81-681: Xfinity Series : 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race ( Phoenix ) Richard Childress Racing (RCR) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series . The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina , and is owned and operated by Richard Childress . In the Cup Series, the team currently fields three Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 teams:
162-464: A 2015 interview with the Chicago Tribune , Liautaud said, "I don't hunt big African game anymore." In September 2016, Jimmy John's announced that Roark Capital Group had agreed to acquire a majority stake in the company. Terms of the transaction were not immediately disclosed, though it was later clarified that Liautaud retained 35% ownership of the company as part of the deal. As part of
243-423: A 48% stake in the business. Initially, Liautaud wanted to open a hot dog stand, but after visiting numerous such stands throughout the summer of 1982, he realized the $ 25,000 would not be enough for such a venture. After a chance encounter at a sandwich shop, he realized that he could open a sandwich shop within his available budget by purchasing premium meats at a neighborhood market and baking his own bread. With
324-719: A B.L.T., called the J.J.B.L.T, and the Gargantuan, which includes all the meats except bacon and tuna. The 17 sandwiches may have ham, roast beef, tuna, turkey, salami , capicola , bacon, provolone cheese or parmesan cheese, or combine two or more meats and cheese. Jimmy John's has five flavors of chips, including regular, BBQ, jalapeño, salt and vinegar, and thinny (low-fat version of the regular). The menu also includes kosher dill pickles as well as brownies and "triple chunk" chocolate and oatmeal raisin cookies. In 2021, Jimmy John's began introducing limited-time offers to its menu. Jimmy John's introduces two to three limited-time offers
405-518: A Cup Series ride due to lack of sponsorship, shared the No. 29 with Holiday Inn sponsoring. Burton won five times including the finale at Homestead and Wimmer put together several strong finishes in his time in the car, and Childress had his second Busch Series owners' championship in which no full-time driver raced for the team. Holiday Inn signed a multi-year extension near the end of 2007, with Scott Wimmer signing on for 23 races, and Burton filling out
486-549: A best finish of 4th at Nashville In 2003, the team set out to win the Busch Series Owner's Championship with a sponsorship from The Hershey Company 's PayDay brand. Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick was tabbed to drive 15 of the 34 races, with development driver Johnny Sauter filling out the rest of the schedule. Harvick ended up competing 19 races, with three wins and Top 10s in all but one race, and RCR became
567-594: A career-best fourth place in the championship standings, losing a numerical tiebreaker for third with former RCR driver Elliott Sadler . For 2015, Scott returned to the No. 2 Camaro, with Mike Hillman Jr. replacing Phil Gould as crew chief. Scott left the team for Richard Petty Motorsports in Cup Series at the end of the season. In 2016, the No. 2 began fielding variety of drivers driving including Austin Dillon and Paul Menard , with sponsorship from Rheem and Menards . Dillon and Menard would run 27 races combined, with
648-403: A change in the driver lineup for the No. 29 team. Longtime driver Jeff Burton was joined by Cup teammate and 2008 Nationwide Series Champion Clint Bowyer , as well as up and comer Stephen Leicht . Bowyer's championship crew chief Dan Deeringhoff also moved from the No. 2 team over to the 29 for all three drivers. After seeing Burton's name on the window of the car during a photoshoot (Burton being
729-544: A majority stake in the company. Later, in 2019, Inspire Brands purchased the company from Roark Capital Group for an unspecified amount. After Liautaud graduated second to last in his class at Elgin Academy in 1982, his father gave him a choice to either join the Army or start a business. Although his father wanted him to enlist, the younger Liautaud chose the latter, and his father agreed to loan him $ 25,000 in exchange for
810-495: A paint scheme resembling the one used by his late father when he first drove for RCR. Earnhardt would go on to win the race, his first victory in 87 Nationwide Series starts, and the first victory in a Nationwide Car of Tomorrow . Prior to the start, Earnhardt Jr. claimed that it would most likely be the last time he would drive the No. 3 car. In 2012, the team moved to full-time status with Childress's grandson Austin Dillon driving, led by crew chief Danny Stockman. The team had
