Peck Motorsports

The Peck Motorsports team, with help from Renewable Engineered Systems and Keystone Biofuels, has begun the transition to a greener team by making changes to the team’s hauler by switching to LED lighting and bio-diesel fuel. The team will also be one of the first teams in NASCAR to utilize solar-powered generators to power their equipment during the races.

“Peck Motorsport’s decision to use solar powered generators this season is a great example of the type of technology we hope to see used by teams in the coming seasons,” said Dr. Mike Lynch, managing director of green innovation, NASCAR. He goes on to explain, “NASCAR is working to bring new and impressive technology that compounds to cut down energy in a cutting-edge way.”

Switching to a 5% bio-diesel fuel blend in the hauler allows the team to reduce major greenhouse gas components in the atmosphere. Ben Wootton, President of Keystone Biofuels explains, “By using the 5% blend in the hauler during one race trip to Florida (450 gal), Peck will reduce particulate matter by .25 lbs, hydrocarbons by .35 lbs, carbon monoxide by 1.75 lbs, sulphur dioxide by .15 lbs, and carbon dioxide by 362.49 lbs.”

According to Keith Wolfe, Peck Motorsports Crew Chief, “Even small changes can make a big difference. Since we race on a national stage, we want to set a good example. Going green is a continued example of us being socially and environmentally responsible.”

Peck Motorsports will showcase the changes at the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts in Harrisburg, PA on Saturday, February 11. Fans and visitors will have the chance to meet Todd Peck, see the #96 Arthritis truck and walk through the “green” hauler.

Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, located at 222 Market Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is the mid-state’s premier center for arts, education, entertainment and cultural enrichment.

About Peck Motorsports

Peck Motorsports is the only professional NASCAR race team headquartered in central Pennsylvania. Founded in 1988, Peck Motorsports is a family operation. Brothers Dr. Mike Peck and Tom Peck operated the team with success throughout the 90s. Today the team is still led by Dr. Mike Peck, but this time with son Todd Peck behind the wheel.

The family has a long, trusted history in the sport. Tom Peck has numerous top-10 and top-five finishes in the highest ranks of NASCAR. Todd Peck is the next generation of Peck Motorsports hoping to carry on the legacy of proud Pennsylvania racers. The team is currently looking for primary sponsorship in 2012 to support their collaboration with the Arthritis Foundation.

About the Arthritis Foundation

Striking one in every five adults and 300,000 children, arthritis is the nation’s leading cause of disability. The Arthritis Foundation (www.arthritis.org) is committed to raising awareness and reducing the impact of this serious, painful and unacceptable disease, which can severely damage joints and rob people of living life to its fullest. The Foundation funds life-changing research that has restored mobility in patients for more than six decades; fights for health care policies that improve the lives of the millions who live with arthritis; and partners with families to provide empowering programs and information.

Juvenile Arthritis (JA) affects more than 300,000 children in the U.S. JA is a term to describe the many autoimmune and inflammatory conditions that can develop in children ages 16 and younger. There are several different types of JA.

About Renewable Engineered Systems

Renewable Engineered Systems is a renewable-energy company based in Martinsville, VA that specializes in research, development, analysis, application, installation and maintenance of technology that harnesses the power of earth-friendly energy sources, such as wind and sun.

About Keystone Biofuels, Inc.

Keystone Biofuels, Inc (KBI) is a manufacturer of Biodiesel, an alternative fuel source and renewable diesel fuel substitute. They are Pennsylvania’s longest running biodiesel production facility, and the first to use PA grown products. Ben Wootton, President and Owner of Keystone Biofuels, sits on the Governor’s Renewable Agriculture Energy Council.

- Breaking Limits Press Release

No. 38 Great Clips Chevrolet Impala - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCAR

Kahne began his NNS career wheeling the No. 38 car with Great Clips, Inc. serving as sponsor. Together, Kahne and the world’s largest salon brand reached momentous milestones including capturing Kahne’s first NNS victory in 2003 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It was also Great Clips’ first win as primary sponsor. In 2005, Kahne captured his second career win at Texas Motor Speedway before stepping out of the ride as he progressed to the Sprint Cup Series ranks. In 2010, Kahne decided to return to the NNS on a limited basis and found himself back at the helm of the No. 38 machine, sporting the banner of his longtime sponsor. During both the 2010 and 2011 NNS seasons, Kahne piloted the car for eight races, racking up four top-five and six top-10 finishes.

Following in the footsteps of Kahne, Sweet made a name for himself in the national open-wheel racing circuits. After being tapped to drive for KKR in 2008 by Kahne himself, Sweet became a superstar in his own right in the USAC racing world with victories including the Belleville Midget Nationals, the Knoxville Midget Nationals and both the Sprint Car and Midget “Four Crown Nationals” at Eldora Speedway. Showing no signs of slowing his success, Sweet will embark upon a new adventure as he makes his debut in the NNS in 2012 with Turner Motorsports. No stranger to the Great Clips Racing family, Sweet has made 18 NCWTS starts as well as one NNS start (2010) sporting the Great Clips banner over the last three seasons.

Kahne has thoroughly enjoyed reuniting with his longtime sponsor and is looking forward to another season representing the Minneapolis-based company.

“I have had such a long-standing relationship with Great Clips and it’s been great teaming back up with them again,” says Kahne. “They gave me my first real shot in this sport and that is something I have never forgotten.”

For his part, Sweet is ready to jump into this next phase of his career and is grateful for the support of Great Clips, Turner Motorsports and Kahne.

“I can’t begin to say how excited and grateful I am for this opportunity to compete in the Nationwide Series and to join Kasey in representing Great Clips both on and off the track,” says Sweet. “Turner Motorsports is a first class organization with equipment capable of contending for wins week in and week out. I don’t think I could be in a better position to take the next step in my racing career.”

