The fact that Sam Hornish Jr. was so disappointed with a NASCAR championship runner-up finish says a lot. The frustration was evident on Hornish's face as he leaned against his Penske Racing Ford on Homestead-Miami Speedway's pit road moments after the final checkered flag of the 2013 season. After turning in the finest season effort of his burgeoning NASCAR career, the 2006 Indy 500 winner was left three painful points shy of his first stock car championship -- just losing out on the Nationwide Series title to Austin Dillon despite a valiant showing in the season finale. Hornish's struggles in moving directly into NASCAR's premier Sprint Cup Series from 2008-2010 from a triple-championship resume in the IndyCar Series are well documented. More...