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Reporting from Indianapolis -- Danica Patrick's ability to market herself is without question. But can she win another race? Patrick will make her fifth attempt Sunday to win her sport's biggest prize, the Indianapolis 500, the race that rocketed her to stardom when she led and nearly won it in 2005, her rookie year. Getting to the front won't be easy. The 1-2 starters, pole-sitter Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe, drive for powerhouse Team Penske And the IndyCar Series' other leading team, Target Chip Ganassi Racing, has 2007 Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti starting third and defending Indy 500 winner...

<p>Racecar driver Danica Patrick was pulled over for speeding earlier this month in north Scottsdale.</p> <p>The popular Indy car racer was pulled over Dec. 9 in a gold 2007 Mercedes near 14700 N. 100th St. for going 54 mph in a 35 mph zone, police said.</p>

INDIANAPOLIS -- Tire troubles that plagued Sunday's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard left thousands of NASCAR fans steaming Sunday. The caution flag waved 11 times at the race -- many of them planned because of safety concerns brought about by excessive tire wear. Many fans trickled into the speedway Monday morning to renew tickets for next year's race, but some of them said they considered not coming back for another year. Jerry and Diane Stoll, Jeff Gordon fans, said memories from Sunday's race are bad, but that didn't deter them from getting tickets for next year. "I wasn't happy with...

Join us this weekend for some racing on hallowed ground. God bless our troops, families and this nation under God. This thread is dedicated to the men and women in our country's armed forces defending our freedoms. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

Lexington, Ohio — Danica Patrick finished 12th in the Honda Indy 200 IRL race Sunday, a day after a confrontation with the other female driver in the race. Patrick felt Milka Duno cut her off and got in her way several times during Saturday's practice and approached her in the pit area. Video showed Duno twice throw a white towel in Patrick's face. Patrick was also shown repeatedly telling Duno, "I just want to talk to you about it!" only to have Duno repeatedly tell her to "go away". Eventually, Patrick walked away from the area. Patrick, who has previously...

Published: Jul 21, 2008 Cat Fight Video: Danica Patrick, Milka Duno From Indy Mid-Ohio by Mike Baron Danica Patrick and Milka Duno are competitors on and off the track. Danica Patrick and Milka Duno are the Indy Racing League's resident hottie race car drivers. Danica Patrick is American and Milka Duno is Venezuelan. The two tangled during IndyCar practice for the Honda Indy 200. One of Danica Patrick's resolutions for this season was to be less of a whiner and more of a winner in and out of the race car. And despite winning a race this year, Danica is...

An official with Kansas City International Airport apparently has tried intimidation in an effort to eliminate discussion about the recently installed footbaths, after repeated denials they are intended for Muslims to perform their footwashing ritual before their prayers. "That's the way I perceived it," Kevin Peterson told WND in a telephone interview. Peterson said he shares his name with a union steward for the Air Traffic Controllers Union at Kansas City's airport, but he is not the same individual. He was sent an e-mail from airport spokesman Joe McBride, who assumed he was writing to the union steward. "The...

<p>The long-awaited Indiana Jones adventure will mark a reunion of the original duo, with Karen Allen reprising her role as the feisty, hard-drinking Marion Ravenwood. Allen starred opposite Harrison Ford in 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first film in the series.</p>

INDIANAPOLIS, May 27, 2007 – The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is helping make adaptive homes available to disabled veterans through support for a group called Homes for Our Troops. A stand offers T-shirts and dog tags on Indianapolis 500 race day, May 27, 2007. Proceeds from sales of the items will benefit Homes for Our Troops, a non-profit organization that builds or adapts homes for servicemembers severely disables in the global was on terrorism. Defense Dept. photo by Samantha L. Quigley  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The group builds or adapts homes to meet the needs of servicemembers severely...

