Team: Marlboro Penske
Nationality: Brazilian
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STATS
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Year
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Rank
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Wins
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Top 5
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Top 10
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Poles
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Best finish
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2002
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1
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2
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12
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14
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1
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First, Twice
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Career
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3
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13
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15
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1
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1st, three times
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2002 recap
The good: Popular road racer nearly won IRL title in first full season of all-oval competition - losing out to Sam Hornish Jr. by only 20 points. Scored two wins and a dozen Top 5 finishes.
Season highlight: Captured second straight Indianapolis 500 with great fuel economy and a couple of timely yellow lights.
The bad: Crashed at Richmond while running third.
Season lowlight: All the controversy surrounding his Indy victory.
Key stat: Finished all 15 races and led 351 laps.
2003 outlook
If Toyota's first IRL engines is up to speed, the 27-year-old Brazilian will be tough to deal with again.
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