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RACETOBER 17, 2005 - CAL SPEEDWAY - RACE # 17 OF…17…"NONE"…TO GO HANDS DOWN…THERE WAS NO BETTER RACING TO BE FOUND THIS WEEKEND…THAN THE SEASON ENDER…FOR THE I.R.L.-ER’S …AT CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY… ONCE AGAIN…THIS BUNCH…PUT ON A SHOW…AND ONCE AGAIN…IT WAS TEAM ANDRETTI-GREEN COMING AWAY WITH THE HARDWARE AS DARIO FRANCHITTI…EDGED HIS TEAM- MATE TONY KANAAN…AT THE FLAG…AFTER A WHEEL-TO-WHEEL DUEL...OVER THE RACES FINAL 30 LAPS… BEST DRIVE OF THE RACE HAS TO GO TO…RR-AZ ALUM…SAM "WOOD" HORNISH…WHO WENT DOWN A LAP EARLY COMPLIMENTS OF A SPEEDING PENALTY IN THE PITS…AND THEN BATTLED BACK TO REGAIN THE LEAD LAP…UNDER GREEN…NO LESS…BEFORE MOVING UP TO THE FIFTH SPOT…WHEN THE CHECKERED FLAG WAVED… THAT’S IF FOR THE IRL-ER’S FOR THE 2005 SEASON AND OUR CONGRATULATIONS GO OUT TO TEAM…ANDRETTI-GREEN…NOT ONLY FOR THE CALIFORNIA WIN…BUT FOR TAKING THE TOP SPOT IN THE POINTS CHASE…LED BY INDY 500 & SERIES CHAMP…DAN WHELDON… FONTANA, Calif. - Indy 400 2. (10) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running $82,900 3. (13) Vitor Meira, Panoz-Honda, 200, Running $69,850 4. (9) Scott Sharp, Panoz-Honda, 200, Running $58,500 5. (3) Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara-Toyota, 200, Running $51,600
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