INDIANAPOLIS, May 26, 2007 – Patriotism was on display during today’s 50th annual Indy 500 Festival Parade in downtown Indianapolis. People showed support for their country and their troops when patriotic displays and military parade participants marched past.  Indiana University cheerleaders carry an America Supports You banner during the 50th Indy 500 Festival Parade on May 26, 2007. Servicemembers were prominently featured throughout the parade. Defense Dept. photo by Samantha L. Quigley  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Cheerleaders from Indiana University carried a banner heralding the Defense Department’s America Supports You program, which proclaimed that “We Support You –...

INDIANAPOLIS, May 21, 2007 – Amid the howl of revved-up racecars, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday showcased its 27th Armed Forces Day program with a group enlistment of recruits from all services and other military-themed events. David Morgan, team manager for Playa del Racing, shows off the America Supports You decal affixed to the nacelle of one of his team’s race cars in “Gasoline Alley” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 20. Photo by Gerry J. Gilmore  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The track held its Armed Forces Day activities in conjunction with final timed qualifications, called “Bump...

Besides being the most radical-looking shift knob on the planet, the Gaslock Indy Cater has an energy-saving function. It tells you the exact point to shift to save gas, and if you follow its timely shifting tips, you can end up spending 15% less on fuel. It's not going to give you astonishing mileage like that 200 mpg Velozzi hybrid we showed you yesterday, but still, 15% savings might come in handy. Its auto-dimming LEDs adjust to ambient light so they won't be too distracting, and the shifter also has a helpful numerical indicator that reminds you what gear you're...

interesting FReeping opportunity come May Sponsored by CITGO, Milka Duno becomes the first Latina to participate in both the Indy Pro Series and the Indy 500. (PRNewsFoto/CITGO Petroleum Corporation)

Everybody thinks Indianapolis Colts coach and Super Bowl XLI champion Tony Dungy is a great guy. Including me. His calm, considerate approach to the violent game of football is a refreshing departure from the manic, brutal skill set of so many other coaches. Yet there is a part of Dungy's philosophy that troubles me -- and, I believe, many others -- and that is his insistence upon making proper coaching not just a matter of good heart but of religious zeal, even dogma. God, he said, was responsible for the Colts' 29-17 victory against the Bears. Indeed, in the relatively...

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS VS CHICAGO BEARS Sunday February 4, 2007 At Dolphin Stadium, Miami, FL 6:25PM ET TV Network: CBS

ALBUQUERQUE -- Right in the middle of today’s deadly carjacker pursuit, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department arrested two members of Albuquerque’s famous Unser racing family. Both Al Unser Sr. and Bobby Unser Sr. were booked into the Metro Detention Center this afternoon charged with failure to obey a police officer and resisting arrest. Both walked out of the jail about 3:30 p.m. The brothers, who have a combined seven checkered flags at the Indianapolis 500 and are huge names in the racing world, apparently thought their celebrity status meant they were above the law. The police pursuit of a stolen...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A fellow IRL driver says Danica Patrick has what it takes to succeed if she switches to the paint-swapping world of NASCAR and she's plenty aggressive in open-wheel racing when it's ``the right time of the month.'' Ed Carpenter, who trails Patrick by four slots in the IRL IndyCar Series' points race, made the comment when asked how Patrick might handle NASCAR racing during a radio appearance to promote Saturday night's Firestone Indy 200. ``I think Danica's pretty aggressive in our cars,'' Carpenter said Wednesday on WGFX-FM in Nashville. ``I mean, you know especially if you...

F1 Grand Prix is on American soil. Don't miss the race LIVE in its entirety from Indianapolis Motor Speedway! SUNDAY: 12:30pm ET on SPEED Channel!

I'm not much for vanities, so please forgive me this one. Why isn't ABC showing the Indy 500 in Hi Def? Did they have technical difficulties, or did someone at ABC sports decide it wasn't important enough? I personally couldn't care less who wins Indy, my style of racing starts this afternoon at 5pm, but I thought it would be cool to watch Indy in Hi Def. After listening to the media pundits imply that Indy is so much more sophisticated than NASCAR, you would think they would spend the money to broadcast it at the highest level possible. Almost...