Great Clips, Inc. is currently the longest-running sponsor in the NNS and has used the Nationwide Series as their primary marketing platform for the last 11 years. Their sponsorship began in 2000 with Akins Motorsports as they climbed on board to sponsor the team’s No. 38 entry with driver, Christian Elder. Mark Green piloted the No. 38 for one season before general manager, Doug Stringer, hired up-and-coming talent, Kasey Kahne, thereby solidifying Great Clips commitment to their NASCAR sponsorship.

About Turner Motorsports:

Turner Motorsports, LLC, established in 1999, has completed its sophomore season of NASCAR competition. Owned by Texas businessman Steve Turner, the organization has expanded in 2011 from a two-truck operation in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) to become the largest stand-alone multi-series team in NASCAR’s top-tier touring series. Turner Motorsports operates out of an 110,000 square-foot state-of-the art facility in Mooresville, N.C. The Chevrolet-backed team has created alliances with General Motors’ powerhouse teams Hendrick Motorsports, which provides engine support for both its NNS and NCWTS programs, and Earnhardt Technology Group for drive train and suspension technology assistance. Turner Motorsports’ marketing partners include Great Clips, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, BRANDT, Exide, AccuDoc Solutions, Wolfpack Rentals, Fraternal Order of Eagles and ABF Freight. For more information on Turner Motorsports, visit www.turnermotorsportsllc.com.

About Great Clips:

Great Clips, Inc. was established in 1982 in Minneapolis. Today, Great Clips has more than 3,000 salons throughout the United States and Canada, making it the world’s largest salon brand. Great Clips salons employ nearly 30,000 stylists who receive ongoing training to learn advanced skills and the latest trends. Make Great Clips your choice for value-priced, high-quality haircare for men, women and children. No appointments needed, and salons are open nights and weekends. And, it’s more convenient than ever with Great Clips’ Online Check-In. To check-in online, visit www.greatclips.com. or download the app for Android and iPhone. For more information about Great Clips, Inc. or to find a location near you, visit www.greatclips.com.

- Turner Motorsports Press Release

Nashville-Superspeedway Logo Thumbnail

The 1.33-mile, concrete oval played host to 21 NASCAR Nationwide Series races, 13 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races and eight IndyCar Series races from 2001 to 2011.

“Nashville Superspeedway is a world-class facility and lies within driving distance of most race teams’ headquarters in Charlotte, N.C.,” said Denis McGlynn, president and CEO of Dover Motorsports, Inc. “We anticipate strong interest in the facility as a test venue.”

Nashville Superspeedway will begin taking reservations for testing in 2012 immediately. Race teams interested in reserving the track should call Allen Clark at (302) 883-6535 or e-mail aclark@dovermotorsports.com with any questions.

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Dover Motorsports, Inc. is a leading promoter of NASCAR sanctioned motorsports events whose subsidiaries own and operate Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware and Nashville Superspeedway near Nashville, Tennessee. For further information, log on to www.DoverMotorsports.com.

- Dover Motorsports, Inc. Press Release

Scott Naset

Naset will accept the honor Saturday evening at the series’ annual Championship Awards Banquet at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, Ky. The banquet will close the 59th season of ARCA competition.

A native of Bloomer, Wis., the 40-year-old Naset has worked at Richard Childress Racing since 1999, notably serving as the car chief for Kevin Harvick’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry from 2002 to 2009 and as the truck chief for Austin Dillon’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series entry in 2010, among other roles.

Naset finished with 6850 points in the crew chief division, which awards $3000 at year’s end and tabulates points from qualifying and race action. The crew chief of the fastest-qualifying car earns 200 points, with descending positions earning five fewer points per position. The same scoring system is in place for race finishes. Competing crew chiefs must register at the beginning of the season and carry the decal of Cometic Gasket, Inc. on the car to be eligible to score. A maximum of 400 points is possible in each event weekend.

Naset and the No. 41 team started quickly, as Dillon won the pole and finished 11th in the season opener at Daytona and swept the pole and race wins at Talladega in the next race. The team captured seven wins and seven Menards Pole Awards presented by Ansell in 19 events this year. Naset won Cometic Crew Chief of the Race honors 10 times in 19 races, earning $250 for his team’s performances at Talladega, Salem (May), Chicagoland, Michigan, Iowa, Indianapolis, Pocono (August), and DuQuoin, and in two races at Toledo.

Cometic Gasket, Inc., a Concord, Ohio company, creates the Official Gasket of the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards and also contributes $3500 to the year-end championship point fund.

Gary Roulo of the No. 17 Roulo Brothers Racing team finished second in the competition with 6485 points and four race awards. Billy Venturini (No. 25 Venturini Motorsports) was third with 6135 points and one race award. Gere Kennon (No. 31 Richard Childress Racing; 5655 points and one race award) and Bill Kimmel (No. 44 Kimmel Racing; 5650 points) rounded out the top five.

Other $250 Cometic Crew Chief of the Race winners included: John Monsam (No. 52 Schrader Racing, two) and Bill Gerhart (No. 5 Bobby Gerhart Racing).

Other Cometic Crew Chief of the Race winners included: Mike Chaffee (No. 32 Win-Tron Racing, three); Paul Andrews (No. 22 Cunningham Motorsports, two); and Tony Liberati (No. 55 Venturini Motorsports, two).

Series champion Ty Dillon, Rookie of the Year Chris Buescher, other drivers from the top 20, and the top 10 car owners will be honored in Saturday’s program, which also features special award winners.

Additional special award presentations include the Bill France Four Crown, the Rookie of the Year, the H.G. Adcox Sportsmanship Award, the Manufacturer Championship, the Hoosier Tire Superspeedway Challenge Award, the Crane Cams Engine Builder of the Year Award, the Marcum Award, the Spirit Award, the Klotz Engine Mechanic Award, and the CGS Imaging Hard Charger Award. In addition, scholarship recipients will be announced, compliments of the University of Northwestern Ohio and the Bob Loga Memorial Scholarship Foundation.

