Timothy Peters led the championship standings several times in 2010 before sliding into a sixth-place finish overall.
Building on that solid foundation, which included last year’s victory at Daytona International Speedway, Peters and his Red Horse Racing team hew to the old adage, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.”
Peters hasn’t reached Victory Lane in 2011, but that’s likely just a matter of time. Meanwhile, Peters keeps stacking up points on a regular basis with every finish among the top 12 and stands second in the standings just three markers behind leader Johnny Sauter.
Peters, aided by a late-race, two-tire strategy executed by crew chief Butch Hylton, came out of last weekend’s Bully Hill Vineyards 200 with a third-place finish – the driver’s best at Nashville Superspeedway. Peters has finished sixth, fifth and third in his most recent three starts and is one of four drivers to have completed all 800 laps run this season.
“What we did tonight is a championship caliber deal for our team,” Peters said.
The fifth of 25 races produced a 12-point spread from Sauter to fifth-place Cole Whitt. Sauter holds the top spot for the second consecutive race followed by Peters, Matt Crafton, four-time series champion Ron Hornaday Jr. and Whitt.
All but Whitt, the Sunoco Rookie of the Year leader, finished among the top 10 in Nashville with Whitt 12th among 25 drivers completing all 150 laps.
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