Ron Hornaday, Sr.

Infobox NASCAR driver


Name = Ron Hornaday, Sr.
Birthdate = January 13, 1931 | Birthplace = San Fernando, California
Awards = Inducted in the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame) (2002)

NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series champion (1963, 1964)

Best_Cup_Pos = 45th - 1955 (Grand National)
Cup_Top_Tens = 4
Cup_Poles = 0
First_Cup_Race = 1955 Arizona State Fairgrounds (Phoenix)
Last_Cup_Race = 1973 Tuborg 400 (Riverside)
Total_Cup_Races = 17
Years_In_Cup = 10

Ron Hornaday Sr. (born January 13, 1931) is an American racecar driver from San Fernando, California. He is the father of Ron Hornaday. Ron was inducted in the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in its first class in 2002. He made 17 NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) starts between 1955 and 1973, mainly on the West Coast. [ [http://racing-reference.info/driver?id=hornaro01 NASCAR Cup statistics] , Retrieved December 7 2007]

He raced at Saugus Speedway for several years, driving the #97 "Galpin Motors 1957 Ford. He also raced on the West Coast of the United States in the Pacific Coast Late Model series (now the NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series) in 1956. He began winning races a few years later, and he finished second in the 1962 season championship behind Eddie Gray. He won the season points championship in 1963, and he repeated as champion in 1964. In his Pacific Coast Late Model career he had 13 victories. [ [http://www.stockcarreunion.com/inductees.html Ron Hornaday, Sr. Biography] at the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame, Retrieved December 7 2007]

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