UPDATE: Cerro Gordo, N.C. (April 19, 2018) - The last time Timothy Peters partnered with Ricky Benton Racing (RBR), the pairing resulted in a seventh-place finish in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) at the half-mile Martinsville Speedway. Emboldened by the result, the team and driver have decided to renew their partnership in a bigger way: RBR and Peters will be heading to Alabama to compete in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

The event will be Peters' debut in MENCS and RBR's second start. RBR finished 14th in the 60th running of the Daytona 500 in February.

Advance Auto Parts will sponsor Ricky Benton Racing and Timothy Peters at Talladega in April. Ricky Benton Racing

"This is just a dream come true for me," said Peters. "I am humbled and so appreciative for the opportunity that Ricky (Benton), Advance Auto Parts, the entire Black's Tire family, BB&T and Highland Construction have given me to make my first Cup start."

Despite not having made a Cup start to date, Peters is no stranger to NASCAR restrictor plate racing. The Danville, Va. native has two wins at Talladega and one at Daytona to go along with four other top-five finishes in 14 starts in the NCWTS. He also has a sixth-place finish in ARCA competition at Daytona.

"Timothy is an incredibly talented driver and proved to be a great fit with our guys at Martinsville," said team owner Ricky Benton. "He and (crew chief) Mike (Hester) worked great together, communicated well and made some great adjustments as that race progressed.

"I have no doubt that it will carry over to Talladega in the Cup car."

Benton said David Gilliland, who drove the RBR entry in the Daytona 500, is not behind the wheel this time around due to commitments to the race team he owns fielding cars in ARCA, the K&N Pro Series and NCWTS.

--- Ricky Benton Racing ---

Original post 4-18-2018 Timothy Peters will attempt to qualify for his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway with Ricky Benton Racing next week, the team confirmed to The Racing Experts Wednesday.

Talladega will mark Peters' first attempt at a Cup Series race, driving the No. 92 Ford. The team said Advance Auto Parts will be the primary sponsor for the ride.

The team plans on utilizing the same racecar David Gilliland drove to a 14th-place effort in the 2018 Daytona 500.

--- The Racing Experts ---

UPDATE: