RACE REPORT
Homestead-Miami 200
Homestead-Miami Speedway
November 20, 2015
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Red Horse Racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway
For the final race of the 2015 season, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series journeyed to Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. In the single practice session on Friday morning, Timothy Peters posted the eighth-fastest time and Ben Kennedy was ninth. On Friday afternoon, teams completed two rounds of knockout, single-truck qualifying, with both drivers transferring into the final round. Kennedy started the 134-lap event in third, while Peters secured the 12th starting spot. Kennedy ended the night with a fourth-place finish, with Peters finishing right behind him in fifth.
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Ben Kennedy
No. 11 Florida Lottery
Toyota Tundra
Ben Kennedy and the Florida Lottery Team Finish Fourth in Season Finale
Making his 50th NASCAR Camping World Series start and carrying the Florida Lottery on the No. 11 Toyota Tundra this weekend, Ben Kennedy started third and finished fourth in the 2015 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In a one-day show at the southern Florida facility, Kennedy posted the ninth-fastest practice speed in the morning’s only session. Later that afternoon, the Daytona Beach, Florida native advanced to the second and final round of single-truck run qualifying to earn a third-place starting position for the final race of the season. Kennedy took the green flag under the lights and remained in the top-10 of the running order. As expected with the changing track conditions, Kennedy reported that he was a little loose on entry and exit. During routine pit stops on laps 48 and 63, crew chief Scott Zipadelli called for four tires, fuel, and track bar and air pressure adjustments to assist with the Tundra’s balance. The Florida Lottery team was able to successfully keep up with the track’s changes with Kennedy maintaining a spot in the top five. He came to pit road one final time while under the yellow flag on lap 84 for four tires and fuel. Restarting 11th due to varying team strategies, Kennedy powered to sixth in only one lap and continued to gain positions during the long green-flag run to take the checkered flag in fourth.
Start – 3
Finish – 4
Driver Points Position – 9
Laps Led – 0
Ben Kennedy Quote:
“This was a great race to close out the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season with. Our Florida Lottery Toyota Tundra was really fast and the guys did a great job on pit road. I’ve always liked racing here at Homestead (Miami Speedway). I had a ton of fun tonight and am really proud of these guys. Thanks to Florida Lottery for coming on board the No. 11 truck this weekend.”
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Timothy Peters No. 17
No. 17 Red Horse Racing
Toyota Tundra
Timothy Peters Earns Top-Five Finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Timothy Peters earned his eighth top-five finish of the season with a fifth-place result at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the final event of the 2015 season. In the single practice session on Friday morning, Peters was eighth fastest at the Homestead, Florida facility. After advancing to the second and final round of knockout, single-truck qualifying, Peters earned the 12th starting spot for the 134-lap event. After the green flag dropped for the final time in 2015, Peters climbed to the ninth position by lap 20. The veteran driver visited pit road on lap 47 under green-flag conditions for four Goodyear tires and Sunoco fuel, as well as adjustments to correct a free handling condition. When the yellow flag was shown on lap 62, Peters again drove down pit road and received four fresh tires, fuel and further adjustments to his Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra. By the next caution period on lap 75, Peters had moved into seventh. After a final four-tire pit stop while under caution on lap 86, Peters restarted in 13th, but moved into ninth position within a single lap. With 30 laps to go, Peters maneuvered into fifth place behind teammate Ben Kennedy, where he finished the event.
Start – 12
Finish – 5
Driver Points Position – 5
Laps Led – 0
Timothy Peters Quote:
“We’ve just had a lot of momentum. It was so cool to get on the roll at Chicago (Chicagoland Speedway) and then in the last four races win two of them. It was just an unbelievable year. Thanks to everybody at Red Horse Racing for what they do – and Toyota, Triad (Racing Technologies) horsepower. This is the kind of streak you dream about. I wish we could go to Daytona (Superspeedway) next week and start all over. It was a strong effort by everybody involved, including the guys back at the shop.”