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With an Xfinity Series win at Phoenix late in the 2011 season, Sam Hornish Jr. scores his first NASCAR victory.
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November 10, 2016
Hitachi announces an extension of its partnership with Team Penske for the 2017 INDYCAR SERIES season.
Under the extension, Hitachi announces its primary sponsorship of the No. 3 Chevrolet driven by Helio Castroneves for eight races in 2017, while also serving as an associate sponsor for the Team Penske Chevrolets driven by Will Power, Simon Pagenaud and Josef Newgarden in the series.
November 12, 2011
Sam Hornish Jr. earns his first NASCAR win as he takes the No. 12 Alliance Truck Parts Dodge to the checkered flag in the Xfinity Series race at Phoenix International Raceway.
After earning a fifth-place starting position, Hornish runs inside the top five for most of the 200-lap race, despite a loose-handling car that also had a vibration in the right front for most of the afternoon. During a caution on lap 129, the No. 12 team opted for a two-tire stop with fuel that elevated Hornish to second place in the running order for the race restart. Hornish captured the lead from Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on lap 140 and he held on, despite the vibration at the front of the car, for his maiden NASCAR victory.