While open to teams, series and track officials, and sponsors, the annual formal gala is also open to ARCA Racing Series fans. Ticket information is available at ARCARacing.com.

The public schedule of events for Saturday, December 10 is as follows:

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Redline Racing Ministry Silent Auction

2 p.m. ARCA Racing Series Press Conference

3 p.m. Redline Racing Ministry Live Auction

4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. Formal Portrait Photo Session

5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Guest Reception

6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Awards Dinner and Program

The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards featured 19 events at 16 tracks on its 2011 schedule. The series has crowned an ARCA national champion each year since its inaugural season in 1953, and has toured over 200 race tracks in 28 states since its inception. In 2011, the series has tested the abilities of drivers and race teams over the most diverse schedule of stock car racing events in the world, visiting tracks ranging from 0.4 mile to 2.66 miles in length, on both paved and dirt surfaces as well as a left- and right-turn road course.

The 2012 ARCA Racing Series schedule is currently available at ARCARacing.com.

Founded by John Marcum in 1953 in Toledo, Ohio, the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is recognized among the leading sanctioning bodies in the country. Closing in on completing its sixth decade after hundreds of thousands of miles of racing, ARCA administers over 100 race events each season in two professional touring series and local weekly events.

- Automobile Racing Club of America Press Release

No. 81 Zachry Toyota Tundra (David Starr) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCAR

Despite the setbacks that have dropped Starr back to thirteenth in the 2011 NCWTS standings, the SS Green Light team has not given up and is ready to head to the season finale at the Homestead-Miami Speedway with the goal of finishing up front with the Zachry Toyota.

“It’s been a challenging year for sure; we’ve had a lot of bad luck especially the second half of the year,” said Starr. “We’ve had some good race trucks, some fast trucks but we have this monkey on our back and we just couldn’t shake it loose and get some good finishes at the end of the season.”

Zachry will return to the hood of the black and green No. 81 Toyota for the season finale and will be joined by the NCCER Build Your Future Campaign.

“While I’m disappointed with not being in the top-ten in the standings, I am very thankful for all of our partners who supported myself and this race team all year long,” David continued. “We’re really proud to have Zachry, NCCER Build Your Future Campaign, Allegro, Advocare, Akzo Nobel and ASI Limited support us and stand behind us through this season.”

David Starr - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCAR

David has nine NCWTS starts at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. He has two top-fives and six top-tens just missing another with an eleventh place run in the season ending race last year in the Zachry Toyota. He has with an average start of 19.7 and an impressive average finish of 8.7 at the mile and a half oval just south of Miami, FL.

“This week we have nothing to loose. There is no pressure on us, so we’re going to go out and try to win the race and if we can’t do that we’re going to try for second or third, a top-five. We’ll get the best finish we can in our Zachry Tundra. We need to finish strong and then take a little break, enjoy the holiday, recharge ourselves and prepare for 2012.”

The Ford 200 is the 270th consecutive NCWTS start for the SS Green Light Racing team and the 290th career start for Starr in the Truck Series. David has four victories, 47 top-fives and 115 top-tens through his 14-year career including two top-fives and eight top-tens so far in 2011.

There are 42 trucks on the preliminary entry list for the Ford 200.

The Ford 200 is a one-day show for the NCWTS with practice Friday, November 18th from 10:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. and qualifying at 4:30 p.m. The green flag will fall on the season finale at 8:00 pm. It will be shown live on SPEED TV. It will also be broadcast live via radio worldwide on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and also Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. All times Eastern.

Zachry Holdings, Inc. is engaged in the planning, building and renewing of the world’s most critical industrial facilities. As one of the largest direct-hire, merit-shop constructors in the United States, Zachry provides a range of engineering, construction and maintenance services to top industrial companies. The 85-year-old, privately held organization is based in San Antonio. Visit www.zhi.com for more information.

For more information about SS Green Light Racing visit www.SSRacingonline.com.

- SS Green Light Racing Press Release

Timothy Peters

Homestead-Miami Speedway

TOP TOYOTA: Timothy Peters and the No. 17 Tire Kingdom/Service Central racing team have several standout achievements in 2011 including a pole win at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, a win at Lucas Oil Raceway in July and currently they are fifth in the Truck Series point standings. If the No. 17 team can maintain or increase their position in the point standings this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway they will potentially be the ONLY Toyota to finish in the top-five in the championship standings in all three of NASCAR’s national touring series (Camping World Truck, Nationwide and Sprint Cup).

POINTS RUN: Peters is currently 21 points ahead of sixth position in the point standings, in this weekend’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway Peters must finish 17th or better regardless of what the sixth place competitor does to hold onto the fifth position in the point standings. If Peters is able to accomplish this goal, he will record his highest points finish to date in his young Truck Series career.

FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME: If Peters can hold on and record a fifth-place or better finish in the 2011 Truck Series driver point standings it will mark Peters highest points finish to date. Since joining Red Horse Racing in 2009, Peters has consistently moved up the standings recording an eighth-place finish in 2009 and a sixth-place finish in 2010. This will be Peters first year on stage at the championship awards ceremony should he place in the top five.

CONSISTENT TO THE END: Since joining Red Horse Racing in 2009, Peters has completed every lap he has entered at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Peters earned his first and only top-five finish in 2009, completing the event in the fourth position and leading seven laps.

CHASSIS HISTORY: The No. 17 team will unload chassis No. 093 this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Peters most recently piloted this truck to an 11th-place two weeks ago at Texas Motor Speedway. This chassis also competed at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in October where Peters drove to a third-place finish.

