FROM MORNING CALL
GOING FOR FOUR
Defending champion Dario Franchitti and Helio Castroneves will be trying to win a fourth Indy 500, joining the elite company of A.J. Foyt (1961, '64, '67, '77); Al Unser (1970-71, '78, '87); and Rick Mears (1979, '84, '88, '91). Franchitti won the race in 2007, 2010 and 2012, while Castroneves won it in 2001-02 and '09. "I dream every night about it," Castroneves said, "but there are so many other drivers, unfortunately, that are thinking they want to get their first."
DAY FOR THE USA?
Eleven American drivers qualified for the race with two on the front row: pole-sitter Ed Carpenter, a native of Indianapolis, andNazareth native Marco Andretti, who, like his father and team owner, Michael, has yet to follow family patriarch Mario Andretti, who won the race in 1969. No American has won The Greatest Spectacle in Racing since 2006 when Sam Hornish Jr. beat Andretti to the finish line. "Forget American, they need an Andretti to win," joked Marco, who owns a second-place and two third-place finishes at the Brickyard. "I think it could be a big deal. That is going to be the biggest story, especially with this curse that the media has drawn up on me. That would be huge to be able to break."
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