Sam Hornish Jr. and Jamie McMurray finished first and second in Saturday’s Sprint Showdown at Lowe’s Motor Speedway to earn the two transfer positions into the Sprint All-Star Race.
David Stremme, Hornish’s teammate at Penske Racing, had his No. 12 Dodge in the lead after the first of two 20-lap segments but faded to third after McMurray passed him for the runner-up spot on Lap 27 of 40 at the 1.5-mile speedway.
David Reutimann claimed fourth place in the Showdown. NASCAR.com
“It’s my first time to win in a stock car, and I’m really happy about that,” said Hornish, who joined Tony Stewart, Sterling Marlin, Michael Waltrip, Martin Truex Jr. and A.J. Allmendinger to score his first NASCAR victory in the exhibition race. “That definitely feels good, and we’ll keep hungry, to get a win on a regular points weekend.”
After a dismal rookie season in the No. 77 Dodge, Hornish has notched the first two top 10s of his career in the past four races.
“I’ve seen it coming for a long time,” he said. USA Today
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 2 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 3 12 David Stremme Dodge 4 0 David Reutimann Toyota 5 20 Joey Logano * Toyota 6 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 7 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge 8 6 David Ragan Ford 9 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 10 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 11 66 Dave Blaney Toyota 12 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 13 7 Casey Mears Chevrolet 14 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 15 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 16 21 Bill Elliott Ford 17 98 Paul Menard Ford 18 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 19 82 Scott Speed * Toyota 20 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 21 113 Max Papis * Toyota 22 41 J.J. Yeley Toyota 23 51 Dexter Bean* Dodge 24 34 Tony Raines Chevrolet 25 36 Scott Riggs Toyota 26 37 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 27 64 Todd Bodine Toyota 28 175 Derrike Cope Dodge 29 73 Mike Garvey Dodge 30 106 David Starr Dodge 31 157 Norm Benning Chevrolet 32 127 Kirk Shelmerdine Toyota 33 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 34 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 35 146 Carl Long Dodge
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