PREVIOUS RACE RECAP: Two weeks ago at Texas Motor Speedway, Peters drove the No. 17 Toyota Tundra to an 11th-place finish. On the final green-white-checker restart Peters found himself in the fifth position as some of the leaders began to run out of fuel. Peters felt that he had something mechanically going wrong with his Tundra, but hoped that he could nurse the condition to the end of the 147-lap event. However, when the driver of the No. 17 took the green-flag he began to lose positions as the mechanical failure worsened and on the white-flag lap, it moved toward failure. Peters was able to hold on and finish the event in the 11th spot remaining fifth in the championship point standings heading into the final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Timothy Peters

What are the challenges of competing at Homestead-Miami Speedway? What does your truck need to do in order to contend for the win?

“I like Homestead. I think it is one of my best tracks. I really like the way the surface is worn out. The way the surface is it really puts it back in the driver’s hands. I think the winner is going to be the person who has the most neutral balanced truck. If you can keep a neutral balance longer than anyone else and keep up with the track changes over the course of the race, you will have a good shot at the win. To be successful at Homestead you really have to keep up with how the track changes, Homestead tends to get really loose, and it gets really cool at night when the quick way around is up close next to the fence.”

Summarize your season. What were the highlights?

“I would have to say that winning at Lucas Oil Raceway was definitely one of the highlights of our season, the way we ran at Nashville earning two top-five finishes and then finishing in the top-10 at Martinsville, my home track are the moments that stick out to me. We have had a solid season this year and I hope that we can finish on a high note this weekend at Homestead and take that momentum into the off season.”

Red Horse Racing (RHR)

Founded in 2005 by former Mobil Corporation executive Tom DeLoach and NASCAR veteran Jeff Hammond, Red Horse Racing aims to be a professional racing team that strives for excellence on and off the race track. Red Horse Racing hopes to build and maintain solid, mutual relationships with its partners to win races and championships and to represent itself in a professional manner. The team has four victories and five poles in its brief existence. DeLoach and Hammond also own Performance Instruction Training (PIT), the number one pit crew training center in the world that also has many corporate training options that include team-building, lean manufacturing, motorsports demonstrations and more.

About TBC Retail Group

Headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, TBC Retail Group, Inc., a subsidiary of TBC Corporation, operates more than 800 tire and automotive service centers under the brands: Tire Kingdom, NTB – National Tire and Battery, and Merchant’s Tire and Auto Centers, along with over 400 franchised Big O Tires locations. The contingent of over 1200 stores has trained and certified ASE technicians who use state-of-the-art equipment to provide quality service on cars and trucks. The nationwide warranty provides peace of mind while it protects consumers and their investment in over 40 states. TBC Retail Group employs more than 300 associates at its Juno Beach, Fla. headquarters and approximately 10,000 associates nationally. To locate a store near you, call 800-NEW-TIRE. TBC Corporation, headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, is one of the nation’s largest marketers of automotive replacement tires through a multi-channel retail and wholesale strategy.

- Red Horse Racing Press Release

Roush Fenway Racing

“I am honored to be teamed back up with World Financial Group,” said Edwards. “They are a great group of people. We have had a lot of success with them in the past, especially at Phoenix International Raceway. We have won two races there wearing the World Financial Group colors and plan on getting them to victory lane again this year.”

Edwards, one of NASCAR’s brightest superstars, actively competes in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series. A native of Columbia, Mo., Edwards has accumulated two NASCAR-sanctioned track championships, three Rookie-of-the-Year honors, and more than 75 feature wins while racing on both dirt and pavement tracks across the country within the first 10 years of his career.

World Financial Group, Inc. has a rich history with Roush Fenway Racing. WFG partnered with Roush Fenway as one of Carl Edwards’ first sponsors in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2004, and continued to sponsor Edwards and other Roush Fenway drivers in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Series’ through 2008.

About World Financial Group, Inc.:


World Financial Group, Inc. (WFG) is a financial services marketing company whose affiliates offer life insurance and a broad array of financial products and services. WFG’s independent associates strive to help individuals and families often overlooked by the financial services industry to plan for their financial futures, advocating the power of choice for clients through agreements with several of the financial and insurance industries’ leading companies.

World Financial Group, Inc. is an AEGON company. AEGON N.V. is an international life insurance, pension and investment group based in The Hague, The Netherlands, with businesses in more than 20 markets in the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit WFG’s website at www.worldfinancialgroup.com

About Roush Fenway Racing:


Roush Fenway Racing is NASCAR’s largest team operating seven motorsports teams. Four in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with drivers Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and David Ragan; and three in the Nationwide Series with Edwards, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., and Trevor Bayne. For more information on any of the Roush Fenway Racing teams, log onto www.RoushFenway.com

- Roush Fenway Racing Press Release

No. 17 NTB / Service Central Toyota Tundra

“We had a great race going until the final lap,” said Peters after climbing from the No. 17 NTB/Service Central Toyota Tundra. “I hate that caution that came out there at the end to set up the green-white-checkered finish. I knew something was a little off late in the race. It seems like we had some sort of mechanical issue, but we will have to take the truck back to the shop to figure out exactly what happened. Everybody did a great job today especially on pit road. The National Tire and Battery Service Central Toyota Tundra was great all night long – we just were not able to bring it home where it belonged there at the end. We have a week off and we will take this baby (the truck) back to the shop and get it ready to go to Homestead and Lord willing, get on the stage.”

Peters started the WinStar World Casino 350K from the 15th position, and by the first caution on lap 13, Peters had moved into the top 10 scored in the ninth position. The team decided to come to pit road for right-side tires, fuel and a chassis adjustment. Peters returned to the track in the 10th position for the restart on lap 20. The caution flew immediately when a truck experienced an engine failure on the restart. The team chose to stay out as they were just on pit road moments earlier. Peters continued to make forward progress moving past trucks one by one. The caution was displayed once again on lap 32. The team chose to come down pit road for fuel only and another chassis adjustment.

