Four-time Camping World Truck champ to run for The Motorsports Group
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Ron Hornaday Jr. will drive in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2015 for The Motorsports Group, the team announced.
Hornaday, a four-time champion in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, will be the primary driver and will pilot the No. 30 Chevrolet starting in February at Daytona International Speedway, according to the team release.
“I am happy to be signing on with Curtis Key and the entire TMG organization for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season,” Hornaday said in a team release. “This team has been working really hard during the offseason to get cars ready for Daytona and the rest of the season. I’m hoping to bring some guidance and racing knowledge to this start-up Cup team.”
Hornaday does have some experience in the sport’s top series. He has run 45 races, including 32 of 36 in the 2001 season. His lone top-10 in the premier series came that year with a ninth-place finish at Las Vegas. However, he has not run in a premier series event since 2003.
“We are glad to have Ron Hornaday come on board with The Motorsports Group,” TMG owner Curtis Key said in a release. Ron has been involved in the NASCAR industry for over 20 years now. His experience and knowledge of the industry is exactly what we need this first year in the Sprint Cup Series.”
Sponsorship information will be announced in the coming weeks, according to the release.
Hornaday, 56, has 55 NASCAR national series wins in his career, with 51 in the Truck Series and four in what is now known as the NASCAR XFINITY Series. This past season he ran 16 of the 22 races in the Truck Series and finished with five top-fives and 10 top-10 finishes.