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JR MOTORSPORTS TEAM PREVIEW: TRACK: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course RACE: Mid-Ohio Challenge (75 laps / 169.35 miles) DATE: Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 Broadcast Information – TV: 3:30 p.m. ET on USA / Radio: MRN & Sirius Ch. 90 3 p.m. ET "I enjoy racing at Mid-Ohio. We're on a run of several road courses and we have high expectations this weekend. We can afford to be aggressive on Elliott Sadler strategy and go after a win." – Elliott Sadler No. 1 OneMain Chevrolet Elliott Sadler has finished inside the top 10 in all three of his NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with a best effort of sixth in 2013 and 2015. In 19 NXS starts on road courses, Sadler has accumulated three top fives and 13 top 10s. Sadler currently leads the NXS point standings by 11 markers over second-place Daniel Suarez. PR Manager: Josh Masten The Virginia native is the only full-time NXS driver with five top 10s [email protected]; 704-677-6098 in the last five races. “I’ve only raced at Mid-Ohio once, but I’m looking forward to going back. After getting our first road-course race of the season under our belt last weekend at Watkins Glen, I feel really confident in our equipment as well as Justin Allgaier our strategy. Jason Burdett (crew chief) and the guys have done a great job No. 7 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet on our road-course program. I feel like we can head to Mid-Ohio with a solid chance of running up front and competing for the win with our BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevy.” – Justin Allgaier Justin Allgaier finished eighth in his only NASCAR Xfinity Series start at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (2013). In 15 NXS starts on road courses, Allgaier has one win (Montreal in 2012), two top fives and nine top 10s. PR Manager: Megan Johnson Last weekend, the 30-year-old earned his 100th career NXS top-10 [email protected]; 704-773-1992 finish, placing seventh at Watkins Glen International. Over the last four races, Allgaier has the second-highest amount of NXS championship points earned (138). “Last weekend, we had a good race at Watkins Glen and I am looking forward to building upon that this weekend at Mid-Ohio. This JR Kenny Habul Motorsports team has worked hard on these road-course cars and I am No. 88 SunEnergy1 Chevrolet confident we will unload fast on Friday.”– Kenny Habul Kenny Habul’s 13 career NASCAR Xfinity Series starts have all been on road courses. Habul has three NXS starts at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with a best result of 26th. Habul made his first NXS start of the season at Watkins Glen International last weekend, earning a 17th-place finish. The Australian driver’s best career NXS finish came at Road America, PR Manager: Kelsey Tucker where he placed 14th in both 2014 and 2015. [email protected]; 704-677-6317 The JR Motorsports No. 88 Chevy has only made one appearance at Mid-Ohio. The team claimed a 10th-place finish in 2015. JRM Driver Stats Sadler 2016 Stats Allgaier 2016 Stats Habul 2016 Stats (NXS) (NXS) (NXS) Starts 20 Starts 20 Starts 1 Wins 1 Wins 0 Wins 0 Top 5s 6 Top 5s 7 Top 5s 0 Top 10s 17 Top 10s 16 Top 10s 0 Laps Led 27 Laps Led 19 Laps Led 0 Avg. Finish 8.0 Avg. Finish 10.6 Avg. Finish 17.0 Points 1st (+11) Points 5th (-58) Points N/A Sadler Career Stats Allgaier Career Stats Habul Career Stats (NXS) (NXS) (NXS) Starts 316 Starts 194 Starts 13 Wins 11 Wins 3 Wins 0 Top 5s 72 Top 5s 36 Top 5s 0 Top 10s 165 Top 10s 100 Top 10s 0 Laps Led 1,630 Laps Led 636 Laps Led 0 Avg. Finish 13.5 Avg. Finish 12.6 Avg. Finish 23.6 JRM Team Updates JR Motorsports at Mid-Ohio: In seven NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, JR Motorsports has one win (Regan Smith, 2015), four top fives and five top 10s. In the past two years, all of JRM’s entries have finished inside the top 10 at Mid-Ohio. Get an Autograph from Justin and Kenny: JR Motorsports drivers Justin Allgaier and Kenny Habul will participate in the NASCAR Xfinity Series autograph session on Friday, Aug. 12 from 3-3:45 p.m. ET at the driver’s meeting tent near the garage. Custer Back in Action Next Week: Following a three-week break, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns next week at Bristol Motor Speedway. JR Motorsports driver Cole Custer is coming off of a run of two consecutive top-10 finishes and is looking to continue a points upswing. Hellmann’s STRANGEWICH Sweepstakes: Fans can enter for a chance to win a meet and greet with a mystery JR Motorsports personality and a VIP race experience at the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway when they cast their vote for their favorite Hellmann’s STRANGEWICH. To cast a vote and for additional details, visit http://www.jrmracing.com/strangewich. .