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A. J. Foyt
Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr. (born January 16, 1935) is an American retired auto racing driver who has raced in numerous genres of motorsports.
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises
A. J. Foyt Enterprises is an American racing team in the Verizon Indycar Series and formerly NASCAR. It is owned by four-time Indianapolis 500 winner, 1972 Daytona 500 winner, 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans winner and two-time 24 Hours of Daytona winner A. J. Foyt. A. J. won two of his four Indianapolis 500s driving for the team. The team also won the 1999 Indianapolis 500 and the IRL championship in 1996 and 1998.
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Air–fuel ratio meter
An air–fuel ratio meter monitors the air–fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine.
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Al Trautwig
Alan ″Al″ Trautwig (born February 26, 1956) is a sports commentator with the MSG Network, ABC, NBC, NBC Sports Network, and USA Network.
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Al Unser
Alfred "Al" Unser (born May 29, 1939) is an American automobile racing driver, the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser, and father of Al Unser Jr. Now retired, he is the second of three men to have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race four times, the fourth of five to have won the race in consecutive years, and won the National Championship in 1970, 1983, and 1985.
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Al Unser Jr.
Alfred Unser Jr. (born April 19, 1962), nicknamed "Little Al", "Al Junior", or simply "Junior", is a retired American race car driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner.
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque (Beeʼeldííl Dahsinil; Arawageeki; Vakêêke; Gołgéeki) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico.
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American open-wheel car racing
American open-wheel car racing, also known as Indy Car racing, is a category of professional-level automobile racing in the United States and North America.
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Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com LLC is a privately held online company based in Lehi, Utah.
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Andretti curse
The Andretti Curse, sometimes referred to as Andretti Luck, is a folk belief in reference to a seemingly perpetual string of bad luck the Andretti racing family has experienced in their efforts to win the Indianapolis 500.
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Andy Granatelli
Anthony "Andy" Granatelli (March 18, 1923 – December 29, 2013) was an American businessman, most prominent as the CEO of STP as well as a major figure in automobile racing events.
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Arie Luyendyk
Arie Luijendijk (anglicised as Arie Luyendyk; born 21 September 1953) is a Dutch former auto racing driver, and winner of the 1990 and 1997 Indianapolis 500 races.
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Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.
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Bob Jenkins
Bob Jenkins (born September 4, 1947) is a former television and radio sports announcer, primarily calling IndyCar and NASCAR telecasts for ESPN/ABC and later NBC Sports.
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Bobby Rahal
Robert Woodward "Bobby" Rahal (born January 10, 1953) is an American former auto racing driver and team owner.
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Bobby Unser
Robert William "Bobby" Unser (born February 20, 1934) is an American former automobile racer.
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Buick
Buick, formally the Buick Motor Division, is an upscale automobile brand of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM).
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Business magnate
A business magnate (formally industrialist) refers to an entrepreneur of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise or field of business.
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Carroll Shelby
Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur.
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Champ Car
Champ Car is the general name for a class and specification of American professional top-level open wheel cars used in American open-wheel car racing for many decades, associated primarily with the Indianapolis 500.
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Chrysler LeBaron
The Chrysler LeBaron (or Chrysler Imperial LeBaron) was originally a classic luxury car of the 1930s, the body manufactured by LeBaron, its chassis manufactured by Chrysler, which competed with other luxury cars of the era such as Lincoln and Packard.
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Clutch
A clutch is a mechanical device which engages and disengages power transmission especially from driving shaft to driven shaft.
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Color commentator
A color commentator or expert commentator is a sports commentator who assists the main commentator, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress.
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Concussion
Concussion, also known as mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is typically defined as a head injury that temporarily affects brain functioning.
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Cosworth
Cosworth is an automotive engineering company founded in London in, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics; for automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream automotive industries.
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Cummins
Cummins Inc. is an American Fortune 500 corporation that designs, manufactures, and distributes engines, filtration, and power generation products.
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Danny Ongais
Danny Ongais (born May 21, 1942) is an American former racing driver.
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Danny Sullivan
Daniel John Sullivan III (born March 9, 1950), better known as Danny Sullivan, is an American former racing driver.
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Davy Jones (racing driver)
Davy Jones (born June 1, 1964) is an American racing driver.
