A 2015 rewind and a 2016 preview for the top five finishers last season in the NASCAR XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series. Today: Timothy Peters, the fifth-place finisher in the truck series standings.
Team: Red Horse Racing No. 17 Toyota
Wins: 2 (Talladega, Phoenix)
Strides: Few teams were hotter than Peters and the No. 17 bunch to close out the season, which ended with eight straight top-six finishes and all-important momentum for 2016.
Setbacks: A sluggish start, with three DNFs in the first seven races of the year, offset the team’s gains over the second half of the season.
Quoteworthy: “I think this offseason that I’ll see a lot of changes, a lot more motivation than ever — not that we haven’t been motivated, but it’s just the way that we ended. You’ll see more pieces of the puzzle come together. You’ll see a lot of fire under people wanting to do well. I’m more so ready than ever to sit at that head table.”
What’s next: Peters enters his eighth season with the Red Horse organization with a new crew chief, with Shane Huffman taking the reins from Marcus Richmond atop the No. 17 pit box.