{"id":3238,"date":"2013-03-10T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-03-10T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspiringathletes\/?p=3238"},"modified":"2013-03-10T00:59:34","modified_gmt":"2013-03-10T05:59:34","slug":"sam-hornish-jr-wins-nationwide-race-in-las-vegas-maintains-points-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspiringathletes\/2013\/03\/sam-hornish-jr-wins-nationwide-race-in-las-vegas-maintains-points-lead.html","title":{"rendered":"Sam Hornish Jr. wins Nationwide race in Las Vegas, maintains points lead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sam Hornish Jr. (Photo by John Harrelson\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sam Hornish Jr., didn’t realize until the morning of the race that the Nationwide Series race in Las Vegas was called the Sam’s Town 300. Although Hornish isn’t a gambling man, it turns out that betting on him to win a race with a sponsor that bears his name would have been a lucrative choice. His Penske Racing Ford Mustang led 114 of the 200 laps and pulled away from Kyle Busch for his second NASCAR victory.<\/p>\n

Hornish Jr., entered the third race of the season in a tie with Justin Allgaier for the points lead and finished with a 19-point lead over Allgaier, Elliot Sadler and Brian Scott.<\/p>\n

Inspiring Athletes spoke to Hornish Jr., earlier in the week and we’ll be sharing that full interview later during the season.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, click the link below to read a previous interview with the former Indy Car champion in which he talked about his family\u2019s racing obsession, the importance of maintaining his Christian witness and why he won\u2019t be gracing a church pulpit anytime soon.<\/p>\n

“This is kind of my own way to minister to people,” Hornish Jr., said. “It\u2019s not necessarily about being the guy that\u2019s up there sharing from a pulpit. But I\u2019ve been able to profess my faith and maybe reach more people than if I had been a pastor.”<\/p>\n

A conversation with Sam Hornish Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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