NEWTON, Iowa -- Sam Hornish Jr. went from nearly winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series season title to losing his ride. Marco and Sam Hornish Jr. swapped leads for the final two laps before Hornish took the lead a few hundred feet from the finish line, resulting in one of the closest margin of victories ever at a mere 0.0635 seconds. Sam Hornish Jr. defeated Scott Dixon and Bryan Herta to win the Delphi Indy 300 Sept. 7 at Chicagoland Speedway in the closest 1-2-3 finish in IRL IndyCar TM Series history. That, he said, is what put an end to a successful career that lists him as one of the most distinguished INDYCAR athletes in recent times. Share. Dillon, Hornish close heading to Nationwide finale. Simon Pagenaud. "I keep looking in the mirror and I'm like, `I'm not that old.' Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for Sam Hornish Jr. on ESPN.com. SAM HORNISH JR. WINS THRILLER AT CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY 9/7/2003. But Elliott, like everyone else in the field, had no answers for Hornish or Blaney. Blaney and Hornish were the only leaders for the first 214 laps, and lapped traffic was often more of a concern that the cars directly behind them. But I'd rather be part-time in this car than full-time in a lot of others," Hornish said. UFC Real or Not: Are we on the way to a Usman-Masvidal trilogy? HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Roger Penske and Sam Hornish Jr. have been together for nearly 300 races over the last decade. Jones won the pole position on Saturday, his sixth in 2016. Title contender Sam Hornish Jr. wins Coors Light Pole, first pit pick Seeking to overcome an eight-point deficit to win… Read More. Hornish Jr. won from the pole position, but the race was one of the closest in Indy 500 history with the margin of victory a mere 0.0635 seconds. Elliott will take a two-point lead over Sadler and Smith in the series points standings to next week's race in Charlotte. But an incident between J.J. Yeley and Drew Herring drew a caution with just under 60 laps left, allowing the drivers on the lead lap to get what they needed from their pit crews for the finish. Ohioan Sam Hornish Jr. wins XFinity Mid-Ohio race. Hornish is also the third different driver to take the No. "They've been there for good times and bad times. But that's good enough for the three-time champion after a season he considers the most competitive yet in the IRL. 18 car for Joe Gibbs Racing, led 183 of 250 laps for a dominant win at the NASCAR Xfinity race at Iowa Speedway. From the start of Sunday's race, Hornish and Blaney were the only drivers in serious contention. But the combination of Hornish and the No. Blaney was second, followed by Regan Smith, Chase Elliott and Elliott Sadler in the first stand-alone event of the season. The rolling average of the graph is 10 days. "I can't tell you what this means to me. Betting bullets: Early NFL win total action, Jake Paul exceeds books' expectations, Messi shines as confident Barcelona click, Spurs fire Mourinho, Man City's quadruple quest ends, MLS Power Rankings: Seattle No. via Bleacher Report; FOX SPORTS: NASCAR @NASCARONFOX. Sam Hornish Jr. walked away in 2008 from his seat as a three-time IndyCar champion to pursue a second career in NASCAR. 54 car usually driven by Kyle Busch, led 167 of 250 laps to win in second start of the year for Joe Gibbs Racing. Betting bullets: Early NFL win total action, Jake Paul exceeds books' expectations, Messi shines as confident Barcelona click, Spurs fire Mourinho, Man City's quadruple quest ends, MLS Power Rankings: Seattle No. The … Sam Hornish, Jr. NASCAR Xfinity Series Results (wins) Click on the Race to see the complete results for that race. LEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) — Sam Hornish Jr.'s experience at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course finally paid off. Hornish picked up his first win in two years. 9 pit box for good luck on Sunday. Sam Hornish Jr. wins his first Nascar race at Phoenix after leading the last 50 laps. Hornish had a strong pit stop and an equally strong push on the restart. The 20-year-old Blaney began the race on the outside of the front row after winning his first series pole Saturday. 