Red Horse Racing: Notes & Quotes
Event: UNOH 225
Venue: Kentucky Speedway
Date: June 26, 2014
Red Horse Racing at Kentucky Speedway… In 20 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Kentucky Speedway, Red Horse Racing has earned five top-five and 10 top-10 finishes, with Parker Kligerman coming home in the runner-up position in September 2012.
400th Start for Red Horse Racing… When the green flag drops for the UNOH 225 on Thursday, June 26, Red Horse Racing will make its 400th start in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition.
2014: The Year of the (Red) Horse… Seven races into the 2014 season, Red Horse Racing holds the fourth and sixth positions in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver championship point standings with drivers Timothy Peters and Germán Quiroga, respectively. The RHR teams have collectively claimed four top-five and 12 top-10 finishes this season.
Tenth Year of NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Competition… Following the 2005 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Clean Line Motorsports became Red Horse Racing with new ownership. Seven races later, Red Horse Racing earned both its first pole award and win at Memphis Motorsports Park with Brandon Whitt behind the wheel of the No. 38 Toyota Tundra. Since entering NCWTS competition, RHR has logged 398 starts, earning 12 wins, 77 top-five finishes, 168 top-10 finishes and 11 pole awards, with an average starting position of 13.4 and an average finishing position of 14.4.
Follow RHR on Social Media… To keep up-to-date with the latest news, information and view exclusive content, visit Red Horse Racing’s Twitter page – @RedHorseRacing and Facebook page – Facebook.com/RedHorseRacing. Also, follow the RHR NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers on their personal Twitter pages – @TimothyPeters17 and @gerspeed1.
Catch the Action… FOX Sports 1’s live coverage of the UNOH 225 is scheduled to begin on Thursday, June 26 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. The race will also be broadcast on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. Qualifying for the eighth event on the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule will air live June 26 at 4:30 p.m. ET on FS1.
No. 17 Red Horse Racing
Toyota Tundra
This Week’s Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra at Kentucky Speedway… Peters will be piloting chassis No. 015 in the UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway this week. He most recently drove this Toyota Tundra to a 10th-place finish at Dover International Speedway on May 30 after qualifying third.
Peters History at Kentucky Speedway… Timothy Peters has 10 previous starts at Kentucky Speedway, where he’s earned two top-five and four top-10 finishes, and led for a total of 13 laps; making him the only Red Horse Racing driver to have ever led laps at the Sparta, Kentucky race track. He has an average starting position of 13.8 and average finishing position of 14.7. Last season he came home sixth after starting ninth while competing for Red Horse Racing.
Race Rewind: Gateway Motorsports Park… Timothy Peters earned his second top-five finish of the season, coming home third in the Drivin’ for Linemen 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park on June 14. The No. 17 Red Horse Racing team advanced to the final round of qualifying and earned a 10th-place starting spot for the 160-lap event. Crew chief Marcus Richmond called for adjustments to be made during the first pit stops of the race, giving Peters a Toyota Tundra with which he could fight for a top-five finish. Peters moved up to fourth in the NASCA R Camping World Truck Series championship point standings.
TIMOTHY PETERS QUOTES:
On a Top-Five Finish at Gateway Motorsports Park… “I’m really proud of our team’s efforts at Gateway (Motorsports Park). We struggled a bit in practice, trying to get the right set up, but managed to qualify 10th. Marcus Richmond and the whole team worked really hard to give me a solid race truck, one that we could really be competitive with there at the end. Another top-five finish is just what we needed to keep our momentum moving forward.”
On heading to Kentucky Speedway… “I’m looking forward to racing at Kentucky (Speedway). It’s a track that I’ve always done pretty well at, and a race that the fans really seem to enjoy. We’re coming off a top-five finish so I’m hoping that momentum will bring us another good finish in the Bluegrass State.”
No. 77 OtterBox
Toyota TundraThis Week’s OtterBox Toyota Tundra at Kentucky Speedway… Germán Quiroga will be competing in chassis No. 003 in the UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway this week. This is the same Toyota Tundra that he drove to his career-best second-place finish at Gateway Motorsports Park on June 14.Quiroga at Kentucky Speedway… This will be Germán Quiroga’s second time competing at Kentucky Speedway. His first visit to the Sparta, Kentucky race track was in 2013 where he started from the eighth position and finished eighth, while competing for Red Horse Racing.Race Rewind: Gateway Motorsports Park… Quiroga earned a career-best second-place finish in the Drivin’ for Linemen 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park on June 14. The Mexico City native was fast in practice, finishing seventh in both sessions on Friday, June 13, and advancing to the final round of qualifying where he earned a ninth-place starting position. Quiroga was competitive throughout the 167-lap event, leading five laps, and taking the checkered flag in the second position after an intense three-lap battle for the win.
GERMÁN QUIROGA QUOTES:
On a Historic Second-Place Finish at Gateway Motorsports Park… “I’m really happy with our second-place finish from Gateway (Motorsports Park) and I know that first win is coming soon. The whole team has been working really hard and we’re going to Kentucky (Speedway) with a lot of confidence. Hopefully we can capture that checkered flag.”
On heading to Kentucky Speedway…”I’m looking forward to racing at Kentucky (Speedway) again. We had a top-10 finish there last year, so I think it was one of our better race weekends. I’ve learned a lot as a driver and it won’t be a new track for me so we should have a good weekend.”
