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2002:
Sam Hornish Jr. edged
Al Unser Jr. in a photo finish, officially by .0024 seconds in a battle in which the two racers fought for the lead for the final 22 laps side by side with literally no letup and at the head of a huge ten-car two-abreast draft that included
Buddy Lazier,
Hélio Castroneves,
Buddy Rice,
Eddie Cheever Jr., and
Dan Wheldon. •
2003:
Sam Hornish Jr. edged
Scott Dixon and
Bryan Herta in a three-abreast photo finish in one of the closest finishes in Indycar racing history—.01 seconds. Hornish, who led 40 laps, battled
Tomas Scheckter (76 laps led),
Dan Wheldon, and
Tony Kanaan for the bulk of the race and also had to battle a late charge by
Roger Yasukawa in the final six laps. The lead officially changed hands 20 times among eight drivers and was usually contested in multilap wheel-to-wheel battles inches apart. •
2007:
Dario Franchitti led
Scott Dixon by three points in the championship standings going into the race, which was the finale for the season. With two laps to go, Dixon led second-place Franchitti on a restart after a late caution. Both drivers were nursing their fuel mileage, hoping to stretch it to the finish. On the final lap, going into the third turn, Dixon ran out of fuel, and Franchitti slipped by to take the lead, win the race, and win the IndyCar Series championship. •
2008:
Hélio Castroneves begun the race 30 points away from the lead, and he began from the back and charged to the lead.
Scott Dixon often ran around the positions 6–10, and Castroneves was often in a points lead position. Dixon began to challenge for the lead, and after two late cautions, Dixon and Castroneves ran 2-wide for the final two laps after battling side by side for the lead for most of the previous 40 laps, and Hélio won the race by 0.0033 seconds, or , in the second-closest finish in the twelve-year history of the series. Dixon won the championship by 17 points. ==Past winners==