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Dennis Firestone
Dennis Firestone (born 22 July 1944 in Townsville, Australia) is a former CART driver from 1979 to 1987. He was the Rookie of the year in CART 1980 season finishing in 12th in season points, his best season. His best finish in a CART race was a pair of 5th places that year. He made 5 starts in the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 10th in 1981, his next best finish being a 12th in 1984. An accident at Indianapolis in 1987 resulted in a broken neck and ended his racing career. Since his driving days, he has run a California trucking company.
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Derek Daly
Derek Daly (born 11 March 1953 in Ballinteer, Dublin) is a former racing driver from Ireland.
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Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix
The Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix was a Verizon IndyCar Series race held at the ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.
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Dick Ferguson
Dick Ferguson (March 16, 1950 in Los Angeles, California – September 26, 2010) was a driver in the CART Championship Car series.
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Dick Simon
Richard Raymond Simon (Dick Simon)(born September 21, 1933 in Sandy, Utah) is one of the oldest men to ever have raced in the Indianapolis 500.
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Dominic Dobson
Dominic Dobson (born September 14, 1957 in Stuttgart) is a German-born former CART and Craftsman Truck Series driver who made 7 starts in the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 12th in 1992, over 60 starts in the CART (Championship Auto Racing Series), with a best finish of 3rd at the Michigan 500 in 1994.
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Donald Davidson (historian)
Donald C. Davidson is the historian of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the only person to hold such a position on a full-time basis for any motorsports facility in the world.
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Dot matrix
A dot matrix is a 2-dimensional patterned array, used to represent characters, symbols and images.
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Doug Shierson Racing
Doug Shierson Racing is a former racing team that competed in the CART Championship Car Series from 1982 to 1990.
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Ed Pimm
Ed Pimm (born May 3, 1956 in Dublin, Ohio), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series.
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Emerson Fittipaldi
Emerson Fittipaldi (born 12 December 1946) is a semi-retired Brazilian automobile racing driver who won both the Formula One World Championship and the Indianapolis 500 twice each and the CART championship once.
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Engine balance
Engine balance refers to those factors in the design, production, engine tuning, maintenance and the operation of an engine that benefit from being balanced.
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Engine control unit
An engine control unit (ECU), also commonly called an engine control module (ECM), is a type of electronic control unit that controls a series of actuators on an internal combustion engine to ensure optimal engine performance.
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ESPN
ESPN (originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is a U.S.-based global cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture owned by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%).
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ESPN Classic
ESPN Classic is an American digital cable and satellite television network that is owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and Hearst Communications (which owns 20%).
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ESPN on ABC
ESPN on ABC (known as ABC Sports from 1961 to 2006) is the brand used for sports event and documentary programming televised on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States.
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Fabrizio Barbazza
Fabrizio Barbazza (born 2 April 1963) is an Italian former Formula One driver who raced for the AGS and Minardi teams and was the 1987 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.
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Fuel injection
Fuel injection is the introduction of fuel in an internal combustion engine, most commonly automotive engines, by the means of an injector.
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Galles Racing
Galles Racing is a former auto racing team owned by Rick Galles that competed in the CART series, Can-Am and the Indy Racing League.
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Gary Bettenhausen
Gary Bettenhausen (November 18, 1941 – March 16, 2014) was an American auto racing driver.
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Gary Gerould
Gary Gerould is an American sportscaster, best known as the radio voice of the NBA's Sacramento Kings from 1985 to 2016, and as a motorsports reporter for ABC and ESPN.
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Geoff Brabham
Geoff Brabham (born 20 March 1952) is an Australian racing driver.
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George Snider
George "Ziggy" Snider (born December 8, 1940, in Fresno, California) is a retired American race car driver.
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is an American multinational tire manufacturing company founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling and based in Akron, Ohio.
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Gordon Johncock
Gordon Johncock (born August 5, 1936, in Hastings, Michigan) is an American former racing driver, best known as a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and the 1976 USAC Marlboro Championship Trail champion.
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Grand Prix of Long Beach
The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is an IndyCar Series race held on a street circuit in Long Beach, California.
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Harmonic
A harmonic is any member of the harmonic series, a divergent infinite series.
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Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past, and is regarded as an authority on it.
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Honda
is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles, aircraft, motorcycles, and power equipment.