Peters restarted in the fifth position on lap 37. Getting a great restart, the driver of the No. 17 NTB/Service Central Toyota Tundra quickly moved past each of the leaders, settling into the second position. Peters maintained second until the caution was displayed for an accident in turn four on lap 55. Peters reported to the team that he was too loose in the corners on both ends. Crew chief Butch Hylton called for four tires, fuel and a wedge adjustment.

Timothy Peters

Maintaining his top-10 running position, Peters communicated to the team on lap 115 that the truck was really good and he felt that the longer the green-flag period lasted, the trucks in front of him would begin to fade. He felt confident his truck was better than many of his competitors and a few laps later, he began to prove it passing trucks one by one.

On lap 124, Peters radioed to the team that he felt like something was going wrong mechanically with the No. 17 truck. The team was powerless in the moment but knew that the driver of the No. 17 could hold on to a top-10 finish if the race went green until the end as he continued to maintain fast lap times. Scored in the eighth position, Peters did not want to see the caution when it waved on lap 141, sending the WinStar World Casino 350K into overtime. The race restarted on lap 146 with Peters scored in the fifth position, as some of the leaders had run out of fuel under caution. Peters took the restart and tried to hold on, but something broke mechanically as smoke billowed from underneath the No. 17 machine and he took the checkered flag in the 11th position. Peters maintains fifth spot in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series point standings, 58 markers behind the leader heading into the final race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The Truck Series returns to action in two weeks on Friday, November 18, 2011, at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the Ford 200 which can be viewed live on SPEED at 8:00 p.m., ET.

About TBC Retail Group

Headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, TBC Retail Group, Inc., a subsidiary of TBC Corporation, operates more than 800 tire and automotive service centers under the brands: Tire Kingdom, NTB – National Tire and Battery, and Merchant’s Tire and Auto Centers, along with over 400 franchised Big O Tires locations. The contingent of over 1200 stores has trained and certified ASE technicians who use state-of-the-art equipment to provide quality service on cars and trucks. The nationwide warranty provides peace of mind while it protects consumers and their investment in over 40 states. TBC Retail Group employs more than 300 associates at its Juno Beach, Fla. headquarters and approximately 10,000 associates nationally. To locate a store near you, call 800-NEW-TIRE. TBC Corporation, headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, is one of the nation’s largest marketers of automotive replacement tires through a multi-channel retail and wholesale strategy.

About Red Horse Racing:

Founded in 2005 by former Mobil Corporation executive Tom DeLoach and NASCAR veteran Jeff Hammond, Red Horse Racing aims to be a professional racing team that strives for excellence on and off the race track. Red Horse Racing hopes to build and maintain solid, mutual relationships with its partners to win races and championships and to represent itself in a professional manner. The team has four victories and five poles in its brief existence. DeLoach and Hammond also own Performance Instruction Training (PIT), the number one pit crew training center in the world that also has many corporate training options that include team-building, lean manufacturing, motorsports demonstrations and more.

- Red Horse Racing Press Release

No. 6 CollegeComplete.com Chevrolet Silverado

“The race definitely didn’t play out like we planned, but it ended up working out just fine. The truck got better as we went through the day on Thursday. We weren’t that high on the practice speed charts, but we qualified up there and it ran pretty good,” Lofton said. “It feels good to get another top-10 in Texas. I really like racing here.”

After taking the green flag from the sixth spot on Friday night, Lofton kept his No. 6 CollegeComplete.com Chevrolet Silverado within the top-10 before dropping down pit road to top off on fuel under a yellow flag on lap 15. As Lofton slowed to pull into his stall, he had trouble seeing his pit sign because of the track lights and slid his tires. Crew chief Dan Bormann then opted to swap out left side tires. One lap later, Lofton returned to pit road for fresh right sides.

At the time of the restart on lap 20, Lofton’s Chevrolet was scored in the 28th position.

Another caution flag waved on lap 34 and by that time, Lofton had already begun his climb back towards the front, as he showed in 17th.

Justin Lofton

A caution on lap 57 allowed the California native to make another trip down pit road. The team swapped out all four tires, added fuel, and adjusted the track bar. With other teams taking on just two tires, Lofton lined up from 13th for the restart on lap 63. Four laps later, he was back within the top-10.

With just under 50 laps remaining, Lofton made his final pit stop of the night. Citing a slightly tight condition, Lofton and Bormann decided on track bar and air pressure adjustments on the black, green, and white CollegeComplete.com entry. He took the restart from the 10th spot.

The race stayed green until lap 142, which set the field up for a race-extending green-white-checkered flag finish. Under the yellow, Lofton explained the handling of his truck, and how he had a handful with the drive off the corners lacking as the laps wound down.

Despite the challenge behind the wheel, Lofton muscled his way around the 1.5-mile Texas track for the final laps, holding on to 10th at the finish.

Lofton and the entire No. 6 CollegeComplete.com ESR team will observe a week off from NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition next week before heading to the Homestead-Miami Speedway for the season finale on November 18th.

About College Complete:

CollegeComplete.com helps the public navigate the ever-changing and highly complex landscape of higher education, connecting students with the institutions whose offering maximizes the likelihood of success. Partnered with hundreds of educational institutions and across all types of education goals, including traditional college degrees, trade and vocational certifications, and professional licensure, College Complete helps students assess all of the information that exists in the public domain, allowing them to understand and make sense of their educational opportunities. CollegeComplete.com is the student facing subsidiary of Ed Ideas, Inc.

About ed ideas:

Ed Ideas, Inc. helps institutions of higher education optimize their admissions pipeline – from initial inquiry to graduate, and everything in between. Ed Ideas has 50 years of success in student outreach, application, and enrollment generation for the world’s leading public, private, for-profit, and traditional institutions. Outsource your needs to Ed Ideas, or let us help you improve your existing processes and practices. Whether your need is large or small, Ed Ideas is your higher education resource. For additional information contact: info@edideas.com.

