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ack in Time - Looking into the numbers, Ron Hornaday’s
2003 NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) season seems to mirror his
rookie season back in 2000. During that year, Hornaday
had scored a win at Nazareth (PA.) Speedway and was in the
heat of the NBS point’s battle coming into Indianapolis
(IN.) Raceway Park (IRP). Hornaday captured his second
and final victory of 2000 at IRP and finished a
disappointing fifth in NBS point’s after a tough second
half of the season. This year, Hornaday again looks at
IRP as a great site for his second win of the season and
hopefully, the run that will propel him to a NBS
Championship.
Points battle is heating up -
Hornaday and the No. 2 ACDelco Chevrolet head into this
Saturday’s race at IRP in fourth position in the NASCAR
Busch Series (NBS) point’s standings. Hornaday is
actually tied with Jason Keller for third, both just 50
points out of first place. The first tiebreaker in the
NBS point’s standings is wins and both drivers have one
victory. The second tiebreaker is top five finishes and
Keller has seven to Hornaday’s five.
What ya haulin’? - The No. 2 ACDelco transporter will
unload chassis No. 34 at IRP. It is the same “drop-snout”
car that the team raced to top-10 finishes at Milwaukee,
New Hampshire, and again last week at Pike’s Peak
International Raceway. Chassis No. 34 has become one of
Hornaday’s favorite cars.
Did you
know? - The ACDelco
Chevrolet has seen victory lane at IRP as well. Back in
1998, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. scored the win in the Kroger 200
and put the ACDelco colors atop the podium. Earnhardt,
Jr. and ACDelco went on to win the 1998 NBS Championship.
Ron Hornaday on Indianapolis Raceway Park
What are your thoughts on racing at IRP?
“I won at IRP in 2000 and that was a great win for
that team. I think IRP is a track that I get around
really well. You can be aggressive there and use the
nose and fenders to make a hole. Everyone is pushing
and shoving and trying to get a position, and that’s
right where I’m most comfortable. When I first
started racing at Saugus Speedway in California, that
was how you had to drive to win. You use the same
approach here. If you’re hooked up, you can use both
the high and the low groove. The best line is to
drive in low and slide up the track. The higher
groove works at this track and it is the place to be.” |
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