Danica Patrick Runs Out of Gas After Leading At Indy 500
Well, if it was Danica Patrick's last run at Indy 500 she certainly gave it all she had.
After fighting with her car for most of the day, Danica Patrick finally took the lead late in the race at Indianapolis but it wasn't enough.
With about 12 laps to go Danica, who knew she needed a yellow to maintain the lead, had to hit the pit as she was once again foiled by the gas gauge.
She raced and raced all day and finally got her car in position to win, but the timing of the yellow flags left her out in the cold and she ended up in 10th place at the 2011 Indianapolis 500.
Danica wasn't the only one battling fuel issues and a number of drivers throttled down in the last 20 laps hoping to conserve fuel for a run at the checkered.
With only a handful of laps to go rookie J.R. Hildebrand took the lead and also the white flag, but it wasn't enough for him either.
Coming into turn four Hildebrand got high and found his way into the wall instead of crossing the finish line first; he left the door open for Dan Wheldon to coast to victory.
Hildebrand was close that he actually rode the wall with all three wheels into a second place finish.
Once again for Danica Patrick it wasn't her year, but she did give a great run at it.
If she chooses to move on to NASCAR and leave the IndyCar series behind she can at least say she was part of one of the wildest finishes in the history of the Indy 500.
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