JR MotorsportsLatest JR Motorsports analysisJR Motorsports news, rumors and injuriesMon, 14 Oct 2013 10:54:56 -0700 JR Motorsports driver Kevin Harvick will run in at least 12 Nationwide Series races next season in the No. 5 Chevrolet. Hunt Brothers Pizza will sponsor Harvick at Bristol, Charlotte and both races in Texas. He currently ranks third on the series' career wins list with 40. Share: JR | Jimmie Johnson to run in Nationwide race Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:39:26 -0800 JR Motorsports announced Friday, Feb. 1, that Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson will compete in the March 2 Nationwide Series race at Phoenix, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet. It will be Johnson's first time in the Nationwide Series since he drove at Watkins Glen in 2011. Share: JR | Kasey Kahne to drive in Nationwide Series Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:33:01 -0800 JR Motorsports announced Thursday, Jan. 3, that drivers Kasey Kahne and Brad Sweet will split duties in a second full-time Nationwide Series car in 2013. Great Clips will sponsor the ride for 28 races, including 27 among Kahne and Sweet and one for driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. Driver Regan Smith will move to the No. 7 car and Earnhardt will drive the No. 88 car in a select number of events. Share: JR | Regan Smith to have full Nationwide ride Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:27:38 -0700 JR Motorsports announced Thursday, Oct. 25, that driver Regan Smith will have a full-time Nationwide Series ride next year in the No. 5 car. He will make his debut Nov. 17 in the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Smith will also race for Phoenix Racing in the Sprint Cup Series in the final two races. Share: JR | Tony Eury replaced as Danica Patrick's crew chief Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:52:31 -0700 JR Motorsports announced Tuesday, Sept. 18, that crew chief Tony Eury Jr., the crew chief for driver Danica Patrick in the Nationwide Series, is being replaced. Crew chief Ryan Pemberton will move to the No. 7 GoDaddy.com team. Patrick is 11th in points in the series after her 12th place finish at Chicagoland Speedway last weekend. Share: JR | Tony Eury to work with Danica Patrick Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:56:00 -0700 Crew chief Tony Eury Jr. will serve as the crew chief for JR Motorsports driver Danica Patrick in the Nationwide Series next year but not in her limited work in the Sprint Cup series with Stewart-Haas Racing. It is unknown who will serve as Patrick's crew chief for her 10 Cup races next year. Share: JR | Danica Patrick to run 12 Nationwide races Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:28:14 -0800 JR Motorsports driver Danica Patrick is scheduled to run in 12 Nationwide Series races this year, according to ESPN.com. She will also compete full time in the IndyCar Series. Patrick will compete in the first four Nationwide races at Daytona (Feb. 19), Phoenix (Feb. 26), Las Vegas (March 5) and Bristol (March 19). Share: JR | Danica Patrick to run first four Nationwide races next year Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:50:59 -0700 JR Motorsports driver Danica Patrick has committed to the first four NASCAR Nationwide Series races next season, according to The Associated Press. The rest of her 2011 scheduled is undetermined, but the team hopes to have her in up to 14 races. Patrick is committed to racing at Daytona, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Bristol. Share: JR | Danica Patrick to race in Nationwide Series next year Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:31:55 -0700 JR Motorsports driver Danica Patrick expects to race in the Nationwide Series again next year, according to The Associated Press. Share: JR | Not moving to Sprint Cup Series next year Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:02:38 -0700 JR Motorsports announced Thursday, July 15, that they will not be making the move to the Sprint Cup Series for the 2011 season, according to SceneDaily.com's Bob Pockrass. "No Cup plans," team co-owner Kelley Earnhardt said. "No Kasey Kahne. No Mark Martin. Nothing for JR Motorsports. At this point, we would need to get started on that, and it's definitely not in our future for 2011." Share: JR | Danica Patrick finishes 30th in return to Nationwide Series Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:28:41 -0700 JR Motorsports driver Danica Patrick finished 30th in her return to the NASCAR Nationwide Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Saturday, June 26, according to The Associated Press. Share: JR | Patrick finishes 36th Saturday Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:06:43 -0800 The Associated Press reports JR Motorsports driver Danica Patrick finished 36th in the Nationwide Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Saturday, Feb. 27, her last NASCAR race before she takes a four-month hiatus to return to IndyCar racing. Share: JR | Patrick finishes 31st in California Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:02:46 -0800 The Associated Press reports JR Motorsports driver Danica Patrick finished 31st in her second Nationwide Series race at Auto Club Speedway Saturday, Feb. 20. Share: JR | Patrick crashes in Nationwide debut Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:00:27 -0800 The Associated Press reports JR Motorsports driver Danica Patrick was involved in a 12-car crash in her Nationwide Series debut at Daytona International Speedway Saturday, Feb. 13. Share: JR | Patrick to make debut at Daytona Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:13:41 -0800 David Newton, of ESPN.com, reports JR Motorsports driver Danica Patrick will make her Nationwide Series debut at Daytona International Speedway Saturday, Feb. 13. Share:  |
