JR Motorsports will make its Truck debut this weekend at Martinsville Play: NASCAR Fantasy Live Kelley Earnhardt Miller appeared on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Wednesday. Among other topics, she discussed JR Motorsports' first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race this weekend at Martinsville Speedway. Earnhardt Miller, co-owner of JR Motorsports, said earlier this year that there were no plans at that time to field the organization’s Camping World Truck Series team for any races beyond the 10 currently in place with driver Cole Custer. FULL SERIES COVERAGE • Latest news • Standings • Schedule On Wednesday she said that was still the case, but also said Sprint Cup Series Dale Earnhardt Jr. had broached the subject of driving the truck. He's definitely mentioned that that's something he might be interested in, Earnhardt Miller said. I think he would want to see how the program is going to do, and make sure we have the resources and the capability to do that. Let Cole the team get off the ground first and see how that goes. The organization will make its CWTS debut this weekend at Martinsville Speedway, fielding the No. 00 Chevrolet for Custer in Saturday’s Kroger 250 ( FOX Sports 1, 2:30 p.m. ET). The entry will carry sponsorship from Haas Automation and will be under the direction of crew chief Joe Shear Jr. Earnhardt Miller, Earnhardt Jr. and Sprint Cup Series team owner Rick Hendrick share ownership of JRM. One of the organization’s three full-time XFINITY Series teams features multiple Sprint Cup drivers, Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne, behind the wheel for select events. Two other full-time teams feature drivers Chase Elliott and Regan Smith, who finished 1-2 in points, respectively, last season. He ( Earnhardt Jr.) and some others have expressed interest in running the truck, Earnhardt Miller said. “ We’ve actually gotten calls from other people.
Less than 24 hours after paying a cool .2 million to buy the first 2017 Acura NSX, NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick paid .65 million for a collection of three rare Corvettes at the Barrett- Jackson Collector- Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. Barrett- Jackson The 2017 Acura Hendrick bought Friday was VIN No. 001, and the three Corvettes were all also VIN No. 001, from 1955, 56 and 57, respectively. Hendrick is an avid collector of the first production models of Corvettes and Camaros. He also owns VIN No. 001 of the 2010 Camaro, 2011 Camaro convertible, 2014 Corvette and 2015 Corvette convertible, among others. These things have been kept in incredible condition, said former Hendrick driver and now FOX analyst Jeff Gordon, who is with Hendrick in Scottsdale. These cars are truly a work of art. Barrett- Jackson In addition to the three Corvettes he bought, Hendrick paid 0,000 to purchase Optimus Prime, a 1979 custom Peterbuilt truck used in the filming of the first Transformers movie. This thing can do donuts at 70 miles per hour, said producer Michael Bay, who was on hand when the massive truck went across the auction block in Scottsdale. As the winning bidder, Hendrick also earned a walk-in spot in the next Transformers movie. Rick Hendrick buys ' Transformers' truck at Barrett- Jackson The auction catalog description of the enormous Peterbuilt described the truck, thusly: An entire team of artists and illustrators worked tirelessly, drawing potential trucks and cars, trying to zero in on just the right look for each robot/vehicle. When the film's production designer showed Michael Bay a photo of the enormous tractor trailer, the director was immediately taken by the lines and size of the truck, even through he know he would face intense criticism for his choice. Alas, Optimus Prime doesn't really transform as it did in the movie. All of that was CGI trickery.
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