Danica Patrick qualify for Indy 500 field

The rain held off Sunday, giving Danica Patrick a second chance, and James Jakes waved off his qualifying attempt, meaning Marco Andretti got one more shot to make the Indianapolis 500.Patrick and Marco Andretti took advantage of their opportunities and qualified for the centennial anniversary race at the Brickyard. Patrick posted a four-lap average of 224.861 mph after it looked as though she might not get to participate in Bump Day qualifying. Andretti
came through in the day's final run, going 224.628 to bump his way back onto the 33-car grid."It was either going to be into the wall or into the show," the 24-year-old son of the team owner said. "It was a bummer that we were in this position."Perhaps it should have been expected, given the family history at Indianapolis.Marco Andretti's grandfather Mario won the 1969 Indy 500 but never reached Victory Lane again. Michael Andretti led more laps at Indy than any other nonwinner, and Marco was the runner-up when Sam Hornish Jr. passed him in the closing yards in 2006.