Red Horse Racing: Notes & Quotes
Event: Kroger 200
Venue: Martinsville Speedway
Date: October 25, 2014
Red Horse Racing at Martinsville Speedway… In 35 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Martinsville Speedway, Red Horse Racing has earned two wins (David Star, April 2006 and Timothy Peters, October 2009), nine top-five and 19 top-10 finishes, and one pole award (Peters, October 2012).
2014: The Year of the (Red) Horse… With18 of 22 races in the books for the 2014 season, Red Horse Racing holds the fifth and seventh positions in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver championship point standings with drivers Timothy Peters and Germán Quiroga, respectively. The RHR teams have collectively claimed one win (Peters, Talladega Superspeedway), 10 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes this season.
About Red Horse Racing… Following the 2005 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Clean Line Motorsports became Red Horse Racing under new ownership. Seven races later, Red Horse Racing earned both its first pole award and win at Memphis Motorsports Park with Brandon Whitt behind the wheel of the No. 38 Toyota Tundra. Now in its 10th year of NCWTS competition, Red Horse Racing has logged a total of 421 starts, earning 13 wins, 83 top-five finishes, 177 top-10 finishes and 11 pole awards, with an average starting position of 13.3 and an average finishing position of 14.2.
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 @gerspeed1.
Catch the Action… FOX Sports 1’s live coverage of the Kroger 200 is scheduled to begin on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, with the NCWTS Setup airing at 1 p.m. The race will also be broadcast on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. Qualifying for the 19th event on the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule will also take place on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET and will be televised on FOX Sports 1.
Timothy Peters
No. 17 Red Horse Racing
Toyota Tundra
This Week’s Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra at Martinsville Speedway… Timothy Peters will be competing in chassis No. 001 at Martinsville Speedway this Saturday, Oct. 25. This is the same Toyota Tundra that he drove at Martinsville Speedway in March, where he qualified third and finished in the sixth position.
Peters’ History at Martinsville Speedway… Timothy Peters has 17 previous NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Martinsville Speedway where he’s earned one win (October 2009), one pole award (October, 2012), five top-five and 11 top-10 finishes. Peters has spent 75.2% of the total laps he’s competed in at Martinsville Speedway running inside the top-15 positions, and has led for a total of 278 laps.
Homecoming for Peters… Timothy Peters returns this weekend to the track where he launched his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career, Martinsville Speedway. Peters captured his first series victory at the Martinsville, Virginia race track, which he has followed up with seven additional wins, including his most recent victory at Talladega Superspeedway.
Peters Media Availability… Timothy Peters will be available to answer questions from the media on Friday, Oct. 24 at 10:30 a.m. local time at Martinsville Speedway’s infield media.
Race Rewind: Talladega Superspeedway… Timothy Peters and the No. 17 Red Horse Racing team took home the checkered flag at Talladega Superspeedway after leading a total of 31 laps. Peters started the Fred’s 250 presented by Coca-Cola in the 26th position and by lap 24, found himself running third. This was Peters’ first victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2014.
TIMOTHY PETERS QUOTES:
On Racing at Martinsville Speedway… “Our team has great momentum going to Martinsville (Speedway) after taking home the win at Talladega (Superspeedway). I’m so excited to go back to a track where I have so much history, and to race there with Marcus (Richmond) as my crew chief means so much. He and I have a long history together at Martinsville, and hopefully we can take home that checkered flag again this weekend.”
On Capturing His First Win of 2014…”The entire team has worked so hard this season and after coming so close to capturing that win at Daytona (International Speedway) it felt good to be able to get that checkered flag at Talladega (Superspeedway). I think the pieces have finally all come together and we’re ready to finish these last four races strong.”
No. 77 OtterBox
Toyota Tundra
This Week’s OtterBox Toyota Tundra at Martinsville Speedway… Germán Quiroga will be piloting chassis No. 002 in the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. This is the same Toyota Tundra that he drove to a top-10 finish with at Martinsville Speedway in March, finishing seventh.
Quiroga at Martinsville Speedway… Germán Quiroga has three previous Rstarts in the NASCA Camping World Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway. He has earned two top-10 finishes, coming home seventh in March of this season and in October of 2013. The Mexico City native qualified fifth in his first start at the Martinsville, Virginia race track.
Quiroga as Commentator for FOX Deportes… Germán Quiroga will serve as a guest commentator for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, October 25. The Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 will be broadcast live on FOX Deportes beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Race Rewind: Talladega Superspeedway… German Quiroga and the No. 77 team were strong at Talladega Superspeedway, advancing to the final round of the knock-out qualifying session where they earned a 12th-place starting spot for the Fred’s 250 presented by Coca-Cola. Once the green flag was displayed Quiroga found himself advancing through the field, but a multi-car wreck on lap 12 ended the team’s day in the 29th position.
GERMÁN QUIROGA QUOTE:
On Returning to Martinsville Speedway… “I’m looking forward to returning to Martinsville (Speedway) this weekend, a race track where I’ve always been pretty successful. We earned a top-10 finish there in March and I’m confident we’ll be able to improve on that this weekend. I’m ready to put our last race behind us and finish these next four races strong.”
