Sam Hornish Jr.

Sam Hornish Jr. Country  United States Date of Birth July 2, 1979 Place of Birth Bryan, Ohio Series Driven IRL Active in IRL 2000- IRL Teams Penske, Panther, PDM IRL Races 116 IRL Series Championships 3 (2001, 2002, 2006) IRL Wins 19 IRL Top 5s 62 IRL Top 10s 80 IRL Poles 12 First Race 2000 at Walt Disney World First IRL Win 2001 at Phoenix Last IRL Win 2007 at Texas

[edit] Biography

[edit] Career Highlights

[edit] 2001

• Won IndyCar Series championship by 105 points
• Won at Phoenix, Homestead, and Texas
• Completed all but 7 laps of the season

[edit] 2002

• Defended series titles
• Won at Chicagoland in the closest finish in IndyCar history, beating Al Unser Jr. by .0024 seconds
• Won five races

[edit] 2003

• Finished fifth in points despite major deficiencies in the Chevrolet engine his team used.
• Won at Kentucky, Chicagoland, and California.

[edit] 2004

• Moved from Panther to Team Penske
• Won in team debut at Homestead

[edit] 2005

• Fifth in Series Standings
• Won at Phoenix and Milwaukee

[edit] 2006

• Won Indianapolis 500
• Won Series title on tiebreaker. Hornish tied in points with Dan Wheldon, but Hornish's four victories (Indy, Richmond, Kansas, Kentucky) won him the title against Wheldon's two.

[edit] 2007

• Won at Texas
• Finish fifth in IndyCar Series

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