Indy 500 2012: Why the Open-Wheel Split Caused NASCAR's Boom

Source: Bleacher Report

The damage that open-wheel did to itself was sort of like giving oneself an amputation. CART and the Indy Racing League battled each other for a little over a decade for American open-wheel superiority. The op ...
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Indy 500 starting grid

Source: The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

The skinny: Team Penske; 226.484 mph. … Won first pole of season by narrowest margin in 500 history – 9.168 inches. Has been among top six in points each of past four years but never won title. Career-best finish at Indy was fif ...
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Landmark win, fast laps fuel Chip Ganassi's good day at Indianapolis

Source: Detroit Free Press

INDIANAPOLIS -- It was just a pit-stop competition, but it could have major implications on Sunday in the Indianapolis 500. Target Chip Ganassi Racing scored its first-ever victory in the annual IZOD Pit Stop Challenge event on Carb Day at the Indi ...
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The man who saved Indy

Source: Toronto Sun

Scott Dixon of New Zealand (left) prepares to climb aboard his No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Dallara DW12 during practice for the Indy 500 yesterday. (Getty Images) INDIANAPOLIS — Randy Bernard came into the job as CEO of the IZO ...
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Tale of the two Wills

Source: Fox Sports Australia

Will Power ... 'we've been battling, racing each other for more than a decade, actually.' Source: AAP It started out as a heated rivalry during their days coming up in Australias open-wheel scene. The battles continued as ...
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Crew member from Lake Havasu calls for improved pit-road safety

Source: AZ Central.com

Dan Wheldon's death last October focused intense scrutiny on improved driver safety going into Sunday's 96th Indianapolis 500. But a pit-crew member from Lake Havasu who suffered permanent leg injuries when hit by an IndyCar two weeks before ...
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As temperatures rise at Indy 500, so does Ganassi

Source: USA Today

INDIANAPOLIS – It was just a pit-stop competition but it could have major implications on Sunday in the Indianapolis 500. Scott Dixon celebrates his pit-crew challenge win with wife Emma on Friday afternoon. Scott Dixon celeb ...
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Indy 500: Danica Patrick adjustment to NASCAR has been difficult

Source: Indianapolis Star

The world's most famous race turned Danica Patrick into the most famous woman in racing. Since becoming the first woman to lead the Indianapolis 500 seven years ago, Patrick, 30, has mushroomed into a household ...
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2012 Indianapolis 500 preview: America’s great race gets a new look | IndyCar

Source: F1 Fanatic

The Monaco Grand Prix is one of two great and historic races taking place on Sunday. After the chequered flag falls in Monte-Carlo, 33 turbocharged IndyCars will assemble for the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500. There’s no denying the race lost so ...
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