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While drivers try to go as fast as possible, strategy of crew chiefs could win race

Q&A with Jimmy Vasser, the KV Technology Team co-owner, who is about to see one of his records broken by Tony Kanaan at the Grand Prix of Baltimore.

Tony Kanaan's win at the 2013 Indianapolis 500 was a career-defining victory for one of IndyCar's most popular drivers.

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.

As summer began last year, with the Grand Prix of Baltimore less than three months away, the organizers had sold zero tickets. They'd landed zero sponsorships. And hadn't yet put out a single advertisement.

Race On served as "facilitator" to second Grand Prix but will have more "hands-on" approach next year

IndyCar announced Sunday night that it will return to Baltimore for a third year.

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday. That way he'll have an excuse to do the same to start his workday, too.

The Grand Prix of Baltimore was IndyCar points leader Will Power's chance to wrap up his first title on a street course, the kind of race track that is his forte. He couldn't do it. Now he has to go to Fontana, Calif., to a 500-mile race on an oval. The mere thought of it is enough to make Michael Andretti, who owns the car driven by Power's main foe, Ryan Hunter-Reay, just a little bit cocky.

Ryan Hunter-Reay is still alive for the IndyCar points championship after capturing today¿s second Grand Prix of Baltimore.

Off-and-on rain makes Grand Prix of Baltimore a guessing game

Organizers managed to put together the second running of the Grand Prix of Baltimore in about 90 days, but the event must run smoothly enough to convince Baltimore business owners and fans that is worth the trouble.

After replacing Patrick, Hinchcliffe want to be known for his driving

The first round of gleaming race cars will roar through downtown streets early Friday, marking the start of the second annual three day open wheel racing festival – and a victory for city officials and organizers who struggled to resurrect the event after last year's financial flop.

Michael Andretti, wearing his promoter's hat, stopped for a chat in the Baltimore Convention Center on Thursday afternoon. The IndyCar owner, who has taken on the job of organizing the Grand Prix of Baltimore this weekend through his company Andretti Sports Marketing, looked relaxed.

After replacing Patrick, Hinchcliffe want to be known for his driving

Racing champion Michael Andretti will appear at Giant Food in Parkville

The organizers of last year's Baltimore Grand Prix made their final payment on their overdue city tax bill this week, the state comptroller's office said Thursday.

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.

This year, JF Thormann will continue to help make winners of Andretti Autosport's drivers on Baltimore's streets. But as an officer of another company, Andretti Sports Marketing, he will also have a role in making the race a success.

The Grand Prix of Baltimore has landed its largest sponsor to date, officials said Wednesday.

Milwaukee's mayor says Baltimore should have confidence in the Baltimore Grand Prix management team.

Ryan Hunter-Reay has been an "up and coming" driver for much of the last decade in the IZOD IndyCar Series, but that part of his career is over now. The Florida native has won the last three races and leads the championship points chase.

The group running Baltimore's Grand Prix race announced Monday that Sunoco, Dr. Pepper and Giant Food would be sponsors of the Labor Day weekend event.

A few links to help you start your day (and skip out on the work you'd like to put off a while longer).

The new organizers of the Baltimore Grand Prix said Tuesday they are prepared to lose money on the race this year, but pledged that no vendor or taxpayer would go unpaid.

Race organizers will work around Orioles home games.

Ryan Hunter-Reay, driver of the No. 28 Team DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda Andretti Autosport Chevrolet/Dallara, will blog for The Baltimore Sun this summer.

Tickets for the Grand Prix of Baltimore went on sale Monday, a little more than three months before the Labor Day weekend racing festival.

While promoting Sunday's Indianapolis 500, IndyCar driver Dario Franchitti recalls a positive experience at the first Baltimore Grand Prix

Despite financing more than $140 million city contracts in the past 12 years, donating tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic causes and being a member of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's inner circle, J.P. Grant has largely avoided the limelight.

A pair of local investors who have teamed with racing star Michael Andretti's promotions company became the third group to be given control of the Baltimore Grand Prix race.

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.

The proposed Baltimore Grand Prix agreement with promoter Michael Andretti is even worse than the last deal.

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