The driver lineup will change at JR Motorsports in 2025, but many sponsors will remain as the Xfinity Series team moves into a new era.
According to an announcement, Roto-Rooter will return to the championship-winning organization while supporting two rookie drivers. The company will sponsor Connor Zilisch and the No. 88 team for two races. Roto-Rooter will also sponsor Carson Kvapil and the No. 1 team for two races.
Both drivers will be rookies in the Xfinity Series as they try to win races and contend for the series championship.
We get to ROOT for these colors again!@RotoRooter returns to JR Motorsports in 2025, serving as a primary sponsor for @ConnorZilisch in the No. 88 Chevrolet and @Carson_Kvapil in the No. 1 Chevrolet.
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— JR Motorsports (@JRMotorsports) October 16, 2024
Roto-Rooter will also sponsor Zilisch before he makes his full-time move to Xfinity. The company will take over the No. 88 Chevrolet Camaro on Oct. 26 as Zilisch takes on Homestead-Miami Speedway for the first time in his career.
"We're thrilled to welcome Roto-Rooter back to JRM in 2025," said JRM CEO Kelley Earnhardt Miller in a pres release. "It's great to see how much our partnership has grown already in the short time that we've been together and I can't wait to see what the future holds."
Roto-Rooter supported JR Motorsports driver Sam Mayer in two races this season. The company's first race on the No. 1 Chevrolet was Circuit of the Americas in March as the Wisconsin native finished ninth.
Roto-Rooter returned to the No. 1 Chevrolet in the summer as the Xfinity Series teams returned to Iowa Speedway. Mayer led 47 laps and he delivered his second win of the season after a late battle with Stewart-Haas Racing's Riley Herbst.
Of course, Roto-Rooter's history in NASCAR goes beyond its recent stint with JR Motorsports.
The company supported Craftsman Truck Series driver Matt Crafton during a 2011 race at Martinsville Speedway while sharing primary sponsorship with Menards. Roto-Rooter also served as one of Michael McDowell's primary sponsors during the 2010 Nationwide — now Xfinity — season.
Roto-Rooter will now return to NASCAR while continuing to support JR Motorsports. Based on the limited starts made by Zilisch and Kvapil, the company will potentially return to victory lane as well.
