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, William Sawalich, Joe Graf Jr., Taylor Gray
20. Aric Almirola, John Hunter Nemechek
81. Chandler Smith
ARCA Menards Series:
18. Tanner Gray, William Sawalich
SponsorsCup 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.
19.
20.
81.
ARCA Menards Series:
18. 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:
2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix)

Xfinity Series:
2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix)

Truck Series:
2002 Ford 200 (Homestead)
ARCA Menards Series:
2023 Shore Lunch 200 (Toledo)
Races competedTotal: 2,138
Cup Series: 1,106
Xfinity Series: 844
Truck Series: 60
ARCA Menards Series: 128
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: 438
Cup Series: 207
Xfinity Series: 204
Truck Series: 0
ARCA Menards Series: 27
Pole positionsTotal: 356
Cup Series: 145
Xfinity Series: 183
Truck Series: 0
ARCA Menards Series: 28

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 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.

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 GR Supra for Sheldon Creed, the No. 19 & No. 20 Supra for several drivers, and the No. 81 Supra for Chandler Smith.

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, 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. In 2023, JGR sold minority stakes to Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) and Arctos Partners.

NASCAR Cup Series

Overview

The team's headquarters.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series cars being prepared in 2018.

The team was founded by Gibbs in 1991 after exploring opportunities with Don Meredith, who currently serves as the team's Executive Vice President. In 1997, Gibbs' son J. D. Gibbs was named team president. In 1998, the team began construction on its current facility in Huntersville, North Carolina. The team expanded to a two-car operation in 1999 with Tony Stewart's No. 20 Home Depot-sponsored car, then a three-car operation in 2005 with the No. 11 FedEx-sponsored car currently driven by Denny Hamlin and owned by Coy Gibbs. The team expanded to four cars for the 2015 season with Carl Edwards driving the No. 19 car, following former Roush Racing teammate Matt Kenseth to JGR.

After winning three Cup championships and over 70 NASCAR races in Chevrolet and Pontiac equipment, it was announced in September 2007 that the team would be switching to Toyota (who had just entered the Cup series that year) following the end of their commitment with General Motors at the end of the season. It was believed that the executives at JGR felt as if they weren't as important as some of the other GM teams such as Hendrick Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing, leading to the decision to swap manufacturers. According to Joe Gibbs, Toyota offered the team resources and options they "were not going to be able to afford to do" if they remained at GM.

In 2012, JGR shuttered its in-house Sprint Cup Series engine program, merging with California-based Toyota Racing Development which currently provides engines to JGR as well as 23XI Racing. The team continues to build engines for its own Xfinity Series operations and ARCA Menards Series operations of Venturini Motorsports.The team had a technical alliance with Furniture Row Racing, a single car team based in Denver, Colorado, before their closure following the 2018 season. In June 2023, JGR received a minority investment from Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE), founded and managed by Josh Harris and David Blitzer, and Arctos Partners. Gibbs also became a limited partner of HBSE upon the transaction.

Car No. 11 history

The original No. 11 car driven by Jason Leffler in 2005.
Multiple drivers (2004–2005)

The No. 11 car (the number J. D. Gibbs wore playing football at College of William & Mary) began in 2004. Ricky Craven, recently released from PPI Motorsports finished 30th at Talladega with sponsorship from Old Spice, and Busch Series driver J. J. Yeley ran two races in the car with Vigoro/The Home Depot sponsorship.

The No. 11 car went full-time in 2005, with new sponsor FedEx coming on to fund the full season in a multi-year deal. Jason Leffler, who had driven for JGR in the Busch series, was signed to drive the No. 11 for the full season, while Dave Rogers was named the crew chief. The new team struggled early on in the season. Leffler missed the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, with FedEx Freight moving over to the 18 car that Bobby Labonte would drive to a second-place finish. Rogers was reassigned and replaced with veteran crew chief Mike Ford in June, then former Cup champion Terry Labonte was hired to run the road course at Sonoma, qualifying 8th and finishing a solid 12th. After 19 starts with a best finish of 12th and sitting 36th in points, Leffler was released from the ride. Terry Labonte ran the next three races, then ran the Fall Richmond race finishing 9th. J. J. Yeley ran 4 races with a best finish of 25th. In November, it was announced that Denny Hamlin would drive the car for the remainder of the season, then run for Rookie of the Year in 2006. Hamlin ran seven races, finished in the top 10 three times, and earned a pole at Phoenix International Raceway.

Denny Hamlin (2005–present)
Denny Hamlin at Homestead in 2007.

Hamlin was awarded the No. 11 FedEx Express full-time ride in 2006 in addition to his full-time Busch schedule in the No. 20 Rockwell Automation Chevrolet. Hamlin was part of a large and strong rookie class, including teammate J. J. Yeley, Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr., David Stremme, Brent Sherman, and Reed Sorenson. Hamlin opened the season by winning the Budweiser Shootout non-points race, holding off Dale Earnhardt Jr. on a green-white-checker restart. In June, Hamlin scored his first Cup Series victory at the difficult Pocono Raceway. Hamlin started on the pole, then battled back from a cut tire to take the victory. In his return to the track in July, Hamlin again won the pole, then proceeded to lead 151 of 200 laps en route to a second victory, the first rookie to sweep both Pocono races. Hamlin credited his prowess on the track to practicing on the racing simulator NASCAR Racing 2003 Season. Hamlin's strong performance earned the rookie a berth in the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup, where he would finish 3rd in points. Until 2016, Hamlin was the only rookie to make the Chase.

Hamlin's No. 11 Toyota at Daytona International Speedway in 2008.

In 2007, Hamlin won the first of two races at New Hampshire International Speedway 2007 and finished 12th in points. In 2008, Hamlin won the Gatorade Duel and the first race at Martinsville Speedway, and improved to eighth in points. He qualified for the Chase again in 2009 after winning the second race at Pocono Raceway and Richmond International Raceway. He ended the season with four victories after winning Martinsville and Homestead-Miami Speedway in the chase. 2010 was Hamlin and the 11 team's breakout year. They won at Martinsville and Denny followed the win by having knee surgery. After the surgery, the team won 4 of the next 10 races at Texas, Darlington, Pocono, and Michigan. The team made the chase after another win at Richmond. The team won races during the Chase at Martinsville and Texas and held the points lead going into the season finale. However, an early wreck would put them behind the competition, and Hamlin wound up finishing second to Jimmie Johnson during the 2010 chase. Hamlin later admitted to putting too much pressure on himself during the Chase, which mentally impacted him. As a result, Mike Ford took a "no compromise" attitude for 2011, hoping to right the ship. However, the team struggled throughout 2011, with multiple blown engines and a single win at Michigan to push the No. 11 into the Chase. Hamlin would finish 9th in the final standings. At season's end, Mike Ford was released as crew chief and was replaced by Tony Stewart's crew chief Darian Grubb.

Hamlin during the 2016 Daytona 500.

Under Darian Grubb, the team started 2012 off in the best way possible by winning the second race of the season at Phoenix. That win was followed by another victory at Kansas six weeks later. The 11 team once again proved dominant on the short tracks pulling off a convincing win in the Bristol Night Race in August. The week after Bristol, the No. 11 FedEx team brought home another victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway, making the No. 11 the car number with the most wins in NASCAR with 200 wins. Hamlin then won the Sylvania 300, giving Joe Gibbs Racing its 100th win.

Hamlin's 2013 season began with an on-and-off track feud with former teammate Joey Logano. Initially started on Twitter, the on track incidents began at Bristol in March, where Hamlin spun Logano in turns 1 and 2, leading Logano to confront Hamlin after the race. The rivalry continued into the next race at Auto Club Speedway, where the two fought for the lead in the closing laps. In the final corner, the two collided, allowing JGR teammate Kyle Busch to win the race, and sending Hamlin's 11 car into a non-SAFER barrier wall near pit road. This wreck would mark the beginning of a difficult season for Hamlin, as he suffered a lower back fracture and was forced to sit out several races. Veteran Mark Martin replaced Hamlin at one of Denny's better tracks, Martinsville Speedway, where he scored a top 10. Brian Vickers then drove the car for the next three races, scoring an 8th-place finish at Texas. Though Hamlin returned to the car at Talladega Superspeedway, he never returned to form during the year, with only 8 top 10s on the year. He did score a win at the season finale at Homestead.

After Jason Leffler's death in 2013, the 11 team paid tribute to their former driver by running a white FedEx scheme at Michigan similar to the one Leffler ran in 2005.

At the 2014 Auto Club 400, Sam Hornish Jr. replaced Hamlin due to Hamlin having what was thought to be a sinus infection, but later revealed to be a piece of metal in his eye that impaired his vision. Hornish, who was actually on standby for teammate Matt Kenseth, finished a solid 17th in his return to Cup.

At the 2015 Food City 500, Erik Jones replaced Hamlin after the latter suffered neck spasms. Jones took the car to a 26th-place finish, but Hamlin started the race and was credited with the finish.

In 2016, Hamlin started his season out well, winning the 2016 Daytona 500 by beating out Martin Truex Jr. by 0.010 seconds, the closest finish in Daytona 500 history. The win was also the first for his rookie crew chief, Mike Wheeler. He would also win Watkins Glen and Richmond to finish 6th in the standings.

In 2017, Hamlin won at the first New Hampshire race, and Darlington and finished 6th in points for the second straight year.

Hamlin started the 2018 season with a third-place finish at the Daytona 500. However, for the first time in his career, he finished a season winless. Despite this, he stayed consistent enough to make the Playoffs. Hamlin was eliminated in the Round of 16 after the Charlotte Roval race and finished the season 11th in points.

Hamlin at Martinsville Speedway in 2019

Hamlin started the 2019 season with his second Daytona 500 win after surviving a mass pile-up with 10 laps to go in the race. The win was about a month after the passing of J. D. Gibbs. Hamlin celebrated by performing a slow lap of honor instead of a burnout to preserve the car. He scored his second win of the season at Texas. At Martinsville, Hamlin collided with Logano on turn four, squeezing Logano into the outside wall and causing him to lose a tire and spin out two laps later. Hamlin finished fourth while Logano salvaged an eighth-place finish. After the race, Hamlin and Logano discussed the incident before Logano slapped Hamlin's right shoulder, sparking a fight between the two. NASCAR suspended Dave Nichols Jr., the No. 22 team's tire technician, for one race for pulling Hamlin down to the ground during the altercation. Hamlin would make the Championship 4 for the first time since 2014 as well as earn his fourth pole at Homestead after qualifying got canceled due to rain, but finished 10th in the race and fourth in the final standings.

Hamlin started the 2020 season by winning the 2020 Daytona 500, becoming only the fourth driver to win back-to-back Daytona 500s after Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, and Sterling Marlin. Before the Las Vegas race, the team was docked 10 driver and owner points for an L1 level penalty during pre-race inspection. Following the 2020 Coca-Cola 600, crew chief Chris Gabehart, car chief Brandon Griffeth, and engineer Scott Simmons were suspended for four races after a tungsten ballast came loose and fell off the frame rail of the car during the start of the race. Hamlin once again made the Championship 4 and had a more competitive race for the championship than in the previous year, but still finished fourth in the race and final standings behind 3rd-place finisher Joey Logano, runner-up Brad Keselowski, and Champion Chase Elliott.

In 2021 Hamlin went winless during the regular season but stayed very consistent scoring 13 top fives and 17 top tens. He scored his first win of the season in the first playoff race at Darlington and then won again at Las Vegas. Hamlin made the final four for the third straight year but once again came up short finishing 3rd in points behind runner-up and teammate Martin Truex Jr and champion Kyle Larson.

Hamlin started the 2022 season with a 37th-place finish at the 2022 Daytona 500. Aside from a win at Richmond, he struggled with finishes outside the top 10 during the first 11 races. On May 3, Gabehart was suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss at Dover. On May 29, Hamlin won the 2022 Coca-Cola 600 for his second win of the season. He won at Pocono, but was disqualified and the No. 11 team was served an L1 penalty after a post-race inspection revealed an alteration to the car's front fascia. It was revealed that the lower corners and wheel openings of the front fascia were wrapped with a layer of clear vinyl that was not removed prior to the application of the paint scheme wrap, resulting in a slight irregularity in the car's dimensions. Hamlin became the first NASCAR Cup Series winner to be disqualified since 1960, when Emanuel Zervakis was stripped of his win at Wilson Speedway for an oversized fuel tank. Hamlin was eliminated following the Round of 8 after finishing sixth at Martinsville.

Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 at Sonoma Raceway in 2023

Hamlin began the 2023 season with a 17th place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500. On March 15, he was docked 25 points and fined US$50,000 after admitting on his weekly podcast Actions Detrimental that he intentionally wrecked Chastain during the closing laps of the Phoenix race. In April, Hamlin was named as one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers. Hamlin won at Kansas after a tense battle with Kyle Larson, who got loose and hit the outside wall on the final lap allowing Hamlin to pass him for the win, winning the 400th career race for Joe Gibbs Racing in the process. At Charlotte, Hamlin was right rear hooked to the outside wall by Elliott; as a result, Elliott was suspended for one race. On July 23, Hamlin won at Pocono; it was his second win of the 2023 season and his seventh at Pocono Raceway, breaking a tie with Jeff Gordon for the most wins at the track. It was also Hamlin's 50th win in his Cup Series career and Toyota's overall 600th win. In addition, it was the first win for sponsor Mavis Tires & Brakes, who had only started sponsoring Hamlin a week earlier at New Hampshire. During the playoffs, Hamlin advanced to the Round of 12 after winning at Bristol.

Car No. 11 results

Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2004 J. J. Yeley 11 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH
DNQ
BRI CAL
41
RCH NHA DOV ATL
27
PHO DAR HOM
DNQ
59th 227
Ricky Craven TAL
30
KAN CLT MAR
2005 Jason Leffler DAY
36
CAL
37
LVS
22
ATL
25
BRI
38
MAR
12
TEX
36
PHO
29
TAL
26
DAR
38
RCH
25
CLT
DNQ
DOV
20
POC
40
MCH
20
DAY
18
CHI
20
NHA
24
POC
24
IND
33
33rd 3098
Terry Labonte SON
12
GLN
37
MCH
40
BRI
27
RCH
9
J. J. Yeley CAL
39
NHA
34
DOV
25
TAL
29
Denny Hamlin KAN
32
CLT
8
MAR
8
ATL
19
TEX
7
PHO
13
HOM
33
2006 DAY
30
CAL
12
LVS
10
ATL
31
BRI
14
MAR
37
TEX
4
PHO
34
TAL
22
RCH
2
DAR
10
CLT
9
DOV
11
POC
1
MCH
12
SON
12
DAY
17
CHI
14
NHA
6
POC
1
IND
10
GLN
10
MCH
9
BRI
6
CAL
6
RCH
15
NHA
4
DOV
9
KAN
18
TAL
21
CLT
28
MAR
2
ATL
8
TEX
10
PHO
3
HOM
3
3rd 6407
2007 DAY
28
CAL
11
LVS
3
ATL
19
BRI
14
MAR
3
TEX
9
PHO
3
TAL
21
RCH
3
DAR
2
CLT
9
DOV
4
POC
6
MCH
14
SON
10
NHA
1
DAY
43
CHI
17
IND
22
POC
3
GLN
2
MCH
5
BRI
43
CAL
19
RCH
6
NHA
15
DOV
38
KAN
29
TAL
4
CLT
20
MAR
6
ATL
24
TEX
29
PHO
16
HOM
3
12th 6143
2008 Toyota DAY
17
CAL
41
LVS
9
ATL
15
BRI
6
MAR
1
TEX
5
PHO
3
TAL
3
RCH
24
DAR
7
CLT
24
DOV
43
POC
3
MCH
14
SON
27
NHA
8
DAY
26
CHI
40
IND
3
POC
23
GLN
8
MCH
39
BRI
3
CAL
3
RCH
3
NHA
9
DOV
38
KAN
11
TAL
39
CLT
16
MAR
5
ATL
3
TEX
17
PHO
5
HOM
13
8th 6214
2009 DAY
26
CAL
6
LVS
22
ATL
13
BRI
2
MAR
2
TEX
12
PHO
6
TAL
22
RCH
14
DAR
13
CLT
11
DOV
36
POC
38
MCH
3
SON
5
NHA
15
DAY
3
CHI
5
IND
34
POC
1
GLN
10
MCH
10
BRI
5
ATL
6
RCH
1
NHA
2
DOV
22
KAN
5
CAL
37
CLT
42
MAR
1
TAL
38
TEX
2
PHO
3
HOM
1
5th 6335
2010 DAY
17
CAL
29
LVS
19
ATL
21
BRI
19
MAR
1
PHO
30
TEX
1
TAL
4
RCH
11
DAR
1
DOV
4
CLT
18
POC
1
MCH
1
SON
34
NHA
14
DAY
24
CHI
8
IND
15
POC
5
GLN
37
MCH
2
BRI
34
ATL
43
RCH
1
NHA
2
DOV
9
KAN
12
CAL
8
CLT
4
MAR
1
TAL
9
TEX
1
PHO
12
HOM
14
2nd 6583
2011 DAY
21
PHO
11
LVS
7
BRI
33
CAL
39
MAR
12
TEX
15
TAL
23
RCH
2
DAR
6
DOV
16
CLT
10
KAN
3
POC
19
MCH
1
SON
37
DAY
13
KEN
11
NHA
3
IND
27
POC
15
GLN
36
MCH
35
BRI
7
ATL
8
RCH
9
CHI
31
NHA
29
DOV
18
KAN
16
CLT
9
TAL
8
MAR
5
TEX
20
PHO
12
HOM
9
9th 2284
2012 DAY
4
PHO
1
LVS
20
BRI
20
CAL
11
MAR
6
TEX
12
KAN
1
RCH
4
TAL
23
DAR
2
CLT
2
DOV
18
POC
5
MCH
34
SON
35
KEN
3
DAY
25
NHA
2
IND
6
POC
29
GLN
34
MCH
11
BRI
1
ATL
1*
RCH
18*
CHI
16
NHA
1*
DOV
8
TAL
14
CLT
2
KAN
13
MAR
33
TEX
20
PHO
2
HOM
24
6th 2329
2013 DAY
14
PHO
3
LVS
15
BRI
23
CAL
25
TAL
34
DAR
2
CLT
4
DOV
34
POC
8
MCH
30
SON
23
KEN
35
DAY
36
NHA
21
IND
18
POC
43
GLN
19
MCH
20
BRI
28
ATL
38
RCH
21
CHI
33
NHA
12
DOV
20
KAN
23
CLT
9
TAL
38
MAR
7
TEX
7
PHO
28
HOM
1
25th 845
Mark Martin MAR
10
Brian Vickers TEX
8
KAN
31
RCH
35
2014 Denny Hamlin DAY
2
PHO
19
LVS
12
BRI
6
MAR
19
TEX
13
DAR
19
RCH
22
TAL
1
KAN
18
CLT
22
DOV
5
POC
4
MCH
29
SON
26
KEN
42
DAY
6
NHA
8
IND
3
POC
9
GLN
24
MCH
7
BRI
40
ATL
3
RCH
21
CHI
6
NHA
37
DOV
12
KAN
7
CLT
9
TAL
18
MAR
8
TEX
10
PHO
5
HOM
7
3rd 5037
Sam Hornish Jr. CAL
17
2015 Denny Hamlin DAY
4
ATL
38
LVS
5
PHO
23
CAL
28
MAR
1
TEX
11
BRI
26
RCH
22
TAL
9
KAN
41
CLT
8
DOV
21
POC
10
MCH
11
SON
18
DAY
3
KEN
3
NHA
14
IND
5
POC
22
GLN
27
MCH
5
BRI
3
DAR
3
RCH
6
CHI
1
NHA
2
DOV
18
CLT
4
KAN
2
TAL
37
MAR
3
TEX
38
PHO
8
HOM
10
9th 2327
2016 DAY
1*
ATL
16
LVS
19
PHO
3
CAL
3
MAR
39
TEX
12
BRI
20
RCH
6
TAL
31
KAN
37
DOV
7
CLT
4
POC
14
MCH
33
SON
2*
DAY
17
KEN
15
NHA
9
IND
4
POC
7
GLN
1
BRI
3
MCH
9
DAR
4
RCH
1
CHI
6
NHA
15
DOV
9
CLT
30
KAN
15
TAL
3
MAR
3
TEX
9
PHO
7
HOM
9
6th 2320
2017 DAY
17
ATL
38
LVS
6
PHO
10
CAL
14
MAR
30
TEX
25
BRI
10
RCH
3
TAL
11
KAN
23
CLT
5
DOV
8
POC
12
MCH
4
SON
4
DAY
24
KEN
4
NHA
1
IND
17
POC
4
GLN
4
MCH
16
BRI
3
DAR
1*
RCH
5
CHI
4
NHA
12
DOV
35
CLT
4
TAL
6
KAN
5
MAR
7
TEX
3
PHO
35*
HOM
9
6th 2353
2018 DAY
3
ATL
4
LVS
17
PHO
4
CAL
6
MAR
12
TEX
34
BRI
14
RCH
3
TAL
14
DOV
7
KAN
5
CLT
3
POC
35
MCH
12
SON
10
CHI
7
DAY
38
KEN
16
NHA
13
POC
10
GLN
13
MCH
8
BRI
14
DAR
10
IND
3*
LVS
32
RCH
16
ROV
12
DOV
2
TAL
4
KAN
14
MAR
2
TEX
30
PHO
13
HOM
12
11th 2285
2019 DAY
1
ATL
11
LVS
10
PHO
5
CAL
7
MAR
5
TEX
1
BRI
5
RCH
5
TAL
36
DOV
21
KAN
16
CLT
17
POC
6
MCH
11
SON
5
CHI
15
DAY
26
KEN
5
NHA
2
POC
1
GLN
3
MCH
2
BRI
1
DAR
29
IND
6
LVS
15
RCH
3
ROV
19
DOV
5*
TAL
3
KAN
1*
MAR
4
TEX
28
PHO
1*
HOM
10
4th 5027
2020 DAY
1*
LVS
17
CAL
6
PHO
20
DAR
5
DAR
1
CLT
29
CLT
2
BRI
17*
ATL
5
MAR
24
HOM
1*
TAL
4
POC
2
POC
1*
IND
28
KEN
12
TEX
20
KAN
1*
NHA
2
MCH
6
MCH
2
DRC
2
DOV
1*
DOV
19
DAY
3
DAR
13
RCH
12
BRI
21
LVS
3*
TAL
1
ROV
15
KAN
15
TEX
9
MAR
11
PHO
4
4th 5033
2021 DAY
5*
DRC
3
HOM
11
LVS
4
PHO
3
ATL
4
BRD
3
MAR
3*
RCH
2*
TAL
32*
KAN
12
DAR
5
DOV
7
COA
14
CLT
7
SON
8
NSH
21
POC
4
POC
14
ROA
5
ATL
13
NHA
10
GLN
5
IRC
23
MCH
5
DAY
13
DAR
1
RCH
2*
BRI
9
LVS
1*
TAL
7
ROV
5
TEX
11
KAN
5
MAR
24
PHO
3
3rd 5034
2022 DAY
37
CAL
15
LVS
32
PHO
13
ATL
29
COA
18
RCH
1
MAR
28
BRD
35
TAL
18
DOV
21
DAR
21
KAN
4
CLT
1
GTW
34
SON
31
NSH
6*
ROA
17
ATL
25
NHA
6
POC
35
IRC
14
MCH
3*
RCH
4
GLN
20
DAY
25
DAR
2
KAN
2
BRI
9
TEX
10
TAL
5
ROV
13
LVS
5
HOM
7
MAR
5*
PHO
8
5th 2379
2023 DAY
17
CAL
6
LVS
11
PHO
23
ATL
6
COA
16
RCH
20
BRD
22
MAR
4
TAL
17
DOV
5
KAN
1
DAR
12
CLT
35
GTW
2
SON
36
NSH
3
CSC
11
ATL
14
NHA
7
POC
1
RCH
2
MCH
3
IRC
19
GLN
2
DAY
26
DAR
25*
KAN
2
BRI
1
TEX
5
TAL
3
ROV
37
LVS
10
HOM
30
MAR
3*
PHO
8
5th 2383
2024 DAY ATL LVS PHO BRI COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND RCH MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -* -*