891-464: A partner who did. In January 2007, Liautaud sold a 33% stake to Weston Presidio , a San Francisco –based private-equity firm. In the first year after partnering with Weston Presidio, 100 real estate deals were closed. The company has completed two recapitalizations since Weston Presidio's investment. In the summer of 2015, pictures of Liautaud posing with big game circulated on social media, leading to increased calls to boycott his restaurants. In
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#1732797280466972-1105: A prelude to the new contract, it was announced in April 2024 that the final eight races of the season (including the regular season finale Food City 300 , and the playoff races) would be moved from NBCUniversal networks to The CW , but with NBC Sports continuing to produce the broadcasts. ( key ) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by competition-based formula. * – Most laps led. – Stage 1 winner. – Stage 2 winner – Regular season top 10 finishers. . – Eliminated after Round of 12 . – Eliminated after Round of 8 ( key ) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by competition-based formula. * – Most laps led. – Stage 1 winner. – Stage 2 winner – Regular season top 10 finishers. . – Eliminated after Round of 12 . – Eliminated after Round of 8 Jimmy John%27s Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC , commonly referred to as Jimmy John's ,
1053-567: A race that year, with the No. 2 car having a best finish of 2nd in the Lilly Diabetes 250 with Menard behind the wheel. On October 5, 2017, it was announced that Matt Tifft will be the driver of the No. 2 car in 2018 and compete for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship. Defending Xfinity Series champion, Tyler Reddick was signed to the team for 2019. He ended up winning his second championship and
1134-555: A race, he stayed consistent enough to make the playoffs. On September 12, crew chief Jeff Stankiewicz was suspended for the Bristol playoff race and fined US$ 10,000 after the car was found to have two loose lug nuts following the Kansas race . On October 11, Creed announced he will not return to RCR in 2024. On October 25, 2023, it was revealed that Jesse Love would drive the No. 2 car full-time in 2024 , replacing Creed. Love started
1215-437: A sponsor or with limited sponsorship from Zaxby's and other companies for the other seven races. Following the season, Shepherd returned full-time to his Faith Motorsports operation with RCR transferring the No. 21 owners points to Shepherd, while RCR shut the 21 team down. In 2011, RCR briefly restarted its Nationwide program, running a few races with development driver Tim George Jr. and sponsorship from Applebee's . In 2012,
1296-456: A sponsorship from AdvoCare for 20 races, and Bass Pro Shops and American Ethanol for the others. Dillon stayed in the championship hunt throughout the season, sweeping both Kentucky races and easily claiming Rookie of the Year. Dillon would finish third in points behind teammate Elliott Sadler and champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Dillon returned in 2013, with a sponsorship from AdvoCare covering
1377-485: A teammate to his sons Jay and Johnny and against his other son Tim . The car appeared again in 2003 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with Johnny Sauter driving and the PayDay sponsorship, as a thank you from Richard Childress for Sauter's help in winning the 2003 owners' championship for the 21 team. In 2004 several drivers including Bobby Labonte , Tony Stewart , Ricky Craven , Brandon Miller and Kevin Harvick ran in
1458-522: A year, starting with the "Smokin’ Kickin' Chicken" sandwich in February 2021. Their summer wraps, which started as a limited time offer, became a permanent installation in 2023. Jimmy John's was named number one on the Entrepreneur 2016 Franchise 500. In 2014, YouGov BrandIndex ranked restaurant chains that have the highest millennial brand loyalty, and Jimmy John's topped the ranking with 83% of
1539-527: Is an American sandwich chain, headquartered in Champaign, Illinois . The business was founded by Jimmy John Liautaud in 1983. After Liautaud graduated from high school, his father gave him a choice to either join the military or start a business. Liautaud decided to start a hot dog business, which changed to sandwiches due to costs. The Jimmy John's chain has over 2,700 locations, with 98% of them being franchises . In 2016, Roark Capital Group purchased
1620-473: Is located within three miles of any Jimmy John's. Additionally, the employee could not work for another Jimmy John's franchisee for a year. Jimmy John's has since settled related lawsuits filed by the Attorneys General of New York and Illinois. In statements, the company clarified that it had taken steps to remove non-compete agreements from their new hire paperwork long before they were contacted by
