DESTINY'S CHILD: Part 2 of 2; Sam Hornish Jr. wins an Indy thriller.

Byline: CURT CAVIN The race will be remembered for the way Hornish zoomed past 19-year-old Marco Andretti on the final straightaway, but it was won when Penske called Hornish back to the pits for more fuel during an earlier 13-lap caution period. That allowed Hornish to go the remaining distance without stopping, something the other front-runners could not do.

When the race restarted, Hornish and fellow nozzle-breaker Townsend Bell came down pit road at 60 mph to serve penalties handed down by chief steward Brian Barnhart. Hornish returned to speed nearly a lap behind the ...

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