Ron Hornaday Gives Himself a Birthday Present By Winning the Copart 200

S M  Napier by Senior Writer Written on June 21, 2009
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By Lap 80, Hornaday leads by 1.264 seconds on Skinner in second and has over a four seconds lead on Bodine in third.

On Lap 81, the best racing is the battle in 11th between Sauter and Stacy Compton in the No. 60 SafeAuto Insurance Toyota, they've been battling it out for the last three laps now.

On Lap 82, finally Compton would finally pass Sauter on the bottom for 11th and drops him back to 12th.

By Lap 84, Hornaday would lead by two seconds, Bodine in third starts to get pressure from Crawford in fourth.

By Lap 87, Horn leads by 1.827 seconds on Skinner in second. The best racing on the track is Colin Braun in the No. 6 Con-Way Freight Ford is sixth putting pressure on Crafton in fifth for the position.

After 90 laps, the top five was; Hornaday leading by two seconds, Skinner is second, Bodine runs in third, followed by Crawford in fourth and Crafton in fifth.

By Lap 94, Hornaday has just dominated today on his birthday, has led 83 laps today and theirs only 20 trucks on the lead lap.

On Lap 95, Hornaday easily passes Mikey Kile in the No. 29 Greased Lightning Cleaning Products Chevrolet and Ricky Carmichael in the No. 4 Monster Energy Drink Chevrolet putting them both a lap down and there's 18 trucks on the lead lap now.

Scott would be running in 10th on lap 97, he's run a really good race so far and it's exciting to see him hang tough the way he has so far.

By Lap 98, Hornaday leads by 1.519 seconds on Skinner. Meanwhile both Braun and Starr have dropped Crafton to seventh.

At the halfway mark on Lap 100, Hornaday lead by 1.2 seconds over Skinner. Bodine and crawford start battling it out for third and fourth respectively.

By Lap 102, the best racing was Bodine in third, with Crawford in fourth trying first high and low to pass Bodine and he's just been able to block each move.

After 104 Laps, the top five was; Hornaday leading, Skinner second, Bodine third, Crawford fourth and Braun fifth.

By Lap 111, Hornaday leads by close two seconds, he catches Cook putting him a lap down and leaves only 17 trucks on the lead lap. Crafton's truck is running tight, he's fallen back to 11th and hanging onto it for the coming pit stops.

Scott has been running top-10,for the entire race so far and currently running in ninth.

After 114 Laps, the top five was; Hornaday leading, Skinner second, Bodine third, Crawford fourth and Braun fifth.

On Lap 119, Hornaday leads by 1.694 seconds over Skinner in second. He's hitting the tail end of the lead lap trucks just right, passing them as he just lapped James Buescher in the No. 10 International Maxx Force Diesel Ford and Tayler Malsam in the No. 81 One Eighty Toyota and leaves 15 trucks on the lead lap.

On Lap 121, Crafton comes to pit road for a green flag stop, making adjustments and takes fuel and heads back out.

On Lap 122, Hornaday leading slows comes to pit road for his green flag stop, gets only fuel, should be able to make it on fuel till the end and heads back out.

On Lap 124, Starr comes to pit road running out of fuel, he'd take fuel only. Braun would also pit, takes fuel, get adjustments, and to get a front fender pulled out. 

Mike Skinner also comes to pit road also to get fuel and heads back out on track. Bodine takes over the lead, as green flag pit stops continue to happen.

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