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Timothy Peters has secured sponsorship for the upcoming NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway, but Terry Cook still needs additional backing to get there.

Today’s rescheduled Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway was initially to be Peters’ last race, but his Premier Racing team has secured sponsorship from Strutmasters.com for two more races – Kansas on April 25 and Charlotte on May 15.

“We thought Martinsville was going to be our last rodeo, and [Strutmasters.com owner Chip Lofton] signed on for Kansas and Charlotte, so he’s definitely been our knight in shining armor through the first four races, and he’s supporting us, and we’re trying to make sure we support him everywhere we can,” Peters said.

Cook is still hoping to land at least enough sponsorship to get to Kansas. His HT Motorsports group only committed to field Cook’s Toyota for the season’s first four races if more sponsorship couldn’t be procured. Cook’s truck has been underwritten by team owner Jim Harris’ Lynchburg, Va.-based Harris Trucking Co. so far this season, but the driver doesn’t expect that to continue.

“As long as we can keep the momentum of racing well together, hopefully, we’ll continue to race,” Cook said. “We have a lot riding on this weekend whether we put funding together or have a great run to get to Kansas. Even though we’ve got Harris Trucking on the side of the truck, it’s Jim Harris that owns the team and it’s a self-funded team.”

- Scene Daily