Joe Gibbs Racing

Joe Gibbs Racing
Owner(s)
Principal(s)Dave Alpern (President)
BaseHuntersville, North Carolina
SeriesNASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series
ARCA Menards Series
Race driversCup Series:
11. Denny Hamlin
19. Martin Truex Jr.
20. Christopher Bell
54. Ty Gibbs
Xfinity Series:
18. Sheldon Creed
19. Ryan Truex, Aric Almirola, Ty Gibbs, Taylor Gray, William Sawalich, Joe Graf Jr.
20. John Hunter Nemechek, Aric Almirola
81. Chandler Smith
ARCA Menards Series:
18. Tanner Gray, William Sawalich
SponsorsCup Series:
11. FedEx, Sport Clips, Mavis Tire and Brakes, Interstate Batteries, Coca-Cola, Yahoo!
19. Bass Pro Shops, Reser's Fine Foods, Auto-Owners Insurance, Interstate Batteries
20. DeWalt, Interstate Batteries, Rheem, Mobil 1, Yahoo!
54. Monster Energy, He Gets Us, SiriusXM, Interstate Batteries
Xfinity Series:
18. Friends of Jaclyn Foundation
19. Toyota, He Gets Us, Go Bowling, Place of Hope
20. Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, Safeway, Dial, He Gets Us
81. Mobil 1, Quick Tie
ARCA Menards Series:
18. Place of Hope, Starkey
ManufacturerChevrolet (1992–1996, 2003–2007), Pontiac (1997–2002), Toyota (2008–Present)
Opened1992
Career
DebutCup 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 raceCup Series:
2024 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix (COTA)

Xfinity Series:
2024 Focused Health 250 (COTA)

Truck Series:
2002 Ford 200 (Homestead)
ARCA Menards Series:
2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix Raceway)
Races competedTotal: 2,151
Cup Series: 1,112
Xfinity Series: 849
Truck Series: 60
ARCA Menards Series: 130
Drivers' ChampionshipsTotal: 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 victoriesTotal: 443
Cup Series: 209
Xfinity Series: 206
Truck Series: 0
ARCA Menards Series: 28
Pole positionsTotal: 357
Cup Series: 145
Xfinity Series: 183
Truck Series: 0
ARCA Menards Series: 29

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.

For the team's first 16 seasons, Joe Gibbs Racing ran cars from General Motors, winning three championships: two in Pontiac Grand Prixs and one in a Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The team switched to Toyota beginning in the 2008 season, and in 2015 brought Toyota their first Premier series championship with Kyle Busch's victory.[1]

The team fields four full-time entries in the NASCAR Cup Series: 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 fields three full-time entries: the No. 18 Toyota GR Supra for Sheldon Creed, the No. 19 & No. 20 Supra for several drivers, and the No. 81 Supra for Chandler Smith.

The team has a driver development program that groomed future Cup winners Joey Logano and Aric Almirola and won one championship in the Camping World East Series (now known as the ARCA Menards East Series) with Logano. The team 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 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]


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  1. ^ "KYLE BUSCH WINS FIRST SPRINT CUP SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP". nascar.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ Joe Gibbs Racing (January 1, 2004). "Joe Gibbs Racing 2004 preview". motorsport.com. Huntersville, North Carolina. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  3. ^ Joe Gibbs Racing (April 2, 2005). "Joe Gibbs Racing Diversity Program, 2nd season". motorsport.com. Huntersville, North Carolina. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin reveal manufacturer, technical alliance for 23XI Racing". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 30, 2020. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
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