Hornaday finds bad luck in Vegas

Ron Hornaday Jr. blew a tire with 12 laps to go in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and went from what looked like a top-five finish to 22nd place.
He also went from leading the Truck Series standings to second place and trailing Mike Skinner by three points. There are six races to go in the Truck Series season.
When Hornaday blew his right front tire, he also hit the wall causing severe damage to his truck. He was running in fourth place at the time. But after his crew made repairs and he returned to the race, he was a lap down and struggling to finish.
"We had a great truck here tonight and were looking at a top-five run in our Camping World Silverado," said Hornaday, driver of the No. 33 Chevrolet Silverado for Kevin Harvick Inc. "I don't know if we ran over something or what happened, but we cut down a right front tire. Several teams had problems with them tonight and we'll just get ready for Talladega."