Danica Patrick qualifies for Indy 500

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    Michael Andretti's team finally overcame its May curse.

    The rain held off Sunday to give Danica Patrick a second chance, and James Jakes waved off his qualifying attempt, giving Marco Andretti one more shot to make the Indianapolis 500.

    atrick and Marco Andretti took advantage of the good fortune and qualified for the centennial anniversary race at the Brickyard.

    Patrick posted a four-lap average of 224.861 mph after it looked like she might not even get to qualify on Bump Day. Andretti delivered an even more clutch performance in the final run of the day, going 224.628 to bump his way back onto the 33-car grid.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/indycar/indy500/2011/news/story?id=6575633
     

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