Car No. 19 history

Carl Edwards (2015–2016)
Carl Edwards in the No. 19 at Martinsville Speedway in 2016

JGR announced that they would add a 4th full time car was set to be run as the No. 19 with Carl Edwards driving. New partner Arris signed on to sponsor 17 races, while Stanley Black & Decker moved from Richard Petty Motorsports to sponsor 12 races. Comcast/Xfinity, Sport Clips, and Edwards' longtime sponsor Subway Restaurants also sponsored the car. Darian Grubb made his return to JGR as Edwards' crew chief. Before the Cup series season, Edwards and JGR were informed that because the No. 19 team was not formed until 2015, they were not eligible for one of the 36 charters NASCAR granted to teams who participated full-time in Cup. Joe Gibbs Racing managed to secure Edwards a spot in every race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season by purchasing a charter from the defunct Michael Waltrip Racing. Edwards won his first race with JGR at Charlotte in May. Starting third, he led a total of 25 laps, using fuel mileage strategy to take the victory. He also went on to win at Darlington Raceway and finished the season fifth in points. Edwards would go on to win three races in 2016 and would advance to the championship four. Near the end of the race, Joey Logano would make contact causing Edwards to spin and bring out the caution. He would finish fourth in points.

Daniel Suárez (2017–2018)
Daniel Suárez's No. 19 prior to the 2017 Daytona 500

On January 11, 2017, Edwards announced that he was stepping away from NASCAR effective immediately, and it was announced that 2016 Xfinity Series champion Daniel Suárez would replace Edwards in the No. 19 car starting at the Daytona 500 in 2017. Suárez finished 20th in points in his rookie season but lost rookie of the year to teammate Erik Jones. Suárez struggled throughout the 2018 season and finished 21st in points.

Martin Truex Jr. (2019–present)
Martin Truex Jr. in the No. 19 at Sonoma Raceway in 2019

On November 7, 2018, it was announced that Martin Truex Jr. will replace Suárez in the No. 19 team. In addition, Truex's crew chief Cole Pearn from the defunct Furniture Row Racing will join the team in the 2019 season. Truex Jr. also brought in long-time sponsors Bass Pro Shops and Auto-Owners Insurance to the No. 19 team.

Unlike his new teammates, Truex's 2019 season started on a low when he was caught in "The Big One" at the Daytona 500, finishing 35th. He made five consecutive top-10 finishes and two top-20 finishes before winning his first short track race at Richmond. Truex also scored wins at Dover, Charlotte, and Sonoma. After the season-ending race at Homestead, Truex finished second to Kyle Busch in the 2019 standings.

On December 9, 2019, Pearn announced he parted ways with JGR to pursue opportunities outside the sport. Truex's 2020 season with new crew chief James Small yielded only one win at Martinsville. During the Playoffs, he was eliminated after the Round of 8 and finished seventh in the 2020 standings.

In the 2021 season, Truex scored three wins during the regular season at Phoenix Martinsville and Darlington. In the playoffs Truex scored his fourth win of the season at Richmond and would advance to the final four but in the season finale truex would finish second in the race and points to Kyle Larson.

Truex started the 2022 season with a 13th-place finish at the 2022 Daytona 500. He was winless through the regular season, but he stayed consistent with three top-fives and 12 top-10 finishes. Consequently, Truex missed the playoffs after Austin Dillon won the August Daytona race. He went winless and finished 17th in the final standings.

Martin Truex Jr. in the No. 19 at Sonoma Raceway in 2023

Truex began the 2023 season by winning the 2023 Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum. He broke a 54-race winless streak at Dover to make the playoffs. Truex also scored wins at Sonoma and New Hampshire. At the conclusion of the Daytona night race, he clinched the regular season championship. On the second playoff race at Kansas, Truex experienced a puncture on his right rear tire and crashed on the third lap, finishing in last place and dropping him below the cutoff line.

Car No. 19 results

Joe Gibbs Racing No. 19
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2015 Carl Edwards 19 Toyota DAY
23
ATL
12
LVS
42
PHO
13
CAL
13
MAR
17
TEX
10
BRI
24
RCH
19
TAL
32
KAN
20
CLT
1
DOV
19
POC
15
MCH
12
SON
40
DAY
41
KEN
4
NHA
7
IND
13
POC
10
GLN
8
MCH
6
BRI
7
DAR
1
RCH
11
CHI
2
NHA
5
DOV
15
CLT
6
KAN
8
TAL
5
MAR
14
TEX
5
PHO
12
HOM
11
5th 2368
2016 DAY
5
ATL
5
LVS
18
PHO
2
CAL
7
MAR
6
TEX
7
BRI
1*
RCH
1*
TAL
35
KAN
11
DOV
28
CLT
18
POC
8
MCH
6
SON
4
DAY
25
KEN
2
NHA
20
IND
35
POC
8
GLN
15
BRI
6
MCH
7
DAR
19
RCH
32
CHI
15
NHA
6
DOV
14
CLT
12
KAN
2
TAL
29
MAR
36
TEX
1
PHO
19
HOM
34
4th 5007
2017 Daniel Suárez DAY
29
ATL
21
LVS
20
PHO
7
CAL
7
MAR
32
TEX
19
BRI
18
RCH
12
TAL
19
KAN
7
CLT
11
DOV
6
POC
15
MCH
24
SON
16
DAY
17
KEN
18
NHA
6
IND
7
POC
7
GLN
3
MCH
37
BRI
15
DAR
38
RCH
7
CHI
12
NHA
8
DOV
8
CLT
6
TAL
15
KAN
36
MAR
15
TEX
14
PHO
18
HOM
34
20th 777
2018 DAY
37
ATL
15
LVS
26
PHO
8
CAL
23
MAR
18
TEX
29
BRI
11
RCH
10
TAL
10
DOV
3
KAN
28
CLT
15
POC
24
MCH
30
SON
15
CHI
11
DAY
35
KEN
15
NHA
22
POC
2
GLN
4
MCH
11
BRI
18
DAR
29
IND
18
LVS
8
RCH
17
ROV
21
DOV
10
TAL
16
KAN
24
MAR
9
TEX
28
PHO
36
HOM
30
21st 674
2019 Martin Truex Jr. DAY
35
ATL
2
LVS
8
PHO
2
CAL
8
MAR
8
TEX
12
BRI
17
RCH
1*
TAL
20
DOV
1
KAN
19
CLT
1*
POC
35
MCH
3
SON
1*
CHI
9
DAY
22
KEN
19
NHA
6
POC
3
GLN
2
MCH
4
BRI
13
DAR
15
IND
27
LVS
1
RCH
1
ROV
7
DOV
2
TAL
26
KAN
6
MAR
1*
TEX
6
PHO
6
HOM
2
2nd 5035
2020 DAY
32
LVS
20
CAL
14
PHO
32
DAR
6
DAR
10
CLT
6
CLT
9
BRI
20
ATL
3
MAR
1
HOM
12
TAL
24
POC
6
POC
10
IND
38
KEN
2
TEX
29
KAN
4
NHA
3
MCH
3
MCH
3
DRC
3
DOV
2
DOV
2
DAY
4
DAR
22*
RCH
2
BRI
24
LVS
4
TAL
23
ROV
7
KAN
9
TEX
2
MAR
22
PHO
10
7th 2341
2021 DAY
25
DRC
12
HOM
3
LVS
6
PHO
1
ATL
9
BRD
19*
MAR
1
RCH
5
TAL
31
KAN
6
DAR
1*
DOV
19
COA
35
CLT
29
SON
3
NSH
22
POC
18
POC
11
ROA
9
ATL
3
NHA
12
GLN
3*
IRC
15
MCH
10
DAY
29
DAR
4
RCH
1
BRI
7
LVS
4
TAL
12
ROV
29
TEX
25
KAN
7
MAR
4
PHO
2
2nd 5035
2022 DAY
13
CAL
13
LVS
8
PHO
35
ATL
8
COA
7
RCH
4
MAR
22
BRD
21
TAL
5
DOV
12
DAR
24
KAN
6
CLT
12
GTW
6
SON
26
NSH
22
ROA
13
ATL
11
NHA
4*
POC
7
IRC
21
MCH
6
RCH
7
GLN
23
DAY
8
DAR
31
KAN
5
BRI
36
TEX
31
TAL
26
ROV
17
LVS
7
HOM
6
MAR
20
PHO
15
17th 1037
2023 DAY
15
CAL
11
LVS
7
PHO
17
ATL
19
COA
17
RCH
11
BRD
7
MAR
3
TAL
27
DOV
1
KAN
8
DAR
31*
CLT
3
GTW
5
SON
1*
NSH
2
CSC
32
ATL
29
NHA
1*
POC
3
RCH
7
MCH
2
IRC
7
GLN
6
DAY
24
DAR
18
KAN
36
BRI
19
TEX
17
TAL
18
ROV
20
LVS
9
HOM
29
MAR
12
PHO
6
11th 2269
2024 DAY ATL LVS PHO BRI COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND RCH MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -* -*

Car No. 20 history

Tony Stewart (1999–2008)
Tony Stewart in his 2005 championship car at Infineon Raceway

After seven years as a one-car operation, JGR expanded to two cars, bringing in IndyCar champion Tony Stewart. Stewart made his NASCAR Cup debut in the No. 20 Home Depot-sponsored Pontiac Grand Prix at the 1999 Daytona 500, qualifying on the outside pole. He won three races at Richmond, Phoenix, and Homestead, as well as the Winston Open and the NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors and finished fourth in points. 2000 was an up and down year for Stewart as he won six races, including both Dover races, Martinsville, New Hampshire, Michigan, and Homestead but only finished sixth in points. 2001 was another good year for Stewart, as he won the Budweiser Shootout, Richmond, Infineon, and Bristol and finished second in the overall standings.

2002 was a break-out year for Stewart with wins at Atlanta, Richmond, and Watkins Glen along with the Budweiser Shootout and the team won the 2002 points championship. With JGR switching to Chevrolet in 2003, Stewart won twice at Pocono and Charlotte and finished seventh in the points standings. The 2004 season saw Stewart score two wins and finish sixth in points in the first-ever Chase.

Stewart won his second championship in 2005. After winning the Gatorade Duel, the team did not win again until Infineon and then they went on to win the Pepsi 400 at Daytona, followed by New Hampshire, Indianapolis, and Watkins Glen, and held the championship through the Chase.

2006 statistically was Stewart's worst season with JGR. After winning early at Martinsville, he suffered an injury at Charlotte and was replaced during Dover. He won the Pepsi 400 again at Daytona but missed the Chase. During the Chase, Stewart won three races at Kansas, Atlanta, and Texas and finished 11th in points. 2007 was another good year for him and the team. Though Stewart won both the Budweiser Shootout and Gatorade Duel, an early wreck smashed his Daytona 500 hopes. He and the team won three races though at Chicagoland, Indianapolis, and Watkins Glen and finished 6th in points.

Tony Stewart during his final season with Gibbs at Daytona International Speedway in 2008

Following the team's switch from Chevrolet to Toyota, Stewart's performance dwindled, earning ten top-fives and sixteen top-10s. Stewart's only win for this season was the 2008 AMP Energy 500 at Talladega. On June 9, 2008, Stewart was granted a release from his final year of his contract with Joe Gibbs Racing, ending a twelve-year relationship with the organization that included over 30 wins and two Cup Series Championships. Stewart moved to Haas CNC Racing, renamed Stewart-Haas Racing after he purchased a 50% ownership stake from founder Gene Haas, in part to return to longtime manufacturer Chevrolet.

Joey Logano (2009–2012)
Joey Logano in the No. 20 during the 2010 Coca-Cola 600

On August 25, 2008, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that 18-year-old Joey Logano would replace Stewart as the driver of the No. 20 car for the 2009 season, after only making his NASCAR debut in May 2008 and running abbreviated Nationwide and Cup schedules. Longtime crew chief Greg Zipadelli remained with JGR for Logano's rookie season. Logano's first win came in the rain-shortened Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway after a fuel mileage gamble, becoming the youngest winner in Cup Series history. Logano beat former open-wheel drivers Max Papis and Scott Speed for the Rookie of the Year Award, with seven top-tens and a 20th-place points finish. Logano failed to win in 2010 and finished 16th in points.

In 2011, Logano again was winless and finished 24th in points. On October 13, 2011, Joe Gibbs Racing announced The Home Depot will become a co-primary sponsor for Logano's car with Dollar General. Dollar General sponsored 12 races while the other 22 continued to be sponsored by The Home Depot. Logano won his second career race at Pocono from the pole in the 2012 Pocono 400 after passing Mark Martin with three laps to go.

Kenseth's pole and race winning car at Bristol in 2015
Matt Kenseth (2013–2017)

Beginning in 2013, the No. 20 car was taken over by Matt Kenseth, who left Roush Fenway Racing, as Logano moved to the No. 22 at Team Penske. The team had a resurgence, with Kenseth winning five races in the regular season (Las Vegas, Kansas, Darlington, Kentucky, and Bristol), and led the most laps at several other races (Daytona 500, Kansas, Richmond, and Talladega). Kenseth also won the first two races of the Chase at Chicagoland Speedway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway, bringing the team up to seven wins – which was more wins in a single season than the car had ever achieved with Stewart or Logano.

It was announced in September 2014 that Stanley Black & Decker would leave Richard Petty Motorsports to sponsor JGR in the Cup Series for 2015. This move reunited Kenseth with the DeWalt brand for six races as a primary, and the entire season as an associate.

Kenseth won the Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes And Stand Up To Cancer at Bristol in April, his first victory since 2013. On November 3, he was suspended for two races after intentionally wrecking Logano at Martinsville. Erik Jones was named the replacement driver for Kenseth in both of those races, with Jones finishing 12th and 19th in those races.

In 2016 Kenseth won twice at Dover and New Hampshire and finished 5th in points after he was wrecked while leading at Phoenix by Alex Bowman. Dollar General left the team at the end of the season.

On July 11, 2017, JGR announced that Jones would replace Kenseth in the No. 20 car in 2018. Like his JGR teammates, Kenseth was hampered by bad luck and lack of speed at the beginning of the year. He scored his final win with Joe Gibbs Racing at Phoenix in November after passing Chase Elliott late in the race.

Erik Jones (2018–2020)
Erik Jones in the No. 20 at Sonoma Raceway in 2018

In 2018, Jones claimed his first career Cup win at the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona and made it to the Playoffs until he was eliminated after the Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte. Jones finished the season 15th in points.

Jones started the 2019 season by finishing third at the Daytona 500, behind teammates Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch. On September 2, 2019, Jones scored his second career Cup Series win at Darlington, securing him in the 2019 Playoffs. During the playoffs, Jones finished fourth at Richmond, but was disqualified when his car was discovered to have a rear wheel alignment issue during post-race inspection. He once again was eliminated after the Bank of America Roval at Charlotte due to a multi-car incident that punctured his radiator.

Jones kicked off 2020 by winning the Busch Clash; despite being involved in three accidents towards the end of the race, further wrecks among the field led to multiple overtime attempts. On the third overtime, Jones received a push from Hamlin on the final lap to win. On May 18, 2020, following the 2020 The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington, crew chief Chris Gayle was suspended for one race and fined US$20,000 after it was discovered that two lug nuts were not safely secured during post-race inspection. Race engineer Seth Chavka was announced to take over Gayle's duties at the 2020 Toyota 500 at Darlington. Jones missed the Playoffs, went winless, and finished 17th in the final standings.