1701-609: The 2015 X Games . In June 2015, it was announced that Jimmy John's purchased the naming rights to the Utica, Michigan , baseball stadium which is the current home of the three teams in the newly formed United Shore Professional Baseball League . Jimmy John's Field opened on May 30, 2016. Other Jimmy John's sponsorships include the Boston Red Sox , Chicago Blackhawks , Detroit Red Wings , Houston Astros , Nashville Predators , St. Louis Cardinals , Seattle Mariners , and
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#17327972804661782-675: The GoDaddy.com Bowl , among many others. Jimmy John's owners have also supported local organizations in their communities. Two such sponsored organizations include the Utah Youth Soccer Association and the Arizona Soccer Association. On February 21, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent an FDA warning letter to Jimmy John's detailing evidence from five outbreaks of human infections with Escherichia coli . The letter said that
1863-987: The NASCAR Nationwide Series . In 2011, Jimmy John's and Richard Childress Racing reached a multi-year agreement to sponsor Harvick for the Sprint Cup Series . The 2014 sponsorship continued with Harvick and the Stewart-Haas Racing team. On September 13, 2014, Jimmy John's became the title sponsor of the Jimmy John's Freaky Fast 300 at Chicagoland Speedway . Harvick won the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship, giving Jimmy John's their first championship. From 2010 to 2019, Jimmy John's entered into an Ultimate Fighting Championship sponsorship with Brock Lesnar with logos appearing on his trunks. This sponsorship extended to WWE upon Lesnar's return to that company in 2012, making him
1944-662: The Nabisco brands Oreo and Nilla . Earnhardt won the Daytona race but finished 36th at the Carquest Auto Parts 300 at Charlotte after being involved in a crash. The No. 3 car returned for one race in 2010 at the Subway Jalapeño 250 at Daytona with a sponsorship from Wrangler , in a joint venture between RCR, JR Motorsports , and Dale Earnhardt, Inc. The car was once again driven by Earnhardt Jr. with
2025-491: The dorms of nearby Eastern Illinois University , which he had attended for one semester. By the end of his first year, the restaurant started making a profit. In April 1985, Liautaud bought out his father's interest in the business, becoming the sole owner. In 1986, he opened his second store in Macomb, Illinois , and in 1987, he opened a third in Champaign, Illinois . In 1988, Liautaud met Jamie Coulter, who at that time
2106-581: The 29. The 29 car returned in 2005 at Bristol Motor Speedway as part of a promotion for Reese's Chocolate and Peanut Butter Lovers Cups. The promotion involved the 29 painted as the Chocolate Lovers car and the 21 painted as the Peanut Butter Lovers car. The plan was for Jeff Burton to drive the 29 while Kevin Harvick would drive the 21. Qualifying was rained out, so the entries were switched to assure that both cars would make
2187-490: The Attorneys General, and that "enforcement of non-compete agreements against our own hourly store employees is not a part of Jimmy John's culture or business model." Jimmy John's has three bread options: French, thick-sliced wheat, and the six-inch "Lil' John" (smaller version of French bread), as well as a lettuce-wrap option known as the Unwich, and a tortilla-wrap option. Jimmy John's has 17 different numbered sandwiches plus
2268-871: The Cup Series, it is allied with Kaulig Racing , while Big Machine Racing and Jordan Anderson Racing have a technical alliance with the team in the Xfinity Series. Beyond this, RCR also has collaborative agreements with Beard Motorsports , although these are not technical alliances. RCR has won the NASCAR Cup Series championship six times, all with driver Dale Earnhardt , as well as the Daytona 500 three times; Earnhardt in 1998 , Kevin Harvick in 2007 , and Austin Dillon in 2018 . The team has also fielded cars for notables such as Jeff Burton , Mike Skinner , Ricky Rudd , Neil Bonnett , Ryan Newman , and Clint Bowyer . RCR has fielded this entry in
2349-1104: The Folds of Honor Foundation, a foundation that supports the families of killed or disabled soldiers. During the 2015 school year, Jimmy John's donated more than 100 laptop computers to the Champaign Unit 4 School District . Jimmy John's donated $ 125,000 to the Champaign Parks Foundation to support the Youth Scholarship Program in November 2016. In June 2017, Jimmy John's donated $ 100,000 to EAT (RED) SAVE LIVES to offer HIV/AIDS medication in sub-Saharan Africa. In December 2018, Jimmy John's donated $ 80,000 to pay off all Christmas layaways at Walmart in Champaign , Urbana , and Savoy . Starting in 2007, Jimmy John's began sponsoring NASCAR, first with Steven Wallace in 2007 and 2008. In 2009 and 2010, Jimmy John's sponsored Kevin Harvick in
