Hornish Dominant In Taking Xfinity Race; Wallace Beaten at Concert

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Published on June 20 2016 6:33 am
Last Updated on June 20 2016 6:33 am

Sam Hornish Jr. won three IndyCar championships and an Indianapolis 500 before fading into obscurity as a NASCAR driver.

Sunday's victory in Iowa will undoubtedly rank among the most memorable moments of his career.

Hornish, just six days after accepting an offer to race for the first time in 2016 in the vaunted No. 18 car for Joe Gibbs Racing, led 183 of 250 laps for a dominant win at the NASCAR Xfinity race at Iowa Speedway.

Hornish picked up his first win in two years. His previous victory also came at Iowa's 0.875-mile oval, but Sunday was the first time Hornish's three children were able to see him win, fittingly on Father's Day.

"I can't tell you what this means to me. I worked so hard to try to get a win when I had my kids here," Hornish said.

Hornish was briefly pushed by Ty Dillon and Brad Keselowski on a restart with 27 laps to go. But Hornish held on to the outside groove for his fourth career Xfinity series win.

Dillon was second, followed by Keselowski, Daniel Suarez and Alex Bowman.

Pole sitter Erik Jones had issues with the No. 20 car all afternoon, finishing 27th.

Hornish was called out of semi-retirement on Monday and asked to fill in for developmental driver Matt Tifft, who was dealing with a back issue.

Despite not racing for roughly seven months, Hornish made the most out of the fastest car in the series.


Rusty Wallace, Daughter Beaten At Concert

CAR Sprint Cup driver Mike Wallace and his daughter following a Rascal Flatts concert Friday night in Charlotte, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

Wallace posted a note on Facebook about the assault, which he said sent him and his adult daughter Lindsey Wallace Van Wingerden to the hospital. The 57-year-old Wallace said he suffered a concussion.

A CMPD spokesman confirmed that three men were arrested in the Wallace assault: Paul Lucas, 29 (no hometown listed); Nathan Lucas, 22, of Indian Trail, North Carolina; and Randolph Mangum, 24, of Monroe, North Carolina.

According to their arrest records, Nathan Lucas and Mangum were charged with misdemeanor simple assault, while Paul Lucas was charged with misdemeanor assault on a female. All were released after posting bond ($1,500 for Paul Lucas, $1,000 apiece for Nathan Lucas and Mangum).

Wallace said in another Facebook post Sunday night that he "would like to say Thank you to my Family, Friends and Fans for there additional support since the beat down I got on Friday night leaving the Rascal Flatts concert. My wife Carla, Daughter Lindsey and Son n law Thomas and few friends saved me from additional beating for no reason. Doctors and Dentist appointment on Monday."