Ron Hornaday Jr. has experienced perfection each of the last two weeks -
literally.
In his victories at both Milwaukee two weeks ago and Memphis this past weekend,
Hornaday scored a perfect Driver Rating of 150.0. It is the first time since the
inception of the Loop Data statistic in 2005 that a driver in any of NASCAR's
three national series has posted two consecutive perfect Driver Ratings.
Hornaday has made a habit out of being perfect. Since 2005, there have been 14
perfect Driver Ratings in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series - seven of those
belong to Hornaday. That is by far the most in the series. Mike Skinner comes in
second in that category, with three perfect Driver Ratings.
But maybe the most compelling statistic is the regularity of his statistical
perfection. Since 2005, Hornaday has 16 wins. With seven of those victories
notching a Driver Rating of 150.0, Hornaday has been perfect in an amazing 44%
of his wins.
Breaking it down even further, Hornaday scored his first perfect Driver Rating
in 2007. So, all seven of his perfect ratings came in the last two-plus years.
With 13 wins since 2007, Hornaday's perfection percentage jumps to 54%.
Hornaday, who has led the series in Driver Rating through 11 races in three of
the last five season, owns the top statistics in practically every key category
this season: Driver Rating (121.9), Average Running Position (6.3), Fastest Laps
Run (278) and Laps Led (537).