2430-575: The Idaho-based Shore Lodge and Whitetail Club , owned by his father. The No. 2 team also switched back to RCR-style angled number logos from KHI-style logos. Scott had markedly improved consistency from his crash-marred seasons with Gibbs, with three Top 5s and 13 Top 10s en route to a seventh-place points finish. Scott's best run by far was at Richmond in September, where he led won the pole and led 229 laps. before being passed on
2511-863: The Nationwide Series since the fall North Carolina Speedway race in 1999, moving the entire team from the Craftsman Truck Series. Kevin Harvick was the first driver of the No. 2 AC Delco -sponsored Chevy, winning three races and winning Rookie of the Year along with a third-place points finish, despite missing the spring race at North Carolina Speedway . He went on to win the championship in the Busch Series in 2001 while running full-time in Winston Cup as well. In 2002, rookie driver Johnny Sauter won at Chicagoland and finished 14th in points. The next year, Ron Hornaday Jr. drove
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2592-418: The No. 2. Kenny Wallace drove for the team in a one-race deal at Gateway International Raceway , with a sponsorship from sandwich chain Jimmy John's . In 2008, Bowyer returned full-time, scoring 18 Top 10s in the first 21 races including a win at Bristol . Bowyer would go on to win the 2008 Nationwide Series title. In 2009, the No. 2 team ran a partial schedule with Sean Caisse and Austin Dillon sharing
2673-467: The No. 21 car after a practice crash at Phoenix, which had proceeded an arrest for possession of alcohol as a minor. RCR said the move was for precautionary reasons, but Townley never returned to the team and would return to his former team RAB Racing . Clint Bowyer took over driving duties at Phoenix, and Scott Riggs drove at Nashville and Kentucky in June. Zaxby's, meanwhile, scaled back to sponsoring 21 of
2754-502: The No. 21 ran at Charlotte and Homestead with Joey Coulter . The car returned in 2013 with Dakoda Armstrong , Brendan Gaughan , and Kevin Harvick driving, taking a best finish of fifth at Indianapolis. The No. 21 was revived for Daniel Hemric who drove full-time in 2017 and 2018. Despite being a consistent front runner, Hemric never won a race before moving up to the Cup series for the 2019 season. RCR cut back to one full-time team with
2835-540: The No. 21 running a limited schedule with Kaz Grala and Joe Graf Jr. In 2020, the No. 21 was returned to full-time competition after inheriting the No. 2 owner points. This car was shared by Myatt Snider , Anthony Alfredo , Kaz Grala , and Earl Bamber . On October 29, 2021, it was announced that RCR would field two full-time cars again in 2022, with their second car driven by Austin Hill . On January 21, 2022, RCR revealed on their website that Hill's car number would be
2916-471: The No. 21. Hill began the season with a win at Daytona . He also won at Atlanta on his way to the playoffs. Hill was eliminated following the Round of 8 after finishing ninth at Martinsville as a result of a collision with Snider. Following the race, Hill punched Snider in the face on pit road. At the end of the season, he finished sixth in the points standings and won the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Rookie of
2997-403: The No. 3 car part time in 2023 with sponsorship coming from Ferris. The No. 21 debuted in 2000, with Rockwell Automation as the sponsor and Childress' son-in-law Mike Dillon as the driver. Dillon posted two Top 10 finishes and finished 23rd in points that year. Six races into 2001, Dillon was injured at Bristol Motor Speedway and it was announced at the time he would be out for the rest of
3078-426: The No. 3 for 2014 with sponsorships from Yuengling , Bass Pro Shops , and WESCO . Dillon earned a pole in the third race of the season at Las Vegas , and scored his first career victory at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway after leading 24 laps, one of only three rookies to win a race in 2014. Dillon earned three poles, seven Top 5 finishes, and 24 Top 10 en route to a fifth-place points finish, losing Rookie of
3159-553: The No. 3 full-time for Austin Dillon , the No. 8 full-time for Kyle Busch . In the Xfinity Series, the team currently fields three Chevrolet Camaro teams: the No. 2 full-time for Jesse Love , the No. 21 full-time for Austin Hill . RCR has had at least one car successfully qualify for every Cup race since 1972 , the longest such active streak, and is known for the longstanding use of the number 3 on its primary race car. In addition to its in-house Cup Series teams, RCR has several technical alliances and partnerships with other teams. In