Christopher Bell (2021–present)
Christopher Bell in the No. 20 at Sonoma Raceway in 2021

On August 6, 2020, it was confirmed that Erik Jones would not be returning to the No. 20 car in 2021. Four days later, Christopher Bell was announced as Jones' replacement. On February 21, 2021, Bell passed Joey Logano with two laps remaining at the Daytona Road Course and scored his first career victory with the team, the first time the No. 20 car returned to victory lane since the 2019 Bojangles' Southern 500 with Jones behind the wheel, 48 races ago. During the playoffs, Bell made it to the Round of 12, but struggled with a poor finish at Las Vegas, yet he rebounded with a fifth-place finish at Talladega. Following the Charlotte Roval race, he was eliminated from the Round of 8.

Bell started the 2022 season with a 34th-place finish at the 2022 Daytona 500. He scored a win at New Hampshire to become the 14th different winner of the season. During the playoffs, Bell won at the Charlotte Roval to advance to the Round of 8. At Las Vegas, Bell got caught between a wreck involving Kyle Larson and Bubba Wallace, resulting in a 34th-place finish. Bell won at Martinsville to make the Championship 4. He finished 10th at the Phoenix finale and a career-best third in the points standings.

Bell began the 2023 season with a third-place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500. He scored his first win of the season at the Bristol dirt race. During the playoffs, Bell won at Homestead to make the Championship 4. At Phoenix, Bell suffered a 36th place DNF and was relegated to a fourth place finish in the points standings after his right-front brake exploded, sending him to the turn 3 wall.

Car No. 20 results

Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
1999 Tony Stewart 20 Pontiac DAY
28
CAR
12
LVS
36
ATL
11
DAR
6
TEX
6
BRI
15
MAR
20
TAL
5
CAL
4
RCH
15
CLT
4
DOV
4*
MCH
9
POC
6
SON
15
DAY
6
NHA
10*
POC
4
IND
7
GLN
6
MCH
3
BRI
5*
DAR
12
RCH
1*
NHA
2
DOV
2
MAR
41
CLT
19
TAL
6
CAR
12
PHO
1*
HOM
1
ATL
15
4th 4774
2000 DAY
17
CAR
4
LVS
2
ATL
34
DAR
4
BRI
42
TEX
9
MAR
6
TAL
34
CAL
10
RCH
8
CLT
14
DOV
1*
MCH
1
POC
6
SON
10
DAY
6
NHA
1*
POC
26
IND
5
GLN
6
MCH
41
BRI
2
DAR
9
RCH
6
NHA
23
DOV
1*
MAR
1
CLT
4
TAL
27
CAR
7
PHO
14
HOM
1*
ATL
38
6th 4570
2001 DAY
36
CAR
4
LVS
12
ATL
27
DAR
16
BRI
25
TEX
23
MAR
7
TAL
2
CAL
4
RCH
1
CLT
3
DOV
7
MCH
25
POC
7
SON
1
DAY
26
CHI
33
NHA
5
POC
3
IND
17
GLN
26
MCH
27
BRI
1
DAR
4
RCH
7
DOV
5
KAN
8
CLT
2
MAR
41
TAL
2
PHO
5
CAR
7
HOM
19*
ATL
9
NHA
5
2nd 4763
2002 DAY
43
CAR
4
LVS
5*
ATL
1*
DAR
36
BRI
15
TEX
5
MAR
3*
TAL
29
CAL
29
RCH
1
CLT
6
DOV
11
POC
7
MCH
16
SON
2
DAY
39
CHI
3
NHA
39
POC
7
IND
12
GLN
1*
MCH
2
BRI
24
DAR
8
RCH
30
NHA
3
DOV
5
KAN
8
TAL
2
CLT
3
MAR
11
ATL
4
CAR
14
PHO
8
HOM
18
1st 4800
2003 Chevy DAY
7
CAR
20
LVS
5
ATL
5
DAR
10
BRI
26
TEX
34
TAL
25
MAR
6
CAL
41*
RCH
41
CLT
40
DOV
4
POC
1
MCH
8
SON
12
DAY
21
CHI
2*
NHA
22
POC
37
IND
12*
GLN
11
MCH
3
BRI
23
DAR
12
RCH
27
NHA
20
DOV
3
TAL
3
KAN
4
CLT
1*
MAR
3
ATL
2*
PHO
18
CAR
9
HOM
7
7th 4549
2004 DAY
2*
CAR
26
LVS
3
ATL
7*
DAR
17
BRI
24
TEX
8
MAR
14
TAL
22
CAL
16
RCH
4
CLT
9
DOV
2*
POC
27
MCH
24
SON
15
DAY
5
CHI
1*
NHA
5
POC
35
IND
5
GLN
1*
MCH
9
BRI
19
CAL
18
RCH
19
NHA
39
DOV
6
TAL
6
KAN
14
CLT
10
MAR
15
ATL
9
PHO
8
DAR
17
HOM
4
6th 6326
2005 DAY
7*
CAL
17
LVS
10
ATL
17
BRI
3
MAR
26*
TEX
31
PHO
33
TAL
2
DAR
10
RCH
2
CLT
24
DOV
15
POC
29
MCH
2*
SON
1*
DAY
1*
CHI
5
NHA
1*
POC
7
IND
1*
GLN
1*
MCH
5
BRI
8
CAL
5
RCH
7
NHA
2*
DOV
18
TAL
2*
KAN
4
CLT
25
MAR
2*
ATL
9
TEX
6
PHO
4
HOM
15
1st 6533
2006 DAY
5
CAL
43
LVS
21
ATL
5
BRI
12*
MAR
1*
TEX
3*
PHO
2
TAL
2
RCH
6
DAR
12
CLT
42
DOV
25
POC
3
MCH
41
SON
28
DAY
1*
CHI
32
NHA
37
POC
7
IND
8
GLN
2
MCH
3
BRI
22
CAL
9
RCH
18
NHA
2
DOV
33
KAN
1
TAL
22
CLT
13
MAR
4
ATL
1*
TEX
1*
PHO
14
HOM
15
11th 4727
2007 DAY
43
CAL
8
LVS
7
ATL
2
BRI
35*
MAR
7
TEX
25
PHO
2*
TAL
28
RCH
8
DAR
6
CLT
6
DOV
40
POC
5
MCH
3
SON
6
NHA
12
DAY
38
CHI
1*
IND
1*
POC
6
GLN
1
MCH
10
BRI
4
CAL
13
RCH
2
NHA
3
DOV
9
KAN
39
TAL
8
CLT
7
MAR
13
ATL
30
TEX
11
PHO
4
HOM
30
6th 6242
2008 Toyota DAY
3
CAL
7
LVS
43
ATL
2
BRI
14*
MAR
5
TEX
7
PHO
14
TAL
38*
RCH
4
DAR
21
CLT
18
DOV
41
POC
35
MCH
5
SON
10
NHA
13*
DAY
20
CHI
5
IND
23
POC
2
GLN
2
MCH
12
BRI
8
CAL
22
RCH
2
NHA
8
DOV
11
KAN
40
TAL
1*
CLT
11
MAR
26
ATL
17
TEX
16
PHO
22
HOM
9
9th 6202
2009 Joey Logano DAY
43
CAL
26
LVS
13
ATL
30
BRI
38
MAR
32
TEX
30
PHO
21
TAL
9
RCH
19
DAR
9
CLT
9
DOV
15
POC
23
MCH
25
SON
19
NHA
1
DAY
19
CHI
18
IND
12
POC
27
GLN
16
MCH
7
BRI
34
ATL
22
RCH
14
NHA
21
DOV
42
KAN
28
CAL
14
CLT
5
MAR
12
TAL
3
TEX
19
PHO
21
HOM
24
20th 3791
2010 DAY
20
CAL
5
LVS
6
ATL
35
BRI
27
MAR
2
PHO
10
TEX
28
TAL
36
RCH
16
DAR
27
DOV
10
CLT
13
POC
13
MCH
10
SON
33
NHA
9
DAY
29
CHI
19
IND
9
POC
25
GLN
33
MCH
10
BRI
18
ATL
27
RCH
4
NHA
35
DOV
3
KAN
17
CAL
11
CLT
7
MAR
6
TAL
5
TEX
4
PHO
3
HOM
39
16th 4185
2011 DAY
23
PHO
33
LVS
23
BRI
23
CAL
25
MAR
13
TEX
24
TAL
10
RCH
11
DAR
35
DOV
27
CLT
3
KAN
23
POC
11
MCH
18
SON
6
DAY
3
KEN
14
NHA
4
IND
25
POC
26
GLN
5
MCH
21
BRI
13
ATL
24
RCH
35
CHI
16
NHA
14
DOV
29
KAN
29
CLT
12
TAL
24
MAR
18
TEX
37
PHO
11
HOM
19
24th 902
2012 DAY
9
PHO
10
LVS
16
BRI
16
CAL
24
MAR
23
TEX
19
KAN
15
RCH
24
TAL
26
DAR
10
CLT
23
DOV
8
POC
1*
MCH
35
SON
10
KEN
22
DAY
4
NHA
14
IND
33
POC
13
GLN
32
MCH
31
BRI
8
ATL
18
RCH
30
CHI
7
NHA
8
DOV
10
TAL
32
CLT
9
KAN
19
MAR
16
TEX
11
PHO
27
HOM
14
17th 965
2013 Matt Kenseth DAY
37*
PHO
7
LVS
1
BRI
35
CAL
7
MAR
14
TEX
12
KAN
1*
RCH
7*
TAL
8*
DAR
1
CLT
15
DOV
40
POC
25
MCH
6
SON
19
KEN
1
DAY
33
NHA
9
IND
5
POC
22
GLN
23
MCH
15
BRI
1*
ATL
12
RCH
6
CHI
1*
NHA
1*
DOV
7
KAN
11
CLT
3
TAL
20
MAR
2*
TEX
4
PHO
23
HOM
2
2nd 2400
2014 DAY
6
PHO
12
LVS
10
BRI
13*
CAL
4
MAR
6
TEX
7
DAR
4
RCH
5
TAL
37
KAN
10
CLT
3
DOV
3
POC
25
MCH
14
SON
42
KEN
4
DAY
20
NHA
4
IND
4
POC
38
GLN
9
MCH
38
BRI
3
ATL
2
RCH
41
CHI
10
NHA
21
DOV
5
KAN
13
CLT
19
TAL
2
MAR
6
TEX
25
PHO
3
HOM
6
7th 2334
2015 DAY
35
ATL
5
LVS
9
PHO
16
CAL
31
MAR
4
TEX
23
BRI
1
RCH
7
TAL
25
KAN
6
CLT
4
DOV
39
POC
6
MCH
4
SON
21
DAY
23
KEN
5
NHA
7
IND
7
POC
1
GLN
4
MCH
1*
BRI
42
DAR
21
RCH
1*
CHI
5
NHA
1
DOV
7
CLT
42
KAN
14*
TAL
26
MAR
38
HOM
7
15th 2234
Erik Jones TEX
12
PHO
19
2016 Matt Kenseth DAY
14
ATL
19
LVS
37
PHO
7
CAL
19
MAR
15
TEX
11
BRI
36
RCH
7
TAL
23
KAN
4
DOV
1
CLT
7
POC
7
MCH
14
SON
20
DAY
28
KEN
8
NHA
1
IND
2
POC
17
GLN
10
BRI
37
MCH
13
DAR
6
RCH
38
CHI
9
NHA
2
DOV
5
CLT
2
KAN
9*
TAL
28
MAR
4*
TEX
7
PHO
21
HOM
7
5th 2330
2017 DAY
40
ATL
3
LVS
9
PHO
37
CAL
36
MAR
9
TEX
16
BRI
4
RCH
23*
TAL
24
KAN
12
CLT
4
DOV
12
POC
10
MCH
11
SON
20
DAY
27
KEN
17
NHA
4
IND
5
POC
9
GLN
2
MCH
24
BRI
4
DAR
6
RCH
38
CHI
9
NHA
3
DOV
11
CLT
11
TAL
14
KAN
37
MAR
9
TEX
4
PHO
1
HOM
8
7th 2344
2018 Erik Jones DAY
36
ATL
11
LVS
8
PHO
9
CAL
7
MAR
17
TEX
4
BRI
26
RCH
13
TAL
39
DOV
18
KAN
7
CLT
19
POC
29
MCH
15
SON
7
CHI
6
DAY
1
KEN
7
NHA
16
POC
5
GLN
5
MCH
13
BRI
5
DAR
8
IND
2
LVS
40
RCH
11
ROV
30
DOV
4
TAL
8
KAN
4
MAR
26
TEX
4
PHO
17
HOM
30
15th 2820
2019 DAY
3
ATL
7
LVS
13
PHO
29
CAL
19
MAR
30
TEX
4
BRI
24
RCH
14
TAL
19
DOV
6
KAN
3
CLT
40
POC
3
MCH
31
SON
8
CHI
7
DAY
23
KEN
3
NHA
3
POC
2
GLN
4
MCH
18
BRI
22
DAR
1
IND
39
LVS
36
RCH
38
ROV
40
DOV
15
TAL
34
KAN
7
MAR
20
TEX
10
PHO
7
HOM
3
16th 2194
2020 DAY
18
LVS
23
CAL
10
PHO
28
DAR
8
DAR
5
CLT
11
CLT
26
BRI
5
ATL
28
MAR
20
HOM
21
TAL
5
POC
38
POC
3
IND
33
KEN
22
TEX
6
KAN
5
NHA
24
MCH
11
MCH
27
DRC
11
DOV
12
DOV
22
DAY
35
DAR
4
RCH
22
BRI
3
LVS
8
TAL
2
ROV
3
KAN
20
TEX
21
MAR
12
PHO
22
17th 873
2021 Christopher Bell DAY
16
DRC
1
HOM
20
LVS
7
PHO
9
ATL
21
BRD
34
MAR
7
RCH
4
TAL
17
KAN
28
DAR
14
DOV
21
COA
38
CLT
24
SON
24
NSH
9
POC
17
POC
32
ROA
2
ATL
8
NHA
2
GLN
7
IRC
36
MCH
13
DAY
32
DAR
20
RCH
3
BRI
29
LVS
24
TAL
5
ROV
8
TEX
3
KAN
8
MAR
17
PHO
9
12th 2279
2022 DAY
34
CAL
36
LVS
10
PHO
26
ATL
23
COA
3
RCH
6
MAR
20
BRD
7
TAL
22
DOV
4
DAR
6
KAN
5
CLT
5
GTW
9
SON
27
NSH
8
ROA
18
ATL
19
NHA
1
POC
4
IRC
12
MCH
26
RCH
2
GLN
8
DAY
36
DAR
5
KAN
3
BRI
4
TEX
34
TAL
17
ROV
1
LVS
34
HOM
11
MAR
1
PHO
10
4th 5027
2023 DAY
3
CAL
32
LVS
5
PHO
6
ATL
3
COA
31
RCH
4
BRD
1*
MAR
16
TAL
8
DOV
6
KAN
36
DAR
14
CLT
24
GTW
11
SON
9
NSH
7
CSC
18*
ATL
23
NHA
29
POC
6
RCH
20
MCH
13
IRC
9
GLN
3
DAY
16
DAR
23
KAN
8
BRI
3*
TEX
4
TAL
14
ROV
15
LVS
2
HOM
1
MAR
7
PHO
36
4th 5001
2024 DAY ATL LVS PHO BRI COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND RCH MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -* -*

Car No. 18/54 history

Dale Jarrett (1992–1994)

Joe Gibbs Racing debuted at the 1992 Daytona 500 with second-generation driver Dale Jarrett driving the No. 18 Interstate Batteries-sponsored Chevrolet Lumina to a 36th-place finish after a crash. The team improved dramatically the next year when Jarrett won the Daytona 500 and finished a then career-high 4th in points. Jarrett won a race at Charlotte but he slipped to 16th in points in 1994 and moved to Robert Yates Racing's famed 28 car for 1995.

Bobby Labonte (1995–2005)
Bobby Labonte's former Interstate Batteries Chevrolet Monte Carlo on display at JGR headquarters.

The team replaced Jarrett with Bobby Labonte, younger brother of Terry Labonte and 1993 Rookie of the Year runner-up. In 1995, Labonte won 3 races, sweeping both Michigan events and winning at Charlotte, finishing 10th in points. This would mark the beginning of a decade of success between Labonte, Joe Gibbs Racing, and Interstate Batteries. In 1996 the team struggled to win until the season finale at Atlanta and finished 11th in points. In 1997 the team had a similar year to the previous but managed to improve to 7th in points. Their lone win came at the season finale. The team improved in 1998 by winning races at Atlanta and Talladega en route to 6th place in points.

1999 was a breakout year for the No. 18 team. They scored 5 wins which came at Dover, Michigan, Atlanta and both races at Pocono. The team came just short of the championship and finished 2nd in points to Jarrett, once again at Atlanta. The team continued their success in the next season, winning the second race of the season at Rockingham. Labonte's next win was the Brickyard 400 at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His third win came at the Southern 500 at Darlington recovering from a hard practice crash and taking the lead on a late race pit stop to win the rain and darkness shortened event. His fourth and final win of the year came at Charlotte a month later. Labonte would hold the points lead for 25 consecutive races to win the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Championship.

J. J. Yeley at Homestead Miami Speedway in 2007

The team faced disappointment in 2001 after high expectations following the championship season, winning only 2 races at Pocono and Atlanta and finishing 6th in points. 2002 was the team's worst year since Labonte joined the team, scoring only one win at Martinsville and finishing a disappointing 16th in points. The team rebounded in 2003 scoring 2 wins at Atlanta and Homestead to finish 8th in points. Even though the team made some progression in 2004, the team fired crew chief Michael "Fatback" McSwain midseason, with Brandon Thomas taking over for the rest of the year. The team went winless to finish 12th in points. Steve Addington, a Gibbs Busch Series crew chief, was named new crew chief for the 2005 season, but a rash of troubles, some caused by mechanical problems, continued to daunt the team. The high point of the year was the Coca-Cola 600 when he finished second to Jimmie Johnson by half a car length. Labonte finished 24th in the championship standings, and the team's regression led to his departure following the end of 2005. Bobby Labonte earned all 21 of his career Cup Series wins in the car, as well as the Winston Cup championship in 2000. He would depart for the 43 car of Petty Enterprises.

J. J. Yeley (2006–2007)

After Labonte's departure, Gibbs announced that JGR Busch Series driver and former USAC standout J. J. Yeley would replace him in the No. 18 for 2006, joining fellow rookie teammate Denny Hamlin. Yeley had a dismal rookie season with only three top tens while failing to finish seven races, leading to 29th-place points finish. Yeley's sophomore campaign was only slightly better, earning a pole at Michigan and scoring three more top tens to finish 21st in points. Yeley moved to JGR-affiliated Hall of Fame Racing for 2008.

Kyle Busch (2008–2022)

On August 14, 2007, it was announced that 22-year-old Kyle Busch had signed a contract to drive the number 18 with Joe Gibbs Racing through 2010, leaving Hendrick Motorsports' number 5 car after a successful but controversial tenure with the organization. Mars, Incorporated's M&M's brand was signed as the team's primary sponsor, leaving Robert Yates Racing, while longtime partner Interstate Batteries scaled down to be a secondary sponsor and six race primary sponsor. Joe Gibbs racing also left General Motors in favor of becoming Toyota's highest-profile team. Busch gave Toyota its first Cup win on March 9, 2008, leading a race-high 173 laps to win the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In his first year in the 18, Busch had brought the car back to its former glory, winning 7 additional races (Talladega, Darlington, Dover, Infineon, Daytona, Chicagoland, and Watkins Glen) and would finish tenth in points.

Kyle Busch at Michigan International Speedway in 2008

In 2009, Busch opened the season by winning his Gatorade Duel qualifying race but finished 41st in the race after a crash. He won the third race of the season from the pole at Las Vegas, and scored additional wins at Richmond and both Bristol races, but failed to qualify for the Chase by only 8 points. As a result, longtime JGR crew chief Steve Addington was fired near the end of the season and coincidentally went to crew chief for Kyle's brother Kurt Busch at Penske Racing. Dave Rogers, Busch's Nationwide Series crew chief, took over the pit box in 2010. The year produced 3 victories at Richmond, Dover, and Bristol, but more struggles in the final 10 races led to an 8th-place finish in the standings. 2011 was an up and down year for the 18 team. The team won at Bristol and Richmond early in the season, as well as the inaugural Cup race at Kentucky and the August race at Michigan. At Texas Motor Speedway in November, Busch was parked by NASCAR for the remainder of the race weekend after intentionally spinning out Ron Hornaday in the Truck Series race. Michael McDowell would replace Busch that weekend, finishing a dismal 33rd. Mars, Inc proceeded to pull its sponsorship for the final two races, with Interstate Batteries covering those races. Busch was relegated to twelfth in the final standings.

