Ron Hornaday Jr. won the City of Mansfield 250 on Saturday for his Craftsman Truck Series-record 28th career victory, while former baseball star Mike Greenwell finished 26th in his NASCAR debut.

Hornaday, who benefited from pit strategy that gave his Chevrolet the lead at mid-race, held off persistent challenges from Jack Sprague and David Starr and ended up finishing 0.961 seconds ahead of Sprague.

Hornaday, a few weeks shy of his 48th birthday, last won in March 2005 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He averaged 62.999 mph as a series-record 18 caution periods consumed 85 of 250 laps around the half-mile oval. Hornaday, who led the final 131 laps after 2005 series champion Ted Musgrave pitted his Toyota for fuel, won $50,250.

Greenwell completed all 250 laps in his Chevrolet. He started 20th but fell back after being penalized for a restart infraction and also spinning on the 144th lap.  More