Joe Gibbs Racing Timeline
April
1991: Joe Gibbs
and business partner Don Meredith meet Hendrick Motorsports general manager
Jimmy Johnson and racing legend Richard Petty, among others, to discuss forming
a Winston Cup team.
June 1991: Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) acquires sponsorship from Interstate Batteries
to run the full Winston Cup schedule in 1992.
July 1991: JGR hires driver Dale Jarrett and crew chief Jimmy Makar.
August 1991: Team members begin reporting for work at the original home
of JGR on Harris Blvd., in Charlotte, N.C. The team leases shop space and engines
from Hendrick Motorsports.
September 1991: First race cars are built. The team has a total of 18
crew members.
January 1992: First race cars take to the track during GM testing at
Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.
February 1992: First Winston Cup race for JGR. Jarrett starts 35th and
finishes 36th due to an accident after 91 laps.
July 1992: J.D. Gibbs (Gibbs' oldest son) and Todd Meredith (Don Meredith's
son) join JGR full-time.
February 1993: Jarrett scores first Winston Cup victory for JGR in the
Daytona 500. The win comes exactly one year after JGR made its Winston Cup debut.
March 1993: Joe Gibbs retires as head coach of the NFL's Washington Redskins
after 12 seasons, where he guided the team to three victories in their four
Super Bowl appearances. His record is 140-65 with a 16-5 playoff record.
November 1993: Interstate Batteries extends contract with JGR. A new
shop just north of Charlotte is built.
April 1994: Joe Gibbs moves from Vienna, Va., to Charlotte to be closer
to his race team.
October 1994: Jarrett wins second race for JGR at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
November 1994: JGR moves into its new shop at Twin Lakes business park
just north of Charlotte. Bobby Labonte replaces Dale Jarrett in the #18 car.
April 1995: Labonte scores first pole position for JGR at Martinsville
(Va.) Speedway.
May 1995: Labonte wins third race for JGR at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
June 1995: Labonte wins fourth race for JGR at Michigan International
Speedway.
August 1995: Labonte scores second pole position for JGR at Michigan
International Speedway.Labonte wins fifth race for JGR at Michigan International
Speedway from the pole position, sweeping both Michigan races.
November 1995: JGR starts its own in-house engine program, ending its
lease agreement with Hendrick Motorsports.
September 1996: Labonte scores third pole position for JGR at Dover (Del.)
Downs International Speedway.
October 1996: JGR announces it will switch its make of cars from Chevrolets
to Pontiacs. Labonte scores fourth pole position for JGR at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Labonte
scores fifth pole position for JGR at Phoenix International Raceway.
November 1996: Labonte scores sixth pole position for JGR at Atlanta
Motor Speedway. Labonte wins sixth race for JGR at Atlanta Motor Speedway from
the pole position, the same day older brother Terry wins his second Winston
Cup championship.
April 1997: Tony Stewart unofficially joins JGR, competing in five Busch
Series races for Bobby Labonte Enterprises.
June 1997: Labonte scores seventh pole position for JGR at Dover Downs
International Speedway.
September 1997: Labonte scores eighth pole position for JGR at Darlington
(S.C.) Raceway.
October 1997: J.D. Gibbs is named president of JGR. Labonte scores ninth
pole position for JGR at North Carolina Speedway.
November 1997: Gibbs buys the assets of Labonte's Busch Series team. Labonte
wins seventh race for JGR at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
January 1998: JGR announces that Stewart will run 22 Busch Series races
in 1998.
February 1998: Labonte scores 10th pole position for JGR at Daytona International
Speedway for the Daytona 500. Stewart scores first Busch Series pole position
for JGR at North Carolina Speedway.
March 1998: Labonte win first Busch Series race for JGR at Darlington
Raceway. Labonte wins eighth race for JGR at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his third
win in four starts at Atlanta. Gibbs breaks ground on a new, 120,000 square-foot
shop on a 14-acre site in Huntersville, N.C.
April 1998: Labonte scores 11th pole position for JGR at Talladega (Ala.)
Superspeedway. Labonte wins the ninth race for JGR at Talladega Superspeedway
from the pole position. It is the team's first restrictor plate win since forming
their own engine department.
May 1998: Labonte scores second Busch Series pole position for JGR at
Charlotte Motor Speedway.
July 1998: Labonte scores 12th pole position for JGR at Daytona International
Speedway.
