Paulie Harraka will pilot the #5 Wauters Motorsports NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Ford F150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Friday, May 18, 2012 for the running of the NC Education Lottery 200. Childhelp.com will also adorn the sides and hood of the #5 truck. The recent Duke University graduate will embark on his first race of his full-time NASCAR racing career. Harraka graduated on May 13th and joins a handful of NASCAR drivers that have college degrees. Harraka has raced go karts on the interior road course at the Concord, NC track but will be making his first start on the asphalt surface. Team owner Richie Wauters on the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway. Wauters in his tenure as a crew chief has guided a NCWTS team to two pole-position starts, two wins, three top-five and six top-10 finishes in seven events at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Of note: Paulie Harraka will be the featured driver during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Set-up Show beginning at 7:30 pm broadcast live on SPEED. [Rendering of the #5 Childhelp. Ford is posted on the #5 NCWTS 2012 Paint Schemes page.](Wauters Motorsports PR)(5-16-2012)
