American racing driver (born 1958)
NASCAR driver
| Ron Hornaday Jr. |
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| Born | Ronald Lee Hornaday Jr.
(1958-06-20) June 20, 1958 (age 66)
Palmdale, California, U.S. |
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| Achievements | Most NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championships (4)
1996, 1998, 2007, 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion
1992, 1993 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour Champion
1994 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Exhibition Winner
1995 Copper World Classic Late Model Winner |
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| Awards | 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Most Popular Driver
1997, 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Most Popular Driver
1992 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour Most Popular Driver
West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2013)
NASCAR Hall of Fame (2018)
Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers
(2023) |
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| 46 races run over 11 years |
| 2015 position | 51st |
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| Best finish | 38th (2001) |
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| First race | 1992 Save Mart 300K (Sonoma) |
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| Last race | 2015 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (Atlanta) |
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| Wins |
Top tens |
Poles |
| 0 |
1 |
0 |
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| 184 races run over 14 years |
| Best finish | 3rd (2003) |
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| First race | 1998 First Union 200 (Nazareth) |
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| Last race | 2011 WYPALL 200 (Phoenix) |
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| First win | 2000 Econo Lodge 200 (Nazareth) |
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| Last win | 2004 Alan Kulwicki 250 (Milwaukee) |
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| Wins |
Top tens |
Poles |
| 4 |
70 |
1 |
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| 360 races run over 17 years |
| 2014 position | 14th |
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| Best finish | 1st (1996, 1998, 2007, 2009) |
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| First race | 1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix) |
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| Last race | 2014 WinStar World Casino & Resort 350 (Texas) |
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| First win | 1995 Racing Champions 200 (Tucson) |
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| Last win | 2011 Smith's 350 (Las Vegas) |
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| Wins |
Top tens |
Poles |
| 51 |
234 |
27 |
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| Statistics current as of July 25, 2023. |
Ronald Lee Hornaday Jr. (born June 20, 1958) is an American former professional stock car racing driver and businessman. He currently owns Team Hornaday Development, a driver development program as well as Hornaday Race Cars a Dirt Modified chassis builder. He is also the father of former NASCAR driver Ronnie Hornaday and son of the late Ron Hornaday Sr., a two-time NASCAR Winston West Series Champion. Hornaday himself is a four-time champion in the NASCAR Truck Series, his most recent coming in 2009 and is a NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour Champion. He was noticed by Dale Earnhardt while participating in the NASCAR Winter Heat on TNN.
