TWO TIMER: In the 10 Truck Series races at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, Ron Hornaday and Kyle Busch are the only two Truck Series drivers to have two Truck Series victories at the “World’s Fastest Half Mile.” Hornaday and Busch each have two wins and each scored their two victories back-to-back (Hornaday 1997/1998, Busch 2008/2009).
FROM THE POLE: Hornaday and Mark Martin are the only two Truck Series drivers to win a Bristol Motor Speedway Truck Series event from the pole. Both of Hornaday’s two Truck Series wins at the 0.533-mile track came from the pole. In his Truck Series career, 10 of Hornaday’s 46 career victories have come when he started first.
SHORT-TRACK SUCCESS: Throughout the history of the Truck Series, Hornaday has collected the most wins at short-tracks. To date he has a total of 21 short-track wins to his credit. Hornaday returns to Bristol Motor Speedway looking to become the first three-time Truck Series winner and add to his short track win total.
SPOTTER SPOT: Hornaday is not the only member of the No. 33 team to find victory lane at Bristol Motor Speedway. Spotter and KHI General Manager Rick Carelli scored a Truck Series victory at the “World’s Fastest Half Mile” in 1996.
Notes from the Professor: Quotes from Ron Hornaday:
WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO RETURN TO VICTORY LANE AT BRISTOL?
“I think it’s going to take a solid qualifying effort and staying out of trouble for me to win again at Bristol. Last year we had a solid third-place run. I want to build on what we were able to learn from that race. Our short-track program has been really good this season. Elliott Sadler is going to be my teammate and he is very good at Bristol. I think if we can combine our experience we will have a really good shot at the win in both of our KHI trucks.”
CHASSIS HISTORY: The No. 33 Tide/Kroger team will take chassis No.039 to Bristol Motor Speedway. Chassis No. 039 last hit the track at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway in March. Hornaday drove the truck to a second-place finish behind KHI co-owner Kevin Harvick, as Harvick scored his second Truck Series victory of 2010.
PREVIOUS RACE RECAP: Last weekend at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, Hornaday made his first Truck Series laps around the track deemed “Too Tough to Tame.” The No. 33 team recorded their seventh top-five finish of 2010, bringing home a third-place finish after leading 29 of the 147-lap event.
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About Kevin Harvick Inc.
Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI), established in 2001 by Kevin and DeLana Harvick, is an 80,000 sq. ft. facility located in Kernersville, N.C. Home of the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship team, KHI enters 2010 in its seventh full year of competition with two full-time Truck Series teams and one full-time Nationwide Series team. Four-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday returns to the helm of the No. 33 Truck team looking for his fifth title and third championship for KHI (2009 and 2007), while Sprint Cup series stars Kevin Harvick and Elliott Sadler guide the No. 2 Truck team. Two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Harvick will again shine as the lead driver of the No. 33 Nationwide Series team as he continues to make his mark in motorsports and establish KHI as one of the top teams in NASCAR competition. For more information about KHI and its teams, please visit www.KevinHarvickInc.com.
QUICK NOTES
Race Info:
August 18, 2010
Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway
O’Reilly 200
Truck Specs:
Chassis: 039
Engine: Earnhardt-Childress Racing (ECR)
Track Layout:
0.533-mile Oval
Race length: 200 Laps/106.6 Miles
Banking/Turns: 36-degree turns; 16-degree straight-a-ways
Weekend Schedule
Wednesday:
Practice: 10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m., EST
Final Practice: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., EST
Qualifying: 4:35 p.m., EST
TV: O’Reilly 200 can be seen live on SPEED beginning Saturday at 8:00 p.m., EST.
Radio: The Motor Racing Network (MRN) will broadcast the race live at 7:45 p.m., EST.
Ron Hornaday
NASCAR Truck Series Statistics at
Bristol Motor Speedway
Starts: 10
Wins: 2 (1997 and 1998)
Poles: 2 (1997, 1998)
Top Five’s: 3
Top 10’s: 6
Laps Led: 388
Average Start: 11.7
Average Finish: 11.1