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Hornish in search of 'mantiques' but not in-laws

Driver loves eBay, collecting old memorabilia, advertisements for his man cave

By Raygan Swan, NASCAR.COM
September 28, 2010
04:10 PM EDT
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Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the No. 77 Penske Racing Dodge, answers this week's pop culture questions.

1. Which children's program do you admit to watching without your children in the room?

Sam Hornish Jr.

I'm not high fashion or trendy but I really love my suits

-- SAM HORNISH JR.

Hornish: Probably have to say SpongeBob SquarePants. Some of the things on there are relevant. The other programs and stuff are pretty preschool.

2. Have you ever been chased by anything ... mother-in-law, bullies, dog, police, ex-girlfriend?

Hornish: Probably all of those except for the mother-in-law, I'm trying to keep that from happening.

3. What was the last book you read? Instructions manuals don't count.

Hornish: The last book I completed was The Longest Trip Home by John Grogan.

4. It's Fashion Week, how do you dress to impress?

Most of the time I wear T-shirts and jeans. My favorite season is winter because I like wearing overcoats and suits. I'm not high fashion or trendy but I really love my suits. I've got about 25 suits and a couple hundred ties.

5. Name something nice you've done for a complete stranger recently.

Hornish: I try to hold doors open and put things away even if they're not mine, but the biggest thing I would say is my work with the Sam Hornish Jr. Foundation. We are getting ready for our sixth annual charity bowling tournament [open to the public] coming up at Texas Motor Speedway. We've been able to raise a half-million dollars for the Fort Worth area and most of the money goes to people I don't know so I think that counts.

6. Where do you spend more time -- Google, Twitter or Facebook?

Hornish: eBay! I'm really into collecting old memorabilia and advertisements. I have a man cave at the house I'm decorating with stuff from the 1940s and things I find when I'm on the road. A couple of months ago I found some Miller High Life [girl in the moon] brass castings while at the factory. You could say I like mantiques.

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