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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Colorado 250 Preview -- #16, Ron Hornaday

16 July 1997

 #16 Ron Hornaday, NAPA Brakes Chevrolet
 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
 Colorado 250 By Snap-On Tools Advance
 Colorado National Speedway

                    HORNADAY TURNS UP THE HEAT

 
ERIE, CO - Ron Hornaday and the NAPA Brakes team scored their fourth victory 
of the year this past weekend (matching 1996 win total) at Louisville Motor 
Speedway in Louisville, Ky. Hornaday qualified fourth and finished first. He 
led all 225 laps of the vent. This was the NAPA team's third win in four 
races.

 - Hornaday now has 14 wins in the NASCAR Truck Series. Just two off Mike 
Skinner's (1995 Champion) Truck Series record.

 - NAPA Brakes crew chief Fred Graves has an impressive record since joining 
the team in late May. He has won three out of six races. His short track 
record is even better, two wins in two events.

 - The NAPA Brakes team will run the Chevy truck named "Melissa" again this 
weekend at Colorado National Speedway in Erie, Colo. Melissa won this past 
Saturday at Louisville. She now has nine wins on her resume.

 - The NAPA team welcomed back engine technician Buster Mullis at the 
Louisville race. He severed a tendon on his ring finger during the post-race 
inspection at Bristol, Tenn. He has had two operations to repair damage and 
has now returned to his position with the team.

QUOTES:

NAPA Brakes driver Ron Hornaday on last week's Louisville win:

"I need to give the credit to Fred Graves and this awesome NAPA team. They 
are giving me great Chevy trucks to drive. This truck was great all day. I 
think everyone involved in this program," said Hornaday. "All the guys at DEI 
(Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) are working hard and it is showing."

Comments on this weekend's event at Colorado National:

"I am looking forward to the trip to the Denver area. It's a great city with 
diehard NASCAR fans. We will put on a good show for them," commented 
Hornaday. "It's another tough little short track. I am looking forward to it. 
It's somewhat like the Tucson (Ariz.) track and we had a good run there (he 
won) - the difference is that you need to be on the bottom at Colorado."

                  RON HORNADAY COLORADO STATISTICS

          Date      St   Fn     Laps       Money Won     Status
          6/1/96     8    8     253(253)    $  6,400     Running
          7/15/95    1    3     200(200)      13,100     Running

Ron Hornaday is currently fourth in NASCAR Truck Series points.

By Champion Sports Group