Red Horse Racing: Notes & Quotes
Event: NASCAR 200
Venue: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Date: November 14, 2014
Red Horse Racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway… In 17 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Red Horse Racing has two top-five, 12 top-10 finishes and one pole award (November 2012, Parker Kligerman).
2014: The Year of the (Red) Horse… With21 of 22 races in the books for the 2014 season, Red Horse Racing holds the fifth and seventh 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 one win (Peters, Talladega Superspeedway), 12 top-five and 24 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 427 starts, earning 13 wins, 85 top-five finishes, 180 top-10 finishes and 11 pole awards, with an average starting position of 13.3 and an average finishing position of 14.2.
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 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season finale is scheduled to begin on Friday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time, with the NCWTS Setup airing at 7:30 p.m. The race will also be broadcast on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. Qualifying for the final event on the 2014 Truck Series schedule will take place on Friday at 2:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on FS1.
Toyota Tundra
This Week’s Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra at Homestead-Miami Speedway… Timothy Peters will be competing in chassis No. 021. This is a brand new Toyota Tundra in the Red Horse Racing stable, and was built specifically for competition on intermediate race tracks.
Peters’ History at Homestead-Miami Speedway… In seven NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Timothy Peters has earned one top-five and four top-10 finishes. His best result was a fourth-place finish in November 2009 while competing for Red Horse Racing.
Race Rewind: Phoenix International Raceway… Timothy Peters and the No. 17 Red Horse Racing team advanced to the final round of knock-out qualifying at Phoenix International Raceway, securing a 10th-place starting spot for the race. In the early laps of competition however, Peters was involved in an incident leaving the Toyota Tundra with extensive damage. Peters battled to make up lost ground after the repairs were made, and finished the night in the 19th spot.
TIMOTHY PETERS QUOTE:
On Wrapping Up the 2014 Season at Homestead-Miami Speedway… “I can’t believe the 2014 season is coming to an end. We’ve had some ups and downs but I really feel like things clicked and we hit our stride this second half of the season. I’m looking forward to finishing strong at Homestead (Miami Speedway) this weekend. I have to thank Marcus Richmond my crew chief, and all the guys at Red Horse Racing that have worked so hard this year.”
Toyota Tundra
This Week’s OtterBox Toyota Tundra at Homestead-Miami Speedway… Germán Quiroga will be competing in chassis No. 007 at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend. This is the same Toyota Tundra that he drove to a fifth-place finish at Iowa Speedway and a sixth-place finish at Michigan International Speedway earlier this season.
Quiroga at Homestead-Miami Speedway… Germán Quiroga has three previous NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway. His best result was a seventh-place finish in November 2013 while competing for Red Horse Racing.
Race Rewind: Phoenix International Raceway… The No. 77 NET10 Wireless Toyota Tundra was quick upon arriving at Phoenix International Raceway, with Germán Quiroga finishing fourth in the first practice session. In the last minutes of the final practice Quiroga hit the wall, causing the team to bring out the back up truck. Quiroga was about to take the green flag to start the race when competitors in front of him checked up, causing severe front end damage to the No. 77 Toyota Tundra. Quiroga battled to finish 26th after the damage was repaired.
GERMÁN QUIROGA QUOTE:
On Concluding the 2014 Season at Homestead-Miami Speedway… “I’m looking forward to ending the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It’s a fun race track, and we always have a lot of support from the Latin American community in the area. I want to have a great finish for all of my fans here and in Mexico, and for all of the team at Red Horse Racing that has been working hard this season.”
