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By TOM AVENENGO This week I thought I’d post some photos of some Indy Cars.  Some will be from way back in the day, while others will be more recent.  Majority will be the Indy cars that ran on the dirt miles.  Enjoy! The “Mad Russian” Bill Vukovich...

All Times EDT NASCAR SPRINT CUP BRICKYARD 400 Site: Indianapolis. Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.); Saturday, practice (ESPN2, 9-11 a.m.), qualifying (ESPN, 2-3:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (ESPN, noon-4:30 p.m.) Track...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway has plenty of history in regards to open wheel racing.  100 Indianapolis 500s have been run.  These races have ranged from the boring to the exciting, from the safe to the tragic.  Today, the Indianapolis 500 is one of the...

Justin Wilson (Matt Kryger, Indianapolis Star) Justin Wilson, 37, died Monday, a day after he was struck in the head by a piece of debris during the Verizon IndyCar Series race at Pocono Raceway, according to IndyCar. Wilson was hit by debris from...

@My nephew first told me about Michael Lira, one of his fellow International Baccalaureate (IB) classmates at Spruce Creek High School, who just happens to be a racecar driver.  “Seriously?” I asked, but indeed this unassuming teenager...