TSM downsizes from three to two truck teams; Hornaday left without ride

As a result of a dispute between team co-owners Harry Scott Jr. and Steve Turner, Turner-Scott Motorsports has downsized their operation heading into the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park/Atlanta Motor Speedway weekend.

“Turner Scott Motorsports remains in operation and will compete in this weekend’s NASCAR events. TSM’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race teams represented by the No. 42 driven by Kyle Larson and the No. 31 driven by Dylan Kwasniewski will complete this weekend as scheduled at Atlanta Motor Speedway,”  Harry Scott Jr. released in a statement. “The No. 31 driven by Ben Kennedy and the No. 32 driven by Cameron Hayley in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will compete as scheduled at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park this coming Sunday.

“My investment company, a co-owner of TSM, will continue to do all that it can to keep the team moving forward with or without our business partner Steve Turner. To all TSM employees, sponsors, partners and fans I pledge we will continue to do what we can to keep the teams racing hard each and every week of the season.”

With the statement from Scott, there is a key driver missing that does not have a ride moving forward into this weekend – Ron Hornaday. Hornaday has been driving the No. 30 Chevrolet Silverado for TSM this year and currently sits third in points. Heading into this weekend’s Chevrolet Silverado 250, the four-time series champion is left on the outside looking in.

Hornaday has emphasized in his interviews each week, pre- and post-race that the team’s future was determined on a weekly basis and whether they’d have the funding to move forward. In contrast, both Kennedy and Hayley have full support behind them from sponsors for their scheduled races. Kennedy currently sits ninth in points with one top-five and five top-10s in the 13 races thus far this year, while Hayley is making his NCWTS debut. Hayley currently runs the full K&N East Series schedule for TSM and sits second in points.