Hornaday goes back-to-back at Las Vegas
Ron Hornaday needed a big fall if he was to compete for the championship and he is making sure it happens. Coming off his 50th victory at Kentucky a couple weeks ago, Hornaday is back in Victory Lane again with an impressive victory in the Smith's 350 at Las Vegas.
Hornaday held off Matt Crafton in an eight-lap sprint to the finish for Hornaday's fourth victory on the season and 51st in his career. Crafton held on to second and Timothy Peters was third.
Johnny Sauter had a huge points day with a fourth-place finish and Todd Bodine rounded out the top five.
Austin Dillon and James Buescher came into Las Vegas as the top two in points but they each had trouble early and the Truck Series championship race has become much closer.
Points leader Dillon spun on Lap 2 and hit the wall. Dillon was never able to recover and finished 18th. About 50 laps later, James Buescher was in the wrong place at the wrong time when Blake Feese got loose and spun into Buescher's No. 31. Buescher went to the garage and was able to return to the track, but finished 21st.
Results
FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS |
1 | 1 | 2 | Ron Hornaday | Chevrolet | Champion | 48/5 | 146 | Running |
2 | 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Chevrolet | Ideal Door / Menards | 42/0 | 146 | Running |
3 | 11 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Toyota | GearWrench | 42/1 | 146 | Running |
4 | 4 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | Chevrolet | SafeAuto Insurance Co. / Curb Records | 41/1 | 146 | Running |
5 | 13 | 5 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | International Trucks / Monaco RV | 40/1 | 146 | Running |
6 | 7 | 8 | Nelson Piquet Jr. * | Chevrolet | Qualcomm / Fleet Solutions | 38/0 | 146 | Running |
7 | 20 | 119 | David Mayhew | Chevrolet | MMI Services | 37/0 | 146 | Running |
8 | 12 | 60 | Cole Whitt * | Chevrolet | Fuel Doctor / Red Bull / Stratosphere | 36/0 | 146 | Running |
9 | 21 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Toyota | Big O Tires / South Point Hotel & Casino | 35/0 | 146 | Running |
10 | 3 | 29 | Parker Kligerman * | Dodge | Penske Truck Rental | 34/0 | 145 | Running |
11 | 22 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Chevrolet | S&W Services | 33/0 | 145 | Running |
12 | 9 | 4 | Ricky Carmichael | Chevrolet | Monster Energy | 32/0 | 144 | Running |
13 | 19 | 32 | Blake Feese | Chevrolet | AccuDoc Solutions | 31/0 | 141 | Running |
14 | 23 | 23 | Jason White | Chevrolet | GunBroker.com | 30/0 | 138 | Running |
15 | 33 | 57 | Norm Benning | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing | 29/0 | 136 | Running |
16 | 16 | 81 | David Starr | Toyota | Zachry / Riviera Hotel | 29/1 | 134 | Radiator |
17 | 2 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 27/0 | 131 | Running |
18 | 26 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Dodge | Glen Lerner Enterprises | 0 | 130 | Running |
19 | 14 | 6 | Justin Lofton | Chevrolet | CollegeComplete.com | 25/0 | 122 | Accident |
20 | 17 | 33 | Cale Gale | Chevrolet | Rheem Heating, Cooling & Water Heating | 24/0 | 120 | Accident |
21 | 6 | 31 | James Buescher | Chevrolet | Racersites / JamesBuescher.com | 23/0 | 106 | Running |
22 | 18 | 22 | Joey Coulter * | Chevrolet | Darrell Gwynn Foundation / RCR Graphics Center | 22/0 | 88 | Running |
23 | 24 | 93 | B.J. McLeod | Chevrolet | S&W Services | 21/0 | 68 | Vibration |
24 | 28 | 07 | Butch Miller | Toyota | Stony Creek Appliance Repair / Riviera Hotel | 20/0 | 51 | Drive Shaft |
25 | 32 | 66 | Max Gresham | Chevrolet | World Crown 300 / Gresham & Associates / Stratosphere | 19/0 | 40 | Accident |
26 | 25 | 73 | Brent Raymer | Chevrolet | Trans Pecos Trucking LLP / County Building Centers | 18/0 | 40 | Accident |
27 | 10 | 7 | Miguel Paludo * | Toyota | Stemco / Duroline | 17/0 | 29 | Accident |
29 | 15 | 9 | Max Papis | Toyota | GEICO | 15/0 | 26 | Accident |
29 | 8 | 18 | Brian Ickler | Toyota | Toyota Certified Used Vehicles | 16/0 | 29 | Accident |
30 | 29 | 138 | Mike Garvey | Chevrolet | S&W Services | 14/0 | 8 | Electrical |
31 | 31 | 0 | Wayne Edwards | Ford | DriverBoutique.com / Glen Lerner Enterprises | 0 | 8 | Transmission |
32 | 30 | 165 | Lance Fenton | Chevrolet | Trans Pecos Trucking LLP / FentonMotors.com | 12/0 | 7 | Engine |
33 | 27 | 127 | Chris Jones | Chevrolet | S&W Services | 11/0 | 6 | Brakes |
34 | 34 | 175 | John Borneman III | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing | 0 | 1 | Handling |
* Denotes Rookie