Sam Hornish May Race NASCAR in 08
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Posted by Jeremy Dunn Sep 18, 2007 |
Despite failing to qualify for his first NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Loudon, New Hampshire this past weekend, Sam Hornish Jr and Roger Penske feel optimistic that the 3-time Indy Racing League champion can successfully convert to stock car racing. Hornish has competed in 8 career Busch Series races, and has yet to crack the top ten.
Nonetheless, Roger Penske's gut tells him to add a third Nextel Cup team with Sam Hornish Jr as the driver.
Penske also mentions that he can point out why Hornish qualified so poorly.
"The discussion with him was don't overdrive it in qualifying and he probably didn't realize he's going to have to overdrive to get in. That's part of the learning curve," he said.
Sam Hornish Jr will attempt the remaining races in 2007, which require the Car of Tomorrow, the car that will be utilized full-time in 2008. Roy McCauley will oversee the effort. McCauley spent nearly a year and a half as Kurt Busch's crew chief. He was the crew chief for Ryan Newman in 2005, when Newman won six Busch Series races in nine starts.
Hornish has yet to totally commit to running a full NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule in 2008.
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