September 1998: The Home Depot announces its sponsorship of a second
JGR team in Winston Cup with Stewart.
October 1998: Stewart scores third Busch Series pole position for JGR
at North Carolina Speedway.
December 1998: Employees move into the new home of JGR - 13415 Reese
Blvd., West in Huntersville, N.C.
February 1999: Stewart qualifies on the outside pole for the Daytona
500 - his first career Winston Cup start.
March 1999: Labonte scores 13th pole position for JGR at Las Vegas Motor
Speedway. Labonte scores 14th pole position for JGR at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
April 1999: Stewart scores 15th pole position for JGR at Martinsville
Speedway.
May 1999: Stewart wins The Winston Open at Charlotte Motor Speedway and
finishes second in The Winston. Labonte scores 16th pole position for JGR at
Charlotte Motor Speedway. Stewart pulls double-duty, completing the Indianapolis
500 and the Coca-Cola 600 in the same day.
June 1999: Labonte scores 17th pole position for JGR at Dover Downs International
Speedway. Labonte wins 10th race for JGR at Dover Downs International Speedway
from the pole position. Labonte wins 11th race for JGR at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway.
July 1999: Labonte wins 12th race for JGR at Pocono Raceway, sweeping
both Pocono races.
August 1999: Labonte wins 13th race for JGR at Michigan International
Speedway. Stewart scores 18th pole position for JGR at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor
Speedway. JGR buys the assets of Diamond Ridge Motorsports, a two-car Busch Series
team that will compete the full 34-race schedule in 2000. Jeff Purvis and Jason
Leffler are the drivers.
September 1999: Stewart wins 14th race for JGR at Richmond (Va.) International
Raceway, becoming the first rookie to win a race since the late Davey Allison
in 1987.
October 1999: Labonte scores 19th pole position for JGR at Charlotte
Motor Speedway. JGR's #18 team wins Union 76 Pit Crew Competition at North Carolina
Speedway. Stewart wins 15th race for JGR at Phoenix International Raceway.
November 1999: Stewart wins 16th race for JGR at Homestead-Miami Speedway
just after winning the previous weekend at Phoenix. Labonte wins 17th race for
JGR at Atlanta Motor Speedway.JGR confirms its Busch Series lineup for 2000
- a two-car effort with Jason Leffler driving the team's #18 ride, and Jeff
Purvis taking the seat in the team's #4 machine. Stewart earns the Rookie of
the Year title with three wins, two poles, 12 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes.
January 2000: JGR fields a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team for a limited
schedule, with Coy Gibbs driving 12 races and J.D Gibbs driving five races.
February 2000: Labonte wins 18th race for JGR at North Carolina Speedway.
Following
the Winston Cup race at Las Vegas, Labonte takes the point lead for the first
time in his career.
April 2000: Leffler scores fourth Busch Series pole position for JGR
at Texas Motor Speedway.
June 2000: Stewart wins 19th race for JGR at Dover Downs International
Speedway.
Labonte scores 20th pole position for JGR at Michigan International
Speedway.
Stewart wins 20th race for JGR at Michigan International Speedway just
after winning the previous weekend at Dover.
July 2000: Stewart scores 21st pole position for JGR at Pocono Raceway.
Purvis
scores fifth Busch Series pole position for JGR at Pikes Peak (Colo.) International
Raceway.
Stewart wins 21st race for JGR at New Hampshire International Speedway.
August 2000: Leffler scores sixth Busch Series pole position for JGR
at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Labonte wins 22nd race for JGR at Indianapolis
Motor Speedway in the Brickyard 400.
September
2000: Labonte wins 23rd race for JGR at Darlington Raceway.
Labonte scores
22nd pole position for JGR at New Hampshire International Speedway.
Stewart wins
24th race for JGR at Dover Downs International Speedway, sweeping both Dover
races.
October 2000: Stewart scores 23rd pole position for JGR at Martinsville
Speedway.
Stewart wins 25th race for JGR at Martinsville Speedway from the pole
position just after winning the previous weekend at Dover.
Labonte wins 26th
race for JGR at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
November 2000: Leffler scores seventh Busch Series pole position for
JGR at Phoenix International Raceway.
Labonte scores 24th pole position for JGR
at Phoenix International Raceway.
