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Ryan Hunter-Reay forces Alexander Rossi into mistake to win Detroit

Down but never out, Ryan Hunter-Reay broke a winless drought dating back to 2015 with a win in Sunday’s Chevrolet Dual in Detroit Race 2. He ran several seconds behind teammate and dominant force Alexander Rossi with 10 laps remaining, with the win all but wrapped up for the 2016 Indianapolis 500 champion. Only one lap later, Hunter-Reay had cut the deficit and applied heavy pressure to the gearbox of his teammate. Eight laps to go, the pressure got the better of Rossi, who locked up his brakes and allowed Hunter-Reay to begin searching for a gap. Rossi, with the slight advantage in push to pass time, pushed on and attempted to build another gap as the bright DHL colours grew...
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