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De Ferran Takes Turn At Penske Pinnacle At Indy
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05-24-2003 11:00 PM |
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 De Ferran Takes Turn At Penske Pinnacle At Indy Gil de Ferran continued Marlboro Team Penske's recent domination of the Indianapolis 500, edging teammate Helio Castroneves by .2990 of a second to win May 25 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was de Ferran's first victory in the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing," and it denied Castroneves' chance to become the first driver to win three consecutive Indianapolis 500s. "I'll tell you, it's hard to describe in words what I'm feeling right now," de Ferran said. "It's just unbelievable for me. You always dream of winning a race like this. Words escape me right now." De Ferran, 35, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., averaged 156.291 mph in the No. 6 Marlboro Team Penske Panoz G Force/Toyota/Firestone. His victory - the third of his IRL IndyCarTM Series career and first this season - came just eight weeks after he suffered a lower back fracture and a concussion in the Purex Dial Indy 200 on March 23 at Phoenix. Read Full Story 
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