Kelley Earnhardt
JRM To Honor U.S. Armed Forces With Paint Scheme
JR Motorsports will honor the U.S. Armed Forces with a tribute paint scheme on the team’s No. 7 Chevrolet in this weekend’s 5-Hour Energy 200 at Dover International Speedway. The “We Salute You” JR Motorsports Chevrolet will be piloted by Josh Wise.
Patrick To Drive 13 Races For JR Motorsports In 2011
JR Motorsports announced that Danica Patrick will drive the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevy in the first four Nationwide Series races next season. Her schedule beyond those four races has not been determined, but she is expect to appear in nine more races, putting her at a total of 13 Nationwide races next season.
TaxSlayer Signs Sponsorship Deal With JR Motorsports
JR Motorsports announced that TaxSlayer has signed on to sponsor the team’s Nationwide Series entries for nine races in 2011.
Almirola To Drive JRM’s No. 88 In N’Wide In 2011
JR Motorsports announced that Aric Almirola has signed a multi-year deal to drive the team’s No. 88 Nationwide Series Chevy for 2011. He is slated to take over the car full time in 2011, but could appear in some Nationwide Series races later this season.
Releasing Bires, While Surprising, Was Right Move
It is a little shocking that JR Motorsports has released Kelly Bires from his contract as driver of the No. 88 Nationwide Series Chevy. But, despite the relatively surprising timing, this was the right move.
