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.