Sam Hornish Jr. News

Penske Staying with Dodge; Decision on Hornish Soon:

Penske Staying with Dodge; Decision on Hornish Soon:

October 29, 2007
Penske Racing owner Roger Penske said Sunday that his team will be driving Dodges for years to come. Penske said he has agreed to a multi-year deal with Dodge. The team contract was set to expire at the end of the 2008 season. As for Sam Hornish Jr., one of Penske'

Five do not qualify [DNQ] for the Pep Boys 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Five do not qualify [DNQ] for the Pep Boys 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

October 26, 2007
: #00-David Reutiman [32 team attempts/38th in OWNERS pts]; #08-Burney Lamar [3/55]; #06-Sam Hornish, Jr. [5/52]; #4-Ward Burton [30/44]; and #36-Mike Skinner [32/46].(10-26-2007)

Atlanta Ramblings:

Atlanta Ramblings:

October 26, 2007
Greg Biffle went out late tonight and took the Bud Pole for Sunday's Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta with a scary-fast speed of 192.453 (28.807 sec). This is his first top-spot of the season (his last pole was at Richmond in May of 2006) and 4th of his Nextel Cup career

Martinsville Ramblings:

Martinsville Ramblings:

October 20, 2007
Jeff Gordon was fastest in the abbreviated practice then backed it up when it counted later in the afternoon and took the Bud Pole at Martinsville Speedway today for Sunday's Subway 500 with a time of 19.938 (94.974 mph). This is the 7th top-spot of the season for

Five do not qualify [DNQ] for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway

Five do not qualify [DNQ] for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway

October 19, 2007
: #06-Sam Hornish Jr. [4 team attempts/53rd in OWNERS pts]; #78-Joe Nemechek [31/43]; #83-Brian Vickers [31/39]; #36-Jeremy Mayfield [31/45]; #37-Kevin Lepage [28/49].(10-19-2007)

Ramblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Ramblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

October 11, 2007
Ryan Newman took the Bud Pole tonight at Lowe's Motor Speedway for Saturday Night's Bank of America 500 with a time of 28.512 (189.394 mph) for his 5th top-spot of the season and 42nd of his Nextel Cup career (he's 11th all-time). He'll be joined on the front-row by

Kenwood to sponsor Hornish at LMS:

Kenwood to sponsor Hornish at LMS:

October 11, 2007
Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the #06 Kenwood Dodge Charger, will attempt to make his Nextel Cup Series debut at the 1.5-mile Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday. This is Hornish's first attempt to qualify for a Cup event in a race not using the Dodge Avenger. Hornish has

Testing at Kentucky:

Testing at Kentucky:

October 9, 2007
Sam Hornish, Jr. is scheduled to test at Kentucky Speedway in and Penske Racing R&D car along with #36-Jeremy Mayfield on Tuesday, Oct 9th and on Wed, Oct 10th Gillet Evernham Racing will test and R&D car, no driver named. Fans can watch from the Turn 3 Fan Center

Penske sticking with Hornish:

Penske sticking with Hornish:

October 8, 2007
#06-Sam Hornish Jr. has failed in his first three attempts to qualify for a Nextel Cup event, but Penske Racing will continue to place Hornish on the entry list for upcoming Cup races. "We're going to stay on our plan to try to qualify Sam in as many races as we can

But..Hornish undecided:

But..Hornish undecided:

October 8, 2007
Sam Hornish Jr. said he is going to wait until after the season before sitting down with his team, sponsors and owner Roger Penske to decide where he'll be racing next year. Hornish failed to qualify at Talladega, his third miss in as many tries to make his Nextel

Testing at Kentucky this week:

Testing at Kentucky this week:

October 1, 2007
today [Oct 1] Kevin Hamlin is testing at Kentucky Speedway in the #42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, on Tuesday, October 2nd Sam Hornish, Jr. is scheduled to test for Penske Racing and on Wednesday and Thursday this week [Oct 3-4th

Penske adds a race for Hornish UPDATE:

Penske adds a race for Hornish UPDATE:

September 27, 2007
Sam Hornish Jr. has added at least one race to his Nextel Cup schedule in the #06 Penske Racing Dodge. Hornish has attempted two races [New Hampshire and Dover] but has yet to make the field for a Cup race. He was already scheduled to try to make the field in the remaining

Hornish to test at Kentucky Wed:

Hornish to test at Kentucky Wed:

September 26, 2007
Sam Hornish, Jr., is scheduled to continue his stock car racing experience during a Sept. 26 test at Kentucky Speedway. Testing usually begins at 9:00am and ends at 5:00pm. Times will vary based on team goals. Fans can watch testing for free from the designated area

Franchitti to run ARCA at Talladega, heading to Cup?

Franchitti to run ARCA at Talladega, heading to Cup?

September 23, 2007
The move of reigning IRL champion Dario Franchitti to the Nextel Cup Series with Chip Ganassi Racing is expected to begin in two weeks at the ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway. Ganassi is using the same plan he implemented a year ago when he broke former Formula

Ramblings – Dover Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Dover Qualifying Notes:

September 21, 2007
Jimmie Johnson captured the Bud Pole today for Sunday's Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover International Speedway....round two of the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Jimmie's time of 23.261 (154.765 mph) was over a tenth of a second quicker than Juan Pablo Montoya, and gives Johnson