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Xfinity: Sam Hornish Jr. Subs In to Win at Iowa Speedway

By Alex Herbst

Nov 22, 2015; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Sam Hornish Jr walks with his daughters and wife back to the garage as it rains during a weather delay to the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 22, 2015; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Sam Hornish Jr walks with his daughters and wife back to the garage as it rains during a weather delay to the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sam Hornish Jr. went from substitute teacher to substitute driver to winner of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway.

Seven months ago, Sam Hornish Jr. raced in his final race with Richard Petty Motorsports in the Sprint Cup Series at Homestead-Miami. One week ago, Sam Hornish Jr. was working as a substitute teacher in his hometown of Defiance, Ohio. But today, this former Indy 500 champion became a winner again in the Xfinity Series, winning the American Ethanol E15 250 at Iowa Speedway.

In a dominant performance, leading 183 of 250 laps at the 7/8-mile oval, Hornish drove in relief of Matt Tifft, who was scheduled to pull double duty this weekend at Iowa, if not for a disc injury that would sideline him. Ty Dillon would come home second, proving to be Hornish’s closest competitor in the second half of the race. Daniel Suarez, who started up front, led early and challenged Hornish in the opening half of the race, only to finish fourth. Wedged in between Dillon and Suarez would be Brad Keselowski in third.

Polesitter Erik Jones was snakebit all day, after being forced to the rear of the field for the start due to illegal body modifications. As he worked through the field, fuel cell issues would arise, causing the car to not pick up enough fuel. They would be forced into the garage to make repairs, and finished 27th. Of course, Jones was not the only one to start in the rear today, joined by Brendan Gaughan, Elliott Sadler, and Brad Keselowski for unapproved adjustments.

Here are the full results for the American Ethanol E15 250 at Iowa:

  1. Sam Hornish Jr., Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
  2. Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
  3. Brad Keselowski, Ford, Team Penske
  4. Daniel Suarez, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
  5. Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
  6. Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
  7. Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
  8. Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
  9. Darrell Wallace Jr., Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing
  10. Ben Kennedy, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
  11. Ryan Reed, Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing
  12. Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
  13. Blake Koch, Chevrolet, Kaulig Racing
  14. Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
  15. Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
  16. Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, Clements Racing
  17. Dakoda Armstrong, Toyota, JGL Racing
  18. Justin Marks, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
  19. B.J. McLeod, Ford, B.J. McLeod Motorsports
  20. JJ Yeley, Toyota, Tri-Star Motorsports
  21. Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, RSS Racing
  22. Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
  23. Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, Rick Ware Racing
  24. Mario Gosselin, Chevrolet, King Autosport
  25. Joey Gase, Chevrolet, Means Racing
  26. Harrison Rhodes, Chevrolet, MBM Racing
  27. Erik Jones, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
  28. Mike Harmon, Dodge, Harmon Racing
  29. Drew Herring, Toyota, JGL Racing
  30. Ray Black Jr., Chevrolet, SS Green Light Racing
  31. Paige Decker, Chevrolet, Obiaka Racing
  32. Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
  33. Jeff Green, Toyota, Tri-Star Motorsports
  34. Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, DCR Racing
  35. Timmy Hill, Ford, Rick Ware Racing
  36. Dexter Bean, Chevrolet, King Autosport
  37. Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, Shepherd Racing Ventures
  38. Carl Long, Toyota, MBM Racing
  39. Tyler Young, Toyota, Tri-Star Motorsports
  40. Josh Reaume, Chevrolet, RSS Racing

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The next race for the NASCAR Xfinity Series comes in two weeks from Daytona International Speedway, the world’s center of racing. See the Subway Jalapeno 250 from Daytona on Friday, July 1 on NBCSN.

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