HORNISH RIGHT AT HOME DURING MID-OHIO VICTORY LEXINGTON, OHIO —

Sam Hornish Jr. dominated in his home state to win the XFinity Mid-Ohio Challenge on Saturday.

Hornish, from Defiance, Ohio, took the lead from rookie Daniel Hemric on lap 62 of 75 after the seventh caution at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. He beat him by 1.335 seconds.

Rookie Matt Tifft, a Hinckley, Ohio, native, was third, 2.373 seconds back of Hornish. James Davison and Andy Lally completed the top five. Hornish led for 61 laps and avoided a 10-car pileup on lap 69 that resulted in the second red flag. There were also nine cautions. Sam Hornish Jr. celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR XFinity Mid-Ohio Challenge Saturday in Lexington, Ohio, after edging Daniel Hemric by less than a second.