HORNADAY OFF TO MEXICO.Byline: TIM TIM Timothy TIM Technical Interchange Meeting TIM Transient Intermodulation Distortion TIM Time Is Money TIM The Invisible Man (movie) TIM Telecom Italia Mobile (Italian cellular provider) HADDOCK Motor Sports Ron Hornaday Ron Hornaday, Jr. (born in Palmdale, California on June 20, 1958) is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver. He is the father of former NASCAR driver Ronnie Hornaday, and the son of Ron Hornaday, Sr., a two time Winston West Champion. Jr. could use a weekend in Mexico after the NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Craftsman Truck Series race at California Speedway. And that's just what he's getting. Hornaday, driver of the No. 33 Chevrolet Silverado for Kevin Harvick Inc., finished 32nd at California Speedway last Friday night. It was his worst Truck Series finish in five races at the Fontana track and his first finish outside the top 10. With a break in the Truck Series schedule, Hornaday will join rookie Burney Lamar in Mexico City for Sunday's NASCAR Busch Series race. Hornaday and Ron Fellows, who will be sharing driving duties this year for Kevin Harvick Inc. in the No. 33 Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American mid-size car. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year (as competition with the Ford Thunderbird), it has gone through six generations as of 2007. , will accompany the rookie driver in the road course race on Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. ``Burney is my buddy and I want to do everything I can to help him in his career,'' said Hornaday, a former Saugus Speedway champ from Palmdale. ``He'll listen to me and hopefully I can teach him a thing or two. And besides we are going out of the country, what if he gets sick - I need to be there to fill in for him.'' Lamar finished 21st in the Busch Series race at California Speedway and was second in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) tri-oval race track facility with a seating capacity of 168,000 spectators. in Florida. ``You can't ask for better teachers than Ron Hornaday and Ron Fellows,'' said Lamar, driver of the No. 77 Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Kevin Harvick Inc. ``Even after testing this winter at a few road courses, I still have a lot to learn. It will be to my benefit to have Hornaday and Fellows down there to talk to, and Hornaday is going to spot for me during the race.'' Lamar is no stranger to road course racing. He tested at Sebring International Raceway Sebring International Raceway is a road course auto racing facility located in Sebring, Florida. The raceway occupies a portion of Hendricks Field, a former military training base and currently an active airport for private and commercial traffic. in Florida and at Virginia International Raceway The Virginia International Raceway (commonly known as just "VIR") is a road course located near Danville, Virginia. It is found less than a half-mile from the North Carolina/Virginia border just outside Milton, North Carolina on the banks of the Dan River. over the winter. While racing on the NASCAR Elite Division, Southwest Series, he competed at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. Hornaday was in the Busch Series race in Mexico City last year and finished 12th. He won't make his Busch Series season debut for Kevin Harvick Inc. until the March 25 race at Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol Motor Speedway, originally known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol, Tennessee. It was constructed in 1960, and held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. in Tennessee. Mark Martin made some Truck Series history by winning the California Speedway race. No Truck Series has ever opened the season with two straight victories until Martin won the season opener at Daytona and the California Speedway race. Martin also became only the second NASCAR driver to win Cup, Busch and Truck series races at the same track. Bobby Labonte is the other driver. He won his races at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia. The Truck Series has a couple weeks off before heading to Atlanta Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, twenty miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of over 125,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5 mile standard oval. on March 17. Hornaday won the Truck Series race at Atlanta last year by .008 seconds over Labonte. It is the closest margin of victory in Truck Series history. It was also Hornaday's 27th career Truck Series win, the most of any driver. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Busch Series drivers Ron Fellows, left, and Burney Lamar talk with reporters during practice on Friday for the NASCAR race in Mexico City. Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images Box: NASCAR BUSCH SERIES |
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