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Florida racer Ryan Hunter-Reay wins Indianapolis 500 in nail-biter over Helio Castroneves in closing laps

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Ryan Hunter-Reay of Fort Lauderdale, FL, wins Indianapolis 500 / Headline Surfer®Ryan Hunter-Reay beats Helio Castroneves to checkered flag in 2nd closest Indy 500 / Headline Surfer®Videos by Indy Cars for Headline Surfer® / 1st video: Highlights of the 2014 running of the Indianapolis 500, including several crashes and the dramatic finish that saw the Ryan Hunter-Reay take the checketred flag in the second-closest finish ever. 2nd video: Post-race interviews with Hunter-Reay, Helio Castroneves, and Marco Andretti, as well as rookie Sage Karam, winning team owner Michael Andretti, Indy 500 legend Mario Andretti and disappointed contenders Ed Carpenter and James Hinchcliffe.
 

INDIANAPOLIS -- A Florida racer, Ryan Hunter-Reay, driving the No. 28 for team owner Michael Andretti, won the Indianapolis 500- i a nail-biting finish with hard-charging Helio Castroneves in what turned out to be the second-closest margin of victory at .06 of a second.

NASCAR's Kurt Busch finishes strong 6th in Indianapolis 500 after crashing in practice

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Heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway for tonight's Coca-Cola 600

YouTube download / NASCAR driver Kurt Busch crashes in practice for the Indianapolis 500, which forced him to use a back-up car for today's race.

INDIANAPOLIS -- NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kurt Busch driving for Andretti Autosport, finished a respectable 6th in today's Indianapolis 500, which was won by Ryan Hunter-Reay, of Fort Lauderdale.

Busch left the track immediately after the race to flly to Charlotte Motor Speedway where he will start in tonight's Coca-Cola 600. He'll become the fourth driver to participate in both races on the same day.