Timothy Peters
No. 21 AutoZone Chevrolet
Event Preview Fact Sheet
Event/Date: Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 – April 20, 2007
Venue: Phoenix International Raceway – Avondale, Ariz.
NOTES:
This Week’s Race Car at Phoenix International Raceway … Timothy Peters will pilot Chassis No. 058 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) NASCAR Busch Series stable. Kevin Harvick was four for five with this Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS in 2006, earning victories at Martinsville Speedway (July 22) O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis (Aug. 5), Richmond International Raceway (Sept. 8) and Memphis Motorsports Park (Oct. 29) before finishing second November 11 at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR).
Phoenix Greenhorn … The Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 will be Peters’ first race of any kind at Phoenix International Raceway.
Seems Like Only Yesterday … Kevin Harvick took RCR’s No. 21 NASCAR Busch Series (Chassis No. 046) entry to victory one year ago in the Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 at PIR.
The History Channel … In 19 previous Busch Series starts at PIR, RCR has posted one win (Harvick, April 2006), one pole (Harvick, November 2003), nine top-five and 10 top-10 finishes. RCR cars have also led 229 laps.
Friday Night Lights … Live coverage of the Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway will take the green flag Friday, April 20 beginning at 9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The race will be televised live on ESPN2 and broadcast worldwide on Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the ninth of 35 points-paying races on the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series schedule will be televised live on SPEED Friday, April 20 at 5:30 p.m. EDT.
TIMOTHY PETERS QUOTES:
How much experience do you have at flat race tracks since this is your first race at PIR?
“I look at it as something like South Boston (Va.) Speedway. I’ve seen on TV that a lot of the guys like to use the apron to turn the car and that’s what we did when we ran the Late Model back at South Boston. I know Phoenix is a mile oval but I still consider it a short track and feel like that will be to my advantage.”
Does Harvick’s history with this race car give you confidence going into the weekend?
“Kevin’s track record with this car gives me a lot of confidence. My goal is to keep the good finish streak alive. We haven’t really done as well as any of us would have liked these last three races but I’m looking to make Phoenix the turnaround point. Everything’s there with this AutoZone team. We just need to go do it.”
