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Circle Track racing's Ironman Tony Stewart is at again.
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Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Tony Stewart
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Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart will begin Sunday, May 27, 2001 with Target Chip Ganassi Racing starting inside of the third row for the Indianapolis 500
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Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Pit Crew
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Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Pit Crew
The Target Chip Ganassi Racing team at Indy.
Stewart will rely on two very different powerplants in his 1,100 mile racing odyssey. A 3.5-liter (214-cubic-inch) Oldsmobile IRL Aurora V8 powers the Target Chip Ganassi Racing G-Force Indy car that he will pilot at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Joe Gibbs Racing Home Depot Pontiac Grand Prix that he will drive at Charlotte Motor Speedway is propelled by a 358-cubic-inch GM SB2 small-block V8.

Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Press Conference
Stewart with Mike Hull at... 
   
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Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Press Conference
Stewart with Mike Hull at an Indy press conference.
Stewart will start his fifth Indy 500 from the inside of the third row. He qualified seventh with a four-lap average of 224.248 mph, the fastest speed among the four Ganassi Racing drivers who qualified for the 33-car field.

Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 At The Track
Stewart on pit road during... 
   
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Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 At The Track
Stewart on pit road during practice at Indy.
The IRL Aurora V8 is based on the design of the production Aurora V8 that debuted in Oldsmobile's flagship sedan in 1994; the SB2 Winston Cup engines is a descendant of the legendary Chevrolet small-block V8 introduced in 1955. The Indy car engine's methanol fuel is metered by electronic fuel injection, while the stock car motor's four-barrel carburetor dispenses racing gasoline. The IRL Aurora V8 relies on four overhead camshafts that operate 32 titanium valves; the SB2's valvetrain employs a single block-mounted camshaft, pushrods and rocker arms to operate 16 titanium valves.

Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Ready To Go
Stewart will begin his 1100-mile... 
   
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Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Ready To Go
Stewart will begin his 1100-mile race at 11:00 a.m CT when the green flag waves for the 85th Indianapolis 500.
"The IRL Oldsmobiles are a lot smaller than the Pontiac engines we race in Winston Cup, so they have less acceleration when I stand on the throttle," said Stewart.

Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Racing
Stewart at speed in his 3.5-liter... 
   
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Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Racing
Stewart at speed in his 3.5-liter (214-cubic-inch) Oldsmobile IRL Aurora V8-powered racer.
Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Home Depot Gear
After the Indy 500, the 1999... 
   
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Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Home Depot Gear
After the Indy 500, the 1999 Raybestos Rookie of the Year in Winston Cup will jump from his Indy car to pilot his No. 20 Home Depot Ponitac in the Coca Cola 600 in Charlotte.
Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Winner
Stewart nabbed his first Winston... 
   
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Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Winner
Stewart nabbed his first Winston Cup win at Richmond International Raceway in 1999 - he hopes to add the Coca Cola 600 to that list.
Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Head To Head
Tony Stewart has been behind... 
   
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Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Head To Head
Tony Stewart has been behind the wheel of a host of racing cars including his stint with Joe Gibbs Racing in the Busch Grand National No. 44 Shell Pontiac in 1997.
Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Old Race Footage
Here Stewart is three-wide... 
   
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Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Old Race Footage
Here Stewart is three-wide while piloting the No. 20 machine in USAC Sprints competition.
Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Race Leader
Stewart also drove for Team... 
   
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Indianapolis 500 And The Coca Cola 600 Race Leader
Stewart also drove for Team Menard in IRL in 1996 (even while driving part time under Harry Ranier in the Busch Series). The following year Stewart brought home the 1997 IRL Championship.

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