Simona De Silvestro to drive with pain

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    Simona De Silvestro has a simple game plan this weekend -- gut it out.

    De Silvestro burned both hands last week when her car slammed into a wall in practice, went airborne and flipped several times before coming to a rest upside down and in flames.

    On Friday, she plans to spend the final hour of Indianapolis 500 practice on the track, fine-tuning her backup car. She's hoping adrenaline helps numb the pain in her burned hands, especially during Sunday's 3-hour race.

    "The race will be tough," she said. "It's hurting quite a bit now, but it's important for me to do as many laps as we can. There's no backup plan that I know of."

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/indycar/indy500/2011/news/story?id=6596579
     

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