RACE REPORT
Careers for Veterans 200
Michigan International Speedway
August 27, 2016
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Red Horse Racing Sweeps Top-Two Spots at Michigan International Speedway
This weekend, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams headed for the Irish Hills of Michigan for the Careers for Veterans 200 and Red Horse Racing came away with the top-two finishing positions. Brett Moffitt picked up his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and Timothy Peters took the checkered in second at Michigan International Speedway. On Friday, during two practices at the two-mile facility, Brett Moffitt was fourth-fastest in the first and second-fastest on the board in final practice in the No. 11 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra, while Timothy Peters was 11th and 16th fastest in the No. 17 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra. In two rounds of single-truck knockout qualifying on Saturday morning, Peters secured the fourth starting spot, while Moffitt began the 100-lap race in sixth-place. The race was delayed for weather, but skies cleared and trucks took the track. Peters dominated much of the day, leading 42 laps, while Moffitt spent most of the day in the top-10, but took advantage on the last lap and drove away with the win.
Brett Moffitt
No. 11 Red Horse Racing
Toyota Tundra
Brett Moffitt Wins at Michigan International Speedway
Brett Moffitt continued to impress and picked up his first career victory in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on Saturday at Michigan International Speedway in the Careers for Veterans 200. In his last three starts, the 24-year-old has finished third, second and first. Moffitt posted the fourth and second-fastest times respectively in two practice sessions on Friday. In two rounds of single-truck knockout qualifying, Moffitt transferred to the final round to earn the sixth starting position for the 100-lap event in the No. 11 Toyota Tundra. The start of the race was delayed due to inclement weather, but the green flag flew under sunny skies. Moffitt moved into the top-five by lap 20. Under caution for the first time on lap 32 for the expiration of the caution clock, crew chief Scott Zipadelli brought Moffitt to pit road for four Goodyear tires and a full tank of Sunoco fuel. The Iowa native reported that the No. 11 Tundra was a little loose into the corner and a little tight off the corner. Moffitt restarted in the 10th position, but quickly began moving to the front of the field. Under a subsequent caution on lap 46, Moffitt hit pit road to top off with fuel. After restarting in the sixth position, Moffitt immediately moved into the fourth position and on lap 62, he took the third position. Under caution on lap 63, Zipadelli called him to pit road for two right side tires and fuel. In the remaining 37 laps, Moffitt continued to run in the top-five, taking second place with three to go. On the white flag lap, Moffitt passed teammate Timothy Peters, and recorded his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, in just six starts.
Start – 6
Finish – 1
Owner Points Position – 6
Laps Led – 1
Brett Moffitt Quotes:
What does this win mean to you?
“This has been huge. At the beginning of the year we didn’t have anything on the schedule. Coming here and these guys give me such good race trucks week in and week out. I knew it was just a matter of time. Honestly, during the race I didn’t think it was going to be our day. It was just tough out there with the draft, but what an amazing finish. It couldn’t have worked out any better for us. I can’t thank Tom DeLoach (team owner) and everybody at Red Horse Racing enough and Camping World for putting this on.”
How important is this win for you moving forward?
“Winning is awesome, no matter what the circumstance is. Last week finishing second was really frustrating for me because I have a short timetable to get the job done and I knew everyone was impressed with the runs we were having and happy, but for my sake I needed to go out there and win. This was our job to get the 11 truck in the owner’s championship and we did that and hopefully we can get another win next week and hopefully some more doors open down the road. All in all it’s been a great opportunity and a lot of fun racing when you have the right tools for the job and our partners with Toyota and Tom (DeLoach, team owner) give us those tools and me and Scott (Zipadelli, crew chief) are just able to make the most of it.”
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Timothy Peters No. 17
No. 17 Red Horse Racing
Toyota Tundra
Season High Second-Place Finish for Timothy Peters at Michigan
After leading a race high 42 laps, Timothy Peters finished second, and completed a 1-2 sweep for Red Horse Racing in the Careers for Veterans 200 at Michigan International Speedway. Peters’ second-career runner-up result at MIS keeps him eighth on the Chase grid with two races remaining before the Chase for the Camping World Truck Series championship. The 100-lap contest began from the fourth position for Peters, and he quickly asserted himself as the truck to beat, taking the lead on lap six. Peters radioed crew chief Shane Huffman that his Toyota Tundra was slightly on the tight side, and the team countered with slight adjustments on a lap 33 caution. The Danville, Virginia native regained the lead on lap 24, and would pace the field on two more occasions. Peters ran in the top five for the lion’s share of the afternoon, and withstood numerous challenges and a barrage of caution flags to stay in contention in the second half of the race. Peters’ final stint out front lasted from laps 84 to 98, and he found himself in a three-way dogfight for the lead on the final lap. The ten-time NCWTS race winner would cross the line .098 seconds behind his teammate, Brett Moffitt. The result gave Red Horse Racing its first 1-2 finish since Peters finished second to John King at Daytona International Speedway in 2012.
Start – 4
Finish – 2
Driver Points Position – 3
Owner Points Position – 3
Laps Led – 42
Timothy Peters Quote:
“It was a good day for Red Horse Racing – congrats to Brett Moffitt with our one-two finish. I wish I would have won, but all in all the company brings a trophy back. The 9 (William Byron) locked onto our bumper there and pushed us really hard down into turn three, but we had to do all we could do to stay in front, but good effort by everybody at Red Horse Racing, Shane Huffman (crew chief), the pit crew, Toyota, Triad Engines – just tough to swallow right there, but it felt good to run like we did all day.”
