Ron Hornaday Jr. grabs His First Win of The Season at Lowe’s Motor Speedway

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Ron Hornaday Jr. grabbed his first win of the season last Friday night at Lowe’s Motor Speedway and cut his points deficit to 106 behind NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series leader Mike Skinner.

Don’t be surprised if he cuts the margin to double digits after this Saturday afternoon’s race at Mansfield Motorsports Park.

Hornaday, the defending champion of this event, has had tremendous success at the Ohio track. Along with last year’s win, Hornaday won the pole and led the most laps in the 2005 Mansfield race (he finished 11th).

He has a Driver Rating of 129.9 there, the best among drivers competing in Saturday’s race and best of any driver who has raced at Mansfield in each of the past two years. Hornaday also has the top Mansfield Average Running Position (7.080), the most Fastest Laps Run (47), the fastest Green Flag Speed and the most Laps in the Top 15 (434).

Another driver to look out for Saturday is David Starr (No. 10 MaxxForce Diesel Ford), who has struggled in 2007 – his best finish this season is 11th at Martinsville. Starr can improve on his 15th-place position with another solid run at Mansfield. Over the past two years, Starr has finishes of ninth and third, respectively, and has impressive stats there. He has the second-best Average Running Position (8.351) and the second-best Driver Rating (112.6) over the past two years at Mansfield. Additionally, his 24 Fastest Laps Run are third-most among drivers competing Saturday.

Surprisingly, Skinner has struggled at Mansfield. Over the past two years, he’s had finishes of 28th and 29th, a 25th-best Driver Rating (78.2) and an Average Running Position of just 15.905.


 
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