After posting the 16th-fastest lap in Thursday’s practice session, Timothy Peters piloted the No. 17 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra to the 14th starting position for the Lucas Oil 200 at Dover International Speedway. When the green flag dropped on the 1-mile, concrete oval, Peters quickly moved into the top 10, jumping into eighth place by the second lap. Crew chief Butch Hylton, subbing for Marcus Richmond, who was home celebrating the birth of his first child, brought Peters to pit road under the second caution period for four tires and adjustments. An excellent stop by the No. 17 team enabled the Danville, N.C. resident to gain track position. On a subsequent caution, the team was able to stay on track while others came to pit road, putting Peters in second place. A rash of cautions slowed the race and Peters was able to continue to restart on the front row, leading three times for five laps. Hylton brought Peters to pit road a second time for fresh tires and to make adjustments on lap 75. The red and white Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra was running in third on lap 136 when a right front tire blew, sending Peters hard into the wall in turn 2. Unfortunately the truck was beyond repair and the team brought it behind the wall. Peters recorded a 20th-place finish.
Start -14
Finish – 20
Driver Points Position – 6
Laps Led – 5
Timothy Peters Quote:
“We had a good Tundra. It was very encouraging how we raced and I’m proud of the guys because our Tundra was fast all day. We couldn’t help the issue at the end with the tire going down, which was disappointing, but on to Texas (Motor Speedway) next week and hopefully we’ll bring home some six shooters.”
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