Call it a good, old fashioned Texas shoot-out.
A posse of three is gunning for NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points leader Austin Dillon and if past performances mean anything, Ron Hornaday Jr., Johnny Sauter and James Buescher are at full gallop into Texas Motor Speedway.
• Hornaday, after a fifth title, is a three-time Texas winner including the track’s 2011 spring event. A victory would give the 53-year-old Californian a season sweep for the second time.
• Sauter had victory in sight in June – until he jumped the race’s final restart, was penalized and finished a frustrated 22nd. The Wisconsin native finished second in both Texas races a year ago.
• Buescher, a 21-year-old from Plano, Texas, sat on the pole in June and led three times before finishing ninth. Still looking for his first NASCAR national series victory, the Katy, Texas resident was sixth in both Texas stops in 2010.
With Dillon’s lead in double digits – and just a single point between finishing positions 2nd through 36th - each of the three faces the same challenge: win and collect the bonus points the victory carries. Hornaday and Sauter are under the greatest pressure trailing Dillon by 15 points apiece.
Waiting for the leader to stumble appears problematic at best. Dillon has finished third or better in three of his last six races.
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