NASCAR: Hornish likes Texas tracks

Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Apr 4, 2008

Sam Hornish Jr. has won three races in Texas and clinched two series titles at the track -- in a much different kind of car.

"Two totally different ends of the spectrum," Hornish said Thursday before NASCAR Nationwide qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway was canceled because of rain. The field was set by owners' points.

The three-time IndyCar Series champion clinched the 2001 and 2002 season titles in finales at Texas and won the IRL race at the track last June. But the Penske driver doesn't believe that gives him any advantage as a Sprint Cup rookie who is also making his first Nationwide start of the season this weekend at the high-banked 1 1/ 2-mile track.