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Octane revs up for 2012 Edmonton Indy

Indy cars in starting formation approach turn 13 after a yellow caution flag early in the Edmonton Indy at City Centre Airport in Edmonton July 24, 2011.

The day that race series CEO Randy Bernard held his State of IndyCar event in Indianapolis seemed as good a time as any to check in on the state of the 2012 Edmonton Indy race.

NASCAR

Move to fuel injection gives NASCAR teams mountains of data

NASCAR drivers, crewmembers and officials haven't talked much about the debut of electronic fuel injection - perhaps the biggest sea change in the Sprint Cup Series for 2012.

Formula 1

Sebastian Vettel aims for F1 hat-trick

World champion Sebastian Vettel said Monday his back-to-back title triumphs in the last two years would count for little when the 2012 Grand Prix season gets underway in Australia on March 18.

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Lewis Hamilton drives at the Yas Marina circuit on November 13, 2011 in Abu Dhabi during the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix.

F1 launch time and optimism is in the air

Expect a fresh wave of optimism, with teams and drivers gamely talking up their prospects before the bitter chill of reality changes the body language, when Formula One's launch season picks up speed this week.

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Danica Patrick at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 22, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Danica Patrick to skip Indy 500, but doesn't rule out return

Danica Patrick will take at least a one-year sabbatical from the Indianapolis 500 as she moves to NASCAR full time this season.

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Darrell Waltrip signs autographs for fans ahead of the 2010 NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Announcement at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on August 16, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Darrell Waltrip won races, ruffled feathers on road to Hall

Darrell Waltrip rarely has lacked for rhetorical flourish. The three-time champion nicknamed "Jaws" for his loquacious ways still has struggled to find the right words for accepting Friday's induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

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McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain sits in his car during the first practice session of the Japanese F1 Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit October 7, 2011.

Jenson Button to run in new McLaren

Jenson Button will have the first run in the new McLaren when pre-season testing starts next month, the Formula One team said on Monday.

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David Ragan, driver of the #6 UPS Ford, hits the wall after losing control of his car during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam RV Insurance 500 at Pocono Raceway on August 7, 2011 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

David Ragan lands last available Cup ride with Front Row

David Ragan, who was squeezed out of Roush Fenway Racing when the team cut back from four cars to three, has landed a Sprint Cup ride for the 2012 NASCAR season.

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James Hinchcliffe celebrates his Firestone Indy Lights victory during Honda Indy Edmonton July 25, 2010.

James Hinchcliffe takes over Danica Patrick's car

Danica Patrick's old ride now belongs to Toronto IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe, after Andretti Autosport announced early this week the 25 year-old will become the team's third driver, racing in Patrick's old No.27 Go Daddysponsored Chevrolet.

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Canada's James Hinchcliffe of Newman/Haas Racing talks to his crew during a pit stop in the second practice run at the Edmonton Indy in Edmonton, Alberta, July 23, 2011.

Canadian James Hinchcliffe picked to be Danica Patrick's Go Daddy successor

By inheriting the green-and-black livery of the most transcendent driver in Izod IndyCar Series history, James Hinchcliffe will be filling some big shoes.

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Kurt Busch, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Dodge, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the first race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Gatorade Duel at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2011 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Kurt Busch will drive for James Finch's Phoenix Racing

Questions about where 2004 Sprint Cup champion Kurt Busch would land for 2012 were answered Thursday when the veteran NASCAR driver joined Phoenix Racing and team owner James Finch.

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Former F1 race car driver Alex Zanardi, who lost both legs in a 2001 crash, crosses the finish line in the Handcycle Division of the 2007 New York Marathon. He's seeking gold at the 2012 London Paralympics.

Inspirational Italian Alex Zanardi faces hardest task

The American Memorial 500, a Champ Car race which took place at the Lausitzring in Germany on Sept. 15, 2001, nearly didn't take place at all.

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