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The Indy 500 will soon be celebrating its centenary. Over the years The Brickyard has provided plenty of memorable moments.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is indisputably the most storied racetrack in the universe.

The two silver Mercedes - McLaren cars dominated the United States Grand Prix when the world's best drivers visited the iconic American circuit.

Initially conceived as a testing ground for road cars the circuit at Indianapolis soon became one of the world's great motor racing venues.

Jeff Gordon is 'Wonderboy', Tony Stewart is 'Smoke', Dale Earnhardt Jr is 'Little E', Ryan Newman is 'Rocketman', and Jimmie Johnson is 'Houdini'!

Indianapolis celebrates the Indy 500 with more than the race. The 500 Festival fills May with events that appeal to a variety of interests. (Updated April 2009)

For NASCAR fans, a great family vacation can be visiting one of America's great NASCAR attractions, such as racetracks, driving schools, NASCAR shops and racing museums.

Visiting historic Nauvoo, IL can be an amazing experience for Latter-day Saints or those interested in Mormonism. Get the most out of the trip with this planning guide.

The upcoming Indy 500 looks like being a very close affair with a vast array of talented drivers in the field.

The chopping and shaving coming recently from America's Big-3 automakers also materialized in the form of closed plants, job losses, and cut NASCAR sponsorships.

The 2006 Indy Car Series season began with tragedy, as the untimely death of Rahal-Letterman driver Paul Dana at Homestead-Miami marred the opening weekend.

In 1967 Jim Clark received an offer to compete in NASCAR, which the Formula 1 legend enthusiastically accepted.

'A bridesmaid no more!'

The Indy 500 has a long tradition of radical designs and exotic specials, from cars with two engines to machines with six wheels.

The first town in alberta, the NWMP Fort Macleod was initially built on an island in the Old Man River, then moved up-river. The town sprung up around the police outpost

Martha's Vineyard is located seven miles off the southeast coast of Massachusetts and named for Bartholomew Gosnold's daughter and for the grapes that grow on the island.

The Brickyard celebrates its centenary in 2009 with the staging of the 93rd Indy 500 on May 24th, where Castroneves, Briscoe and Franchitti make up the front row.

Ever since 2003, the 1999 Champion has stuggled to find that winning touch he once displayed back in the late 1990's. Dale Jarrett and the #88 team continue to search for that missing piece of the puzzle that will catapult him back among the NASCAR elite before he decides to hang up his helmet.

The 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup All-Star Challenge was considered humdrum by most fans, however, two drivers gave us all something to talk about.

Vancouver is a city fuelled on variety. Whether it's the arts, sports, dancing or just relaxing, Vancouver has something for everyone.

Each week, Suite 101 ranks the top 16 NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers based on results and performance.

The Abbott Tavern in Holden, Massachusetts existed during those colorful days when stagecoaches dashed up to an inn, hostelers scurried about and a portly host emerged.

The Archie Bray Foundation is a world-renowned center for the ceramic arts. It is the first of its kind and is sure to be of interest to most art lovers.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was intially built as a testing ground for road cars. Before long it was the Indy 500 which became a proving ground for racing cars.

The 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season has reached its conclusion. It is time to pass out some awards.

Usually, I am the guy that calls out the fans who persistently moan and groan about anything and everything when it comes to NASCAR.

The pre-war years were a golden age of motor racing. Famous marques competed for superiority on the world's circuits, however safety was primitive and death common.

Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick were the best drivers in NASCAR in 2006.

Every week, Suite 101 ranks the top 16 NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers based on results and performance.

Quotation-like dakuten (ten-ten), the circle handakuten (maru) and small y-set hiragana are added to appropriate hiragana to produce alternate pronunciations.

Behind every great man, there is an even greater woman. Such was the case with Frances Perkins in the Franklin Delano Roosevelt years.

After graduating high-school, Kevin Harvick pursued a career in racing.