Joe Gibbs Racing
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.
| Owner(s) |
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| 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. Sheldon Creed 19. Ryan Truex, Aric Almirola, Ty Gibbs, Taylor Gray, William Sawalich, Joe Graf Jr. 20. John Hunter Nemechek, Aric Almirola, Ryan Truex 81. Chandler Smith ARCA Menards Series: 18. Tanner Gray, William Sawalich |
| Sponsors | Cup Series: 11. FedEx, Sport Clips, Mavis Tire and Brakes, Interstate Batteries, 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, Operation 300 20. Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, Safeway, Dial, He Gets Us, Toyota Gazoo Racing 81. Mobil 1, Quick Tie, Wheelers ARCA Menards Series: 18. Place of Hope, Starkey |
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet (1992–1996, 2003–2007), Pontiac (1997–2002), Toyota (2008–Present) |
| 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: 2024 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 (Texas) Xfinity Series: 2002 Ford 200 (Homestead) ARCA Menards Series: 2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix Raceway) |
| Races competed | Total: 2,156 Cup Series: 1,115 Xfinity Series: 851 Truck Series: 60 ARCA Menards Series: 130 |
| 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: 446 Cup Series: 210 Xfinity Series: 208 Truck Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series: 28 |
| Pole positions | Total: 357 Cup Series: 145 Xfinity Series: 183 Truck Series: 0 ARCA Menards Series: 29 |
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.
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, 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. In 2023, JGR sold minority stakes to Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) and Arctos Partners.