RACE REPORT
Buckle Up In Your Truck 225
Kentucky Speedway
July 7, 2016

Red Horse Racing at Kentucky Speedway

This week, Red Horse Racing and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series traveled to the Bluegrass State for the Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Three practice sessions were scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, but only two were completed due to inclement weather. In the first session, Timothy Peters and Brett Moffitt, filling in for Matt Tifft, posted the 11th and sixth fastest times respectively. In the final session, Moffitt paced the field, while Peters was eighth fastest. On Thursday, teams prepared for knock out single-truck qualifying, where Moffitt transferred to the second round and secured the second-place starting spot and Peters earned the 14th position in the first round for the 150-lap event. Moffitt’s engine expired on lap 27, relegating him to a 31st-place finish, while Peters earned a top-10 and finished ninth.
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Brett Moffitt
No. 11 Surface Systems
Toyota Tundra

Engine Failure Relegates Brett Moffitt to 31st-Place Finish at Kentucky Speedway After Strong Debut

On Thursday, Brett Moffitt finished 31st at Kentucky Speedway after losing an engine, just 27 laps into the Buckle Up In Your Truck 225. Moffitt, in the No. 11 Surface Systems Sunscreen Toyota Tundra for Matt Tifft, had a strong weekend prior to the engine failure. Inclement weather on Wednesday resulted in only two of three scheduled practices, and Moffitt posted the sixth fastest time in the first and was fastest in final practice. On Thursday, Moffitt transferred into the final round of single-truck knockout qualifying to earn a second-place starting spot for the 150-lap event. Moffitt maintained position in the top five, but on lap 27, his engine expired, relegating him to a 31st-place finish.

Start – 2
Finish – 31
Owner Points Position – 14
Laps Led – 0

Brett Moffitt Quotes:
“About two laps before, I had a small vibration and it kind of went away, so I figured it was something in the transmission or the clutch that happens a lot. We had a really good Surface Sunscreen Toyota Tundra and this was just kind of a bummer.”

“Through turns 1 and 2 it stuck pretty good, by the time we got up to speed through turns 3 and 4 there was a little less grip out there. I didn’t push the issue too much early on, we were a little too tight to start that run. We needed to make some adjustments to the truck. Other than that, the Red Horse Racing group brought a great truck and I can’t thank them enough.”
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Timothy Peters No. 17
No. 17 Red Horse Racing
Toyota Tundra

Timothy Peters Bounces Back for Top-10 at Kentucky Speedway

Timothy Peters rebounded at Kentucky Speedway to record his seventh top-10 in 10 races in the Buckle Up In Your Truck 225. The No. 17 team unloaded the red and white Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra for two practices on Wednesday afternoon and recorded the 11th fastest speed in the first and the eighth fastest speed in the second practice. On Thursday afternoon, in knockout single truck qualifying, Peters secured the 14th-place starting spot in the first round. Prior to the first caution flag, Peters reported that his Tundra was tight in turn 2. Under the yellow, he visited pit road and crew chief Shane Huffman gave him two tires and fuel, as well as adjustments and he gained three positions to restart in the eighth position. Peters moved up to the sixth position by the yellow flag on lap 43. Under a caution on lap 46, Peters again visited pit road and this time took four Goodyear tires and Sunoco fuel, restarting in the 17th position. Under the next yellow, as competitor pit stops cycled through, Peters stayed out and took the lead. He would lead a total of five laps, then drop to second, but during a two-tire stop under caution on lap 104, the fuel cell was not filled all the way, so Huffman called Peters back for two more tires and additional fuel before the restart. With 41 laps to go, Peters restarted 19th, and battled back to gain 10 spots and take the checkered flag in ninth.

Start – 14
Finish – 9
Driver Points Position – 4
Owner Points Position -4
Laps Led – 5

Timothy Peters Quote:
“We had a really good Toyota Tundra this weekend. It was really fast in race trim, and unfortunately our result didn’t show how good we were. Shane (Huffman, crew chief) and the guys worked really hard to bring a fast truck and they made good adjustments all night, so we’ll just go on to Eldora (Speedway) and see what we can do there.”