Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports' James Hinchcliffe believed there was no hope in getting back on the track after a heavy crash during qualifying for the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500. On his first run during Saturday's qualifying session, Hinchcliffe lost the rear of the car and spun, slamming into the outside SAFER barrier with his car, causing major damage to the primary #5 car. Once the former Indy 500 pole-sitter released by the infield medical centre team, he felt certain he was out of the day's running. However, the team immediately got to work on putting an engine in the already prepared back-up car and was able to get him out later that afternoon....
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