No. 33 AES HR Solutions Chevrolet Team Report
NASCAR Truck Series Race 1 of 25 -Daytona International Speedway
RON HORNADAY RETURNS TO THE NO 33:
Ron Hornaday returns in 2007 to drive the No. 33 AES HR Solutions Chevrolet in the NASCAR Truck Series for Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI). In 2006, veteran driver, Ron Hornaday drove the No. 33 to a seventh-place finish in the championship point standings, and extended his record of most wins for a driver in the Truck Series to 29 victories. The 2006 season also marked Hornaday’s seventh time in seven full Truck seasons finishing in the championship top-10, making the KHI team the highest-finishing Chevrolet in the 2006 Series point standings. Hornaday has a victory in eight of nine seasons in the Truck Series, and has also earned the prestigious honor of Most Popular Driver (MPD) five times in four of motorsports premier racing
divisions over the past 14 years of his racing career.
VETRAN CREW CHIEF RICK REN JOINS THE KHI TEAM:
Rick Ren, a 32-year NASCAR veteran will team up with two-time Truck Series
champion Ron Hornaday for the 2007 season. In 2006, Ren led his team to
five wins, 13 top-five and 17 top-ten finishes, and ended the season second
in the point standings. He was also named the 2006 Truck Series WYPALL*
Wipers Crew Chief of the Year.
Hornaday and Ren are looking for a solid run this weekend at Daytona (Fla.)
International Speedway as they begin their new partnership and head into
the 2007 season.
RON HORNADAY ON DAYTONA AND BEYOND:
“With Rick Ren coming over, knowing what these trucks can do, he’s going to
bring a lot to the program.”
“Everything constantly changes in NASCAR and you have to stay on top of it,
I think Rick has brought some great guys over to us. With what he’s put
together it’s already working better than last year. We are looking forward
to Daytona — I’m looking forward to the whole season.”
“We need to leave here with a good finish going into California the next
weekend.”
NO. 33 CREW CHIEF RICK REN ON DAYTONA:
“I had to do some Chasey tuning for the new aero package, this package is
going to be quite different on the front aero than what any of us are used
to. In preseason testing they were pretty darn tight in traffic.”
“This is a deal where I think who ever strikes up on a combination the
quickest is going to get a jump on the field.”
RON HORNADAY DAYTONA NCTS STATS
RON HORNADAY RECOGNIZED FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN NASCAR:
Ron Hornaday recently joined an elite group on January 25, 2007, when he
was recognized on stage at the ground breaking ceremony for the NASCAR Hall
of Fame, set to open in 2010. Hornaday and fellow NASCAR luminaries were
celebrated for their achievements in NASCAR. The honorees included Sam Ard,
Buddy Baker, Jerry Cook, Jack Ingram, Ned Jarrett, Junior Johnson, Rusty
Wallace, Rex White, Jack Roush, Ernie Irvan, Geoffrey Bodine, Tommy
Houston, Terry Labonte, Richard and Kyle Petty, Glen and Leonard Wood,
Felix Sabates, Darrell Waltrip, Waddell Wilson, Rick Hendrick, Ted
Musgrave, Chuck Bown, Steve Grissom, Ron Hornaday, Randy LaJoie Chip
Ganassi, Frances Flock (Tim Flock’s widow), Sam Belnavis, Chris Browning,
Clay Campbell, Ray Evernham, Dale Inman, Don Miller, Raymond Parks, Buddy
Parrott, Bruton Smith, H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler, and Phil Parsons (representing
his late brother Benny).
AES HR SOLUTIONS CHEVROLET CREW:
Crew Chief: Rick Ren
Catch Can Man: Scott Haller
Front Tire Changer: Tim Sanders
Front Tire Carrier: Danny Stockman
Rear Tire Changer: Chris Beeson
Rear Tire Carrier: Dean Franklin
Jack Man: Adam Crigger
Gas Man: Skip Duggan
Fuel Runner: Wayne Hasenmayer
Pit Support: Terra Marckese
Spotter: Lennie Chandler
ABOUT AES HR SOLUTIONS:
Since its inception in 2003, AES Human Resource Solutions (AES) has been
dedicated to offering companies the very best business programs and
services available - services such as human resources administration,
payroll, workers’ compensation, employment compliance reporting and safety
training. Headquartered in Pensacola Fla., AES is a multi-state entity and
proud sponsor of Kevin Harvick’s No. 33 AES HR Solutions Chevrolet
Silverado Truck.
For additional information, call (850) 477-4449 or visit www.aeshr.com.
ABOUT KEVIN HARVICK INC.:
Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) is a 70,000 sq. ft. facility located in
Kernersville, N.C. KHI is home to the No. 33 AES HR Solutions and No. 2
Camping World Truck Series teams and the No. 33 Old Spice/Bounty
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Camping World and the No. 77 Dollar General stores Busch Series teams. KHI
enters into its fourth year of full-time competition in 2007 in NASCAR’s
elite divisions. Please visit www.kevinharvickinc.com for more
information.