In 2012, Busch won the Budweiser Shootout to open the season and scored a single points-paying victory, the spring race at Richmond. He would miss making the Chase for the Sprint Cup by 3 points, but scored 7 top 5 and 8 top 10 finishes during the final ten races, finishing the year in 13th place and nearly 100 points ahead of 14th place Ryan Newman. In 2013, Busch won the second Budweiser Duel qualifying race, and won the pole at the spring Bristol race, finishing second. He also swept the spring Fontana and Texas race weekends, winning the Nationwide and Cup races, giving Joe Gibbs his first win at Fontana in Sprint Cup competition and first win for himself at Texas. He would win at Watkins Glen and Atlanta. Busch's four wins and career-high 22 top ten finishes would lead to a fourth-place finish in the championship, the highest of his career. In 2014, Busch earned a spot in the new Chase for the Sprint Cup with his early-season win at Fontana. Busch would be eliminated in the second round, after being swept up in a wreck at Talladega, and would finish tenth in points.

Kyle Busch's race-winning car at Sonoma in 2015.

For 2015, sponsor Mars, Inc. introduced a new green paint scheme to promote Crispy M&M's on the 18 car. After an injury to Kyle Busch in the season-opening Xfinity Series race, the No. 18 started the 2015 season with two-time Truck Series champion Matt Crafton making his Sprint Cup debut at the 2015 Daytona 500, finishing 18th. The next week, David Ragan was announced as interim driver, moving from his full-time ride at Front Row Motorsports. Ragan drove the car for nine races through Talladega and scored a single top-five finish at Martinsville, before moving to Michael Waltrip Racing. Development driver Erik Jones, who drove for Busch in the Truck Series, made his first series start at Kansas. Jones ran in the top ten for much of the race, before crashing on the front stretch and finishing 40th. After missing a total of 11 races, Busch returned to the car for the Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte, receiving a waiver from NASCAR to be eligible for the Chase for the Sprint Cup provided he win a race and gain a top 30 position in the championship standings. At Sonoma in June, his fifth start of the year, Busch scored his first victory of the season. It was also the first time he and his brother Kurt Busch had finished first and second in any Cup Series event. Busch would then win three consecutive races – Kentucky, New Hampshire, and Indianapolis – with four total wins across a five-race span. The latter victory was also Busch's first Brickyard 400 victory, the first for manufacturer Toyota, and marked the first time a driver swept both the Cup and Xfinity races at Indianapolis. Busch would go on to make the 2015 Chase for the Sprint Cup. At the second Phoenix race, Busch would be one of the four drivers going to Homestead-Miami Speedway with an opportunity to win the Sprint Cup championship after the race was stopped by NASCAR due to rain. The following weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Busch would go on to win the race as well as his first Sprint Cup title. He and brother Kurt join Bobby and Terry Labonte as the only brothers in NASCAR's top series to win championships. This was the 2nd championship for the No. 18 car. Busch ended the season with 5 wins, 12 top fives, and 16 top tens in only 25 starts. It was the first championship for manufacturer Toyota and fourth for team owner Joe Gibbs.

On May 13, 2016, JGR announced that Busch would drive the number 75 car at the All-Star race only, to celebrate M&Ms 75th anniversary.

Busch ended 2016 with four wins, made the Championship 4, and finished third in the final standings.

In 2017, Busch was hampered by bad luck, especially at the beginning of the season as JGR was also having trouble finding speed. However, he picked up steam late in the season and won five races starting at the second Pocono race, a week after being wrecked while leading at Indianapolis. Busch made the Championship 4 again by winning at Martinsville and finished second to Martin Truex Jr. in both the Homestead race and the final standings.

Kyle Busch's No. 18 at Richmond Raceway in 2019

In 2018, Busch had possibly his best season in the cup series, scoring eight wins including three in a row at Texas, Bristol, and Richmond. He also dominated the 2018 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, becoming the first driver to win all four stages. Busch's fifth win came at Chicagoland, where he used a bump and run to beat Kyle Larson on the last lap. His sixth win was the second Pocono race where he beat teammate Daniel Suárez on several late restarts. Busch also won the fall Richmond race to sweep the 2018 Richmond races. His last win was the penultimate race at Phoenix, which clinched his spot in the Championship 4. Unfortunately, at Homestead, his car was noticeably slower than his three competitors for the championship and he finished fourth in the race and the final standings.

Busch started the 2019 season by finishing second at the Daytona 500, behind teammate Denny Hamlin. He had consistent top-10 finishes at Atlanta and Las Vegas before scoring his first win of the season at Phoenix. Busch also won at California and Bristol to maintain his points lead. Following the 2019 Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, Busch clinched his second consecutive Regular Season Championship. Busch also won the 2019 Ford Ecoboost 400 clinching his second Monster energy NASCAR Cup series title.

Busch started the 2020 season with a 34th-place finish at the Daytona 500. Before the Las Vegas race, the team was docked 10 driver and owner points for an L1 level penalty during pre-race inspection. Busch finished the regular season winless, but stayed consistent enough to make the playoffs. A series of bad finishes at Talladega and the Charlotte Roval resulted in him being eliminated from the round of 8. Despite no longer being a championship factor, Busch won at Texas and finished the season eighth in points. Following the season, Xfinity Series crew chief Ben Beshore replaced Stevens, who was transferred to the No. 20 team driven by Christopher Bell.

After only winning just one race in 2020, Busch opened the 2021 season by winning the Busch Clash on a last-lap pass. Ryan Blaney was leading and Chase Elliott was in second when the two collided on the front-stretch chicane which led to Busch passing both to win his second Busch Clash. He also scored two wins at Kansas and Pocono to make the playoffs. After crashing at the 2021 Cook Out Southern 500, a frustrated Busch ran over several safety cones and nearly hit some people on his way to the garage, landing him a $50,000 fine.

On December 20, 2021, Mars, Inc. announced that it will leave NASCAR following the 2022 season.

Busch started the 2022 season with a second-place finish at the 2022 Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum, losing to Joey Logano after leading 65 of the exhibition race's 150 laps. He finished sixth at the 2022 Daytona 500. Busch won the Bristol dirt race after Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe collided with each other for the lead on the final lap. His run at Darlington ended abruptly when Brad Keselowski blew a tire and collided with him. Busch parked his car on pit road and walked off when its front suspension was too damaged for it to return to the garage. Busch finished second at Pocono, but was disqualified and the No. 18 team was served an L1 penalty after a post-race inspection revealed an alteration to the car's front fascia. It was revealed that the lower corners and wheel openings of the front fascia were wrapped with a layer of clear vinyl that was not removed prior to the application of the paint scheme wrap, resulting in a slight irregularity in the car's dimensions. At the Southern 500, Busch led a race-best 155 laps before his engine expired during the final caution, resulting in a 30th-place finish. Busch was eliminated in the Round of 16 after another engine failure at the Bristol night race. On October 18, Beshore was suspended for four races for a loose wheel violation at Las Vegas.

Ty Gibbs (2023–present)
Ty Gibbs in the No. 54 at Auto Club Speedway in 2023

After JGR and Toyota failed to secure a replacement for Mars, it was reported that Busch would depart from the team and manufacturer after 15 seasons. On September 13, 2022, Busch announced that he had signed with Richard Childress Racing to drive the No. 8 in 2023, returning to Chevrolet for the first time since 2007, and brought Kyle Busch Motorsports with him. The No. 18 was then renumbered to the No. 54 in 2023, with Ty Gibbs as the driver, and its new primary sponsor is Monster Energy.

Car No. 18/54 results

Joe Gibbs Racing No. 54
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
1992 Dale Jarrett 18 Chevy DAY
36
CAR
37
RCH
13
ATL
11
DAR
21
BRI
2
NWS
17
MAR
28
TAL
7
CLT
12
DOV
27
SON
39
POC
22
MCH
24
DAY
3
POC
10
TAL
21
GLN
15
MCH
8
BRI
17
DAR
6
RCH
25
DOV
12
MAR
23
NWS
10
CLT
24
CAR
15
PHO
20
ATL
10
19th 3251
1993 DAY
1
CAR
6
RCH
4
ATL
31
DAR
3
BRI
32
NWS
32
MAR
3
TAL
3
SON
13
CLT
3
DOV
2
POC
19
MCH
4
DAY
8
NHA
4
POC
8
TAL
5
GLN
32
MCH
4
BRI
31
DAR
12
RCH
14
DOV
4
MAR
5
NWS
9
CLT
26
CAR
30
PHO
16
ATL
7
4th 4000
1994 DAY
35
CAR
18
RCH
10
ATL
35
DAR
4
BRI
36
NWS
25
MAR
21
TAL
21
SON
12
CLT
4
DOV
29
POC
20
MCH
14
DAY
11
NHA
14
POC
10
TAL
39
IND
40
GLN
11
MCH
30
BRI
26
DAR
9
RCH
16
DOV
34
MAR
5
NWS
DNQ
CLT
1
CAR
12
PHO
9
ATL
9
16th 3298
1995 Bobby Labonte DAY
30
CAR
2
RCH
30
ATL
2
DAR
27
BRI
32
NWS
15
MAR
10
TAL
5
SON
13
CLT
1
DOV
2
POC
27
MCH
1
DAY
41
NHA
15
POC
35
TAL
31
IND
9
GLN
6
MCH
1
BRI
11
DAR
8
RCH
17
DOV
9
MAR
14
NWS
18
CLT
8
CAR
40
PHO
37
ATL
8
10th 3718
1996 DAY
17
CAR
33
RCH
23
ATL
31
DAR
2
BRI
7
NWS
10
MAR
8
TAL
24
SON
9
CLT
22
DOV
5
POC
41
MCH
12
DAY
40
NHA
31
POC
37
TAL
8
IND
24
GLN
5
MCH
6
BRI
32
DAR
6
RCH
11
DOV
4
MAR
21
NWS
13
CLT
40
CAR
6
PHO
9
ATL
1*
11th 3590
1997 Pontiac DAY
21
CAR
14
RCH
8
ATL
4
DAR
5
TEX
3
BRI
34
MAR
8
SON
20
TAL
3
CLT
6
DOV
40
POC
31
MCH
9
CAL
6
DAY
10
NHA
27
POC
11
IND
2
GLN
37
MCH
6
BRI
8
DAR
7
RCH
34
NHA
15
DOV
4
MAR
27
CLT
2*
TAL
2
CAR
11
PHO
23
ATL
1*
7th 4101
1998 DAY
2
CAR
33
LVS
19
ATL
1
DAR
23
BRI
34
TEX
8
MAR
15
TAL
1
CAL
38
CLT
3
DOV
4
RCH
8
MCH
7
POC
15
SON
4
NHA
11
POC
4
IND
3
GLN
10
MCH
2
BRI
25
NHA
7
DAR
15
RCH
35
DOV
4
MAR
10
CLT
39
TAL
6
DAY
2
PHO
23
CAR
15
ATL
43
6th 4180
1999 DAY
25
CAR
3
LVS
5
ATL
2
DAR
10
TEX
3
BRI
37
MAR
24
TAL
4
CAL
3
RCH
3
CLT
2
DOV
1
MCH
5
POC
1
SON
27
DAY
5
NHA
38
POC
1
IND
2
GLN
24
MCH
1
BRI
26
DAR
19
RCH
2
NHA
3
DOV
5
MAR
8
CLT
2*
TAL
7
CAR
3
PHO
3
HOM
2*
ATL
1*
2nd 5061
2000 DAY
6
CAR
1*
LVS
5
ATL
2
DAR
13
BRI
6
TEX
3
MAR
12
TAL
21
CAL
2
RCH
26
CLT
2
DOV
3
MCH
3
POC
13
SON
4
DAY
12
NHA
9
POC
6
IND
1
GLN
5
MCH
3
BRI
15
DAR
1
RCH
15
NHA
2
DOV
5
MAR
10
CLT
1
TAL
12
CAR
20
PHO
5
HOM
4
ATL
5
1st 5130
2001 DAY
40
CAR
2
LVS
29
ATL
33
DAR
11
BRI
13
TEX
42
MAR
8
TAL
5
CAL
22
RCH
10
CLT
5
DOV
12
MCH
13
POC
8
SON
7
DAY
5
CHI
39
NHA
7
POC
1
IND
15
GLN
9
MCH
19
BRI
8
DAR
3
RCH
6
DOV
36
KAN
29
CLT
10
MAR
4
TAL
22
PHO
12
CAR
9
HOM
8
ATL
1
NHA
3
6th 4561
2002 DAY
34
CAR
3
LVS
12
ATL
37
DAR
21
BRI
5
TEX
30
MAR
1
TAL
41
CAL
34
RCH
32
CLT
14
DOV
16
POC
25
MCH
24
SON
13
DAY
32
CHI
18
NHA
13
POC
11
IND
11
GLN
23
MCH
13
BRI
9
DAR
15
RCH
32
NHA
5
DOV
41
KAN
22
TAL
25
CLT
2
MAR
12
ATL
13
CAR
7
PHO
39
HOM
29
16th 3810
2003 Chevy DAY
41
CAR
16
LVS
4
ATL
1*
DAR
37
BRI
3
TEX
37
TAL
32
MAR
2
CAL
2
RCH
2
CLT
3
DOV
3
POC
17
MCH
2
SON
9
DAY
5
CHI
36
NHA
14
POC
30
IND
22
GLN
14
MCH
37
BRI
27
DAR
7
RCH
6
NHA
16
DOV
31
TAL
11
KAN
17
CLT
6
MAR
41
ATL
5
PHO
36
CAR
8
HOM
1
8th 4377
2004 DAY
11
CAR
25
LVS
8
ATL
18
DAR
2
BRI
33
TEX
25
MAR
2
TAL
10
CAL
5
RCH
3
CLT
13
DOV
25
POC
3
MCH
8
SON
33
DAY
7
CHI
18
NHA
17
POC
29
IND
15
GLN
11
MCH
26
BRI
16
CAL
20
RCH
16
NHA
18
DOV
14
TAL
35
KAN
16
CLT
17
MAR
18
ATL
20
PHO
9
DAR
9
HOM
12
12th 4277
2005 DAY
43
CAL
13
LVS
41
ATL
37
BRI
22
MAR
33
TEX
38
PHO
6
TAL
23
DAR
17
RCH
8
CLT
2
DOV
38
POC
26
MCH
14
SON
18
DAY
35
CHI
13
NHA
3
POC
8
IND
40
GLN
36
MCH
16
BRI
21
CAL
20
RCH
22
NHA
24
DOV
32
TAL
11
KAN
39
CLT
18
MAR
4
ATL
31
TEX
26
PHO
5
HOM
34
24th 3488
2006 J. J. Yeley DAY
41
CAL
8
LVS
17
ATL
15
BRI
33
MAR
20
TEX
35
PHO
28
TAL
11
RCH
22
DAR
26
CLT
20
DOV
42
POC
15
MCH
40
SON
33
DAY
37
CHI
10
NHA
12
POC
11
IND
34
GLN
33
MCH
37
BRI
31
CAL
19
RCH
13
NHA
8
DOV
30
KAN
41
TAL
32
CLT
29
MAR
31
ATL
16
TEX
20
PHO
20
HOM
30
29th 3220
2007 DAY
12
CAL
13
LVS
18
ATL
22
BRI
36
MAR
23
TEX
43
PHO
21
TAL
19
RCH
14
DAR
18
CLT
2
DOV
37
POC
17
MCH
28
SON
21
NHA
22
DAY
20
CHI
35
IND
36
POC
35
GLN
18
MCH
25
BRI
13
CAL
29
RCH
10
NHA
10
DOV
33
KAN
14
TAL
18
CLT
13
MAR
42
ATL
35
TEX
17
PHO
14
HOM
31
21st 3456
2008 Kyle Busch Toyota DAY
4*
CAL
4
LVS
11
ATL
1*
BRI
17
MAR
38
TEX
3
PHO
10
TAL
1
RCH
2
DAR
1*
CLT
3
DOV
1
POC
43
MCH
13
SON
1*
NHA
25
DAY
1
CHI
1*
IND
15
POC
36
GLN
1*
MCH
2
BRI
2*
CAL
7
RCH
15
NHA
34
DOV
43
KAN
28
TAL
15
CLT
4
MAR
29
ATL
5
TEX
6
PHO
8
HOM
19
10th 6186
2009 DAY
41*
CAL
3
LVS
1
ATL
18
BRI
1*
MAR
24
TEX
18
PHO
17
TAL
25*
RCH
1
DAR
34
CLT
6*
DOV
23
POC
22
MCH
13
SON
22
NHA
7
DAY
14
CHI
33
IND
38
POC
16
GLN
4
MCH
23
BRI
1
ATL
13
RCH
5
NHA
5
DOV
31
KAN
12
CAL
24
CLT
8
MAR
4
TAL
15
TEX
11*
PHO
12
HOM
8
13th 4457
2010 DAY
14
CAL
14
LVS
15
ATL
25
BRI
9
MAR
22
PHO
8*
TEX
3
TAL
9
RCH
1*
DAR
7
DOV
1
CLT
3
POC
2
MCH
20
SON
39
NHA
11
DAY
40
CHI
17
IND
8
POC
23
GLN
8
MCH
18
BRI
1*
ATL
5
RCH
2
NHA
9
DOV
6
KAN
21
CAL
35
CLT
2*
MAR
4
TAL
25
TEX
32
PHO
13
HOM
32
8th 6182
2011 DAY
8
PHO
2
LVS
38
BRI
1
CAL
3*
MAR
3*
TEX
16
TAL
35
RCH
1*
DAR
11
DOV
4
CLT
32
KAN
12
POC
3
MCH
3
SON
11
DAY
5
KEN
1*
NHA
36
IND
10
POC
2
GLN
3*
MCH
1
BRI
14
ATL
23
RCH
6
CHI
22
NHA
11
DOV
6
KAN
11
CLT
2*
TAL
33
MAR
27*
PHO
36
HOM
23
12th 2246
Michael McDowell TEX
33
2012 Kyle Busch DAY
17
PHO
6
LVS
23
BRI
32
CAL
2*
MAR
36
TEX
11
KAN
10
RCH
1
TAL
2
DAR
4
CLT
3
DOV
29
POC
30
MCH
32
SON
17
KEN
10*
DAY
24
NHA
16
IND
2
POC
33
GLN
7*
MCH
13
BRI
6
ATL
6
RCH
16
CHI
4
NHA
28
DOV
7*
TAL
3
CLT
5
KAN
31
MAR
2
TEX
3
PHO
3*
HOM
4*
13th 1133
2013 DAY
34
PHO
23
LVS
4
BRI
2
CAL
1*
MAR
5
TEX
1*
KAN
38
RCH
24
TAL
37
DAR
6*
CLT
38
DOV
4*
POC
6
MCH
4
SON
35
KEN
5
DAY
12
NHA
2
IND
10
POC
8
GLN
1
MCH
31
BRI
11
ATL
1
RCH
19
CHI
2
NHA
2
DOV
5
KAN
34
CLT
5
TAL
5
MAR
15
TEX
13
PHO
7
HOM
7
4th 2364
2014 DAY
19
PHO
9
LVS
11
BRI
29
CAL
1
MAR
14
TEX
3
DAR
6
RCH
3
TAL
12
KAN
15
CLT
9
DOV
42
POC
12
MCH
41
SON
25
KEN
2
DAY
28
NHA
2
IND
2
POC
42
GLN
40
MCH
39
BRI
36
ATL
16
RCH
14
CHI
7
NHA
8
DOV
10
KAN
3
CLT
5
TAL
40
MAR
11
TEX
4
PHO
34
HOM
39
10th 2285
2015 Matt Crafton DAY
18
1st 5043
David Ragan ATL
18
LVS
22
PHO
21
CAL
18
MAR
5
TEX
13
BRI
41
RCH
23
TAL
38
Erik Jones KAN
40
Kyle Busch CLT
11
DOV
36
POC
9
MCH
43
SON
1
DAY
17
KEN
1*
NHA
1
IND
1
POC
21
GLN
2
MCH
11
BRI
8*
DAR
7
RCH
2
CHI
9*
NHA
37
DOV
2
CLT
20
KAN
5
TAL
11
MAR
5
TEX
4
PHO
4
HOM
1
2016 DAY
3
ATL
3
LVS
4
PHO
4
CAL
25
MAR
1*
TEX
1
BRI
38
RCH
2
TAL
2
KAN
1
DOV
30
CLT
33
POC
31
MCH
40
SON
7
DAY
2
KEN
12
NHA
8*
IND
1*
POC
9
GLN
6
BRI
39*
MCH
19
DAR
11
RCH
9
CHI
8
NHA
3
DOV
2
CLT
6
KAN
5
TAL
30
MAR
5
TEX
5
PHO
2
HOM
6
3rd 5035
2017 DAY
38
ATL
16
LVS
22
PHO
3*
CAL
8
MAR
2*
TEX
15
BRI
35
RCH
16
TAL
3*
KAN
5
CLT
2
DOV
16
POC
9*
MCH
7
SON
5
DAY
20
KEN
5
NHA
12
IND
34*
POC
1*
GLN
7
MCH
10
BRI
1
DAR
2
RCH
9
CHI
15
NHA
1*
DOV
1
CLT
29
TAL
27
KAN
10*
MAR
1*
TEX
19
PHO
7
HOM
2
2nd 5035
2018 DAY
25
ATL
7
LVS
2
PHO
2*
CAL
3
MAR
2
TEX
1*
BRI
1
RCH
1
TAL
13
DOV
35
KAN
10
CLT
1*
POC
3
MCH
4
SON
5
CHI
1
DAY
33
KEN
4
NHA
2
POC
1*
GLN
3
MCH
3
BRI
20
DAR
7
IND
8
LVS
7
RCH
1
ROV
32
DOV
8
TAL
26
KAN
2
MAR
4
TEX
17
PHO
1*
HOM
4
4th 5033
2019 DAY
2
ATL
6
LVS
3
PHO
1*
CAL
1*
MAR
3
TEX
10*
BRI
1
RCH
8
TAL
10
DOV
10
KAN
30
CLT
3
POC
1*
MCH
5
SON
2
CHI
22
DAY
14
KEN
2*
NHA
8*
POC
9
GLN
11
MCH
6
BRI
4
DAR
3*
IND
37
LVS
19
RCH
2*
ROV
37
DOV
6
TAL
19
KAN
3
MAR
14
TEX
7
PHO
2
HOM
1*
1st 5040
2020 DAY
34
LVS
15
CAL
2
PHO
3
DAR
26
DAR
2
CLT
4
CLT
29
BRI
4
ATL
2
MAR
19
HOM
6
TAL
32
POC
5
POC
38
IND
6
KEN
21
TEX
4
KAN
11
NHA
38
MCH
5
MCH
4
DRC
37
DOV
3
DOV
11
DAY
33
DAR
7
RCH
6
BRI
2
LVS
6
TAL
27
ROV
30
KAN
5
TEX
1*
MAR
9
PHO
11
8th 2341
2021 DAY
14
DRC
35
HOM
10
LVS
3
PHO
25
ATL
5
BRD
17
MAR
10
RCH
8
TAL
18
KAN
1
DAR
3
DOV
27
COA
10
CLT
3
SON
5
NSH
11
POC
2*
POC
1
ROA
3
ATL
2
NHA
37
GLN
4
IRC
20
MCH
7
DAY
34
DAR
35
RCH
9
BRI
21
LVS
3
TAL
27
ROV
4
TEX
8
KAN
28
MAR
2
PHO
7
9th 2318
2022 DAY
6
CAL
14
LVS
4
PHO
7
ATL
33
COA
28
RCH
9
MAR
7
BRD
1
TAL
3
DOV
7*
DAR
33
KAN
3
CLT
2
GTW
2*
SON
30
NSH
21
ROA
29
ATL
20
NHA
12
POC
36*
IRC
11
MCH
36
RCH
9
GLN
32
DAY
10
DAR
30*
KAN
26
BRI
34
TEX
36
TAL
20
ROV
3
LVS
3
HOM
9
MAR
29
PHO
7
13th 2224
2023 Ty Gibbs 54 DAY
25
CAL
16
LVS
22
PHO
28
ATL
9
COA
9
RCH
9
BRD
10
MAR
18
TAL
31
DOV
13
KAN
34
DAR
16
CLT
26
GTW
20
SON
18
NSH
14
CSC
9
ATL
34
NHA
27
POC
5
RCH
15
MCH
11
IRC
12
GLN
5
DAY
35
DAR
21
KAN
14
BRI
5
TEX
33
TAL
34
ROV
4
LVS
34
HOM
7
MAR
18
PHO
21
18th 771
2024 DAY ATL LVS PHO BRI COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND RCH MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -* -*

