Cerro Gordo race team to drive in GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway

CERRO GORDO, NC (WWAY) — Get ready for some news from the fast lane. Cerro Gordo based Ricky Benton racing is returning to NASCAR’s top circuit this month.

The team will enter it’s number 92 Ford Fusion sponsored by Advance Auto Parts in the GEICO 500.

They’ll look for the checkered flag at the Talladega Superspeedway on April 29.

The team has enlisted Timothy Peters to pilot the car in Peters’ NASCAR Monster Energy Cup series debut.

He drove for Ricky Benton racing in last month’s truck series race at Martinsville Speedway earning a seventh place finish.

The team’s last cup series start was in this year’s Daytona 500 where driver David Gilliland drove to a 14th place finish.