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HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Monday, May 27, 2013                  Despite the expression I'm pretty sure my date was in the car by choice.... Remembering our cars: 1951 Packard 200 Deluxe Touring Sedan Other editors are remembering their long-lost first rides. I still have mine: a 1951 Packard 200 Deluxe Touring Sedan. Well, sort of. Technically, I still have a pile of parts that -- when assembled -- add up to one '51 Packard. And they are assembled, mostly, following an intensive restoration blitz that left me...   Remembering our cars: 1984 Toyota Supra Full disclosure: This is my second Supra. My first car ever was a white 1983 model that I foolishly sold. I got seller's remorse and, about a year later, bought this 1984 Supra that came in on trade at the Dodge dealership where I worked. I still like the blue color better, and several style...   2013 Volvo C30 R-Design Polestar Limited Edition review notes SENIOR ONLINE EDITOR RORY CARROLL: I can't think of a modern front driver I've had more fun in. What a joyful car. If it were all-wheel drive, I'd be lusting after one. This shape is one of my favorite hatchback designs of all time and the glass third door is cool, even if it doesn't... You May Have Missed...   Tony Kanaan finally breaks through for Indianapolis 500 win Finally, Tony Kanaan got to victory lane in the Indianapolis 500.He waited 12 years. He endured crashes. He felt the heartbreak of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Appropriately, it was Kanaan's pass of Ryan Hunter-Reay on the restart of lap 198 that scored the win. It was set up by Graham Rahal's crash ...   Nico Rosberg steers clear of trouble to win Formula One Monaco Grand Prix Nico Rosberg kept his cool amid the chaos to win the crash-marred Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday and give Mercedes its first victory of the season, as well as emulate his father's victory from 30 years ago.The German driver began from pole position for the third straight GP, but he had to restart...   F1 teams Red Bull, Ferrari lodge protest against Mercedes over Pirelli test Motorsport's governing body called a hearing Sunday after Red Bull and Ferrari launched an official protest against Mercedes alleging that the team breached rules by conducting in-season tire testing with manufacturer Pirelli following the Spanish Grand Prix two weeks ago.The FIA said in a...   Video -- NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 delayed, fans hurt when TV cable breaks Charlotte Motor Speedway said 10 fans were injured Sunday at the Coca-Cola 600 and three of them were taken to the hospital after a nylon rope supporting a Fox Sports overhead television camera fell from the grandstands and landed on the track surface.According to CMS spokeswoman Danielle Frye the...   Grid girls of Formula One Monaco Grand Prix add to the action Another Formula One race weekend, another group of grid girls to help fans enjoy their time at the racetrack. In addition to the F1 grid girls on Sunday, Monaco featured a group of girls from the GP2 race on Saturday.It's a good bet that some the girls of Saturday will get the call to the F1 race...   Kevin Harvick pulls away off late restart to win Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Seemingly out of nowhere, Kevin Harvick closed fast down the stretch on Sunday night to steal the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. At almost five hours, this 600 will be remembered for years as one of the most dramatic, unpredictable, zany, head-scratcher of...   Romain Grosjean gets 10-place grid penalty for Canadian Grand Prix French driver Romain Grosjean will start next month's Canadian Grand Prix 10 places back on the grid after driving into Daniel Ricciardo's car at the Monaco GP on Sunday.Grosjean, who crashed in practice and also in qualifying prior to the race, lost control of his Lotus coming out of the tunnel...   Indianapolis 500 rookie A.J. Allmendinger finishes seventh for Roger Penske When he came out of the fourth corner with the lead at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and gazed down the long front straightaway, A.J. Allmendinger remembers feeling his entire body go numb.For just a moment, he forgot he was in the middle of a race."Pretty special moment," Allmendinger would say...   Tony Kanaan's biggest day evokes memories of Dale Earnhardt's biggest day When it comes to professional motorsports, popularity with fans is great.On the other hand, popularity with your rivals may be even better. Call me crazy, but the professionals' adulation for Tony Kanaan's biggest win, this year's Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, reminded me of the late Dale... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the Autoweek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other Autoweek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add Autoweek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. 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