No. 80 (2003–2004, 2007)

Joey Logano's No. 02 cars in 2008

Before expanding to four full-time cars, JGR had occasionally fielded a fourth car for R&D or driver development purposes. Mike Bliss drove several races for JGR in 2003 & 2004 in a No. 80 car. In 2007, development driver Aric Almirola made his NEXTEL Cup debut in the No. 80 at Las Vegas with Joe Gibbs Driven sponsoring. Almirola started 31st and finished 40th after a crash. He was scheduled to drive at the All-Star Race and Coca-Cola 600, but he suffered a practice crash and the car was withdrawn from both races. He would leave the team later in the season for Ginn Racing and Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

Car No. 80 results

Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2003 Mike Bliss 80 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX TAL MAR CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY
26
CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV TAL
DNQ
KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO CAR HOM 65th 85
2004 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI
31
NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH
4
NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO DAR HOM 49th 407
2007 Aric Almirola DAY CAL LVS
41
ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 52nd 357

As No. 02 (2008–2009)

In 2008, 18-year-old Joey Logano was scheduled to run several late-season races in preparation for running the full 2009 season. Logano drove the No. 02 (reverse of the 20), with an inverted Home Depot scheme of teammate Tony Stewart's. He was scheduled to make his Sprint Cup debut at Richmond International Raceway, but qualifying was rained out by Hurricane Hanna. The 02 attempted again at Loudon and at Atlanta, but qualifying was rained out in both races as well, leading Logano to make his debut in JGR-affiliated Hall of Fame Racing's No. 96 at Loudon and miss the Atlanta race. Logano made the race in his fourth attempt with Gibbs at Texas, starting 43rd and last and finishing 40th, several laps down.

In 2009 Farm Bureau Insurance, who had been banned from the Nationwide Series due to the Viceroy Rule, moved up to sponsor 6 Sprint Cup Series races for JGR, including 3 for the 02 car at Charlotte, Texas, and Homestead. David Gilliland was tabbed to drive the car in the three events, with a best finish of 25th at Charlotte. After the 2009 season, Farm Bureau Insurance announced they would not return for the 2010 season.

Car No. 02 results

Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2008 Joey Logano 02 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH
DNQ
NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL
DNQ
TEX
40
PHO HOM 56th 53
2009 David Gilliland DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH NHA DOV KAN CAL CLT
25
MAR TAL TEX
28
PHO HOM
29
52nd 243

As No. 81 (2013)

In 2013, Elliott Sadler was signed to drive the renumbered No. 81 (reverse of 18) for three races, with his former sponsor at Robert Yates Racing, Mars, Inc., promoting their new Alert Energy Caffeine Gum on the car. Sadler was scheduled to run at Kansas Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway and a third unannounced race. The deal was made in part to avoid conflict on the 18 car with Kyle Busch's sponsor Monster Energy. For Sadler, it was his first start in the Sprint Cup Series since the 2012 Daytona 500, and his first opportunity since he was forced to turn down a part-time deal at Michael Waltrip Racing that same year (ultimately taken by 2013 teammate Brian Vickers) by then-owner Richard Childress. At Kansas, he got out of the racing groove and wrecked in turn 3 on lap 85, relegating him to a 40th-place finish. He failed to qualify at Talladega after rain washed out qualifying and was set by owner points as the No. 81 was too low in points. After Alert Energy was pulled from the market, Doublemint sponsored the car at Talladega.

Car No. 81 results

Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2013 Elliott Sadler 81 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN
40
RCH TAL
DNQ
DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 49th 4

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Car No. 11 history

Brian Scott at Road America in 2012.
Brian Scott (2011–2012)

The No. 11 team began racing in 2011. JGR signed 22-year-old Brian Scott (former driver of the No. 11 with Braun Racing) to a two-year contract, with Kevin Kidd announced as the crew chief, and Scott bringing sponsorship from his family-owned Shore Lodge. The new team was constantly hampered by bad luck during races, with 5 DNF's on the season. Scott earned a pole, two top 5s and seven top 10s, finishing 8th in points. For 2012, Dollar General expanded its sponsorship deal with JGR, sponsoring the No. 11 car for the full season. Despite showing speed, the team continued to struggle finishing races (7 DNF's), and had a best finish of 3rd at Dover, with Scott finishing 9th in points.

Elliott Sadler (2013–2014)
Elliott Sadler at Road America in 2014.

In 2013, Scott was replaced by veteran Elliott Sadler, who finished second in the championship standings in the two prior seasons. Sadler brought sponsorship from OneMain Financial with him from Richard Childress Racing. After winning four races in 2012, Sadler went winless in 2013, though he did score 20 top 10s en route to a fourth-place points finish. Sadler scored his first win for JGR at Talladega in 2014, leading a race high 40 laps. On October 31, 2014, it was announced that Sadler would depart for Roush Fenway Racing's Nationwide program, taking the OneMain sponsorship with him. The team's points and crew were moved to the No. 18 for the 2015 season, and the number was reassigned in 2016 to Kaulig Racing for Blake Koch.

Car No. 11 results

Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11
NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Owners Pts
2011 Brian Scott 11 Toyota DAY
34
PHO
9
LVS
14
BRI
12
CAL
13
TEX
10
TAL
11
NSH
22
RCH
15
DAR
29
DOV
30
IOW
27
CLT
8
CHI
17
MCH
17
ROA
16
DAY
12
KEN
15
NHA
17
NSH
17
IRP
15
IOW
14
GLN
14
CGV
12
BRI
10
ATL
12
RCH
32
CHI
3
DOV
11
KAN
17
CLT
5
TEX
12
PHO
41
HOM
9
15th 947
2012 DAY
37
PHO
14
LVS
34
BRI
35
CAL
4
TEX
37
RCH
14
TAL
36
DAR
7
IOW
11
CLT
31
DOV
3
MCH
9
ROA
7
KEN
30
DAY
32
NHA
12
CHI
11
IND
14
IOW
18
GLN
10
CGV
24
BRI
34
ATL
11
RCH
28
CHI
10
KEN
11
DOV
7
CLT
8
KAN
26
TEX
22
PHO
8
HOM
7
15th 853
2013 Elliott Sadler DAY
15
PHO
5
LVS
5
BRI
36
CAL
7
TEX
13
RCH
6
TAL
11
DAR
2
CLT
13
DOV
28
IOW
3
MCH
8
ROA
9
KEN
2
DAY
3
NHA
18
CHI
4*
IND
13
IOW
8
GLN
5
MOH
6
BRI
10
ATL
18
RCH
8
CHI
19
KEN
14
DOV
5
KAN
10
CLT
36
TEX
7
PHO
8
HOM
16
7th 1090
2014 DAY
5
PHO
6
LVS
13
BRI
17
CAL
5
TEX
10
DAR
2
RCH
6
TAL
1*
IOW
5
CLT
12
DOV
9
MCH
17
ROA
9
KEN
10
DAY
21
NHA
6
CHI
10
IND
15
IOW
10
GLN
7
MOH
7
BRI
29
ATL
10
RCH
8
CHI
6
KEN
13
DOV
5
KAN
7
CLT
9
TEX
9
PHO
3
HOM
9
6th 1154

Car No. 18 history

Part-time with Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte (1998)

The current 18 car came under JGR control when owner Joe Gibbs purchased the No. 44 Shell Oil-sponsored Pontiac from his Cup Series driver Bobby Labonte, who had been operating the team under his control. The team made its debut under the Gibbs banner at the 1998 NAPA Auto Parts 300 with then-IndyCar driver Tony Stewart driving. Stewart, he qualified 9th but finished 31st after a crash. At the next week at Rockingham Speedway, Stewart qualified on the pole, led 60 laps, and finished 2nd. Stewart ran a total of 22 races that year, with five top-five finishes and winning two pole positions. Labonte ran five races that year in that car in 1998, winning the Diamond Hill Plywood 200.

Part-time (1999)

The team switched to No. 18 with sponsorship from MBNA for 1999. Labonte ran only one race before he suffered shoulder injuries in a qualifying crash at Darlington. Late in the year, Jason Leffler, like Stewart an accomplished open wheel racer, ran four races in the car that year, his best finish being a 20th at Memphis Motorsports Park.

Jason Leffler (2000)

Leffler ran the car full-time in 2000, winning a pole at Texas Motor Speedway, and posting three top-ten finishes. After that season, he left for the Cup Series with Chip Ganassi Racing, and Jeff Purvis took his place.

Jeff Purvis and Mike McLaughlin (2001)

Purvis started strong and was seventh in points but was released after the GNC Live Well 250 because of sponsorship issues. Mike McLaughlin replaced him, finishing seventh in points that season.

Mike McLaughlin (2002)

McLaughlin returned for 2002, and despite going winless in 2002, he moved up to fourth place in points. However, owner Joe Gibbs wanted his son Coy in a full-time ride, leaving McLaughlin without a ride.

Coy Gibbs (2003)

In his rookie season, The now late Coy Gibbs drove the No. 18 full time in 2003. Gibbs had two Top 10 finishes and finished runner-up to David Stremme for Rookie of the Year.

Part-time (2004)

The team scaled back to a part-time schedule for 2004. In November 2003, JGR signed highly touted USAC Champion J. J. Yeley to a multi-year contract, beginning his stock car career with eight ARCA Menards Series events and 10-12 Busch Series races in the 2004 season. The Home Depot's Vigoro Lawn and Garden Products would sponsor Yeley's efforts, making their BGN debut at Las Vegas in March. In his first race, Yeley qualified a strong seventh, but finished 23rd and two laps down. Yeley would end up running 17 races, garnering four Top 10 finishes and finishing fourth in Rookie of the Year standings behind future Cup drivers Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, and Paul Menard. Bobby Labonte ran two races with a best finish of 7th, while Denny Hamlin finished a strong sixth at the fall race at Darlington.

J. J. Yeley (2005–2006)

Yeley ran the car full-time in 2005, finishing in the top-ten twelve times and finishing 11th in points. Yeley continued to run full-time in 2006, finishing 5th in the points standings with three poles, nine Top 5s, 22 Top 10s, and 27 Top 15s. Yeley announced in Daytona that he would be driving in the No. 1 Miccosukee Gaming and Resorts-sponsored Chevrolet for Phoenix Racing in the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series.

Brad Coleman at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in 2010.
Multiple drivers (2007)

In January 2007, former Brewco Motorsports development driver and ARCA standout Brad Coleman signed to drive the No. 18 car for 17 of the 35 races, with Carino's Italian Grill sponsoring his efforts. Kevin Conway was signed for eight races beginning at Bristol in March with Z-Line Designs sponsoring, while Tony Stewart and development driver Aric Almirola filled out the schedule with Goody's Headache Powder and ConAgra Foods sponsorships. Almirola put the car on the pole at the season opener at Daytona, and had a best finish of 4th at Charlotte. Coleman earned his first career Busch Series pole at Talladega, and had three Top 5s and five Top 10s. Without sponsorship for a full-time ride with JGR, Coleman returned to the renamed Baker Curb Racing following the season and signed a development contract with Hall of Fame Racing.

Kyle Busch in 2008.
Part-time (2008)

For 2008, the No. 18 was piloted by the team of Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch with sponsorship coming from Southern Farm Bureau, Interstate Batteries, and Z-Line Designs. Despite running a partial schedule, Busch won ten races in 2008, including eight in the No. 18, and would finish sixth in points while Hamlin scored a single victory in the No. 18 at Dover. 18-year-old JGR development driver Marc Davis made his one and only national series start for the team in October at Memphis Motorsports Park with DLP HDTV sponsoring.

Kyle Busch (2009)

In 2009, Kyle Busch went full time in the Nationwide Series, driving the No. 18 Z-Line Designs / NOS Toyota. Busch won 9 races and won the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Title.

Michael McDowell at Road America in 2012.
Multiple drivers (2010–2013)

In 2010, Kyle Busch ran most of the races that were paired with Sprint Cup Series races, while Brad Coleman returned to run the stand-alone races. For 2011, Busch drove the No. 18 for a majority of the season, splitting the ride with Michael McDowell, who ran both Iowa races, Lucas Oil Raceway, and the road courses Road America and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with sponsorship from Pizza Ranch. McDowell won the pole at Road America and dominated until late-race contact with another car. Drivers Kelly Bires, Drew Herring, and Joey Logano also took turns in the No. 18. Bires ran at Richmond and Chicago with International Comfort Products Corporation, Herring drove at the second Nashville race with Sport Clips, and Logano drove the No. 18 at Chicago, Dover, Kansas, and Phoenix. For 2012, the No. 18 would have a similar lineup, featuring Hamlin, Logano, Herring, McDowell, and Ryan Truex. Logano would take seven victories with the No. 18 team, handing the team the Nationwide Owners' Championship. For 2013, the No. 18 and 20 teams swapped. Matt Kenseth drove the No. 18 for 16 races with sponsorship from Reser's Fine Foods and GameStop. He won the July race at Daytona and the October race at Kansas. The No. 18 car did not run in 2014.

Daniel Suárez (2015)
Daniel Suárez at Road America in 2015

On August 19, 2014, JGR announced that Toyota Series and K&N Pro Series East driver Daniel Suárez would drive the No. 18 full-time in 2015 with a sponsorship from Arris, running for Rookie of the Year. Suárez had a strong rookie season, earning eight top fives, 18 top tens, and three poles to finish fifth in points and beat out Darrell Wallace Jr. for Rookie of the Year.

Multiple drivers (2016–2019)
Owen Kelly at Road America in 2016.

The team inherited the No. 54's points and equipment in 2016, fielding multiple drivers, starting with former JGR driver Bobby Labonte at Daytona. Kyle Busch drove a limited schedule, with former sponsor NOS Energy Drink (owned by Monster Beverage) funding both Busch and Labonte's efforts. Matt Tifft was scheduled to drive 13 races for the team, but was replaced for several races as he recovered from a removal of a tumor in his brain. Sam Hornish Jr. replaced Tifft for the June Xfinity race at Iowa, and won the race. David Ragan ran the July Xfinity race at Daytona, and won the pole, and was in contention for the win, but crashed on the final lap of the race. Road course specialist Owen Kelly ran the road course races at Mid-Ohio and Road America, and Dakoda Armstrong ran the July Xfinity race at Iowa. The No. 18 car won 12 races in 2016, ten with Busch, one at Charlotte with Hamlin, and one with Hornish at Iowa.