JGR announces its Busch Series lineup for 2001
- a two-car effort with Mike McLaughlin driving the team's #20 ride, and Jeff
Purvis taking the seat in the team's #18 machine.
Stewart wins 27th race for
JGR at Homestead-Miami Speedway, becoming the only Winston Cup race winner at
Homestead in the series' two visits to the South Florida track.
Labonte, by virtue
of his fourth-place finish at Homestead, secures his first Winston Cup championship,
as well as the first championship for JGR.
December 2000: Labonte and the #18 team of JGR are formally recognized
as the 2000 Winston Cup champions in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria
during the annual Winston Cup awards banquet in New York City.
January 2001: JGR fields a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team for a full
schedule, with Coy Gibbs driving all 24 races and J.D Gibbs driving two races.
February 2001: Stewart wins the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona, a specialty
non-points event the week before the Daytona 500.
April 2001: Mike McLaughlin wins second Busch Series race for JGR at
Talladega Superspeedway.
Labonte scores 25th pole position for JGR at California
Speedway.
May 2001: Stewart wins 28th race for JGR at Richmond International Raceway.
June 2001: Stewart wins 29th race for JGR at Sears Point Raceway earning
Joe Gibbs Racing its first road course victory.
July 2001: JGR consolidates it Busch Series operation to one team with
McLaughlin in the #18.
Labonte wins 30th race for JGR at Pocono Raceway.
August 2001: Stewart wins 31st race for JGR at Bristol Motor Speedway.
November 2001: Labonte wins 32nd race for JGR at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
February 2002: Stewart wins the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona for the
second straight year.
March 2002: Stewart wins 33rd race for JGR at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
April 2002: Labonte wins 34th race for JGR at Martinsville Speedway.
May 2002: Stewart wins 35th race for JGR at Richmond International Raceway.
June 2002: Stewart scores 26th pole position for JGR at Sears Point Raceway.
July 2002: JGR announces it will switch its make of cars from Pontiacs
to Chevrolets.
August 2002: Stewart scores 27th pole position for JGR at Indianapolis
Motor Speedway.Stewart wins 36th race for JGR at Watkins Glen (N.Y) International.
October 2002: Stewart takes point lead for first time in career following
second-place finish at Talladega. Leads second-place Mark Martin by 72 points
with six races remaining on the Winston Cup schedule.
Michael "Fatback" McSwain joins JGR from Robert Yates Racing and begins
transition into role as crew chief for the #18.
November 2002: JGR announces its Busch Series lineup for 2003 - a two-car
effort with Coy Gibbs moving from the Craftsman Truck Series into the team's
#18 ride, and 2002 Truck Series champion Mike Bliss taking the seat in the team's
#20 machine.
Makar moves from crew chief of the #18 to general manager of JGR.
Stewart, by virtue of an 18th
place finish in the season finale at Homestead, secures his first Winston Cup
championship and the second for JGR.
December 2002: Stewart and the #20 team of JGR are formally recognized
as the 2002 Winston Cup champions in the Hammerstein Ballroom of the Manhattan
Center during the annual Winston Cup awards banquet in New York City.
February 2003: Labonte scores 28th pole position for JGR at Las Vegas
Motor Speedway.
March 2003: Labonte wins 37th race for JGR at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Labonte
scores 29th pole position for JGR at Texas Motor Speedway.
June 2003: Stewart wins 38th race for JGR at Pocono Raceway.
Labonte scores 30th pole position
for JGR at Michigan International Speedway.
Stewart qualifies second to mark
the first time that Joe Gibbs Racing starts 1-2 in a Winston Cup race.
Labonte
extends contract with JGR through 2008.
July 2003: Stewart scores 31st pole position for JGR at Chicagoland Speedway.
August 2003: Labonte scores 32nd pole position for JGR at Michigan International
Speedway, sweeping the pole position at Michigan for 2003. Stewart extends contract
with JGR through 2009.
October 2003: Stewart wins 39th race for JGR at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
November 2003: JGR signs USAC standout J.J. Yeley to a multi-year contract
that begins in 2004 with an A-B-C development program where Yeley will run selected
ARCA, Busch Series and Nextel Cup races.
Labonte wins 40th race for JGR at Homestead-Miami
Speedway.
JGR announces its Busch Series lineup for 2004 - Mike Bliss remains
in the team's #20 machine for a full Busch Series schedule, while Yeley runs
a limited Busch Series schedule in the #18 car.
