ZOMG ZOMG ZOMG IT'S RUBINHO IN AN INDYCAR ZOMG!!!!

Look, we're all excited, right? It's because Rubens Barrichello has been racing in Formula 1 for almost twenty years and has an international following that makes IndyCar's look like a tiny, sad group of Battle Beyond the Stars fans at a Star Trek convention.

Anyway, Rubinho took some laps in the #5 IndyCar for KV Racing at Sebring today and the AP's Jenna Fryer obligingly summarized the whole thing for us. Look for Brant James to kick out some more up-close-and-personal mojo tomorrow at Sports Illustrated. For now, hit the jump for some sweet video from KV and IndyCar from today's hijinks.

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(UPDATED: Added new programming as of May 13)

One of the better traditions that ESPN has come up with for the Month of May has been the rebroadcast of classic Indianapolis 500-Mile Races. This year, "The Ocho" will be broadcasting 12 of them - six of which will be broadcast marathon-style on Saturday, May 29th.

Click the jump for the full schedule.

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Takuma Sato and KV Racing Technology (via indycars)

Pop Off Valve remembers Earl Ma with a retrospective of some of his video work.

Today's video is The Making of the Unser Racing Museum, featuring interviews with Al, Bobby, and Al Unser Jr. at the 2005 opening of their facility. Earl was a great fan and friend of the Unser family and this work is one of his more extensive treatments.

Randy Bernard Announced as new CEO of The Indy Racing League

Randy Bernard IRL CEO Press Conference

New Indy Racing League CEO Randy Bernard meets the press in Indianapolis on Feb. 2, 2010.