2011−2014: Return to Nationwide competition Sam Hornish Jr.
in 2012 sargento 200 @ road america
before 2011 season penske sold owners points of no. 77 car rusty wallace racing, driven owner rusty wallace s son (and team driver) steve @ season-opening daytona 500, financial reasons. result, penske moved hornish nationwide series drive team s no. 12 dodge charger. drove 5-hour energy 500 @ pocono raceway in front row motorsports no. 38 ford fusion, filling in travis kvapil (who driving in truck series event @ texas). hornish started in 26th place , finished 35th, 60 laps behind. drove twelve races no. 12 team, moving penske s no. 22 13th race @ iowa speedway. @ iowa hornish started in third place , led laps 13 through 51, later dropping 5 laps behind finish 24th. in wypall* 200 powered kimberly-clark professional @ phoenix international raceway, started in fifth place , led race s final 61 laps after passing ricky stenhouse jr. (who led race-high 73 laps) first career victory in series.
hornish returned series penske full-time season in 2012. winless, had second-place finishes @ indianapolis, montréal , kentucky. after race @ talladega superspeedway, danica patrick intentionally spun hornish s car main straightaway wall after made contact during race. finished fourth @ season-ending ford ecoboost 300 @ homestead-miami speedway, , fourth in points 1,146.
in pit lane @ 2012 geico 400 @ chicagoland speedway
hornish returned sprint cup series 1 race in penske s no. 12: stp 400 @ kansas speedway. starting in 10th place, led 7 laps , finished 19th (one lap behind). midway through season, hornish replaced a. j. allmendinger in penske s no. 22 car after allmendinger suspended nascar failing drug test. allmendinger qualified in eighth place, due driver change hornish had move rear of field. finished 33rd, after mid-race crash required ten laps of repair time. hornish drove car in remaining races, season-best fifth place @ watkins glen. aside race, best finishes trio of eleventh places @ atlanta, richmond , chicagoland. hornish s best start of season fourth @ dover, finished 25th (seven laps behind).
one of hornish s 2013 cars @ team penske facilities
he returned nationwide series full-time penske in 2013 drive no. 12, ford mustang after penske changed manufacturers. hornish s 2013 season best date, 16 top-five , 25 top-ten finishes. @ season-opening drive4copd 300 @ daytona international speedway, hornish started , finished second despite involvement in serious crash on final lap. since race winner tony stewart eligible score points sprint cup series, hornish series points leader after daytona race. @ sam s town 300 @ las vegas motor speedway, led 114 laps in second nationwide victory. before season-ending ford ecoboost 300 @ homestead-miami speedway hornish second in points, 8 behind austin dillon. hornish qualified in pole position , led 37 laps, finishing eighth; dillon, finished twelfth, won series championship. hornish second in final point standings, 1,177. during season, car owner roger penske said hornish (who had driven team since 2004) released due lack of sponsorship. hornish planned drive penske s no. 12 in sprint cup series @ kansas , talladega. @ kansas started in fourth place, running high third before crashing on lap 183 due winds. qualifier rained out @ talladega, , hornish failed qualify because had 1 other cup start season.
in 2014 gardner denver 200 fired johnsonville @ road america
in 2014, drove joe gibbs racing in no. 54 toyota camry part-time season. hornish drove 7 races in no. 54, driving no. 20 camry @ michigan (where finished second). in no. 54, started on pole @ talladega , mid-ohio. highlight of hornish s season victory in know newton 250 @ iowa speedway, started in second place , led 167 laps. despite limited schedule finished 27th 242 points, highest-ranked driver less ten starts. gibbs tapped hornish drive auto club 400 @ auto club speedway in no. 11 camry when regular driver denny hamlin sidelined severe sinus infection, , finished 17th.
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