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Ron Hornaday last won back-to-back races in September 2008.By the Numbers: Dover
Hornaday hopes to build upon Lowe's victory
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Now that Ron Hornaday's drought is over, he may be ready to unleash on the rest of the Truck Series.
Hornaday scored his first victory of the season two weeks ago at Charlotte. It was just the second time in his full-time Truck career that he had gone five races into a season without a victory heading into the race at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
The series goes to Dover International Speedway this weekend for a Friday afternoon special (8 p.m. ET tape delayed, SPEED), and Hornaday has to be drooling at the potential.
While Dover isn't keen on rewarding those drivers who have found success there in the past, it is a place that Hornaday has tamed before. He won there in 2007. And the other three times he raced at the Monster Mile he didn't win, but he's put up a better fight in the big picture than any other driver.
"This track can be very unpredictable because of the high banks and the high speeds, which can lead to a self-cleaning race track. The concrete surface also provides an added challenge that the competitors don't normally see at some other tracks."
-- Wayne Auton, Truck Series director
0Repeat winners in Dover's nine years of hosting the Truck Series. Ron Hornaday is the driver who came closest to winning multiple events, winning the 2007 race and then finishing third in 2008.
2Races at Dover in which the winner came from a starting position outside the top 10. Mark Martin won in 2006 starting 13th, and Ron Hornaday won in 2007 starting 15th.
3Drivers who have competed in all nine Dover races: Dennis Setzer, Terry Cook and Rick Crawford. None of them has won there.
3Drivers who have 60 or more green-flag passes in the last four Dover races, tops in the series: Todd Bodine (68), Matt Crafton (65) and Dennis Setzer (60). None of them has won at Dover.
3.8Average finish for Ron Hornaday in his four starts at Dover. His worst showing was seventh place in 2006, the only race there in which he did not lead a lap. He led at least 36 or more laps in the other three events.
4Laps in the last four races (800 total laps) that Ron Hornaday did not have his truck running inside the top 15. His average running position at Dover during that span is 4.775.
5Winners in the first six races of the season: Todd Bodine, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Mike Skinner and Ron Hornaday. Busch has won twice (Fontana and Atlanta).
34Percent of laps during the first six races that Kyle Busch has led (285 of 847). He has raced in five of the six events this season.
182Laps led at Dover by Rick Crawford, the most among drivers who have not won there and third-most among active drivers. Crawford has six top-10 finishes in nine starts, with his best being a runner-up showing in 2004.
698Points scored by Mike Skinner in the last five races at Dover, more than any other driver in that span. Skinner, however, has never won at the track. His best finish was fourth in 2004, his first race at the track.
Dover International Speedway
Average Finish
| Pos. | Driver | Starts | Wins | Top-5 | Top-10 | Avg. Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ron Hornaday | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2. | Mike Bliss | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4.7 |
| 3. | Colin Braun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 4. | Rick Crawford | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9.0 |
| 5. | David Starr | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9.3 |
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Standings
| Pos. | +/- | Driver | Points | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | +1 | Ron Hornaday | 966 | -- |
| 2. | -1 | Mike Skinner | 882 | -84 |
| 3. | +1 | Matt Crafton | 877 | -89 |
| 4. | +2 | Kyle Busch | 852 | -114 |
| 5. | -2 | Todd Bodine | 837 | -129 |
| 6. | +3 | Terry Cook | 786 | -180 |
| 7. | -2 | Johnny Benson | 779 | -187 |
| 8. | -- | Chad McCumbee | 770 | -196 |
| 9. | +1 | Stacy Compton | 762 | -204 |
| 10. | -3 | Brian Scott | 759 | -207 |
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