JR MOTORSPORTS TEAM PREVIEW: TRACK: RACE: DATE

[Pages:2]JR MOTORSPORTS TEAM PREVIEW: TRACK: Dover International Speedway RACE: OneMain Financial 200 (200 laps / 200 miles) DATE: Saturday, June 3, 2017

Broadcast Information ? TV: 1 p.m. ET on FS1 / Radio: 12:30 p.m. ET on MRN and Sirius XM Ch. 90

Elliott Sadler No. 1 OneMain Financial Chevrolet

PR Manager: Shayna Navarro shayna@; 704-497-8984

? Elliott Sadler and the No. 1 team continue to hold the NASCAR Xfinity Series point standings lead for a ninth consecutive week.

? In 18 NXS starts at Dover International Speedway, Sadler has three top-five and 11 top-10 finishes, with one pole award.

? After the first 10 races of the season, the Virginia native leads the regular NXS field in average finish (10.7) and laps completed in the top 15 (1,708). Sadler is currently second to teammate Justin Allgaier for percentage of laps led (2.1 percent).

Michael Annett No. 5 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet

? Currently ninth in the Xfinity Series point standings, Michael Annett has four top-10 finishes with a best finish of seventh coming at Talladega.

? The 30-year-old has 10 career Xfinity Series starts at Dover International Speedway with one top-five and one top-10 finish. His best effort came in 2012 when he claimed a third-place finish.

? Annett's average finish of 15.3 this season ranks him fifth among NXS regulars in that category.

PR Manager: Josh Masten jmasten@; 704-677-6098

Justin Allgaier No. 7 Cessna Chevrolet

PR Manager: Megan Johnson mjohnson@; 704-773-1992

William Byron No. 9 Liberty University Chevrolet

PR Manager: Kelsey Tucker kelsey@; 704-677-6317

? In 12 NXS starts at Dover, Justin Allgaier has three topfive and six top-10 finishes, with a best finish of third in the fall of last year.

? Allgaier took home the victory in the series' only race on a one-mile track so far this season. He led 85 laps at Phoenix Raceway on his way to taking the checkered flag.

? He also scored his first of two Dash 4 Cash bonuses of the year at Phoenix and is looking for his third this weekend at the Monster Mile.

? The Illinois native still sits second in the NXS point standings, now just six markers outside of the lead.

? William Byron has one previous start at the Monster Mile in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series where he finished 11th in 2016. Byron started the race from the pole after rain washed out qualifying.

? The 19-year-old led 57 laps at the one-mile facility in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in 2015 after leading the field to green and bringing home a ninth-place finish.

? Crew chief Dave Elenz has called the shots from atop the box in four events at the track and has three topfive finishes.

Driver Quotes

"It's going to be a big weekend for myself, my team and our partner, OneMain Financial. Not only is it the final Xfinity Dash 4 Cash race, but OneMain Financial is also the entitlement sponsor for Saturday-- the OneMain Financial 200. How cool is that? Kevin (Meendering, crew chief) and the guys have been working hard all week to get our car ready for this weekend. We're ready to race our race and put the OneMain Financial Chevrolet in Victory Lane." - Elliott Sadler

"Dover can be a crazy place to race. The speeds are fast and you really have to dive into the corners. Our Pilot Flying J team wants to get our No. 5 Camaro back to finishing in the top 10 and that's our goal as we approach this weekend." - Michael Annett

"Dover's one of those places that, with the banking, you drop so far down into the corners and land so hard, it's so unique in that regard. Bristol has some of that same feel, but you're doubling the size and going quite a bit faster. It's the last of the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash races and it's going to be another fun weekend and fun race. It's been a racetrack that's been good to me. We won the heat race last year in the Dash 4 Cash and ran good all day. So if we can go execute the way we've been doing up there and find that little bit of grip that we need, we'll be in good shape and have a good shot at winning the race." - Justin Allgaier

Sadler 2017 Stats (NXS)

Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s Laps Led Avg. Finish Points

10 0 4 8 40 10.7 1st (+6)

Annett 2017 Stats (NXS)

Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s Laps Led Avg. Finish Points

10 0 0 4 6 15.3 9th (-107)

"Dover is a track that I am excited to get to this weekend. The guys on my Liberty University team have been good there in the past and this has been a good track for me in the Truck and K&N Series. I am really looking forward to seeing what we can do this weekend with our No. 9 Liberty University Chevrolet." - William Byron

Allgaier 2017 Stats (NXS)

Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s Laps Led Avg. Finish Points

10 1 3 5 273 12.3 2nd (-6)

Byron 2017 Stats (NXS)

Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s Laps Led Avg. Finish Points

10 0 2 5 19 13.8 3rd (-57)

JRM Team Updates

? JRM at Dover: In 43 NXS starts at Dover International Speedway, JR Motorsports has two wins, 13 top fives and 25 top 10s. Brad Keselowski won in 2009 and Regan Smith visited Victory Lane there in 2015. In six starts at Dover last season, JRM had all cars finish inside the top 10, giving the team an average finish of 4.6 there in 2016.

? Sadler Media Availability: Elliott Sadler will be part of the NXS driver panel in the Dover media center on Friday, June 2 at 12 p.m. ET.

? Allgaier and Annett at Xfinity Zone: Both Justin Allgaier and Michael Annett will stop by the Xfinity Zone at Dover International Speedway on Saturday, June 3 at 9 a.m. ET.

? Sadler FanZone Appearance: Elliott Sadler will sign autographs in the Dover International Speedway FanZone at the OneMain Financial booth on Saturday, June 3 at 9 a.m. ET. Fans can text SadlerScoop to 36187 to learn more about OneMain Financial.

? Dover Snapchat Takeover: Justin Allgaier will take over Dover International Speedway's Snapchat account on Saturday, June 3.

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