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RON HORNADAY, KHI #33 DOVER RACE REPORT
 Hornaday
Finishes
3rd
Despite
Late-Race
Engine
Issue
DOVER,
Del.
(
June
2,
2008
) –
Ron
Hornaday
and
the
No.
33
Kevin
Harvick
Inc.
(KHI)
Camping
World
Chevrolet
Silverado
team
came
home
with
a
solid
third-place
finish,
despite
a
broken
rocker
arm
in
the
engine,
in
the
AAA
Insurance
200
at
Dover
(Del.)
International
Speedway
on
Friday,
May
30.
“It’s
a
good
points
day
for
us,
we
really
needed
a run
like
that
after
the
past
couple
of
weeks,”
Hornaday
said.
“My
hat’s
off
to
(crew
chief)
Rick
Ren
and
these
guys
on
the
Camping
World
team.
I
want
to
thank
Kevin
and
DeLana
Harvick
,
Camping
World,
Chevrolet,
VFW
and
everyone
that
is a
part
of
this
program.
Mark
Smith
(engine
builder)
gives
us
really
good
motors
and
I’m
curious
to
see
what
happened
because
his
motors
never
have
problems
like
that.”
Starting
from
the
fifth
position,
Hornaday
patiently
gained
positions
one-by-one.
He
raced
his
way
into
the
second
position
by
lap
46
and
was
gaining
ground
on
leader
Kyle
Busch
when
the
second
caution
of
the
race
came
out
on
lap
51.
Crew
chief
Rick
Ren
called
Hornaday
down
pit
road
for
their
first
scheduled
pit
stop
of
the
day
to
take
four
tires
and
fuel.
On
lap
94,
Hornaday
was
running
in
the
second
spot
behind
Busch
when
Busch’s
transmission
let
go
and
brought
the
caution
out.
A
good
pit
stop
by
the
No.
33
Camping
World
Chevrolet
Silverado
team
kept
Hornaday
in
the
lead
as he
exited
pit
road.
He
led
the
next
36
laps.
Ren
knew
that
Hornaday
would
need
one
more
set
of
tires
to
finish
the
race.
When
the
caution
came
out
for
the
seventh
time
on
lap
130
for
oil
on
the
track,
Ren
made
the
decision
to
call
Hornaday
to
the
pits
for
four
tires
and
fuel.
Because
some
trucks
stayed
out
on
the
track
and
others
opted
to
take
only
two
tires
instead
of
four,
Hornaday
restarted
from
the
sixth
position
on
lap
134
and
climbed
to
the
second
position
before
the
eighth
and
final
caution
of
the
day
came
out
on
lap
170
when
Todd
Bodine
was
involved
in
accident
in
turn
three.
The
race
restarted
on
lap
178
with
Hornaday
chasing
the
leader
and
eventual
winner
Scott
Speed.
One
lap
later,
Hornaday’s
motor
lost
a
cylinder
as he
came
out
of
turn
two.
Jack
Sprague,
his
KHI
teammate
was
able
to
make
the
pass
for
the
second
spot
but
Hornaday
was
still
able
to
run
competitive
lap
times
and
hold
off a
charging
Travis
Kvapil
for a
third-place
finish.
Race
Chatter:
During
the
caution
period
between
laps
65
and
68,
Hornaday
received
some
words
of
encouragement
from
KHI
co-owner
Kevin
Harvick
.
Harvick:
“Ron,
you’re
doing
a
great
job
out
there.”
Hornaday:
“Thanks
boss.
I’m
really
trying
to
catch
those
two
guys
in
front
of
me.”
Harvick:
“After
seven
or
eight
laps,
everybody
is
running
the
same
lap
times.
Just
keep
it up
and
we’ll
get
you
out
front.”
Hornaday:
“10-4”
STATS
RECAP
Date:
May
30,
2008
Track:
Dover
(
Del.
)
International
Speedway
Event
Name:
AAA
Insurance
200
Race:
8 of
25
Started:
5th
Finished:
3rd
Truck
Series
Point
Standings:
3rd
First
Practice:
1st
Final
Practice:
3rd
NEXT
ON
SCHEDULE:
Date:
June
6,
2008
Track:
Texas
Motor
Speedway
Event
Name:
Sam’s
Town
400K
Broadcast
Time:
TV:
The
Sam’s
Town
400K
on
SPEED
at
9:00
p.m.,
ET.
Radio:
The
Motor
Racing
Network
(MRN)
at
9:00
p.m.
, ET.
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