2008−2010: Penske Racing Sam Hornish Jr.

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practicing 2008 daytona 500


in 2008, hornish drove full-time penske in renumbered no. 77 car. before season, penske swapped cars , owners points kurt busch; hornish guaranteed starting position in first 5 races , busch, won series championship in 2004, guaranteed starting position recent series champion driving car outside top 35 in owners points. @ season-opening daytona 500, hornish qualified in 19th place; finished 15th teammates ryan newman , busch first , second, respectively. in season s second race, auto club 500 @ auto club speedway, hornish sustained collateral damage when casey mears crashed dale earnhardt jr. on lap 22. mears car flipped 270 degrees, , hornish s car caught fire. hornish finished in 43rd place. although struggled during rookie season, drove in may @ lowe s motor speedway. in exhibition sprint showdown @ lowe s, hornish started eighth , finished second. finishing in top two, qualified exhibition 2008 nascar sprint all-star race, starting 23rd out of 24 cars , finishing seventh. hornish had best finish (13th place) of season @ coca-cola 600, @ lowe s. late in season penske team dropped out of top 35 in owners points, , hornish failed qualify amp energy 500 @ talladega superspeedway , season-ending ford 400 @ homestead-miami speedway. finished 35th in drivers standings, 2,523 points. hornish second in rookie of year standings, after season-long battle regan smith.



racing remote-controlled car before 2008 season


he drove penske in renamed nationwide series, failing qualify first 2 races of season. hornish s best finish of season eleventh place in diamond hill plywood 200 @ darlington raceway, started twelfth. in carquest auto parts 300 @ lowe s motor speedway led first laps of series (eight), mid-race accident relegated him 39th place. late in season, hornish drove 1 race in craftsman truck series (the kroger 200 @ martinsville speedway) bobby hamilton racing in no. 4 dodge ram, starting 16th , finishing ninth.


in 2009 sprint cup season hornish returned penske, known penske championship racing. second straight year, team changed owners points (purchasing them dave blaney , bill davis racing time) guarantee him starting spot in first 5 races. @ season-opening daytona 500, hornish started 29th , finished 32nd (one lap behind). had first top-ten finish of season (ninth place) @ phoenix, followed 6 more throughout year. hornish s victory in sprint showdown @ lowe s motor speedway qualified him 2009 nascar sprint all-star race, started 19th , finished 16th. later season, had 2 top-five finishes: career-best fourth @ pocono , fifth @ michigan. hornish finished 28th in final standings, 3,203 points.


hornish joined penske again in 2010. @ season-opening daytona 500, hornish started 26th , involved in accident on race s ninth lap; finished 37th, completing 160 of 208 laps. qualifying results improved during rest of season, 3 top-fives. hornish s top-ten finish of season tenth place @ sylvania 300 @ new hampshire motor speedway. finished 29th in standings, 3,214 points. after season hornish s longtime sponsor, mobil 1, left him , penske tony stewart , stewart-haas racing. in 2010 nationwide series drove season-ending race @ homestead-miami brian keselowski motorsports (in conjunction penske) in no. 26 dodge avenger, starting twelfth , finishing 21st.








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