TALLADEGA, Ala. ( October 6, 2008 ) – Ron Hornaday and the Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) No. 33 Camping World Chevrolet Silverado team overcame an early pit road speeding penalty to a finish second and take over the NASCAR Truck Series points lead Saturday in the Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Winn Dixie at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. It was Hornaday’s 12th top-five finish of the season and his fourth in a row.

“We ran well all day,” Hornaday said. “We’ll take it. Coming out here and finishing second, that is just unbelievable. This is what this team is all about. They built a brand-new truck and to come here and do this is a lot of fun. I want to thank Kevin and DeLana Harvick , Rick Ren (crew chief) and everybody on this Camping World Chevrolet team. It was just awesome.”

Hornaday started the race from the seventh position and drove to fourth place before he completed the first lap, where he continued to run until the caution came out on lap 20 for debris on the race track. Ren called Hornaday down pit road on lap 21 to take right-side tires and fuel. As Hornaday left pit road, NASCAR officials made the call that he was too fast coming off pit road, meaning he would have to come back down pit road to serve a pass-through penalty. Ren decided to take advantage of the situation and top off the No. 33 Camping World Chevrolet Silverado with fuel. Hornaday restarted on lap 23 from the 26th position.

By lap 30, Hornaday had gained nine spots and was running in the second spot by lap 50 as the field began cycling through green-flag pit stops. Ren called Hornaday down pit road under green on lap 53 to take right-side tires and fuel. Hornaday returned to the track and was running in the 12th spot when the caution came out on lap 68 after an accident in turn four involving Hornaday’s KHI teammate Jack Sprague. Ren made the call for Hornaday to come down pit road on lap 69 for what would be their last pit stop of the day for left-side tires and fuel. Hornaday restarted from the 11th spot on lap 77 and was running third when the fourth and final caution of the race came out on lap 85 for a multi-truck accident in turn four. Hornaday restarted from the third position on lap 88.

With two laps to go, Hornaday was in the sixth position behind Todd Bodine in the inside lane. On the final lap, Bodine made a move to the outside lane and passed Kyle Busch for the lead. Hornaday tucked in behind Bodine and crossed the finish line to take the second spot ahead of Busch and Colin Braun.

Hornaday now holds a 39-point lead over Johnny Benson in the Truck Series point standings. There are five races remaining in the 2008 Truck Series season with the next race on October 18 at Martinsville ( Va. ) Speedway .

STATS RECAP

Date: October 4, 2008

Track: Talladega ( Ala. ) Superspeedway

Event Name: Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Winn Dixie

Race: 20 of 25

Started: 7th   

Finished: 2nd

Truck Series Point Standings: 1st

First Practice: 12th

Final Practice: 24th   

NEXT ON SCHEDULE:

Date: October 18, 2008

Track: Martinsville ( Va. ) Speedway

Event Name: Kroger 200

Broadcast Time:

TV: The Mountain Dew 250 Fueled by Winn Dixie can be seen on SPEED at 2:30 p.m. , ET.

Radio: The Motor Racing Network (MRN) will broadcast the race live at 3:00 p.m. , ET.