- Justin Lofton Media Relations Press Release

No. 17 National Tire and Battery® / Service Central Toyota Tundra

BEST YET: As the 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rolls to a halt, Timothy Peters and the No. 17 Toyota Tundra team are proud of what they have accomplished thus far. With one win, seven top-five and 11 top-10 finishes, the No. 17 team can be proud that statistically this has been the best year yet. Peters has earned more top-five finishes this season than in his two previous years at Red Horse Racing. He is also able to continue his streak of winning, earning wins in each of his three seasons at Red Horse Racing. Peters who currently sits fifth in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship standings has the ability to record his highest championship points finish to date if he remains fifth or moves up in the standings. Despite some challenges, the team has persevered and is on track to earn their career best finish to date in 2011.

DID YOU KNOW? Peters has completed over 1,000 green flag passes this season? As of last weekend at Martinsville Speedway, the driver of the No. 17 Toyota Tundra has made 1,004 passes under green-flag conditions.

CONSISTENT TO THE END: Since joining Red Horse Racing in 2009, Peters has completed every lap he has entered at Texas Motor Speedway. Peters earned his first and only top-10 finish in 2010, completing the event in the seventh position.

CHASSIS HISTORY: The No. 17 team will unload chassis No. 093 this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Peters most recently piloted this truck to a third-place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in October.

PREVIOUS RACE RECAP: Last week at Martinsville Speedway, Peters drove the No. 17 Toyota Tundra to an eighth-place finish. The run marked his sixth Truck Series top-10 finish at the paper-clipped shape track.

Timothy Peters

What are your thoughts heading into this weekend in Texas?

“I’m really optimistic about our run this weekend in Texas. We really struggled here in the spring, but I was very encouraged by our run a few weeks ago in Las Vegas. Butch and the team have really worked hard on our 1.5-mile track set-up package. We are planning to run a similar set-up to what we had in Vegas. I am excited about the race and would really like to end the 2011 season with a trip to victory lane.”

Red Horse Racing (RHR)

Founded in 2005 by former Mobil Corporation executive Tom DeLoach and NASCAR veteran Jeff Hammond, Red Horse Racing aims to be a professional racing team that strives for excellence on and off the race track. Red Horse Racing hopes to build and maintain solid, mutual relationships with its partners to win races and championships and to represent itself in a professional manner. The team has four victories and five poles in its brief existence. DeLoach and Hammond also own Performance Instruction Training (PIT), the number one pit crew training center in the world that also has many corporate training options that include team-building, lean manufacturing, motorsports demonstrations and more.

About TBC Retail Group

Headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, TBC Retail Group, Inc., a subsidiary of TBC Corporation, operates more than 800 tire and automotive service centers under the brands: Tire Kingdom, NTB – National Tire and Battery, and Merchant’s Tire and Auto Centers, along with over 400 franchised Big O Tires locations. The contingent of over 1200 stores has trained and certified ASE technicians who use state-of-the-art equipment to provide quality service on cars and trucks. The nationwide warranty provides peace of mind while it protects consumers and their investment in over 40 states. TBC Retail Group employs more than 300 associates at its Juno Beach, Fla. headquarters and approximately 10,000 associates nationally. To locate a store near you, call 800-NEW-TIRE. TBC Corporation, headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, is one of the nation’s largest marketers of automotive replacement tires through a multi-channel retail and wholesale strategy.

- Red Horse Racing Press Release

No. 8 Qualcomm Chevrolet Silverado (Nelson Piquet Jr.) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCAR

BIG INDO NO TEXAS (GOING BIG IN TEXAS): Nelson Piquet Jr. and the No. 8 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) team will make their way to the Southwest this week with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for the WinStar World Casino 350K. The Friday night race will mark the Brazilian native’s third Truck Series start at the 1.5-mile track, where he has earned one top-10 finish in his Truck Series career. During his last trip to the track Piquet Jr. spent most of the evening running near the front of the pack, before being shuffled out of the top 10 during a green-white-checkered finish, leaving the young driver with a 13th-place finish.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE LONE STAR STATE: KHI has made 23 starts in the Truck Series at Texas. Courtesy of Ron Hornaday, KHI has picked up three victories at the Fort Worth track (June 2011 and two wins in 2008). The company has also earned 10 top-five and 14 top-10 finishes, and has been credited with leading 518 laps on the quad-oval.

CHASSIS HISTORY: The No. 8 team will unload chassis No. 051 this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Piquet Jr. has utilized this chassis in competition six times thus far this season (Nashville Superspeedway in April, Texas Motor Speedway in June, Pocono Raceway in July, Chicagoland Speedway in September, Kentucky Speedway in October and Las Vegas Motor Speedway in October). During those six starts, the rookie driver has earned four top-five and four top-10 finishes.

MOST POPULAR DRIVER: Voting is still open for the NASCAR Truck Series Most Popular Driver. NASCAR fans can log ontowww.nascar.com to cast their vote for Piquet Jr. as the 2011 Truck Series Most Popular Driver. Voting is underway and will continue until November 17. Fans can vote once daily until the end of the contest.

PREVIOUS RACE RECAP: Piquet Jr. and the No. 8 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) team headed to Virginia with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway last Saturday, October 29. The Brazilian native started 18th for the 200-lap event, and worked his way to as high as eighth before crossing the finish line 13th.

Nelson Piquet Jr. (Photo Credit: Lesley Ann Miller)

What are your thoughts on racing at Texas Motor Speedway?

“The race at Texas Motor Speedway should be a good one for the No. 8 team. I have done quite well at the intermediate-style tracks so far this season and I’m hoping that continues with this race. With the progress the team has made this season along with the knowledge I have gained, I think we have a good chance of earning a finish we will be quite happy with. I enjoy racing at Texas and I’m excited to see what kind of outcome we end the race with.”

