{"id":17369,"date":"2014-12-09T00:08:56","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T05:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=17369"},"modified":"2014-12-09T00:08:56","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T05:08:56","slug":"ben-rhodes-join-star-lineup-jrms-no-88-chevrolet-rhodes-drive-10-nascar-xfinity-series-races-alpha-energy-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/ben-rhodes-join-star-lineup-jrms-no-88-chevrolet-rhodes-drive-10-nascar-xfinity-series-races-alpha-energy-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Rhodes to Join All-Star Lineup in JRM\u2019s No. 88 Chevrolet Rhodes to drive 10 NASCAR XFINITY Series races with Alpha Energy Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/asjfaskfas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-17370\" src=\"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/asjfaskfas.jpg\" alt=\"asjfaskfas\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a>MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 5, 2014) \u2013 JR Motorsports announced today that Ben Rhodes, the reigning K&amp;N Pro Series East champion, will drive 10 NASCAR XFINITY Series races in the No. 88 Chevrolet in 2015. The 17-year-old Rhodes joins an all-star lineup of drivers for the No. 88 team that includes Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne in select races. Alpha Energy Solutions will sponsor the Rhodes-driven races.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Rhodes won the K&amp;N Pro Series East championship as a rookie. With the title he also claimed Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors and the series\u2019 most popular driver award. His mammoth 2014 included five wins, 11 top-five and 13 top-10 finishes. Rhodes also competed four times in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, earning one top-five and three top-10 finishes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBen is one of the rising talents in NASCAR,\u201d JR Motorsports general manager Kelley Earnhardt Miller said. \u201cAs a company, JRM takes pride in cultivating young drivers, and together with Alpha Energy Solutions, we\u2019re thrilled to give Ben a platform to further develop his skills at the next level. I\u2019m excited to see what this coming year will bring for him and the 88 team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alpha Energy Solutions, Inc. is a commercial and industrial mechanical service provider with multiple specialties. It is one of the largest self-performing service providers in the Midwest. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Alpha Energy Solutions provides building management services to commercial and industrial customers. With more than 200 service technicians located throughout Kentucky and surrounding states, Alpha delivers exceptional service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m thrilled to be joining one of the top teams in NASCAR for the 2015 season,\u201d Rhodes said. \u201cIt&#8217;s been my goal to compete in NASCAR\u2019s top tiers, and this is a tremendous opportunity with JR Motorsports and Alpha Energy Solutions to race in the XFINITY Series. I couldn\u2019t think of a better group of people to surround myself with to continue my growth in the sport. I am looking forward to working with crew chief Dave Elenz, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet with Dale Jr., Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne, as well as sharing the track with my teammates Chase Elliott and Regan Smith.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 5, 2014) \u2013 JR Motorsports announced today that Ben Rhodes, the reigning K&amp;N Pro Series East champion, will drive 10 NASCAR XFINITY Series races in the No. 88 Chevrolet in 2015. The 17-year-old Rhodes joins an all-star lineup of drivers for the No. 88 team that includes Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nascar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17369"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17371,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17369\/revisions\/17371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}