Ron Hornaday Sr., a two-time NASCAR West Coast champion and patriarch of the West Coast racing Hornaday family, has died of cancer. He was 77.
Hornaday, who died Sunday in his native California, was the father Ron Hornaday Jr. who won three NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series titles. His grandson Ronnie continued the family tradition in 1999, making his NASCAR debut at the age of 19.
Hornaday began racing at Saugus Speedway and Ascot Park in Southern California in the 1950s.
“Ron Sr. was a great champion and one of the true pioneers in NASCAR’s west coast efforts,” said Jim Hunter, NASCAR vice president of corporate communications. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.”
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