Three of the six contenders for the Busch Series championship rumpled their cars in Friday’s Happy Hour practice session at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Ron Hornaday was forced to go to a backup car. #2-Ron Hornaday said he likes his team’s backup car better than its primary car. Hornaday, who is third in the championship, 39 points behind leader Brian Vickers, flattened the right side of his #2 Chevrolet in the 1.5-mile speedway’s Turn 1. Hornaday’s Richard Childress Racing team pulled out its backup, which Hornaday tested extensively here Tuesday, but Hornaday didn’t return to the racetrack. Early in the session, fifth-place #10-Scott Riggs and sixth-place #25-Bobby Hamilton Jr. collided on the frontstretch as Hamilton passed Riggs. Neither car spun and the body damage to each was minimal. Riggs’ car had a black doughnut squarely on its left-side #10 and a second doughnut further back on the side panel. Neither fender was damaged.(NASCAR.com)
For Happy hour speeds, see BGNRacing.com or NASCAR.com.(11-14-2003)
