Hornaday Looks to Tame the Monster Again:

Ron Hornaday will be looking to defend his win last year at Dover (Del.) International Speedway when the NASCAR Truck Series returns to the Monster Mile this Friday for the AAA Insurance 200. Hornaday led 91 of 200 laps last year at Dover to score his second victory of the 2007 season on the way to his third series championship. In three starts at Dover, Hornaday has a win (2007), two top-five and three top-10 finishes.

Leader of the Pack:

In the last three Truck Series races at Dover, Hornaday has led more laps than any other driver, leading 225 of 600 laps. He lead 139 laps in his first Truck Series start at Dover in 2005 and led 91 laps in last year’s race.

The Streak Extends to Seven:

Hornaday has led at least one lap in all seven NASCAR Truck Series race in the 2008 season. So far, he has led a total of 238 of 986 laps this season.

From The Driver’s Seat – Quotes From Ron Hornaday:

On racing at Dover: “Dover can be tough on a driver. The two corners seem to be a different from each other. You may have a different approach going into turn one than you do going into turn three. There are two lines you can run at Dover that are both really fast. Last year, we were able to get out in front and win the race. We have some good trucks here at KHI and I think we’ll be good again this year at Dover.”

Atop The Pit Box – Quotes From Rick Ren:

On racing at Dover: “Dover is a tricky place to get the driver comfortable because there is a radical change in the race track between going off into turn one and turn three. It’s challenging for a crew chief to make it comfortable for a driver and to be fast at the same time. We have a new truck that we are taking to Dover and I look for us to, again, be one of the teams to beat.”

Previous race recap:

Ron Hornaday finished 35th last week in the Ohio 250 at Mansfield (Ohio) Motorsports Park. After starting 12th and making an impressive run to the front, Hornaday and Mike Skinner made contact while racing for the lead sending Hornaday into the outside and inside walls. The No. 33 had extensive damage forcing Hornaday to go behind the wall for repairs. The crew was able to get Hornaday back onto the track to finish the race gaining valuable championship points.

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Ron Hornaday Truck Series Dover Stats

Year     No.   Team     Start     Finish

2007     33      KHI        15           1

2006     33      KHI         9            7

2005      6       KHI         3            4