Closest finishes in IRL History

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If there is one constant in the 10+ years of the Indy Racing League that hasn't changed, it is the series' penchant for close, close finishes. Here, then, are, as of the most recent round, St. Pete-2006, the ten closest finishes in series history.......

1}Chicagoland, 8 Sept. 2002............0.0024 sec., 1st-Sam Hornish, Jr.(Panther Racing), 2nd-Al Unser, Jr.(Galles/Kelley Racing)
2}Kansas, 4 July 2004.....................0.0051 sec., 1st-Buddy Rice(Rahal-Letterman Racing), 2nd-Vitor Meira(Rahal-Letterman Racing)
3}Texas #2, 15 Sept. 2002..............0.0096 sec., 1st-Sam Hornish, Jr.(Panther Racing), 2nd-Helio Castroneves(Marlboro-Team Penske)
4}Chicagoland, 7 Sept. 2003..........0.0099 sec., 1st-Sam Hornish, Jr.(Panther Racing), 2nd-Scott Dixon(Target/Ganassi Racing)
5}Texas #1, 8 June 2002...............0.0111 sec., 1st-Jeff Ward(Target/Ganassi Racing), 2nd-Al Unser, Jr.(Galles/Kelley Racing)
6}Kansas, 3 July 2005...................0.0120 sec., 1st-Tony Kanaan(Andretti-Green Racing), 2nd-Dan Wheldon(Andretti-Green Racing)
7}Michigan, 27 July 2003................0.0121 sec., 1st-Alex Barron(Mo Nunn Racing), 2nd-Sam Hornish, Jr.(Panther Racing)
8}Chicagoland, 11 Sept. 2005.........0.0133 sec., 1st-Dan Wheldon(Andretti-Green Racing), 2nd-Helio Castroneves(Marlboro-Team Penske)
9}Homestead, 26 March 2006.........0.0146 sec., 1st-Dan Wheldon(Target/Ganassi Racing), 2nd-Helio Castroneves(Marlboro-Team Penske)
10}Fontana, 3 Oct. 2004.................0.0184 sec., 1st-Adrian Fernandez(Aguri-Fernandez Racing), 2nd-Tony Kanaan(Andretti-Green Racing)



Here are the 5 closest 3-way finishes in series history...............
1}Chicagoland, 7 Sept. 2003................0.0100 sec., 1st-Sam Hornish, Jr.(Panther Racing), 2nd-Scott Dixon(Target/Ganassi Racing), 3rd-Bryan Herta(Andretti-Green Racing)
2}Kansas, 3 July 2005.........................0.0242 sec., 1st-Tony Kanaan(Andretti-Green Racing), 2nd-Dan Wheldon(Andretti-Green Racing), 3rd-Vitor Meira(Rahal-Letterman Racing)
3}Texas #2, 6 Oct. 2001......................0.0468 sec., 1st-Sam Hornish, Jr.(Panther Racing), 2nd-Scott Sharp(Kelley Racing), 3rd-Robbie Buhl(Dreyer & Reinbold Racing)
4}Texas #1, 8 June 2002.....................0.0595 sec., 1st-Jeff Ward(Target/Ganassi Racing), 2nd-Al Unser, Jr.(Galles/Kelley Racing), 3rd-Airton Dare(A.J. Foyt Racing)
5}Chicagoland, 8 Sept. 2002................0.0596 sec., 1st-Sam Hornish, Jr.(Panther Racing), 2nd-Al Unser, Jr.(Galles/Kelley Racing), 3rd-Buddy Lazier(Hemelgarn Racing)


Note.....teams in parenthesis are the teams that each driver was with at the time of the event