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JR Motorsports announced a primary sponsorship deal which puts Kasey Kahne and Brad Sweet in the driver's seat for 27 races sponsored by Great Clips. Dale Earnhardt Jr. a co-owner of the team will race in one additional race for this sponsor.
Kahne's relationship with Great Clips, going to back to 2003, was likely the driving in force in JRM obtaining the new sponsor. The company also recently announced a sponsorship of Kahne's No. 5 Chevrolet at Hendrick Motorsports for three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in 2013.
This is a financial boost in the arm which guarantees the company will field at least two entries in 28 of 33 Nationwide Series events. Smith is already committed to driving a full schedule, and Earnhardt Jr. will compete in select races in a third car.
The breakdown includes: Kahne and Sweet will split time in the No. 5 Chevrolet for 27 races. Regan Smith will compete for a championship in the No. 7, and Earnhardt Jr. will carry his familiar No. 88 in a limited schedule that presently stands at four races. One of Earnhardt's races will be with Great Clips branding to fill out the 28-race sponsorship package.
JRM is still seeking a primary sponsor for the remaining races in the Nationwide Series.
General Manager Kelley Earnhardt Miller said “the last three months have been critical for the direction of JR Motorsports and the commitment we've made, and this partnership with Great Clips is a major step in the right direction,” Earnhardt Miller said. “To sign a 28-race sponsor while adding Kasey Kahne and Brad Sweet to our line-up is quite extraordinary. Our goal is still to run two full-time teams, and this helps us greatly to achieve that.”
“Great Clips has been a long-time sponsor of mine for 10 years,” Kahne said. “They support everything that I do from the Kasey Kahne Foundation to my sprint car team and they continue to grow their program in NASCAR. We all look forward to joining JR Motorsports and continuing to build on the success that they have had.”
A race schedule for Kahne and Sweet in the No. 5 Great Clips Chevrolet is still to be determined. So, too, is Earnhardt Jr.'s complete Nationwide Series slate. To date his only announced races are Feb. 23 at Daytona International Speedway and March 9 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, both in the No. 88 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet.
Turner Motor Sports, where Kahne had raced in the Nationwide Series previously said the decision to end its' deal was not acrimonious. Steve Turner, owner of Turner Motorsports. "They have been a big supporter of this race team since the beginning and we just can't Though we have mutually decided to end our business partnership, the friendships we have made over the years will endure well into the future."
There is no word on where Cole Whitt, who drove the #88 for JRM in 2012 to seventh place in the series standings, will go.
Kahne's relationship with Great Clips, going to back to 2003, was likely the driving in force in JRM obtaining the new sponsor. The company also recently announced a sponsorship of Kahne's No. 5 Chevrolet at Hendrick Motorsports for three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in 2013.
This is a financial boost in the arm which guarantees the company will field at least two entries in 28 of 33 Nationwide Series events. Smith is already committed to driving a full schedule, and Earnhardt Jr. will compete in select races in a third car.
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| Kasey Kahne and Brad Sweet. (Photo: JR Motorsports) |
The breakdown includes: Kahne and Sweet will split time in the No. 5 Chevrolet for 27 races. Regan Smith will compete for a championship in the No. 7, and Earnhardt Jr. will carry his familiar No. 88 in a limited schedule that presently stands at four races. One of Earnhardt's races will be with Great Clips branding to fill out the 28-race sponsorship package.
JRM is still seeking a primary sponsor for the remaining races in the Nationwide Series.
General Manager Kelley Earnhardt Miller said “the last three months have been critical for the direction of JR Motorsports and the commitment we've made, and this partnership with Great Clips is a major step in the right direction,” Earnhardt Miller said. “To sign a 28-race sponsor while adding Kasey Kahne and Brad Sweet to our line-up is quite extraordinary. Our goal is still to run two full-time teams, and this helps us greatly to achieve that.”
“Great Clips has been a long-time sponsor of mine for 10 years,” Kahne said. “They support everything that I do from the Kasey Kahne Foundation to my sprint car team and they continue to grow their program in NASCAR. We all look forward to joining JR Motorsports and continuing to build on the success that they have had.”
A race schedule for Kahne and Sweet in the No. 5 Great Clips Chevrolet is still to be determined. So, too, is Earnhardt Jr.'s complete Nationwide Series slate. To date his only announced races are Feb. 23 at Daytona International Speedway and March 9 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, both in the No. 88 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet.
Turner Motor Sports, where Kahne had raced in the Nationwide Series previously said the decision to end its' deal was not acrimonious. Steve Turner, owner of Turner Motorsports. "They have been a big supporter of this race team since the beginning and we just can't Though we have mutually decided to end our business partnership, the friendships we have made over the years will endure well into the future."
There is no word on where Cole Whitt, who drove the #88 for JRM in 2012 to seventh place in the series standings, will go.