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Academy Award winning actor Brendan Fraser to serve as Indianapolis 500s honorary starter - my Mother Lode. com
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (55+ words) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) " Academy Award winning actor Brendan Fraser has been selected as the honorary starter for next week's Indianapolis 500, race organizers announced Friday. Fraser was born in Indianapolis but was raised in Europe and Canada. He's returning to his hometown…...
Felix Rosenqvist, Scott Mc Laughlin reach the top of Indianapolis 500 speed charts on Fast Friday - my Mother Lode. com
4+ hour, 15+ min ago (836+ words) Published May 15, 2026 5: 25 pm Scott Mc Laughlin needed just seven laps in the middle of the afternoon to send his message on Indianapolis Motor Speedway's iconic 2. 5-mile oval " Team Penske intends to reclaim the pole. Rosenqvist posted the fastest lap of…...
Pato O'Ward reaches the top of the Indianapolis 500 speed chart on the 3rd day of practice
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (356+ words) Indy 500 Practice Auto Racing He's hoping his name is still in the No. 1 spot on May 24. The Mexican driver who finished second in 2022 and 2024 and third last year in Indy Car's biggest race of the season posted the fastest lap…...
Legge could become the first woman to complete racing's "Double' at Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (760+ words) Published May 13, 2026 8: 38 am: Updated May 13, 2026 10: 41 am She's not terribly interested in being the first non-American to try it, either. Just hours after her NASCAR team, BRANDed Management, announced that the 45-year-old British driver had added the Coca-Cola 600 to a May…...
After dominating the road in NASCAR, Shane van Gisbergen wants to master ovals and make the Chase - my Mother Lode. com
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (858+ words) Published May 11, 2026 11: 28 am Shane van Gisbergen turned 37 a day ahead of dominating the NASCAR Cup Series yet again on a road course. Before he spent Sunday "just carving everyone up" in his second consecutive win at Watkins Glen International, the…...
Shane van Gisbergen remains NASCAR's road-course ace with Watkins Glen win from the pole - my Mother Lode. com
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (397+ words) WATKINS GLEN, N. Y. (AP) " Shane van Gisbergen insists his NASCAR road-course dominance is harder than it looks, and that he feels "a lot of pressure" to beat the best in stock-car racing. But the Trackhouse Racing driver was in another league…...
Shane van Gisbergen will defend NASCAR win at Watkins Glen from the pole position - my Mother Lode. com
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (326+ words) Published May 9, 2026 2: 20 pm The Trackhouse Racing driver qualified first on the 2. 45-mile road course, earning the fifth pole of his NASCAR Cup Series career in his 62nd start " the fastest to reach that mark in nearly 20 years ( Denny Hamlin needed 49 starts…...
From cricket's capital to Olympic ambitions, India's next play on the world sports stage
1+ week, 1+ day ago (702+ words) The 2030 Commonwealth Games are already locked in for Ahmedabad, and there's high expectations for India's bid to host the 2036 Olympics. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has envisioned a developed India by 2047, and the government is focused on improving living standards, transport…...
Thousands at funeral for Italian auto champ and Paralympic gold medalist Alex Zanardi - my Mother Lode. com
1+ week, 3+ day ago (230+ words) Published May 5, 2026 8: 31 am The handbike of Alex Zanardi, Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist, is displayed near the alter during his funeral inside the Basilica of Santa Giustina, Padua, Italy, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Claudio Furlan/La Presse via AP) Zanardi's handbike…...
Chase Elliott had never before won 2 Cup races this early in a NASCAR season
1+ week, 4+ day ago (718+ words) NASCAR Texas Auto Racing After first winning at Martinsville at the end of March, the most popular driver in the series opened May in Victory Lane at Texas. That 1 1/2-mile track is growing on Elliott after he had not been…...