Ron Hornaday News

#4 driver? UPDATE:

#4 driver? UPDATE:

September 18, 2000
also reported on ESPN2's NASCAR 2Day was that Chad Little could end up in the #4 Kodak Chevy fielded by Morgan-McClure(9-17-2000) UPDATE: Larry McClure says he'd like to find a young driver to run for his team next season. Two men he'll be looking at: Ron Hornaday

#7 Driver?

#7 Driver?

September 18, 2000
looks like the Bobby Hamilton rumor was incorrect(choke) and ESPN2's NASCAR 2Day is reporting that Ron Hornaday and Randy LaJoie(didn't he just sign with Joe Nemechek for a BGN ride?) are the two rumored drivers(9-17-2000) UPDATE: One of the men #7 owner Jim Smith

3rd DEI team? it’s Back UPDATE 5, press conference and….:

3rd DEI team? it’s Back UPDATE 5, press conference and….:

September 13, 2000
Rumor on the distant horizon: A third team for Dale Earnhardt Inc.?(SpeedVision) currently run the #1-Steve Park and #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr teams. No drivers mentioned(5-28-2000) UPDATE: Ty Norris, head of DEI, isn't enthusiastic about expanding with a third Cup team

Labonte in or out..at Watkins Glen? UPDATE “ Out:

Labonte in or out..at Watkins Glen? UPDATE “ Out:

August 8, 2000
Labonte in or out..at Watkins Glen? UPDATE “ Out: during an interview at Indy, Terry Labonte said he would skip Indy and Watkins Glen, test at Bristol on the 14th and decide when he would return to the seat of the #5 Kelloggs Chevy. Labonte sat out at Indy due to continuing

Labonte in or out..at Watkins Glen? UPDATE – Out:

Labonte in or out..at Watkins Glen? UPDATE – Out:

August 8, 2000
during an interview at Indy, Terry Labonte said he would skip Indy and Watkins Glen, test at Bristol on the 14th and decide when he would return to the seat of the #5 Kelloggs Chevy. Labonte sat out at Indy due to continuing complications from injuries suffered at

Paint Scheme Stuff UPDATE:

Paint Scheme Stuff UPDATE:

August 1, 2000
hearing some special paint schemes coming up in the next few months: #5-Terry Labonte Frosted Flakes(Michigan?); #36-Ken Schrader Halloween M&M's; #20-Tony Stewart Special (at Homestead); and a Monsters promotion with #18-Bobby Labonte, #13-Robby Gordon and a few

#44 Crew Chief? UPDATE:

#44 Crew Chief? UPDATE:

July 7, 2000
hearing Fred Graves will become the crew chief for the #44 Hot Wheels team and Kyle Petty. Graves started the year as the crew chief for the #13 Robby Gordon team(7-4-2000) UPDATE: Championship crew chief Fred Graves has been named to head the Hot Wheels Racing Pontiac

Provisionals:

Provisionals:

June 16, 2000
Provisionals: Mike McLaughlin is one of only four drivers who have started all 15 races in 2000 that have not used any provisionals. Mike Dillon, Bobby Hamilton, Jr., Ron Hornaday and McLaughlin are the only four drivers out of 92 different drivers who have started

Fuel Violation:

Fuel Violation:

May 16, 2000
Fuel Violation: #03 Driver/Owner Ken Alexander was fined $10,000 and penalized six points in the owners' standings. Crew chief David Lackey was suspended from NASCAR until June 7 for fuel violations found May 5 prior to qualifying for the Hardee's 250. Alexander failed

Practice Crashes:

Practice Crashes:

April 1, 2000
Practice Crashes: David Green hit the wall during Busch Series practice and had to bring out a backup car. Rookie Jimmie Johnson spun and hit the wall in the second practice, and Ron Hornaday spun to miss Johnson. Hornaday's team only has to replace a bent oil pan,

Tennessean:

Tennessean:

March 22, 2000
Tennessean: Ron Hornaday is 'rookie' in cars by Skip Wood(3-22-2000)

New Team:

New Team:

March 18, 2000
Jason Small, the youngest rookie ever in the long-running NASCAR Winston West Series will be a rookie again this year, a rookie in the CTS. Small Motorsports has acquired a Craftsman Truck from Ron Hornaday Jr. The team will be running the full Winston West season

Ruttman again:

Ruttman again:

March 18, 2000
#18-Joe Ruttman won the pole at Phoenix by winning his third consecutive pole, the others were at Daytona and Homestead. Ruttman broke the CTS track record with a run of 129.204mph. Greg Biffle in 1998, Mike Bliss and Rich Bickle in 1997, Ron Hornaday in 1995 and Mike

Dynos:

Dynos:

March 6, 2000
Dynos: Grand National officials put seven cars on a chassis dyno after Saturday's race, won by Jeff Burton. The chassis dyno measures how many horsepower is transferred from the engine to the car's rear wheels. Cars tested: #9-Jeff Burton, #60-Mark Martin, #87-Joe

Hornaday III to ARCA UPDATE:

Hornaday III to ARCA UPDATE:

January 29, 2000
TDK Racing, based in Mooresville, NC announced that they have named Ronnie Hornaday III to drive their 1999 Chevys for the full ARCA schedule in 2000. After posting some impressive lap times in mandatory testing at Daytona in December TDK Racing Team Owners David Leiner