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Kasey Kahne has makeup to handle 600 miles

The Coca-Cola 600 is a long day that bleeds into a long night. Drivers can either fight that or embrace it. Count defending champion Kasey Kahne as a guy who loves the longest race of the Sprint Cup season.

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Rosberg fastest again in crash-marred 3rd practice

German driver Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time in the crash-marred third practice session of the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday.
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Getting it right always tricky at Indianapolis 500

Roger Penske has won more Indianapolis 500 poles and races than any owner in history.
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Facts and figures of the 97th Indianapolis 500

Facts and figures of the 97th Indianapolis 500-mile race Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
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Indianapolis 500 Driver Profiles

Profiles of the 33 drivers in Sunday's Indianapolis 500, in starting order with car number in parentheses, age, hometown, engine, race team, and biographical information (w-former winner; r-rookie):
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Indy 500 could be better than 2012's epic race

They raced 1-2-3 in line, trading the lead a whopping 15 times over the final, frantic 75 laps. All three drivers had a last-lap plan in mind when they zipped past the white flag, and it was Takuma Sato who acted first with a bold move for the win.
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Q&A with Dale Earnhardt Jr.: His life’s an adventure

Charlotte Observer columnist Tom Sorensen talks with NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. about where he is, where he’d like to go, and where he hopes to end up.
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Column: IndyCar needs to start playin' the feud

They have dinner together. They chat it up on Twitter. They offer congratulations on jobs well done, solace when things don't go so well.
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Video: Previewing the Coca-Cola 600

NASCAR Wire Services' Reid Spencer talks to Cinesport's Noah Coslov about Denny Hamlin's qualifying record and his predicitons for who will win Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Video: Kurt Busch preps for Coca-Cola 600

NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kurt Busch joins CineSport's Noah Coslov to discuss his preparations for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and his work with the Goodyear Gives Back Campaign for the US Armed Forces.
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Patrick: Another Indy 500 'less and less likely'

Danica Patrick still follows the Indianapolis 500 closely, even pre-organizing her race day schedule this Sunday so she can watch most of the event.