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Penske: Hornish drives 'masterful race' at Daytona

By Mark Ashenfelter
ESPN.com

Sunday, February 17, 2008

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Sam Hornish Jr. might have a long way to go to learn what it will take to win in NASCAR, but he covered a lot of ground in a hurry in the Daytona 500. Making just his third Sprint Cup start -- and his first on a superspeedway -- Hornish was overshadowed by teammates Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch, who blew past Tony Stewart on the last lap to finish first and second. Overshadowed doesn't mean overlooked, however. Team owner Roger Penske, who helped convince Hornish last ...

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