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  • Jim Harbaugh to drive Indianapolis 500 pace car

    May 22, 2013

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh will return to Indianapolis on Sunday to drive the Indianapolis 500 pace car.Track officials made the later-than-usual announcement in a news release sent out early Wednesday morning.In a statement released by track officials, the NFL coach called the opportunity a ``tremendous thrill.''

  • Munoz, Daly follow different paths to Indy 500

    May 21, 2013

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Carlos Munoz's initiation to Indianapolis went relatively smoothly.Conor Daly's first week on the 2.5-mile oval was a little rougher.Either way, the two 21-year-olds will find themselves at the same place Sunday, starting their engines for the biggest race in the IndyCar Series.

  • IndyCar penalizes 3 cars for rules violations

    May 21, 2013

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - IndyCar officials fined Graham Rahal's team $10,000, Ryan Briscoe's team $5,000 and Michel Jourdain Jr.'s team $1,000 Tuesday after they failed post-qualifying inspection.IndyCar said Rahal's team failed to comply with cooling rules that apply to the car and the driver. It did not specify what the Rahal Letterman Laningan team did.

  • Smith makes headlines heading into Hall vote

    May 21, 2013

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Bruton Smith just can't help himself sometimes.The eccentric track owner this week suggested he might move a race away from Charlotte Motor Speedway at the exact same time a committee is considering electing him into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

  • Christian singer Patty to deliver Indy 500 anthem

    May 21, 2013

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Christian music singer Sandi Patty will perform the national anthem at Sunday's Indianapolis 500 for a record sixth time.The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Patty's selection Tuesday.Patty is a five-time Grammy Award winner and longtime resident of Anderson, Ind. She last sang the national anthem at the 500 in 1992. She also performed it in 1987, 1988, 1990 and 1991.

  • ABC counting on story lines to sell Indy 500

    May 21, 2013

    Helio Castroneves and Dario Franchitti will be trying to become four-time Indianapolis 500 champions, four women will roll off the starting grid, a local boy is on the pole and a group of dynamic rookies that includes A.J. Allmendinger is there to add intrigue.