3240-474: The No. 3 in 2018. The No. 3 car returned for one race in 2022. The car was driven by Jeffrey Earnhardt . It was the first time that Earnhardt drove the No. 3, the number made famous by his grandfather Dale when he drove for RCR in the Cup Series, in NASCAR and the first time he drove for RCR in NASCAR. He finished the race in a career-best second place. On January 25, 2023, RCR announced Ty Dillon will drive
3321-421: The Year honors. Hill began the 2023 season by winning his second straight season opener at Daytona . He also scored wins at Las Vegas , Atlanta , and Pocono . In 2024 , Hill made history by winning his third straight season opener at Daytona . In the next round at Atlanta , his team used fuel strategy to help him take his second win in a row. At Charlotte , Hill and Cole Custer were trading paint on
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3402-470: The Year honors to champion Chase Elliott . He followed it up with a career-best 3rd place in points for 2015 and 5th place in 2016 despite not winning a race either year. In 2017, Ty Dillon would run 27 of the 33 races alongside his rookie Cup Series campaign. Scott Lagasse Jr. and Brian Scott would round out the No. 3's schedule. In 2018, Ty would share the No. 3 with his brother Austin along with Jeb Burton and Shane Lee . Brendan Gaughan also drove
3483-487: The agreement, Liautaud would continue as chairman of the board. On September 25, 2019, Inspire Brands (affiliated with Roark Capital Group) announced that it was buying Jimmy John's for an unspecified amount in a deal unanimously approved by Liautaud and the rest of the Jimmy John's board of directors. At the close of the deal, Liautaud would step down as chairman of the company and transition to become an adviser to
3564-901: The brand. The acquisition was completed on October 18. In 2010, when the Industrial Workers of the World attempted to unionize ten Minneapolis locations, The New York Times called the effort "one of the few efforts to organize fast-food workers in American history." In July 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit found that the National Labor Relations Act did not protect Jimmy John's employees from being fired for exhibiting legally disloyal conduct by attacking
3645-415: The car full-time, winning one race and posting a third-place finish in points. He followed up that performance with another win and a drop to fourth in points the following year. Hornaday was not re-signed for 2005. In 2005, Clint Bowyer took the wheel, in a program headed up by veteran crew chief Gil Martin , winning at Nashville Speedway and Memphis Motorsports Park to finish second in points. Bowyer
3726-774: The car with MENARDS sponsorship. 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series The 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series was the 43rd season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series , a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States . The season started on February 19 with the United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway and ended with the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race on November 9 at Phoenix Raceway . Cole Custer of Stewart–Haas Racing entered
3807-465: The company's product to oppose a franchisee's sick leave policy. In October 2014, it was revealed that employees at Jimmy John's, including sandwich makers and delivery drivers, were required to sign non-compete agreements as a condition of employment. The agreement restricted the employee from working for a competitor for two years, where a competitor was defined as a business that derives more than ten percent of its revenue from selling sandwiches and
3888-423: The deal "one of the best private equity deals of all time in the restaurant business." In 2011 CNN Money listed Jimmy John's as one of ten "Great Franchise Bets". The company estimates that annual sales can be as high as $ 1.2 million while net profits can average at about $ 280,000. Real estate start-up costs are estimated to be between $ 305,000 and $ 485,500. In September 2014, Jimmy John's donated $ 1 million to
3969-471: The entire Busch Series schedule in three different cars. Burton won at Atlanta, and Harvick won three more races, pulling out to an over 700-point lead in the points standings with five races to go in the 2006 season. AutoZone replaced the sponsorship with Coast Guard in 2007, and Harvick drove along with development driver Timothy Peters , until Peters was replaced by multiple dirt late model series champion Tim McCreadie . Beginning in 2008, Bobby Labonte
4050-405: The entire season. Despite not going to victory lane, the No. 3 team scored five consecutive poles midway through the season and seven total on the year. Dillon managed to stay consistent enough to beat Sam Hornish Jr. for the championship, becoming the first team to win a championship without a victory. Austin would move up to the Cup Series in 2014. For 2014, younger brother Ty Dillon took over
