Indy 500 Results: Andretti Curse Remains Intact After Marco’s Awful Finish

Everything was set up. After leading 59 of the first 100 laps at the 2012 Indianapolis 500, it looked like Marco Andretti was finally going to break the infamous “Andretti Curse” that has plagued the family for over 40 years. Instead, he lost the handle of his car at lap 124, sliding to the back end of the top 10. Yet there was still plenty of time to go, and Andretti was making moves at the tail end of the race as multiple caution flags brought the field back together. The 25-year-old still had a shot. Instead, with only 13 laps to go, Andretti’s car jumped out from under him as he was attempting to go underneath Oriol Servia in Turn 1. That was all she wrote.The 96th edition of America’s most famous race came to an...

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