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Indianapolis 500: Hunter-Reay Replaces Junqueira Courtesy of A.J. Foyt

Indianapolis 500 Sees A.J. Foyt Strike Deal with Andretti Autosport to Get Hunter-Reay into RaceIn Sunday's qualifying runs for the Indy 500, Andretti Autosport suffered an unfortunate set of circumstances.Despite Ryan Hunter-Reay qualifying, he ended up getting bumped out at the end. By his teammate Marco Andretti.The ousting clearly disappointed Hunter-Reay, appearing to not have a chance to race in the 100th anniversary of the prestigious race.Then the unthinkable happened. Heck, it was virtually unprecedented.A.J. Foyt, despite being a rival of Mario Andretti back in the day, offered up his No. 41 car to Hunter-Reay in a mark of true sportsmanship.Said Foyt at the time, via ABC News:"We've been competitors for many years, but it's still...

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