AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The record books will list Ron Hornaday as the oldest champion in NASCAR history. But behind the wheel of one of Kevin Harvick's trucks, he feels like a kid again.
The 51-year-old Hornaday won a record fourth Trucks Series championship by outrunning Matt Crafton on Friday night at Phoenix International Raceway. Hornaday wrapped it up by finishing fourth to Crafton's eighth."When you drive Kevin and (wife) Delana's equipment, you feel like you are 18," Hornaday said. "You feel young. The trucks they give me make me feel like a hero."
Harvick, the team owner, won Friday night's race and celebrated with Hornaday with simultaneous burnouts along the frontstretch.
"To see Hornaday lock up the championship and to win the race, I don't know if you can script it much better," Harvick said.
