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Tim George, Jr.

With new associate sponsor Chrome Hearts on board for the race, George
started the Racing for Wildlife 200 from the 10th position after rain knocked out the qualifying
session on Thursday. With that, the one and only practice session was moved to Friday morning as
well.

After the short practice run, George Jr and the No. 2 team found
themselves 18th on the speed chart. But, finding speed wasn’t the only worry pre‐race. Wolfe, George Jr, and
team owner Eddie Sharp were also paying close attention to the tire wear on the No. 2 Ruby
Tuesday / Chrome Hearts Toyota, as some irregular patterns were showing on new tires. Fixing that issue
was priority, and the car seemed like it had good pace in race trim.

Once the field took the green flag in the 100‐lap race, two early caution
flags fell, giving George Jr a chance to pit. On lap 28, he took that opportunity, changing the tires,
allowing the team to check the Hoosier tire wear. With car owner Sharp in the pitstall looking things
over, the tires all appeared to be okay.

There were nine caution flags throughout the race, slowing the race
dramatically. 49 of the 100 laps were run under yellow, affecting not only pit strategy but also George Jr’s ability to race under greenflag conditions.

The final caution flag of the day waved just 10 laps from the finish.
Prolonged cleanup for a wreck in turn 2 by the leader however, left only one lap of green flag racing once
the field saw the green flag on lap 99. At the time, George Jr. was 14th. On the restart, the jumbled
up field fought for all of the available track position and George Jr. muscled the No. 2 Ruby Tuesday
Toyota through the melee, picking up a spot and closing out the day in the 13th position.

“We had an issue on the second to last restart and that was our top 10. I hate it for my guys who work very hard,” George Jr. said.

“It was a pretty short race. I could have gone another 200 laps. The car
was a lot better than it was last week at Pocono. The guys worked really hard
over the last week. I really wanted to finish in the Top 10, especially
for my sponsors, Ruby Tuesday and Chrome Hearts. We got close. Maybe I’ll
have better luck at Mansfield next week. The track is a lot like Toledo and I
was running competitive times there, so we’ll see what happens.”

Team ESR will next hit the track in Mansfield, Ohio at Mansfield
Motorsports Park for the Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA RE/MAX 200 on Saturday, June 20th.

For more information about Ruby Tuesday, visit: www.rubytuesday.com
For more information about Chrome Hearts, visit: www.chromehearts.com
Additional information on Tim George Jr. can be found at:
www.timgeorgejr.com

- Eddie Sharp Racing Press Release