Red Horse Racing: Notes & Quotes
Event: Fred’s 250 powered by Coca-Cola
Venue: Talladega Superspeedway
Date: October 18, 2014
Red Horse Racing at Talladega Superspeedway… In 15 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Talladega Superspeedway, Red Horse Racing has earned one win (Parker Kligerman, 2012), three top-five and five top-10 finishes. Kligerman’s win at the 2.66-mile tri-oval rounded out the Red Horse Racing sweep of the superspeedways in 2012. John King visited Victory Lane that year at the season-opener in Daytona.
2014: The Year of the (Red) Horse… With17 of 22 races in the books for the 2014 season, Red Horse Racing holds the sixth and seventh positions in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver championship point standings with drivers Germán Quiroga and Timothy Peters, respectively. The RHR teams have collectively claimed nine top-five and 20 top-10 finishes this season.
About Red Horse Racing… Following the 2005 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Clean Line Motorsports became Red Horse Racing under 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. Now in its 10th year of NCWTS competition, Red Horse Racing has logged a total of 419 starts, earning 12 wins, 82 top-five finishes, 176 top-10 finishes and 11 pole awards, with an average starting position of 13.3 and an average finishing position of 14.2.
Meet the Red Horse Racing Drivers… RHR’s Timothy Peters and Germán Quiroga are scheduled to appear at the Honda Generators display on Friday, Oct. 17 from 1 – 1:30 p.m. local time. Fans can chat with the Red Horse Racing drivers and get their autographs.
Peters and Quiroga are also scheduled to participate in an autograph session at Talladega Superspeedway with fellow NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers on Friday from 2:30-3:30 p.m. local time in the concourse area behind the OV Hill South grandstands.
Annual Goodyear Tire Specialist Challenge… RHR tire specialists Shaun Cardot and Isaiah Droud will go up against fellow NASCAR tire specialists as they maneuver an obstacle course and face tire-specific tasks that will test their skills. The challenge will take place at the Goodyear Display in the Talladega Superspeedway Fan Midway Oct. 17-19. Cardot and Droud are scheduled to run the course at 9 a.m. local time on Saturday, Oct. 18.
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.
No. 77 NET10 Wireless
Toyota Tundra
Quiroga at Talladega Superspeedway… Germán Quiroga has earned one top-10 finish at Talladega Superspeedway in two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts there. His best result was in 2012 where he finished eighth in his first visit to the 2.66-mile race track.
Race Rewind: Las Vegas Motor Speedway… Germán Quiroga and the No. 77 OtterBox Toyota Tundra team were front runners all day long in the NASCAR 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Quiroga finished third in the first practice session, second in final practice and earned a fourth-place starting spot for the race. As soon as the green flag dropped however, Quiroga began to battle a loose-handling Tundra, finishing his night in the 16th position.
GERMÁN QUIROGA QUOTES:
On Racing at Talladega Superspeedway… “Talladega should be an exciting race for the fans, and I think we’ll definitely be a threat there this weekend. We’re taking a really fast Toyota Tundra so I think it should be a good race for us.”
On Racing after a Two-Week Break… “I’m looking forward to getting back in the race truck after having two weeks off. Everyone at Red Horse Racing has been working really hard to prepare the trucks and make sure we finish the season strong. We have five more races to go, and we’re looking for some good finishes.”
Timothy Peters
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Toyota Tundra
Peters History at Talladega Superspeedway… In five NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Talladega Superspeedway, Timothy Peters has earned one top-five and two top-10 finishes. His highest finish at the 2.66-mile race track was in 2012 where he finished fifth while competing for Red Horse Racing.
Race Rewind: Las Vegas Motor Speedway… Timothy Peters and the No. 17 USAF Red Horse Squadron Toyota Tundra team put on a strong showing in the NASCAR 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The team started from the 17th position but quickly drove to the front of the field, earning a fourth-place finish, Peter’s fifth top-five finish of the season.
TIMOTHY PETERS QUOTES:
On Racing at Talladega Superspeedway… “I feel really confident going to Talladega (Superspeedway) this weekend. We’re taking the same chassis that we finished second with at Daytona earlier this season. It’s a fast Toyota Tundra, so I feel really good about it.”
On Superspeedway Racing… “The key to this race will be running up front and trying to stay out of trouble. Anything can happen at superspeedway races, so it’s a bit of a wildcard weekend. We had a great finish at Daytona (International Speedway), the other superspeedway we visit, and hopefully we can have another great result this weekend.”
