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Dodge/Save
Mart 350
Top 20 at Sears Point June 24th - After starting 43rd, Ron had the #14 AJ Foyt Racing Pontiac in the 25th position and on the move. On lap 30 Ron was going in-to turn two and the left front wheel came off the car causing Ron to go in-to the dirt. Minor cosmetic damage was done to the car and the hard working Team Conseco crew made the repairs and had Ron back out on the track. Ron was running in the top 30 most of the race and avoided trouble on the 2 mile road course to finish 18th in the Dodge/Save Mart 350. June 24th - The hard working Team Conseco crew put a car under Ron that had him 12th quickest during Happy Hour Saturday at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma California. Ron is a California native and no stranger to Sears Point, having won at the track in the South West Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. "I can drive this track
in my sleep" Ron said when speaking
of the road course where he made
his first Winston Cup start in
1992. Sears Point is not the
only road course that has given
Ron the expertise of taking
turns low and tight. June 22nd - The Team Conseco Pontiac had a pinched brake line in practice causing Ron to crash in-to the tires and then up on the wall in turn 11. "The car was fast on the straights and strong in the corners, and now were taking out a car that doesn't even have a lap on it, so we'll see what happens" Ron said, just before qualifying.
Notes
&
Quotes
June 20th
“Sears
Point is
finally
here.
Last
week we
raced at
a track
I had
only
seen on
TV, this
week we
are
headed
to a
track I
could
drive in
my
sleep.
This is
a race I
really
think we
have a
chance
to win.
We’ve
got a
good
car.
The crew
is
ready,
the
driver
is ready
and I
know
A.J. is
ready.
Now we
just
have to
put it
all
together
in this
one
weekend.
I think
we can
do
it.”
–Ron
Team Conseco will use chassis 1409 this weekend in the Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Sears Point Raceway. This is a brand new road course car that the team has just recently completed. Hornaday has experienced success on the California road course winning South West Tour and Craftsman Truck Series events in 1995. Ron Hornaday made his first Winston Cup Series start at Sears Point in 1992. Five of Hornaday’s nine starts prior to his rookie year have been at Sears Point. The other four were at Phoenix International Raceway. Hornaday’s Track Record First Winston Cup Start: 1992 Sears Point Best Start: 12th (Las Vegas) Best Finish: 9th (Las Vegas) Last Race: Started 35th Finished 35th Current position in Winston Cup Series Points: 32nd |
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