JOHN PETERS MOTORSPORTS: Peters Grabs 3rd Legends Win Of The Season

jpeters mugRookie Uses Bold First-Lap Move En Route To Dominating Victory

SCARBOROUGH, Maine – John Peters of Westbrook, Maine, led every lap to win the 25-lap NELCAR Legends Tour feature as part of VIP Thursday Thunder at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Thursday, July 18.
The victory was the third of the year at Beech Ridge for Peters.

“I looked in my mirror with 10 laps to go, and I saw a gray car coming – and I knew who it was,” Peters said. “I knew (the No. 59) was fast, so I got back up on the wheel. A couple more laps, and we might have had a good race for it.
“It was exciting from the cockpit, that’s for sure.”
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JOHN PETERS: Peters Focused On Key Weekend Of NELCAR Competition

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Beech Ridge/Oxford Plains Race Preview

THE STORY

WESTBROOK, Maine – John Peters of Westbrook, Maine, and the Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour hit two key Tour stops with the fifth race of the 10-race VIP Thursday Thunder Series at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Thursday, July 18, and a 25-lap feature event as part of the 40th annual TD Bank Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Saturday, July 20. Peters has won two of the first four Thursday Thunder races this season and sits second in the current standings, and he is also fifth in the overall NELCAR standings as a rookie. Peters finished sixth after leading late in the race in his last appearance at Oxford in early June, and he is poised to collect a victory on one of his favorite tracks on the circuit.

THE FACTS
WHO: John Peters, Westbrook, Maine
CREW CHIEF: Greg Peters, Westbrook, Maine
TEAM: No. 51 Cash For Clunkers/Derek Kneeland Racing Sedan
SPONSORS: Cash For Clunkers, Derek Kneeland Racing, Digby’s Variety, Top Gun Construction, Traxside Racing Supplies, Beaulieu Construction
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JOHN PETERS MOTORSPORTS: John Peters Continues NELCAR Legends Roll

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WISCASSET, Maine – John Peters of Westbrook, Maine, posted back-to-back Top-10 finishes in Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour action last weekend, finishing fourth in a 25-lap event at Wiscasset Speedway in Wiscasset, Maine, on Saturday, July 6, just two days after finishing eighth in a 25-lap feature race at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine. Peters, 16, started at the rear of the field on both race days after posting podium finishes in the previous events, and he now sits fifth in the overall NELCAR standings – despite missing one race early in the season – and second in the 10-race VIP Thursday Thunder Cup standings at Beech Ridge in his rookie season on the Tour. In his last eight races, Peters has two wins, four Top-3s, five Top-5s and eight Top-10s.
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REID LANPHER RACING: Lanpher Wins At Wiscasset, Keeps Momentum Building

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JR Motorsports Driver Topples NELCAR Field, Keeps Momentum

WISCASSET, Maine – Reid Lanpher of Manchester, Maine, capitalized on a late-race restart to take the lead with three laps remaining and win the 25-lap Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour feature at Wiscasset Speedway in Wiscasset, Maine, on Saturday, July 6.

The victory was the first Legends win in a part-time schedule this season for the JR Motorsports development driver.
“I can’t remember a race I’ve had to work that hard for,” said the 15-year-old Lanpher. “I was not even close to being the fastest car there. We’d been third for a while there, and then we got shuffled back. I knew I wasn’t fast enough, but I let my tires cool down some and gave it all I had on the last restart.
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JOHN PETERS: Peters Grabs Second NELCAR Legends Win At Beech Ridge

jpeters mug16-Year-Old Grabs Second Win In Last Three Starts At Home Track

SCARBOROUGH, Maine – John Peters of Westbrook, Maine, won the 25-lap Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour feature event at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Thursday, June 27. It was the second career Legends victory for the 16-year-old driver and second in the last three weeks.
Peters has finished in the Top-3 in four of his last five NELCAR starts.
“I’m super-excited to get another win,” Peters said. “With Thursday Thunder being the core of our season, this is really great. It sets us up really well for the rest of the season in the points.”
Unofficially, Peters inherited the VIP Thursday Thunder Series point lead with the win.
Peters, who became the youngest champion in Beech Ridge Motor Speedway history when he won an entry-level division title last season at 15 years old, started fifth in the 22-car field Thursday. He moved quickly into the Top-3, then stalked the race leader until there were fewer than 10 laps remaining.
On Lap 16, Peters drove the No. 51 Cash For Clunkers/Derek Kneeland Racing Sedan to the bottom of the track off of Turn 2 on the .333-mile oval and completed the pass as he rolled through the third turn.
“It was a chore,” Peters said of the move for the lead. “Evan (Beaulieu)’s so much fun to race with. I got to him, and I tried the outside a couple times and there was just nothing there. He just slipped up a little bit, and I had to throttle it up and get in there. It was tough – he did what he had to do, and I got a little lucky and was able to squeeze in there just in time.”
Peters was never seriously challenged over the closing laps. The win made up for his first career win two weeks ago, which came in a rain-shortened event and resulted in a heavily damaged race car.
“To have one that we actually won without demolishing the race car – yeah, it feels good to finally win one,” Peters said.
“I was passing a lot of fast cars in practice, so I knew that I would have a competitive car. In the feature, I was surprised at how quickly I was able to get to the front. The car hooked up everywhere I put it, other than the outside.”
Peters and the rest of the NELCAR Legends Tour return to action this Saturday, June 29, when he visits Speedway 95 in Hermon, Maine, for the second time this season.

JOHN PETERS MOTORSPORTS: Peters Heads To Doubleheader Weekend Off Pair Of Top-10 Finishes

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Beech Ridge/Speedway 95 Race Preview

THE STORY

WESTBROOK, Maine – John Peters of Westbrook, Maine, and the Amsoil NELCAR Legends Tour hit the track for another double-dip this week, with the VIP Thursday Thunder 25 at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine, on Thursday, June 27, followed by a return trip to Speedway 95 in Hermon, Maine, for a 25-lap event on Saturday, June 29. Peters turned in a pair of outstanding runs last weekend – driving all the way from the rear of the field to finish eighth in a caution-free event at Beech Ridge on Thursday, June 20, and then rallying from the 16th starting position to finish third at Wiscasset Speedway. In his last four races in the No. 51 Cash For Clunkers/Derek Kneeland Racing Sedan, Peters has one win, three Top-3s and four Top-10 finishes.
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