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Munoz emotional after tough loss: "I don't want second; I want to win"

Carlos Munoz was in tears after the Indianapolis 500, robbed of the win after thinking he had it in the bag. In just his fourth Indy 500 appearance, Munoz had to settle for second again. But this race was different than his stellar 2013 performance. He was the driver in the catbird seat, until he wasn't. His teammate and Indy 500 rookie, Alexander Rossi, undercut his efforts by playing the fuel-mileage game. Rossi somehow stretching his final run to 36 laps, only running out after the checkered flag. "I knew I had this one," Munoz said after collecting himself. He crossed the finish line 4.4975 seconds back of Rossi and running considerably faster.  "I was really...
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