For 2017, multiple drivers again raced in the No. 18. Daniel Suárez drove 12 races beginning at Daytona in February with sponsorship from Juniper. Kyle Busch drove 10 races with sponsor NOS Energy Drink beginning at Atlanta in March, winning 5 races at Atlanta, Kentucky, Loudon, Watkins Glen, and Bristol. Kyle Busch Motorsports driver Christopher Bell made his Xfinity Series debut with the No. 18 team at Charlotte, finishing 4th. Bell would also drive the car at Road America, Kansas, Texas, and Phoenix. Bell won the race at Kansas after catching and passing teammate Erik Jones for his first career Xfinity Series win in his 5th start. Bell had sponsorship from SiriusXM at Charlotte, Toyotacare at Road America, JBL at Kansas, and Safelite at Texas and Phoenix. ARCA driver Kyle Benjamin drove the No. 18 with sponsorship from Reser's Fine Foods and Sport Clips at both Iowa races and Kentucky in September with a best finish of 2nd at the July Iowa race to teammate Ryan Preece. Regan Smith returned to the Xfinity series in a one-race deal in the No. 18 at Mid-Ohio with sponsorship from Interstate Batteries. Denny Hamlin also drove one race in the No. 18, running a throwback scheme at Darlington with Sport Clips sponsoring, Hamlin won the race. Ryan Preece drove the No. 18 car at Homestead with Safelite as the sponsor and finished 5th in preparation for an expanded ten–race schedule with the team in 2018. Preece shared the car with JGR's cup series drivers Busch, Suárez, Hamlin, and Jones in 2018. Preece would go on to win at Bristol.

In 2019, Busch returned for seven races with Hamlin running the Darlington race. Jeffrey Earnhardt was signed to nine races while the rest of the schedule was filled out by development drivers Harrison Burton and Riley Herbst. On August 7, 2019, Earnhardt announced that he parted ways with sponsor and XCI affiliate iK9, as well as Joe Gibbs Racing. Jack Hawksworth would drive the car at Mid-Ohio.

Riley Herbst (2020)
Riley Herbst at Dover International Speedway in 2020

For 2020, Riley Herbst will be driving this car full-time. Dave Rogers will serve as crew chief. He qualified for the playoffs but was eliminated following the first round and ultimately finished 12th in the standings.

Daniel Hemric (2021)
Daniel Hemric at Darlington Raceway in 2021

On November 12, 2020, it was confirmed that Daniel Hemric would replace Riley Herbst for the 2021 season. On September 25, 2021, it was confirmed that Hemric would not be returning to the team after the 2021 season, moving to Kaulig Racing's No. 11 in 2022 as the replacement for Justin Haley's Xfinity seat. Despite being winless during the regular season, Hemric used his consistency to advance to the Championship 4 at Phoenix where he finally won his first career Xfinity race as well as the Championship.

Multiple drivers (2022)

In 2022, JGR downsized to three teams including the No. 18, No. 19, and No. 54. Drivers such as Drew Dollar, Trevor Bayne, Ryan Truex, John Hunter Nemechek, and Sammy Smith drove the No. 18. The team would go winless in 2022.

Sammy Smith (2023)
Sammy Smith at Sonoma Raceway in 2023

On December 6, 2022, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Sammy Smith would drive the No. 18 full-time in 2023 with sponsorship from Pilot Flying J. During the season, Smith scored his first win at Phoenix; at age 18, he became the youngest Xfinity Series winner.

Car No. 18 results

Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18
NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Owners Pts Ref
1997 Bobby Labonte 18 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
9
CAL CAR HOM
1999 Andy Hillenburg DAY
3
J. D. Gibbs CAR
41
ATL
DNQ
NSV
DNQ
BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH
DNQ
CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY
Bobby Labonte LVS
16
DAR
DNQ
TEX
Jason Leffler IRP
41
MCH BRI DAR RCH
22
DOV
DNQ
CLT CAR
24
MEM
20
PHO HOM
2000 DAY
20
CAR
19
LVS
28
ATL
DNQ
DAR
37
BRI
25
TEX
22
NSV
21
TAL
28
CAL
39
RCH
35
NHA
24
CLT
21
DOV
28
SBO
32
MYB
7
GLN
28
MLW
15
NZH
15
PPR
24
GTY
15
IRP
4
MCH
41
BRI
36
DAR
28
RCH
15
DOV
10
CLT
36
CAR
30
MEM
16
PHO
2
HOM
12
2001 Jeff Purvis DAY
28*
CAR
6
LVS
17
ATL
6
DAR
10
BRI
24
TEX
12
NSH
14
TAL
24
CAL
2
RCH
17
NHA
19
NZH
12
CLT
10
DOV
14
KEN
29
MLW
7
Mike McLaughlin GLN
17
CHI
25
GTY
12
PPR
14
IRP
23
MCH
5
BRI
16
DAR
3
RCH
32
DOV
31
KAN
10
CLT
19
MEM
10
PHO
31
CAR
3
HOM
12
2002 DAY
38
CAR
5
LVS
12
DAR
6
BRI
2
TEX
18
NSH
20
CAL
6
RCH
14
NHA
5
NZH
9
CLT
4
DOV
8
NSH
33
KEN
39
MLW
8
DAY
7
CHI
27
GTY
7
PPR
7
IRP
14
MCH
17
BRI
4
DAR
8
RCH
19
DOV
2
KAN
31
CLT
8
MEM
16
ATL
3
CAR
13
PHO
19
HOM
20
4th 4253
Chevy TAL
24
2003 Coy Gibbs Pontiac DAY
39
TAL
9
DAY
17
14th 3213
Chevy CAR
14
LVS
16
DAR
14
BRI
27
TEX
10
NSH
30
CAL
13
RCH
24
GTY
36
NZH
21
CLT
24
DOV
25
NSH
31
KEN
15
MLW
24
CHI
20
NHA
19
PPR
17
IRP
25
MCH
37
BRI
22
DAR
23
RCH
20
DOV
18
KAN
21
CLT
26
MEM
25
ATL
25
PHO
28
CAR
33
HOM
31
2004 J. J. Yeley DAY CAR LVS
23
DAR BRI TEX
42
NSH
19
TAL CAL
23
GTY
16
RCH
23
NZH CLT
DNQ
DOV
26
NSH
8
KEN
11
MLW DAY CHI
9
NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI
15
RCH
15
DOV
35
KAN
6
ATL
10
PHO
15
Bobby Labonte CAL
7
CLT
14
MEM
Denny Hamlin DAR
8
HOM
2005 J. J. Yeley DAY
20
CAL
23
MXC
42
LVS
18
ATL
34
NSH
38
BRI
21
TEX
22
PHO
10
TAL
38
DAR
20
RCH
24
CLT
27
DOV
18
NSH
8
KEN
7
MLW
4
DAY
42
CHI
18
NHA
6
PPR
5
GTY
9
IRP
13
GLN
10
MCH
5
BRI
30
CAL
43
RCH
19
DOV
20
KAN
10
CLT
22
MEM
2
TEX
25
PHO
10
HOM
28
11th 3711
2006 DAY
8
CAL
7
MXC
4
LVS
8
ATL
5
BRI
29
TEX
42
NSH
4
PHO
11
TAL
34
RCH
31
DAR
9
CLT
3
DOV
9
NSH
16
KEN
2
MLW
3
DAY
4
CHI
10
NHA
8
MAR
9
GTY
37
IRP
3
GLN
11
MCH
9
BRI
12
CAL
40
RCH
13
DOV
9
KAN
11
CLT
32
MEM
10
TEX
6
PHO
6
HOM
5
5th 4487
2007 Aric Almirola DAY
19
ATL
27
PHO
43
DAR
41
CLT
14
CHI
38
CLT
4
HOM
18
Tony Stewart CAL
11
DAY
4
TEX
7*
Brad Coleman MXC
38
LVS
35
NSH
15
TEX
16
TAL
9
RCH
27
KEN
2
MLW
4
GTY
27
IRP
31
CGV
8
GLN
5
MCH
15
BRI
17
DOV
42
MEM
33
PHO
16
Kevin Conway BRI
26
DOV
30
NSH
31
NHA
21
CAL
20
RCH
43
KAN
35
2008 Kyle Busch Toyota DAY
2*
CAL LVS
31
ATL BRI NSH TEX
1*
PHO
1*
MXC TAL
16
RCH KEN
30*
MLW NHA
3
DAY
2
CHI
1*
GTY IRP
1*
CGV GLN BRI
7
CAL
1*
DOV
1*
CLT
1*
TEX
1*
HOM
2*
Denny Hamlin DAR
DNQ
CLT DOV
1*
NSH RCH
4
KAN
1*
PHO
2
Joey Logano MCH
7
Marc Davis MEM
23
2009 Kyle Busch DAY
4
CAL
1*
LVS
39
BRI
6*
TEX
1*
NSH
2
PHO
10
TAL
10*
RCH
1*
DAR
16*
CLT
3*
DOV
17*
NSH
1*
KEN
2*
MLW
2*
NHA
1
DAY
2
CHI
2
GTY
1
IRP
2
IOW
2
GLN
2
MCH
3
BRI
28
CGV
10
ATL
2
RCH
3
DOV
4*
KAN
2*
CAL
31*
CLT
1*
MEM
2
TEX
1*
PHO
9
HOM
1*
1st 5682
2010 DAY
18
CAL
1
LVS
16
BRI
3
NSH
3
PHO
1*
TEX
1*
TAL
34
RCH
4
DAR
2
DOV
1*
CLT
1
NHA
1*
DAY
7
CHI
1*
IRP
1*
IOW
1*
GLN
5
MCH
3
BRI
1*
ATL
2*
RCH
9
DOV
1*
KAN
3*
CAL
1
CLT
6*
TEX
2*
PHO
16
HOM
1*
Brad Coleman NSH
6
KEN
13
ROA
6
GTY
30
CGV
12
GTY
8
2011 Kyle Busch DAY
7
PHO
1**
LVS
30*
BRI
1*
CAL
1
TEX
34
TAL
1
NSH
2
DAR
1*
DOV
2
CLT
3
MCH
3
DAY
4
KEN
3
NHA
1
GLN
4*
BRI
1*
ATL
2
RCH
1
CLT
2
TEX
QL
Kelly Bires RCH
30
CHI
8
Michael McDowell IOW
7
ROA
12
IRP
10
IOW
9
CGV
3
Drew Herring NSH
7
Joey Logano CHI
19
DOV
13
KAN
7
PHO
4
Denny Hamlin TEX
2
HOM
5
2012 DAY
32
PHO
9
TEX
4
RCH
2
DAR
2
CLT
2
KEN
33
IND
4
ATL
12
RCH
4
CLT
5
TEX
5
Mark Martin LVS
2
Joey Logano BRI
4*
CAL
1*
TAL
1
DOV
1*
MCH
1
DAY
5
GLN
22
BRI
1
CHI
9*
DOV
1*
KAN
3
PHO
1*
HOM
16
Michael McDowell IOW
3
ROA
2
IOW
6
CGV
6
Ryan Truex NHA
10
CHI
10
Drew Herring BRI
36
2013 Matt Kenseth DAY
16
PHO
8
LVS BRI CAL TEX
6
RCH TAL DAR
5
CLT
8
DOV
3
IOW MCH DAY
1
NHA
9
CHI IND
7
IOW GLN RCH
35
CHI
7
KAN
1
CLT
5
TEX
4
PHO
6
HOM
4
Michael McDowell ROA
34
KEN MOH
2
Drew Herring BRI
36
ATL
Joey Coulter KEN
18
DOV
2015 Daniel Suárez DAY
39
ATL
14
LVS
10
PHO
11
CAL
13
TEX
18
BRI
2
RCH
6
TAL
31
IOW
18
CLT
6
DOV
19
MCH
20
CHI
7
DAY
15
KEN
4
NHA
5
IND
3
IOW
6
GLN
15
MOH
11
BRI
5
ROA
24
DAR
3
RCH
12
CHI
6
KEN
22
DOV
10
CLT
4
KAN
9
TEX
6
PHO
4
HOM
6
2020 Riley Herbst DAY
32
LVS
9
CAL
2
PHO
10
DAR
18
CLT
12
BRI
27
ATL
17
HOM
10
HOM
9
TAL
37
POC
9
IRC
33
KEN
2
KEN
10
TEX
36
KAN
9
ROA
23
DRC
7
DOV
6
DOV
9
DAY
4
DAR
4
RCH
10
RCH
34
BRI
10
LVS
12
TAL
35
ROV
12
KAN
30
TEX
32
MAR
6
PHO
11
12th 2151
2021 Daniel Hemric DAY
9
DRC
3
HOM
3
LVS
2*
PHO
23
ATL
9
MAR
3
TAL
12
DAR
5
DOV
9
COA
29
CLT
28*
MOH
12
TEX
4
NSH
13
POC
6
ROA
2
ATL
30
NHA
3
GLN
22
IRC
12
MCH
39
DAY
5
DAR
24
RCH
6
BRI
10
LVS
5
TAL
4
ROV
3
TEX
2
KAN
15
MAR
3
PHO
1
1st 4040
2022 Drew Dollar DAY
36
TAL
13
7th 2247
Trevor Bayne CAL
3
PHO
4
ATL
28
CLT
9
NSH
2
NHA
2
TAL
13
LVS
5
HOM
6
Ryan Truex LVS
30
MAR
7
DAR
30
TEX
6
ATL
3
Bubba Wallace COA
28
IRC
35
John Hunter Nemechek RCH
2*
DOV
37
TEX
28
Connor Mosack PIR
28
Sammy Smith ROA
24
POC
31
MCH
12
GLN
3
DAY
38
KAN
8
BRI
14
MAR
18
PHO
10
Christopher Bell DAR
7
James Davison CLT
7
2023 Sammy Smith DAY
19
CAL
19
LVS
17
PHO
1*
ATL
17
COA
4
RCH
19
MAR
2
TAL
33
DOV
6
DAR
11
CLT
10
PIR
30
SON
9
NSH
34
CSC
6
ATL
10
NHA
5
POC
6
ROA
31
MCH
38
IRC
28
GLN
18
DAY
21
DAR
17
KAN
35
BRI
9
TEX
3
ROV
11
LVS
17
HOM
9
MAR
3*
PHO
9
6th 2248
2024 Sheldon Creed DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO

Car No. 19 history

Part-time (2004–2006)

The No. 19 team was to make its debut at the 2004 Michigan race driven by Bobby Labonte and sponsored by Banquet Foods, however, qualifying was rained out and the team with no owner's points missed the race. The team finally made its first start in 2005 CarQuest Auto Parts 300. Labonte ran seven races that year, with three top-tens. With Labonte moving to Petty Enterprises, JGR development driver Aric Almirola ran the car in seven races in 2006. Tony Stewart also drove the car at select races in 2006, using his NEXTEL Cup crew when he raced. The No. 19 team was disbanded after the 2006 season.

Daniel Suárez (2016)
Daniel Suárez won the 2016 Xfinity Series championship.

The No. 19 car was returned for 2016 with Daniel Suárez and sponsor Arris moving from the 18 team, maintaining the same sponsor-number combination used by Carl Edwards in the Cup Series. Suárez got his first win at Michigan after a last lap pass to Kyle Busch. Suárez scored three victories and won the 2016 championship, becoming the first foreign-born driver to win a NASCAR National championship.

Matt Tifft (2017)
Tifft's No. 19 Xfinity Series car at Road America in 2017

It was announced that in 2017, Matt Tifft would drive full-time in the 19, with rookie crew chief Matt Beckham on the box. Tifft struggled to repeat the success of Suárez failing to win any races and finishing 7th in points.

Brandon Jones (2018–2022)
Jones' No. 19 at Road America in 2018

On November 15, 2017, JGR announced that Brandon Jones would replace Tifft in the 19 in 2018. Tifft would move to Richard Childress Racing in a driver swap. Chris Gabehart was announced as his crew chief, moving from the No. 20 Xfinity team and replacing Matt Beckham. From 2018 to 2022, Jones score five wins and made the top-10 in the playoffs. On September 14, 2022, Jones announced he would leave JGR at the end of the 2022 season and move to the JR Motorsports No. 9 in 2023.

Multiple drivers (2023–present)
Gibbs's No. 19 at Sonoma in 2023.

On December 8, 2022, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that the No. 19 car would run full time with a number of drivers, including Ryan Truex and Joe Graf Jr.. Truex scored his first career win at Dover. Ty Gibbs took the No. 19 to victory lane at Indianapolis. Denny Hamlin won his sole Xfinity race of 2023 at Darlington.

Car No. 19 results

Joe Gibbs Racing No. 19
NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Owners Pts Ref
2004 Bobby Labonte 19 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH
DNQ
BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM N/A 0
2005 DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT
6
DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI
16
NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH
7
BRI
10
CAL RCH
8
DOV KAN
37
CLT MEM TEX
12
PHO
DNQ
HOM 55th 866
2006 Aric Almirola DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH
32
DAR CLT DOV
11
NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH
27
BRI
20
CAL RCH
18
DOV KAN
39
CLT
15
MEM ?? 833+
Tony Stewart TEX
2
PHO
13
HOM
2016 Daniel Suarez Toyota DAY
8
ATL
7
LVS
2
PHO
3
CAL
4
TEX
16
BRI
6
RCH
4
TAL
7
DOV
9
CLT
12
POC
9
MCH
1
IOW
4
DAY
32
KEN
3
NHA
4
IND
7
IOW
30
GLN
4
MOH
23
BRI
30
ROA
4
DAR
3
RCH
8
CHI
4
KEN
2
DOV
1
CLT
3
KAN
3
TEX
5
PHO
5
HOM
1*
1st 4040
2017 Matt Tifft DAY
11
ATL
12
LVS
34
PHO
12
CAL
17
TEX
9
BRI
16
RCH
14
TAL
6
CLT
26
DOV
9
POC
10
MCH
26
IOW
22
DAY
18
KEN
14
NHA
11
IND
11
IOW
19
GLN
13
MOH
3
BRI
17
ROA
3
DAR
40
RCH
13
CHI
6
KEN
9
DOV
6
CLT
9
KAN
8
TEX
8
PHO
11
HOM
7
14th 824
2018 Brandon Jones DAY
10
ATL
17
LVS
7
PHO
11
CAL
13
TEX
33
BRI
6*
RCH
10
TAL
2
DOV
10
CLT
15
POC
24
MCH
18
IOW
5
CHI
11
DAY
12
KEN
36
NHA
6
IOW
12
GLN
7
MOH
23
BRI
29
ROA
9
DAR
12
IND
10
LVS
7
RCH
8
ROV
22
DOV
6
KAN
36
TEX
6
PHO
7
HOM
8
10th 2186
2019 DAY
3
ATL
4
LVS
28
PHO
7
CAL
7
TEX
33
BRI
14
RCH
33
TAL
18
DOV
7
CLT
10
POC
38
MCH
6
IOW
11
CHI
4
DAY
30
KEN
30
NHA
9
IOW
33
GLN
17
MOH
10
BRI
11
ROA
16
DAR
7
IND
6
LVS
3
RCH
11
ROV
16
DOV
37
KAN
1
TEX
4
PHO
11
HOM
8
9th 2206
2020 DAY
4
LVS
6
CAL
30*
PHO
1
DAR
20
CLT
27
BRI
3
ATL
8
HOM
8
HOM
2
TAL
16
POC
36
IRC
37
KEN
36
KEN
30
TEX
7
KAN
1
ROA
14
DRC
2
DOV
16
DOV
4
DAY
13
DAR
1
RCH
14
RCH
8
BRI
8
LVS
11
TAL
4
ROV
10
KAN
9
TEX
25
MAR
9
PHO
3
6th 2273
2021 DAY
38
DRC
4
HOM
2
LVS
3
PHO
33
ATL
37
MAR
5
TAL
37
DAR
3
DOV
35
COA
17
CLT
8
MOH
4
TEX
5
NSH
6
POC
7
ROA
19
ATL
39
NHA
38
GLN
6
IRC
36
MCH
2
DAY
40
DAR
33
RCH
20
BRI
5
LVS
6
TAL
2
ROV
5
TEX
10
KAN
11
MAR
6
PHO
7
13th 865
2022 DAY
17
CAL
33
LVS
10
PHO
2
ATL
7
COA
18
RCH
13
MAR
1
TAL
26
DOV
7
DAR
7
TEX
14
CLT
16
PIR
11
NSH
14
ROA
5
ATL
11
NHA
28
POC
17
IRC
15
MCH
4
GLN
24
DAY
20
DAR
14
KAN
4
BRI
2
TEX
27
TAL
9
ROV
7
LVS
9
HOM
15
MAR
23
PHO
11
9th 2220
2023 Myatt Snider DAY
5
PIR
6
ROV
14
LVS
11
MAR
15
PHO
22
10th 2194
Joe Graf Jr. CAL
11
LVS
15
RCH
37
NHA
29
KAN
9
HOM
10
Ryan Truex PHO
2
ATL
3
MAR
12
TAL
17
DOV
1*
DAR
35
Ty Gibbs COA
3
CLT
5
SON
4
NSH
37
ATL
6
MCH
4
IRC
1*
GLN
17*
Connor Mosack CSC
35
POC
34
ROA
29
Trevor Bayne DAY
29
BRI
7
TEX
33
Denny Hamlin DAR
1
2024 Ryan Truex DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO
Joe Graf Jr.
Taylor Gray
William Sawalich

Car No. 20 history

Denny Hamlin's No. 20 Busch car (right) battling Matt Kenseth (left) for position.
Early years (2000–2002)

After JGR purchased the team from Gary Bechtel in 2000, the team received sponsorship from Porter-Cable. Despite missing three races, driver Jeff Purvis had eleven Top 10s and one pole, finishing 11th in points. The team switched to No. 20 for 2001, and Mike McLaughlin was named the driver. Without a major sponsor, McLaughlin was able to win the Subway 300 and was sixth in points when Gibbs decided to shut down his team due to sponsorship problems. He moved to the No. 18 and finished seventh in points that year. Coy Gibbs ran five races in the No. 20 in 2002, with a sponsorship from ConAgra Foods. His best finish was a 14th at Kentucky Speedway.

