Did You Know We Have a proCane in NASCAR?

Did you know Tim George Jr who is competing full time in the 2010 ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards in the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing (RCR) Development Chevrolet Impala is a proCane? We sure didn’t until George Jr. contacted us via Twitter to let us know! Below is his bio and go ahead and check out his site at: http://www.timgeorgejr.com/

George was born and raised in the New York City area. Having grown up around the high energy and commotion of the city, he feels at home around excitement and often finds himself seeking high-octane experiences. However, being raised by a father from mid-western Ohio and a mother from Nashville, Tenn., Tim still experienced the laid-back pace of life outside the city and appreciates taking it slow, except in a race car, of course.

George was drawn to racing in 2004, during his time at University of Miami, where his passion for cooking led to an internship catering racing events at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. The sound, smell, and rush of the race cars were enough to make him want to pursue a career in motorsports. In 2005 and 2006, he was able to strengthen his driving skills and experienced much success at the Skip Barber Racing School. He capitalized on his successes and began racing in the GRAND-AM Road Racing Series in 2007.

This brought new challenges and much excitement as George was part of a championship team capturing three top 10-qualifiers and five top-10 finishes. In his second season racing the GRAND-AM Series, he rolled into familiar territory with much confidence. 2008 was action packed, including a win at New Jersey Motorsports Park, seven podium finishes, and third-place at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. George also took home the 2008 Rolex GT Bob Akin Award and the 2008 MESCO Rookie of the Year. He returned to race a GT in the 2009 Rolex 24 at Daytona, finishing second in his class.

2009 brought new opportunities and put George behind the wheel of his first stock car. He competed in the entire season in the ARCA Racing Series, which draws some of the most talented stock car drivers around. George showed how his talent had flourished by finishing a respectable seventh at Daytona International Speedway, and fifth at New Jersey Motorsports Park. His rookie season wrapped up with a total of eight top 15's, and he finished 11th overall in the ARCA Racing Series Championship point standings.

George is looking forward to celebrating his first ARCA victory during the 2010 season. Teaming with RCR, racing the full schedule, and using the stock car experienced he gained last year will also make him a strong contender to compete for this year's ARCA Racing Series Championship. He is currently ninth in the point standings, with one top-five and three top-10 finishes, after seven of 20 races on the 2010 schedule. George posted his career-best finish of third at Talladega Superspeedway with the ARCA Racing Series.

As a Richard Childress Racing Development driver, Tim George Jr., made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut driving RCR's No. 21 Chevrolet Impala in the June 19 Bucyrus 200 presented by Menards at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis.

"The goal of RCR's driver development program is to enhance and strengthen the skills needed to compete at NASCAR's top levels," said Mike Dillon, vice president of competition for Richard Childress Racing.

This season will be another significant step towards achieving his goal of being a successful NASCAR driver.