Hornaday Vaults Onto the Pole for the Third Time This Season

Ron Hornaday Jr. of Palmdale used his extensive road-racing experience to outdistance the field by one-half second Friday and win the pole position for the $166,550 Heartland Tailgate 175 SuperTruck race at Topeka, Kan.

Hornaday, who previously won poles at Phoenix and Denver, drove his Chevrolet to a lap of 92.430 m.p.h. over Heartland Park Topeka’s 1.8-mile road course. That was significantly faster than series point leader Mike Skinner, who settled for the outside front row starting position with a speed of 91.770, also in a Chevrolet.

Todd Bodine, making his first series appearance, was No. 3 qualifier at 91.698 in a Ford.

Baseball

The Lancaster Professional Baseball Club has opened a telephone line for fans seeking information on the move of the Riverside Pilots, a California League franchise, next season.

Information: 805-723-6268.

The Mid Valley Pony Mustang team advanced to the final of the winners’ bracket with a 3-2 victory over West Covina in a regional game at Duarte Sports Park.

Contributing: Fernando Dominguez, Michael Lazarus.