Jeffrey Earnhardt – who has competed in seven of 14 NASCAR Xfinity Series events so far this season — will add another race to his schedule with Sam Hunt Racing, the organization announced Tuesday.
In a pre-race advance, the team announced that the Mooresville, North Carolina-native will return to the No. 26 Toyota GR Supra in the Alsco Uniforms 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on July 9.
NEWS: @Team_SHR26 announces that @JEarnhardt1 has added the #AlscoUniforms250 at @amsupdates (July 9) to his NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule with the team.
Following Saturday's race at @NashvilleSuperS, Earnhardt's final two events for SHR will be Atlanta and Bristol.#NASCAR pic.twitter.com/Y79XB1Rgpq
— Joseph Srigley (@joe_srigley) June 21, 2022
The 32-year-old has competed in five events for the Toyota operation this season, netting a best finish of 13th at Atlanta, one of two top-15 and three top-20 results.
On top of his schedule in the No. 26, Earnhardt has competed in one-off events for both Emerling-Gase Motorsports (Phoenix) and Richard Childress Racing (Talladega).
At Talladega, Earnhardt earned his best finish across NASCAR’s National Series, finishing runner-up to Noah Gragson, while driving the famous No. 3 that his grandfather made famous.
Following Saturday’s event at Nashville, Earnhardt’s final two scheduled races for SHR will be Atlanta and Bristol.