Sam Hornish Jr. is on the provisional WorldPoints Visa Card Pole for the 90th Indianapolis 500 this afternoon after posting a four-lap average of 228.985 mph. His teammate, Helio Castroneves, is second at 228.008, with Dan Wheldon filling the front row at 227.338. Qualifying continues until 6 p.m. (ET), with 29 drivers already in the field. Saturday, May 20 The Run for the WorldPoints Visa Card Pole on Coca-Cola Throwback DayAdmission: $5.00 Public Gates Open 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. IndyCar Series Practice 9:30 - 11 a.m. Qualifications Noon - 6 p.m. Sunday, May 21 Bump Day/Armed Forces DayAdmission: $5.00...

Barcelona is a circuit that every Formula One team knows well as they complete thousands of kilometres there in testing throughout the season. The mix of high-speed corners, a very long straight and an abrasive track surface, makes the Circuit de Catalunya a uniquely ‘complete’ circuit. Finding the right set-up compromise is always a tricky business at the Spanish Grand Prix. World champion Fernando Alonso was the fastest race driver in Friday afternoon’s second practice session at the Circuit de Catalunya. In front of a huge home crowd, the Spaniard finished third in his Renault, behind Honda’s and Red Bull’s...

DRIVE 20 miles northwest of Sarajevo through the mountains of central Bosnia and you enter the broad Visoko valley, dissected by the meandering Bosna River. Beyond the river sits the town of Visoko, watched over by its minarets. And beyond Visoko rises an extraordinary triangular hill, 700ft (213m) high and looking for all the world like an ancient pyramid.Some say that is precisely what it is — a huge pyramid built perhaps 12,000 years ago by an unknown civilisation. And yesterday they set out to prove it. In the spring sunshine, watched by crowds of locals, journalists and the contestants...

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2006 – The Defense Department presented an award to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, an America Supports You member, at the U.S. Navy Memorial here yesterday evening. America Supports You member Joie Chitwood, president and chief operating officer of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, accepts the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service from Allison Barber, deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, March 7. The speedway has a long tradition supporting America's troops and their families. Photo by Paul X. Rutz  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution...

INDIANAPOLIS -- An SUV plowed into a storefront in downtown Indianapolis late Wednesday morning. The SUV crashed into a building that houses the law offices of Mitchell, Hurst, Jacobs and Dick at Delaware and Washington streets. One person was injured, but the injuries were non-life-threatening. Police said approximately 35 people were in the building when the crash occurred. All of those people were uninjured. The intersection was closed while investigators cleaned up the scene.

Note: Click on any of the pictures in this report for a larger image. Over the 2005 Labor Day weekend we drove from Idaho to Bremerton, WA to visit my daughter and son-in-law (active duty US Navy) and our two grandsons. A secondary reason was to take a look at the US Navy reserve fleet there in Bremerton and to see any current US Navy vessels in the yards. The trip over was very beautiful and pleasant. There is a lot of very beuatiful scenary between Idaho and Washington. Here are some pictures of some of that scenary. Once we...

Dear Garrison: I almost cried today while listening to The Show.

The highest honor given by Bush is a tour of his famous ranch. If you are not a head of state and a warlord, don't expect an invite. However, you can enjoy this virtual tour and see what only Tony Blair and his ilk have seen, or even use it as the basis of your own tourist expedition. It will be far more informative than the vague Time Magazine article (January 12, 2004) story about the ranch....

Canadian Forces officials are trying to figure out what caused a fighter jet to lose a piece of its wing during a flyby over Toronto on Sunday. The CF-18 jet was one of two participating in the kickoff to the Molson Indy auto race, flying over tens of thousands of spectators. Luckily, the metre-long piece splashed into Lake Ontario. Although the lake was dotted with boaters, no one was hurt. The part, identified as the nose door to a luggage pod under the wing, was recovered by the Toronto police marine unit. It appears the incident was caused by a...

