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Peters marks 100th start at Charlotte:

When 30 year-old Timothy Peters straps behind the wheel of the No. 17 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra at NASCAR’s home track Charlotte Motor Speedway, he will be doing so for the 100th time. Peters is slated to make is 100th Truck Series start this weekend marking a career-mile stone for the Danville, Virginia native. Peters racing career goes back as far as he can remember. 2009 proved to be Peters’ breakout year in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series as he earned his first pole win at NashvilleSuperspeedway and his first career Truck Series win at his home track Martinsville Speedway. This weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway proud Red Horse Racing sponsor partner, APEX Tool Group will host 200 guests in a hospitality chalet outside the race track. Their support will be evident on and off the track as Peters carries the Crescent tools logo on the rocker panel of the No. 17 truck.(Red Horse Racing PR)(5-16-2011)