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Hornaday Wins Record Fifth Straight NASCAR Truck Series Race

hornaday-nashvilleRon Hornaday Jr. is breaking NASCAR Camping World Truck Series records at, well, a record pace these days.

He won his fifth Truck Series race in a row on Saturday and set a record for most consecutive wins. Hornaday won at Nashville Speedway and became the first Truck Series driver to win five straight races. It was also the 45th win of his Truck Series career, more than any other driver.

“Honestly, this is just unbelievable,” said Hornaday, a former Saugus Speedway champ. “I know I have been saying that a lot lately, but it is. Five in a row. Wow! This is pretty cool. I’m so proud that I finally got a Sam Bass guitar. I’ve wanted one for so many years and to finally achieve that it’s pretty cool. I have to thank the fans for sticking around through the rain and all of these guys behind this truck. I could not have achieved any of this without them, they are a hard working bunch of guys and they have earned every one of these wins.”

Hornaday joins Ricahrd Petty and Bobby Allison as the only drivers to win five NASCAR national events in a row.

In the NASCAR Camping World West Series, Greg Pursley didn’t exactly set any records, but notched another impressive finish. The Canyon High graduate was fourth in the West Series race at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah on Saturday. He also moved up to third place in the West Series standings. Jason, Bowles, a driver from Ontario, leads the West Series standings.

“All in all it was a great run for the Gene Price Motorsports team,” an exhausted Pursley said after the race. “I thought we had something left to catch Bowles but we got crossed up with a couple of lapped cars late and that slowed us down a bit. This race track is so much fun to drive; it really is a driver’s track.”

Patrick Long, a driver from Thousands Oaks and a veteran American Le Mans Series driver, won the race at Miller Motorsports Park. It was the first NASCAR win of his career.

At Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Rich DeLong III of Santa Clarita won the NASCAR Super Stocks race and snapped the seven-race winning streak of Larry Cerquettini. Cerquettini, a driver from Redlands, won the first seven Super Stocks races at Irwindale this season. DeLong came into Saturday night’s race with four runner-up finishes. He finally broke through, ending Cerquettini’s dominance in the division, at least for one night

Go to Haddock in the Paddock for video interviews of the drivers and all the race recaps from Toyota Speedway at Irwindale.

Photo: Record breaking duo Ron Hornaday Jr. (right) and Crew Chief Rick Ren celebrate in Victory Lane after grabbing their fifth consecutive win. Hornaday becomes the third driver in NASCAR’s three national series to win five consecutive races joining Richard Petty and Bobby Allison. Ren, with 27 career victories, becomes the all-time winningest crew chief in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. (Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images)

Hornaday Wins Record Fifth Straight NASCAR Truck Series Race

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Connie and her husband, John, moved to the Santa Clarita Valley almost 30 years ago. Living in Santa Clarita for that long is the direct opposite of Connie’s childhood. She was an Army ‘brat’ who moved every two to three years. Consequently, she has lived in many states and even spent three years in Europe. All three of her kids went to Santa Clarita schools. Connie says the best thing about her job at KHTS is that she is never bored. “If I’m not smiling, Carl is sure to ask why, just before giving me a mind-boggling project.” “KHTS AM-1220 is an integral part of our community and I’m glad to be a part of it. Besides, the DJs will take my request to play Shania Twain’s ‘Still the One’ for my wedding anniversary – gotta love that!”