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The 2013 Indianapolis 500 rookie class is small but stout. Three Indy first-timers -- front-row sitter Carlos Munoz, Tristan Vautier and Conor Daly -- shouldn't be taken lightly.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Media dinners can go one of two ways. Some can be a great opportunity to get to know a driver or key team member in a casual setting. Others are less satisfying, cold and calculated affairs in which pretty much everyone involved wou...

Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, ESPN.com IndyCar reporter John Oreovicz stops by to live from Indianapolis, where he will be covering the Indy 500 on Sunday (11 a.m. ET, ABC).Oreovicz attended his first Indianapolis 500 as a teenager in 1978 an...

Katherine Legge is in. Michel Jourdain Jr. is out. Bump Day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway didn't produce much drama, but it did have its share of happiness and heartache.

Saturday's highlights from Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

INDIANAPOLIS -- E.J. Viso came within the blink of an eye of the first 230 mph lap in a decade at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on "Fast Friday." Viso, driving a Dallara/Chevrolet for the Andretti Autosport team, uncorked a lap of 229.532 mph in his C...

For generations, the Indy 500 -- even making it in -- was about faster and faster speeds. As qualifying looms this weekend, maybe it's time to loosen up to speed up.

Welcome to SportsNation! On Friday, ESPN.com IndyCar reporter John Oreovicz stops by to talk about the buildup to this year's Indy 500, which takes place May 26 on ABC.Oreovicz attended his first Indianapolis 500 as a teenager in 1978 and still hasn'...

Just how dominant is Don Schumacher Racing? Antron Brown and Johnny Gray teamed up at Atlanta for DSR's fourth sweep of the NHRA's nitro classes in seven events.

Being a four-time winner of the Indy 500 is an exclusive club. Two drivers -- Dario Franchitti and Helio Castroneves -- will vie to join legends A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears.

Feeling a little out of sorts? Sato is leading the points. Hinchcliffe has two wins. And Power and Franchitti are struggling mightily. Folks, this wacky IndyCar season is just beginning.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Last week, Kurt Busch took time off from his NASCAR duties for Furniture Row Racing to test an Australian V8 Supercar at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Now he's about to get back behind the wheel of an Indy car. That's ri...

Will Power has dominated the streets of Sao Paulo in the IndyCar Series, but he's off to a slow start in 2013. Brazil might be the cure, but there are plenty of other contenders.

Bob Vandergriff Jr. jogging from the finish line to the start line at Royal Purple Raceway could've meant only one thing: His third career Top Fuel win was a reality.

The action on the track at Royal Purple Raceway in Houston is enough to make you want to tune in this weekend. The fact it will be shown live on ESPN2 just ups the drama.