1 team, How the new NBA play-in tournament works, and who you could see in it, Why Florida native Jakob Chychrun is hoping for an Olympic spot ... on Team Canada, NHL Playoff Watch Daily: Canes, Lightning face off in critical Central matchup. Sam Hornish Jr. led 61 of 75 laps to win his fifth career NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday, taking the checkered flag in the Mid-Ohio Challenge at … 13 cautions for 90 laps, so far, at @BMSupdates. The following graph shows the change in the DriverDB Rating of Sam Hornish, Jr. over time since January 1st 2013. But he, Keselowski and Elliott Sadler were forced to start from the back of the field after unapproved body modifications were discovered when the cars were moving to the grid. Click on the Site to see all races run at that track.. View career statistics for Sam Hornish, Jr… Hornish, piloting the No. Is the New York Yankees' rough weekend an omen of things to come? 18 -- then driven by Kyle Busch -- for his first career win. Keselowski and Sadler eventually made up for it, with Sadler finishing sixth. 2018. "We had great long run speed after about 50 laps or so," Blaney said. Much of the race was reminiscent of the end of last week's in Michigan, where Suarez held off the No. "We had a few issues on pit row that we need to address, and hopefully we can have those fixed by next week. ", Hornish Jr. edges R. 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Sources: NBA ready for impact of Chauvin verdict. 18 Toyota Camry to victory lance this season for Joe Gibbs Racing. I worked so hard to try to get a win when I had my kids here," Hornish said. Email. Hornish was briefly pushed by Ty Dillon and Brad Keselowski on a restart with 27 laps to go. UFC Real or Not: Are we on the way to a Usman-Masvidal trilogy? "We just didn't have the new tire speed we needed.". NEWTON, Iowa -- Sam Hornish Jr. won three IndyCar championships and an Indianapolis 500 before fading into obscurity as a NASCAR driver. Hornish won 19 times in Indy cars but was unable to carry that success to NASCAR. The series champion in 2001 and 2002 for Panther Racing and 2006 for Team Penske, he amassed 19 career wins, 47 podium finishes, led 3,428 laps and finished with a career average finish of 7.8. An emotional and almost speechless Hornish told the media in victory lane, “It doesn’t get much better than that. Hornish and Suarez kept swapping the lead, with Suarez out front for 62 laps. Sam Hornish Jr. Wins the the All Star Shootout Race! 1 team, How the new NBA play-in tournament works, and who you could see in it, Why Florida native Jakob Chychrun is hoping for an Olympic spot ... on Team Canada, NHL Playoff Watch Daily: Canes, Lightning face off in critical Central matchup. Sam Hornish Jr. won the Indianapolis 500 by a few feet and took the IRL IndyCar Series championship on a tiebreaker. Sources: NBA ready for impact of Chauvin verdict. Sam Hornish Jr. is an American racing driver who won three IndyCar championship titles in 2001, 2002 and 2006. 1 after Week 1; L.A. teams in top six, South Dakota State earns top seed for spring FCS playoffs, How Nick Saban and Tuscaloosa formed an 'unbreakable bond' after a tornado 10 years ago, Vettel calls FIA 'not very professional' for Imola penalty, The blame game: Analysis of the Bottas-Russell clash and what happens next. Hornish, who drove for Penske Racing last year, opened his season as Busch's substitute with a fifth-place finish at Talladega two weeks ago. I can't say how far I am beside myself with how that opportunity presented itself, and we took a hold of it and did as much as we could with it. This was his first XFINITY victory in more than a year for the Defiance, Ohio native. 103rd Indianapolis 500. But the final restart belonged to Hornish, who fell just three points shy of champion Austin Dillon a year ago. He achieved 19 IndyCar wins , including the victory at 2006 Indianapolis 500. 5 WinsFootage Uploaded by: Collin McNaught, theNASCARprofessor, Full NASCAR Races, Lp2008, CrashRacing Sam Hornish Jr. walked away in 2008 from his seat as a three-time IndyCar champion to pursue a second career in NASCAR. 1 HS recruit, commits to Gonzaga, N. 