Hornaday To Run Tropicana 400 at Chicagoland Speedway
July 10th, 2002 - Ron Hornaday will get behind the wheel of the BAM Racing #49 Winston Cup Series Dodge once again this weekend.

Hornaday has been working with BAM Racing most of this year along with rookie driver Shawna Robinson. Crew Chief Teddy Brown and Hornaday work well together and are working on improving the teams 

performance. Hornaday previously drove for BAM Racing at the Winston Open and Coca-Cola Racing Family 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in May. The team, along with Hornaday, went to Daytona International Speedway back in June to test the #49 Dodge for the Pepsi 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series race on July 6 for driver Shawna Robinson. Robinson qualified 27th and finished 40th after her car suffered rear end failure.

"They have a lot of talent over here (at BAM) and I just want to see them be successful and competitive." stated Hornaday. "Having more track time will also help us at Carroll Racing with the Busch Series program."

Hornaday is no stranger to Double Duty.  In 2001, while running a full Cup Series schedule for racing legend AJ Foyt, Hornaday ran several races for Armando Fitz, and Curb-Agajanian Motorsports in the Busch Series.

"I love to race, it's as simple as that", commented Hornaday. "It's me, I am a race car driver and the more races the better !"

Update : 

CREW CHIEF RESIGNS

Charlotte, NC (July, 10, 2002) - BAM Racing announced today that Teddy Brown
has resigned as Crew Chief for the team.

Brown said, "I have enjoyed working with the BAM organization but I wanted
to explore some other options. "Team General Manager, Eddie Jones, stated,
"We wish Teddy the best of luck in the future, he worked hard and guided the
team effectively."

The team will compete this weekend in the Tropicana 400 at Chicagoland
Speedway with veteran Winston Cup driver, Ron Hornaday Jr.

BAM Racing - Pre-Race Report :

Ron Hornaday has competed in both the NASCAR Busch and Winston Cup Series races at the Chicagoland Speedway.  He started 22nd and finished 16th in the Busch Series race and started the 16th in the Winston Cup race, only to have
a top-5 run end with engine failure and a 40th place finish.  Hornaday admits the track presents unique challenges but believes he and the BAM Racing Dodge are ready for battle.

According to Hornaday, "It is a fast race track that only had one racing groove last year, so track position really paid off.  I am hoping by the time we start the race on Sunday, that we will be able to run two grooves, which will make for some great racing.  So it should be a pretty tough race. I like this racetrack and know that this BAM Racing Team is capable of finishing in the top-15, so I am really looking forward to getting to Chicago this weekend."

Bud Pole Qualifying is set to begin at 3:05 p.m. EST on Friday, July 12th. The green flag drops at 1:30 p.m. EST on Sunday, July 14th and will be televised live on NBC and broadcast live on MRN radio.

For more on BAM Racing, see their website at www.bam49.com