The race would turn into a major showcase for teenage phenom Joey Logano, who spent the final 50 laps swapping the lead with ...
When it comes to rookies to watch at Indy, keep an eye on Same Hornish Jr., in the No. 18 car. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Sam Hornish Jr. hardly sounds like a 20-year-old Indianapolis 500 rookie when he ...
Perfection isn’t fun.” Sam Hornish Jr., who joined Team Penske’s IndyCar program in 2004 and will drive for Penske’s stock car program in Saturday’s Nationwide Series race at ...
But as he watched Sam Hornish Jr. and Andretti's thrilling ending in 2006, it all clicked. The margin of victory was .063 of a second, an electric finish with a last turn pass by Hornish ...
Big Sam was a mechanic who worked on his son’s cars from the time he started racing go-karts. Hornish Jr. went on to win three IndyCar championships before moving to NASCAR, where he drives for ...
Incidents were avoided in 1982 and 1992 when Gordon Johncock and Al Unser Jr. held off Rick Mears and Goodyear to earn air-tight race wins. It was where Sam Hornish Jr. bravely rode the back of ...
for now. Ryan Blaney: Career-best fourth-place finish and ran up front the entire race. Sam Hornish Jr.: First top-10 finish of the season. Josh Wise: Please see Sam Hornish. Joey Logano ...
His best finish was a second in 2006 when he was passed by Sam Hornish Jr. on the final lap. Chip Ganassi Racing has been the team to beat during qualifying in recent seasons. CGR’s drivers have ...
Richard Petty Motorsports announced it has tabbed veteran Sam Hornish Jr. to succeed Marcos Ambrose as driver of its No. 9 Ford Fusion for the 2015 Sprint Cup Series season and beyond.
Sam Hornish Jr. struggled in his transition to NASCAR, but Penske was a different organization then. Given the improvement of both Penske and Patrick, the timing might be right to give it another try.
It’s the second consecutive year that the Indy 500 has been decided on a last-lap pass (Newgarden beat Marcus Ericsson in 2023) but only the fourth time overall in a race that dates to 1911 (the other ...