No slowing down for Hornish Jr.

If Sam Hornish Jr thought he could enjoy the spoils of Indianapolis 500 victory quietly he was mistaken as the week following his dramatic '500 win has been nearly as hectic as the week leading up to last Sunday's race.

The traditional Indianapolis 500 victory tour began moments after Hornish Jr took the chequered flag in his #6 Marlboro Team Penske Dallara-Honda and won't finish until after this weekend's race at the Watkins Glen road course.

The 28 year-old Ohio based driver completed countless media interviews in the hours following the race before returning to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Victory Podium, located just above the place he took the traditional gulp of milk in Victory Lane celebrations, to do a satellite media tour with television media from around the country until 10 p.m. on race day.

Hornish was up early on Monday morning to do an interview with Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic on ESPN Radio's popular "Mike & Mike in the Morning" show. He then took part in three photo shoots, the final one being the traditional winner's photo shoot on the main straightaway of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Monday night, he collected his winner's check of $1,744,855 at the Indianapolis 500 Victory Celebration.

Hornish's victory tour hit high gear on Tuesday with a trip to Dallas for a media luncheon at the observation deck of the Dallas Hyatt Reunion Hotel. Hornish will race in the IRL IndyCar Series' Bombardier Learjet 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in nearby Ft. Worth, Texas, on Saturday night June 10th.

Following the luncheon, Hornish flew to New York City to throw out the first pitch at the New York Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball game.

On Wednesday, Hornish was a guest on the popular morning talk show "Live with Regis & Kelly", followed by a visit to the New York Board of Trade that included a photo opportunity, ringing of the world market closing bell and another press luncheon.

Guest appearances on CNN's "Paula Zahn Now" and "Anderson Cooper 360," Fox News Channel's "Your World w/Neil Cavuto" and "Daily News Live" on SportsNet New York followed.

On Thursday, Hornish heads to Corning, New York as preparations begin for the IndyCar Series' next race, the Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix on June 4th. Hornish will participate in a media availability at the Corning Museum of Glass before returning his attention to driving for Marlboro Team Penske.

Following the Watkins Glen race, Hornish wraps up his whirlwind Indianapolis 500 Victory Tour with a visit to Richmond and an appearance on "The Late Show with David Letterman" on Monday night.