About Tagg Pet Tracker:

The Pet Tracker™ uses GPS and wireless technology to monitor a pet’s location and notify its owner via email and text if he or she leaves a specified area. The lightweight tracker attaches to your pet’s existing collar and is designed to be worn at all times, even while swimming. The Tagg system was developed by Snaptracs, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm.

- Kevin Harvick Inc. Press Release

Virginia Lottery

Event: Kroger 200

Date: Saturday, October 29

TV: SPEED, 2:00 p.m. ET

Radio: MRN, 1:45 p.m. ET

Distance: 200 Laps / 105.2 Miles

Track: .526-mile Oval

Fast & Fun Facts:

- While the NASCAR Nationwide Series takes a week off, Elliott Sadler, a full-time driver in the series for Kevin Harvick, Inc., will be racing instead. The seasoned veteran is scheduled to make his second start for Joe Denette Motorsports behind the wheel of the No. 24 Virginia Lottery Chevrolet in Saturday afternoon’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) event at Martinsville Speedway.

- Returning to Martinsville Speedway is a homecoming for Sadler who is a native of the “Old Dominion State” and grew up 150 miles from the trackin Emporia.

- Sadler and wife Amanda are expecting the birth of their second child, a baby girl, any day now.

- Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pit crew will get some extra practice for the Tums Fast Relief 500 on Sunday when they go over the wall for Sadler. The five-time championship crew will pit the No. 24 Virginia Lottery Chevrolet in Saturday’s Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway.

On board with Sadler… The No. 24 machine will carry an in-car camera in Saturday’s NCWTS event at the half-mile “paper-clip.”

- Virginia is for Lovers: The No. 24 team has a strong Virginia line-up for Saturday’s Kroger 200. Joe Denette, owner of the No. 24 entry is a Fredericksburg, VA native while driver, Elliott Sadler, is a resident of Emporia, VA and the truck is sponsored by the Virginia Lottery.

Truckin’ It-Sadler’s NCWTS Stats:

Starts: 18

Wins: 1, (Pocono, 2010)

Poles: 2

Top-5: 4

Top-10: 9

Laps Led: 252

Avg. Start: 6.1

Avg. Finish: 14.8

Martinsville Minute: Sadler has one NCWTS start at Martinsville Speedway (October, 2003) where he started 17th and finished 30th, due to an expired radiator on lap 82 of 200.

That’s a Stat: Sadler is one of only 22 drivers in NASCAR history to have recorded a win in all three of NASCAR’s elite divisions and is one of only 16 drivers in NASCAR history to have earned a pole award and win in all three of NASCAR’s elite divisions.

Previous Race Recap: Sadler made his NCWTS debut with Joe Denette Motorsports behind the wheel of the No. 24 entry at Bristol Motor Speedway in August. Sadler, who captured his second NCWTS pole and the first pole award for Joe Denette Motorsports, led 53 laps and showcased a sporty Chevrolet until contact with another competitor just past half-way derailed the team’s chances for victory, relegating the rookie team to a ninth-place finish.

Chassis History: The No. 24 team will unload chassis No. 05 from the Joe Denette Motorsports stables in this weekend’s Kroger 200. This is the same chassis Jason White piloted at Martinsville Speedway (April), Lucas Oil Raceway (July) and New Hampshire Motor Speedway (September).

Meet Elliott Sadler: Fans will have the opportunity to meet Sadler at the Virginia Lottery display on Saturday, October 29, 2011 from 9:40-10:10 a.m. ET.

Quoting Elliott Sadler:

“Martinsville is a tough race track where you have to really focus on being good under braking; getting your truck to turn in the center of the corner and having great forward bite up off the corners. I’ve been racing here a long time dating back to my days in a late model. I’m very thankful to Virginia Lottery and Joe Denette Motorsports for giving me this opportunity. It’s always great to race in the great state of Virginia.”

“We were very fast at Bristol. Hopefully we’ll be able to take some of that momentum into this weekend at Martinsville. The tracks are both very short but are very different. We’re going to put a lot of effort into qualifying this weekend because not only do we have to qualify in the field on time, we know track position is going to be very important during the race.”

“Hermie and I have enjoyed a great relationship with the Virginia Lottery for a long time. We’re going to go out and try and get them a win on Saturday.”

About the Virginia Lottery:

The Virginia Lottery generates approximately $1.2 million per day for Virginia’s K-12 public schools. Operating entirely on revenue from the sale of Lottery products, rather than tax dollars, the Virginia Lottery raised more than $430.2 million for Virginia’s public schools in fiscal year 2010. That represents about eight percent of state funding for public education in Virginia. For more information, visit www.valottery.com. Follow the Virginia Lottery on Facebookand Twitter. Please play responsibly.

Team Website: www.JoeDenetteMotorsports.com

Team Twitter: www.Twitter.com/TeamJDM23

Elliott Sadler’s Website: www.ElliottSadler.com

Elliott Sadler on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/Elliott_Sadler

VA Lottery Website: www.VALottery.com

VA Lottery on Twitter: www.Twtter.com/VirginiaLottery

VA Lottery on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VALottery

- Joe Denette Motorsports Press Release

No. 17 National Tire and Battery® / Service Central Toyota Tundra

100 PERCENT: Timothy Peters has competed in two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. Peters has been able to complete 100 percent of the 193 laps he has entered at the 2.66-mile Superspeedway.

SUPERB AVERAGE: Peters has competed in six restrictor plate races in his young Truck Series career. Over the six races at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway Peters has an average finish of eighth. He has completed every lap he has run at both Speedways.

THE CLOSER: In the last 10 percent of the past two races at Talladega Superspeedway Peters has gained an average of five running positions before the checkered flag falls.

