SHORT TRACK SUCCESS: Ron Hornaday currently has 45 career Truck Series victories. Of those wins, 20 have been at short tracks (venues less than one mile in length). Ironically, in 15 starts at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, Hornaday has yet to record a victory.
LOOKING FOR LUCK: Martinsville might be the place where Hornaday and the No. 33 team can turn their luck around in 2010. Since joining KHI in 2005, Hornaday only has one finish outside the top 15. In 2008, Hornaday recorded a 29th-place finish at the .526-mile oval after running out of fuel while leading the race with only three laps remaining.
ONE OF NINE: Martinsville is one of nine tracks on the current Truck Series schedule in which Hornaday has yet to record a win. The others include: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, Iowa Speedway, Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, Chicagoland Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway and Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. In 2010, Hornaday will compete at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway and Pocono (Pa.) Raceway for the first time in his 13 year Truck Series career. Even though he has never competed in a Truck at either Darlington or Pocono he has made laps in both the Nationwide and Cup Series at each venue.
Notes from the Professor: Quotes from Ron Hornaday:
WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO FINALLY GET A VICTORY AT MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY AFTER 15 ATTEMPTS?
“The biggest thing is getting back on track. We haven’t had the greatest start to the season so it’s just really important for us to get out there do the best we can and gain the maximum amount of points. Martinsville is one track that I have yet to get a win at so I would really like to get to victory lane there. A win would help our point’s situation a lot but Martinsville is also one of the ‘upset’ tracks. You really never know what is going to happen so survival is the goal.”
CHASSIS HISTORY: The No. 33 Longhorn team will take chassis No. 039 to Martinsville Speedway. Chassis No. 039 last competed at Phoenix International Raceway at the end of 2009 with Kevin Harvick behind the wheel. Harvick drove chassis No. 039 to victory lane after leading 58 of 151 laps.
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About Kevin Harvick Inc.
Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI), established in 2001 by Kevin and DeLana Harvick, is an 80,000 sq. ft. facility located in Kernersville, N.C. Home of the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship team, KHI enters 2010 in its seventh full year of competition with two full-time Truck Series teams and one full-time Nationwide Series team. Four-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday returns to the helm of the No. 33 Truck team looking for his fifth title and third championship for KHI (2009 and 2007), while Sprint Cup series stars Kevin Harvick and Elliott Sadler guide the No. 2 Truck team. Two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Harvick will again shine as the lead driver of the No. 33 Nationwide Series team as he continues to make his mark in motorsports and establish KHI as one of the top teams in NASCAR competition. For more information about KHI and its teams, please visit www.KevinHarvickInc.com.
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Race Info
March 27, 2010
Martinsville (Va.) Speedway
Kroger 250
Race length: 250 Laps/ 131.5 Miles
Banking/Turns: 12-degree turns;
0-degree straight-a-ways
Track layout: 0.526-mile
Shape: Oval
Pre-Race Schedule
Friday:
Practice: 10:00 a.m. – 11:20 a.m., EST
Final Practice: 1:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., EST
Qualifying: 4:45 p.m., EST
TV: The Kroger 250 can be seen on SPEED Saturday at 1:30 p.m., EST
Radio: The Motor Racing Network (MRN) will broadcast live at 1:30 p.m., EST
Truck Specs:
Chassis: 039
Engine: Earnhardt-Childress Racing (ECR)
Ron Hornaday
Truck Series Statistics at
Martinsville Speedway
Starts: 15
Wins: 0
Poles: 1 (2008)
Top Five’s: 6
Top 10’s: 9
Laps Led: 231
Average Start: 6.9
Average Finish: 10.6