Juan Pablo Montoya out of 2016 Indy 500 After Crash on 64th Lap

Last year's Indianapolis 500 champion, Juan Pablo Montoya, saw his defense of the checkered flag come to a halt Sunday following a crash on Lap 64.   SportsCenter reported on the wreck and indicated Montoya was able to exit the vehicle under his own power. Montoya also won the Indy 500 as a rookie in 2000. IndyCar Series on Twitter provided the replay footage of how Montoya's pursuit of a third Indy 500 title went awry: "I just got loose and lost the car," said Montoya, per Motor Sports Talk's Daniel McFadin. "It's just difficult, people were doing a lot dumb things on the restarts and I felt it was not necessary. So I took my time and started coming through the field and the car felt pretty good. It just stepped out of nowhere."...

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