Timothy Peters
No. 17 Toyota Tundra
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race 15 of 25
Michigan International Speedway
MOVING ON UP: In four starts at Michigan International Speedway (MIS)Timothy Peters has made steady progress toward a top-five finish in each of his four starts. In his last two starts he has recorded two top-10 finishes of eighth and sixth respectively. Peters and his No.17 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra team are still looking for that illusive 2.0-mile track win.
THE CLOSER: According to NASCAR loop data statistics,Peters ranks fourth among NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers in the closer category. Peters’ moves up an average of 1.2 positions in the final 10 percent of laps completed. Altogether in 2011, Peters has moved up 17 positions in the final stage of the event.
DID YOU KNOW?Peters has spent 2010 or 90 percent of the laps completed in 2011 on the lead lap.
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CHASSIS HISTORY: The No. 17 team will utilize chassis No. 003 this weekend at Michigan International Speedway. This chassis is a brand-new chassis.
PREVIOUS RACE RECAP:Two weeks ago at Pocono Raceway Peters and the No.17 team fought Mother Nature and lost as the race was halted after only 17 laps due to rain. The race resumed the following morning under sunny skies. The track had changed dramatically and Peters began to fight a loose-handling race truck. Despite the condition, Peters was able to hang on and bring home a 10th-place finish his second top-10 finish in two visits to Pocono Raceway.
Timothy Peters Talks about Michigan International Speedway:
The No. 17 team is bringing a brand-new truck to Michigan this weekend. What are your thoughts on the new chassis?
“This is the third new chassis we have built this season. They keep getting better and better each time we bring one to the track. Michigan has been somewhat of an Achilles heel for me. I am looking forward to taking this truck on its maiden voyage this weekend and hopefully walking away with my career-best finish at MIS.”
Red Horse Racing has five wins in their short history in the Truck Series. However, wins at 1.5-mile and 2.0-mile speedways have been elusive. Do you think Michigan is the place where Red Horse Racing can break through and capture a win?
“I believe it is. I grew up short-track racing and that is where I am more comfortable. However, we have worked really hard this year to try and complete the package at Red Horse Racing. All of our wins have been very special, but a win at a track like Michigan would really help put me and Red Horse Racing in a different category.”
You are currently sitting fourth in the Truck Series point standings – only 23 points from the lead position. What is it going to take to win the 2011 Truck Series Championship?
“It is going to take consistency. The team that can finish top-five week in and week out is going to be the team that takes home the hard-ware at the end of this season. It is going to be the group that can have a bad day and turn it into a good finish these last 10 races that we will crown champion. We sure would like it to be us.”
About Red Horse Racing:
Founded in 2005 by former Mobil Corporation executive Tom DeLoach and NASCAR veteran Jeff Hammond, Red Horse Racing aims to be a professional racing team that strives for excellence on and off the race track. Red Horse Racing hopes to build and maintain solid, mutual relationships with its partners to win races and championships and to represent itself in a professional manner. The team has four victories and five poles in its brief existence. DeLoach and Hammond also own Performance Instruction Training (PIT), the number one pit crew training center in the world that also has many corporate training options that include team-building, lean manufacturing, motorsports demonstrations and more.
Quick Facts
Timothy Peters
Michigan International Speedway
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Stats:
Starts: 4
Poles: 0
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 2
Laps Led:0
Average Start: 19.8
Average Finish: 18.5
2011 Season to Date Stats:
Number of Starts: 14
Average Starting Position: 13.2
Average Finishing Position: 11.5
Wins: 1 (Lucas Oil Raceway)
Top-Five Finishes: 4
Top -10 Finishes: 6
Poles: 1 (Charlotte)
Laps Led: 117
Earnings: $216,900
Total Laps Completed: 2149
Total Possible Laps: 2224
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