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Tom Carnegie, the Voice of Indy for 61 Years, Dies at 91

The golden voice of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing has been stilled. Tom Carnegie, the public address announcer at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for more than 60 years, died Friday at age 91 in the Indianapolis suburb of Zionsville, the speedway announced. From the end of World War II until well into the 21st...

INDYCAR Unveils New Name, Double-File Restarts, Kids in the Garage

Speaking to racing journalists and industry insiders Tuesday in Indianapolis, INDYCAR CEO Randy Barnard revealed big changes for the series ranging from a new name for the sanctioning body -- INDYCAR -- to double-file restarts in oval races, to lowering the age for visitors in the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway garage...

Study: NASCAR Poses Major Hearing Loss Risk

(Aug. 17) -- Stock car racing is growing faster than any other U.S. spectator sport, attracting more than 75 million TV viewers while another 8 million rabid fans crowd the stands, pits and infield at the almost 100 races each year. But those NASCAR fans, as well as the pit crews and drivers, are being exposed repeatedly...

David Reutimann, Michael Waltrip Racing Ink New Deal Through 2012

SPEEDWAY, Ind. -- David Reutimann's win two weeks ago certainly helped his cause for Friday morning's announcement at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but the wheels had been in motion long before his second career win. Ty Norris, Michael Waltrip Racing's executive vice president and general manager, confirmed as much Friday...

Race Day 1,100-Mile Live Blog

CONCORD, N.C. -- It's Sunday on Memorial Day weekend -- the biggest auto racing day of the year! Maybe you're in the second deck of a major league ballpark, or at the beach or somewhere else where your television set is unavailable. Well, you've come to the right place. We''ll keep you up to date on the action at the...

Background on indianapolis motor speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400.

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