JR MOTORSPORTS TEAM PREVIEW: TRACK: Richmond International Raceway RACE: Virginia529 College Savings 250 (250 laps / 187.5 miles) DATE: Friday, Sept. 9, 2016

Broadcast Information – TV: 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN / Radio: MRN & Sirius Ch. 90 7 p.m. ET

"Richmond is one of my favorite tracks. It’s close to the house, and it is always a fun weekend. I love short track racing, especially in . We’ve got a chance to win back-to-back races so we are going to go hard this No. 1 OneMain weekend.” – Elliott Sadler

• Elliott Sadler is the only driver in NASCAR history to qualify for the inaugural Chase in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series (NXS). • Sadler has three top-five and 11 top-10 finishes in 26 NXS starts at his home track of Richmond International Raceway. The JRM driver is from Emporia, Va., just an hour south of the track. PR Manager: Josh Masten • In 24 NXS starts in 2016, Sadler has two victories (Talladega and [email protected]; 704-677-6098 Darlington) and a series-leading 21 top-10 finishes. He currently holds a 54-point lead over Daniel Suarez in the point standings. • Sadler will have media availability at 11:30 a.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 9 in the media center at Richmond International Raceway.

“Jason (Burdett, crew chief) and the guys really put together a strong short- track program this season. I’m hoping this trip to Richmond goes better than the last. We had the potential to win and unfortunately got caught up in a wreck. We’re already locked into the Chase, but it would be great to No. 7 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet get a win in the next couple weeks so we can build positive momentum for our BRANDT Professional Agriculture team going into it.” – Justin Allgaier

 In 11 NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at Richmond International Raceway (RIR), Justin Allgaier has one top five and three top 10s.  Allgaier nearly won the spring RIR race earlier this year. He was leading the field during a late-race restart when he got caught up in a wreck. PR Manager: Megan Johnson  Tracks measuring less than a mile in length have been a strong suit [email protected]; 704-773-1992 for the 30-year-old driver in 2016. In five races he has finished inside the top seven four times, most recently placing second at Bristol.  Allgaier is officially locked into the inaugural NXS Chase and is currently third in the point standings.

“It feels like it has been forever since I have been in the No. 88 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports. This team has been working hard every week and we are hoping to unload a fast Cessna Chevrolet on Friday.” – Alex Bowman No. 88 Cessna Chevrolet  Alex Bowman has two previous NXS starts at Richmond International Raceway. His best starting position of sixth and best finish of 15th came in the fall of 2013.  The No. 88 Cessna team enters the RIR weekend as the defending winners at the track. Jr. drove the team to victory in the spring event, marking his first win in a JRM entry.  In five starts for JRM this season, Bowman has two top fives and five top 10s. He also captured the pole at Michigan. PR Manager: Kelsey Tucker  It was announced last week that Bowman would be behind the [email protected]; 704-677-6317 wheel of the No. 88 Chevrolet SS for in eight of the remaining 11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races as interim driver for Earnhardt Jr. JRM Driver Stats

Sadler 2016 Stats Allgaier 2016 Stats Bowman 2016 Stats (NXS) (NXS) (NXS)

Starts 24 Starts 24 Starts 5 Wins 2 Wins 0 Wins 0 Top 5s 8 Top 5s 9 Top 5s 2 Top 10s 21 Top 10s 19 Top 10s 5 Laps Led 102 Laps Led 19 Laps Led 51 Avg. Finish 7.6 Avg. Finish 9.9 Avg. Finish 6.6 Points 1st (+54) Points 3rd (-65) Points N/A

Sadler Career Stats Allgaier Career Stats Bowman Career Stats (NXS) (NXS) (NXS)

Starts 320 Starts 198 Starts 46 Wins 12 Wins 3 Wins 0 Top 5s 74 Top 5s 38 Top 5s 4 Top 10s 169 Top 10s 103 Top 10s 11 Laps Led 1,705 Laps Led 636 Laps Led 65 Avg. Finish 13.4 Avg. Finish 12.5 Avg. Finish 15.5

JRM Team Updates

 JR Motorsports at Richmond: JR Motorsports has three wins – one in each of the last three seasons - 14 top fives and 23 top 10s in 44 NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at Richmond International Raceway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove to Victory Lane there in April of this year. took home the win for the team in the fall 2015 event and scored a victory the spring of 2014.

 JRM Supporting Childhood Cancer Awareness month: During the month of September, JR Motorsports is participating in the “Motorsports Go Gold” campaign to raise awareness of childhood cancer by displaying a gold ribbon on all of the team’s Chevrolet Camaros as well as the No. 00 Silverado of . In addition, Justin Allgaier is helping the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation (MTJF) raise awareness for not only childhood cancer but ovarian cancer as well, with a special MTJF teal and gold steering wheel made by MPI that he’s using this month. The wheel will be auctioned off with proceeds going to the foundation.

 See the JRM Drivers at RIR: o Alex Bowman will stop by the Chevy display at Richmond on Friday at 2:10 p.m. ET for a Q&A session. Following that he’ll head over to the Xfinity Zone for an appearance at 2:30 p.m. ET. o Justin Allgaier will participate in the NASCAR Xfinity Series autograph session at the amphitheater at Richmond International Raceway from 2-2:45 p.m. ET on Friday. Wristbands will be distributed at the Virginia529 display in the midway beginning at 10 a.m. ET on Friday. After the autograph session, fans can see Allgaier at the Chevy display at 2:50 p.m. ET for a Q&A session.