FORT WORTH, Texas (June 9, 2008) – Ron Hornaday and the Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) No. 33 Camping World Chevrolet Silverado team dominated the Sam’s Town 400K at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) on Friday, June 6. Hornaday led 140 of the 172 laps, setting a new track record for most laps led by the winner, and held off Kyle Busch on the final restart to pick up his first win at TMS, second of the 2008 season and 35th of his NASCAR Truck Series career, extending his lead in all-time NASCAR Truck Series victories.

“This is Texas, right? This is just so awesome to win here,” Hornaday said. “It’s a great race track and I want to thank the fans here, they always make it exciting to race here. We’ve always had good trucks here but to finally win at Texas, it’s just great.”

Hornaday took the lead for the first time as he passed pole-sitter Justin Marks on the second lap and led the next 32 laps. When the first caution of the race came out on lap 32, crew chief Rick Ren called Hornaday down pit road to take four tires and fuel. The No. 33 Camping World Chevrolet Silverado team made a good stop and quickly got Hornaday back out onto the track in the lead for the restart on lap 37. He led the next 10 laps before KHI teammate Jack Sprague took the lead on lap 47.

A few laps later, Hornaday passed Sprague to retake the lead for the next eight laps before pitting for four tires and fuel when the second caution of the night came out on lap 60. Hornaday restarted on lap 65 from the third position. He retook the lead on lap 71 and led the next 17 laps.

Hornaday was running in the second position behind Sprague after his truck’s handling went to the loose side during the long run under green. On lap 112 the caution came out after Colin Braun spun through the front stretch. Ren called him down pit road for the final time to take four tires and fuel. Another quick stop by the No. 33 Camping World Chevrolet Silverado team put Hornaday in the lead for the final time coming off pit road.

In the closing laps, when it seemed that Hornaday would easily cruise to victory, his six truck-length lead over second place Kyle Busch disappeared when the caution came out after Scott Speed was involved in an accident in turn four. With the race going over the scheduled 167 laps, the field was bunched up for one attempt at a green-white-checkered finish. Hornaday, known for being the “Master of Restarts,” drove away from Busch and the rest of the field to capture his first Truck Series win at Texas.

Hornaday regained the NASCAR point standings lead after the win and leads second place Matt Crafton by 45 points.

Race Chatter:
A jubilant Ron Hornaday took the checkered flag on lap 172 for his first win at Texas Motor Speedway.

Hornaday: “Wooooo hooooo! We won at Texas, boys! I can’t believe it. Great job everybody. This is awesome.”

Ren: “Good job, Ron. Good job everybody. Great work in the pits tonight, guys.”