Hinchcliffe's profile raised by hot IndyCar start

INDIANAPOLIS | James Hinchcliffe might have the busiest appointment calendar in IndyCar.

Danica Patrick brings new eyes to NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. | All Danica Patrick needed to do was keep her car intact.

Danica Patrick wins pole for NASCAR's Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. | Danica Patrick has made history before — as a woman and a racer, in Indianapolis and Japan.

Danica Patrick won't run Indy 500 this year

CONCORD, N.C. | Danica Patrick became a worldwide sensation as a rookie at the Indianapolis 500, challenging for victory and becoming the first woman to lead laps in the showcase race.

Indy 500 champ Wheldon dies after massive crash in Vegas

LAS VEGAS | Dan Wheldon, who moved to the United States from his native England with hopes of winning the Indianapolis 500 and went on to prevail at his sport's most famed race twice, died Sunday after a massive, fiery wreck at the Las Vegas Indy 300.

IndyCar title on the line in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS | IndyCar's best two drivers don't particularly like each other.

Indy celebrates 100 years, hopes for better future

INDIANAPOLIS | When Alex Tagliani leads the 33-car field into the first turn of the Indianapolis 500, he'll be tugging along a century's worth of triumphs, thrills and tragedy.

Power hopes strategy, double-file setup work out

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Will Power is focusing on two things at the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama.

NASCAR or Indy? Danica undecided on plans for 2012

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. | Danica Patrick's season hasn't even started, and the main thing everybody wants to know is what she'll do next year.

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