Hornaday Leads Skinner With Five To Go
Like an overheated potato, Ron Hornaday Jr. (No. 33 Camping World Chevrolet) and Mike Skinner (No. 5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) keep exchanging the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series standings lead every seven days.
Or so.
Both drivers want it. But neither seems able to retain a tight enough grip, or distance himself from his closest pursuer.
“Ron and I are back and forth each week, and I just hope that I am the one on top at the end, ” Skinner said. “This No. 5 Tundra team has just got to get back to having consistent finishes, and then whatever happens will happen.
Last Saturday’s event at Talladega Superspeedway upended the order for the third time in the past four races. And although Hornaday – the latest leader – and Skinner weren’t involved in the three-wide finish, they found themselves affected.
Hornday, who finished seventh, now leads Skinner by 14 points, the second closest margin with five events remaining in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history. Skinner finished 13th.
“Everything is cool, ” Hornaday said. “We are just having fun. With five races remaining, it’s going to come down to being consistent. ”
Enter Martinsville Speedway, one of the smallest and toughest venues on the series schedule. Following this week’s off-week – the season’s final breather – competitors embark on their last five events of 2007, beginning with the Kroger 200 on Saturday, Oct. 20.
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