Martinsville, VA- (April 3, 2013)-The rolling hills of southern Virginia once again will gear up for the spring NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at the historic Martinsville Speedway. This is where Tim George, Jr and Wauters Motorsports in the No. 5 Applebee’s Racing Ford F150 will try their hand on the .526-mile paperclip shaped track in hopes of their first victory Saturday, April 6, 2013.
Martinsville Speedway is already filling the campsites with fans waiting for the old school racing styles on the short track just over the North Carolina border where the 60-plus years of rough racing has kept them coming back for years. George and Wauters Motorsports took advantage of testing at the tricky little track last week in hopes to improve their chances in the Kroger 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.
“Whether you have raced once or several times at Martinsville Speedway, it is always important to get as many laps under your belt as possible,” team owner, Richie Wauters said. “This is a tough track and we wanted to give Tim some added seat time since the Series has been off since Daytona. He did a great job and we are pretty confident that we will have a good race. The fans are incredible here and it is truly two of our favorite races of the season.”
Wauters in his tenure as Camping World Truck Series crew chief has three top-five and seven- top-10 finishes at Martinsville Speedway but is shy of that one victory to bring home the grandfather clock given to the winner.
George has one previous NCWTS start at the Martinsville, Virginia short track.
”We tested last week for Martinsville and we were really fast on the long runs. These Wauters Motorsports guys really hustle and they’ve put together a great truck for this week,” Tim George, Jr. said. “I’m excited to knock the rust off and run at a short track where you have to use the brake and the throttle. This will be the first time at a track like this year and I’m ready to put on a good show for all the fans that always show up at Martinsville to support the Truck’s.”
The Kroger 250 (250 Lap, 131.5 Mile) NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race is slated for Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 1:30 pm. SPEED will televise live coverage of practice on Friday, April 5, at 10:30 am. Live prerace coverage begins at 1:00 pm Saturday on SPEED, MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio channel 90.
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.
