JR MOTORSPORTS TEAM PREVIEW: TRACK: Richmond International Raceway

RACE: ToyotaCare 250 Heat 1 (35 laps / 26.25 miles) Heat 2 (35 laps / 26.25 miles) Main (140 laps / 105 miles) DATE: Saturday, April 23, 2016

Broadcast Information – TV: 12:30 p.m. ET on FS1 / Radio: MRN & Sirius Ch. 90 12 p.m. ET

Elliott Sadler  In 25 NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Richmond No. 1 OneMain Camaro International Raceway, has two top fives and 10 top 10s, finishing a career-best second in 2005.  Of the current full-time NXS drivers, Sadler has the most starts at Richmond, totaling 25.  Sadler’s average finish of 8.0 in 2016 is the third-best among NXS regulars.  Sadler will be racing in front of his hometown crowd at Richmond on Saturday. He hails from nearby Emporia, PR Manager: Josh Masten Va., an 80-minute drive from Richmond International [email protected]; 704-677-6098 Raceway.

Cole Custer  Cole Custer will be making his NASCAR Xfinity Series

No. 5 Haas Automation Chevrolet Camaro debut this weekend at Richmond International Raceway. It also marks Haas Automation’s first primary NXS sponsorship of the year with JRM.  Custer will run four more NXS races this year, including both Charlotte races, Kentucky and Homestead-Miami.  The California native has two starts at RIR in the K&N Pro

Series East division, with one win (2014) and one third- place finish (2013). PR Manager: Kelsey Tucker  Although this is Custer’s first NXS start, he has been with [email protected]; 704-677-6317 JRM since 2015, driving the No. 00 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Justin Allgaier  has one top-five and three top-10 No. 7 BRANDT Chevrolet Camaro finishes in 10 NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at Richmond International Raceway, with a best finish of third (2011).  In 33 starts at short tracks, the Illinois native has one win (Bristol), six top fives and 15 top 10s, with two poles.  The 29-year-old is currently riding a streak of six straight top-10 finishes in 2016 out of seven races. He is one of only three drivers with six top 10s on the season.  Allgaier’s fifth-place effort last weekend at Bristol PR Manager: Megan Johnson Motor Speedway allowed the driver to maintain third [email protected]; 704-773-1992 place in the NXS point standings.

 In five career NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at Richmond Dale Earnhardt Jr. International Raceway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. owns three No. 88 Hellmann’s Chevrolet Camaro wins, a runner-up finish, and led 605 of 1,250 total laps.  He also qualified fourth or better in four of those five races. His most recent NXS start at the track came in September 2002.  Saturday’s race marks Earnhardt’s first NXS short-track start since April 2012 at Bristol.  Earnhardt started 11th and finished fifth in his lone NXS PR Manager: Tyler Overstreet [email protected]; 704-799-4872 start this season two weeks ago at Texas Motor Speedway.

Driver Quotes

“I'd take a win at Richmond over anywhere else. I grew up "I'm really looking forward to making my first start this coming here as a kid and I'll have a lot of family and weekend in the Xfinity Series with JR Motorsports. There is friends at RIR with me this weekend. We learned some going to be a lot to learn, but I have a great team to help things last week with the heat races and new format and me. I always go to the track with the focus on winning, but are going to do everything we can to bring home the this weekend I’d be happy with a top-10 finish in my No. 5 trophy this weekend.” – Elliott Sadler Haas Automation Chevrolet.” – Cole Custer

“I always look forward to racing at Richmond. Jason “Richmond is a fun track regardless of the series. Our JR (Burdett, crew chief) and the guys have worked hard to Motorsports cars have been very fast there the past put together a strong short-track program and I think we couple of years and we’ve won a couple of races, so I’m showed that at Bristol. I was bummed that we fell short of really looking forward to getting an opportunity to run the the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash prize, but I really enjoyed the new Xfinity race this weekend. I think the heat races will be fun. format. It would be great to earn a Dash 4 Cash spot They seemed to bring some added excitement at Bristol again this weekend, but ultimately I want to go out there and the shorter main event forces you to be more and get this No. 7 BRANDT team its first win of the year.” aggressive right from the start. I expect it to be a good – Justin Allgaier show for the fans.” – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Sadler 2016 Stats Custer 2016 Stats Allgaier 2016 Stats Earnhardt Jr. 2016 Stats (NXS) (NXS) (NXS) (NXS)

Starts 7 Starts N/A Starts 7 Starts 1

Wins 0 Wins N/A Wins 0 Wins 0

Top 5s 2 Top 5s N/A Top 5s 2 Top 5s 1

Top 10s 6 Top 10s N/A Top 10s 6 Top 10s 1

Laps Led 4 Laps Led N/A Laps Led 15 Laps Led 0

Avg. Finish 8.0 Avg. Finish N/A Avg. Finish 7.7 Avg. Finish 5.0

JRM Team Updates

 JRM at Richmond: In 40 NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at Richmond International Raceway, JR Motorsports has two wins, 12 top fives and 20 top 10s. claimed victory for JRM in the series’ most recent race held there in the fall of 2015 and took the checkers in the spring of 2014. Over the past two years, the team has only one finish outside of the top 10.  Dale Jr. Sandwich Fundraiser Ends Saturday: After Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s tweet on April 5 regarding his love for Banana and Hellmann’s Mayonnaise sandwiches went viral, the 13-time most popular driver launched www.dalejrsandwich.com – a website where fans can donate to Blessings in a Backpack. Earnhardt and Hellmann’s have both pledged to donate $50,000 each to the charity. So far, fans have donated $47,764.67. The fundraiser ends April 23.  JRM Fan Days: Fans will be welcomed to JR Motorsports for the team’s annual Fan Days on Thursday, May 26 and Friday, May 27. Festivities will include two autograph sessions with JR Motorsports drivers on Friday, along with giveaways and partner displays. Fans must have a wristband to receive an autograph. For more details, visit www.jrmracing.com/fanday.