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JR Motorsports was established in 1999 as the management company for NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and is now a full-fledged racing operation with three late model teams, a USAR Hooters Pro Cup team, and a full-time NASCAR Busch Series program.
JR Motorsports first foray into racing came in the form of a street stock car that raced at Concord Motorsports Park in Concord, N.C., during the summer of 2002. During the next three years the team progressed through the late model stock car and Pro Cup ranks, collecting numerous wins and pole awards along the way. With support from the U.S. Navy, Earnhardt Jr. launched the JR Motorsports NASCAR Busch Series program in 2006.
The JR Motorsports team has come a long way from its start in 2002. Once housed in a building on Earnhardt Jr.?s property, the team operated out of a small shop in Mooresville, N.C., in 2006 before moving into a large 66,000-square-foot facility that serves as the nucleus of Earnhardt Jr.?s racing operation and business interests at the start of 2007. All of the teams are housed in this facility along with the business operations of JR Motorsports, allowing them to share resources and personnel in an effort to continue the team?s successful growth into the future.