MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Aug. 28, 2020) – In a video posted to JR Motorsports’ social media channels yesterday, Noah Gragson and team General Manager Kelley Earnhardt Miller, announced Gragson’s return to the No. 9 Chevrolet for the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Season. Amid much silly season speculation thanks in part to a cryptic tweet made by Gragson, the news heralds his third full-time season with JRM in the NXS.

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“I’m so glad we were able to get this deal done,” Gragson said. “This year has been great as we have a couple wins and are sitting third in the championship standings with a few races left before the playoffs. The No. 9 team along with everyone at the shop prepares fast cars every week and I can’t wait to drive their cars again next year. I’m so thankful for Kelley, Dale and everyone else at JRM. They treat everyone like family and they have become an extended family of mine.”

Gragson, a 22-year-old native of Las Vegas, has accumulated two wins, 19 top fives and 37 top 10s during his first two seasons with JRM, and currently sits third in the 2020 championship standings. The driver has built on a successful 2019 rookie campaign which included an eighth-place finish in the championship standings.