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FILE - In this June 8, 2019, file photo, Josef Newgarden does a burnout after winning the IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. IndyCar opens its pandemic-delayed season with an all-in-one-day show Saturday on the fast high-banked 1 ½-mile oval at Texas Motor Speedway, more than eight months after the 2019 finale. (AP Photo/Larry Papke, File)

Back on track: IndyCar delayed debut all-in-one Texas affair

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FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2020 file photo Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske listens during a news conference at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Penske will watch his first race as owner of the IndyCar Series from a suite for the first time since 1995 when his teams failed to make the Indianapolis 500. He bought the series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway in January but his debut was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The IndyCar season opens Saturday, June 6, 2020 at Texas Motor Speedway. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Penske wants full fans at Indy 500, ready for IndyCar opener

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 15, 2018, file photo, Jason Priestley waves the green flag to start an IndyCar auto race in Toronto. The stars of IndyCar were in Florida preparing to start their season when the coronavirus pandemic slammed the brakes on those plans 48 hours before the green flag. Almost three months later, the series is finally set to go racing. The 2020 season will open Saturday night, June 6, 2020, at Texas Motor Speedway in NBC's first ever primetime IndyCar race. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

IndyCar ready to race after pandemic delayed start of season

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Indianapolis to dismantle Confederate monument in park

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A women addresses the crowd as protesters take a knee at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, Monday, June 1, 2020 during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indianapolis mayor extends curfew for 3rd night after unrest

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Restaurant owner Michael Cranfill poses in front of sign on the restaurant's boarded up windows in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 to honor his friend former Indiana University football player Chris Beaty. Beaty was one of two people fatally shot in Indianapolis during protests over the death of George Floyd.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Friends mourn ex-Indiana football player slain during unrest

By COREY WILLIAMS and RICK CALLAHAN - Associated Press

Voters wait in a line outside Broad Ripple High School to vote in the Indiana primary in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 after coronavirus concerns prompted officials to delay the primary from its original May 5 date. Voters waited up to two hours to cast their ballots. Nearly 550,000 voters requested mail-in ballots, more than 10 times the number of those ballots cast during the 2016 primary. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana primary sets up tough race for congressional seat

By TOM DAVIES - Associated Press

As night falls, protestors rally in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday, May 30, 2020. Protests were held in U.S. cities over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

Holcomb: National Guard remains on duty amid violence threat

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Central Indiana trash levels surged amid stay-at-home order

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People protest the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody on Memorial Day in Minneapolis, Friday, May 29, 2020 in Indianapolis. The protest comes after a series of prominent black deaths that have inflamed racial tensions across the United States.(Kelly Wilkinson/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

Indianapolis imposes curfew after 2 nights of violence

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Ex-Indiana prisons worker charged with murder in stabbings

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FSSA chief: Mental health issues up amid virus outbreak

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IU team pursues breathtaking regenerative medicine advances

By SAM STALL - Associated Press

Laura Anderson grabs a can of food for a box, Tuesday, May 12, 2020, in Indianapolis. The Salvation Army, with the help of the Midwest Food Bank and the Indiana National Guard, packed 5,000 boxes at Lucas Oil Stadium to help Hoosier families in need. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Study estimates 2.8% coronavirus infection rate for Indiana

By TOM DAVIES - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, May 5, 2020 photo, Janelle Elwood, left, of the Michigan City Chamber of Commerce, and Salvation Army employee Richard Dipert separate donated foods by category at the Salvation Army in Michigan City, Ind.. The Salvation Army in Michigan City is providing food assistance for about four times as many families as it was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, having gone from serving 300-400 families per month to serving 300-400 families per week. (Kelley Smith/The News Dispatch via AP)

Indianapolis keeping tougher virus restrictions in place

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Judge: Indianapolis not required to reveal Amazon bid deal

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Shoppers leave the Greenwood Park Mall, Monday, May 4, 2020, in Greenwood, Ind. Indiana started relaxing coronavirus restrictions, with the goal of allowing nearly all activities to resume on July 4. A new executive order that took effect allowing more manufacturers, retailers and shopping malls to reopen in most of the state while directing residents to maintain social distancing of at least six feet and to wear face coverings in public. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

More Indiana stores reopen as some virus restrictions ease

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Muncie nursery rebuilds milkweed gin to help butterflies

By SETH SLABAUGH - Associated Press

Driver killed in wrong-way crash on Indiana interstate

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