After delay, Danica able to qualify for Indy 500

INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Andretti team has finally overcome its may curse.

Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesDanica Patrick agrees as she prepares to qualify for the 500 miles of Indianapolis. After a few moments strained due to rainy conditions, Patrick was finally able to field.

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

Patrick and Marco Andretti took advantage of the good fortune and qualify for the race of the centenary in the brickyard.

Patrick posted an average of four towers of 224.861 mph, after it appeared that she could even not to characterize the day Bump. Andretti delivered a clutch performance even more in the race final of the day, ranging from 224.628 to its path on the Pearl 33-car grid.

"It was either going to be in the wall or in the show", said the old son 24 years old, the owner of the team. "It was an injury that we were in this position."

Perhaps there have been should - given the family history in Indianapolis.

Grandfather of Marco Andretti, Mario, won the 1969 Indy 500, but never reaches the victory again Lane. Michael, resulted more than towers at Indy than any other non-gagnant, and Marco wound up as the 500 finalist when Sam Hornish Jr. passed him in the course of closing of the 2006 race.

But as much consternation that the Andrettis have endured to this the 2. 5 - mile oval, this could have their worst month ever at Indy.

Stable of five cars Andretti Autosport struggled to reach the top of the charts during the entire week, and then wound up in the turmoil Saturday. It took 10 attempts qualifications to obtain a single car, no. 43 of John Andretti, in the race on 29 May.

When the team returned to the track Sunday, two more big names - Marco and Danica - team and the last two winners of Long Beach - Mike Conway and Ryan Hunter-Reay - still not had not qualified.

"It seemed type of like what was not going our way, and this kept going against us," said Patrick.

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I want to get a drink, this is how I feel right now. I am mad because I really thought that we had a fast car. I am relieved, because I am in the race. I'm frustrated with some of the processes has happened and this has happened. I am somewhere between angry and happy.

"-IndyCar driver Danica Patrick"

Worse, it is Sunday.

Patrick could be the second driver out but was forced to the rear of the qualifying line when the No. 7 car is not technical inspection. Michael Andretti said that the team has changed a part at the rear of the car between Saturday and Sunday.

Graham Rahal has relied on the error by beating a downpour forced the runway to close. He came to 224.380.

"We have an early draw, so we were lucky," Rahal said. "Obviously, failed Danica tech, so we moved even more."

The reopening of the runway, it took 30 minutes to fill in the field and begin bumping - with Patrick still waiting behind four other cars to make his first qualification attempt of the day.

Just prior to Patrick was Paul Tracy of the Canada, which produces the quickest of the day at 224.939 with rain falling on his last tour. Which highlighted another flag yellow, and for the next few minutes 13, Patrick sat stoically in his cockpit under a umbrella, alternating between eyes on and closing his eyes.

When she finally climbed out of the cockpit, Patrick had a garage golf cart and rode his bike around gasoline Alley.

"I know exactly how she feels," said Tracy, who did not field of departure of the last year. "I'm sure it is highlighted." The entire team is stressed. ?

But expected rain, gusty winds to 60 mph and possible hail, which required remained South of the track, and at 16 h 45, Patrick was finally made on and put an end to two towers more than 225 mph.

"I want to get a drink, this is how I feel now," she said, drawing laughter. "" "". I am mad because I really thought that we had a fast car. I am relieved, because I am in the race. I am frustrated with some of the processes has happened and what happened. I am somewhere between happy and angry. ?

For Michael Andretti, the emotional roller coaster continued.

Conway tried twice without success to son of the owner of the team out of the range of Pearl.

Marco Andretti clinging to spot No. 33 as eight drivers took shots on bumping him, and when Alex Lloyd England did finally, only nine minutes were left in qualifying.

Jakes, who had been always runs slower than the 33rd car at more than 1 mph, has withdrawn from pit lane and ran two front towers shaking.

Giving the crack last Marco one. He ran four consecutive tours plus 224 mph, beating Hunter-Reay out of the range on a brutal weekend of the Andrettis.

"I knew he was going to come to that," said Michael Andretti. "It's probably my worst day as an owner."

Other prominent qualifiers second day included Ryan Briscoe Penske, an Australian Team, which will begin in 27th place next to Patrick. Three years ago at Indy, the two collided in the pit lane, which prompted Patrick to stomp to Briscoe pit stall.

The two other drivers of the Chip Ganassi, Rahal and rookie Charlie Kimball, also made the race. Kimball will start from the middle of the line 10 and is the first openly diabetic driver to qualify for the race.

Patrick and Simona De Silvestro will be joined by two other women in the field - rookie Pippa Mann, of England, and Ana Beatriz, of the Brazil. Mann and Beatriz will be both the last line.

Five former winners, including defence field Dario Franchitti and five recruits also made the field.

Those left behind include two drivers Andretti. Rookie Ho-Pin Tung, who is seeking to become the first Chinese starter at Indy and former pilot formula 1 Scott Speed, who was trying to become the first American to start all three major races in the brickyard.