NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Colorado 250 Preview -- #16, Ron Hornaday
16 July 1997
#16 Ron Hornaday, NAPA Brakes Chevrolet NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Colorado 250 By Snap-On Tools Advance Colorado National Speedway HORNADAY TURNS UP THE HEAT ERIE, CO - Ron Hornaday and the NAPA Brakes team scored their fourth victory of the year this past weekend (matching 1996 win total) at Louisville Motor Speedway in Louisville, Ky. Hornaday qualified fourth and finished first. He led all 225 laps of the vent. This was the NAPA team's third win in four races. - Hornaday now has 14 wins in the NASCAR Truck Series. Just two off Mike Skinner's (1995 Champion) Truck Series record. - NAPA Brakes crew chief Fred Graves has an impressive record since joining the team in late May. He has won three out of six races. His short track record is even better, two wins in two events. - The NAPA Brakes team will run the Chevy truck named "Melissa" again this weekend at Colorado National Speedway in Erie, Colo. Melissa won this past Saturday at Louisville. She now has nine wins on her resume. - The NAPA team welcomed back engine technician Buster Mullis at the Louisville race. He severed a tendon on his ring finger during the post-race inspection at Bristol, Tenn. He has had two operations to repair damage and has now returned to his position with the team. QUOTES: NAPA Brakes driver Ron Hornaday on last week's Louisville win: "I need to give the credit to Fred Graves and this awesome NAPA team. They are giving me great Chevy trucks to drive. This truck was great all day. I think everyone involved in this program," said Hornaday. "All the guys at DEI (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) are working hard and it is showing." Comments on this weekend's event at Colorado National: "I am looking forward to the trip to the Denver area. It's a great city with diehard NASCAR fans. We will put on a good show for them," commented Hornaday. "It's another tough little short track. I am looking forward to it. It's somewhat like the Tucson (Ariz.) track and we had a good run there (he won) - the difference is that you need to be on the bottom at Colorado." RON HORNADAY COLORADO STATISTICS Date St Fn Laps Money Won Status 6/1/96 8 8 253(253) $ 6,400 Running 7/15/95 1 3 200(200) 13,100 Running Ron Hornaday is currently fourth in NASCAR Truck Series points. By Champion Sports Group