{"id":5270,"date":"2016-08-27T19:18:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-28T00:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=5270"},"modified":"2016-08-27T19:18:50","modified_gmt":"2016-08-28T00:18:50","slug":"brett-moffitt-beats-red-horse-teammate-to-checkers-at-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/27\/brett-moffitt-beats-red-horse-teammate-to-checkers-at-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Brett Moffitt beats Red Horse teammate to checkers at Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Reid Spencer<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

NASCAR Wire Service<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

BROOKLYN, Mich. \u2013<\/span><\/span><\/strong> In five NASCAR Camping World Truck Series<\/a> starts, Brett Moffitt<\/strong> had never led a lap.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But in Saturday\u2019s Careers for Veterans 200 at Michigan International Speedway, Moffitt picked the perfect time to take the point for the first time.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Brett

Brett Moffitt, driver of the #11 Red Horse Racing Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200 at Michigan International Speedway on August 27, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Powering around Red Horse Racing teammate Timothy Peters and five-time series winner William Byron off the second corner of the final lap at the two-mile track, Moffitt held off Peters by .098 seconds to win a NASCAR national series race for the first time.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Moffitt\u2019s victory, however, left Shane Huffman, Peters\u2019 crew chief, slapping his seat on the pit box in frustration. Peters, who led a race-high 42 laps, could have locked himself into the inaugural Camping World Truck Series Chase with a victory. Running a limited schedule this season, Moffitt is ineligible for the championship this year.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

But Moffitt made no apologies for taking advantage of the opportunity that presented itself when Byron pushed Peters into Turn 3 on the white-flag lap, cut to the inside and slowed both trucks down. Moffitt cruised around the outside off Turn 2 on the final lap and kept Peters behind him.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

“I\u2019m here to win,” Moffitt said. “I said it earlier and I\u2019ll say it again. I\u2019m not going to wreck him (Peters) for it. I\u2019m going to race him clean because I know he needs to get in the Chase, but this team needs to win and these guys deserve to win.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Brett

Brett Moffitt, driver of the #11 Red Horse Racing Toyota, poses with the winners sticker after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200 at Michigan International Speedway on August 27, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

“That\u2019s what we come to do, and our partners at Toyota want to do the same, and we got it.”<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Daniel Hemric passed Byron on the last lap to come home third, with Byron following in fourth and Cameron Hayley in fifth.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

The good news for both Peters and Hemric was the wide margin both drivers opened over their closest pursuers in the race to make the Chase. Though winless this year, Hemric and Peters lead Cameron Hayley by 55 and 47 points, respectively, in the battle for the last two Chase spots.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If no new winner surfaces in the final two regular-season races, both Hemric and Peters are highly likely to qualify on points.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

“It\u2019s a good day for Red Horse Racing,” Peters said. “Congrats to Brett Moffitt. One-two finish. I wish we were \u2018one,\u2019 but all in all, the company brings the trophy back. The 9 (Byron) locked onto our bumper there in Turn 2 and pushed us really hard down into Turn 3.<\/span>
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\"John

John Wes Townley, driver of the #05 Jive Communications\/Zaxby’s Chevrolet, and Matt Crafton, driver of the #88 Great Lakes Flooring\/Menards Toyota, leading the field to the start of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200 at Michigan International Speedway on August 27, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

“We had to do all we had to do to stay in front. … Tough to swallow right there, but it felt good to run the way we did all day.”<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Both Cole Custer and Tyler Reddick entered the race needing to win to make the Chase. Reddick\u2019s Ford bounced off the side of Johhny Sauter\u2019s Chevrolet on Lap 70 and sustained heavy damage during contact with the Turn 3 wall.<\/span>
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Custer, however, had the lead for a restart on Lap 84, only to lose control and spin into the Turn 4 wall, grazing the left rear of Moffitt\u2019s No. 11 Toyota in the process.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

“We didn\u2019t have the raw speed of the guys up front, but it drove pretty well, and it was hard to keep those guys off of me,” Custer said. “The 11 (Moffitt) stopped pushing me \u2014 which it\u2019s his right to do that.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

“We were kind of losing the 17 (Peters) there. He (Moffitt) went to the outside and I started getting tight. Once he got on my door, I got loose and over-corrected it. I just hate it for my guys that brought a great truck.”<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Like Hayley, Custer and Reddick will have two more chances to force their way into the Chase by winning one of the final two regular-season races.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race – Careers for Veterans 200 presented by Cooper Standard and Brad Keselowski’s Checkered Flag Foundation<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Michigan International Speedway<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Brooklyn, Michigan<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, August 27, 2016<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2. (4) Timothy Peters, Toyota, 100.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 18. (25) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 100.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a019. (8) Tyler Reddick, Ford, 100.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21. (22) Reed Sorenson(i), Chevrolet, Vibration, 84.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22. (18) Cole Custer #, Chevrolet, Accident, 83.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 26. (16) John H Nemechek, Chevrolet, Accident, 62.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 27. (28) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, Transmission, 47.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Average Speed of Race Winner:\u00a0 111.732 mph.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Time of Race:\u00a0 01 Hrs, 47 Mins, 24 Secs. Margin of Victory:\u00a0 0.098 Seconds.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Caution Flags:\u00a0 7 for 36 laps.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lead Changes:\u00a0 17 among 8 drivers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0; M. Crafton 1-5; T. Peters 6-10; M. Crafton 11-17; W. Byron # 18-23; T. Peters 24-32; R. Sorenson(i) 33; D. Hemric 34-35; M. Crafton 36-45; B. Rhodes # 46-49; M. Crafton 50; T. Peters 51-63; C. Custer # 64-72; W. Byron # 73-74; C. Custer # 75-83; T. Peters 84-98; W. Byron # 99; B. Moffitt 100;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):\u00a0 T. Peters 4 times for 42 laps; M. Crafton 4 times for 23 laps; C. Custer # 2 times for 18 laps; W. Byron # 3 times for 9 laps; B. Rhodes # 1 time for 4 laps; D. Hemric 1 time for 2 laps; B. Moffitt 1 time for 1 lap; R. Sorenson(i) 1 time for 1 lap.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Top 10 in Points: W. Byron # – 379; D. Hemric – 343; T. Peters – 335; J. Sauter – 330; M. Crafton – 322; B. Kennedy – 309; C. Bell # – 305; J. Nemechek – 288; C. Hayley – 288; C. Custer # – 285.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"John

John Wes Townley, driver of the #05 Jive Communications\/Zaxby’s Chevrolet, poses with the Keystone Light Pole Award after qualifying for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200 at Michigan International Speedway on August 27, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Brett

Brett Moffitt, driver of the #11 Red Horse Racing Toyota, races Timothy Peters, driver of the #17 Red Horse Racing Toyota, and William Byron, driver of the #9 Liberty University Toyota, during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200 at Michigan International Speedway on August 27, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Jerry Markland\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Brett

Brett Moffitt, driver of the #11 Red Horse Racing Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200 at Michigan International Speedway on August 27, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Robert Laberge\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Brett

Brett Moffitt, driver of the #11 Red Horse Racing Toyota, races during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200 at Michigan International Speedway on August 27, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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