Timothy Peters Finishes 14th in Texas

After battling a poor handling Toyota Tundra and a speeding penalty, Timothy Peters earned a 14th-place finish at Texas Motor Speedway in the Striping Technology 350. Two practice sessions were scheduled for Thursday, but were postponed due to inclement weather to one session on Friday morning, where the Danville, Virginia native was 15th fastest. In two rounds of single-truck, knockout qualifying on Friday afternoon, Peters transferred to the second round and earned the sixth starting position. When the green flag waved for 147 laps, Peters encountered a very free red and white Toyota Tundra. On lap 40, the caution flag flew and crew chief Shane Huffman called Peters to pit road for four Goodyear tires, Sunoco fuel and adjustments. NASCAR issued the team a penalty for speeding on pit road, and Peters was sent to restart at the tail end of the field. After restarting in 20th, he was still fighting a free handling condition. Following another four-tire pit stop under caution on lap 84, Peters lined up in 15th and continued to fight the balance of the Red Horse Racing Tundra. Visiting pit road for four tires, fuel and further adjustments for a final time on lap 127, Peters restarted in 10th after a quick stop by the pit crew. In the closing laps, Peters, unable to find speed early in a run, was mired in traffic and crossed the finish line in 14th. Next week, the series visits Phoenix International Raceway, where Peters is the defending winner, for the final race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship Chase Round of Six.
 
Start – 6
Finish – 14
Driver Points Position – 5
Owner Points Position – 9
Laps Led – 0
 
Timothy Peters Quote:
“Track position was important, but we just never could go. The initial run for about the first five laps was probably our best run all night. I didn’t do a good job managing my speed, I thought I did and I put us in a box with the first pit stop by speeding on pit road. The crew did a great job getting me back up there, but I never could go. What we would gain on pit road I would lose on the race track. It’s a little frustrating for sure, but everyone worked hard on our Red Horse Racing Tundra and we’re on the outside looking in right now, but we’re going to a place next week where we’ve won before and whatever happens, happens.”

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