Rumor has it that Kasey Kahne will drive JR Motorsports’ No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevy in two Nationwide Series races next month: the Feed the Children 300 at Kentucky Speedway and the New England 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. This could be an indication that GoDaddy.com will stay with the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team [...]
ESPN.com, citing anonymous sources, is reporting that Danica Patrick’s management team is working on a deal that would bring her to NASCAR full time in the Nationwide Series in 2012. She would also race in select Sprint Cup events in 2012, with an eye on making the switch to the Cup series full time in 2013.
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.
JR Motorsports has reached a sponsorship agreement with iRacing that will put the online racing league on JRM’s No. 7 Nationwide Series entry driven by Josh Wise for two back-to-back Nationwide Series races this summer in support of iRacing 2.0, the leagues new software release.
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.
JR Motorsports announced that TaxSlayer has signed on to sponsor the team’s Nationwide Series entries for nine races 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.
NASCAR issued penalties to JR Motorsports’ No. 88 Nationwide Series team for infractions found at O’Reilly Raceway Park. The team violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20A-12.3T (unapproved left front shock [...]
Jeff Gluck, of SB Nation, called Danica Patrick’s performance during the New England 200 Nationwide Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway ugly, embarrasing, and shocking. It was embarrasing and ugly, but it wasn’t shocking.
Ron Fellows will drive for JR Motorsports in two Nationwide Series road-course races this season. Fellows has driven for JRM three times, winning a rain-shortened NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada in August of 2008. This year, he will pilot the No. 88 AER Manufacturing Chevy at Road America later [...]
