Timothy Peters Las Vegas Motor Speedway Team Advance

ROLLIN’ THE DICE: Timothy Peters isn’t a bettin’ man but if he had to roll the dice for the Smith’s 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to be the race for him to capture his first 1.5-mile speedway victory, this would be it. With his past two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visits at the track earning a 5.5 average finishing position, the No. 17 Parts Plus Toyota Tundra driver is counting on Saturday’s 146-lap race. With 27 laps led at the 1.5-mile track, Peters knows what it’s like to be out front and expects nothing less.

RED HORSE AIRBORNE: Ten Airmen from the 820th Red Horse Squadron will join Red Horse Racing for the 146-lap, Smith’s 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Nellis Air Force Base is located just three miles from the Speedway. Their hard work and dedication to our Nation’s military will be rewarded this weekend with a VIP trip on behalf of Red Horse Racing.

PARTS PLUS: Parts Plus will join Timothy Peters as primary sponsor on his No. 17 Toyota Tundra as the Series goes west to Sin City at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Memphis-based warehouse distributor originated more than 56 years ago tracing back to a series of jobber programs. Since 2005, Parts Plus has been a member of the Automotive Distribution Network that has over 300 member distributors under five brand names and from over 400 separate warehouses across the United States, Mexico, Canada and Puerto Rico. For more information on Parts Plus and locations near you, visit PartsPlus.com.

CHASSIS HISTORY: Timothy Peters and his No. 17 Parts Plus Team will unload Tundra Chassis No. 15 this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Most recently this chassis was raced at Iowa Speedway where Peters qualified sixth and crossed the finish in 12th. He also collected a sixth-place finish at Michigan International Speedway with this chassis after making its debut at the 2.5-mile tri-oval of Pocono Raceway.

REARVIEW MIRROR – CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY: Timothy Peters came to Chicagoland Speedway with his No. 17 Parts Plus Toyota Tundra hoping to mark his first win on an intermediate track. Peters qualified 18th which works out well for him as he is a master of moving through the traffic putting himself in contention to be there at the end. Racing for position on Lap 101, Peters made contact with a competitor then with the wall which caused severe damage to the Parts Plus Tundra. This ended the night for the team, relegating Peters to a 27th-place finish.

Timothy Peters on Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

How do you approach the season, with only six races remaining?

“We just going all out and try to get the best finish possible. We want to be inside the top-five solidly so we can be there at the end and be invited to the banquet.

What will it take for you to put your Parts Plus Tundra in Victory Lane at Las Vegas?

“We’ve run well there the last two years. That place has always complimented my driving style and we look forward to getting on track and going to the front where we know our Parts Plus Tundra belongs. This track has a lot of speed and a lot of character. I think the bumps get worse and that’s the challenge of it every year. Out of all of the 1.5-mile tracks that we compete on, I would say that this would be the track where we could go to victory lane.”

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