Red Horse Racing: Notes & Quotes
Event: DC Solar 350
Venue: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Date: October 1, 2016
Red Horse Racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway… In 21 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Red Horse Racing has recorded one win (Peters, 2013), eight top-five and 12 top-10 finishes with an average starting position of 12.6 and an average finish of 11.5.
Red Horse Racing in NCWTS History… Since entering NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition in 2005, RHR has logged 508 starts, earning 16 wins, 108 top-five finishes, 224 top-10 finishes and 13 pole awards.
Tifft in the No. 11 at Las Vegas… Matt Tifft returns to the No. 11 BrainGear/Surface Sunscreen Toyota Tundra at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Tifft has four starts in the No. 11 this season, with a best finish of fifth at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May.
2016: The Road So Far… With 17 races completed in the 2016 season, Red Horse Racing is ranked fifth in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship Chase driver point standings with driver Timothy Peters. The No. 17 team sits ninth in the owner Championship Chase with the No. 11 team in fifth. The organization has collectively earned one win, 10 top-five finishes and 19 top-10 finishes in 2016.
Follow RHR on Social Media… To keep up-to-date with the latest news, information and view exclusive content, visit Red Horse Racing’s Twitter page – @RedHorseRacing and Facebook page – Facebook.com/RedHorseRacing. Also, follow the RHR NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers on their personal Twitter pages – @TimothyPeters17 and @Matt_Tifft.
Catch the Action… FOX Sports 1’s live coverage of the DC Solar 350 begins Saturday, October 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET. The race will also be broadcast on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. Qualifying will air live Saturday, October 1 at 6 p.m. ET on FS1. Two practice sessions on Saturday will not be televised.
Timothy Peters
No. 17 Red Horse Racing
Toyota Tundra
This Week’s Toyota Tundra at Las Vegas Motor Speedway… Timothy Peters will pilot chassis No. 021 from the Red Horse Racing stable on Saturday in the DC Solar 350. This chassis was last used by Peters at Charlotte Motor Speedway where he finished in the seventh position.
Peters at Las Vegas… Peters has recorded eight starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and has one win (2013), five top-five and six top-10 finishes. He has an average starting position of 14.4 and an average finishing position of 9.4.
Race Rewind: New Hampshire… Timothy Peters earned a top-five finish in the first race of the inaugural Chase for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship. After taking the green flag from the front row, Peters battled a tight handling condition in traffic on his No. 17 Red Horse Racing Tundra. On his first pit stop on lap 53, the No. 17 team gave him four fresh Goodyear tires and a tank full of Sunoco fuel, and Peters would restart in the ninth position. Peters was able to remain in the top-10 and soon would climb back into the top five following a two-tire stop under caution on lap 105. Even though crew chief Shane Huffman continued to make adjustments, Peters battled a tight condition throughout the afternoon, but the veteran driver was able to capitalize on an outside restart position in several late race caution periods to gain track position and finish fifth.
Timothy Peters Quote:
On racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway…
“I’m really looking forward to getting back to Las Vegas (Motor Speedway). We have always had success there and we’re hoping to keep momentum on our side and win our first race of the year so we can advance to the next round of the Chase.”
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Brett Moffitt
No. 11 Red Horse Racing
Toyota Tundra
This Week’s Toyota Tundra at Las Vegas Motor Speedway… On Saturday, Matt Tifft will race chassis number 020 in the DC Solar 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This chassis was last raced to the win at Michigan International Speedway by Brett Moffitt.
Tifft at Las Vegas… Tifft has one NCWTS start at Las Vegas in 2015, starting 18th and finishing 19th.
BrainGear on the No. 11… BrainGear Performance Formula will be the primary sponsor on the No. 11 Toyota Tundra at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. BrainGear is the brain performance formula developed by top neurologists, scientists and industry experts that provides immediate focus, clarity and concentration while optimizing brain health and performance over time. What initially began as a brain performance formula for athletes, has now become the go-to for people who are full of relentless drive and devotion dedicated to performing at their best. Immediate benefits you can feel – long-term brain health benefits you can feel good about.
Race Rewind: New Hampshire Motor Speedway… The opening round of the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase format began with an eighth-place finish for Brett Moffitt and the No. 11 Red Horse Racing team. Moffitt held his ground inside the top 10 on the first race run, amidst three cautions and subsequent restarts, and came to pit road under a lap 53 yellow. Under that caution, crew chief Scott Zipadelli made a track bar adjustment to aid his driver’s tight condition on corner exit to compliment two tires and fuel. While running 11th at the end of the race’s longest green flag run on lap 104, Moffitt came to pit road under yellow for four tires and more chassis changes to aid his balance. As the race’s final restart came on lap 137, Moffitt used the outside lane to complete a three-wide pass to take the eighth position, where he would run until the checkered flag. The finish has the No. 11 team fifth on the Chase Grid in the Owners’ Championship standings, three points ahead of the cutoff.
Matt Tifft Quote:
On racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway…
“I can’t wait to get to Las Vegas. We had a really good run at Charlotte Motor Speedway earlier in the year, so I feel like we can duplicate some of that success this weekend. Scott (Zipadelli) and the guys have had great runs on mile-and-a-half tracks this year with the No. 11 Tundra, so I’m confident in what we can do this weekend.”