In 2002, Sam Hornish Jr. led 166 of the 200 laps in winning at Homestead-Miami Speedway. So the distant third-place finisher in the XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 on March 24 relayed to the late-night news conference crowd what winner Dan Wheldon was experiencing.
“That was one of the nicest days I had in the car, ” Hornish said, referring to the second of his three IndyCar Series victories on the 1.5-mile oval. “When the car handles that well, the race just can’t go by fast enough. “

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