SUPERSTAR IN THE MAKING? Sam Hornish Jr. does what no other Penske driver has ever done, winning his first race with the team.(Racing)

Byline: CURT CAVIN The rest of the IRL collectively groaned "uh oh.'' Watching Sam Hornish Jr. win the season-opening race for Team Penske, the most successful operation in Indy car history, could not have been pleasant for the 18 other competitors in the Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

And while Helio Castroneves enjoyed racing with his new teammate, the Brazilian had to be shaking his head when the 24-year-old Defiance, Ohio, native slipped past him yet again. Hornish did the same thing to the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner in the 2002 season-ending race ...

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