January 2004: Joe Gibbs Racing’s diversity program chooses two drivers – Aric Almirola, a 19-year-old Hispanic from Tampa, Fla., who will compete at the .4-mile Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C., and Chris Bristol, a 26-year-old African-American from Columbus, Ohio, who will compete at the .455-mile Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, N.C. Both drivers are participants in the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series.
Joe Gibbs returns as head coach of the Washington Redskins after an 11-year hiatus.
March 2004: Bliss scores eighth Busch Series pole position for JGR at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
April 2004: Labonte scores 33rd pole position for JGR at Texas Motor Speedway.
July 2004: Bliss scores ninth Busch Series pole position for JGR at Daytona International Speedway.
Stewart wins 41st Nextel Cup race for JGR at Chicagoland Speedway.
McSwain released as crew chief for Labonte and the #18. Engineer Brandon Thomas named interim crew chief.
August 2004: Stewart wins 42nd Nextel Cup race for JGR at Watkins Glen International. It is the third road course win for JGR, all of which have been won by Stewart.
October 2004: JGR announces the formation of a third Nextel Cup team set for full-time competition in 2005, with FedEx as the sponsor, Jason Leffler as the driver and Dave Rogers as the crew chief. Bliss wins third Busch Series race for JGR at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is the first Busch Series win of Bliss’ career. Bliss scores 10th Busch Series pole position for JGR at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
November 2004: JGR announces its Busch Series lineup for 2005 – Denny Hamlin replaces Bliss in the team’s #20 machine for a full Busch Series schedule, while Yeley returns to run a full Busch Series schedule in the #18 car.
December 2004: Steve Addington named crew chief for Labonte and the #18 team – promoted from within JGR’s Busch Series operation where he was the crew chief for the #20 team and former driver Bliss. Reggie White, an NFL defensive standout from 1985-2000 and a partner in the JGR diversity program, passes away at the age of 43.
February 2005: Stewart wins Gatorade Duel qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway.
June 2005: Mike Ford replaces Dave Rogers as crew chief for #11 Nextel Cup team.
Stewart wins 43rd Nextel Cup race for JGR at Infineon Raceway. It is the fourth road course win for JGR, all of which have been won by Stewart.
July 2005: Stewart scores 34th pole position for JGR at Daytona International Speedway.
Stewart wins 44th Nextel Cup race for JGR at Daytona International Speedway from the pole position just after winning the previous weekend at Infineon Raceway. It is just the second points-paying victory for JGR at Daytona, with the first one coming via Dale Jarrett in the 1993 Daytona 500. Stewart wins 45th Nextel Cup race for JGR at New Hampshire International Speedway.
August 2005: Stewart wins 46th Nextel Cup race for JGR at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Jason Leffler released as the driver for the #11 Nextel Cup team.
Terry Labonte, J.J. Yeley and Denny Hamlin share driving duties for the remainder of the season.
Stewart wins 47th Nextel Cup race for JGR at Watkins Glen International. It is the fifth road course win for JGR, all of which have been won by Stewart.
September 2005: Stewart scores 35th pole position for JGR at New Hampshire International Speedway.
October 2005: Stewart scores 36th pole position for JGR at Martinsville Speedway.
November 2005: Denny Hamlin is officially announced as the full-time driver for the #11 Nextel Cup team for the remainder of 2005 and all of 2006. He will also compete in a full NASCAR Busch Series schedule in 2006 for JGR.
Bobby Labonte announces his departure from JGR after 11 years with the #18 Nextel Cup team to join Petty Enterprises in 2006.
J.J. Yeley is officially announced as the full-time driver for the #18 Nextel Cup team in 2006.
Hamlin scores 37th pole position for JGR at Phoenix International Raceway.
Stewart, by virtue of a 15th place finish in the season finale at Homestead, secures his second Nextel Cup championship and the third for JGR.
December 2005: Stewart and the #20 team of JGR are formally recognized as the 2005 Nextel Cup champions in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria during the annual Nextel Cup awards banquet in New York City.
February 2006: Hamlin wins the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway to post his first win in a Nextel Cup event.
Yeley scores 11th Busch Series pole position for JGR at Daytona International Speedway.
