What happens to Hornish if.....

[ovalfan01]

I'm not familiar enough with Nascar rules to know this.....but if Hornish isn't in the top 35 by race # (whatever it is), will he then have to qualify on speed or does he get some sort of provisional for Penske's team last season?

Thanks!

[dog-ring]

After race 5 ...........Has to qualify unless he's in the top 35...........

[Racewriter]

Hornish gets 2 more races in the lock-in, based on last year's results. If, after Bristol, he is not in the top 35, then he is a "Go or Go Home" car.

[jmart]

Sunday I was jacked up on cold meds, laying in bed trying to follow the race. I recall seeing Hornish go out near the end of his first run. Did they ever show what happened? All I can remember is him limping back to the pits while the track stayed green. Did he get into somebody? Did he have a tire let go?

[ovalfan01]

After race 5 ...........Has to qualify unless he's in the top 35...........

Thanks....the next two races are going to be interesting. I would think their strategy would be to ride around and try and finish a race or two!

[ovalfan01]

Sunday I was jacked up on cold meds, laying in bed trying to follow the race. I recall seeing Hornish go out near the end of his first run. Did they ever show what happened? All I can remember is him limping back to the pits while the track stayed green. Did he get into somebody? Did he have a tire let go?

I wondered that as well. I read somewhere that "he just lost it", but never did hear anything else.

[jmart]

Thanks....the next two races are going to be interesting. I would think their strategy would be to ride around and try and finish a race or two!

How does that strategy differ from what they've done so far? At Fontana he got collected from what I recall.

[ovalfan01]

How does that strategy differ from what they've done so far? At Fontana he got collected from what I recall.

I'm not saying their stategy has changed.....just thinking outloud that they really need to finish some races - and soon. I get your point. I'm sure RP isn't reading my post and thinking.....you know, that Ovalfan01 is right. Sam, just finish a race, okay?

He ran okay at Daytona, got collected at Fontana, and apparently "lost it" in LV (hey, that could be a t-shirt slogan). I don't know what their strategy is, but I bet it wasn't to start the season 1 for 3.

[crsfulk]

I assume that it is pretty easily accessible if one wants to spend time looking, but in the past how many of the locked drivers for the first 5 races fell out when current points started counting? It would seem that based on the current system, a driver would have to try pretty hard to lose a spot to the GOGH drivers due to guaranteed points and the fact that there typically is not a GOGH driver that makes all 5 of the first races (unless your in a Toyota this year).

[ovalfan01]

Here's an article that talks about his day....blown tire one lap before his scheduled stop.

Motorsport.com Article

[nascarnation]

there typically is not a GOGH driver that makes all 5 of the first races (unless your in a Toyota this year).

now you're making Almendinger feel really bad, LOL

[dog-ring]

now you're making Almendinger feel really bad, LOL

Hornish is 20 points out of 35th right now. He needs a top 25 at Atlanta to get back in it................

[Racewriter]

Hornish is 20 points out of 35th right now. He needs a top 25 at Atlanta to get back in it................

And about a 27th at Bristol to stay there.

[Fueler]

Doesn't matter.Mobil is payiing the Captain $20M a year to have Sam in the car, regardless of on-track results.

[Mindervillain]

Regardless, his Daytona performance at least settles the questions about whether he belongs.

Now it's just a matter of putting it together.