Scott Riggs and Ron Hornaday will share driving duties behind the wheel of the #30 Smith & Wesson Chevrolet to be campaigned by SKI Motorsports at eight NASCAR Busch Series events in 2005. Riggs and Hornaday will wear the colors of Smith & Wesson the legendary 153-year old firearms manufacturer, at seven of the eight Busch events beginning with the March 12 Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 34-year-old Riggs, regular driver of the #10 Valvoline Chevrolet in the Nextel Cup Series, gets the honor of debuting the red, white and blue Smith & Wesson racing machine in the Busch race at Las Vegas. He’s also slated to handle the driving duties at Charlotte (May 28), Bristol (Aug. 26) and Texas (Nov. 5). Hornaday, 46, is a two-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion and has four Busch series wins to his credit. He joins the Smith & Wesson team for Busch races this season at Atlanta (March 19), California (Sept. 3) and Phoenix (Nov. 12). The team will name a driver for this summer’s Busch race at Daytona (July 1) at a later date. The #30 Smith & Wesson Chevrolet will feature several paint schemes during the course of its inaugural season. The red, white and blue design that will debut at Las Vegas will be complemented at later races by dramatic schemes representing tributes to America’s public servants. Smith & Wesson plans to aggressively support its NASCAR involvement by way of high-profile marketing programs featuring fan and customer promotions, as well as at-the-track activities including safety educational initiatives.(Ski Motorsports PR). No crew chief was named.(2-19-2005)
