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 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Defending Indianapolis 500 champion Buddy Rice was injured in a crash during practice Wednesday, knocking him out of qualifying this weekend for the pole position.
Rice, last year's polesitter, was expected to spend Wednesday night in a hospital after injuring his back and having a concussion.
Several hours after the crash, track officials said Rice would not be cleared to drive until at least next week. That will prevent him from qualifying Saturday and Sunday and probably force him to start from near the back of the 33-car field.
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