Sam Hornish Jr Crowned IRL Champ

Posted by Jeremy Dunn Sep 13, 2006

Dan Wheldon won the Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 on Sunday and tied Sam Hornish Jr for the IndyCar points lead, but the championship was awarded to Hornish based on his four wins compared to Wheldon's two.

Hornish Jr gives Roger Penske something to smile about amidst one of his worst seasons in NASCAR.

"That's about as excited as I have ever been," said Hornish. "Winning the Indy 500 was the highlight of my career, but this is close."

Final Indy Racing League standings

1 Sam Hornish Jr * 475 ---

1 Dan Wheldon 475 ---

3 Helio Castroneves 473 2

4 Scott Dixon 457 18

5 Vitor Meira 411 64

6 Tony Kanaan 384 91

7 Marco Andretti 325 150

8 Dario Franchitti 311 164

9 Danica Patrick 302 173

10 Tomas Scheckter 298 177

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