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INDIANAPOLIS — Jimmie Johnson was just behind a pair of Indy 500 winners as Honda swept the top four spots on the opening day of practice for the 106th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. Two-time Indianapolis 500 Takuma Sato turned the fastest lap (228.939 mph) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, followed by a 227.768-mph …

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar officials will spend the next few days collecting information and gathering advice about improving aeroscreen visibility for races held in the rain. Many of the series drivers complained Saturday that they struggled to see other cars late in the IndyCar Grand Prix — even though each has flashing red lights. It …

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — As Colton Herta set up his winning pass Saturday, all he could see were red flashing lights. He still charged forward. The 22-year-old California driver quickly darted to the inside of Pato O’Ward on a late restart, took the lead for good with nine laps to go and beat Simon Pagenaud to …

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GMR Grand Prix Indianapolis results, points: Colton Herta led 50 of 75 laps Saturday to capture his seventh career NTT IndyCar Series victory and first on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Setting the fastest lap of the race (1 minute, 11.7415 seconds/122.389 mph) on Lap 31, the Andretti Autosport driver improved five spots to …

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Power used the final lap of qualifying Friday to move past five drivers and take the pole for the IndyCar Grand Prix. The Australian will start from the No. 1 spot for the 64th time in his career after going 1 minute, 9.7664 seconds on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 14-turn, 2.439-mile road …

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IndyCar Grand Prix start times: Indianapolis Motor Speedway is open for business this weekend, but it’s the track’s 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course that officially will kick off the month of May at the Brickyard. Rinus VeeKay is the defending winner of the race, which marked his first NTT IndyCar Series victory last year. Josef Newgarden, …

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MIAMI GARDENS, Florida — Michael Andretti walked through the Formula One paddock quite literally going door-to-door. He wants into the most exclusive club in motorsports and figured pleading his case to the current team bosses was his best shot. Andretti carried with him a white Miami Dolphins folder – he said he borrowed it from …

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Having met with Romain Grosjean after their May 1 dustup at Barber Motorsports Park, and since talked to IndyCar officials, Graham Rahal has done all he do — for now. So does that mean the Rahal Letterman Racing driver believes things are settled with Grosjean heading into May at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? Maybe. “I suppose …

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Graham Rahal still has the letter signifying when his college dream essentially ended before it ever truly started. “I think it’s huge to go, and it was always my full intention,” Rahal, 33, told NBC Sports. “I applied. I was accepted. In fact, I found my letter when I kept deferring, and they were finally …

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — British driver Stefan Wilson spent an entire year searching for a spot in this year’s Indianapolis 500 field. The journey proved equally challenging for team owners Don Cusick and Elton Julian — until they joined forces. On Thursday, the trio announced it solved two problems by putting the 32-year-old Wilson in the …

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