Because of the likelihood of higher temperatures on Thursday, NASCAR made a small change to its aerodynamics package for the Cup series.
Teams were allowed to slightly increase the pressure of their radiator pressure relief valve to take the higher temperatures into account.
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I received an interesting email tonight from a New York PR firm that represents Taylor Earnhardt, the youngest of the late Dale Earnhardt Sr's four children. 
Given his family's checkered history in the Indianapolis 500, Michael Andretti understands better than anybody why his son, Marco, was so frustrated during Sunday's race. 
When the longest weekend of her racing career was over late Sunday night, Danica Patrick stood beside her race car and spent several minutes talking with Greg Zipadelli, her race strategist in Sprint Cup. 
Often, another name for Formula One could have been Formula Same-Same: Same-old faces driving for the same-old teams winning the same-old races. 
Dario Franchitti's first win at Indianapolis, in 2007, made him more than just Ashley Judd's husband. 
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