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Danica Patrick's Indy 500 Crash Caps An Otherwise Groundbreaking Career

The 36-year-old returned on Sunday to the same track that skyrocketed her career. While her last race ended in a crash, she goes down as one of the most successful female racing drivers in history.

Updated at 9:10 p.m. ET

In the last race of her history-making career, Danica Patrick went out with a bang — but not the bang she'd hoped.

At the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, Patrick crashed as she came out of Turn 2.

During lap 68 of the race, Patrick lost control and hit the outer wall before sliding across the track, hitting the interior

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