NASCAR Cup Series

Indy crash to keep Hamilton from racing in Texas

Published May. 31, 2010 8:13 p.m. ET

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IndyCar driver Davey Hamilton will not compete in Texas after de Ferran Dragon Racing decided to run just one of its damaged cars Saturday.

Hamilton was knocked out of Sunday's Indianapolis 500 before completing a lap. He finished 33rd and blamed the driving tactics of South African Tomas Scheckter for the wreck.

The team's other driver, Raphael Matos, also hit the wall after completing 72 laps.

The 47-year-old Hamilton has not started a race outside of Indianapolis since being seriously injured in a 2001 crash at Texas. He had 21 operations on his feet and legs before climbing back into the cockpit. Hamilton has competed in four Indy 500s since 2001.

Matos is scheduled to race at Texas.