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Hunter-Reay holds off Castroneves to win Indy 500 (The Associated Press)
 The finish at the Indianapolis 500 was worth the wait for Ryan Hunter-Reay. He used a series of daredevil moves to deny Helio Castroneves a chance at history on Sunday and became the first American since 2006 to win ''The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.'' He passed Castroneves at the Yard of Bricks as the two bright yellow cars raced wheel-to-wheel under the white flag in a thrilling final lap. As Hunter-Reay surged ahead down the backstretch, Castroneves took one final look coming out of Turn 4, but couldn't pull off the pass and lost by 0.060 seconds. Only the 1992 race had a closer finish when Al Unser Jr. beat Scott Goodyear by 0.043 seconds. More...
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