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2013-05-18 00:00:00

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Will sports miss military flyovers?

2013-03-12 16:42:40

Less loud and fun Matt Murschel Orlando Sentinel Military flyovers are just as much a part of major sporting events in America as beer and hot dogs. It's seems like a long-standing tradition and that's what makes sporting events, well, an event. It's...

IndyCar drivers stop in Baltimore as preparation for Grand Prix continues

2013-01-23 12:30:00

When former IndyCar circuit champion Tony Kanaan heard that his new teammate would be the promising young driver Simona De Silvestro, he immediately thought they would get along fine. "Both of us have caught fire before," he said Wednesday. "So we...

Laurel Speedway's wooden track hosted auto racing in the 1920s

2012-11-27 06:20:00

Long before there was a Patuxent Greens Golf Course or Stewart Towers high rise building, a mammoth oval race track occupied that area of land off Route 197, near Route 198. Horse racing at Laurel Park racetrack had been ongoing since 1911, but in 1924 an...

Md. does not have to gerrymander

2012-11-02 09:45:00

Del. Kathleen Dumais wrongly claims that redistricting reform in Maryland is impossible because "until such time that change occurs at the federal level, redistricting will continue to be a partisan, political process" ("Md. congressional map is far,...

What do speeders tell their children about why they break the law?

2012-09-15 11:00:00

It is most amusing to see the controversy surrounding speed cameras and the revenue they generate ("Speeding drivers get the blame," Sept. 13). I wonder what we tell our children sitting in the back seat. When they say, "Daddy, why are you speeding?" do...

One-on-one with A.J. Foyt

2012-08-30 00:00:00

A.J. Foyt, Indy car racing's all-time winningest driver (67) and championship record holder (7), is now 77. He's had open heart surgery, and in January went through an illness that nearly killed him. But here he is, alive, opinonated and planning to get...

2012 Indy 500 in pictures

2012-05-27 16:25:00

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After Grand Prix of Baltimore, Will Power's hold on points chase loosens

2012-09-03 14:57:00

The Grand Prix of Baltimore was IndyCar points leader Will Power's chance to wrap up his first title on a street course, the kind of race track that is his forte. He couldn't do it. Now he has to go to Fontana, Calif., to a 500-mile race on an oval. The...

Grand Prix of Baltimore: Driver bios

2012-08-30 20:20:00

No. 26 Marco Andretti Age: 25 Country: United States Racing team: Andretti Motorsport Driver points: 237, 16th place, 185 behind leader Top finish in 2012: Andretti finished second behind teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay at the Iowa Corn Indy 250 on June...

Charlie Kimball talks about racing with diabetes

2012-08-31 13:09:00

Charlie Kimball was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2007, news that upended his personal and professional life. But the 27-year-old English-born, California-raised open-wheel racing veteran didn't just work to get his career back on track, he's worked...

Weather, poor pit decision rain on Power's parade

2012-09-02 17:06:00

Will Power was widely considered to be nearly untouchable coming into in the Grand Prix of Baltimore. He had won the inaugural event last year, was on the brink of clinching this year's IndyCar Series title and, after sitting on the pole for Sunday's...

Ed Carpernter, driver of the #20 Fuzzy's Vodka/Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet, celebrates with crew members after qualifying on the Pole for the Indianapolis 500.

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Chip Ganassi Racing driver Ryan Briscoe of Australia sits in his race car while his crew works on the car during a practice session at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana May 13, 2013. The 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for May 26.

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Team Penske driver Helio Castroneves of Brazil leaves the pit area in his race car during a practice session at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana May 13, 2013. The 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for May 26.

2013-05-13 00:00:00