Hornaday, Hubert in at the Glen.

Ron Hornaday and Tom Hubert are both hoping to make their seasonal Winston Cup debut in Sunday's Global Crossing @ the Glen for the Hendrick and Penske teams respectively.

Two time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Champion Hornaday will pilot the #5 Kellogg's Chevrolet normally driven by Terry Labonte while Hubert has been drafted in to replace Jeremy Mayfield in the #12 Mobil 1 Ford owned by Roger Penske.

Hornaday was chosen for the ride ahead of Todd Bodine and Rich Bickle, both of whom have driven the #5 machine in recent weeks after Labonte suffered a concussion and leg injuries in a hard crash in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona in July. Bodine finished 15th at the Brickyard 400 last Saturday in Labonte's car, marking the first time since 1978 that Terry has not started a Winston Cup race. With his 655 consecutive race streak gone, Labonte knew it was time to have a break.

Hornaday is currently taking in his rookie campaign in the Busch Grand National Series where he has scored two wins for team owner Dale Earnhardt. The Busch series has a week off and Hornaday won a Craftsman Truck Series event during his highly successful tenure with Earnhardt Inc in the burgeoning Championship.

Whereas Labonte has taken the knock-back on the chin, Mayfield is not a man who enjoys spectating at Winston Cup events. The Penske-Kranefuss driver, who has a healthy dislike for hospitals, was out of the local hospital at Indianapolis just hours after cashing heavily during Happy Hour for the Brickyard 400 and had intended to race at Watkins Glen and was thoroughly disappointed to learn that he would miss out.

"I'd much rather be driving that not driving, believe me," he announced in a team press release on Wednesday. "Everybody seems to think this will be for the best in the long run. All I want to do is get back in the race car."

Team bosses Roger Penske and Michael Kranefuss chose Hubert thanks to his road racing experience that has seen him place 33rd at Sears Point in 1999 and 36th at the Glen in 1998. As in Hornaday's case, Hubert's deal is just for one race as Mayfield is expected back behind the wheel in two weeks time at Michigan.

"This is a top-notch team with a top-notch car, and I'm pretty excited about what we might be able to do," said Hubert. "I can see there is a tremendous amount of potential here."