4131-594: The evidence demonstrates that the company engaged in a pattern of receiving and selling spoiled produce, specifically clover sprouts and cucumbers . In the letter, the FDA says the Iowa Department of Public Health reported that, as of January 2020, a total of 22 people were infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli . "20 of the 22 case individuals were interviewed by the Iowa Department of Public Health,"
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#17327972804664212-489: The field (Harvick was a past champion and the No. 29 was not locked in). Burton drove the 21 while Harvick drove the 29. Harvick won the race in this car with Burton finishing second in the 21. Later in the season, Mayflower Transit came on to sponsor Burton after a seven-year relationship with him. On March 17, 2006, Holiday Inn announced its sponsorship of the 29 for ten races with Burton returning as its driver. The new car made its 2006 debut at Richmond. Burton finished in
4293-467: The first team to win an owner's points title with two different drivers. Harvick would serve as the team's anchor driver there afterwards, with Clint Bowyer doing the co-driving honors in 2004 and Brandon Miller in 2005 and sponsorships from Reese's Peanut Butter Cups . Jeff Burton drove the car at Bristol in 2005. In 2006, Harvick and Burton split the driving duties in the car with sponsorship from United States Coast Guard , as Harvick attempted to run
4374-418: The former winning at Auto Club and the fall Bristol race. Sam Hornish Jr. , Ben Kennedy , Michael McDowell , and Regan Smith would also round out the No. 2 lineup. Hornish would win the spring Iowa race, while McDowell would take his first NASCAR victory at Road America. The 2 team would finish 6th in owners points. For 2017, Dillon and Menard continued to run the No. 2 Camaro. Neither Dillon nor Menard won
4455-414: The frontstretch for fifth place when contact blew a right front tire on Hill's car. He crashed in turn 1 and collected Custer. Hill, showing his displeasure for how he was raced, locked bumpers with Custer's car and left-reared Custer’s damaged car on the backstretch, which sent him into the inside wall. As a result, Hill was fined US$ 25,000 and docked 25 points. Later in the year, Hill won his third race of
4536-547: The help of his family as tasters, he decided to put four sandwiches on his original menu. Paying $ 200 a month in rent, Liautaud could only afford used equipment consisting of a refrigerator, a chest freezer, an oven, and a meat slicer. On January 13, 1983, Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches opened in Charleston, Illinois . Due to the poor location of his first store, Liautaud decided to include delivery of his sandwiches to boost sales. He began by bringing samples door-to-door to
4617-529: The hundredth Jimmy John's store opened in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan . By 2002, the company had about 200 stores, 10% of which were corporate stores that Liautaud oversaw himself . However, Liautaud noticed that sales at the stores he owned were outpacing the franchised stores by a wide margin. Liautaud stopped selling franchises for one year to give support to stores that were struggling. Together with his partner, and now president & CEO, James North, he visited 70 of
4698-539: The longest-tenured in the 29), the three drivers entered into a competition between each other: whoever could score the most wins in the 17 races between February and July would have their name placed on the car for the remainder of the season, including the other drivers' appearances. Burton was set to drive 7 events in the first half of the season, Bowyer in 6 events including the opener at Daytona International Speedway , and Leicht at four standalone events. The drivers did not have as much success as anticipated; Bowyer scored
4779-651: The only WWE performer in history to be permitted such a deal. In 2015, Jimmy John's co-sponsored the RCH Factory Racing Supercross and Motocross team featuring Ken Roczen . The team contested both the Monster Energy AMA Supercross and the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross championships. In June, Jimmy John's sponsored former NASCAR champion Rusty Wallace for his Speed Energy Formula Off-Road debut at
4860-535: The only driver to win in the No. 33, winning at Richmond and Texas. The No. 33 car returned in 2013 mainly driven by Harvick and Ty Dillon . Tony Stewart would take the No. 33 team to victory lane at the season opener at Daytona, which was marred by a last lap incident. The No. 33 team would take its second and last win of the season with Harvick at Atlanta. Dakoda Armstrong ran Fontana with sponsorship from WinField . Paul Menard , Max Papis , Truck series driver Matt Crafton , and Ryan Gifford all took turns driving
