HORNADAY BACK IN THE #32 WINFUEL CHEVY AT IRP
MOORESVILLE, NC (August 2, 2005) – The last time Ron
Hornaday was behind the wheel of the #32 WINFUEL Chevrolet
at the Milwaukee Mile, he led 35 laps and ran up front for
most of the race, until a miscue on a pit stop and a rain
shortened event resulted in a 15th place finish.
This weekend at Indianapolis Raceway Park, Hornaday and the
Braun Racing / WINFUEL team look to put together a flawless
performance.
“I am
looking forward to getting back behind the wheel of the #32
WINFUEL Chevy this weekend, especially since we are racing
at IRP,” Hornaday said. “The WINFUEL team has given me fast,
competitive cars each of the three times that I’ve driven
for them this season, but we seem to have had our share of
bad luck. Hopefully this weekend we can put it all together
and take the WINFUEL Chevy to Victory Lane.”
Ron
Hornaday is no stranger to Victory Lane at IRP where he has
captured two wins, including a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
win in 1997 and Busch Series win in 2000. In Hornaday’s
five NASCAR Busch Series starts at IRP, he has finished in
the top-10 three times (2000, 2002, 2003).
“I get
excited when we go to IRP because it is a track that I feel
very comfortable on and it is one of my favorite tracks,”
the veteran short-track ace said. “I know that I should run
well every time that I am there. Racing on short tracks is a
lot of fun and I love the aggressive style that it takes to
get around other cars on the track.”
“The
kind of aggressive driving that will take place this weekend
is the kind of racing that reminds me of the earlier days in
my career. When I used to run at Saugus Speedway, you had to
make your own holes to pass, and that is the style of
driving that got me to where I am today.”
Before
climbing behind the wheel of the #32 WINFUEL Chevrolet, Ron
Hornaday will take care of his full-time job as driver of
the #6 GM Goodwrench truck when he competes in Friday
night’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Power Stroke Diesel
200.
Then on Saturday night under the lights, short-track ace Ron
Hornaday will be back behind the wheel of the #32 WINFUEL
Chevrolet as the Braun Racing team competes in one of the
most exciting short track races of the season at
Indianapolis Raceway Park. Live coverage of the Kroger
250 begins this Saturday, August 6 at 8:30 p.m. ET on
TNT.
Ron
Hornaday Quick Facts:
· Ron
Hornaday has three starts for Braun Racing this season,
including Dover (37th), Nashville (14th),
and Milwaukee (15th)
· Hornaday
has visited Victory Lane at IRP twice in his career; NBS
(2000) and NCTS (1997)
· In
Hornaday’s five NASCAR Busch Series starts at IRP, he has
finished in the top-10 three times (2000, 2002, 2003)
· Friday
night before the NASCAR Busch Series race at IRP, Ron
Hornaday will be behind the wheel of his #6 GM Goodwrech
truck for the Power Stroke Diesel 200
Braun
Racing Quick Facts:
· BR17
made its 2005 debut last weekend at Gateway International
Raceway where Jason Leffler started 7th and
finished 18th in his fourth start for Braun
Racing this season
· In
2004, David Stremme started 9th and finished 11th
in the #32 Braun Racing / TrimSpa Dodge
· Mexican
road racing star Jorge Goeters will be in the #32 next
weekend at Watkins Glen Int’l
2005
Braun Racing NASCAR Busch Series Stats:
Starts: 22
Wins: 0 Average Finish: 22.5
Top-5: 3 Top-10:
5 Average Start: 16.7
Owner’s Points:
2129, 19th Winnings: $556,650
Hornaday’s thoughts on Indianapolis Raceway Park:
“I get
excited when we go to IRP because it is a track that I feel
very comfortable on and it is one of my favorite tracks. I
know that I should run well every time that I am there.
Racing on the short track is a lot of fun and I love the
aggressive style that it takes to get around other cars on
the track. The kind of aggressive driving that will take
place this weekend is the kind of racing that reminds me of
the earlier days in my career. When I used to run at Saugus
Speedway, you had to make your own holes to pass, and that
is the style of driving that got me to where I am today.”
Ron
Hornaday about driving the #32 WINFUEL Chevy:
“I
am looking forward to getting back behind the wheel of the
#32 WINFUEL Chevy this weekend, especially
since we are racing at IRP. The WINFUEL team has given me
fast, competitive cars each of the three times that I’ve
driven for them this season, but we seem to have had our
share of bad luck. Hopefully this weekend we can put it all
together and take the WINFUEL Chevy to Victory Lane.”
