ending any potential last-minute drama and assuring the May 27 race would start with a full field of 33 cars for ...
Johnson cruises to 3rd win in NASCAR All-Star race
It's not often a race car driver intentionally cruises slowly at the back of the field. Jimmie Johnson did it for roughly 60 laps Saturday night, and it earned him a cool $1 million payday. Johnson used a calculated strategy — he drove hard for the first and last segments, ...
Earnhardt races way into Sprint All-Star race
Dale Earnhardt Jr. knew he had a free pass into the All-Star race. But he didn't want to get into the $1 million race that way. Instead, Earnhardt led all 40 laps of Saturday night's Sprint Showdown to race his way into the main event at Charlotte Motor Speedway. "I ...
Briscoe puts Team Penske back on Indy 500 pole
Roger Penske's strategy beat Michael Andretti's team by inches Saturday — 9.168 inches to be exact. In the closest pole duel in Indianapolis 500 history, Team Penske sent points leader Will Power onto the track with two minutes left in the Pole Day shootout — a shrewd move that prevented ...
Lukas soaks in atmosphere of his 25th Preakness
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas arrived at Pimlico Race Course before the sun came up Saturday, just to make sure there were no unwelcome surprises awaiting him on the day of his 25th Preakness. The 76-year-old horse racing legend said he set his alarm for 3:30 a.m. and ...
Carpenter hits wall in 3rd crash of day at Indy
Ed Carpenter is the third driver to crash during Saturday's qualifications at the Indianapolis 500. The American was driving through the second turn when the car spun and slammed hard into the outside wall. He was released from the infield medical center and cleared to drive. Rookie Bryan Clauson and ...
Kyle Busch captures pole for Sprint All-Star race
Kyle Busch has been a force on the NASCAR circuit for years, but of is 24 Sprint Cup victories, none have come at his favorite track — Charlotte Motor Speedway. He has nine top-10 finishes in 16 starts. Victory lane, though, has proven to be elusive. He's hoping that's all ...
Andretti leads IndyCar young guns vying for pole
Maybe Marco Andretti can make good on his vision of going from last to first at Indianapolis. The 25-year-old American with the well-known surname and the long racing legacy put himself atop the list of Pole Day favorites by becoming the only driver in Indianapolis 500 practice this week to ...
Jay Penske's team finds engines for 2 cars
Jay Penske risked his whole Indianapolis 500 race program on finding two new engines before qualifying began. The risk paid off for his team -- and race organizers. A deal made Thursday in Indy will give Penske's two drivers, Sebastien Bourdais and Katherine Legge, the dominant Chevrolet engines for the ...
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