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Hornish was called out of semi-retirement on Monday and asked to fill in for developmental driver Matt Tifft, who was dealing with a back issue. It was the third win in 101 Nationwide starts for the 34-year-old Hornish, who beat a field featuring three drivers aged 20 or younger in the top six starting spots. "It shows how good of a driver he is and, of course, how great of a car that is.". "I got a lot of crap from people on Twitter wanting to know why I don't have a full-time ride. "It was a lot of catch up," Elliott said. But Hornish, who qualified second, pulled in front on the opening lap. 2019. Elliott finished the most hectic weekend of his young life with an impressive fourth-place finish. Sam Hornish, Jr. Career Statistics Driver Search Home | Drivers | Owners | Tracks | Cup | Xfinity | Trucks | ARCA | Modifieds | IndyCar | F1 | WSCC | Fantasy | Random Hornish lead a total of 183 laps en route to his victory. 1 after Week 1; L.A. teams in top six, South Dakota State earns top seed for spring FCS playoffs, How Nick Saban and Tuscaloosa formed an 'unbreakable bond' after a tornado 10 years ago, Vettel calls FIA 'not very professional' for Imola penalty, The blame game: Analysis of the Bottas-Russell clash and what happens next. Thanks to Nascar.com for the footage! Michael McDowell briefly took the lead with 30 laps to go by taking just two tires while the rest of the leaders took four. Brad Keselowski finished 2nd to give Penske a 1-2 finish. Indianapolis 500 Race History. Highlights. Dillon was second, followed by Keselowski, Daniel Suarez and Alex Bowman. Blaney eventually caught Hornish at the tail end of a green flag run that lasted roughly 65 laps. Hornish also held the lead on the last restart, and the last 10 laps or so were essentially victory laps for a driver who lost his Sprint Cup ride after notching just three top-10s last season. "My wife and kids definitely support me a lot," he said. Sam Hornish Jr. cruised to his first Nationwide Series victory Saturday as Elliott Sadler’s championship hopes crumbled behind him. After a successful open-wheel racing career, he switched to NASCAR and raced stock cars from 2008 to 2017. But Hornish held on to the outside groove for his fourth career Xfinity series win. His previous victory also came at Iowa's 0.875-mile oval, but Sunday was the first time Hornish's three children were able to see him win, fittingly on Father's Day. Hornish who made only his third start of the season in the […] But McDowell's gamble failed to pay off, and he settled for seventh. Share: Print. Despite not racing for roughly seven months, Hornish made the most out of the fastest car in the series. Hornish reminded everyone Sunday that a lack of sponsorship funding is the only reason he's not pushing for the champion again. Elliott's crew hung his graduation cap and tassel on the No. Hornish, 41, is four years younger than Jimmie Johnson, who is making his own late-career move from champion in NASCAR to rookie in IndyCar. Sam Hornish Jr. survived and won a rough race rolling from pole to the checkered flag for a big victory to win NASCAR’s Mid-Ohio Challenge on Saturday. For more NASCAR news, check out: http://www.NASCAR.com DriverAverages.com has results for Sam Hornish Jr. from the November 11, 2007 (Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil) to the November 22, 2015 (Ford EcoBoost 400) "Sam did a great job of taking an excellent car and making, at least from my vantage point, no mistakes all day," Keselowski said. Pole sitter Erik Jones had issues with the No. Hornish Jr. dominated in his home state to win the XFinity Mid-Ohio Challenge on Saturday. Sam Hornish Jr. wins Xfinity race in Iowa By LUKE MEREDITH June 19, 2016 Sam Hornish Jr. holds his two-year old son Sammy as he celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race, Sunday, June 19, 2016, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Click on the Site to see all races run at that track.. View career statistics for Sam Hornish, Jr… Hornish, just six days after accepting an offer to race for the first time in 2016 in the vaunted No. Taking the lead after a two-tire stop on Lap 131 put him on the front row, Hornish held off teammate Brad Keselowski to win the Wypall 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. Sam Hornish Jr. wins Xfinity race in Iowa AP NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Sam Hornish Jr. won three IndyCar championships and an Indianapolis 500 before fading into obscurity as a NASCAR driver. Is the New York Yankees' rough weekend an omen of things to come? Hornish beat pole-sitter Ryan Blaney off a restart with 21 laps to go and hung on ... 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