Indianapolis 500

MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT CRANDALL TO SERVE AS HONORARY STARTER OF 100TH ANNIVERSARY INDIANAPOLIS 500

Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Bruce P. Crandall has been named honorary starter for the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 Mile Race on Sunday, May 29, waving the green flag to begin racing for the field of 33 drivers at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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RAIN CANCELS PRACTICE FOR 100th ANNIVERSARY INDIANAPOLIS 500

Rain washed out practice for the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500.

Rain fell steadily on the Speedway throughout the day, and IZOD IndyCar Series officials canceled the day’s track activities shortly after 4 p.m. (ET).

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WEATHER CAUSES ANOTHER SHORT DAY AT TRACK FOR INDIANAPOLIS 500 TEAMS

Mike Conway shook down the No. 27 Hire Heroes car on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after some tweaks overnight, and Andretti Autosport teammate Marco Andretti got in five laps “to get the feel of a different setup.”

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TAGLIANI TOPS FIRST FULL DAY OF INDIANAPOLIS 500 PRACTICE

Three hours before the green flag flew to start the six-hour practice session at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Alex Tagliani bounded into the Sam Schmidt Motorsports garage and started preparing for the day’s activity.

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MORE THAN 250 INDY 500 PACE CAR OWNERS INVITED TO TAKE IMS LAP

Pace Cars, muscle cars, exotic cars to provide plenty of eye candy May 21-22

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FOUR-TIME ‘500’ WINNERS FOYT, MEARS, UNSER LEAD ‘THE GREATEST 33’

The three four-time winners of the Indianapolis 500 – A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears and Al Unser – are starting from the front row of “The Greatest 33” after earning the most votes from Indianapolis 500 fans worldwide.

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CARPENTER, SARAH FISHER RACING TOP SOGGY OPENING DAY AT INDIANAPOLIS

How appropriate for Opening Day of the 100th anniversary Indianapolis 500 that a veteran, a champion and a rookie topped the speed chart.

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J. STEWART, McGEE TO BE INDUCTED INTO AUTO RACING HALL OF FAME

1966 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Sir Jackie Stewart and legendary chief mechanic and race strategist Jim McGee are the 2011 inductees into the Auto Racing Hall of Fame, officials announced May 12.

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ROOKIES EARN STRIPES IN INDY 500 ROOKIE ORIENTATION PROGRAM

While many Midwesterners were completing lunch, Pippa Mann dutifully completed the paperwork for engineers and exited the stuffy conference room with a broad smile.

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SUPERSTARS FOSTER, SEAL, CLARKSON TO PERFORM NATIONAL ANTHEM

Global music superstars and Grammy Award winners David Foster, Seal and Kelly Clarkson will perform the national anthem during pre-race ceremonies for the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 29 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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100TH ANNIVERSARY INDIANAPOLIS 500 NOTEBOOK

Fans can print tickets at home; Special packages for Hoosier Hundred, Night Before the 500

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INDYCAR NEWS AND NOTES – May 9, 2011

Today’s IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights headlines:

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LEGEND FOYT TO DRIVE 100TH ANNIVERSARY INDIANAPOLIS 500 PACE CAR

A.J. Foyt, the first four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, will drive the Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Pace Car at the 100th Anniversary race Sunday, May 29 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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