Sam Hornish Jr. News

Darlington Rookie Notes:

Darlington Rookie Notes:

May 8, 2008
#01-Regan Smith was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 3 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Smith scored a 21st-place finish and captured top rookie honors for the fifth time in 10 races this season. He has been the top Raybestos Rookie in

Smith rookie of the race at RIR:

Smith rookie of the race at RIR:

May 4, 2008
#01-Regan Smith scored a 21st-place finish at Richmond and claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the second consecutive race and for the fifth time in 10 races this season. Smith unofficially leads the Raybestos Rookie standings by one point (97-96) over #

Richmond Rookie Notes:

Richmond Rookie Notes:

May 1, 2008
#01-Regan Smith was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 27 Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. Smith scored a 21st-place finish and captured top rookie honors for the fourth time in nine races this season. He also led the race once for one lap and was

Danica Patrick talked to Roush Fenway recently UPDATE:

Danica Patrick talked to Roush Fenway recently UPDATE:

April 27, 2008
Officials from Roush Fenway Racing "had a conversation" with IndyCar driver Danica Patrick as recently as two weeks ago when the Sprint Cup Series was in Phoenix for the Subway Fresh Fit 500. And while Jack Roush, the founder and co-owner of the organization, said

Talladega Rookie Notes:

Talladega Rookie Notes:

April 24, 2008
#77-Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race at Phoenix. Hornish Jr. scored a 20th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the third time this season. Hornish Jr. leads #01-Regan Smith by three points (78-75) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering

Hornish, Franchitti will not run Indy 500:

Hornish, Franchitti will not run Indy 500:

April 18, 2008
Sprint Cup rookies Dario Franchitti and Sam Hornish Jr., the men who won the last two Indianapolis 500s, will not compete in the race next month. Their NASCAR team owners -- Chip Ganassi for the #40 Dodge Franchitti drives and Roger Penske for the # 77 Dodge Hornish

Penske hires Stremme as test driver; Hornish rumors? UPDATE:

Penske hires Stremme as test driver; Hornish rumors? UPDATE:

April 16, 2008
In an effort to enhance its NASCAR Sprint Cup testing program, Penske Racing announced that David Stremme has joined the team as a test driver, effective immediately. In this role, Stremme will participate in Penske Racing's comprehensive testing program in an effort

Stremme expected to be named Penske test driver:

Stremme expected to be named Penske test driver:

April 13, 2008
Expect an announcement this coming week that David Stremme has agreed to join Penske Racing as a test driver for the organization's Sprint Cup program. Team owner Roger Penske has a seat open in one of his Indianapolis 500 entries, and if Penske and current Cup rookie

Phoenix Fast Facts

Phoenix Fast Facts

April 12, 2008
.. Jimmie Johnson won the Subway Fresh Fit 500, his 34th victory in 227 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. .. This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2008. .. This is his second victory and eighth top-10 finish in 10 races at Phoenix International Raceway

Phoenix Rookie Notes:

Phoenix Rookie Notes:

April 10, 2008
#10-Patrick Carpentier was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 6 Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, the first time he has taken the honor in 2008. Carpentier scored a 28th-place finish, his best on an oval in his seven-race Sprint Cup Series career. #01

Qualifying Notes:

Qualifying Notes:

April 4, 2008
.. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Samsung 500 with a lap of 28.286 seconds, 190.097 mph. .. This is his eighth pole in 298 career NASCAR Sprint Cup races. His most recent pole was at Pocono in August 2007. .. This is his first pole and fourth

Martin, McElreath inducted into Texas Motor Sports HOF:

Martin, McElreath inducted into Texas Motor Sports HOF:

April 3, 2008
NASCAR veteran driver Mark Martin and open-wheel star Jim McElreath were inducted into the Texas Motor Sports Hall of Fame in ceremonies held tonight at The Speedway Club at Texas Motor Speedway. In addition, Texas Motor Speedway and Happy Hill Farm Academy honored

Hornish to be honored:

Hornish to be honored:

April 1, 2008
#77-Sam Hornish Jr. will be honored with the Texas Motor Speedway Sportsmanship Award at the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame Gala on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, in recognition of his annual celebrity bowling tournament benefiting Speedway Children's Charities. Over the

NASCAR said NO to a #44 – #00 pts swap:

NASCAR said NO to a #44 – #00 pts swap:

March 28, 2008
David Reutimann wanted to keep the points he earned in the #00 car during the first five races of the Sprint Cup season as he makes the switch to the #44 driven by Dale Jarrett for Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway. NASCAR said no. "They wouldn't let us switch

Qualifying Notes:

Qualifying Notes:

March 28, 2008
.. Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Goody's Cool Orange 500 with a lap of 19.666 seconds, 96.288 mph. .. This is his 65th pole in 515 career NASCAR Sprint Cup races. He is fourth on the all-time pole winners list behind Richard Petty (126), David