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Auto racing: Andretti heads into Indy 500 trying to shake curse

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:43:23 MDT

Auto racing: Andretti heads into Indy 500 trying to shake curse

By Jenna Fryer The Associated Press

Updated May 23, 2013 04:43PM MDT

Indianapolis • Shortly before he left home for Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Marco Andretti watched a documentary that showed his grandfather, Mario, at the famed track. “It was him and [radio announcer] Paul Page, they were walking down the start finish line and he said, ‘You know, I always said I hated this place,’” Andretti recalled. “And then he paused for a while and said, ‘I lied.’ That pretty much tells it all. We’ve been through a lot here, but we live for it.” Five different drivers from...

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49ers coach Jim Harbaugh to drive Indianapolis 500 pace car

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:19 MDT

49ers coach Jim Harbaugh to drive Indianapolis 500 pace car

By Janie Mccauley The Associated Press

Updated May 22, 2013 11:35PM MDT

Santa Clara, Calif. • Jim Harbaugh insists he will coachable when it comes to the tricks of driving the Indianapolis 500 pace car this weekend. The San Francisco 49ers’ coach will return to the city where he spent four years as a player to take part in the Indy 500 festivities. Track officials made the later-than-usual announcement that the former NFL quarterback would be behind the pace car wheel in a news release sent out early Wednesday morning. Asked how fast he would allow himself to go, or...

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Donors help after girl’s stand shut down at Indy track

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:54:32 MDT

Donors help after girl’s stand shut down at Indy track

The Associated Press

Updated May 21, 2013 11:54PM MDT

Indianapolis • A 10-year-old girl has raised much more money for a charity than she expected after her lemonade stand was shut down at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Morgen Morris says she had a line of customers during Saturday’s qualifications day when a track employee told her she had to shut down. Morgen was at the speedway as part of Lemonade Day activities teaching children about running a business. Speedway spokesman Doug Boles tells WTHR-TV that shutting down her stand was a mistak...

Browns owner Haslam says he didn’t know about rebate issues

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:48:32 MDT

Browns owner Haslam says he didn’t know about rebate issues

The Associated Press

Updated May 16, 2013 11:48PM MDT

Indianapolis • Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam says he was “absolutely not” aware of and did not participate in the practices that led to the federal investigation into his Pilot Flying J company. “I take responsibility for what happens at PFJ as the guy at the top of the shop, but I was absolutely not aware of any of this,” Haslam said. “As soon as we found out there was an issue, we immediately began taking an aggressive stance in finding out what happened, No. 1, and righting the ship, ...