08-02-2007 | TruckSeries.com Report
Ron Hornaday can point to his tremendous statistical performance at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis last Friday night for his points gain. Hornaday racked up some of the more impressive numbers this season, posting race-best stats in practically every key Loop Data category. Hornaday had a near-perfect Driver Rating of 144.9 (150.0 is the maximum), a stellar Average Running Position of 1.9, 39 Fastest Laps Run and spent all 201 Laps in the Top 15. He also had the fastest average Green Flag Speed at 104.748 in leading a race-high 90 laps. On the other hand, Mike Skinner's struggles continued at ORP. After winning at the Indy short track in his first two visits there (1995-96), Skinner has yet to notch a top-10 finish. After starting first, he ended Friday night in 20th place and scored a Driver Rating of 80.3 and an Average Running Position of 13.0. Still, Skinner is tops in many of the season-to-date Loop Data stats. Skinner sits first in Driver Rating (121.8), Average Running Position (4.6), Fastest Laps Run (331), Laps in the Top 15 (2,227 of 2,356) and Laps Led (810). Still, as in the point standings, Hornaday is slowly catching up to Skinner in many of the stat categories. Also gaining ground is Travis Kvapil. Kvapil continued his tear with a third-place finish at ORP to boost his season Driver Rating to 105.9 (third-best). He also has the third-best Average Running Position at 7.8 and the fourth-most Fastest Laps Run at 149. SOURCE: NASCAR Communications LOOP SCORING: Power Stroke Diesel 200 at ORP at Indianapolis LOOP SCORING: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2007 Season
Last week, Skinner led Hornaday in Driver Rating 125.0 to 110.5. With the ORP win, Hornaday raised his season Driver Rating to 113.0. Skinner's dipped to 121.8 with the 20th place finish.