JR Motorsports co-owner and general manager Kelley Earnhardt announced today the addition of Jim Caudill Jr. to the team’s late model driver lineup for races at Motor Mile Speedway (Radford, Va.) on Aug. 13th and 20th with sponsorship from iRacing.com. Caudill will pilot the No. 88 iRacing.com Chevrolet and join teammate Josh Berry in the No. 72 R & B Chevrolet for those two events.
A native of Whitesburg, Ky., Caudill has experience in multiple racing levels, including the World Karting Association where he earned 85 feature wins, Legends Cars and street stocks. He was a 2007 Legends Car Champion at Lonesome Pine Raceway (Coeburn, Va.) and Newport Speedway (Newport, Tenn.), and owns six feature victories in the series.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Jim into the JR Motorsports fold and looking forward to seeing his debut in the No. 88 late model,” team manager L.W. Miller said. “This is a great chance for him try a different level of racing with an established race team.”
The 22-year-old Caudill is also a frequenter of iRacing.com, an online motorsports simulation that connects racers around the world in virtual races at 47 of the world’s most famous racing venues in 25 different vehicles. Caudill has been racing competitively with iRacing since 2008, notching 87 wins and 241 top-five finishes in 357 starts. It was through iRacing.com that Caudill met JRM owner Dale Earnhardt Jr.
“I couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity to race for JRM in these races,” Caudill said. “I really want to thank Dale Jr., Kelley and L.W. I wouldn’t have this chance if it weren’t for iRacing.com and my parents, too. They have helped make this dream come true for me.”
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