4941-478: The owner's championship. 2011 champion Tony Stewart drove the No. 33 with sponsorship from Nabisco's Oreo and Ritz brands at the season opener in Daytona . Kevin Harvick ran 13 races with South Point, Pinnacle Foods , Hunt Brothers Pizza and AdvancePierre Foods sponsoring, Brendan Gaughan drove for 10 races with South Point sponsoring, Menard ran for 7 races, and Max Papis drove at Road America , both with sponsorship from Menards and Rheem . Harvick would be
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#17327972804665022-698: The poorest-performing stores. After 18 months of getting the stores "back to basics" and instilling in them "some of that initial spark", he was able to help the stores become more profitable. In 2007, the 500th store opened in Seattle, Washington , and in 2010, the 1,000th opened in Beaverton, Oregon . As of March 2017, Jimmy John's had almost 3,000 stores with plans for expansion up to 5,000 and beyond. Liautaud realized that, in order to grow, he would need help acquiring better locations for his stores. Since he had little expertise in real estate, he decided to take on
5103-463: The races where a 2024 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in whenever year they were last held are listed (if applicable). This is Fox and NBC's last year broadcasting the series as part of the 2015 –2024 TV contract. The CW will take over the TV rights to the entire Xfinity Series schedule as part of the next TV contract which runs from 2025 to 2031. As
5184-436: The rest. The new deal also brought on branding from Holiday Inn Express, which included commercials featuring Burton. Burton had two poles, but also had two DNFs and went winless in 13 starts. Wimmer, meanwhile had a pole at Bristol and 13 top 10s. This included a win at Nashville , where he went by teammate Clint Bowyer with 21 laps to go to take the victory. Wimmer left the team following the 2008 season. The 2009 season saw
5265-454: The restart by Brad Keselowski with 11 laps to go, finishing second. Scott's team protested the restart-in-question, and after the race stated "We deserved to win that race." In the spring Richmond race, Scott and Nelson Piquet Jr. got into altercations on the cool-down lap and on pit road following several on-track incidents that carried over from prior races. During the physical altercation, which got both teams' crew members involved, Piquet
5346-580: The ride. The team shut down after 2009. In late 2011, Kevin Harvick sold off his KHI organization , with the Nationwide Series team and equipment going to Childress' stable. KHI's 2 car, driver Elliott Sadler , and sponsor OneMain Financial moved over to RCR. Sadler continued on the success from KHI, finishing second in the 2012 drivers championship for the second year in a row to Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Even though Sadler scored four wins, it
5427-605: The season as the defending NASCAR Xfinity Series champion. Following the 2024 Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway , Custer won the regular season championship. At season's end, Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports became the 2024 Xfinity Series champion. Notes: The entire schedule was released on October 4, 2023 and consists of 27 oval races, 5 road course races, and one street course race. Notes: Race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2024. For
5508-562: The season at Atlanta . During the playoffs, he won at Homestead to make the Championship 4. The 29 car first appeared in 2002, with Kevin Harvick (driver of the 29 Cup Series car) running four races with sponsorship from GM Goodwrench, Action Racing Collectibles, Sonic , and Sylvania . Jim Sauter also made his final career start at the Milwaukee Mile with Rockwell Automation and Nilfisk-Advance sponsorship, racing as
5589-581: The season with a 20th place finish at Daytona . On April 20, he scored his first career win at Talladega . The No. 3 car was initially run in the then- Busch Series by Dale Earnhardt, Inc. beginning in 1989, winning two back-to-back championships with Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 1998 and 1999. The No. 3 made its debut as part of the RCR stable in 2002 at the EAS/GNC Live Well 300 at Daytona , driven twice that year by Earnhardt Jr. with sponsorships from
5670-565: The season's 35 races. After the July Daytona race, Morgan Shepherd stepped behind the wheel for several weeks, taking a break for Bristol to handle his car for Faith Motorsports , which didn't make the field. RCR and Shepherd formed Shepherd Racing Ventures on August 31 to keep the No. 21 running the rest of the year. Bowyer drove with the Zaxby's sponsorship at Atlanta , Richmond , Charlotte , and Texas while Shepherd drove either without
