THE REPLACEMENT; Ryan Briscoe lands at Penske Racing.(Competition)

Byline: CURT CAVIN

Most people in the Indy Racing League back in 2005 saw only Ryan Briscoe's mistakes and accidents. Tim Cindric saw possibilities, which is why Briscoe, 26, will drive one of the IndyCar Series' most decorated machines this year.

Thanks to Penske Racing president Cindric and his boss, Roger Penske, Briscoe replaces three-time series champion and Indianapolis 500 winner Sam Hornish Jr. in the Penske team's No. 6 car. He'll team with Helio Castroneves.

Cindric remembers what he saw in Briscoe in '05, when the driver competed for Ganassi Racing in a difficult ...