Ron Hornaday Wins Camping World Truck Title

Kevin Harvick can take a deep breath and let it out after a long season that has seen him struggle at times, but in the end in the Ford 200 Camping World Truck Series race, he did enough to win. On Friday night in the Ford 200 Camping World Truck Series, Harvick was able to pull away from Timothy Peters during a restart on Lap 135 that saw him win during a race to the line.

Ron Hornaday wins World Camping Truck Series

Kevin Harvick could be heard screaming into his radio after the race that they had done it and this was a great way to end the 2009 Camping World Truck Series. Kevin has won the last two races of the Camping World Truck Series season and has three wins in his past six starts. It wasn’t looking very good when Harvick came into the pits on Lap 114 for more fuel, but once he got back out on the track, he turned things around and was back in the lead within eight laps. Over the remaining laps Harvick was able to increase his lead by over four seconds, before Ryan Sieg’s spin caused another caution to occur.

Kevin Harvick’s win played second fiddle to the real story of the day, as Ron Hornaday was able to finish eighth and secure the Camping World Truck Series title. Ron Hornaday has had a fast truck all year and this is a much deserved championship for Hornaday, who battled all year, despite his problems.

Matt Crafton finished second, just ahead of Colin Braun’s truck in the Ford 200 Camping World Truck Series race; while Timothy Peters was able to stay strong and consistent with a fourth place finish. Todd Bodine finished fifth in his Toyota, in front of Mike Skinner and his Toyota, and just ahead of David Starr and his Toyota. Ron Hornaday stayed out of trouble and obviously knew he didn’t need to win and just tried to finish as best he could, without putting himself in jeopardy of being taken out of the race. Johnny Sauter finished ninth and T.J. Bell rounded out the top ten in the Ford 200.

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