NASCAR: Top Five Teams Who Should Join the Truck Series

BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 12: Matt Crafton, driver of the #88 Ideal Door/Menards Toyota, leads a pack of trucks during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series LTi Printing 200 at Michigan International Speedway on August 12, 2017 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 12: Matt Crafton, driver of the #88 Ideal Door/Menards Toyota, leads a pack of trucks during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series LTi Printing 200 at Michigan International Speedway on August 12, 2017 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 04: Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Chevrolet (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 04: Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Chevrolet (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) /

JR Motorsports

With Dale Earnhardt Jr. retiring in the very near future, many have wondered if and when he will expand his JR Motorsports operation into the NASCAR Cup Series. But could the Truck Series be more attractive in the near future for the Xfinity Series operation?

JR Motorsports had a very brief appearance in the Camping World Truck Series, running the #00 Chevy for Cole Custer in 2015 and 2016. The team began with a ten-race foray in 2015, as Custer was limited by NASCAR’s age policy. Then a full assault on the series was made in 2016, before the driver and sponsor Haas Automation moved on to full-time Xfinity Series competition with Stewart-Haas Racing.

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Many were hopeful that JRM would stick around in the Trucks, perhaps giving an opportunity to another developing young driver like Josh Berry or Nick Drake. Instead, however, the team shut down after funding was not found. Today, however, the team has a plethora of sponsors that could help step up to rebuild their Truck Series operation, including several long-term partners on their five Xfinity Series cars.

There is also the possibility that Dale Earnhardt Jr. could dabble in a Truck Series race or two in the coming years. He has sponsor commitments that allow him to run a handful of Xfinity Series races in 2018, and with the first half of the year open before his new broadcasting commitments, why not try something different?