Rodney Childers shared his response to Connor Zilisch’s sponsor announcement for the No.1 JRM entry. Kampgrounds of America has returned to the fray with a black and yellow paint scheme.
Zilisch is all set for his rookie season within the Cup Sequence, however the 19-year-old may even share driver duties with Carson Kvapil within the No.1 Chevy. KOA would be the staff’s main sponsor for a single race, along with being the year-round affiliate sponsor for a number of JRM entries.
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KOA has been an trade chief in out of doors hospitality for over six a long time. The corporate owns the world’s largest system of open-to-the-public campgrounds, with greater than 500 franchised and owned campgrounds.
With Rodney Childers tapped to guide the No.1 staff’s pit field, the championship-winning crew chief addressed the information in an X publish, writing,
“So excited to have @KOAKampgrounds with us on the 1 Group in 2026!! @ConnorZilisch 👊🏼👊🏼”
Connor Zilisch missed out on an Xfinity Sequence title regardless of a dominant season with ten wins and 20 top-5s. He misplaced out to his greatest pal, Jesse Love, who surpassed him with a six-point margin.
Zilisch will now reprise his #88 in his Cup Sequence trip with Trackhouse Racing.
Rodney Childers opens up about lacking the Cup Sequence
In a latest interview with NASCAR reporter Matt Weaver, Rodney Childers mirrored on his change to the Xfinity Sequence. Childers was ousted from Spire Motorsports halfway by the 2025 season, and was looking out for a brand new stint atop the pitbox.
He briefly labored with Kevin Harvick’s inventory automobile staff within the CARS Tour Sequence. He was then introduced in to bolster JRM’s roster.
Nonetheless, Childers admitted that he waited lengthy sufficient for a possible return to the Cup Sequence.
“I needed to put some deep thought into, you understand, whether or not to go Xfinity racing,” he stated, “You recognize, whether or not to present it a couple of extra months and see if one thing occurred on the cup facet. You recognize, I imply, yeah, deep down inside it hurts to not cup race, however, you understand, the appropriate individual referred to as, you understand, Dale’s meant lots to me. Him and Kelly each, Mr. H, you understand, being a part of that deal, all these three have meant lots to me my entire life. And, you understand, it was a kind of alternatives that I felt like could be a number of enjoyable.” [1:46 onwards]
Rodney Childers not too long ago shared his pleasure for JR Motorsports’ return to the Daytona 500 subsequent 12 months. Justin Allgaier will reprise his No.40 entry for a second consecutive try, whereas Chris Stapleton’s Traveller Whiskey returns as main sponsor.
The partnership had a profitable bid within the 2025 working of the crown jewel occasion, logging a top-10 end after beginning nineteenth.
Edited by Vignesh Kanna
