JR Motorsports

JR Motorsports

Owner(s)	Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Rick Hendrick Kelley Earnhardt Miller
Base	Mooreville, North Carolina
Series	Xfinity Series
Drivers	#1 - Sam Mayer #7 - Justin Allgaier #8 - Josh Berry #9 - Noah Gragson #88 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Miguel Paludo, Chase Elliott, William Byron, Kyle Larson
Sponsors	#1 - Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions #7 - Brandt, Unilever, Axalta, Door Bumper Clear Podcast, Hellmann's, Walmart #8 - Harrison’s Workwear, Tire Pros, Jarrett Systems, PUBG Mobile #9 - Bass Pro Shops #88 - Hellmann's, Brandt
Manufacturer	Chevrolet
Stats
Debut	2005 Ford 300
Championships	3

JR Motorsports is a NASCAR Xfinity Series team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, co-owned by NASCAR former NASCAR Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and NASCAR Cup Series team owner, Rick Hendrick. The team currently fields the #1 Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions Camaro for Sam Mayer, the #7 Unilever/BRANDT/Axalta/Door Bumper Clear Podcast/Hellman’s/Walmart Fight Hunger Spark Change Camaro for Justin Allgaier, the #8 Harrison’s Workwear/Tire Pros/Jarrett Systems/PUBG Mobile Camaro for Josh Berry, and the #9 Bass Pro Shops/Truetimber Camo/Black Rifle Coffee Camaro for Noah Gragson. The team also fields the #88 Hellman’s/BRANDT Camaro for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Miguel Paludo.

History of JR Motorsports

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.Template:O RLY?

It wasn't until 2002 that Earnhardt, Jr. turned the business into a race team. That's when T. J. Majors drove the first race, in the street stock division, at Concord Motorsports Park, in North Carolina.

The first win for the team came at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, VA, in 2004.

Today the team operates out of a 66,000 square foot state of the art race shop near Mooresville, North Carolina. JR Motorsports fields entries in the CARS Tour/Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, and field numbers 1, 7, 8, 9, and 88 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Owner Statistics

Year	Wins	Poles	Top Fives	Top Tens
2005	0	0	0	0
2006	0	0	2	7
2007	0	0	1	9
2008	4	1	9	17
2009	4	3	26	37
2010	1	0	7	22
2011	0	1	15	33
2012	1	1	10	24
2013	2	0	14	34
2014	9	3	40	72
2015	5	0	31	72
2016	5	1	40	82
2017	6	3	36	73
2018	7	2	39	72
2019	2	1	38	88
2020	5	0	43	85
2021	7	0	38	72
2022	8	5	39	55
Total	66	23	411	837

#5 car history

The #5 car was inherited from the Hendrick Motorsports' Busch Series stable, competing in the series since 1984. Shortly after Dale Earnhardt, Jr. signed with Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series, Hendrick Motorsports announced that it would merge its operations with the JR Motorsports stable to field a two-car team with the #5 and the #88, starting in 2008, using Hendrick engines and chasses.

The #5 was driven by seven drivers in 2008, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Martin Truex, Jr., Mark Martin and Landon Cassill as well as road course specialists, Ron Fellows and Adrian Fernandez. The #5 picked up two wins in 2008 with Mark Martin winning at Las Vegas and Ron Fellows winning at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The #5 included sponsorship from Lowe's, National Guard, Delphi, and Godaddy.com. In 2009 Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Mark Martin, Scott Wimmer, Ryan Newman, Ron Fellows, Tony Stewart, Richard Boswell, and Kelly Bires drove the car. In 2010 only two drivers drove in the car, those being Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Ron Fellows. In 2012 JR Motorsports added Regan Smith to drive the #5 along with Earnhardt, Jr. and Fellows. In 2013 seven drivers got seat time in the car, those being: Kasey Kahne, Jimmie Johnson, Brad Sweet, Jeffrey Earnhardt, Johnny O'Connell, Ron Fellows, and Jamie McMurray. In 2015 on Kasey Kahne ran in the car at Charlotte. In 2016 Kasey Kahne, Chase Elliott, and Cole Custer made select starts in the car. From 2017-2018 Michael Annett was the only driver in the car. After the 2018 season JR Motorsports didn't use the #5 anymore.

#83 car history

The history of the 83 starts with Martin Truex Jr. who drove it in 2006. Car #83 would then take a two year hiatus before being fielded by JR Motorsports with driver and owner Dale Earnhardt, Jr. behind the wheel at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 24, 2008.

#88 car history

The No. 88 began the 2006 season driven by Mark McFarland, but he was replaced by Shane Huffman, with Martin Truex, Jr. and Robby Gordon filling-in for certain races. On Tuesday July 3, 2007 Dale Earnhardt Jr. released Shane Huffman from driving the #88 Navy Chevy for JR Motorsports. Earnhardt, Jr. drove the #88 on July 6, 2007 in the Busch Series race at Daytona International Speedway. Brad Keselowski will replace Shane Huffman for three races, with "Road Course Specialist" and SCCA driver Andy Pilgrim to be in the car for the race in Montreal, and Watkins Glen. Brad Keselowski finished the season.. Brad won his first race at Nashville Superspeedway on June 7, 2008. Keselowski signed a two year contract with JR motorsports with the Navy returning as sponsor in 2008..

NASCAR Cup Series and Future of JR Motorsports

During a press conference at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 16, 2008, Dale Earnhardt Jr. stated that once the Nationwide Series starts using the Car of Tomorrow chassis, which is set for an August, 2009 debut at the intermediate tracks, his Nationwide teams possibly will leave the Nationwide Series, due to the costs of switching cars. When asked if he will move JR Motorsports to the Sprint Cup Series, Earnhardt Jr. said that due to the Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup Series almost having the same expensive costs, he might move the team to the Sprint Cup Series as early as 2009 "if the right opportunity comes along with the right sponsorship and driver..."

Other racing series

JR Motorsports fields two late model stock cars; the #8 driven by Josh Berry and Carson Kvapil and the #88 driven by Josh Berry.

SPEED 1

In 2007, JR Motorsports are supplying cars for SPEED's NASCAR coverage. The SPEED 1 fleet for NASCAR RaceDay includes a superspeedway car, and car for intermediate tracks, and a Car of Tomorrow. SPEED 1 is driven by Hermie Sadler.

External links

• JR Motorsports Site
• JR Motorsports Stats