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Sam Hornish Jr: NASCAR Race Winner: The WYPALL 200 Review

Nov 15, 2011, 3:18 AM UTC

From the Marbles calls him “Dances With Walls”. His competitors call him “Sideways Sam”. IndyCar fans call him Champion. And now, we can call him a Nascar Winner. Sam Hornish Jr finally won a Nascar race. Hornish led about 50 laps on his way to a victory in the WYPALL 200 at Phoenix. Hornish has also cemented himself as a 2012 Nationwide Championship Contender.

The other big story was the demise of Elliott Sadler. With 20 laps to go, Sadler made a move that will become the norm on the newly repaved Phoenix raceway. Sadler cut the dogleg to pass both Aric Almirola and Jason Leffler. Sadler gave both drivers a wide berth and when he came back up on the track he had at least a half car length on Leffler. As all three began to enter the turn, Leffler never let off the gas and hit the back-end of Sadler’s OneMain Financial Chevy.

Sadler spun, and collected both Leffler and Almirola. The mayhem that followed saw Jeremy Clements and Morgan Shepherd get collected. Shepherd could not get slowed fast enough and completely devastated his and Leffler’s cars. Sadler was justly upset with the incident, and Leffler explained to cameras that the whole thing was his fault. Jason was racing for a ride in 2012, and thankfully he took full responsibility for the wreck.

So now, with 41 points separating Sadler and Stenhouse, all Ricky has to do is make about 10 laps due to the handful of Start and Park cars we see every week and he should win the Championship. Unless Stenhouse wrecks on the first few laps and Sadler can finish in the top 3, Ricky Stenhouse will be your 2011 Nationwide Champion.

Results and More after the Jump!

FIN	ST	CAR	DRIVER	MAKE	SPONSOR	LAPS	STATUS
1	5	12	Sam Hornish Jr.	Dodge	Alliance Truck Parts	200	Running
2	10	22	Brad Keselowski	Dodge	Discount Tire	200	Running
3	2	60	Carl Edwards	Ford	World Financial Group	200	Running
4	9	18	Joey Logano	Toyota	GameStop	200	Running
5	11	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Ford	Ford. Drive one.	200	Running
6	3	16	Trevor Bayne	Ford	Air Hogs	200	Running
7	4	33	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	Rheem Heating	200	Running
8	8	20	Ryan Truex *	Toyota	Martin Truex Jr. Foundation	200	Running
9	7	31	Justin Allgaier	Chevrolet	Brandt / Monterey AgResources	200	Running
10	19	62	Michael Annett	Toyota	Oakley / Pilot Flying J	200	Running
11	20	70	David Stremme	Chevrolet	Foretravel Motorcoach	200	Running
12	14	87	Joe Nemechek	Toyota	AMFMEnergy.com	200	Running
13	42	32	Ron Hornaday	Chevrolet	Dollar General	200	Running
14	13	81	Blake Koch *	Dodge	Daystar.com	200	Running
15	27	134	Ricky Carmichael	Chevrolet	Monster Energy	200	Running
16	36	01	Mike Wallace	Chevrolet	I Hate Steven Singer	199	Running
17	12	09	Kenny Wallace	Toyota	Toyota	197	Running
18	35	15	Timmy Hill *	Ford	Poynt / Lilly Trucking of Virginia	197	Running
19	38	14	Eric McClure	Chevrolet	Hefty BlackOut / Reynolds	197	Running
20	37	52	Kevin Lepage	Chevrolet	Tilted Kilt Sports Bar	197	Running
21	25	7	Danica Patrick	Chevrolet	GoDaddy.com	196	Running
22	30	23	Robert Richardson Jr.	Chevrolet	North Texas Pipe	195	Running
23	40	40	T.J. Duke	Chevrolet	Curtis Key Plumbing	191	Running
24	39	51	Jeremy Clements	Chevrolet	Phoenix Automotive Cores	176	Accident
25	1	88	Aric Almirola	Chevrolet	Suave Men	174	Accident
26	18	38	Jason Leffler	Chevrolet	Great Clips	174	Accident
27	6	2	Elliott Sadler	Chevrolet	OneMain Financial	174	Accident
28	21	89	Morgan Shepherd	Chevrolet	Victory In Jesus	174	Accident
29	22	66	Steve Wallace	Toyota	5-Hour Energy	174	Running
30	15	30	James Buescher	Chevrolet	Exide Batteries	142	Accident
31	17	19	Mike Bliss	Chevrolet	Millennium Salon	129	Accident
32	41	28	Derrike Cope	Chevrolet	Maxelence	125	Accident
33	34	80	D.J. Kennington	Dodge	Northern Provincial Pipelines	82	Accident
34	28	44	Jeff Green	Chevrolet	TriStar Motorsports	38	Rear Gear
35	23	82	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	Foametix / Bullet Liner	34	Accident
36	26	49	Mark Green	Chevrolet	Acredale Vending	15	Brakes
37	16	47	Scott Speed	Chevrolet	Curtis Key Plumbing	6	Brakes
38	43	46	Chase Miller	Chevrolet	Curtis Key Plumbing	6	Rear Gear
39	29	71	Matthew Carter	Chevrolet	Rick Ware Racing	2	Vibration
40	33	41	Johnny Chapman	Chevrolet	Rick Ware Racing	1	Accident
41	24	11	Brian Scott	Toyota	Shore Lodge	0	Accident
42	32	39	Matt Frahm	Ford	TSP Powder Coating	0	Accident
43	31	04	Tim Andrews	Ford	Go Green Racing	0	Accident

A strong end to the season has made 2012 a promising chance for Michael Annett. He has yet to score a dominating top 5, but Annett is starting to be consistent. Here’s how the points look heading into the season finale:

RANK	DRIVER	POINTS	BEHIND	STARTS	WINS
1	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	1179		33	2
2	Elliott Sadler	1138	-41	33	0
3	Justin Allgaier	1074	-105	33	1
4	Aric Almirola	1059	-120	33	0
5	Reed Sorenson	1043	-136	33	1
6	Jason Leffler	996	-183	33	0
7	Kenny Wallace	952	-227	33	0
8	Michael Annett	918	-261	33	0
9	Brian Scott	912	-267	33	0
10	Steve Wallace	911	-268	33	0
11	Trevor Bayne	859	-320	28	1
12	Mike Bliss	800	-379	33	0

And now, for the Nationwide Chase, only three drivers have a shot for the Nationwide Chase Championship. Stenhouse would be heading to the last race with a dominating points lead. Here’s how it looks:

Reg Pos	Chase Pos	Numb	Driver	Chase Points	Chase Behind	Reg Behind
1	1	6	Ricky Stenhouse	2351	0	0
2	2	2	Elliott Sadler	2312	-39	-41
3	3	31	Justin Allgaier *	2305	-46	-105
11	4	16	Trevor Bayne **	2291	-60	-320
4	5	88	Aric Almirola **	2289	-62	-120
8	6	62	Michael Annett *	2269	-82	-261
6	7	38	Jason Leffler **	2256	-95	-183
9	8	11	Brian Scott **	2254	-97	-267
7	9	09	Kenny Wallace **	2238	-113	-227
10	10	66	Steve Wallace **	2235	-116	-268
12	11	19	Mike Bliss **	2231	-120	-379
5	12	32	Reed Sorenson **	2221	-130	-136
			*-Eliminated in Regular Points System
			**-Eliminated in Both Points System