INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Andretti's team finally overcame its May curse.

The rain held off Sunday to give Danica Patrick a second chance, and James Jakes waved off his qualifying attempt, giving Marco Andretti one more shot to make next Sunday's Indianapolis 500.

Patrick and Marco Andretti took advantage of the good fortune and qualified for the centennial anniversary race at the Brickyard.

Patrick posted a four-lap average of 224.861 mph after it looked like she might not even get to qualify on Bump Day. Andretti delivered an even more clutch performance in the final run of the day, going 224.628 to bump his way back onto the 33-car grid.

"It was either going to be into the wall or into the show," the 24-year-old son of the team owner said. "It was a bummer that we were in this position."

Perhaps it should have been expected - given the family history at Indianapolis.

Marco Andretti's grandfather, Mario, won the 1969 Indy 500 but never reached Victory Lane again. Michael, led more laps at Indy than any other non-winner, and Marco wound up as the 500 runner-up when Sam Hornish Jr. passed him in the closing yards of the 2006 race.

Andretti Autosport's five-car stable struggled to reach the top of the speed charts all week, then wound up in deep trouble Saturday. It took 10 qualifying attempts to get a single car, John Andretti's No. 43, into the May 29 race.

When the team returned to the track Sunday, the team's two biggest names - Marco and Danica - and the last two winners from Long Beach - Mike Conway and Ryan Hunter-Reay - still had not qualified.

The worst part was Sunday.

Patrick should have been the second driver out but was forced to the back of the qualifying line when the No. 7 car failed technical inspection. Michael Andretti said the team had changed a part in the rear of the car between Saturday and Sunday.

Graham Rahal capitalized on the miscue by beating a downpour that forced the track to close. He came in at 224.380.

When the track reopened, it took 30 minutes to fill the field and start bumping - with Patrick still waiting behind four other cars to make her first qualifying attempt of the day.

Just ahead of Patrick was Canada's Paul Tracy, who produced the fastest average of the day at 224.939 with rain falling on his final lap. That brought out another yellow flag, and for the next 13 minutes, Patrick sat stoically in her cockpit underneath an umbrella, alternating between glares and closing her eyes.

But the predicted rainstorm, which called for wind gusts to 60 mph and possible hail, stayed south of the track, and at 4:45 p.m., Patrick finally made it on and put down two laps over 225 mph.

"I feel like getting a drink, that's how I feel right now," she said, drawing laughter. "I am mad because I really thought we had a fast car. I'm relieved because I'm in the race. I'm frustrated with some of the process that happened and the things that happened. I'm somewhere between angry and happy."

Indianapolis 500 Lineup

After Sunday qualifying; race Sunday, May 29

At Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis

Lap length: 2.5 mile

Name (car number), time and speed

1. (77) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 02:38.2613 (227.472).

2. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 02:38.3528 (227.340).

3. (2) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Honda, 02:38.4727 (227.168).

4. (99) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Honda, 02:38.6696 (226.887).

5. (12) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, 02:38.7493 (226.773).

6. (98) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, 02:38.9477 (226.171).

7. (44) Buddy Rice, Dallara-Honda, 02:39.4431 (225.786).

8. (67) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 02:39.9137 (225.121).

9. (10) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 02:39.0253 (226.379).

10. (5) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 02:39.4785 (225.736).

11. (14) Vitor Meira, Dallara-Honda, 02:39.5814 (225.590).

12. (4) JR Hildebrand, Dallara-Honda, 02:39.5895 (225.579).

13. (06) James Hinchcliffe, Dallara-Honda, 02:39.5942 (225.572).

14. (30) Bertrand Baguette, Dallara-Honda, 02:39.7973 (225.285).

15. (11) Davey Hamilton, Dallara-Honda, 02:39.8223 (225.250).

16. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 02:39.8464 (225.216).

17. (43) John Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 02:40.0133 (224.981).

18. (59) EJ Viso, Dallara-Honda, 02:40.1907 (224.732).

19. (41) Bruno Junqueira, Dallara-Honda, 02:40.2203 (224.691).

20. (22) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 02:40.3488 (224.511).

21. (88) Jay Howard, Dallara-Honda, 02:40.3685 (224.483).

22. (07) Tomas Scheckter, Dallara-Honda, 02:40.4040 (224.433).

23. (82) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 02:40.4156 (224.417).

24. (78T) Simona de Silvestro, Dallara-Honda, 02:40.4335 (224.392).

25. (23) Paul Tracy, Dallara-Honda, 02:40.0433 (224.939).

26. (7) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 02:40.0987 (224.861).

27. (6T) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 02:40.2572 (224.639).

28. (26) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 02:40.2648 (224.628).

29. (83) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Honda, 02:40.3574 (224.499).

30. (38) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 02:40.4424 (224.380).

31. (19) Alex Lloyd, Dallara-Honda, 02:40.7451 (223.957).

32. (36) Pippa Mann, Dallara-Honda, 02:40.7600 (223.936).

33. (24) Ana Beatriz, Dallara-Honda, 02:40.8012 (223.879).