Timothy Peters Rebounds for 11th-Place Finish at Iowa

Timothy Peters rebounded from contact with another truck to earn an 11th-place finish in the Speediatrics 200 at Iowa Speedway. Peters and the No. 17 team unloaded the red and white Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra for two practices on Friday afternoon and recorded the fifth fastest speed in the first and the 21st fastest speed in the second practice. On Saturday, Peters transferred to the second of three rounds of knockout group qualifying and earned the 19th starting spot for the Speediatrics 200. Peters took the green flag and by lap 20, had moved into 15th position. Under the first yellow flag on lap 44, crew chief Shane Huffman called Peters to pit road for four fresh Goodyear tires and Sunoco fuel, as well as adjustments. The sun began to set and Peters reported that his Toyota Tundra was free on the exit of the corner. Peters worked his way up to the 14th position, but under the next caution had to pit twice to repair damage to the left front fender. He would restart in the 20th position. Peters quickly moved into the 17th position, but contact with another competitor resulted in damage and a flat left rear tire. He was forced to to pit road to change the flat tire before it was open, so on the restart was put to the tail end of the field. On the restart, Peters muscled his way to 14th, then following another caution and red flag, battled his way into the 12th position. On the final green-white-checkered restart Peters would gain one more spot to finish in the 11th position.

 

 

“It was a frustrating night for sure, but I’m glad that we were able to battle back for an 11th-place finish in our Red Horse Racing Tundra, even if it wasn’t the result we wanted. Shane (Huffman) and the guys did a great job making adjustments and repairs on pit road, and we’ll go on to Gateway (Motorsports Park) next week and have a better run there.”