Multiple drivers added to JR Motorsports' lineup

Newman, Wimmer and Stewart schedule to drive No. 5

MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- JR Motorsports' No. 5 Chevrolet in the Nationwide Series will have multiple drivers for the rest of the season, with Ryan Newman, Scott Wimmer and Tony Stewart joining team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. and all-time series wins leader Mark Martin for the 21-race schedule.

Wimmer will compete in six events and Newman in four. Stewart's one race for JR Motorsports will be Oct. 16 at Charlotte. He is already a race-winner in 2009, driving a Hendrick Motorsports entry to victory in the season opener at Daytona.

"This No. 5 team carries a strong tradition and a lot of expectations, and we are fortunate to attract such quality talent to help carry on that tradition," Earnhardt said. "We had a similar set-up with this team last year, and we were able to go to Victory Lane twice. Obviously with this driver line-up, there's no reason we can't exceed last year's win total."

The driver additions leave only two races on the No. 5 team's 21-race schedule unfulfilled -- the road-course events at Watkins Glen on Aug. 8 and Montreal on Aug. 30.

Earnhardt has already driven the No. 5 in two events this year, finishing seventh at Daytona and fifth at Las Vegas. He is scheduled for five more, starting with the April 4 race at Texas.

Martin, whose 48 victories are the record in the Nationwide Series, will drive the No. 5 on May 1 at Richmond.

(This is great! Thanks Tony, Ryan and Scott!!)