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Tim George Jr. No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Development Chevrolet Impala Event Preview Fact Sheet
Event/Date: Talladega ARCA 250 - April 23, 2010
Venue: Talladega Superspeedway
Richard Childress Racing ARCA Racing Series Race Notes:
RCR in the ARCA Racing Series... RCR has fielded Chevrolets in the ARCA Racing Series for three drivers - Kevin Harvick (1999), Austin Dillon (2008 and 2009) and Tim George Jr (2010), producing three runner-up finishes in nine series starts.
Familiar Territory... RCR is no stranger to restrictor plate racing in the ARCA Racing Series. Early in his career, Harvick brought the organization to a third-place finish in the October 1999 ARCA race at Talladega.
Twitter... Follow Tim George Jr. on his official Twitter page - @TimGeorgeJr and follow RCR's Twitter page - @RCRracing.
ARCA Nation... Cast your vote for Tim George Jr. in ARCA Nation's Most Post Popular Driver contest presented by National Speed Sport News by visiting the driver's ARCA Nation page.
Catch the Action... Flag-to-flag coverage of the ARCA 250 will be televised live on Friday, April 23, beginning at 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on SPEED. Tune into the ARCA Racing Network for live timing and scoring and a live audio broadcast of all on-track activity.
Tim George Jr., No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Development Chevrolet Impala
Race Notes and Quotes:
This Week's RCR Chevrolet at Talladega... Tim George Jr. will pilot chassis No. 160 from the Richard Childress Racing ARCA Racing Series stable in this weekend's ARCA 250. George worked his way to a 19th-place finish with this chassis at Daytona International Speedway in February after starting 34th. This chassis has a four-race history in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Clint Bowyer, who finished sixth with this car in the 2006 Daytona 500. Bowyer also drove this car to a 40th-place result after being involved in an accident at Talladega in May 2006, a 10th-place finish at Daytona in July 2006 and a seventh-place finish at Daytona in July 2007.
George's Talladega History... Tim George Jr has made two previous appearances at Talladega Superspeedway in ARCA Racing Series competition, finishing 13th in his most recent run at the 2.66-mile superspeedway in 2009. The New York, N.Y., native has completed 99.5 percent of the laps he has attempted at the track (190 of 191 laps).
Texas Recap... Tim George Jr. and the No. 31 RCR Development Chevrolet team escaped eight caution flags unscathed to finish 13th in last weekend's Rattlesnake 150 at Texas Motor Speedway. With 16 races remaining in the 20-race ARCA Racing Series, George is 10th in the driver point standings.
Testing 1, 2, 3... George and the Gere Kennon-led Richard Childress Racing Development Team were among 27 race teams who participated in an ARCA-sanctioned open test session at Talladega Superspeedway in March. The team used the two-day test to prepare for Friday's ARCA 250.
Meet the Driver ... Tim George Jr will join the top-20 ARCA Racing Series drivers in an autograph session at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday, April 23, from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at Talladega Superspeedway in the concourse area behind the OV Hill South Grandstand, section D & E.
Tim George Jr. Quotes:
Talk about superspeedway racing with Richard Childress Racing and your goals for this weekend's ARCA race.
"This will be my third year racing at Talladega. RCR has historically been strong at superspeedway racing, and I'm proud to drive a plate race for such a well respected brand. We have been working hard to get our car to draft well, which is somewhat difficult because of the lack of drafting practice in ARCA. Technology is helpful, but there's no substitute for the real thing. It will be good to have my Cup teammates there to lean on for support as well."
About Tim George Jr.
The New York, N.Y., native began racing in the Skip Barber Racing School regional series in 2005. In 2007, he ran the Grand-Am KONI series before moving up to the Grand-Am Rolex series in the GT class. In 2008, Tim George Jr. was named Rolex Series MESCO "Building for the Future" Rookie-of-the-Year, while driving for The Racer's Group. He has two GT class podium finishes in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, finishing third in 2008 and second in 2009. The 29-year old driver made his transition to stock cars running full-time in 2009 in the ARCA Racing Series for Eddie Sharp Racing, finishing 11th in the point standings with one top-5, two top-10 and six top-15 finishes. George Jr. will pilot the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet in the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards in 2010.
For more information, please visit www.timgeorgejr.com.
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