| Ron Hornaday wins the NASCAR Craftsman series | | | | Hornaday trails Benson by only 94 points. Hornaday is |
| race at the Gateway International Raceway. This | | | | the defending champion after winning the series in |
| was Hornaday's fourth win for the year. This was | | | | 2007. Hornaday also won the series in 1996 and 1998. |
| also Hornaday's record 37th victory at a Craftsman | | | | There were no changes in the series standings for |
| series race. | | | | the top eight drivers. Following Benson and Hornaday |
| Hornaday made it look easy leading his Chevrolet in | | | | is Matt Crafton in third. Bodine remains in fourth with |
| 113 of the 160 laps. After the final pit stop, Hornaday | | | | Mike Skinner in fifth. Rick Crawford is still in sixth with |
| came out in sixth place after taking four tires. The | | | | Erik Darnell in seventh and Jack Sprague in eighth. |
| drivers in front of Hornaday either took two tires or | | | | The trucks will be in New Hampshire next weekend |
| no tires. Hornaday took very little time in chasing all | | | | and it appears to be coming down to a shootout |
| of them down to retake the lead and then leading | | | | between Benson and Hornaday for the series |
| the final 30 laps. | | | | championship. Hornaday and Sprague have each won |
| Pole sitter Dennis Setzer finished second in a Dodge. | | | | the series championship three times. Hornaday can |
| Series leader Johnny Benson was third in his Toyota. | | | | break this tie by winning the series this year. Benson |
| Todd Bodine finished fourth in a Toyota and Jack | | | | finished second in the series in 2006 and third in 2007 |
| Sprague finished fifth in a Chevrolet. | | | | but has yet to be crowned champion. The last eight |
| The series is extremely tight between Benson and | | | | races will be exciting to see who will be the champion |
| Hornaday with only eight races to go. Benson and | | | | for 2008. |
| Hornaday have each won four races this year. | | | | |