Bluegrass State…The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) heads to Sparta, Ky. this week for the UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Four-time NCWTS champion Ron Hornaday is set to make his 12th-career start at the 1.5-mile oval and is looking to bring home his fourth-career win at Kentucky. Hornaday has compiled three wins, three top fives, six top 10s, and led 141 laps in his previous 11 starts at Kentucky Speedway.
Gotta Have a Rheem…At Kentucky, Hornaday will once again pilot the No. 30 Rheem Comfort Products Chevrolet for Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM). Rheem Manufacturing Company (www.rheem.com) is privately held with headquarters in Atlanta. In its 88th year of operation, the company manufactures a full line of high-quality residential and commercial heating and cooling systems; tank, tankless, solar, and heat pump water heaters; swimming pool heaters and commercial boilers throughout North America and world markets. The company’s premium brands, including Raypak, Ruud and Rheem, have been recognized with countless industry and consumer awards for reliability, innovative design and high quality. Rheem is now in its eighth consecutive year as a NASCAR sponsor.
This Week’s Silverado…The No. 30 Rheem team will unload chassis TSM-220 this week at Kentucky. This is the same truck that Hornaday most recently drove to a sixth-place finish at Texas.
Watch and Listen…The UNOH 225 can be seen live on Thursday June 26 on FOX Sports 1. Race Coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. EDT, and the event can also be heard live on PRN Radio as well as SiriusXM Radio, Channel 90. Catch all the action from the No. 30 truck as Hornaday runs an on-board camera in Thursday’s event.
Previous Race Recap…Hornaday began the Drivin’ for Lineman 200 in the 16th position but by the first pit stop, the NCWTS veteran had worked his way to the 10th position. Hornaday returned to the track one lap down to the leaders due to pit stops not fully cycling through. A caution flag on lap 66 allowed Hornaday to regain his lap while running in the 10th position. During a caution on lap 124, Hornaday ran over an obscured brake rotor, which forced the four-time champion to come to the pits for four tires. When the race resumed on Lap 133, Hornaday was scored in the 12th position. Hornaday was able to work his way past competitors in the race’s closing laps, crossing the finish line in fifth.
Ron Hornaday on Racing at Kentucky Speedway:
“We’ve put together some good runs the past few races with this Turner Scott Motorsports team. I’m really proud of the way everyone on this Rheem Chevrolet has been working and hopefully we can continue to build upon our success even more this week at Kentucky.”
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