…Ron Hornaday Jr. won the Chevy Silverado 350 at Texas Motor Speedway. He posted his 39th series victory in his 223rd career start. He posted his sixth win of the 2008 season, the most of all drivers. He posted his second win at Texas in his 12th race there; both of his wins came in 2008. Hornaday became the second driver to sweep both races at Texas in one season; Brendan Gaughan won four in a row at Texas between 2002 and 2003.
…Hornaday gained 25 points on leader Johnny Benson; he now is only six points behind. This is the closest points battle with two races to go in series history; the previous was seven in 2004. Benson finished third in the race.
…Benson has lost 59 points to Hornaday over the past two races. He had a 65-point lead following Martinsville.
…There are two races left in the season (Phoenix and Homestead). Benson and Hornaday have each scored victories on the final two tracks.
…Kevin Harvick Inc. posted its 16th series victory and its seventh of the 2008 season. It posted its second series win at Texas, both in 2008.
…Kyle Busch, who finished second, posted his 14th top-10 finish in 16 starts this season. He has finished first or second five times this season.
…Busch led the most laps in the race (87 of 147), the fifth time in 2008 that he has led the most laps.
…Race winner Hornaday led 45 laps in the event, including the final 40.
…Chevrolet posted its ninth win of the 2008 season.
…Colin Braun, who finished fifth, was the best finisher of the four rookie of the year contenders in the race. Three of the four contenders finished in the top 10.
…The top 10 featured seven Toyotas, one Chevrolet and two Fords. Dennis Setzer, who finished 13th, was the highest-finishing Dodge.(ESPN.com)(11-3-2008)
