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Meira breaks back in crash with Matos

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS -- Veteran Vitor Meira has broken two vertebrae in his lower back and will spend at least two days in an Indianapolis hospital after a scary crash late in the Indy 500. In the closing laps, Meira, last year's runner-up, collided with rookie Raphael Matos, sending Meira's car sliding along the wall on two wheels. Track officials say Meira will be fitted for a back brace at Methodist Hospital, where he was taken for further evaluation. He's not expected to have surgery. Earlier in t ...

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