TALLADEGA, Ala. — Timothy Peters picked up his first NASCAR Truck Series victory of the season Saturday by holding off the field on a two-lap sprint to the finish at Talladega Superspeedway.
Peters ended a 22-race winless drought with the win for Red Horse Racing.
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It was his eighth career victory, but first at Talladega and first since last season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Peters led a race-high 31 laps.
A spin by Norm Benning brought out a caution with six laps remaining, and set up the final two-lap dash.
Tayler Malsam finished a career-best second and Spencer Gallagher was a career-best third.
Tyler Reddick was fourth, followed by Ryan Blaney, Erik Jones and Chris Fontaine.
Matt Crafton remained the points leader with four races remaining. He has a 16-point lead over Blaney.