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Sean D. Tucker and his son Eric Tucker will fly the Oracle stunt planes for the Mount Comfort Air Show this coming weekend. Here Sean (foreground) and his son take a spin over Indy on their way to the Mount Comfort Airport Thursday afternoon, August 23, 2007. (Sam Riche / The Indianapolis Star)

HATTIESBURG 09/06/05 SAM RICHE / THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR:Sgt. Steven Thomas with the Indiana National Guard, stationed out of Shelbyville, IN. prepares to hop aboard his blackhawk helicopter after making sure that Dr. Jon Hart, (center in reflection) of Bedford, IN is aboard and ready to go to Bay St. Louis. In Hattiesburg, Mississippi today, Tuesday September 6, 2005, we photograph the Indiana National Guard stationed at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, MS. Part of the operation we photographed with the Guard was them taking a medical team from Bedford, IN to Bay St. Louis, MS to set up a medical treatment facility.

Scott Dixon crosses the finish line, winning the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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America's Lindesy Vonn captured the gold medal in the Ladies Downhill event in Whistler, BC on Tuesday, Feb 17, 2010 with a time of 1:44.19. The silver medal went to fellow American Julia Mancuso with a time of 1:44.75. (Sam Riche/The Indianapolis Star)

Brickyard 400

7/25/10 4:24:05 -- Indianapolis, IN, Jamie McMurray won his first Brickyard 400 race today as team owner Chip Ganassi claims his second Speedway victory of the year. (Ganassi won the Indy 500 with driver Dario Franchitti) The 17th running of the Brickyard 400 race was held on Sunday, July 25, 2010 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, IN. (Sam Riche / The Star)

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2/22/10 10:45:38 -- Whistler, BC, -- Ski Jumping - men's team LH final - Vancouver 2010 Olympics - -- USA's Nicholas Alexander of Lebanon, NH flies past the Olympic Rings during his jump. The Men's Long Hill final was held at the Whistler Olympic Park Monday afternoon, Feb 22, 2010 with Austria winning the gold. Both the U.S.A and Canada failed to make the final round cut. (Photo by Sam Riche, USA TODAY Staff)

Denver scene

Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama prepares to deliver his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Over 70,000 people fill Denver's Invesco field for the event.

This new Toyota Camery rolls down the assembly line at the plant. This is a tour of Subaru of Indiana in Lafayette, IN on Monday morning, April 16, 2007 with Tom Easterday, an SIA Exec, who shows us how the Subaru plant has begun to produce Toyota Camry's in a joint Toyota venture. (Sam Riche / The Indianapolis Star)

Lilly workers plant trees and bushes on the sloped interchange area. An Eli Lilly beautification project along I-70 in downtown Indianapolis closed the highway as thousands of Lilly employees worked to plant trees, bushes and flowers along the interstate. Here Lilly employees work at the I-70 / Sam Jones Expressway interchange on Thursday morning, Oct 7, 2010. Sam Riche / The Star

Colts head coach Tony Dungy reacts with the fans after the win. The Indianapolis Colts host the New England Patriots at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, IN on Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 for the AFC Championship game. The Colts won the game 38-34. (Sam Riche / The Indianapolis Star)

Prince performs during the Super Bowl halftime show. The Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears match-up in Super Bowl XLI in Miami, FL on Sunday night, Feb 4, 2007. This is the Indianapolis Colts' first time in the Super Bowl. (Sam Riche / The Indianapolis Star)

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Butler's Ronald Nored and Shelvin Mack celebrate the win after the final horn. In NCAA Mens Basketball West Region Elite 8 round the #5 seed Butler mens basketball team defeated the #2 seed Kansas State mens basketball team 63-56 at Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday, March 27, 2010. Butler now advances to Indianapolis to play in the Final Four. (Sam Riche / The Indianapolis Star)

Indianapolis Colts' DE Robert Mathis (98), soars towars Chicago Bears' QB Rex Grossman (8) in the 4th Quarter. Indianapolis Colts versus the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI at Dolphins Stadium in Super Bowl XLI, Miami, Fla., on February 4, 2007. (Sam Riche / The Indianapolis Star)

Denver scene

8/28/08 8:56:22 -- Denver, CO, U.S.A -- Democratic National Convention Day four at Invesco Field -- The celebration begins after Obama's speech at the DNC. Photo by Sam Riche, USA TODAY staff