Insurance company will be the primary sponsor for 21 races in 2015
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet featured Nationwide Insurance as the primary sponsor for one race in 2014, the regular-season finale at Richmond International Raceway in September.
That same weekend, the Nationwide announced plans to sponsor Earnhardt’s car for 21 races in the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The company is on board as a primary sponsor through 2017.
Through the Twitter handle @nationwide88, we have learned of a redesigned helmet for Earnhardt and gotten to go behind-the-scenes with the 12-time Sprint NMPA Most Popular Driver winner as he prepares for the 2015 season.
On Friday, fans got another treat, as the company revealed through the @nationwide88 handle, the 21 races that Earnhardt will carry its primary sponsorship on his car, beginning with the season-opening Daytona 500 (Feb. 22, 1 p.m. ET, FOX).
Here’s the full list of races:
–Feb. 22: Daytona International Speedway
–March 8: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
–March 15: Phoenix International Raceway
–March 22: Auto Club Speedway
–April 11: Texas Motor Speedway
–April 25: Richmond International Raceway
–May 3: Talladega Superspeedway
–May 9: Kansas Speedway
–May 24: Charlotte Motor Speedway
–May 31: Dover International Speedway
–June 7: Pocono Raceway
–July 5: Daytona International Speedway
–July 11: Kentucky Speedway
–July 19: New Hampshire Motor Speedway
–July 26: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
–Aug. 9: Watkins Glen International
–Aug. 22: Bristol Motor Speedway
–Oct. 4: Dover International Speedway
–Nov. 1: Martinsville Speedway
–Nov. 15: Phoenix International Raceway
–Nov. 22: Homestead-Miami Speedway