Timothy Peters: Red Horse Racing Martinsville Speedway Race Report

Returning to his home track for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway , Timothy Peters showed his strength at the .526- mile short track early in the weekend.  Peters backed up the fast, consistent laps he produced in both practice sessions by claiming the pole position in qualifying and set a blistering pace from the start of the 200 lap main event. By dodging all of the typical short track trouble all afternoon, Peters held his ground in the championship battle with a seventh place finish.   Intermittent rain during Saturday's qualifying session slowed up the session, but didn't hinder Peters and his No. 17 Red Horse Racing Tundra as he set a new track record with his qualifying lap of 19.641 seconds. Starting the race from the pole position, Peters eased into the lead and kept a strong hold on the field through lap 58. Sliding back into the third spot in the following laps, Peters radioed to crew chief Butch Hylton that he needed minor...