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<title>Power recovery ahead of schedule</title>
<description>Will Power says his return to fitness is going better than he expected and plans to get back into an Indycar in January, following yesterday's announcement of his deal to race full-time for Penske next year</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:38:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Power gets full season with Penske</title>
<description>Will Power will complete a full season in next year's IndyCar Series with Team Penske alongside Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:28:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Analysis: Izod deal boosts IndyCar</title>
<description>After seven years of searching, the IndyCar Series finally has a legitimate title sponsor</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:55:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Izod becomes IndyCar title sponsor</title>
<description>The IndyCar Series has announced a new title sponsorship deal with clothing brand Izod</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:03:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wheldon to stay at Panther for 2010</title>
<description>Former IndyCar champion Dan Wheldon is to stay on at Panther Racing for a second season despite a difficult 2009</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:44:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Franchitti surprised to win 2009 title</title>
<description>Dario Franchitti said he never expected to come straight back in and win the 2009 championship when he agreed to return to the IndyCar Series this year</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:23:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ganassi lauds 'mature' Franchitti</title>
<description>Chip Ganassi said his driver Dario Franchitti richly deserved the IndyCar Series title after the Scot played the fuel strategy perfectly and benefited from a caution-free race to claim the championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:11:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Franchitti clinches IndyCar title</title>
<description>Dario Franchitti has won the IndyCar Series title for the second time in his career after out-foxing rivals Ryan Briscoe and Scott Dixon in the Homestead finale</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Heatwave hampers IndyCar title fight</title>
<description>The IndyCar Series title contenders were taken aback by the extreme conditions in Friday's qualifying session for the championship finale at Homestead</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:34:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Franchitti beats Dixon to Miami pole</title>
<description>Dario Franchitti moved one point closer to Scott Dixon in the IndyCar championship by beating his Ganassi team-mate to pole position at Homestead</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:40:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Howard to return with Fisher's team</title>
<description>Sarah Fisher Racing will field a second car driven by Jay Howard next season, as well as expanding Fisher's effort to nine races</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:29:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dixon stays on top in practice two</title>
<description>Scott Dixon remained the man to beat in final practice for the IndyCar Series title decider at Homestead</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:34:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dixon tops first Homestead practice</title>
<description>Scott Dixon was quickest as the three title contenders led the way in Friday morning practice for the IndyCar finale at Homestead</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:50:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Title trio prepared for IndyCar decider</title>
<description>This season's three IndyCar title protagonists head into this weekend's finale at Homestead-Miami claiming it will be business as usual, despite just eight points covering the trio</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:53:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lloyd expects very strong debut</title>
<description>Alex Lloyd is confident that he will be a frontrunner from the outset when he returns to the IndyCar Series with Newman/Haas/Lanigan at Homestead this weekend</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:06:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Barrett aims for 2010 IndyCar return</title>
<description>Stanton Barrett expects to return to the IndyCar Series next season despite having to hand the 3G seat back to Jaques Lazier at Homestead this weekend due to a lack of sponsorship</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:51:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Meira makes successful test return</title>
<description>Vitor Meira is confident he is back to full fitness after making his testing return at Indianapolis yesterday</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:46:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indy tests tweaks to improve racing</title>
<description>The Indy Racing League has tested some aerodynamic adjustments that it hopes will improve the quality of racing at next year's Indianapolis 500</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:38:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Franchitti admits he missed IndyCar</title>
<description>Dario Franchitti says his brief switch to NASCAR last year made him realise how much he loved racing IndyCar racing</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:54:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rahal: Servia was boost to NHLR</title>
<description>Graham Rahal says Oriol Servia made a massive contribution to Newman/Haas/Lanigan during his four races with the team</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:36:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>AGR set to announce new Patrick deal</title>
<description>Danica Patrick is set to remain in the IndyCar Series after closing on a new three-year contract with Andretti Green Racing</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:56:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Servia wants 2010 title chance</title>
<description>Oriol Servia believes he can fight for the IndyCar Series title if he can secure a full-season deal with Newman/Haas/Lanigan</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:46:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Briscoe bullish despite costly error</title>
<description>Ryan Briscoe remains confident that he can still win his first IndyCar Series title despite the pitstop miscue that turned next month's season finale at Homestead into a three-way championship showdown with Ganassi's Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:33:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dixon takes victory and points lead</title>
<description>Scott Dixon reclaimed the IndyCar Series points lead going into the Homestead finale by beating Ganassi team-mate Dario Franchitti to Motegi victory as Ryan Briscoe finished a disastrous 18th - setting up a three-way shoot-out in the decider</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:52:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Moraes not sad to miss out on pole</title>
<description>Mario Moraes was not too downcast about narrowly missing out on his first IndyCar pole position at Motegi, and expects to be a strong factor in the race</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:50:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dixon plays down stunning pole</title>
<description>Scott Dixon said his commanding pole run at Motegi was down to luck - after delivering a stunning four-lap average on a dirty track and having been woken up just moments earlier</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:17:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dixon beats Moraes to Motegi pole</title>
<description>Scott Dixon denied Mario Moraes a first IndyCar pole position with a blistering run at the end of Motegi qualifying</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:36:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ganassi duo quickest in practice two</title>
<description>Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti put Ganassi at the top of the standings in the second IndyCar practice session at Motegi</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:05:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Castroneves leads first practice</title>
<description>Helio Castroneves snatched the top spot away from Graham Rahal in the closing moments of Friday morning practice for the IndyCar Series' Motegi round</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:39:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Meira's return postponed to 2010</title>
<description>AJ Foyt Racing has called off Vitor Meira's planned return to the IndyCar Series for the season finale at Homestead</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:04:42 GMT</pubDate>
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