From: Michael Powell 
 
FIFTH IN POINTS: SAM HORNISH JR. 
 
Editors Note: With two IRL IndyCarTM Series events remaining, there are five
drivers still eligible for the season championship. Prior to the Toyota Indy
400 on Sept. 21 at California Speedway, the Indy Racing League will issue
releases focusing on each of those five drivers. This is the first in a series
of five.
 
PERSONAL:
 
Driver:
 
Sam Hornish Jr.
 
Car: 
 
No. 4 Pennzoil Panther Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone
 
Hometown: 
 
Defiance, Ohio
 
Residence: 
 
Defiance, Ohio
 
Marital Status: 
 
Engaged (Crystal)
 
2003 SEASON:
 
Points: 
 
398 (41 behind leader Helio Castroneves)
 
Place: 
 
5th
 
Races: 
 
14 
 
Wins: 
 
2 (Kentucky, Chicagoland) (tied for second)
 
Top fives: 
 
6 (fifth)
 
Top 10s:
 
10 (tied for third)
 
MBNA Poles:
 
1 (Kentucky)
 
Laps Led:
 
351 (fourth)
 
Laps Completed: 
 
2,634 out of 2,856 (sixth)
 
Running at the finish: 
 
11 (tied for fourth)
 
Earnings:
 
$1,183,865 (fifth)
 
Races in points lead:
 
0
 
CAREER:
 
IndyCar Series championships:
 
2 (2001, 2002)
 
IndyCar Series wins: 
 
10 (Record)
 
IndyCar Series laps led: 
 
1,807 (Record)
 
IndyCar Series starts: 
 
50
 
IndyCar Series earnings: 
 
$6,653,455
 
Indianapolis 500 victories: 
 
0
 
Other championships: 
 
Karting (1994, 1995)
 
QUOTE:
 
SAM HORNISH JR.: "We would have been better off if we had the Chevy we are
using now, but you have to play the cards you are dealt. We have used it in
four races and have two wins and two seconds. If we finished the three races we
didn't finish, we would be leading the point standings. Last year, we knew we
had to finish races and put points on the board. Now, we know we can win races
and take chances. It is going to be very exciting coming into the final races."
 
For information about Hornish's experience at California Speedway and Texas
Motor Speedway, please log onto www.indycarseries.com. 
 
INDYCAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS:
 
1. Helio Castroneves 439
 
2. Scott Dixon 427
 
3. Tony Kanaan 425
 
4. Gil de Ferran 422
 
5. Sam Hornish Jr. 398
 
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