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Brett Moffitt drove around Red Horse Racing teammate Timothy Peters and William Byron on the second corner of the final lap to take the lead and the victory in Saturday’s Camping World Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway.

 

The victory was the first in a major NASCAR series for Moffitt, a part-time driver Camping World.

It came at the expense of Peters, who is looking to secure a berth in the upcoming Chase.

“I’m here to win,” Moffitt said. “I said it earlier and I’ll say it again. I’m not going to wreck him (Peters) for it. I’m 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.

“That’s what we come to do, and our partners at Toyota want to do the same, and we got it.”

Daniel Hemric passed Byron on the last lap to finish third. Byron finished fourth and Cameron Hayley in fifth.

“I needed this,” Moffitt said. “I had no races on my schedule this year and to get picked up by Tom DeLoach and everyone at Red Horse Racing is amazing and our partners at Toyota have been really good at backing us and giving us the technology we need. This is everything I needed to have happen and it couldn’t happen at a better finish streak there – three-two-one. This is amazing.”

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race – Careers for Veterans 200 presented by Cooper Standard and Brad Keselowski’s Checkered Flag Foundation

Michigan International Speedway

Brooklyn, Michigan

Saturday, August 27, 2016

1. (6) Brett Moffitt, Toyota, 100.
2. (4) Timothy Peters, Toyota, 100.
3. (13) Daniel Hemric, Ford, 100.
4. (3) William Byron #, Toyota, 100.
5. (14) Cameron Hayley, Toyota, 100.
6. (19) Ben Rhodes #, Toyota, 100.
7. (2) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 100.
8. (9) Grant Enfinger #, Chevrolet, 100.
9. (7) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 100.
10. (21) Tyler Young, Chevrolet, 100.
11. (12) Ben Kennedy, Chevrolet, 100.
12. (1) John Wes Townley, Chevrolet, 100.
13. (15) Rico Abreu #, Toyota, 100.
14. (23) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, 100.
15. (20) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, 100.
16. (24) Austin Wayne Self #, Toyota, 100.
17. (26) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, 100.
18. (25) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 100.
19. (8) Tyler Reddick, Ford, 100.
20. (10) Cody Coughlin #, Toyota, Accident, 94.
21. (22) Reed Sorenson(i), Chevrolet, Vibration, 84.
22. (18) Cole Custer #, Chevrolet, Accident, 83.
23. (17) Ryan Truex, Toyota, Rear Gear, 76.
24. (5) Christopher Bell #, Toyota, Accident, 74.
25. (11) Spencer Gallagher, Chevrolet, Accident, 74.
26. (16) John H Nemechek, Chevrolet, Accident, 62.
27. (28) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, Transmission, 47.
28. (29) Enrique Contreras, Chevrolet, Accident, 40.
29. (27) Todd Peck(i), Chevrolet, Engine, 37.
30. (30) Caleb Roark, Chevrolet, Electrical, 3.
31. (31) Ryan Ellis(i), Chevrolet, Rear Gear, 1.

Average Speed of Race Winner:  111.732 mph.

Time of Race:  01 Hrs, 47 Mins, 24 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.098 Seconds.

Caution Flags:  7 for 36 laps.

Lead Changes:  17 among 8 drivers.

Lap Leaders:    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;.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  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.

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.

 

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