JR Motorsports
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| Owner(s) |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Rick Hendrick Kelley Earnhardt Miller |
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| Base | Mooresville, North Carolina |
| Series |
Xfinity Series Whelen All-American Series |
| Car numbers | 00, 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 48, 49, 83, 88 |
| Race drivers |
Xfinity Series: 1. Elliott Sadler 5. Michael Annett 7. Justin Allgaier 9 William Byron (R) 88. Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (part-time) Whelen All-American Series: 8. Anthony Alfredo 88. Josh Berry |
| Sponsors |
Xfinity Series: 1. OneMain Financial, Hunt Brothers Pizza, Armour Vienna Sauage 5. Pilot Flying J 7. BRANDT, TaxSlayer.com, Breyers, Hellmann's, Suave, TradeMark Nitrogen 9. Liberty University, Axalta 88. Hellmann's, Armour Vienna Sauage Whelen All-American Series: 8. TBA 88. Speedco |
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
| Opened | 2005 |
| Career | |
| Debut |
Xfinity Series: 2005 Ford 300 (Homestead) Camping World Truck Series: 2015 Kroger 250 (Martinsville) |
| Latest race |
Xfinity Series: Camping World Truck Series: 2017 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (Martinsville) |
| Races competed |
Total: 687 Xfinity Series: 654 Camping World Truck Series: 33 |
| Drivers' Championships |
Total: 1 Xfinity Series: 1 2014 Camping World Truck Series: 0 |
| Race victories |
Total: 34 Xfinity Series: 32 Camping World Truck Series: 2 |
| Pole positions |
Total: 15 Xfinity Series: 12 Camping World Truck Series: 3 |
Xfinity Series:
2017 Service King 300 (Fontana)
JR Motorsports is an American professional team that currently competes in the Xfinity Series. The team is based in Mooresville, North Carolina, co-owned by Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., his sister Kelley Earnhardt Miller, and the owner of his Cup ride, Rick Hendrick. The team currently fields four full-time entries in the Xfinity Series: the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro full-time for Elliott Sadler, No. 5 Camaro full-time for Michael Annett, the No. 7 Camaro full-time for Justin Allgaier, the No. 9 Camaro full-time for William Byron, and the No. 88 Camaro part-time for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne.
JR Motorsports began in a shed on the property of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. in 1998 with just one employee, as the marketing division of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s race team. The original intent of the business was to help Earnhardt Jr. sell T-shirts and negotiate sponsorship deals. It wasn't until 2002 that Earnhardt Jr. turned the business into a race team, when T. J. Majors drove street stock division at Concord Motorsport Park, in North Carolina. Upon Earnhardt Jr.'s signing with Hendrick Motorsports the Hendrick and JR Nationwide Series teams were merged.
The first win for the team came at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, VA, in 2004. (At the time, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was co-owner of another racing venture, Chance 2 Motorsports.)
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