2004−2007: Team Penske Sam Hornish Jr.
hornish s 2006 indianapolis 500 winning car @ indianapolis motor speedway hall of fame museum
hornish again returned penske in 2006. team changed manufacturers, joining honda when toyota , chevrolet left series after 2005 season. season highlight indianapolis 500, when passed marco andretti lead on final lap win in second-closest margin of victory in race s history. hornish later said pass, figured came way, ought give myself 1 more shot @ it. kind of looked @ as, going drive on him if had to. marco come rookie , drive should proud no matter what. second win of season @ richmond (after leading 38 laps), , took points lead after winning next race @ kansas. fourth , final win of season @ kentucky, when started second , led 57 laps. in season-ending race @ chicagoland hornish qualified pole position , finished third, clinching third series championship , penske s first. although , dan wheldon finished year same number of points, tie broken wins; hornish had four, , wheldon two.
hornish practicing 2007 indianapolis 500
for 2007 season hornish again returned penske, starting indianapolis 500 in fifth place. running consistently in top ten, finished fourth when race halted rain after 166 laps. hornish s win of season bombardier learjet 550 @ texas motor speedway, when started in second place , led 159 of 228 laps. series-best finish on road course or street circuit, second place @ camping world watkins glen grand prix, overshadowed altercation tony kanaan. season-ending race @ chicagoland, hornish ended indycar career third-place finish (after starting second , leading race-high 90 laps) , finished fifth in points standings.
after season, hornish remained optimistic eventual indycar return: hope move schedule it. s goal. if never ran in indy 500 again or indycar series race disappointed that. received offers return after departure, , in late 2008 rumored returning replace hélio castroneves next season due castroneves irs problems. castroneves cleared, missing season opener power driving penske during absence. in november 2013, hornish declined offer drive chip ganassi racing in upcoming season after dario franchitti s career-ending injuries @ 2013 shell-pennzoil grand prix of houston.
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