Roush Fenway Racing won its historic 50th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race
earlier this summer. Now it's a contest between Mike Skinner (No. 5 PC*MILER
Navigator Toyota) and Ron Hornaday Jr. to see who'll reach the 'Big 5-0' next.
Skinner took the biggest step Sept. 5 at Iowa Speedway where he notched his 48th
Keystone Light Pole before winning the inaugural Lucas Oil 200. The victory was
Skinner's seventh in a debut race but first since 1995 when he became the
series' initial champion.
Hornaday, a six-time winner with eight races remaining in the 2009 season, has
reached 45 career victories. Getting to the No. 50 plateau isn't a stretch given
the Palmdale, Calif., veteran's five-race win streak of earlier this summer.
While Hornaday's 225-point championship lead over Matt Crafton (No. 88 Menards
Chevrolet) is unprecedented at this stage of the season — no driver has led by
more than 193 points after 17 races — Skinner carved 37 points off his previous
deficit. He's 281 points behind in third after giving Randy Moss Motorsports its
second win.
