| Sam Hornish Jr.
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| Country
| United States
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| Date of Birth
| July 2, 1979
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| Place of Birth
| Bryan, Ohio
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| Series Driven
| IRL
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| Active in IRL
| 2000-
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| IRL Teams
| Penske, Panther, PDM
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| IRL Races
| 116
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| IRL Series Championships
| 3 (2001, 2002, 2006)
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| IRL Wins
| 19
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| IRL Top 5s
| 62
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| IRL Top 10s
| 80
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| IRL Poles
| 12
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| First Race
| 2000 at Walt Disney World
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| First IRL Win
| 2001 at Phoenix
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| Last IRL Win
| 2007 at Texas
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career Highlights
- Won IndyCar Series championship by 105 points
- Won at Phoenix, Homestead, and Texas
- Completed all but 7 laps of the season
- Defended series titles
- Won at Chicagoland in the closest finish in IndyCar history, beating Al Unser Jr. by .0024 seconds
- Won five races
- Finished fifth in points despite major deficiencies in the Chevrolet engine his team used.
- Won at Kentucky, Chicagoland, and California.
- Moved from Panther to Team Penske
- Won in team debut at Homestead
- Fifth in Series Standings
- Won at Phoenix and Milwaukee
- 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.
- Won at Texas
- Finish fifth in IndyCar Series
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