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Hoosier Hundred
The Hoosier Hundred is a USAC Silver Crown Series race held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Image
An image (from imago) is an artifact that depicts visual perception, for example, a photo or a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject—usually a physical object or a person, thus providing a depiction of it.
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Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital
Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital is a hospital part of Indiana University Health, located in Indianapolis, state of Indiana, United States.
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Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500 is an automobile race held annually at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is an automobile racing circuit located in Speedway, Indiana (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network (known typically as the IMS Radio Network), is an in-house radio syndication arrangement which broadcasts the Indianapolis 500, the Verizon IndyCar Series, Indy Lights, Big Machine 400, and Lilly Diabetes 250 to radio stations covering most of North America.
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Jack Arute
Jack Arute III (born September 28, 1950) is a former sportscaster for the NFL and college sports for Sirius XM Radio.
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Jeff MacPherson
Jeff MacPherson (born June 9, 1956, Santa Ana, California), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series.
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Jerry Baker (announcer)
Jerry Baker is well known and recognizable as a veteran sports announcer in Indiana.
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Jim Crawford (racing driver)
Jim Crawford (13 February 1948 in Dunfermline, Fife – 6 August 2002 in Tierra Verde, Florida, United States) was a British racing driver from Scotland.
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Jim Lampley
James Lampley (born April 8, 1949) is an American sportscaster, news anchor, film producer, and restaurant owner.
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Jim McKay
James Kenneth McManus (September 24, 1921 – June 7, 2008), better known by his professional name of Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist.
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Jim Nabors
James Thurston Nabors (June 12, 1930 – November 30, 2017) was an American actor, singer, and comedian.
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Johnny Parsons
John Wayne Parsons (born August 26, 1944 in Van Nuys, California) is an American racecar driver.
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Johnny Rutherford
John Sherman "Johnny" Rutherford III (born March 12, 1938), also known as "Lone Star JR", is an American former automobile racing driver.
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Josele Garza
Josele Garza, (born March 15, 1962 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican professional race car driver.
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Judd (engine)
Judd is a name brand of engines produced by Engine Developments Ltd., a company founded in 1971 by John Judd and Jack Brabham in Rugby, Warwickshire, England.
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Kevin Cogan
John "Kevin" Cogan (born in Culver City, California, March 31, 1956) is a former racecar driver who drove in Formula One from to.
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Lemon (automobile)
In US parlance, a lemon is a vehicle (often new) that turns out to have several manufacturing defects affecting its safety, value or utility.
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Letter case
Letter case (or just case) is the distinction between the letters that are in larger upper case (also uppercase, capital letters, capitals, caps, large letters, or more formally majuscule) and smaller lower case (also lowercase, small letters, or more formally minuscule) in the written representation of certain languages.
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List of fatalities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The following is a list of 75 individuals killed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 42 drivers, one motorcyclist, 13 riding mechanics, and 19 others including a pit crew member,a pilot, track personnel, and spectators.
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List of Indianapolis 500 broadcasters
The Indianapolis 500 has been broadcast by ABC since 1965.
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List of Indianapolis 500 lap leaders
Led opening lap and final lap: 20 entries among 18 drivers.
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List of Indianapolis 500 pole-sitters
Winners of the Pole position for the Indianapolis 500.
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List of Indianapolis 500 winners
The Indianapolis 500 is an automobile race, held annually on the last weekend in May to coincide with Memorial Day.
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Logo
A logo (abbreviation of logotype, from λόγος logos "word" and τύπος typos "imprint") is a graphic mark, emblem, or symbol used to aid and promote public identification and recognition.
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Lola Cars
Lola Cars International Ltd. was a racing car engineering company founded in 1958 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon, England.
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Lou Palmer (motorsport broadcaster)
Lou Palmer (born Louis A. Perunko Jr. in 1932 in Wheeling, West Virginia - died January 19, 2008 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American broadcaster best known for his work at the Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network from 1958 until 1989.
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Ludwig Heimrath
Ludwig Heimrath, Jr. (born September 9, 1956 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian former racecar driver.
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March Engineering
March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from the United Kingdom.
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Mario Andretti
Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an Italian-born American former racing driver, one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport.
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Mary Fendrich Hulman
Mary Fendrich Hulman (March 13, 1905 – April 10, 1998) was the wife of the late Indiana industrialist Anton "Tony" Hulman, Jr. and matriarch of the Hulman-George family which today controls Hulman & Company, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and INDYCAR.
