George Heads From The Hawkeye To The Buckeye State For The Tim Richmond Memorial Arca 200

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 14, 2010) - Tim George Jr. and his No. 31 Richard Childress Racing (RCR) Development team travel to Mansfield, Ohio for the Tim Richmond Memorial ACRA 200 on Saturday, July 17. The 29-year old, George, will make his second-career ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards start at Mansfield Motorsports Park's 0.5-mile asphalt speedway.

The New York, N. Y.-native made his debut at Mansfield Motorsports in June 2009 with Eddie Sharp Racing. George qualified in the 13th position and brought it home in the 22nd position.

George is presently ranked eighth in the ARCA Racing season-long championship standings following his 12th-place finish at Iowa Speedway.

Last weekend in Iowa, George ran in the top-10 throughout the race and lead six laps before a late restart caused a frenzied field sprint to the checkered flag. George ended the night just shy of the top-10, finishing 12th, and earning his best short-track finish.

George is now looking ahead to this Saturday's Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA 200 at Mansfield Motorsports Park.

"I'm excited to get back to a short-track," said George. "We rolled off the truck pretty fast at the last two (short-track races), and I'm looking forward to a good finish on a short-track. We have been competitive recently and need to hold that intensity until the end of the race. Mansfield hosts some exciting races for the fans and I'm looking forward to being part of the show."

George will first hit the track at Mansfield Motorsports Park at 2:30 PM EST on Saturday for the ARCA Racing Series practice, followed by Menards Pole Qualifying Presented by Ansell (All Positions / 2 laps) at 5 PM, an autograph session at 6 PM and start of the Tim Richmond Memorial 200 (200 laps / 100 miles) at 8 PM.

The race will be broadcast live on the BAS Racing Network. Live scoring and timing will be available during practice, qualifying and the Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA 200 on www.arcaracing.com.

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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