After Ron Hornaday Jr. celebrated his 51st birthday by winning Saturday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck series race at the Milwaukee Mile, he opted not to do a victory burnout. Tire-smoking celebrations have become commonplace in recent years, but now they’re a luxury his team just can’t afford. Auto Racing Daily
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By leading 180 laps, Hornaday surpassed the marks of Kurt Busch, who led 156 in his 2000 victory, and Jack Sprague, who stayed out front for 167 in a second-place effort in 2001.
Mike Skinner was running second before pitting for fuel after the 122nd lap, one lap after Hornaday, and came back for tires on 125. The next lap, Almirola spun on his way to pit road, and suddenly there were only nine trucks on the lead lap. After battling Hornaday early, Skinner ended up 20th.
Third-place Brian Scott, fourth-place James Buescher and fifth-place Todd Bodine all benefited from the timing of their stops. Hornaday, too, described it a just another part of the strategy. Bradenton Herald
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 2 8 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet 3 16 Brian Scott Toyota 4 30 Todd Bodine Toyota 5 10 James Buescher * Ford 6 60 Stacy Compton Toyota 7 81 Tayler Malsam * Toyota 8 6 Colin Braun Ford 9 24 David Starr Toyota 10 25 Terry Cook Toyota 11 129 Mikey Kile Chevrolet 12 14 Rick Crawford Ford 13 139 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 14 13 Johnny Sauter * Chevrolet 15 51 Brian Ickler * Toyota 16 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet las / Menards 199 Running 17 212 Dexter Bean Chevrolet 18 117 Timothy Peters Toyota 19 5 Mike Skinner Toyota 20 15 Aric Almirola Toyota 21 4 Ricky Carmichael * Chevrolet 22 102 Dillon Oliver Chevrolet 23 23 Jason White Dodge 24 157 Norm Benning Chevrolet 25 7 Chad McCumbee Chevrolet 26 189 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 27 148 Wayne Edwards Chevrolet 28 11 T.J. Bell Toyota 29 190 Jason Leffler Toyota 30 47 Brandon Knupp Chevrolet 31 8 Butch Miller Chevrolet 32 172 Peyton Sellers Chevrolet 33 121 Nick Tucker Dodge
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