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Master cylinder
In automotive engineering, the master cylinder is a control device that converts non-hydraulic pressure (commonly from a driver's foot) into hydraulic pressure.
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Methanol
Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol among others, is a chemical with the formula CH3OH (a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group, often abbreviated MeOH).
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Michael Andretti
Michael Mario Andretti (born October 5, 1962) is an American former auto racing driver and current team owner.
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New Hampshire Motor Speedway
New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic.
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Newman/Haas Racing
Newman/Haas Racing was an auto racing team that competed in the CART series and the IndyCar Series from 1983 to 2011.
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News agency
A news agency is an organization that gathers news reports and sells them to subscribing news organizations, such as newspapers, magazines and radio and television broadcasters.
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OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon
The OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, which takes place in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the largest half marathon in the United States, and the seventh-largest running event in America.
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Opening ceremony
An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event.
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Pancho Carter
Duane C. Carter, Jr. (born June 11, 1950), nicknamed "Pancho", is a retired American race car driver.
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Parnelli Jones
Rufus Parnell "Parnelli" Jones (born August 12, 1933 in Texarkana, Arkansas) is a retired American racing driver and race car owner.
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Patrick Racing
Patrick Racing was an auto racing team in both Champ Car and the Indy Racing League.
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Paul Page
Paul Page (born November 25, 1945) is an American motorsports broadcaster who is best known for serving as the chief announcer for the Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar Series on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network.
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Penske PC-16
The Penske PC-16 was a CART Penske Racing car which was constructed for competition in the 1987 season.
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Phil Krueger
Phil Krueger (born June 22, 1951 in Santa Monica, California), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series.
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Pit Stop Challenge
The TAG Heuer Pit Stop Challenge is a pit stop contest held during activities leading up to the Indianapolis 500.
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Poppet valve
A poppet valve (also called mushroom valve) is a valve typically used to control the timing and quantity of gas or vapour flow into an engine.
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Radial tire
A radial tire (more properly, a radial-ply tire) is a particular design of vehicular tire.
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Randy Lewis (racing driver)
John Ranson Lewis III (born July 18, 1945 in Charlotte, North Carolina), better known as Randy Lewis is a five-time starter of the Indianapolis 500 USA automobile race.
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Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading (Pennsylvania German: Reddin) is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Rich Vogler
Richard Frank Vogler (July 26, 1950 – July 21, 1990) was a champion sprint car and midget car driver.
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Rick Mears
Rick Ravon Mears (born December 3, 1951 in Wichita, Kansas), also known by the nickname "Rocket Rick," is a retired American race car driver. He is one of three men to win the Indianapolis 500 four times (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991), and is the current record-holder for pole positions in the race with six (1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991). Mears is also a three-time Indycar series/World Series champion (1979, 1981 and 1982).
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Rick Miaskiewicz
Rick Miaskiewicz (born March 22, 1953) is a former American race car driver from Pittsburgh.
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Robby Unser
Robby Unser (born January 12, 1968) is an American former Indy Racing League driver and nine-time winner of the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb.
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Roberto Guerrero
Roberto José Guerrero Isaza (born 16 November 1958, in Medellín) is a former racing driver from Colombia.
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Rocky Moran
Rocky Moran, Sr. (born February 3, 1950 in Pasadena, California) is a retired American race car driver.
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Roger Penske
Roger Searle Penske (born February 20, 1937) is an American entrepreneur involved in professional auto racing.
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Rothschild, Wisconsin
Rothschild is a village in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.
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Sam Posey
Sam Posey (born May 26, 1944, in New York City, New York) is a retired American racing driver and sports broadcast journalist.
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Sammy Swindell
Samuel Alan "Slammin Sammy" Swindell (born October 26, 1955 in Bartlett, Tennessee) is an American sprint car driver.
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Sandi Patty
Sandra Faye "Sandi" Patty (born July 12, 1956) is an American Christian music singer, known for her wide vocal range and expressive flexibility which has led music critics to dub her "The Voice".
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Scoreboard
A scoreboard is a large board for publicly displaying the score in a game.
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Scott Brayton
Scott Everts Brayton (February 20, 1959 – May 17, 1996) was an American race car driver on the American open-wheel circuit.
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Sheraton Hotels and Resorts
Sheraton Hotels and Resorts is an international hotel chain owned by Marriott International.
