Sam Hornish Jr.
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Samuel Jon Hornish Jr. (born July 2, 1979) is an American semi-retired professional auto racing racer.
In the NASCAR Xfinity Series, he appeared for part for the first time, as the No. Xfinity Series was raced for the final time. In 2017, Team Penske acquired 22 Ford Mustangs. He began his racing career in the IndyCar Series, making his racing debut with PDM Racing in the 2000 season.
Hornish joined Panther Racing the following season, winning eleven races and the 2001 and 2002 series championships in the span of three seasons.
Hornish began racing for Team Penske in 2004, winning eight more races (including the 2006 Indianapolis 500) and the 2006 series championship during his time with the team.
He set the record for most career victories in the series after the 2007 season (which was beaten by Scott Dixon in 2009). Hornish started driving part-time in the Penske NASCAR series (then known as the Busch Series) during the 2006 season, and then began driving part-time in the Sprint Cup Series (then designated as the Nextel Cup Series).
The following year, he raced full-time in the Sprint Cup Series, failing at first in first, with eight top-ten finishes in his first three seasons and a top-ten finish of 28th (in 2009).
Hornish won one race in 2011, but not in the Xfinity Series, which was previously known as the Countrywide Series).
He drove full-time in the series the following year, finishing fourth in points.
In Penske's No. 2nd year, Hornish replaced A. J. Allmendinger (aspended by NASCAR for failing a drug test) a second time. 22 cars were midway through the season, with one winning one of the top-five finishes.
He returned to the Nationwide Series in 2014, winning one race and placing 16 top-five and 24 top-ten finishes to rank second in points (three behind series champion Austin Dillon).
In an eight-race 2014 season, Hornish claimed one victory and four top-five finishes.
Richard Petty Motorsports returned to the Cup Series in 2015, scoring three top-tens and finishing 26th in points.
He returned part-time to the Xfinity Series in 2016, winning a JGR competition and placing fifth or higher in all three categories he entered for Richard Childress Racing.
In 2017, he returned to Penske's Xfinity programme for a three-race schedule in the No. 1st. 22.
Personal life
Hornish, a 1998 graduate of Archbold High School in Archbold, Ohio, lives in Napoleon, Ohio. Crystal and his partner, Addison and Eliza, have three children, as well as a son, Sam III. In 2016, Hope, his niece, became a NASCAR Drive for Diversity participant.
He has served as a senior center in Defiance, Texas, and has helped create a heart center at Defiance Medical Center. Hornish (an avid bowler) promoted a charity bowling charity during a race weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. His involvement with Speedway Children's Charities has raised over $500,000 to benefit North Texas children. Hornish collects and customizes classic cars; he owns a 1950 Ford, a 1955 Chevrolet Del Ray, a 1964 Cadillac Coupe de Ville, a 1967 Chevrolet pickup truck, and a Corvette ZO6 Indianapolis 500 pace car. Hornish has also worked as a substitute school teacher when you're away from the classroom, and he's also taught Vacation Bible School.
Early career
Hornish started racing go-karts at age 11, winning the World Karting Association's Grand National Championship in less than four years. He made 32 appearances in the US F2000 National Championship from 1996 to 1998. In Hornish's last season in the series, he achieved his best second-place finish at Pikes Peak International Raceway. In 1998, he came in third in points and was inducted into the series' Hall of Fame in 2012 as a 1998 graduate. Hornish rode for Michael Shank Racing team owner Mike Shank, winning at Chicago Motor Speedway and finishing eighth in the championship standings with 67 points during the 1999 Atlantic Championship season.
Motorsports career results
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(Bold): The key (Bold) (Key) (key) – By time, the Pole Position had been awarded by time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings. (Most laps led) – The most laps led.)
* The season is still in progress. Ineligible for series points
(Bold) – a key (Bold) – Pole position earned by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. (Most laps led): – Most laps led.)
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