March 2006: Hamlin wins fourth Busch Series race for JGR at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course in Mexico City. It is the first Busch Series win of Hamlin’s career and the sixth road course win for JGR, with the other five being in Cup with Tony Stewart.
April 2006: Stewart wins 48th Nextel Cup race for JGR at Martinsville Speedway.
Hamlin scores 12th Busch Series pole position for JGR at Texas Motor Speedway.
Hamlin scores 13th Busch Series pole position for JGR at Nashville Superspeedway.
Yeley scores 14th Busch Series pole position for JGR at Talladega Superspeedway.
May 2006: Hamlin scores 15th Busch Series pole position for JGR at Darlington Raceway.
Hamlin wins fifth Busch Series race for JGR at Darlington Raceway.
June 2006: Hamlin scores 38th Nextel Cup pole position for JGR at Pocono Raceway.
Hamlin wins 49th Nextel Cup race for JGR at Pocono Raceway from the pole position.
Hamlin scores 16th Busch Series pole position for JGR at Kentucky Speedway.
Yeley scores 17th Busch Series pole position for JGR at Daytona International Speedway.
July 2006: Stewart wins 50th Nextel Cup race for JGR at Daytona International Speedway.
Hamlin scores 39th Nextel Cup pole position for JGR at Pocono Raceway.
Hamlin wins 51st Nextel Cup race for JGR at Pocono Raceway from the pole position.
Hamlin scores 19th Busch Series pole position for JGR at Gateway International Raceway.
August 2006: Hamlin scores 20th Busch Series pole position for JGR at O’Reilly Raceway Park.
September 2006: Hamlin scores 40th Nextel Cup pole position for JGR at Richmond International Raceway.
October 2006: Stewart wins 52nd Nextel Cup race for JGR at Kansas Speedway.
Stewart wins 53rd Nextel Cup race for JGR at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
November 2006: Stewart wins 54th Nextel Cup race for JGR at Texas Motor Speedway.
Hamlin earns the Nextel Cup Rookie of the Year title with two wins, three poles, eight top-five and 20 top-10 finishes.
January 2007: JGR announces its Busch Series lineup for 2007 - Hamlin and Almirola share the team's No. 20 machine for a full Busch Series schedule, while Stewart and Almirola share the No. 18 car with newcomers Kevin Conway and Brad Coleman for a full Busch Series schedule
February 2007: Stewart wins the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona for the third time in his career. Stewart wins the Gatorade Duel at Daytona for the second time in his career. Almirola scores 21st Busch Series pole position for JGR at Daytona International Speedway.
March 2007: Hamlin scores 41st Nextel Cup pole position for JGR at Martinsville Speedway.
April 2007: Joey Logano scores first NASCAR West Series victory for JGR at Phoenix International Speedway. Coleman scores 22nd Busch Series pole position for JGR at Talladega Superspeedway. Logano scores first Busch East Series pole position for JGR at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. Logano scores first NASCAR Busch East Series victory at Greenville-Pickens Speedway from the pole position.
May 2007: Hamlin scores 23rd Busch Series pole position for JGR at Richmond International Raceway. Hamlin scores 24th Busch Series pole position for JGR at Darlington Raceway. Hamlin wins sixth Busch Series race for JGR at Darlington Raceway. Logano wins second Busch East Series race for JGR at Iowa Speedway.
June 2007: Hamlin scores 25th Busch Series pole position for JGR at Dover International Speedway. J.J. Yeley scores 42nd Nextel Cup pole position for JGR at Michigan International Speedway. Aric Almirola scores 26th Busch Series pole position for JGR at The Milwaukee Mile. Co-drivers Almirola and Hamlin win seventh Busch Series race for JGR at The Milwaukee Mile. Logano scores second Busch East Series pole position for JGR at New Hampshire International Speedway. Logano wins third Busch East Series race for JGR at New Hampshire International Speedway from the pole position.
July 2007: Denny Hamlin wins 55th Nextel Cup race for JGR at New Hampshire International Speedway. Denny Hamlin grabs 27th Busch Series pole position for JGR at Chicagoland Speedway. Stewart wins 56th Nextel Cup race for JGR at Chicagoland Speedway. Almirola scores 28th Busch Series pole position for JGR at O'Reilly Raceway Park. Logano scores third Busch East Series pole position for JGR at Adirondack International Speedway. Logano wins fourth Busch East Series race for JGR at Adirondack International Speedway from the pole position. Stewart wins 57th Nextel Cup race for JGR at The Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
August 2007: Stewart wins 58th Nextel Cup race for JGR at Watkins Glen International. Denny Hamlin wins eighth Busch Series race for JGR at Michigan International Speedway.
