| After
starting
on the
outside
front row,
Hornaday
lead the
first lap,
and was
un-willing
to give it
up, until
the first
round of
pit stops.
On lap 76,
the
Carroll
Racing
crew was
ready for
Ron to
come in.
Under a
green
flag, the
pressure
was on.
The crew
had Ron
back out
and
set-in-to
the 18th
position.
After pit
stops
cycled
through,
Hornaday
and the
#26
Chevrolet
Monte
Carlo
regained
the lead
on lap 92.
Hornaday
kept the
Dr Pepper
machine
out front
and by lap
150 was
hoping for
a yellow.
With a
yellow not
coming
out, the
second
round of
pit stops
were also
under
green.
Hornaday
found
himself in
the second
position
with a
lose
handling
car, and
was unable
to regain
the lead,
finishing
2nd.
"I
have to
thank Dave
Carroll
and Todd
Lohse."
stated
Hornaday.
"These
guys
believe in
me and my
style of
driving.
This Dr
Pepper
team has
gelled and
a win is
coming."
Hornaday
continued,
"We
have to
crawl
before we
can win
one, and
this Dr
Pepper
Chevrolet
is ready
for
victory
lane."
Hornaday
has been
with the
Carroll
Racing
organization
for
several
weeks now
and feels
the team
has the
strength
that is
needed to
win in the
Busch
Grand
National
Series.
"With
the
support
from Dr
Pepper,
Air
Jamaica,
and our
other
sponsor,
Dave
Carroll
has built
a strong
team, and
we'll
get'em
next
time"
stated
Hornaday.
Ron
Hornaday
has
brought
the team's
sponsors a
lot of
media
exposure,
with radio
and
television
coverage
and
interviews.
Last week
Dr
Pepper's
new
beverage
"Red
Fusion"
was
promoted
on the #26
Monte
Carlo.
While
missing
several
races at
the start
of the
season,
Hornaday
sits 23rd
in driver
points.
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