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JR Motorsports Mooresville NC

JR Motorsports is the professional race team co-owned by NASCAR Hall of Fame member and 15-time Most Popular Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kelley Earnhardt Miller and NASCAR Hall of Famer Rick Hendrick. The company operates out of a 66,000-square-foot facility that serves as the nucleus of Earnhardt Jr.’s racing, marketing and business interests. For guided tours, email [email protected] with your name, number of people in your party, and the date/time you would like the tour. Please allow 24-48 hours for a confirmation.

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349 Cayuga Drive Mooresville, NC 28117

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JR Motorsports is the professional race team and management company for Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR’s 15-time Most Popular Driver and winner of 50 NASCAR-sanctioned races!

Based in Mooresville, the 66,000-square-foot facility houses the race teams, business operations and JR Nation, a retail store devoted exclusively to Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the JR Motorsports brand offering shirts, hats and collectibles.

JR Motorsports tours nationally in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with four entries—No. 1 of Sam Mayer, No. 7 of Justin Allgaier, No. 8 driven by Josh Berry, and the No. 9 of Brandon Jones.

The team is also active regionally with its late model program, upon which the company was founded. Their journey began in 2002 with a foray into street stock cars that competed locally at Concord (N.C.) Speedway. After numerous wins in the local ranks, Earnhardt launched his Xfinity Series program in 2006.

Visit the JR Motorsports Retail Store Monday-Friday from 8:30am-4:30pm and on Saturday from 10am-3pm.

Tours are scheduled by appointment. Contact JR Motorsports today to make a reservation and start planning your visit!

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Fans are welcome to visit the Hendrick Motorsports complex at no charge during normal business hours. Certain areas of the team’s facility are open to the public, including the team shops and Hendrick Motorsports Museum & Team Store. Hendrick Motorsports does not offer guided tours. Please check HendrickMotorsports.com for special race week hours and holiday closings.

Hours Museum Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Nos. 48/88 Shop Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Closed Saturday

Visiting JR Motorsports

Fans are welcome to visit JR Motorsports during normal business hours. Shop tours are given on Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. upon prior scheduling. Email [email protected] with your name, the number of people in your party, along with the date and time you would like the tour. Please allow 24-48 hours for a response and confirmation of your request.

Autograph Requests

Due to the overwhelming number of requests for an autograph and Dale Jr.’s demanding schedule, we are not accepting autograph requests at this time. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Visit The Dale Jr. Foundation’s eBay store for occasional auctions featuring autographed memorabilia.

Dale Jr. Appearances

For information on upcoming Dale Jr. appearances, visit Facebook , Twitter or the DaleJr.com Schedule Page . Appearances are typically announced within two weeks of the actual date.

The Dale Jr. Foundation is a charity dedicated to giving underprivileged individuals with a focus on youth, the resources to improve confidence, education and the opportunity to achieve extraordinary goals. The Dale Jr. Foundation supports a variety of charities falling within its mission statement, and makes an effort to provide support to all those in need as many communities as possible. The Foundation has contributed to more than 300 charities nationally and locally, including The Make-A-Wish Foundation, Blessings in a Backpack, VH1 Save the Music Foundation, the Mooresville (N.C.) Soup Kitchen and more.

To apply for an in-kind or monetary donation from The Dale Jr. Foundation, please review the guidelines below:

• Download, complete and mail in The Dale Jr. Foundation Request Form (Download here)
• With this form, please include a letter on your professional letterhead with the organization’s Executive Director or President’s signature.
• Your form and letter should be submitted 8-12 weeks prior to your event.
• Allow 1-2 months for your request to be received and processed.
• Only one donation can be requested annually.
• Do not submit multiple requests for the same event.
• Please do not send items to be autographed by Dale Jr.
• Please include your tax ID and a copy of your 501 (c)(3) determination letter.

It is important to follow these instructions. If your inquiry does not meet all of the guidelines, we will not be able to fulfill your request. We appreciate the work you are doing within your community and wish you the best of luck with your fundraiser. Visit www.thedalejrfoundation.org for more information on The Dale Jr. Foundation

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JR Motorsports announced last week that Hellman’s signed a multi-year extension with the organization . The new deal features a six-race sponsorship for Justin Allgaier in 2024; however, the most notable detail involves its team owner. Dale Earnhardt Jr. will run the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway with sponsorship from Hellman’s, and the paint scheme has been revealed.

In last year’s race at Bristol, Earnhardt was sponsored by Hellman’s, but this season’s paint scheme might be the best yet. There isn’t as much yellow, with blue and white taking over most of the scheme. The No. 88 car looks very sharp with white letters and numbers. Overall, Earnhardt will have a clean ride for the Xfinity Series event in September.

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NASCAR at Martinsville: How to watch, TV schedule, favorites for 2024 Cook Out 400

The cup series will visit martinsville speedway this weekend for the eighth race of the season, by logan reardon • published april 5, 2024 • updated on april 5, 2024 at 10:14 am.

It’s time for the final race of the short track swing.

For the third time in the last four weeks, NASCAR is visiting a track that is less than a mile long. And for the second straight week, that track is located in Virginia.

This time it’s a trip to Martinsville Speedway – NASCAR’s oldest track, which has held a sanctioned race every year since 1949 (NASCAR’s first season).

The half-mile short track, known as “The Paperclip” due to its shape, presents a unique challenge for drivers with its long asphalt straightaways and flat, tight concrete turns.

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When is the race this weekend? And who are the drivers to keep an eye on? Here’s everything you need to know for the 2024 Cook Out 400 at Martinsville:

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Thirty-seven drivers will race at Martinsville – the 34 full-timers, plus three others.

