Chevy Race Notes: Milwaukee

06-23-2007 | TruckSeries.com Report

Chevy Race Notes: Milwaukee

Ron Hornaday, Jr., No. 33 Camping World Silverado finished 2nd in the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200. (VPS Motorimages Photo)

Ron Hornaday, Jr., No. 33 Camping World Silverado, thought his night might be over before it started on lap three of tonight's 200-lap/200-mile Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200. The two-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion was involved in a two-truck incident coming out of turn four that sent him spinning.

However, luck was with the Kevin Harvick, inc. driver as he was able to right his bright blue and yellow Chevy Silverado and head for pit road. After a once over by the Rick Ren-led crew, Hornaday returned to the battle in the 24th position and fought his way through the field to second with 50 laps remaining.

Despite using every trick he has up his sleeve, Hornaday had to settle for second at the finish and a solid points night. Hornaday sits second in the standings, just 108 points behind the leader.

Round 12 of the 25-race NCTS season will be June 30, 2007 at Memphis Motorsports Park.

Ron Hornaday, No. 33 Camping World Silverado, Qualified 14th, Finished 2nd
On tonight's race:
"I had an awesome truck. Rick Ren (crew chief) and these guys are unbelievable. Camping World, Chevrolet and everybody that is supporting this thing. To get spun out and come back by running this truck as hard as we can. I thought I had something for (Johnny) Benson and I just burned the brakes up on this thing trying to caught back up for a stupid thing I did earlier. Other than that, a great run for the Camping World Chevrolet. I have to thank Snap On for giving us the right tools to work on this things. Everybody involved. It is awesome-it is a lot of fun.

On lap two spin: "Well, the tires were low and all that stuff and I might have come down on Willie (Allen). Heck, I was back on the gas before he spun again. It looked like Willie just lost the backend and got the quarter panel of our Camping World Chevrolet. Man, is that thing fun to drive. I just had to burn it up to try to run with those guys. I didn't know what lap it was. They weren't telling me anything, I was just passing trucks. I found out it was just lap 60 and I had already lost my brakes and I was in trouble. I was trying to save it toward the end there and we had that yellow, I had been putting front brake in to it to try and get the pedal back. When I got Johnny, I locked the front brakes up for the last two laps. I got enough rear in there to stay in front of Todd (Bodine). Rick and all the guys awesome job, to drive that Camping World Chevrolet."

On any damage to the truck during spin: "If it did, it hurt it the right way. It was fast. I don't think there was anything I could have done any different. These guys set the truck up really good. I just had to drive to hard to catch him. Restarted 24th and they started up front. When you are there, you can just ride and save your brakes. We didn't have a chance to save anything. We had to use everything we had. The truck is in one piece."

On having anything for Benson on restart with four to go: "If I did, I would have passed him. No, like I said, I burned my brakes up and I didn't need to see that yellow. Coming to the white flag, I actually got the brakes in to the rear and it started cutting really good and I pulled away from Todd. Who knows, another five laps I could have got him; another five laps I could have crashed. So I am happy with second coming out of Milwaukee. We have a great finish and a great average and I can't wait to drive another Kevin Harvick, Inc. Chevrolet tomorrow in the Busch Series."

Other Silverado Finishers:
Matt Crafton, No. 88 Menards/Johns Mansville Silverado, Qualified 11th, Finished 9th
Tim Sauter, No. 07 Lester Buildings Silverado, Qualified 10th, Finished 16th
Kraig Kinser, No. 47 Ginn Resorts Silverado, Qualified 12th, Finished 17th
Dennis Setzer, No. 75 Spears Manufacturing Silverado, Qualified 26th, Finished 19th
Kelly Sutton, No. 51 Team Copaxone Silverado, Qualified 27th, Finished 20th
Shane Huffman, No. 40 Curtis Key Plumbing Silverado, Qualified 19th, Finished 22nd
Chad McCumbee, No. 08 Thegpsstore.com Silverado, Qualified 31st, Finished 23rd
Bill Lester, No. 15 Christian Debt Consolodation Silverado, Qualified 22nd, Finished 24th
Jason White, No. 7 Hooters Energy Drink Silverado, Qualified 29th, Finished 26th
Blake Bjorklund, No. 8 HAAS CNC Machine Tools Silverado, Qualified 34th, Finished 27th
Brendan Gaughan, No 77 South Point Hotel Silverado, Qualified 21st, Finished 28th
Willie Allen, No. 13 Thorsport/Lowery Plumbing Silverado, Qualified 9th, Finished 31st
Randy Macdonald, No. 06 TheGPSStore.com Silverado, Qualified 36th, Finished 36th