Overview
- - JR Motorsports will field the No. 88 Chevrolet in all 33 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races with HendrickCars.com as the primary sponsor.
- - Rajah Caruth is scheduled for 23 starts—16 in the regular season plus all seven playoff events—beginning at Daytona International Speedway.
- - The remaining 10 races go to Hendrick Motorsports’ Cup drivers: William Byron and Kyle Larson with three each, Alex Bowman and Chase Elliott with two each.
- - Specific assignments include Byron at Phoenix, Kansas and Pocono; Larson at Las Vegas, Bristol and Texas; Bowman at Darlington and Nashville; Elliott at Chicagoland and Indianapolis.
- - Team leaders Kelley Earnhardt Miller and Rick Hendrick said the program is positioned to contend for race wins and the owner’s championship, as Caruth graduates from a Truck Series stint that included two victories and consecutive Most Popular Driver awards.