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Indy 500 Congrats to Sam Hornish Jr.

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That was a great finish... Props go up to Sam Hornish Jr. for bringing the win back to Ohio.

I went to High School with him and have the proud memory of waking him up in accounting class.
 
congrats Sam.. but really now... how sexy of a name is Sam Hornish...

not like Mario Andretti or AJ Foyt now is it...

Sam Hornish should be the founder of the competition for Perdue or Tyson
 
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Buckeyeskickbuttocks said:
A good race to see. Not quite [SIZE=-1]Al Unser Jr. over Scott Goodyear by [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]0.043 of a second (1992) but exciting no less.[/SIZE]
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Yeah, the fact that this finish was 1/50th of a second farther apart than 1992's really ruined the excitement for me. :tongue2:

It's good to see Indy really matter again, after all the years of the Indy/CART squabble. With a young Andretti and Danica, they can continue to generate more interest in the race.
 
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dunno... I was there for a dozen races... both in the pits and in the stands.. nothing better that walking around in the infield on a day like yesterday... the scenery can really be good... :wink2:
 
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BB73 said:
Yeah, the fact that this finish was 1/50th of a second farther apart than 1992's really ruined the excitement for me. :tongue2:

It's good to see Indy really matter again, after all the years of the Indy/CART squabble. With a young Andretti and Danica, they can continue to generate more interest in the race.
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DIdn't mean it like that... Anyway, I thought Hornish ended up with a car and a half over Andretti. I don't recall exactly, but I thought Goodyear was within 1/2 car of Unser.

I hope what I heard was correct - Indy and Cart are both going to be able to race Indy next year. IRL damn near ruined me for open wheel racing, which I used to really enjoy. Just couldn't ever get in to IRL, despite efforts.... and, after CART wasn't at Indy any longer, my interest slowly faded away.
 
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Buckeyeskickbuttocks said:
DIdn't mean it like that... Anyway, I thought Hornish ended up with a car and a half over Andretti. I don't recall exactly, but I thought Goodyear was within 1/2 car of Unser.

I hope what I heard was correct - Indy and Cart are both going to be able to race Indy next year. IRL damn near ruined me for open wheel racing, which I used to really enjoy. Just couldn't ever get in to IRL, despite efforts.... and, after CART wasn't at Indy any longer, my interest slowly faded away.
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The '92 race was decided by Little Al besting Scott Goodyear by about half to three quarters of a car. Yesterday Hornish beat Marco by about a car and a half.

I agree with the comments that the split in the 90's almost ruined the greatest race in the world. I have went to the race pre split and after and the difference was noticeable. People forget that open wheel racing was as big as NASCAR is today. I have thought however the race has just started to gain momentum the last few years as Penske team came back and then Danica and now Marco. I wonder if it will hit the craziness of the 80's. Turn one in the infield was really crazy (before they put bleachers up) and I saw it all. Girls baring all, even witnessed people having intercourse in the middle of a big mud puddle once. They have really cleaned up the infield since those days.
 
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Buckeyeskickbuttocks said:
DIdn't mean it like that... Anyway, I thought Hornish ended up with a car and a half over Andretti. I don't recall exactly, but I thought Goodyear was within 1/2 car of Unser.

I hope what I heard was correct - Indy and Cart are both going to be able to race Indy next year. IRL damn near ruined me for open wheel racing, which I used to really enjoy. Just couldn't ever get in to IRL, despite efforts.... and, after CART wasn't at Indy any longer, my interest slowly faded away.
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I agree...just giving you grief about the .043 vs. .063 comparison. I was excited - I yelled out Hornish's name as he made the pass. And I think that the lead probably changed hands nearer to the finish line this time, since Hornish really blew by Marco, so this one could be looked at as being a more exciting finish.

But anytime they're battling for the lead on the last lap, it's a great race.
 
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Thanks for that video link.

I'll stick with my opinion that this year's race was a more exciting finish. An actual pass on the last straightaway, compared to an attempted pass that didn't happen by most of a car length.

What a great job by the director, switching to the view from behind the checkered flag, blocked by some guy holding a sign. :tongue2:

It was also interesting that the guy in third place in the middle of the last lap was the leader's father in both races.
 
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