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NNS: JR Motorsports Driver Search Back On At Nashville
A pair of young drivers will compete for JR Motorsports in this weekend's Nationwide Series race at Nashville...
Bob Pockrass  | http://www.scenedaily.com  |  Posted June 01, 2010   Concord, NC
Josh Wise is in the running for a full-time ride at JR Motorsports next year. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
JR Motorsports will continue its search for its new development driver this week in the June 5 Nationwide Series race at Nashville Superspeedway as Coleman Pressley will drive the No. 88 car and Josh Wise will drive the No. 7 car, a team spokesman confirmed Sunday.

Wise, a former Michael Waltrip Racing development driver, has been driving this season for Specialty Racing, a low-budget Nationwide team. The 27-year-old Wise, who has driven for Tony Stewart Racing in USAC and won the 2005 USAC Midget national title, has a best NASCAR Nationwide Series finish of fifth at O’Reilly Raceway Park in 2008 driving for Fitz Motorsports.

Pressley, son of former Nationwide Series driver Robert Pressley, has eight career Nationwide Series starts, including three this year for R3 Motorsports. The 21-year-old Pressley has 26 short-track victories in his career and has a best Nationwide finish of 15th earlier this month at Darlington.

JRM started 2009 with Kelly Bires in the No. 88 car but the team and Bires parted ways in April. The team is looking for a young driver to put in the car to compete for the championship in 2011. Jamie McMurray has driven the No. 88 in the six races since Bires was released.

IndyCar Series star Danica Patrick is driving 13 races in the No. 7 car this year and in 2011 with JRM putting a variety of drivers in that car for other races. It has used Steve Arpin and Landon Cassill in that car for select events this year.

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