MAY 11, 2022

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Editor-in-Chief's Note: Max Verstappen (No. 1 Oracle Red Bull Racing) resisted a late attack from series leader Charles Leclerc (No. 16 Scuderia Ferrari) to claim victory at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix on Sunday. Carlos Sainz (No. 55 Scuderia Ferrari) finished third. It was a dreadful, predictable race, which was a direct result of the "temporary" circuit built around the parking lots of Hard Rock Stadium. Further proof that F1 will do anything to "manufacture" an event for the money. It's pathetic and just more Bush League Bullshit from the Greed Circus called "F1." - PMD. Watch the "highlights" here. 
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Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford) won his first race of 2022 Sunday at Darlington Raceway, bumping William Byron (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) out of the way with less than three laps remaining in the Goodyear 400. Byron was riding a 24 laps-led run when Logano made a move for the lead and passed him. Logano won by 0.775 seconds. Tyler Reddick (No. 10 Chevrolet) moved up to second, followed by Justin Haley (No. 31 Chevrolet). Byron fell back to thirteenth after bouncing off of the wall. The win marks career victory No. 28 for the 31-year-old Logano. Watch the end of the race here. 

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Former INDYCAR SERIES driver and team owner Sarah Fisher, who remains the fastest woman in Indianapolis 500 history, will drive the 2023 Corvette Z06 70th Anniversary Edition Pace Car to lead the field to the green flag for the 106^th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 29, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Ohio native Fisher started “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” nine times between 2000 and 2010, a record for female drivers. Her fastest four-lap qualifying speed of 229.439 mph in 2002 also remains an event record for a female driver. Fisher now co-owns with her husband, Andy O’Gara, the successful Speedway Indoor Karting facilities in Speedway, Indiana, and Daytona Beach, Florida, and is the mother of two children. “Every time I’ve had the opportunity to drive at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, it’s been special – from INDYCAR SERIES cars to two-seaters to vintage cars,” Fisher said. “Driving the Pace Car is just as special of an honor. And to have served in that role for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES since Johnny Rutherford retired, I’ve had many great memories to add to my career." The 2023 Corvette Z06 is powered by the all-new 5.5L, 670HP LT6, making it the highest-horsepower naturally aspirated V-8 ever to hit the market in any production car. This year’s Pace Car is equipped with the available Z07 Performance Package, featuring a carbon fiber rear wing, aerodynamic ground effects, carbon ceramic brakes and more, for maximum track capability. With a nod to Corvette’s 70-year history, the Pace Car is a model year 2023 70th Anniversary Edition Z06, finished in a special White Pearl Tri-Coat Metallic paint. Unique to this package on the production car and the Pace Car are 70th Anniversary Edition exterior badging, including special Corvette crossflags, Edge Red brake calipers and the 70th Anniversary Edition logo on seats, steering wheel and sill plates. Chevrolet’s Performance Design Studio created an asymmetric stripe package specifically for the Pace Car that draws inspiration from the 70th Anniversary Edition badging on the door of the Z06. Chevrolet and Corvette have led the starting field more than any other manufacturer and nameplate, respectively. The 2022 race marks the 33rd time for Chevrolet to pace dating back to 1948, and the 19th time since 1978 for America’s favorite sports car. Visit IMS.com for tickets and more information on all Month of May events and activities at IMS.

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