Tim George Jr piloting the No. 5 Applebee’s Racing Chevrolet Silverado posted a 16th-place finish in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
George, Jr. placed the Wauters Motorsports truck in the 11th-place position on the starting grid for the North Carolina Education Lottery 250.
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns to the Monster Mile at Dover International Raceway Friday, May 31, 2013.
‘Team owner cites need to remain competitive ‘
Wauters Motorsports owner Richie Wauters has announced that his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Team has made a change of manufacturers from Ford to Chevrolet, effective immediately.
The decision by the veteran crew chief follows a series of frustrating performances in the opening rounds of the 2013 season.
“We didn’t see our truck as being capable of producing the kind of speeds to keep up with the rest of the competition during the first few races,” said Wauters. “As a result, we found ourselves losing ground in a series where everybody brings their “A” game.”
“We also feel that there are some opportunities at our disposal with this switch to Chevrolet that will be beneficial to growing our program,” Wauters added.
Earnhardt Childress Racing Engines, the prominent supplier of engines for Chevrolet NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series teams will provide the power.
“We welcome Wauters Motorsports into the Chevrolet camp as we go into Charlotte this week,” said Dayne Pierantoni, Program Manager NCWTS for GM Racing Services. “Having worked with Richie Wauters in the past, we are well aware of his capabilities and past success as a crew chief. We look forward to working with Richie as he continues to build his team utilizing his ECR powered Chevrolets.”
Driver Tim George Jr. is eager to get back behind the wheel this weekend.
“It will be good to be racing a Chevy again,” said George Jr. “My best racing performances have come in a Chevy.”
The Wauters Motorsports No. 5 Applebee’s Racing Chevrolet will make its debut at the upcoming NCWTS race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 17.
For more information on Wauters Motorsports: @WautersMotors5; on Facebook and on the web www.WautersMotorsports.com
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About Potomac Family Dining Group
Potomac Family Dining Group owns and operates 69 Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill &Bar restaurants in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Group, headquartered outside of Washington, D.C., is focused on delivering a personalized, fun, friendly, carefree dining experience. PFDG is also dedicated to ensuring that each location is reflective of its neighborhood and provides local residents, business professionals and travelers with a true neighborhood experience.
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‘Driver and team bring home first top-15 finish of the NCWTS season’
Tim George Jr. posted a best of the season 14th-place finish in the No. 5 Applebee’s Racing Wauters Motorsports Ford F150 Saturday at Kansas Speedway in the SFP 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.
George qualified the Ford F150 in the 23rd-place position for the fourth Camping World Truck Series race of the season. He and his spotter, Tyler Green, worked diligently to avoid the numerous incidents on-track in the caution filled event, but couldn’t avoid a near catastrophe on pit road. The No. 8 truck, prematurely leaving his pit turned into the side of the No. 5 Wauters Motorsports truck as George entered his spinning the No. 5 sideways in his its pit. There were no injuries to the pit crew and little damage to the truck, but the team was relegated to a 28th-place restart on lap 27.
George advanced to the eighth-place position during green flag stops and pitted on lap 79 for four tires and fuel. Unfortunately, the No.5 Applebee’s Racing Ford F150 was nabbed by NASCAR officials for entering pit road too fast and had to serve a pass through penalty, putting the team a lap down.
George and the Wauters Motorsports NASCAR Camping World Truck Series persevered, finding their rhythm bringing home the first top-15 finish of the 2013 season. This will be George’s third top-20 finish with Wauters Motorsports after teaming up at the Series season opener in February.
“We had a decent run today at Kansas Speedway,” Tim George Jr. said. “We had really hoped for a top-10 this week and had to settle with 14th (place). The chemistry is working right, the pit stops have been great and we are advancing – showing we can run with these guys. Looking forward to Charlotte and seeing if we can get that top-10 then.”
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will return on Friday, May 17, 2013 for the running of the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
For more information on Tim George Jr. Twitter: @TimGeorgeJr; Facebook and on the web www.TimGeorgeJr.com
For more information on Wauters Motorsports: @WautersMotors5; Facebook and on the web www.WautersMotorsports.com.
About Potomac Family Dining
Potomac Family Dining Group owns and operates 69 Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar restaurants in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Group, headquartered outside of Washington, D.C., is focused on delivering a personalized, fun, friendly, carefree dining experience. PFDG is also dedicated to ensuring that each location is reflective of its neighborhood and provides local residents, business professionals, and travelers with a true neighborhood experience.
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‘Driver and team bring home first top-15 finish of the NCWTS season’
Tim George Jr. posted a 14th-place finish in the No. 5 Applebee’s Racing Wauters Motorsports Ford F150 Saturday at Kansas Speedway in the running of the SFP 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.
George placed the Ford F150 in the 23rd-place position on the starting grid for the fourth Camping World Truck Series race of the season.
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will return on Friday, May 17, 2013 for the running of the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
‘George Jr & No. 5 Team Search for First Top-10 of Series Season’
Tim George Jr and Wauters Motorsports head west to Kansas Speedway for the running of the SFP 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on the 1.5-mile speedway Saturday, April 20, 2013.
The No. 5 Applebee’s Racing Ford F150 team just came off their second of two top-20 finishes in the 2013 season and heading into race four with momentum. George Jr. has one pole start (2012) at the Kansas City, Kansas racetrack in the Camping World Truck Series and three previous ARCA Racing Series starts all resulting in top-20 finishes.
“I’m looking forward to racing at our first intermediate size track together this weekend,” Tim George Jr said. “This team and I have really been building momentum after having back to back races the last few weeks and I know the Wauters Motorsports guys have been working hard to get this truck ready for Kansas. I was on the pole last year for the Truck Series race and had a pretty decent day – now we just need to get that pole and a top-10 finish this weekend.”
Owner, Richie Wauters in his tenure as a crew chief has posted three top-10 finishes at the Kansas City, Kansas track with his most recent in 2010 with Aric Almirola.
“Kansas can be a bit tricky but Tim (George, Jr) has some pretty good experience there so, I think we will be fine,” owner, Richie Wauters said. “Each race we’ve been together in since Daytona has progressed better and better and these back to back events have been really adding to that confidence and communication levels between us.”
The SFP 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race is slated for Saturday, April 20, 2013. SPEED, MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio NASCAR Channel 90 will begin live coverage beginning at 1:30pm ET.
For more information on Tim George Jr. Twitter: @TimGeorgeJr; Facebook and on the web www.TimGeorgeJr.com
For more information on Wauters Motorsports: @WautersMotors5; Facebook and on the web www.WautersMotorsports.com.
About Potomac Family Dining
Potomac Family Dining Group owns and operates 69 Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar restaurants in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Group, headquartered outside of Washington, D.C., is focused on delivering a personalized, fun, friendly, carefree dining experience. PFDG is also dedicated to ensuring that each location is reflective of its neighborhood and provides local residents, business professionals, and travelers with a true neighborhood experience.
