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Penske Racing's Sam Hornish locked in Daytona 500 with points from Bill Davis Racing
By Bob Pockrass - Associate Editor
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Penske Racing's Sam Hornish Jr. will be locked into the first five Sprint Cup races of 2009 thanks to a deal with Bill Davis Racing.
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Penske Racing’s Sam Hornish will be locked in the first five NASCAR Sprint Cup races with the points from the Bill Davis Racing No. 22 entry from last year, Penske Racing Vice President Jonathan Gibson confirmed Tuesday night.
Bill Davis sold his team in December but retained the rights to the points. NASCAR does not allow teams to buy points outright but allows an offseason transfer to another car as long as the original owner has at least a minimal ownership stake in the car.
The No. 22, driven by Dave Blaney last year, finished 31st in points. Hornish, a rookie, was 38th.
The No. 22 car was one of three top-35 cars whose points had not been announced as being allocated to a car for this year. Phoenix Racing’s Brad Keselowski will get the points from the No. 41 or No. 01 left over from the Chip Ganassi Racing-Dale Earnhardt Inc. merger, according to sources.
That leaves one set of points remaining, and those possibly could go to Richard Childress Racing’s Clint Bowyer, who moved to the new RCR No. 33 car this year while Casey Mears, the new driver of the No. 07 car, has Bowyer’s points from last season. RCR officials would not confirm whether the team is working a deal for top-35 points.
While having the points is good news for Hornish (who will still drive the No. 77), it is not good news for Richard Petty Motorsports’ AJ Allmendinger, who now will have to qualify on speed or race his way in the Daytona 500. His car was 37th in owners points last year.
Marcos Ambrose, driver of the No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing car, is on the bubble at 36th from last season. If RCR gets points for Bowyer as expected, then Ambrose also will have to qualify on speed or race his way in the Daytona 500. Michael Waltrip, whose Michael Waltrip Racing builds cars for Ambrose, said Tuesday that he was unsure whether Ambrose would end up being locked in for the Daytona 500.
Mentioned Drivers: Sam Hornish Jr.
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todd gross said:
Feb 4, 2009 at 8:23 AMGreat!! Now who wants to wager on how many laps til Hornish causes the Big one?
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» Confirm Abuse ReportBuddy Graham said:
Feb 4, 2009 at 9:05 AMLap 1?
Report as AbuseIt's OK, he bought it fair and square.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportSheldon Miller said:
Feb 4, 2009 at 9:37 AMSo for this to work does this mean Bill Davis now owns 1% of the 77 car?
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» Confirm Abuse ReportRichard Clower said:
Feb 4, 2009 at 12:11 PMConvaluted mess. Just let em all race in.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportROBERT GREGORY said:
Feb 4, 2009 at 1:06 PMHORNISH IS A MENACE ON THE TRACK. HOW MANY TIMES WILL PENSKE BUY HIS WAY INTO THE 500?IT'S A SHAME THAT TALENTED GUYS LIKE AJ OR AMBROSE MIGHT HAVE TO GO HOME
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» Confirm Abuse ReportBill B. said:
Feb 4, 2009 at 1:26 PMIt should be a hell of a wreck around that 77 car !! He showed us last year what he can do.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportBernadette Motherway said:
Feb 4, 2009 at 4:30 PMGood thing he's locked in because he couldn't race himself in! He'd tear up the car qualifying.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWerner Boehmert said:
Feb 4, 2009 at 4:59 PMthis is an Indy 500 and an IRL champ we're talking...even Jeff Gordon wrecked his share of cars in his early years...
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» Confirm Abuse ReportBernadette Motherway said:
Feb 4, 2009 at 5:10 PM...but, how many years did Jeff Gordon drive in the Indy 500 and the IRL?
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» Confirm Abuse ReportDavid Marks said:
Feb 4, 2009 at 5:43 PMI don't know Werner. I am a Penske fan, and I agree he is an IRL Champ, but a NASCAR Champ he is not.... The only time he has shined in a stock car has been during the parade laps. Never after the race!!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportChazzo Ozzahc said:
Feb 5, 2009 at 10:59 AMThis is turning into a joke. Who can keep up anymore. I thought last year's fumble jumbling around was bad. This year is a mess. Who has what sponsor,driving what # car, for what owner, with whose owners points from last year. Who will be in the show at Daytona, who will show up hoping to get in, who will show up just to watch, why is Jeremy Mayfield still driving a race car, why is Hornish still employed, who cares about Keselowski. That my take on the season so far.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportRobert Marley said:
Feb 5, 2009 at 11:00 AMHow many years did Gordon's team owner have to buy his way into races? Pathetic. Hornish will be good for another roof flap demonstration. Can't wait.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportBernadette Motherway said:
Feb 5, 2009 at 3:19 PMHow many years was it, Marley?
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