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Show car
A show car, sometimes called a dream car, is a custom-made automobile created specifically for public display, rather than sale.
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Special paint schemes on racing cars
Special paint schemes are one-time or limited time variations on a race car's typical appearance.
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Speedway, Indiana
Speedway is a town in Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States.
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Spike Gehlhausen
Daniel William "Spike" Gehlhausen (born November 19, 1954, Jasper, Indiana), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.
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Sports commentator
In sports broadcasting, a sports commentator (also known as sports announcer, sportscaster or play-by-play announcer) gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast, traditionally delivered in the historical present tense.
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SportsCentury
SportsCentury is an ESPN biography program that reviews the people and athletic events that defined sports in North America throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
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Spring (device)
A spring is an elastic object that stores mechanical energy.
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Stan Fox
Stanley Cole Fuchs (July 7, 1952 – December 18, 2000), known professionally as Stan Fox, was an American open wheel race car driver. Fox was one of the last links between the midget car racing world and the Indianapolis 500. at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.
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Starting pistol
A starting pistol or starter pistol is a blank handgun that is fired to start track and field races, as well as competitive swimming races at some meets.
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Statistician
A statistician is a person who works with theoretical or applied statistics.
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Steve Chassey
Steve Chassey (born February 27, 1945 in Brockton, Massachusetts), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series.
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Team Penske
Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional stock car, open wheel and sports car racing team that currently competes in the IndyCar Series, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona, the team has also competed in various other types of professional racing such as Can Am, Trans Am and Formula One. Team Penske is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske. The team president is Tim Cindric.
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Ted Field
Frederick Woodruff "Ted" Field (born June 1, 1953) is an American media mogul, entrepreneur and film producer.
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The Hertz Corporation
The Hertz Corporation, a subsidiary of Hertz Global Holdings Inc., is an American car rental company based in Estero, Florida that operates 9,700 international corporate and franchisee locations.
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The Indianapolis Star
The Indianapolis Star is a morning daily newspaper that began publishing on June 6, 1903 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
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Tom Sneva
Thomas E. "Tom" Sneva (born June 1, 1948) is a retired American race car driver, the winner of the Indianapolis 500 in 1983.
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Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
Tony Lee Bettenhausen Jr. (October 30, 1951 – February 14, 2000) was a Champ Car team owner and driver who died in a 2000 plane crash.
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Total loss
In insurance claims, a total loss or write-off is a situation where the lost value, repair cost or salvage cost of a damaged property exceeds its insured value.
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Truesports
Truesports Truesports taurtoisemotorsports.com was an automobile racing team founded by Jim Trueman Jim Trueman and Truesports taurtoisemotorsports.com based in Hilliard, Ohio.
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Turbocharger
A turbocharger, or colloquially turbo, is a turbine-driven forced induction device that increases an internal combustion engine's efficiency and power output by forcing extra air into the combustion chamber.
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Underdog
An underdog is a person or group in a competition, usually in sports and creative works, who is popularly expected to lose.
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United States Auto Club
The United States Auto Club (USAC) is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States.
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Wastegate
A wastegate is a valve that diverts exhaust gases away from the turbine wheel in a turbocharged engine system.
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WIBC (FM)
WIBC (93.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Indianapolis.
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Yuma, Arizona
Yuma (Yuum) is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States.
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1970 Indianapolis 500
The 54th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Saturday, May 30, 1970.
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1970 USAC Championship Car season
The 1970 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 18 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 28 and concluding at the same location on November 21.
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1971 Indianapolis 500
The 55th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Saturday, May 29, 1971.
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1978 Indianapolis 500
The 62nd International 500 Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 28, 1978.
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1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
The 1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 5th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART.
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1985 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
The 1985 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 7th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART.
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1986 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
The 1986 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 8th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART.
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1986 Indianapolis 500
The 70th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Saturday, May 31, 1986.
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1986–87 USAC Championship Car season
The 1986–87 USAC Gold Crown Championship season consisted of one race, the 71st Indianapolis 500 on May 24, 1987.
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1987 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
The 1987 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 9th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART.
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1987 Pan American Games
The 1987 Pan American Games, officially known as the X Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, from 7 August to 23 August 1987.
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1988 Indianapolis 500
The 72nd Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Sunday May 29, 1988.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Indianapolis_500
