Guide Note

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Ron Hornaday is a three-time champion of the Truck Series and has competed in all three major NASCAR series. He's a full-time member of the Kevin Harvick Inc. team, driving the #33 Camping World Chevrolet truck.

Hornaday, who prefers not to use "Jr." or "II," began racing karts and motorcycles before racing stock cars at tracks including the Saugus Speedway and the Mesa Marin Raceway. He was discovered by the late Dale Earnhardt while racing in the NASCAR Winter Heat Series and was signed by DEI to drive in the fledgling Craftsman Truck Series when it began in 1995.

Hornaday's father Ron Hornaday, Sr. is a two-time Winston West Series Champion. His son, Ron "Ronnie" Hornaday, III, is also a former NASCAR driver and was the truck director for the #98 Gillett Evernham Motorsports Truck in 2006.

Fast Facts

1. Full name: Ronald Hornaday II
2. Born: June 20, 1958
3. Birthplace: Palmdale, California
4. Nicknames: "Master of the Restart," "The Professor"
5. Favorite quote: "Live every day like it's Saturday"

1. 45 races run over 10 years
2. 1 Top Ten, 15 DNQs
3. Total earnings: $1,808,307
4. First race: 1992 Save Mart 300K Sonoma
5. Last race: 2003 Ford 400 Homestead

1. 177 races run over 10 years
2. 4 Wins, 31 Top Fives, 67 Top Tens, 1 Pole, 2 DNQs
3. Total earnings: $5,636,161
4. 2006 NNS position: 35th
5. Best NNS position: 3rd - 2003
6. First race: 1998 First Union 200 Nazareth
7. First win: 2000 Econo Lodge 200 Nazareth
8. Last win: 2004 Alan Kulwicki 250 Milwaukee

1. 204 races run over 11 years
2. 33 Wins, 95 Top Fives, 143 Top Tens, 16 Poles, 0 DNQs
3. Total earnings: $5,375,071
4. 2006 NCTS position: 7th
5. Best NCTS position: 1st - 1996, 1998, 2007
6. First race: 1995 Copper World Classic Phoenix
7. First win: 1995 Racing Champions 200 Tucson
8. Last win: 2007 Power Stroke Diesel 200 ORP