Sam Hornish given vote of confidence at Penske
1 Comment Quote selected text Published November 29th, 2008 in NASCAR NewsFormer Penske open-wheel driver Sam Hornish Jr. has the team’s full support in his second full season of NASCAR Sprint Cup racing next year.
Hornish, a three-time IndyCar Series champion and winner of the 2006 Indy 500, struggled this season in the No. 77 Dodge Charger in his rookie Cup year, finishing 35th in points and failing to qualify for the final race at Homestead. It was rumored he might even return to IndyCar.
But Denker said Hornish, who will have Mobil 1 and AAA sponsorship on his Dodge in 2009, would play a pivotal part in the Cup campaign with fellow Penske drivers Kurt Busch and David Stremme, who replaces Ryan Newman.
“We’re absolutely committed to Sam,” Denker said. “We’re behind him and are blessed to have sponsorship from Mobil and AAA. We are very committed to Sam and expect him to do well.”
none of Penskes car ran good all year,they need to get there car running better then maybe Sam will do better,