NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series No Fear Challenge: #16, Ron Hornaday
16 October 1997
#16 Ron Hornaday, NAPA Brakes Chevrolet NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series The No Fear Challenge Advance California Speedway RON HORNADAY NOTES & QUOTES: THE NO FEAR CHALLENGE FONTANA, CA - Ron Hornaday and the NAPA Brakes team are hoping for some good luck at California Speedway, Fontana, Calif. this Saturday. Hornaday has had mechanical demons attack his Chevy in the past three races. In the last NASCAR Truck Series event in Bakersfield, Calif., Hornaday broke a rear end gear while leading, and was knocked out of the race. He finished 28th. - The NAPA team moves into California Speedway this weekend. Hornaday tested his Chevy truck there last week. The test went well. He is hopeful of recording a top finish and getting the NAPA team back on track. - The NAPA team has recorded finishes out of the top 20 in the last three races. They experienced the same type of drought earlier this season (5/24-6/6). Their formula to end the drought: Win Hornaday turned it around in Bristol, Tenn., by winning the pole position, leading every lap, and winning the event. - The team is scheduled to test at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nev., next week. Hornaday will then return to the East Coast for the weekend. He will provide "color" commentary for The Nashville Network's (TNN) broadcast of the Pit Crew Challenge in Rockingham, N.C., for Winston Cup competitors. QUOTES Ron Hornaday on California Speedway: "What a first-class facility! The Penskes have done a great job. The track itself is very fast. This is new for us in the truck series. We ran Texas and now here. It takes a little time to get comfortable in the truck at these speeds. I have lots of racing experience, but like most of the guys here, we are somewhat rookies on the super speedways." Ron Hornaday is currently fifth in NASCAR Truck Series points. By Champion Sports Group