Event: Fr8Auctions 200
Date: Saturday, March 20, 2021
Venue: Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway
Track Description: 1.54-mile(s) superspeedway
Race: 130 laps / 200 miles
Rackley W.A.R.’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series History … Since entering the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) in 2021, the Centerville, Tenn.,-based organization has logged three starts with one driver, Timothy Peters, resulting in an average starting position of 18.7 and an average finishing position of 22.0.
Timothy Peters
Hot-lanta: Willie Allen … Rackley W.A.R. co-owner Willie Allen, who spent seven years as a driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS), has experience at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The 2007 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year has one NASCAR Xfinity Series start (2010) and two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at the Hampton, Ga.,-facility in 2007. Allen was behind-the-wheel of a Chevrolet in both his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet Silverado
Peach State Statistics … The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns for the annual stop in the Peach State for the Fr8Auctions 200. The 1.54-mile oval’s racing surface is one of the most abrasive and bumpy in the sport. The last repave of the Atlanta Motor Speedway followed the 1996 season, making it the third oldest surface in the sport. This weekend marks Timothy Peters’ 11th Atlanta Motor Speedway appearance with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He made his series track debut on October 29, 2005.
The Danville, Va.,-native has one top-five finish and five top-10 finishes at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Speedway Stats: Timothy Peters has 143 combined NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts on speedways (tracks 1 to 2-miles in length). He has two wins (Las Vegas, Phoenix), 33 top-five finishes, and 72 top-10 finishes, and has collected an average finish of 12.6.
Starting Lineup: The lineup for the 200-mile event was determined by using NASCAR’s competition-based formula, which takes into account finishing positions from the previous race (weighted 25% owner and 25% driver, 16th-place Las Vegas), the ranking in team owner points (35%, 21st-place) and the fastest lap from the previous race (15%). Timothy Peters will start at the Atlanta Motor Speedway from the 16th-place on Row 8.
Pit Stall Selections … Pit Stall 35, towards Turn 4.
Atop the Pit Box: Chad Kendrick … Chad Kendrick, crew chief for the No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet Silverado, has two top-five finishes and three top-ten finishes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at the Hampton, Ga.,-facility in nine starts. Kendrick has two starts (2009, 2017) at the Atlanta Motor Speedway with Timothy Peters, including a ninth place finish.
Catch the Action … The Fr8Auctions 200 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway will be broadcast live on FS1 on Saturday, March. 20, starting with NASCAR RaceDay: NCWTS at Atlanta at 1:30 p.m. (ET). It will also broadcast live at 2:00 p.m. (ET) on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
In the Rearview Mirror: Las Vegas Motor Speedway … Timothy Peters, driver of the No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet Silverado for Rackley W.A.R., finished in the 16th-place in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Bucked Up 200 at the Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway on Friday, March 5. Peters started in the 19th-place in the 40-truck field, and at the end of Stage 1 on Lap 30 he was in the 14th -place. By the end of Stage 2 on Lap 60, Peters was scored in the 19th-place. Under caution on Lap 117 Peters, among the leaders, came to pit road for service. He was scored as high as the fifth-place at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
QUOTE WORTHY
Timothy Peters, driver of the No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet Silverado for Rackley W.A.R.
On the Atlanta Motor Speedway:
“I am ready to get back to the track this weekend at the Atlanta Motor Speedway with my Rackley W.A.R. guys. We started our notebook at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and we are looking to improve on that this weekend in the No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet Silverado.”
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