5751-432: The season. Since then, he has taken on other roles with the team. His replacement was Mike Skinner but after his injury, Jeff Purvis briefly took over, winning at Pikes Peak, before Skinner returned. After Skinner's release, Robby Gordon had the driving duties for the balance of the season. The next year, Jeff Green and Jay Sauter drove the car. With Green winning twice at Bristol and Charlotte and Sauter having
5832-475: The team's only two wins (the 2nd races at both Daytona and Dover), Burton had 10 top 10s but only two top 5s, and Leicht had 6 top 10s in nine total starts with a best finish of 6th (twice). Burton also made his 300th career Nationwide Series start at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May. After 2009, RCR shut down the team after Holiday Inn pulled its sponsorship. In 2012, the No. 33 car was transferred to RCR to run for
5913-417: The top ten seven out of the ten times the car raced in 2006, including a win at Dover in June. Burton started 36th after qualifying was rained out, and passed Kurt Busch with 18 laps to go. In 2007 , the No. 29 went full-time and, like the No. 21 several years before, Childress set out to win the owners' championship for a second time without a full-time driver. Burton and Scott Wimmer , who had just lost
5994-449: The vote based on restaurants they would consider going to again. Jimmy John's was named the #2 Most Popular Restaurant for Business Meals by expense reporting program Certify. In 2015, Entrepreneur.com named Jimmy John's one of the 10 Promising Franchises for Ambitious Entrepreneurs. In March 2017, Jimmy John's won Franchise Times' "Deal of the Year" for attracting Roark Capital Group as the company's new majority owner. FT's judges called
6075-578: Was a Pizza Hut franchisee and would later become the CEO of Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon . Coulter mentored Liautaud and "taught [him] how to effectively run multiple units." Liautaud continued opening more stores and developed a prototype before beginning franchising in 1994. In 1994, he sold his first Jimmy John's franchise , in addition to the 10 stores owned by Liautaud himself. The first franchise store opened in Eau Claire, Wisconsin . In 2001,
6156-401: Was announced in September that he turned down an extension offered by Childress to continue in the second tier series; he and sponsor OneMain Financial moved to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2013, which included a start in the Cup Series. For 2013, former JGR driver Brian Scott took the wheel of the No. 2 under a multi-year contract (essentially swapping rides with Sadler). He brought sponsorship from
6237-435: Was back in the No. 2 car in 2006 with crew chief Dan Deeringhoff, while Martin moved up to run the No. 07 Jack Daniels-sponsored Cup car for Bowyer's rookie season. Bowyer would finish 3rd in points with a win a Dover . 2006 was the final year for longtime sponsor AC Delco (sister company GM Goodwrench also withdrew from the Cup Series after 2006); for 2007, BB&T signed on as the sponsor, with Bowyer running 21 races in
6318-629: Was shown kicking Scott in the groin, which Scott called "just a chicken move." Scott finished 20th in the race. Scott returned RCR in 2014, which included several starts in the No. 33 Cup car. Scott's performance continued to improve, winning another Richmond pole (in the Spring race), poles at both Chicagoland races, and was in contention to win several races. Scott ended the year with career bests in Top 5 finishes (six), Top 10s (23), and average start and finish (6.5 and 9.5 respectively). He would come away with
6399-476: Was suspended for four races after the car lost a ballast during the 2022 Call 811 Before You Dig 250 at Martinsville Speedway . At the September Darlington race , Creed scored a career-best second place after engaging in a three-car battle with race winner Noah Gragson and Kyle Larson on the closing laps. Creed started the 2023 season with a 34th place DNF at Daytona . Despite not winning
6480-461: Was tapped to drive the 21 car for 15 races of the season. In May 2008, the team shut down due to financial problems but returned at the Emerson Radio 250 to debut Austin Dillon , son of former driver Mike Dillon and grandson to Richard Childress. In 2010, RCR hired John Wes Townley as the driver of car No. 21, with family-owned Zaxby's as the sponsor. On April 9, Townley was pulled from
6561-580: Was the first championship that was won back-to-back while driving for different teams (2018 was in JR Motorsports). On December 10, 2020, it was announced that Myatt Snider will drive the No. 2 car full-time. Snider picked up his first career win in the Contender Boats 250 . On September 14, 2021, it was announced that Sheldon Creed will drive the No. 2 car full-time in 2022 replacing Snider. On April 12, 2022, crew chief Jeff Stankiewicz
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