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Ray Nichels: The man who built Indy's cars

Tim Cronin Times Correspondent

At 14, Ray Nichels was helping build midget race cars in his father’s auto repair shop. Within a decade, he was running his own shop, building cars to run in the Indianapolis 500 and elsewhere on the championship trail, plus on the fledgling …

Record-tying 4 women in the field for Indy 500

Dave Skretta AP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS | Katherine Legge didn't know she'd have a shot at the Indianapolis 500 until it was time to qualify, when Schmidt Peterson Motorsports decided to put her in its second car at the last second.

Rules changes may help IndyCar drivers break marks

MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS | IndyCar officials may be about to give the series a retro look and bring back the chase for track records at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

State loan will speed improvements to home of Indy 500

By Dan Carden dan.carden@nwi.com, (317) 637-9078

INDIANAPOLIS | Be sure to take a close look at the "old" Indianapolis Motor Speedway during Sunday's race, because it soon will get some pricey upgrades, courtesy of Hoosier taxpayers and race fans.

Lazier back in Indy 500 field

Tim Cronin Times Correspondent

SPEEDWAY | It almost seemed an indignity.

Longtime Hoosier Ed Carpenter 'builds' pole

Tim Cronin Times Correspondent

SPEEDWAY | Given his family background, many in Indy car racing believe Ed Carpenter will run the Indianapolis Motor Speedway someday.

Australia's Ryan Briscoe eager for Indy 500 race day improvement

Jim Johnson AP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS | Ryan Briscoe remembers it like it was yesterday. A year ago, he sat on pit road with his fingers crossed, hoping his four-lap average was good enough to capture the Indianapolis 500 pole.

Andretti team topping Indy speed charts

Michael Marot AP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS | Michael Andretti smiles like a kid when you ask what's different in 2013.

Hinchcliffe's profile raised by hot IndyCar start

Michael Marot AP Sports Writer

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

Allmendinger enjoys taking 1st laps at Indy

Michael Marot AP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS | AJ Allmendinger needed help buckling down Saturday.

Busch has solid test at Indy, 500 unlikely

MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS | Kurt Busch wants to race an IndyCar at Indianapolis.

Jourdain returning to Indianapolis 500

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS | Michel Jourdain Jr. will return to the Indianapolis 500 with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.

Sato 1st Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race

Jenna Fryer AP Auto Racing Writer

LONG BEACH, Calif. | Takuma Sato became the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race on Sunday in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

Indy safety chief: more security likely at events

CHARLES WILSON Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS | Officials said Tuesday that police and other security workers at upcoming events like the Indianapolis 500 may have a heightened state of awareness following the explosions at the Boston Marathon, but odds are spectators won't …

Hunter-Reay holds off Dixon to win at Barber

JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Andretti Autosport remained perfect on the year Sunday when defending IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay snapped Penske Racing's winning streak at Barber Motorsports Park.

Beatriz to drive for Coyne through Indy 500

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS | Ana Beatriz will drive for Dale Coyne Racing through the Indianapolis 500.

IndyCar season about to begin, sans rivalries

JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. | If only the rest of the world could have seen how Bobby Rahal looked at a picture of Michael Andretti during his daily workouts and realized how emotionally charged their rivalry used to be.