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Tracy fails to qualify for Indy 500

Published May. 24, 2010 1:00 a.m. ET

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Paul Tracy had one of the fastest cars during Indianapolis 500 practice a few days ago, and that's what made his failure to qualify for the race so difficult to stomach.

Tracy withdrew a qualifying time that would have put him into the race in an attempt to post an even faster time. His strategy backfired, and he knocked himself out of the race. Jay Howard did the same Sunday - allowing rookie Sebastian Saavedra to back his way into the field.

The situation reduced Tracy, one of IndyCar's tough guys, to tears.

Milka Duno and Jaques Lazier also fell short on the last day of qualifying for Sunday's race.

Long faces were plentiful Monday, knowing that there would be no reward for more than a week's worth of preparation.

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