Mike Bliss (2003–2004)

After he moved to the 18, Gibbs was replaced by Mike Bliss and Rockwell Automation came aboard as a sponsor. Bliss had fourteen Top 10s and finished 10th in points. In 2004, he pulled off a win at Lowe's Motor Speedway and had three poles.

Denny Hamlin (2005–2008)

In 2005, Denny Hamlin came aboard and posted eleven Top 10s and finished fifth points, the third-place finisher in rookie points. He ran the full schedule in the No. 20 in 2006, winning two races and finishing fourth in points.

Hamlin and developmental driver Aric Almirola split duties in the No. 20 in 2007 with sponsorship from Rockwell Automation, with Tony Stewart also piloting the No. 20 at Atlanta. With Hamlin running several non-companion races, Almirola would occasionally qualify the car that Hamlin would later drive. Hamlin took the car to victory lane in four races, including Darlington, Milwaukee, Michigan, and Dover. The win at Milwaukee was controversial, with Almirola putting the car on the pole and starting the race because Hamlin was delayed flying from Sonoma Raceway. Almirola started the car and led the first 43 laps but was still relieved by Hamlin during a caution due to obligations to his sponsorship from Rockwell. Almirola was credited as the winner for starting the race but did not participate in the victory celebration. He would leave JGR after the season. The No. 20 finished 2nd in the owners points behind RCR's No. 29.

Cup drivers (2008–2012)
Joey Logano at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in 2010.

In 2008, the No. 20 was shared by Hamlin, Kyle Busch, and Stewart for nine races before defending NASCAR Camping World East Series champion Joey Logano was named the driver of the No. 20 for the rest of the season's races except for Loudon (which Stewart won in the No. 20), Daytona (which Hamlin won in the No. 20), and Chicago (which Busch won in the No. 18). All four drivers of the No. 20 won races driving it in 2008. For 2009, 20-year-old Brad Coleman returned to JGR for a part-time schedule, sharing the ride with Logano and Hamlin. In 2010, Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, and Matt DiBenedetto shared the No. 20 car, with Hamlin winning at Darlington and Logano winning at Kentucky and Kansas. For 2011, Logano returned to the No. 20 with sponsorships from GameStop and Sport Clips. Logano ran the first 10 races but picked up last-minute sponsorship from Harvest Investments to run Nashville. Due to a lack of sponsorship, the No. 20 was unable to run a full schedule for the owner's championship. In the 20, Logano grabbed his first superspeedway win at the July Daytona race with help from Kyle Busch. The No. 20 was also driven by Denny Hamlin at Las Vegas, Richmond, and Darlington, with Hamlin winning at Richmond. Drew Herring drove the No. 20 with Sport Clips at both Iowa races, where Herring won the pole for the May race, and Lucas Oil Raceway. Ryan Truex stepped into the No. 20 late in the season for six races, finishing second to Logano at Dover after dominating the race.

The No. 20 team returned in 2012 to run most of the season. Its primary driver lineup consisted of Logano, Hamlin, Truex, and JGR development driver Darrell Wallace Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing driver Clint Bowyer also drove the No. 20 at Daytona when Hamlin was sidelined from the race by back problems.

Brian Vickers in 2013.
Brian Vickers (2013)

Starting in the 2013 season, 2003 Busch Series Champion Brian Vickers joined the team driving the No. 20 for the full season with sponsorship from Dollar General, in addition to a partial Sprint Cup Series schedule in Michael Waltrip Racing's 55 car. Dollar General had sponsored Vickers in the past with Braun Racing, and like teammate Elliott Sadler, Vickers was attempting to reclaim his career in the second-tier series. After 30 starts, Vickers was sidelined with a second incidence of blood clots, replaced by Denny Hamlin and Drew Herring in the final three races of the season. Though he went winless, Vickers scored 13 top 5s and 18 top 10s to finish 10th in points. He would leave for a full-time ride at MWR at the end of the year.

Kenny Habul at Road America in 2014
Multiple drivers (2014)

The No. 20 team continued to run full-time in 2014. Matt Kenseth drove the No. 20 in a total of 18 races, with GameStop sponsoring 10 races and Reser's Fine Foods sponsoring 7 races. Sam Hornish Jr. and Kenseth each ran 1 race and Kenny Habul 2 races with Habul's Sun Energy 1 sponsoring. Darrell Wallace Jr. ran at Talladega in the spring with ToyotaCare and Daytona in July with Coca-Cola "Share a Coke". Daniel Suárez made his debut at RIR, finishing 19th. Michael McDowell ran at both Iowa races with Pizza Ranch. Denny Hamlin returned to the No. 20 at Chicagoland in September with Sport Clips, finishing 32nd after a blown engine. Development driver Justin Boston, running the full ARCA schedule, made his debut in the No. 20 at Kentucky later in the month, with sponsor Zloop E-Recycling. Kenseth scored a win in the final race of the season at Homestead Miami Speedway, and the No. 20 would finish 9th in owners points.

Erik Jones (2015–2017)

Erik Jones was scheduled to run a limited schedule in the No. 20 car in 2015, with Kenny Habul and SunEnergy1 also returning for the three road courses. Jones, whose schedule was expanded due to Kyle Busch's injury, scored his first Xfinity win in his 9th career start at Texas in April, leading a race-high 79 laps. Ross Kenseth, son of Sprint Cup Series champion Matt Kenseth, made his Xfinity Series debut at Chicagoland Speedway on June 20. David Ragan made a single start at Daytona in July with Interstate Batteries sponsorship. Kenny Wallace made his final career start in the No. 20 car at Iowa Speedway in August, with longtime sponsor U.S. Cellular. Wallace started seventh and finished 15th. Matt Tifft made his Xfinity Series debut at Kentucky in September, finishing 10th. Denny Hamlin drove a total of six races in the 20; two with SunEnergy 1 sponsorship, three with Hisense, and running a throwback scheme at Darlington in September with Sport Clips sponsoring. Hamlin scored three wins, all of which were from the pole starting position. Matt Kenseth ran five races with Reser's Fine Foods, scoring four-second-place finishes.

Erik Jones at Road America.

Erik Jones drove the car full-time in 2016, with Gamestop, Reser's, Hisense, Interstate Batteries and Dewalt as the sponsors. Jones won 4 times but finished 4th in points after getting trapped behind the slow car of Cole Whitt on the last restart of the final race at Homestead.

In 2017, the No. 20 was driven by a variety of different drivers. Denny Hamlin, Erik Jones, Kyle Benjamin, Christopher Bell, Daniel Suarez, James Davison and Ryan Preece are among them. Jones drove the car for 18 races starting at Daytona, sweeping the Texas races as well as winning the Bristol spring race. Hamlin drove the car for three races and won at Michigan. Suárez drove the No. 20 for two races at Las Vegas and the Bristol fall race, finishing 3rd and 2nd respectively. Benjamin drove the car for two races at the spring Richmond race and the first Pocono race, winning the pole in the latter. Bell drove the No. 20 for three races starting at the June Iowa race, where Bell won stage one, led the most laps, but finished 16th after being collected in a crash between the lapped cars of Brennan Poole and Ryan Reed while leading. Ryan Preece drove the car at Loudon, the July Iowa race, and the September Kentucky race. Preece finished 2nd to his teammate Kyle Busch at Loudon. In his next race at Iowa, Preece led the most laps and won the race, then finished 4th at Kentucky. James Davison drove the No. 20 at Mid Ohio and Road America, leading the most laps at Road America before getting collected in a wreck.

Christopher Bell (2017–2019)
Christopher Bell at Road America in 2019.

For 2018, Christopher Bell drove the No. 20 full-time, competing for Rookie of the Year honors. Jason Ratcliff was his crew chief, moving from the No. 20 cup series team. Bell won seven races in 2018, breaking the record for a rookie in the series previously held by Greg Biffle and Kyle Busch. He made it to the Championship 4 but had a tire go down at Homestead and finished 13th in the race and 4th among the championship contenders. He returned for the full 2019 season.

Harrison Burton (2020–2021)
Burton's No. 20 car at Dover International Speedway in 2020

In 2020 and 2021, Harrison Burton drove for Joe Gibbs Racing full-time in their No. 20 Toyota, replacing Christopher Bell, who moved up to the NASCAR Cup Series while also competing for Rookie of the Year honors. Ben Beshore served as crew chief, moving from the No. 18 Xfinity Series team. During the 2020 season, Burton won his first four races at Fontana, Homestead, Texas, and Martinsville and finished eighth in the final standings. On July 15, 2021, it was announced that Burton would leave JGR to drive the Wood Brothers Racing No. 21 in the Cup Series for Wood Brothers in 2022. Despite not winning a race throughout 2021, Burton once again made the playoffs with his consistency and finished 8th in the final standings. Following the end of the 2021 season, JGR shut down the No. 20 team and downsized its Xfinity program to three teams: The Nos. 18, 19, and 54.

John Hunter Nemechek (2023)
John Hunter Nemechek’s race-winning car at Auto Club Speedway in 2023

On December 8, 2022, it was announced that John Hunter Nemechek would pilot the returning No. 20 in the Xfinity Series on a full time basis. Nemecheck began the 2023 season with a second-place finish at Daytona. Throughout the season, he scored wins at Fontana, Martinsville, Atlanta, New Hampshire, Michigan, and Kansas. During the playoffs, Nemechek won at Texas. He finished 28th at Phoenix and fourth in the points standings.

Car No. 20 results

Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20
NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Owners Pts
2001 Mike McLaughlin 20 Pontiac DAY
6
CAR
14
LVS
9
ATL
11
DAR
5
BRI
13
TEX
37
NSH
9
TAL
1
CAL
10
RCH
22
NHA
10
NZH
17
CLT
11
DOV
21
KEN
25
MLW
18
GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR
Mark McFarland RCH
20
DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM
2002 Coy Gibbs DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL
41
CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN
14
MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI
27
DAR RCH DOV 61st 416
Chevy KAN
21
CLT MEM
30
ATL CAR PHO HOM
2003 Mike Bliss Pontiac DAY
33
TAL
5
DAY
39
10th 3932
Chevy CAR
6
LVS
3
DAR
32
BRI
5
TEX
22
NSH
4
CAL
17
RCH
28
GTY
12*
NZH
3
CLT
5
DOV
9
NSH
33
KEN
31
MLW
21
CHI
10
NHA
33
PPR
16
IRP
10
MCH
16
BRI
30
DAR
12
RCH
27
DOV
5
KAN
31
CLT
3
MEM
8
ATL
21
PHO
20
CAR
15
HOM
7
2004 DAY
30
CAR
13
LVS
12
DAR
10
BRI
17
TEX
18
NSH
8
TAL
39
CAL
17
GTY
17
RCH
8
NZH
33
CLT
16
DOV
19
NSH
4
KEN
3
MLW
6
DAY
5
CHI
33
NHA
32
PPR
6
IRP
7
MCH
10
BRI
21
CAL
16
RCH
6
DOV
18
KAN
19
CLT
1
MEM
5
ATL
27
PHO
12
DAR
3
HOM
27
5th 4115
2005 Denny Hamlin DAY
33
CAL
18
MXC
15
LVS
12
ATL
16
NSH
9
BRI
9
TEX
14
PHO
11
TAL
28
DAR
7
RCH
13
CLT
20
DOV
24
NSH
7
KEN
15
MLW
6
DAY
14
CHI
15
NHA
3
PPR
14
GTY
11
IRP
6
GLN
33
MCH
8
BRI
13
CAL
20
RCH
34
DOV
6
KAN
12
CLT
30
MEM
7
TEX
19
PHO
9
HOM
37
5th 4143
2006 DAY
14
CAL
10
MXC
1*
LVS
6
ATL
38
BRI
4
TEX
10
NSH
3*
PHO
39
TAL
30
RCH
10
DAR
1
CLT
29
DOV
7
NSH
4
KEN
3
MLW
2
DAY
30
CHI
14
NHA
3
MAR
3
GTY
3*
IRP
8
GLN
12
MCH
6
BRI
22
CAL
15
RCH
6
DOV
40
KAN
33
CLT
8
MEM
6
TEX
8
PHO
3
HOM
4
4th 4667
2007 DAY
9
CAL
8
MXC
2
LVS
12
TEX
2
PHO
4
RCH
41
DAR
1
CLT
34
DOV
2
MLW
RL
NHA
5
CHI
7
GLN
14
MCH
1
CAL
3
RCH
7
DOV
1
KAN
6
CLT
5
TEX
3
PHO
28
HOM
13
2nd
Tony Stewart ATL
10
Aric Almirola BRI
32
NSH
19
TAL
20
NSH
10
KEN
6
MLW
1
DAY
28
IRP
6
CGV
11
BRI
10
Travis Kittleson GTY
17
J. J. Yeley MEM
11
2008 Tony Stewart Toyota DAY
1
CAL
1*
LVS
27
TEX
10
TAL
1*
DAR
1*
NHA
1*
CHI
9
MCH
3
Kyle Busch ATL
24*
NSH
16*
MXC
1
Denny Hamlin BRI
26
PHO
3
RCH
1
CLT
2
DAY
1
Joey Logano DOV
6
NSH
31
KEN
1*
MLW
2
GTY
2
IRP
8
CGV
17
GLN
7
BRI
16
CAL
6
RCH
7
DOV
14
KAN
9
CLT
14
MEM
5
TEX
4
PHO
10
HOM
10
2009 DAY
20
CAL
3
BRI
9
TEX
12
NSH
1*
PHO
4
TAL
3
RCH
6
DAR
12
CLT
5
DOV
2
KEN
1
NHA
2*
DAY
4
CHI
1*
GLN
33
ATL
6
KAN
1
CAL
1
CLT
14
TEX
24
HOM
4
Denny Hamlin LVS
21
RCH
17
DOV
27
PHO
12
Brad Coleman NSH
10
MLW
24
GTY
5
IRP
16
IOW
13
MCH
23
BRI
29
CGV
28
Matt DiBenedetto MEM
14
2010 Joey Logano DAY
7
CAL
5*
BRI
14
NSH
8*
PHO
10
TEX
2
TAL
2
RCH
6
CLT
3
KEN
1*
NHA
4
DAY
2
CHI
2
GLN
2
MCH
6
BRI
10
CGV
6
ATL
6
DOV
2
KAN
1
CAL
5
CLT
4
TEX
4
PHO
3
HOM
7
Denny Hamlin LVS
2
DAR
1*
DOV
12
RCH
6
Matt DiBenedetto NSH
10
ROA
29
GTY
29
IRP
31
IOW
9
GTY
24
2011 Joey Logano DAY
12
PHO
6
BRI
5
CAL
7
TEX
4
TAL
2
NSH
4
DOV
13
CLT
11
MCH
6
DAY
1
KEN
10
NHA
29
GLN
3
BRI
2
CLT
19
TEX
8
HOM
10
Denny Hamlin LVS
7
RCH
1*
DAR
2
Drew Herring IOW
12
IRP
8
IOW
11
Ryan Truex ATL
11
RCH
4
CHI
13
DOV
8
KAN
10
PHO
8
2012 Joey Logano DAY
16
PHO
8
LVS TEX
15
RCH
18
DAR
1
CLT
6
IND
7
CLT
1*
KAN TEX
10
Ryan Truex BRI
10
CAL TAL
11
DOV
2
GLN
15
CGV BRI ATL HOM
38
Bubba Wallace IOW
9
IOW
7
RCH
10
CHI KEN DOV
12
Michael McDowell MCH
7
ROA KEN
Clint Bowyer DAY
26
NHA CHI
Brian Vickers PHO
2
2013 DAY
19
PHO
17
LVS
3
BRI
3
CAL
34
TEX
9
RCH
4
TAL
15
DAR
3
CLT
11
DOV
2
IOW
29
MCH
33
ROA
6
KEN
4
DAY
13
NHA
2
CHI
5
IND
4
IOW
3
GLN
3
MOH
5
BRI
34
ATL
15
RCH
7
CHI
6
KEN
7
DOV
4
KAN
29
CLT
31
Denny Hamlin TEX
2
Drew Herring PHO
16
HOM
15
2014 Matt Kenseth 14 5 6 5* 7 6 3 6 4 36 3 3 5 11 12 6 3 5 1 9th 1142
Daniel Suárez 19
Bubba Wallace 31 7
Michael McDowell 7 2
Sam Hornish Jr. 2
Kenny Habul 14 31
Erik Jones 7 8 6
Denny Hamlin 32
Justin Boston 9 12
2015 Erik Jones DAY
18
LVS
29
CAL
3
TEX
1*
BRI
4
TAL
30
IOW
3
CLT
15
KEN
2
NHA IND
34
RCH
5
CHI CLT
2
KAN TEX
4
PHO
3
HOM
3
5th 1186
Matt Kenseth 8 2 2 2 2*
Denny Hamlin 1* 10 1* 3* 1* 2
Ross Kenseth 6
David Ragan 7
Kenny Wallace 15
Kenny Habul 29 28 14
Matt Tifft 10
2016 Erik Jones DAY
31
ATL
3
LVS
3
PHO
2
CAL
15
TEX
2
BRI
1
RCH
34
TAL
21
DOV
1*
CLT
31
POC
2
MCH
4
IOW
27
DAY
10
KEN
4
NHA
2
IND
22
IOW
1*
GLN
12
MOH
6
BRI
33
ROA
21
DAR
6
RCH
2
CHI
1
KEN
28*
DOV
16
CLT
5
KAN
15
TEX
4
PHO
10
HOM
9
8th 2220
2017 DAY
32
PHO
3
CAL
4
TEX
1*
BRI
1
TAL
5
DOV
35
DAY
25
KEN
3*
IND
23
GLN
8
DAR
4
CHI
18*
DOV
20
CLT
30
KAN
15*
TEX
1*
PHO
3
4th 4001
Denny Hamlin ATL
20
CLT
5
MCH
1
Daniel Suárez LVS
3
BRI
2
Kyle Benjamin RCH
32
POC
16
Christopher Bell IOW
16
RCH
6
HOM
36
Ryan Preece NHA
2
IOW
1
KEN
4
James Davison MOH
4
ROA
37
2018 Christopher Bell DAY
39
ATL
3
LVS
2
PHO
4
CAL
21
TEX
2
BRI
29
RCH
1*
TAL
12
DOV
4
CLT
3
POC
36
MCH
11
IOW
2
CHI
12
DAY
3
KEN
1
NHA
1*
IOW
1
GLN
9
MOH
11
BRI
2
ROA
23
DAR
34
IND
7
LVS
4
RCH
1
ROV
5
DOV
1*
KAN
37
TEX
32
PHO
1*
HOM
11
4th 4026
2019 DAY
6
ATL
1*
LVS
13
PHO
30
CAL
3
TEX
3*
BRI
1
RCH
16
TAL
3
DOV
1
CLT
31
POC
5
MCH
13
IOW
1*
CHI
38
DAY
3
KEN
2
NHA
1*
IOW
2*
GLN
2
MOH
2
BRI
14
ROA
1
DAR
4
IND
29
LVS
2*
RCH
1*
ROV
12
DOV
25
KAN
12
TEX
1*
PHO
16*
HOM
5
3rd 4032
2020 Harrison Burton DAY
2
LVS
5
CAL
1
PHO
2
DAR
9
CLT
9
BRI
4
ATL
5
HOM
1
HOM
8
TAL
32
POC
32
IRC
25
KEN
17
KEN
12
TEX
4
KAN
3
ROA
16
DRC
8
DOV
5
DOV
11
DAY
5
DAR
6
RCH
16
RCH
4
BRI
4
LVS
9
TAL
23
ROV
33
KAN
11
TEX
1
MAR
1*
PHO
6
8th 2248
2021 DAY
3*
DRC
6
HOM
39
LVS
9
PHO
12
ATL
3
MAR
7
TAL
10
DAR
11
DOV
6
COA
6
CLT
3
MOH
38
TEX
30
NSH
3
POC
37
ROA
5
ATL
24
NHA
5
GLN
5
IRC
9
MCH
5
DAY
9
DAR
2
RCH
9
BRI
7
LVS
10
TAL
25
ROV
15
TEX
8
KAN
34
MAR
20
PHO
3
9th 2193
2023 John Hunter Nemechek DAY
2
CAL
1*
LVS
6
PHO
6
ATL
8
COA
27
RCH
2
MAR
1*
TAL
32
DOV
5
DAR
5*
CLT
2
PIR
10
SON
16
NSH
6
CSC
2
ATL
1
NHA
1*
POC
32
ROA
34
MCH
1*
IRC
13
GLN
6
DAY
28
DAR
3*
KAN
1*
BRI
3
TEX
1
ROV
8
LVS
2
HOM
3
MAR
18
PHO
28
-* -*
2024 DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO
Aric Almirola

Car No. 54 history

Multiple drivers (2013-2015)
Sam Hornish Jr. at Road America in 2014.

