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TRUCKS: Hornaday Wins Big at Gateway
Written by: Kevin Krefting   
09/06/2008
Madison, Illinois
 
Ron Hornaday high-fives a crew member after winning the Camping World 200 at Gateway International Raceway. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) ยป More Photos

Article written by veteran motorsports Author and Journalist Tom Jensen - Senior NASCAR Editor for SPEEDtv.com and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com

Three-time and defending NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion Ron Hornaday Jr. scored a dominating victory in the Camping World 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Gateway International Raceway Saturday afternoon. And in the process, he served notice that he has not conceded the 2008 NCTS title to points leader Johnny Benson.

Hornaday was the man from the start, leading 112 of 160 laps as he scored his fourth NCTS victory of 2008 and the 37th of his storied career. Finishing behind Hornaday were Dennis Setzer, Benson, Todd Bodine and Jack Sprague.

The action began at the drop of the green flag, as Hornaday moved his Camping World Chevrolet Silverado from its second-place qualifying spot into the lead, going high to pass the No. 18 Royal Gate Dodge Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Setzer, the Keystone Light pole-winner.

The first caution came when Bobby East wrecked his Zaxby’s Ford F-150 at the exit of Turn 2 on Lap 6, bringing out the yellow flag. East spun coming out of the corner and backed his Ford into the inside backstretch wall, necessitating the caution period.

The track went green on Lap 10, with Setzer challenging Hornaday,
but the Chevy kept the lead. One lap later, Todd Bodine blew by Setzer to put his No. 30 Lumber Liquidators into second place.

On Lap 20, Marc Mitchell cut a left-rear tire and spun the Hyprene Ergon Toyota in Turns 3 and 4. Mitchell’s spun brought out Caution No. 2, which sent most of the field down pit road for the first time on Lap 22 of the 160-lap race. Mike Skinner stayed out and took the lead in his No. 5 Toyota Tundra-sponsored Toyota. On the restart on Lap 26, Hornaday took second ahead of teammate Jack Sprague in the No. 2 American Commercial Lines Chevy.

The two Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevys attempted to run down Skinner’s Toyota, Hornaday finally getting under Skinner to go back out front on Lap 42. Shortly thereafter, Sprague got by Skinner, too, to take over second place.

The track stayed green until Lap 61, when a debris caution was ordered by NASCAR. This time, most of the field opted for four tires, with Sprague leading off pit road, followed by Hornaday, Bodine, Erik Darnell’s Northern Tool + Equipment Ford and David Starr in the Red Horse Racing Toyota. Points leader Johnny Benson’s Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra was struck in the driver’s-side door area on pit road by Colin Braun’s Con-way Freight Ford, causing minor body damage to both trucks.


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