Aric AlmirolaNo. 88 GT Vodka Chevrolet“Darlington is very tough. The saying ‘too tough to tame’ fits that place perfect. It’s a fast track, too. They certainly didn’t design it for the speeds we run these cars at today, and that’s one of the reasons it’s so challenging. You’re going 180 mph getting into turn three and you’re coming up on a tight corner where you have to get all... more.

Aric AlmirolaNo. 88 TaxSlayer Chevrolet “It’s been an unfortunate couple of weeks for our TaxSlayer.com team. I’m anxious to get to Las Vegas, where I’m hopeful we can turn this thing around and get back to the business of competing for a championship. I’ve said all along that’s what we’re here to do, and we’ve gotten behind the eight ball a little bit. We’re as good as any ... more.

Aric Almirola No. 88 GT Vodka Chevrolet “It’s been a busy couple of weeks for me. I’ve been running trucks and Cup for the past couple weeks, and now I get to climb back in the GT Vodka Chevrolet at Texas. It was good to see the 88 team run well at Gateway. Josh (Wise) did a great job for them. They had a solid qualifying effort and ran well for the bulk of the race.   “It’s going t... more.

Danica Patrick will drive the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet in the first four NASCAR Nationwide Series events of 2011, JR Motorsports officials announced today at a press conference at Charlotte Motor Speedway.  The races beyond that have not been determined, although Patrick will take on a schedule similar to that of her 13-race rookie campaign.   The first four races include the season-opening D... more.

It looks like Steve Arpin's run in a NASCAR Nationwide Series car may be done for the 2010 season. Arpin, a former area dirt-track standout, drove in seven Nationwide Series races for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s JR Motorsports team this season, recording a season-best 10th place finish at Daytona International Speedway on July 2 in JRM's No. 88 car, its top Nationwide Series car. But JRM, which has... more.

JR Motorsports cemented an integral part of its future Wednesday by signing Aric Almirola to a multi-year driving contract for the company’s flagship No. 88 NASCAR Nationwide Series team starting in 2011, general manager Kelley Earnhardt announced today.   A 26-year-old native of Tampa, Fla., Almirola has 32 career Nationwide Series starts, including one for JR Motorsports in which he finished ... more.

Ron Fellows No. 88 Grand Touring Vodka Chevrolet “I’m excited to get back to racing with the GT Vodka Chevrolet and all the guys on this No. 88 crew. We not only raced well at Road America last month, but we had a lot of fun in the process. It’s a pleasure to be working with Tony Eury Sr. again. I’ve known him for a long time and he’s one of those guys that have spent a lifetime in th... more.

Steve Arpin-You’ve driven the No. 7 this year but not the flagship No. 88. What are your thoughts leading into the weekend? "This is one of those situations where an opportunity fell into my lap. As important as everything in the ARCA series is to us, the long-term plan is to make the most of this JR Motorsports, and it’s a great one. I think everyone knows how bad I want to win an ARCA cham... more.

Suave Men has partnered with Junior Motorsports, pitting the No. 88 Suave Men Chevrolet against the JR Motorsports No. 7 Chevrolet in a head-to-head competition during the Nationwide Series race in July at Chicagoland Speedway. The challenge will play out over the course of the Nationwide Series practice, qualifying and race at Chicagoland Speedway. Each team’s performance will be based on p... more.

In what he called a warmup for next weekend’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Road American in Wisconsin, J.R. Fitzpatrick of Cambridge pretty much won Sunday’s Vortex Brake Pads 200 at Mosport International Raceway in a walk. In what had been anticipated as a showdown with another rising young talent in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, Andrew Ranger of Roxton Pond, Que., Fitzpatrick was m... more.

Jamie McMurray No. 88 Hellmann’s Chevrolet How do you mentally prepare for a race like Talladega? “I’ve raced at Talladega several times in the Nationwide Series and it just seems like trouble wants to find you at a track like that. The biggest thing you can do is not try to overthink it. You’ll see guys riding in the back of the pack trying to avoid The Big One, and you’ll see guys do... more.

JR Motorsports has named Landon Cassill the driver of its No. 7 Chevrolets for four consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series races starting next week at Phoenix International Raceway, general manager Kelley Earnhardt  announced on Friday. Cassill will drive a GoDaddy.com-sponsored Chevrolet in the Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 at PIR, which is the home track to GoDaddy.com headquarters in nearby Scot... more.

You’ve expressed how much you enjoy running on the concrete tracks in the Nationwide Series. How excited are you to try and build on the team’s success at Nashville this weekend. “I just really enjoy running on concrete tracks, that’s no secret. Nashville is the type of track that I’m extremely comfortable with, and that transfers into good runs for me there. This is a big weekend for ... more.

JR Motorsports announced today that Josh Berry will drive in two races at Motor Mile Speedway for the company’s late model program. Berry, a 19-year-old native of Hendersonville, Tenn., will pilot the No. 72 Chevrolet in those two events on April 3rd and 17th.   “Josh is quite a talent,” said Willie Jackson, manager of JRM’s late model campaign. “Despite his young age, he still ma... more.

THE MODERATOR: We're joined by Danica Patrick. 26 yesterday in practice, improved to fifth today, lots of drafting. Talk about how it's been.             DANICA PATRICK: Yeah, it's nice to go up the speed chart. I was just saying that, you know, they told me not to look at the speed chart yesterday when I was 26th, because it doesn't really matter. I'm not going to look at it toda... more.