Timothy Peters and the No. 17 Red Horse Racing team encountered more bad luck at Texas Motor Speedway, when engine issues relegated them to a 21st-place finish after running in the top ten for most of the WinStar World Casino and Resort 400. After recording 10th and 9th-fastest speeds in two practice sessions on Thursday, Peters put the red and white Toyota Tundra in the final round of qualifying on Friday and locked in the seventh starting position. Fighting a tight condition in the early laps, the Danville, Virginia, native brought his machine to the attention of crew chief Marcus Richmond under the first caution on lap 20 and the team put on four fresh Goodyear tires and filled up with Sunoco fuel. After a scheduled green-flag stop, Peters had to return to pit road under caution for four tires, as he had a hole in the right-rear tire. Posting some of the fastest laps in the field, Peters was running in fourth with 50 laps to go, and he took the lead for five laps as green-flag pit stops again began to cycle. Pitting from the lead for the final pit stop, Peters put his Tundra back in the top 5, but on lap 147, his engine expired, resulting in a 21st-place finish.
Start -7
Finish – 21
Driver Points Position – 9
Laps Led – 5
Timothy Peters Quote:
“It’s a really disappointing result when we had such a good Toyota Tundra. All of our Red Horse Racing guys worked really hard and did a great job working on the truck after we unloaded, and it’s unfortunate that we couldn’t give them the finish they deserved. It was out of our hands, and we’ll come back next week at Gateway (Motorsports Park).”
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