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JR Motorsports announced today the addition of Anderson’s Pure Maple Syrup to its 2015 partner lineup in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Made and marketed by the same Wisconsin family since 1928, Anderson’s Pure Maple Syrup will be featured as primary sponsor of Regan Smith’s No. 7 Chevrolet in races at Charlotte Motor Speedway (May 23) and New Hampshire Motor Speedway (July 18).

NASCAR Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brian France announced today that Mike Helton has been named Vice Chairman of NASCAR and Chief Operating Officer Brent Dewar has been added to the NASCAR Board of Directors, effective immediately.

HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi announced today a continued partnership with Japan’s largest oil company, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp., which will see its premium synthetic oil brand, ENEOS, as the primary sponsor on the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Kyle Larson for eight NASCAR XFINITY Series races. In addition, ENEOS will be a full-time associate sponsor for the No. 42 NASCAR XFINITY Series team and the No. 2 Larson Marks Racing World of Outlaws sprint car team.

LeafFilter™, the nation’s leading gutter protection company, is proud to announce its partnership with TriStar Motorsports in 2015, serving as the primary sponsor for driver Blake Koch and the No. 8 Toyota Camry.

Viva Motorsports has signed Jeffrey Earnhardt to be behind the wheel of the No. 55 Fronius USA Chevrolet starting with the Alert Today 300 at Daytona International Speedway. Earnhardt brings with him a wealth of experience for a young driver, having previously competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Rolex Series Grand-Am Sports Car Series and in the NASCAR Xfinity Series since 2009.

NASCAR’s No. 2 series has a new name – the Xfinity Series – in 2015, but the series has a lineup filled with familiar names.

hevrolet Thursday, the fourth and final day of the 33rd annual Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour presented by Technocom, was an emotional one. For the last time, Jeff Gordon talked about his expectations for the upcoming season.

“If you go through the halls of Roush now I think it is more energetic than I have ever seen it,” Newmark added. “There is a lot of excitement about the direction we are heading. We understand that hope springs eternal for all teams at this point and that we are going to be judged ultimately by the performance on the track but are extremely confident we have made significant improvements with the help of Ford to get us where we need to go.”

Mike Affarano Motorsports announced Wednesday that Johanna Long will compete with the team in select NASCAR Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series events in 2015.

Ross Chastain will drive the No. 4 Chevrolet for JD Motorsports with Gary Keller, with sponsorship from Watermelon.org, on this year’s NASCAR Xfinity Series.