Thursday, March 15, 2012

False start just a bump on Tracy's road to victory

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. On a day where driver after driver yanked offhis helmet and climbed out of his car in disgust, no one's daystarted worse than Paul Tracy's.

On the front straightaway of the first lap, a malfunctioningthrottle sensor shut off Tracy's Honda engine. After spending half aminute restarting his engine, he was 23rd-dead last among the cars onthe track after one lap.

No one's day wound up being better, though. In a race ofattrition, Tracy guided his Team Kool Green Reynard to victory Sundayin the Motorola 220 at Road America.

"It's always satisfying to win, but this is one of the mostsatisfying wins I've ever had," Tracy said after a race in which …

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