Seventh-Place Finish for Hornaday at Pocono

Ron Hornaday Jr.
No. 30 Rheem Comfort Products Chevrolet
Pocono Raceway – Pocono Mountains 150
August 2, 2014

LONG POND, Pa. (August 3, 2014) – Ron Hornaday Jr. made his fifth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) start at Pocono Raceway this weekend, looking for his first win at one of the few tracks he had yet to conquer. After top-15 times in the weekend’s two practice sessions, Hornaday made it to the second round of knockout qualifying in the No. 30 Rheem Comfort Products Chevy, earning the 14th starting spot. After several late-race cautions leading to an overtime green/white/checkered shootout, Hornaday was able to work his way up from 15th in the closing laps to take the checkered flag in the seventh position for Turner Scott Motorsports.

As cloudy skies loomed over the three-turn tri-oval, Hornaday took the green flag for 60 scheduled laps around the Tricky Triangle. Hornaday radioed in on lap 15 that his Rheem Comfort Products Chevy was “loose, loose, loose” everywhere. Hornaday had his first chance to bring his Silverado to pit road when the first caution flag of the day waved on lap 18, and crew chief Doug George made the call for four tires, fuel and a chassis adjustment to tighten up the No. 30 machine. Hornaday restarted in the 15th position and settled in for the long green-flag run that followed. As green-flag pit stops began to cycle through on lap 35, Hornaday advanced through the field, taking over the lead 11 laps later. With one more pit stop necessary to make it to the end on fuel, Hornaday came down pit road during the second caution of the race on lap 48. Hornaday relayed to his crew that he needed a little more help with his handling for the closing laps of the race. After four tires, fuel and a track-bar adjustment, Hornaday restarted in 15th position. With back-to-back late-race green/white/checkered restarts bringing the event into extra laps, Hornaday was able to battle his way through the four-wide melee, passing eight trucks on his way to a seventh-place finish in the No. 30 Rheem Comfort Products Chevy.

Ron Hornaday on Pocono Raceway:
“I’m glad to have a top-10 finish after being on the outside looking in at the beginning of the weekend. I started off really, really loose at the beginning of the race, but my Turner Scott Motorsports team worked hard on this truck all day and we finally got it right in the second half of the race. I have to thank everyone at Rheem Comfort Products for all that support this season, and I’m glad we’re able to keep them in this points race. We’ll take that; not bad at all.”

Hornaday is currently fourth in the NCWTS Driver Point Standings, just 20 points outside of the lead. The NCWTS returns to action in two weeks at Michigan International Speedway. The Careers for Veterans 200 will air live on Saturday, August 16 at 12:30 p.m. EDT on FOX Sports 1.

First Practice
Position: 12th
Laps: 19
Fastest Lap: 54.961 sec.

Final Practice
Position: 13th
Laps: 14
Fastest Lap: 55.058 sec.

Qualifying
Position: 14th
Fastest Lap: 54.531 sec.

Race
Position: 7th
Laps Led: 2
Laps Completed/Total Laps: 64/64

About Turner Scott Motorsports: Turner Scott Motorsports was established in 1999 and has become one of the most successful organizations in NASCAR by combining the business acumen and shared passion for racing of co-owners Steve Turner and Harry Scott Jr. This season will mark the fourth season of full-time NASCAR competition for the organization, which expanded in 2011 from a two-truck operation in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) to become the largest stand-alone multi-series team in NASCAR’s top-tier touring series. The team earned its first championship when James Buescher captured the NCWTS title in 2012. Turner Scott Motorsports operates out of an 110,000 square-foot state-of-the art facility in Mooresville, N.C. The Chevrolet-backed team has created alliances with General Motors’ powerhouse team Hendrick Motorsports, which provides engine support for both its NNS and NCWTS programs, and Earnhardt Technology Group for drive train and suspension technology assistance. For more information on Turner Scott Motorsports, visit www.TurnerScottMotorsports.com.

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