Jeffrey Earnhardt's 2011 Truck Series season was interrupted when his sponsor made an unexpected change but that hasn't stopped the fourth generation driver from moving ahead to bigger and better things. Rick Ware Racing officials announced Friday Earnhardt will pilot the No. 41 Nationwide Series entry in the Top Gear 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 28th.

“We had a lot of momentum in the truck series and it was disappointing when the sponsor left but that happens in this business and you have to move on”, Jeffrey Earnhardt said in a release to the media. “I’m a competitor. Whether it’s racing on a track or pulling the team together to work with sponsors, failure is not an option. Rick and his team have been great and the upcoming Charlotte race is a new beginning. I’m very excited to be back in a car and we’re thrilled to have Pepsi Max & On the Run stores on the ride.”

Fastwax.com, Lilly Trucking, Nuts Off Penetrating Lubricant and Peelsplus.com have also signed on to sponsor Jeffrey Earnhardt at Charlotte.

“We are looking forward to having Jeffrey in the #41 at Charlotte in the NASCAR Nationwide Series,” stated owner Rick Ware. “The past month has been extremely exciting at RWR with Jeffrey making the jump to the Nationwide Series.  He will be joining the Sunoco Rookie of the Year point leader, Timmy Hill and the future looks really bright for our organization.”

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