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IndyCar drivers have great stories to tell, but it's hard to find someone to listen

Heading into the Grand Prix of Baltimore, Marco Andretti's performance has improved significantly this season. On a team that now features reigning IZOD IndyCar Series champion and defending Grand Prix of Baltimore champion Ryan Hunter-Reay, Andretti is currently fourth in the standings.

When Sage Karam drives in the Firestone Indy Lights Series race at the Grand Prix of Baltimore on Sunday, he will be chasing 21-year-old points leader Carlos Munoz of Brazil and 20-year-old Gabby Chavez of Colombia, one of his Schmidt Peterson Motorsports teammates, for the overall championship of open-wheel racing's Triple-A.

Andrés Alonso's resignation is a blow to Baltimore, but it should also afford the city the opportunity to hire as his successor America's next great urban education reformer.

USF2000 driver was injured in racing accident at age 12 in Canada, but he continues to chase his dream

She shares his surname, athleticism and demeanor, those who know her say. But Jillian Unitas, 22, is determined to blaze her own trail in the sports world, apart from that set by her late grandfather.

With the Grand Prix of Baltimore a little more than one month away, the race's promoter and owner of three cars competing in the IndyCar Series this year, Michael Andretti talked about the upcoming event through the streets of the city.

The team promoting Baltimore's Grand Prix — a group announced by city officials this week following the collapse of two other race organizers — has fewer than four months to hawk sponsorships, market the event, sell tickets and set up the race course and grandstands.

Racing champion and former Celebrity Apprentice contestant Michael Andretti will lead a third effort to organize Baltimore's Grand Prix race.

Growing up, JF Thormann never imagined racing — his passion — would come to his hometown of Baltimore

Baltimore Grand Prix: Danica Patrick struggles in qualifying, will have to weave through crowded field Sunday

Grand Prix notes: American LeMans leader Jeannette touts his series as 'mayhem or chaos' Saturday's sportscar race will feature 'cars that have no business being out here driving down the street'

The Grand Prix is expected to appeal to a wide swathe of racing enthusiasts. A fan who can afford to pledge $50,000 to rent out the Science Center for the weekend will descend on the Inner Harbor alongside a fan for whom a $65 ticket for a reserved seat in the grandstands is a splurge.

At 71, Mario Andretti is anything but retired This country's most versatile racecar driver reflects on his four-decade career and talks about his love for Baltimore

Marco Andretti has enjoyed the opportinity — and expectations — that come with his famous family 24-year-old from Nazareth, Pa., considers Baltimore Grand Prix his 'home race'