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Beatriz visits World Cup venue in progress 30 Apr 2013 | 10:54 pm
Two of the biggest sporting events to take place in Sao Paulo over the next 18 months collided April 30 when IZOD IndyCar Series driver Ana Beatriz visited the worksite of the Arena de Sao Paulo, whic...
History of car No. 8 in Indianapolis 500 15 Apr 2013 | 10:22 pm
In eight seasons competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series, Ryan Briscoe has seven victories and 27 podium finishes over 102 starts. The Aussie, who was the 2012 pole sitter, will make his 103rd start in t...
Beatriz piling up the miles 9 Apr 2013 | 09:12 pm
Adding two IZOD IndyCar Series races to her schedule means Ana Beatriz will be spending a lot of time on airplanes. The Dale Coyne Racing driver returned to her native Brazil following the Honda Indy ...
Does it look like Helio? 5 Apr 2013 | 07:07 am
Helio Castroneves said he’ll call it “mini me.” AAA Alabama produced bobble-head dolls of Castroneves, who will drive the No. 3 AAA Insurance Team Penske car this weekend in the Honda Indy Grand Prix ...
Franchitti cheers on fellow Scot 1 Apr 2013 | 09:07 pm
Miami resident Tony Kanaan accompanied Dario Franchitti to the Sony Tennis Open to watch Andy Murray compete in an early-round match. Franchitti and Murray — both from Scotland — go way back, but Fra...
East meets West, and West listens 24 Mar 2013 | 05:57 am
Takuma Sato spent a few days with A.J. Foyt at a convention in Vegas last month — a sort of “get to know you” period for the recently-hired driver and the Indy car racing icon. Sato’s initial observat...
The best cubanos and history tidbit 18 Mar 2013 | 08:21 pm
At one time, the Ybor City section of Tampa out-produced Havana as the cigar-rolling capital. Tampa Bay, which includes St. Petersburg, remains famous for two other Cuban staples: Strong coffee and sa...
Mader’s contributions go beyond Firestone tires 14 Mar 2013 | 01:25 am
It’s understandable, but not orchestrated, that Page Mader and Al Speyer would retire in the same season. They’ve been synonymous with Firestone Racing and, in a sense, with each other for four decade...
Barbieri’s roots go deep with Firestone 11 Mar 2013 | 05:55 pm
How’s this for a calling card? “Harvey Firestone Jr., the oldest son of the founder, asked me if I wanted a summer job and I said, ‘Heck, yeah.’ That was between my junior and senior years of high sch...
Karting and Giving Back 5 Mar 2013 | 11:55 pm
What happens when you put eight professional race car drivers and a bunch of competitive media members on one karting track? Apparently a lot of trash talking and a few racing moves that wouldn’t nece...
