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33 Ron Hornaday Jr.
Three-time series champion Ron Hornaday seeks a championship repeat this season. He gave KHI its first title ever in 2007.
Career Highlights
- Won Bud Pole at first Craftsman Truck Series race in 1995
- Won three series truck championships, including the 2007 title
- All-time Craftsman Truck Series winner with 27 victories
- Three top-five championship finishes in Busch Series
Driver Details
- Ht: 71 Wt: 185
- Born: 06/20/1958
- Hometown: Palmdale, California
Related Links
Year-by-Year Craftsman Series Recap
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2007 Hornaday engaged in spirited battle with Mike Skinner before going on to win the series championship, the third of his career … Hornaday entered the season-ending race trailing his rival, but rallied to win the title. He earned four wins as well as 13 top-five and 22 top-10 finishes en route to the season-ending title.
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2006 Finished seventh in series points … Won twice, at Kentucky Speedway and Mansfield Motorsports Park, with eight top-five and 12 top-10 finishes … Posted an average start of 14.7 with an average finish of 12th, completing 98.7 percent of all possible laps.
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2005 Finished fourth in series points. ... Won record 27th career race at Atlanta, edging Bobby Labonte by .008 second in series closest superspeedway finish.... Bud pole at Mansfield was 12th in series competition. ... First season with Kevin Harvick Inc. produced seven top-five and 13 top-10 finishes. ... Led 10 races and finished on the lead lap in 21 of the 23 races in which he was running at the finish.
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2004 Finished 85th in series points. ... Was 12th at Phoenix in Morgan-Dollar All-Star entry.
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2002 Finished 53rd in series points. ... Won season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway as teammate to champion Mike Bliss.
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1999 Finished seventh in series points. ... Won twice at Phoenix and Evergreen Speedway.... Evergreen came in series’ 100th race and was worth a $100,000 bonus posted by Craftsman.
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1998 Finished first in series points. ... Became the first driver to win two series championships. ... Edged Jack Sprague by three points in series’ closest title race. ... Won six times including series debut races at Pikes Peak International Raceway and Memphis Motorsports Park.
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1997 Finished fifth in series points. ... Seven victories rank a career best. ... Became second competitor to win three consecutive races – at Milwaukee, Louisville and Colorado.
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1996 Finished first in series points. ... Title was first for Dale and Teresa Earnhardt. ... Became first series competitor to win a career $1 million. ... Won four times with 23 of 24 finishes among the top 10. ... Failed to complete just two of the schedule’s 4,536 laps.
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1995 Finished third in series points. ... Won Bud Pole for inaugural series race at Phoenix International Raceway. ... Six wins included victory at Tucson Raceway Park in the series’ second event. ... Won both road course events at Heartland Park Topeka and Sears Point (now Infineon) Raceway.