Kaz Grala will drive for Rick Ware Racing as he continues his part-time effort this season. Elsewhere, Josh Williams (who competes full-time in the Xfinity Series) will make his second start of the season for Kaulig Racing and veteran David Starr will make his season debut for MBM Motorsports.

Here’s the full entry list for Martinsville:

When is the NASCAR race this weekend at Martinsville?

The Cook Out 400 at Martinsville is set for Sunday, April 7, at 3 p.m. ET.

Before the race, there will be practice and qualifying sessions. The 37-car field will be split into two groups ( found here ), with each group practicing for 20 minutes on Saturday.

Qualifying will start immediately after practice. Each car from the two groups will make two laps in the first round, with the five fastest cars on single-lap speed in each group advancing to the final round. In the final round, the remaining drivers each get two laps to set the top 10 starting order, with positions 11 through 37 set based on first round times.

NASCAR TV schedule this weekend at Martinsville

Saturday, April 6 (FS2 and streaming online)

• Practice: 4:30 p.m. ET, FS2, FOXSports.com
• Qualifying: 5:20 p.m. ET, FS2, FOXSports.com

Sunday, April 7 (FS1 and streaming online)

• NASCAR RaceDay: 2 p.m. ET, FS1, FOXSports.com
• Cook Out 400: 3 p.m. ET, FS1, FOXSports.com

NASCAR Martinsville past winners, race history

There are 11 former Martinsville winners who will race on Sunday, including defending spring race winner Kyle Larson. Ryan Blaney is the most recent winner at Martinsville, taking home the checkered flag in the race last October.

While Larson and Blaney are the most recent winners, they don’t have the best historical stats. That title belongs to Denny Hamlin, who has five wins to lead all active drivers. Martin Truex Jr. (3), Brad Keselowski (2) and Kyle Busch (2) are the other multi-race winners.

Along with Larson and Blaney, Joey Logano (2018), Chase Elliott (2020), Alex Bowman (2021), William Byron (2022) and Christopher Bell (2022) have one career Martinsville victory.

NASCAR at Martinsville favorites, drivers to watch

Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing have been the story of the season so far – and you shouldn’t expect that to change this weekend.

The two organizations have combined to win six of the seven races to start 2024, with three apiece. Looking at Martinsville, they’ve combined to win eight of the last nine races dating back to 2019, with four apiece. Hendrick leads all organizations with 28 Martinsville wins, including its first back in 1984 – which the team is celebrating the 40th anniversary of this weekend.

So, yeah, the eight drivers for those two teams will be worth watching.

Hamlin (JGR) has five wins, 25 top-10s, 2,382 laps led and a 10.1 average finish in 35 career Martinsville starts. Truex (JGR) and Elliott (HMS) have both totaled over 1,000 laps led in their careers at Martinsville.

Beyond Hendrick and Gibbs, keep an eye on Team Penske. The aforementioned Blaney is the most recent winner at Martinsville and leads all drivers with a 9.0 average finish in 16 starts. Logano, with 18 top-10s and five poles in 30 starts, holds the third-best average finish at 10.9.

Sunday’s race won’t be won in qualifying on Saturday, but it could certainly be lost that way. If a driver puts down a slow lap time and starts near the back, it will be a long day trying to regain track position. Take note of the starting lineup and adjust your expectations accordingly – no driver started outside the top-20 and won at Martinsville since Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2014.

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CONCORD, N.C. – Texas Motor Speedway is one of 14 NASCAR Cup Series tracks where Hendrick Motorsports has posted at least 11 wins. Since 2007, the 1.5-mile facility in Fort Worth, Texas, is the team's fourth-most successful track with 10 victories.  RELATED: See all the winners for Hendrick Motorsports at Texas

Last year's race at Texas  led to one of the most notable triumphs in Hendrick Motorsports' history. On Sept. 24, 2023, William Byron earned the organization's 300th Cup Series win , making Hendrick Motorsports the first to reach 300 premier series victories. This came slightly over two years after the team passed Petty Enterprises as the all-time winningest Cup organization. 

Byron led the final six laps of the race, taking the lead off of the final restart on lap 262. Driving the No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, he got a big run off the restart to drive by Bubba Wallace and Chase Briscoe to take the point position for good.  RELATED: Rewatch this race on the NASCAR Classics website

"It's really special," Byron said of being the driver to deliver the 300th Cup Series win for Hendrick Motorsports. "Growing up a Hendrick Motorsports fan, I watched win No. 200 on TV when Jimmie (Johnson) won that race. I always felt like the gold standard was Hendrick Motorsports. So, if I could ever drive for them, once I started having success in my career, that was the goal. 

"When I met Mr. Hendrick when I was 14 at JR Motorsports, I told him that. That was a goal to drive for him. I didn't have a lot of confidence that that would work out, but I was going to put it out there. When we met again when I was 18 and running the (NASCAR CRAFTSMAN) Truck Series and sat down, I just had the confidence that he was going to take care of me and he was going to put me in the right places to succeed. I'm super thankful to him and to give him 300 is really cool.  "The 300th win is what will really stick with you in the history books and that's something that still hasn't set in. When you look back on pictures and look back on moments, you'll always remember that moment."

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Team owner Rick Hendrick was in awe of the milestone when it happened. 

"If we can win races every year and compete for championships, the numbers will come," Hendrick said. "269 was in my brain for a long time and I didn't think we could ever get there. I owe it all to the people here and the drivers along the way."

This year is Hendrick Motorsports' 40th anniversary . The company just  celebrated the anniversary of its first win , just a few weeks shy of 40 years to the day, during the race weekend at Martinsville Speedway. Byron headlined a 1-2-3 finish  for the team with his third win of 2024.

Hendrick Motorsports enters the Texas race weekend with 305 wins in the Cup Series at 31 different tracks among 20 different drivers.