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IndyCar: Castroneves fastest as Indy 500 build-up begins
Four previous winners of the Indianapolis 500 topped the timesheets as practice opened for its 94th running, Helio Castroneves ending fastest among the 27 returning veterans and the seven rookies who are facing the Brickyard for the first time.
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IndyCar: Dixon wins in Kansas as the Indy 500 build-up begins
The IndyCar Series returned to oval racing with the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 at the Kansas Speedway – and its traditional powerhouse teams took the opportunity to reassert themselves.
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Opinion: Why we wish IndyCar would come to Britain
So there we were, sat high up in the grandstands at the Rockingham Motor Speedway in Northamptonshire, watching touring cars whizzing round part of the banking and onto the infield section, thinking to ourselves ‘we want to see this oval used properly’. Champ Car came to Britain – isn’t it about time the IndyCar Series…
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The top step: UK race-winners in 2010
British open wheel race-winners this season October Craig Dolby Superleague Formula, Beijing, China October 10th, 2010 No points were awarded for Superleague’s Beijing races as the track failed to gain the required FIA Grade 2 status, but that didn’t stop Dolby from taking his first-ever street circuit win. Second in the opening stint after being…
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IndyCar: ‘This one’s for Mom’, says victorious Hunter-Reay
Ryan Hunter-Reay may carry the colours of the Indy Racing League’s title sponsor Izod on his car and race suit, but he doesn’t have the funding to run the full season for them. A confident win at Long Beach could go some way towards changing that.
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IndyCar: Business as usual as Power takes Long Beach pole
Will Power shrugged off his defeat in Alabama to take a third consecutive pole position and lead a Team Penske charge in qualifying for the Long Beach IndyCar race this weekend.
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IndyCar: Castroneves breaks Power’s winning streak
A Team Penske car won at the IRL’s first visit to the Barber Motorsport Park in Alabama, but it was the veteran Helio Castroneves who drove it, and not the victor of the first two races Will Power.
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IndyCar: Power surge continues with Alabama pole
Mike Conway scored his best-ever IndyCar qualifying result to earn a front-row start at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama later today – but he will line up beside the seemingly-unstoppable Will Power who is on pole.
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Driver profile: Paul di Resta
Paul di Resta is an up-and-coming Scottish racing driver who, having made a splash in the DTM driving for Mercedes, is now making the transition to Formula One. He is currently the reserve driver for Force India, appearing for the team at Friday practice sessions whenever practicable, and has expressed his intention to turn his…
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Martin Plowman on America: “I’m going flat out or I’m going home”
Two years ago, things were looking bleak for Martin Plowman. With very limited options for the 2008 season, he feared his career was losing momentum. Not so these days, where he’s rapidly becoming a fixture on the American open-wheel circuit. He talks to BritsOnPole.