Tim George Jr. Anticipates Short-Track Return At Toledo

TOLEDO, OHIO (May 22, 2010) - Tim George Jr. will start from the 16th position for Sunday's Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care at the Toledo (Ohio) Speedway. The 200-lap short-track ARCA Racing Series Presented by RE/MAX and Menards race rolls off at 2:00 p.m. at the .5-mile oval.

The racing action on Saturday kicked off with practice, followed by qualifying. In the hour-and-a-half-practice session, George finished with the 19th fastest time of 16.986 seconds (105.97 mph). The New York, N.Y. native turned 59 laps during the caution-free session. A 32-car starting field participated in the practice session in preparation for the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care.

During the Menards Pole Qualifying Presented by Ansell, George was the 31st car to make a qualifying attempt. George and the No. 31 RCR Development Chevrolet Impala team laid down a time of 16.834 seconds in the first qualifying lap and picked up the speed on his second lap by posting a run of 16.531 seconds (108.886 mph).

"Not the best run for us," said George. "We have a really strong short-track package, and I felt really good here last year during the race. This was the first track last year that I started to gain some confidence. I feel good about the race trim."

Sunday's 200-lap, 100-mile Menards 200 Presented by Federated Car Care at Toledo Speedway will feature race coverage from the ARCA Racing Network with live scoring, timing and radio broadcast at ARCARacing.com, beginning at 2:00 P.M. EST. A live feed of the BAS Racing Network's coverage of the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care will also begin at 2 p.m. Sunday and streamed live on Eagle 99.1 (WFRO-FM, Fremont), Eagle 93.7 (WQIO-FM, Mount Vernon) and FM100 Talks 100.1 (WNUY-FM, Fort Wayne, Ind.).

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.

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