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[/media-credit]Timothy Peters No. 7 Tire Kingdom/Service Central Toyota Tundra
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race 1 of 22
Daytona International Speedway
WINNER, WINNER: Timothy Peters is one of 11 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers that have bragging rights as winners at the historic 2.5-mile track of Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Peters took the checked flag in 2010 after making a last-lap pass in Turn 3. Peters has completed 405 of 405 laps raced at the superspeedway and in four starts, the driver of the No. 17 Tire Kingdom/Service Central Toyota Tundra has finished no lower than 12th.
REST AND RELAXATION: Most drivers spent their off season on luxurious vacations or taking up a new hobby. This off season was a relaxing one for Peters as he spent the majority of his time off at home with his family. You could also find Peters at the race shop every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday where he was hands on helping the crew prepare for Daytona. One of Peters’ biggest initiatives this off season was to get in better shape, spending at least five days per week in the gym. The North Carolina native feels the best he has ever felt and is hoping it pays off this season as he looks to win his first Truck Series championship.
BACK ON BOARD: Red Horse Racing is proud to bring back TBC Retail Group and their family of automotive retail brands to the No. 17 Toyota Tundra team. Peters’ Toyota will carry the red, white and blue Service Central colors at Daytona with retail brand Tire Kingdom serving as primary sponsor. The TBC Retail Group family of brands is slated to serve as primary sponsorship on the No. 17 Toyota Tundra for additional races in the 2012 Truck Series schedule.
Fans are encouraged to look for special offers on Facebook and Twitter from all the TBC Retail Group Brands which include: Service Central, Tire Kingdom, National Tire and Battery (NTB), Merchant’s Tire and Auto (Merchant’s) and Big O Tires.
CHASSIS HISTORY: Peters and his No. 17 team will compete with chassis No. 108 at Daytona. The chassis was the primary truck for Peters at both superspeedway races during the 2011 season, Daytona and Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. The team captured an 11th-place and 23rd-place finish respectively.
Timothy Peters talks about Daytona International Speedway:
You have 100 percent of all laps completed at Daytona. What are your keys to success and staying out of ‘The Big One’?
“I think its luck. It’s being at the right place, at the right time. When we won in 2010, we were able to keep our nose clean and able to make a move there at the end. We were in the right place to make a move and we took it. Last year we missed ‘The Big One’ by the skin of our teeth and were able to bring home an 11th-place finish. You can go into this race with all types of strategies, but at the end of the day ‘The Big One’ is inevitable. You need to make sure you are out in front of it or you’re going to get hit.”
MEDIA ACCESS: Members of the media can now follow Red Horse Racing on Twitter and Facebook. Twitter: @RedHorseRacing; Facebook: Red Horse Racing. For more information, contact Katey Hawbaker at khawbaker@redhorseracing.com.
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About TBC Retail Group
Headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, TBC Retail Group, Inc., a subsidiary of TBC Corporation, operates more than 800 tire and automotive service centers under the brands: Tire Kingdom, NTB – National Tire and Battery, and Merchant’s Tire and Auto Centers, along with over 400 franchised Big O Tires locations. The contingent of over 1200 stores has trained and certified ASE technicians who use state-of-the-art equipment to provide quality service on cars and trucks. The nationwide warranty provides peace of mind while it protects consumers and their investment in over 40 states. TBC Retail Group employs more than 300 associates at its Juno Beach, Fla. headquarters and approximately 10,000 associates nationally. To locate a store near you, call 800-NEW-TIRE. TBC Corporation, headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, is one of the nation’s largest marketers of automotive replacement tires through a multi-channel retail and wholesale strategy.
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
Daytona International Speedway
Starts: 4 Wins: 1 Top 5: 1 Top 10: 2 Laps Led: 17 Average Start: 12.0 Average Finish: 7.5
Race Info
February 24, 2012
Daytona International Speedway
2.5-mile Tri-Oval
NextEra Energy Resources 250
100 Laps, 250 Miles
Broadcast Info
TV: SPEED will broadcast live at 7:00 p.m. ET
Radio: The Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will broadcast live at 7:00 p.m. ET
Truck Specs
Chassis: 108
Engine: Joe Gibbs Racing Engine.