Danica Patrick has surged onto the open-wheel racing world, but that might not be sitting well with the old-school boss of Formula One racing. Formula One is getting its most high-profile United States presence with the U.S. Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend, but Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone doesn't seem to be too crazy about Patrick joining her male competitors on the track, despite her recent Indy 500 success. "She did a good job, didn't she? Super. Didn't think she'd be able to make it like that," Ecclestone told a gathering of reporters about Patrick's Indy 500...

ABC Sports replaced veteran Indianapolis 500 announcer Paul Page, known as the Voice of the 500, with Todd Harris in an effort to boost buzz and ratings. The network described Harris, 39, as one of the "most respected young talents" in broadcasting. Page, a 28-year broadcast veteran, told his hometown Indianapolis Star he was "terribly disappointed" by ABC's move. "I love doing the Indy 500," said Page, 59, who will handle other sports duties for ABC and ESPN. "It's all I ever really wanted to do." It was the second time ABC pulled Page from the broadcast booth. Page joined...

Peterson Outlines Plan To Pay For Colts StadiumIndy Mayor Wants Pull-Tabs To Help Pay For Stadium December 20, 2004 INDIANAPOLIS -- The city will ask the General Assembly to approve pull-tab legislation to help pay for a new stadium deal that would keep the NFL's Colts in Indianapolis for 30 years, Mayor Bart Peterson said Monday. The city will ask lawmakers to approve pull tabs, which are slot machine-like devices, for horse racing tracks in Anderson and Shelbyville and an off-track betting parlor in Indianapolis, Peterson said at a news conference. Colts owner Jim Irsay and the NFL will contribute...

NASCAR CUP BRICKYARD 400 Hosted by the FR Pit CrewThis Thread is Dedicated to:Our Troops Around the World Fighting to Preserve Freedom for AllDwayne & Julie CrouchOur FRiend tubebender, good to have You back with UsAnd to WestCoastGal ;) SHE SAID "YES"!!! (39 days to go, Dear) ;) Track Facts Banking/Turns: 9 Distance: 2.5 miles Shape: OvalIndianapolis Motor Speedway Built originally as a test facility for the burgeoning Indiana car industry, the track was paved with 3.2 million bricks following a series of races in 1909. Since 1911, the Brickyard has hosted one of the most famous races in the...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Built originally as a test facility for the burgeoning Indiana car industry, the track was paved with 3.2 million bricks following a series of races in 1909. Since 1911, the Brickyard has hosted one of the most famous races in the world -- the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race. In the inaugural 1994 Brickyard 400, Hoosier fan favorite Jeff Gordon won the first of his three titles. NASCAR and the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway NBC at 11am PT / 2pm ET on Sunday, August 3, 2003 God Bless our troops and families and God Bless America

Jeret Schroeder rockets the IndyCarTM two-seater through the gears exiting the empty pits at Nashville Superspeedway, gunning the machine all out. As a piggy back passenger along for the ride, my every instinct screams that there is no way the vehicle can possibly make it around the flat apron exit without hurtling toward an intimate and rude hello with the wall across from Turn One. And we aren’t even on the track yet. Last Thursday, preceding the weekend’s Firestone Indy 200, the visiting Indy Racing League and Nashville Superspeedway invited the media to climb into the cockpit of an IndyCar...

<p>Celebrity watchers at this year's Indianapolis 500 will have their eyes on more than the usual gang of big names from TV, music and sports. If that gray-haired guy standing behind Wynonna Judd looks familiar, it's probably former President Bill Clinton.</p>

There is to be an anti-American rally Downtown on Monument Circle tonight from 7 to 9 PM.

Indana and Indianapolis FReepers. OPERATION INFINITE FREEP needs your help to send off a caravan of war protestors to Washington D.C. departing Indianapolis Friday, Jan. 17th. According to the "Bus option to D.C." thread on the discussion page at http://www.louisvillepeace.org the leftists are meeting at the American Legion Mall (corner of Penn and North streets in Indianapolis) 6-8PM to rally and board buses for the big peace march in DC. This would be an excellent opportunity to show them their voices are not the only ones in Indy when it comes to the situation with Iraq and the war against...