Joe Gibbs Racing
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Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is an American professional stock car racing organization founded by Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs. His son, J. D. Gibbs, ran the team with him until his death in 2019. Founded in Huntersville, North Carolina, in 1992, JGR has won five Cup Series championships.
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| Owner(s) | |
|---|---|
| Principal(s) | Dave Alpern (President) |
| Base | Huntersville, North Carolina |
| Series | NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR Xfinity Series ARCA Menards Series |
| Race drivers | Cup Series: 11. Denny Hamlin 19. Martin Truex Jr. 20. Christopher Bell 54. Ty Gibbs Xfinity Series: 18. Sammy Smith 19. Ryan Truex, Joe Graf Jr., Connor Mosack, Myatt Snider, Ty Gibbs, Trevor Bayne 20. John Hunter Nemechek ARCA Menards Series: 18. William Sawalich, Connor Mosack |
| Sponsors | Cup Series: 11. FedEx, Interstate Batteries, Sport Clips, Coca-Cola, Shingrix, Yahoo!, Mavis Tire and Brakes 19. Bass Pro Shops, Interstate Batteries, Reser's Fine Foods, Auto-Owners Insurance 20. DeWalt, Interstate Batteries, Rheem, SiriusXM, Yahoo!, Shingrix 54. Monster Energy, Interstate Batteries, He Gets Us Xfinity Series: 18. Pilot Flying J, TMC Transportation, Allstate Peterbilt 19. CoverSeal, G-Coin, Toyota, Tree Top 20. Mobil 1, Vons/Albertsons, Berry's Bullets, Pye Barker Fire and Safety, Romco Equipment, Yahoo! ARCA Menards Series: 18. Starkey |
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Opened | 1992 |
| Career | |
| Debut | Cup Series: 1992 Daytona 500 (Daytona) Xfinity Series: 1997 All Pro Bumper To Bumper 300 (Charlotte) Truck Series: 2000 NAPA 250 (Martinsville) ARCA Menards Series: 1999 Georgia Boot 400 (Atlanta) |
| Latest race | Cup Series: 2023 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 (Texas) Xfinity Series: 2002 Ford 200 (Homestead) ARCA Menards Series: 2022 Calypso Lemonade 150 (Iowa) |
| Races competed | Total: 2,027 Cup Series: 1,060 Xfinity Series: 802 Truck Series: 60 ARCA Menards Series: 105 |
| Drivers' Championships | Total: 10 NASCAR Cup Series: 5 2000, 2002, 2005, 2015, 2019 Xfinity Series: 4 2009, 2016, 2021, 2022 Truck Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series: 1 2021 |
| Race victories | Total: 423 Cup Series: 203 Xfinity Series: 197 Truck Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series: 23 |
| Pole positions | Total: 326 Cup Series: 133 Xfinity Series: 173 Truck Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series: 20 |
For the team's first sixteen seasons, JGR ran cars from General Motors. During that period, the team won their first three championships: two in Pontiac Grand Prixs and one in a Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Despite this, Joe Gibbs Racing announced during the 2007 season that they would be ending their arrangement with GM at the end of the year and begin running Toyotas the following season. This partnership would eventually bring Toyota their first Premier series championship when Kyle Busch won in 2015.[1]
In the NASCAR Cup Series, the team currently fields four full-time entries: the No. 11 Toyota Camry for Denny Hamlin, the No. 19 Camry for Martin Truex Jr., the No. 20 Camry for Christopher Bell, and the No. 54 Camry for Ty Gibbs. In the Xfinity Series, the team currently fields three full-time entries: the No. 18 Toyota Supra for Sammy Smith, the No. 19 Supra for several drivers, and the No. 20 Supra for John Hunter Nemechek.
The team also has a strong driver development program, grooming future Cup winners Joey Logano and Aric Almirola and winning one championship in the Camping World East Series (now known as the ARCA Menards East Series) with Logano. The team also won the 2021 ARCA Menards Series championship with Ty Gibbs. The organization teamed up with former NFL player Reggie White in 2004 to create a diversity program,[2][3] fielding drivers such as Almirola, Marc Davis, and Bubba Wallace, and forming the basis for NASCAR's own Drive for Diversity program.
In 2021, JGR formed a technical alliance with 23XI Racing.[4] In 2023, JGR sold minority stakes to Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) and Arctos Partners.[5]