TOP FOUR: Peters has an average finish better than 10th at four tracks that are currently on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule. Two are each of the restrictor plate tracks that the Truck Series currently visits, Daytona International Speedway where he holds an average finish of 7.5 and this weekend’s venue at Talladega Superspeedway with an average finishing position of 9.0. The other two tracks are Pocono (Pa.) Raceway where Peters over two races has an average finish of 9.0 and Darlington (S.C.) Raceway where the 31-year-old Danville, Virginia resident holds an average finish of 4.0 at the track that has been dubbed “Too Tough to Tame.”

CHASSIS HISTORY: The No. 17 team will utilize chassis No.108 this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. Peters piloted this same truck to an 11th-place finish earlier this season at Daytona International Speedway.

PREVIOUS RACE RECAP: Last week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Peters earned his career-best finish of third. The driver of the No. 17 led four laps and ran in the top-10 throughout the majority of the 146-lap event.

Timothy Peters

What do you enjoy most about restrictor-plate racing? Why do you think you have been so successful at Daytona and Talladega?

“I like the intensity of racing at Talladega and Daytona. We have always had really good trucks at both of those locations. I can’t pinpoint exactly why we run so well, I just try to bide my time and make the right move at the right time. Sometimes it works out for you sometimes it doesn’t. These races are always fun and exciting; you just hope that you are there at the end to battle for the win.”

After last weekend’s race the point’s battle has become a five man race. Do you still think you have good odds?

“Anything is possible at this point. I don’t think anyone thought that the race last weekend would be such a turning point, but the race this weekend at Talladega is anyone’s game as is the race in Martinsville. I feel confident in this No. 17 team and I know we will have good equipment. What is meant to be will be and we hope that when this thing is all said and done we are holding the hardware in Miami.”

About Red Horse Racing:

Founded in 2005 by former Mobil Corporation executive Tom DeLoach and NASCAR veteran Jeff Hammond, Red Horse Racing aims to be a professional racing team that strives for excellence on and off the race track. Red Horse Racing hopes to build and maintain solid, mutual relationships with its partners to win races and championships and to represent itself in a professional manner. The team has four victories and five poles in its brief existence. DeLoach and Hammond also own Performance Instruction Training (PIT), the number one pit crew training center in the world that also has many corporate training options that include team-building, lean manufacturing, motorsports demonstrations and more.

About TBC Retail Group

Headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, TBC Retail Group, Inc., a subsidiary of TBC Corporation, operates more than 800 tire and automotive service centers under the brands: Tire Kingdom, NTB – National Tire and Battery, and Merchant’s Tire and Auto Centers, along with over 400 franchised Big O Tires locations. The contingent of over 1200 stores has trained and certified ASE technicians who use state-of-the-art equipment to provide quality service on cars and trucks. The nationwide warranty provides peace of mind while it protects consumers and their investment in over 40 states. TBC Retail Group employs more than 300 associates at its Juno Beach, Fla. headquarters and approximately 10,000 associates nationally. To locate a store near you, call 800-NEW-TIRE. TBC Corporation, headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, is one of the nation’s largest marketers of automotive replacement tires through a multi-channel retail and wholesale strategy.

- Red Horse Racing Press Release

No. 81 Zachry Toyota Tundra (David Starr) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCAR

A last minute deal was struck between Starr and SS Green Light Racing owners Ken Smith and Bobby Dotter and the long-time NCWTS team was able to ready an entry for Starr to keep his streak of starting every race since 2004 alive. Starr was paired with veteran crew chief Butch Miller for the Friday evening race at the mile and a half speedway located just south of the Windy City.

David made the most of the opportunity by finishing an impressive tenth driving one of the teams back-up trucks and continued to drive for the SS Green Light Racing team for the balance of the 2011 season finishing ninth in the drivers standings.

“It was a real shame we lost a tire at the end of the Atlanta race; it cost us a real good finish,” explained Starr. “Everybody on our SS Green Light Racing team is looking forward to Chicago are we’re excited to get back to the track and have a strong run.”

“Our goal is to finish in the top-ten in the point standings and we need a little luck to go our way and a couple of strong finishes over these next few races to get us there.”

In two previous NCWTS races at the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway, David’s average start is 14.5 and average finish is 16.0. He started twelfth and finished tenth last year in his debut with SS Green Light Racing.

“Chicago is a great racetrack; it’s a fast track. You need a real good handling truck to run up front. I’m real excited about the truck that my crew chief Jason Miller and engineer Matt Faulker have prepared for this week. All the guys on the team have worked real hard to have our Zachry / ASI Limited / NCCER Toyota ready.”

David Starr - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCAR

ASI Limited and the NCCER “Build your Future” campaign will provide associates sponsorship this week on the No. 81 Toyota.

The Fast Five 225 is the 263rd consecutive NCWTS start for the SS Green Light Racing team and the 283rd career start for Starr in the Truck Series. David has four victories, 47 top-fives and 114 top-tens through his 14-year career including two top-fives and seven top-tens so far in 2011.

There are 36 trucks on the preliminary entry list for the Fast Five 225.

Practice for the Fast five 225 will be Friday September 16th from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. with qualifying at 2:40 p.m. and the green flag will fall on the Fast Five 225 at 7:00 pm. It will be shown live on SPEED TV. It will also be broadcast live via radio worldwide on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and also Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. All times Central.

Zachry Holdings, Inc. is engaged in the planning, building and renewing of the world’s most critical industrial facilities. As one of the largest direct-hire, merit-shop constructors in the United States, Zachry provides a range of engineering, construction and maintenance services to top industrial companies. The 85-year-old, privately held organization is based in San Antonio. Visit www.zhi.com for more information.

For more information about SS Green Light Racing visit www.SSRacingonline.com.

- SS Green Light Racing Press Release