Timothy Peters
No. 21 AutoZone Chevrolet
Event Preview Fact Sheet
Event/Date: Meijer 300 Presented by Oreo – June 16, 2007
Venue: Kentucky Speedway – Sparta, Ky.
NOTES:
This Week’s Race Car at Kentucky Speedway … Timothy Peters will pilot Chassis No. 066 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) stable in this weekend’s Meijer 300. Built new in 2007, Kevin Harvick drove this chassis to a seventh-place finish in March at Las Vegas (started 1st). Additionally, Scott Wimmer posted a ninth-place finish at Charlotte in May driving the same chassis (started second).
Inaugural Winner … Richard Childress Racing won the inaugural NASCAR Busch Series race at Kentucky Speedway on June 16, 2001 with driver Kevin Harvick.
Kentucky Greenhorn … The Meijer 300 will be Peters’ first NASCAR Busch Series race at Kentucky Speedway.
RCR Busch Cars at Kentucky … In 12 previous Busch Series starts at Kentucky, RCR has posted one win (Harvick, June 2001), four top-five and six top-10 finishes. RCR cars have also led 184 laps.
RCR Busch Brigade … In 13 Busch Series races this season, RCR has claimed five victories (Jeff Burton – 2, Clint Bowyer- 2 and Kevin Harvick –1). Additionally, all three RCR Busch teams (No. 2, No. 21 and No. 29) have a total of 15 top-five and 25 top-10 finishes.
Sign Here … Peters will sign autographs at the FanFest Autograph Session in the garage area of Kentucky Speedway from 8:15 – 9:15 p.m. on Friday, June 15.
Catch the Action … Live coverage of the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway will take the green flag Saturday, June 16 beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The race will be telecast live on ESPN2 and will also be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the 16th stop on the 35-race Busch Series tour will be televised live on ESPN2 the same day at 5 p.m. EDT.
TIMOTHY PETERS’ QUOTES:
This will be your first race at Kentucky in a Busch Series car. What are your expectations?
“The AutoZone Racing team needs to go to Kentucky and pick up where we left off at Nashville. We can’t help that the caution flag came out and we got stuck behind. I have always enjoyed racing at Kentucky in the past and I am excited to be behind the wheel of the AutoZone Chevy.”
You have raced at Kentucky Speedway twice in the NASCAR Truck Series. Do you think that your Truck Series experience will help you this weekend?
“Having raced in a truck at Kentucky will help me but the vehicles are totally different. Hopefully, our bad luck over the past couple of races has worn off and we will get the AutoZone Chevy out front. I hope that we unload great and run strong all weekend.”
