Tim George Jr. Finishes Eighth In The Irish Hills

MOORESVILLE, N.C (JUNE 14, 2010)- Tim George Jr. rolled out of the Irish Hills and Michigan International Speedway (MIS) this weekend with his fourth top-10 in the 2010 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards season. The New York, N.Y., native had a solid eighth-place finish in the Racing for Wildlife 200 at Michigan International Speedway on Friday, June 11.

To start the weekend, George completed 30 laps during the lone practice session. Posting the 16th fastest time in practice Thursday, George piloted the No. 31 to a lap time of 39.748 seconds (181.141 mph).

George and the No. 31 were looking forward to Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell later in the day, and crew chief, Gere Kennon elected to use both of the two allotted laps in qualifying. George clicked off a qualifying effort, turning in a lap of 39.649 seconds (181.593 mph). George's lap time provided him a solid 14th-place starting spot for the Racing for Wildlife 200.

When the green flag dropped, George started 14th in the 41-car field and quickly found his way into the top-10, where he remained for most of the day.

The only hiccup of the day came while the No. 31 machine pitted under green-flag conditions on lap 75 with the leader. As the green-flag pit stops began within the final 25 laps, George was in eighth place. A stroke of bad luck hit when a caution came out as George exited pit road. The unfortunate caution put the No. 31 a lap down.

While George restarted eighth, ultimately, his final finishing position was eighth. George's second start at Michigan International Speedway resulted in a career-best track finish, as the 29-year-old finished 13th while running with Eddie Sharp Racing in 2009.

"We were a strong car here at MIS," admitted George. "The yellow fell wrong for us and locked us out of the top-five, and for some reason, the car wouldn't turn off of four on our last run. Our No. 31 had some of Austin Dillon's truck guys and my regular guys pitting the car. They did a great job on pit road, and Gere had them organized. Mike Dillon, my spotter, continued to do a good job on the tower."

"The best thing that came out of this race for me was gaining some more confidence from my team owner, Richard Childress, that I can do this", George added. "We have a win coming, and if we keep putting ourselves in this position week after week, it will happen soon."

It was the second consecutive top-10 result for George, as he finished 10th last week at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway. George remains ninth in the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards championship point standings.

Up Next: After a three-week hiatus, Tim George Jr. and the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Development Chevrolet Impala team will return to the track at Iowa Speedway for the Prairie Meadows 200 on Saturday, July 10.

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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