If Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the choice, the co-owner of JR Motorsports would regularly provide a ride in the Xfinity Series for short track stars.
The past two weeks saw JR Motorsports field a car for Bubba Pollard at Richmond and Carson Kvapil at Martinsville.
But this weekend, there won‘t a ride for Pollard, Kvapil or anyone else in the No. 88 car for JRM at Texas Motor Speedway. There isn‘t the funding to do so.
“In a perfect world,” Earnhardt told NBC Sports after last weekend‘s Xfinity race at Martinsville, “I would love to run this car with all kinds of Bubbas and Carsons. I would love to give Carson a full season. I think he‘s ready to go. I‘d love to run Bubba Pollard full-time.”
But Earnhardt needs financial support to do so.
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