In 2012, Kyle Busch fielded the No. 54 & After running the 54 for his team in 2012 with only one win (by his brother Kurt), Kyle Busch returned to JGR's strong Nationwide program with the No. 54 as a fourth JGR car, running 26 races and bringing sponsor Monster Energy with him. Parker Kligerman would take over the newly renumbered 77 for KBM. Busch didn't take long to get to victory lane. He won the pole, lead the most laps, and won the race in only the second race of the 2013 season at Phoenix International Raceway. He then scored victories at Bristol (4th race) and at Fontana (5th race). During the 2013 season, he won a total of 12 races. Joey Coulter, Owen Kelly, and Drew Herring also ran in the 54, which finished 2nd in the owner's championship to the Team Penske No. 22 by one point.

For the 2014 season, Kyle Busch ran part-time the No. 54 car, running all Sprint Cup Series companion races except Talladega and Daytona in July. Former IRL champion Sam Hornish Jr., who was not re-signed by Team Penske after scoring a win and finishing 2nd in Nationwide points in 2013, ran 7 races to help compete for the owner's championship. At Iowa in May, Hornish won the Get To Know Newton 250, beating Ryan Blaney's 22 for his third career win. The 54 once again finished 2nd in owners points to the Penske 22.

In 2015, Kyle Busch suffered injuries during the season-opening race at Daytona. He broke his leg after hitting the inside wall that had no SAFER barrier installed. His replacements were announced to be Erik Jones (at least 3 races), Cup series teammate Denny Hamlin (5 races), and road course veteran Boris Said (7 races). Busch returned to the Xfinity Series at Michigan in June and scored his first win of the season. Jones scored a win the following race at Chicagoland, his second of the season.

Part-time (2020)

For the 2020 season Kyle Busch (5 races) and Denny Hamlin (1 race) will race in the No. 54 car (previously used in 2012–15).

Multiple drivers (2021)

On January 27, 2021, it was confirmed that Ty Gibbs, Ty Dillon, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, and Martin Truex Jr. would drive the 54 car in select races for the 2021 season. Ty Gibbs won in his series debut at the Daytona Road Course while Busch won by 11 seconds at COTA. Following Busch's win, Gibbs won again the next week at Charlotte holding off Austin Cindric for the second time. In the series’ return to Nashville Superspeedway, Busch made history by winning his 100th race. On July 3, Busch battled back from adversity to win the Henry 180 at Road America.

Ty Gibbs (2021–2022)

Ty Gibbs returned to the No. 54 in 2022 on a full-time basis. He won at Las Vegas, Atlanta, and Richmond. At the Martinsville spring race on April 8, Gibbs finished eighth after Sam Mayer did a bump and run on him on the final lap. After the race, Gibbs attempted to spin Mayer out during the cool-down laps before both drivers engaged in a fistfight on pit road. In addition to this incident, Gibbs was fined US$15,000 for hitting Mayer's car on pit road after the race. Gibbs scored his fourth win at Road America by passing Kyle Larson on the final lap. He claimed his fifth win of the season at Michigan. At Watkins Glen, Gibbs fiercely battled William Byron for the lead throughout most of the race until they both spun off-course during the final restart, resulting in Gibbs finishing 27th. At the Martinsville playoff race, Gibbs dumped Jones to the outside wall on the final overtime lap to win and make the Championship 4. After the race, he compared himself to Jesus in an interview on the SiriusXM NASCAR channel. Gibbs dominated at Phoenix to become the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion.

Car No. 54 results

Joe Gibbs Racing No. 54
NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Owners Pts
2013 Kyle Busch 54 Toyota DAY
32
PHO
1*
LVS
2
BRI
1*
CAL
1*
TEX
1*
RCH
3
DAR
1*
CLT
1*
DOV
5*
MCH
4
KEN
5*
DAY
11
NHA
1*
IND
1*
GLN
24
BRI
1*
ATL
2
RCH
4
CHI
1*
DOV
8
KAN
4
CLT
1
TEX
26
PHO
1*
HOM
3
?? ??
Joey Coulter TAL
21
CHI
14
Drew Herring IOW
11
IOW
6
KEN
6
Owen Kelly ROA
4
MOH
23
2014 Kyle Busch DAY
4*
PHO
1*
LVS
2
BRI
1
CAL
3
TEX
2
DAR
4*
RCH
3
TAL IOW CLT
3
DOV
1*
MCH
4
ROA KEN
3
DAY
17
NHA
2
CHI IND
2
IOW GLN
2
MOH BRI
2*
ATL
4
RCH
1**
CHI
3*
KEN DOV
1*
KAN
1
CLT
2
TEX
1*
PHO
2*
HOM
2
2nd 1324
Sam Hornish Jr. 5 1* 12* 36 4 30 30
2015 Kyle Busch DAY
26
ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH
1
CHI DAY KEN
3*
NHA
4
IND
1*
IOW GLN MOH BRI
1
ROA DAR
2
RCH
2
CHI
1*
KEN DOV
3*
CLT
31*
KAN
1
TEX
14
PHO
1*
HOM
30
2nd 1191
Erik Jones 13 5 4 9* 1* 8 7 8
Denny Hamlin 4 18 7 31 2
Boris Said 16 26 4 13 6
2020 Kyle Busch DAY LVS CAL PHO
3*
DAR
2
CLT
1*
BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL POC IND KEN KEN TEX
37
KAN ROA DAY DOV DOV DAY RCH
3
RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT KAN TEX MAR PHO ?? ??
Denny Hamlin DAR
5
2021 Ty Dillon DAY
14
HOM
37
LVS
31
TAL
35
2nd 4031
Kyle Busch COA
1*
TEX
1*
NSH
1*
ROA
1
ATL
1*
Denny Hamlin DAR
12*
Martin Truex Jr. ATL
2*
Christopher Bell NHA
1*
DAY
6
John Hunter Nemechek TAL
22
TEX
1*
PHO
6
Ty Gibbs DRC
1
PHO
2
MAR
4
DAR
18
DOV
5
CLT
1
MOH
3
POC
2
GLN
1*
IRC
19
MCH
13
RCH
7*
BRI
11
LVS
11
ROV
21
KAN
1
MAR
27
2022 DAY
11
CAL
13
LVS
1
PHO
6
ATL
1
COA
15
RCH
1
MAR
8*
TAL
35
DOV
3
DAR
16
TEX
12
CLT
2
PIR
7*
NSH
4
ROA
1
ATL
35
NHA
21*
POC
2
IRC
8
MCH
1*
GLN
27
DAY
7
DAR
6
KAN
3*
BRI
36
TEX
3
TAL
7
ROV
2
LVS
4
HOM
2
MAR
1*
PHO
1*
1st 4040

Car No. 81 history

The No. 81 car made its debut in 2021 as the fifth JGR entry at Road America. It was driven by Ty Gibbs while Kyle Busch occupied Gibbs' usual No. 54. The 81 returned in 2024 being driven full time by Chandler Smith.

Car No. 81 results

Joe Gibbs Racing No. 81
NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Owners Pts
2021 Ty Gibbs 81 Toyota DAY DAY HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA
33
ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO ?? ??
2024 Chandler Smith DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO

NASCAR Truck Series

Erik Jones in 2013.

From 2000 to 2002, Joe Gibbs fielded trucks numbered 20 and 48 in the Craftsman Truck Series for his sons Coy and J. D. Gibbs. Coy ran 12 races in 2000, then the full 2001 and 2002 seasons, with 21 top 10s and 10th-place points finishes in the latter two seasons. J. D. only ran a total of 8 races over the three seasons, with no top 10 finishes.

From 2004 to 2006, JGR drivers drove in the Truck Series for Chevrolet-affiliated Morgan-Dollar Motorsports, fielding Bobby Labonte, Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, J. J. Yeley, Jason Leffler, and Aric Almirola in select races. In 2006, JGR contracted Spears Motorsports to field Almirola in their 75 truck for his rookie Truck season. Almirola had three top 10s (compared to two top 10s in four starts the previous year), finishing 18th in points.

Gibbs after Kyle Busch won the 2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350

From 2010 through 2022, JGR drivers competed in the Truck Series through Kyle Busch Motorsports, owned by Cup Series driver Kyle Busch. KBM used JGR-built engines in competition. The partnership ended following the 2022 season when Busch left the organization.

ARCA Menards Series

Riley Herbst in 2017

In 1999, Joe Gibbs Racing fielded the No. 18 car for Jason Leffler for one race. Leffler finish 5th at Atlanta. In 2000, Leffler returned at Charlotte, he started 2nd and led one lap, however, he crashed with 55 of 67 laps completed.

From 2004 to 2005, Joe Gibbs Racing partnered with Shaver Motorsports to field development drivers in the ARCA Racing Series. Denny Hamlin finished third in the 2004 season finale at Talladega. J. J. Yeley ran the 2005 season opener at Daytona, as part of his development deal with JGR. Aric Almirola ran the 2005 finale at Talladega.

Other Car results

Joe Gibbs Racing No. 10/2
ARCA Menards Series results
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Owners Pts
2004 Denny Hamlin 10 Pontiac DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL CLT KAN POC MCH SBO BLN KEN GTW POC LER NSH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL
3
107th 215
2005 2 NSH
36
SLM KEN TOL LAN MIL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW LER NSH MCH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM
J. J. Yeley Chevy DAY
3
Aric Almirola TAL
37

Car No. 18 history

Leffler raced one race in 1999 and one race in 2000 with No. 18.

In 2010, Joe Gibbs Racing entered the No. 18 at Michigan for Max Gresham which was also entered again as Brennan Poole due to Gresham having a contractual obligation for another team that day of the race although the team would later withdraw their entry from the race entirely.

On December 15, 2016, it was announced that JGR would field a car for Riley Herbst full-time in the 2017 season. Matt Tifft ran the season opener at Daytona due to Herbst not being eligible to compete in the race.

In 2018, Herbst returned for another full-time season. In 2019, Herbst drove the No. 18 for eight races, while Ty Gibbs drove for 11 races, winning at Gateway and Salem. Todd Gilliland drove one race at Pocono.

In 2020, Gibbs ran 16 races, winning six times, while Herbst ran the other four races. Despite missing four races, Gibbs finished fifth in the driver's standings. Gibbs also raced in the ARCA East series, winning at Toledo and finishing second in the standings of the six-race season. Gibbs ran full-time in 2021, winning 10 of the 20 races and finishing in the top three 17 times en route to the series championship. Gibbs also ran a standalone ARCA West event at Phoenix in March and a standalone ARCA East event at Dover in May, winning both races. For 2022, the No. 18 was fielded by Kyle Busch Motorsports.

In 2023, the car returned to JGR, with Connor Mosack driving six races and William Sawalich driving 13 races. Following the Bristol race, Sawalich clinched the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East championship.

Car No. 18 results

Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18
ARCA Menards Series results
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Owners Pts
1999 Jason Leffler 18 Pontiac DAY ATL SLM AND CLT MCH POC TOL SBS BLN POC KIL FRS FLM ISF WIN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL
5
87th 205
2000 DAY SLM AND CLT KIL FRS MCH POC TOL KEN BLN POC WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT
31
TAL ATL 124th 100
2017 Matt Tifft Toyota DAY
12
5th 4555
Riley Herbst NSH
7
SLM
12
TAL
8
TOL
5
ELK
3*
POC
1*
MCH
16
MAD
3
IOW
12
IRP
13
POC
2
WIN
17
ISF
16
ROA
2
DSF
16
SLM
17
CHI
13
KEN
7
KAN
9
2018 DAY
10
NSH
13
SLM
6
TAL
17
TOL
19
CLT
2
POC
5
MCH
2
MAD
13
GTW
5
CHI
6
IOW
17
ELK
4
POC
5
ISF
9
BLN
9
DSF
3
SLM
9
IRP
8
KAN
4
3rd 4595
2019 DAY
10
TAL
2
CLT
19
POC
2*
MCH
12
CHI
6
DSF
6
KAN
16
16th 1485
Ty Gibbs FIF
2
SLM
6
NSH
2
TOL
2
MAD
8
GTW
1
ELK
2
IOW
5
ISF
15
SLM
1*
IRP
15*
13th 2315
Todd Gilliland POC
2*
2020 Riley Herbst DAY
7
TAL
4
KAN
3
MCH
1
24th 167
Ty Gibbs PHO
3*
POC
1*
IRP
15
KEN
1*
IOW
1*
TOL
2
TOL
10*
DRC
2
GTW
1*
L44
4
TOL
3
BRI
2
WIN
1*
MEM
1
ISF
10
KAN
14
5th 674
2021 Ty Gibbs DAY
4
PHO
1*
TAL
27
KAN
1**
TOL
1*
CLT
1**
MOH
1*
POC
2
ELK
4*
BLN
2*
IOW
1*
WIN
1
GLN
3
MCH
1*
ISF
2
MLW
1**
DSF
2
BRI
1*
SLM
2*
KAN
2*
1st 997
2023 Connor Mosack DAY
2*
KAN
4
CLT
9
POC
2
MCH
3
KAN
1*
2nd 1046
William Sawalich PHO
13*
BLN
1
ELK
2
MOH
2
IOW
2*
IRP
4
GLN
4
ISF
5
MLW
1*
DSF
5
BRI
1
SLM
6
TOL
1*
Taylor Gray TAL
7
2024 DAY TAL KAN CLT MCH KAN
William Sawalich PHO DOV IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI TOL

Car No. 19 history

In 2018, Drew Herring drove the No. 19 NOS Energy Drink/ORCA Coolers/Advance Auto Parts Toyota at the season finale at Kansas, winning the pole and finishing 8th.

Car No. 19 results

Joe Gibbs Racing No. 19
ARCA Menards Series results
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts
2018 Drew Herring 19 Toyota DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN
8*
75th 205

Car No. 81 history

In 2017, Riley Herbst was entered at the season opener in Daytona in the team's second car (No. 81), but he was ineligible to race. Herbst and Zane Smith were both ineligible to run the season opener at Daytona, though ARCA allowed both to participate in practice.

In 2022, JGR would bring back the No. 81 for Brandon Jones in five races with sponsorship from Menards. He would win three times: Charlotte, Iowa, and Watkins Glen.

Car No. 81 results

Joe Gibbs Racing No. 81
ARCA Menards Series results
Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts
2017 Riley Herbst 81 Toyota DAY
Wth
NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN
2021 Sammy Smith DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW
18
WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW
5
DSF BRI
2
SLM KAN 35th 107
2022 Brandon Jones DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT
1*
IOW
1
BLN ELK MOH POC
3
IRP MCH GLN
1
ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI
2
SLM TOL 19th 227

Controversy

Following the 2008 Chicagoland race, NASCAR made a regulation change specifically to Toyota, which mandated them to run a smaller restrictor plate to cut horsepower by an estimated 15 to 20 horsepower (15 kW) from their engines. After the August 16, 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Michigan International Speedway, NASCAR used a dynamometer to test the horsepower of several cars from all competing manufacturers. While testing the two Joe Gibbs Racing cars, officials found that the throttle pedal on both cars had been manipulated using magnets a quarter-inch thick to prevent the accelerator from going 100 percent wide open. Joe Gibbs issued a statement saying "we will take full responsibility and accept any penalties NASCAR levied against us" and "we will also investigate internally how this incident took place and who was involved and make whatever decisions are necessary to ensure that this kind of situation never happens again." Seven crew members were suspended indefinitely and two drivers and the team were penalized 150 points apiece.

Additionally, JGR has been at the center of controversy regarding the closure of smaller teams who formed a technical alliance with them and TRD. Examples of this are the closure of Furniture Row Racing in 2018 and Leavine Family Racing in 2020.

Motocross team

In 2008, Gibbs branched out into motorcycle racing, forming the JGRMX team competing in the AMA motocross and Supercross championships. The team is based in Huntersville, North Carolina and is managed by Gibbs' son, Coy Gibbs.

On January 5, 2008 the Muscle Milk/Toyota/JGRMX Team made its racing debut in the first round of the 2008 Supercross Series in Anaheim, CA with riders Josh Hansen and Josh Summey. Josh Grant and Cody Cooper rode for the team in 2009, with Grant winning the opening round of Supercross at Anaheim. Grant and Justin Brayton rode for the team in 2010, and Davi Millsaps replaced Grant in 2011. James Stewart replaced Brayton in 2012, and won the Oakland and Daytona Supercrosses, while Millsaps finished second in points. On May 6, 2012, Stewart and the team officially parted ways.

Grant and Brayton returned as the team's two riders in 2013 and were joined by Phil Nicoletti in 2014. Justin Barcia and Weston Peick replaced Grant and Brayton on the team in 2015, with Barcia winning two nationals (Budds Creek and RedBud). In 2017, the team switched from Yamaha to Suzuki and added a 250cc effort, with Nicoletti and Matt Bisceglia. For 2018, JGRMX/Autotrader/Yoshimura Suzuki became the official factory Suzuki program, with riders Peick and Justin Bogle (450) and 2017 250SX West Champion Justin Hill, Nicoletti, Jimmy Decotis, and Kyle Peters (250). Hill scored a win at San Diego while Bogle missed most of the season with injuries as Malcolm Stewart filled in for him. The 2019 team consists of two-time Supercross champion Chad Reed, Peick, Hill (450), Decotis, Peters, Alex Martin, Enzo Lopes (250). Peick suffered serious facial injuries in a crash at the Paris Supercross in October 2018.

J. D. Gibbs health complications and passing

It was reported on March 25, 2015, that J. D. Gibbs had begun treatment for symptoms impacting areas of brain function, including speech and processing issues. It was later announced on January 11, 2019, that J. D. Gibbs had died following complications of degenerative neurological disease. A memorial service was held on January 25, 2019.


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