September 2007: Denny Hamlin scores 29th Busch Series pole position for JGR at California Speedway. Logano wins fifth Busch East Series race for JGR at New Hampshire International Speedway. Hamlin wins ninth Busch Series race for JGR at Dover International Speedway. Logano secures his first Busch East Championship and fourth overall for JGR. He is the series' first rookie champion and the youngest driver to ever win the title.
October 2007: Hamlin scores 29th Busch Series pole position for JGR at California Speedway. Logano wins fifth Busch East Series race for JGR at New Hampshire International Speedway. Hamlin wins ninth Busch Series race for JGR at Dover International Speedway. Logano secures his first Busch East Series championship and the fourth overall for JGR. He is the series’ first rookie champion and the youngest driver to ever win the title.
November 2007: JGR announces its NASCAR Nationwide Series lineup for 2008 – Stewart, Hamlin, Busch and Logano share the team’s No. 20 machine for a full schedule, while Busch, Hamlin and Logano share the No. 18 car for a full schedule.
December 2007: Logano and the No. 20 Busch East Series team of JGR are formally recognized as the 2007 Busch East Series champions in the ballroom of the Mohegan Sun during the annual Busch East Series awards banquet in Uncasville, Conn.
February 2008: Hamlin wins the Gatorade Duel at Daytona International Speedway. Stewart scores 30th Nationwide Series pole position for JGR at Daytona International Speedway. Stewart wins 10th Nationwide Series race for JGR at Daytona International Speedway from the pole. Stewart wins 11th Nationwide Series race for JGR at Auto Club Speedway of Southern California (formerly California Speedway). Busch scores 43rd Sprint Cup pole position for JGR at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Busch scores 31st Nationwide Series pole position for JGR at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
March 2008: Busch wins 59th Sprint Cup race for JGR at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Busch scores 32nd Nationwide Series pole position for JGR at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway. Hamlin wins 60th Sprint Cup race for JGR at Martinsville Speedway.
April 2008: Busch wins 12th Nationwide Series race for JGR at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch scores 33rd Nationwide Series pole position for JGR at Phoenix International Raceway. Busch wins 13th Nationwide Series race for JGR at Phoenix International Raceway from the pole. Busch wins 14th Nationwide Series race for JGR at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course in Mexico City. Tony Stewart scores 34th Nationwide Series pole position at Talladega Superspeedway. Tony Stewart wins 15th Nationwide Series race for JGR at Talladega Superspeedway. Kyle Busch wins 61st Sprint Cup race for JGR at Talladega Superspeedway.
May 2008: Denny Hamlin scores 44th Sprint Cup pole position for JGR at Richmond International Raceway. Hamlin wins 16th Nationwide series race for JGR at Richmond International Raceway. Stewart wins 17th Nationwide series race for JGR at Darlington Raceway. Kyle Busch wins 62nd Sprint Cup race for JGR at Darlington Raceway. Busch and the No. 18 team win the pole for the non-points NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch scores 45th Sprint Cup pole position for JGR at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Denny Hamlin wins 18th Nationwide series race for JGR at Dover International Speedway.
June 2008: Joey Logano makes his Nationwide Series debut behind the wheel of the No. 20 GameStop Toyota with a sixth-place finish at Dover International Speedway. Kyle Busch wins 63rd Sprint Cup race for JGR at Dover International Raceway. Joey Logano scores 35th Nationwide series pole position for JGR at Nashville Superspeedway. Joey Logano scores 36th Nationwide series pole position at Kentucky Speedway. Joey Logano wins 19th Nationwide series race for JGR at Kentucky Speedway becoming the youngest driver (18 yrs 21 days) in history to win a Nationwide series race. Kyle Busch wins 64th Sprint Cup race for JGR at Infineon Raceway. Stewart wins 20th Nationwide Series race for JGR at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
July 2008: Denny Hamlin wins 21st Nationwide Series race for JGR at Daytona International Speedway. Kyle Busch wins 65th Sprint Cup race for JGR at Daytona International Speedway. Kyle Busch wins 22nd Nationwide Series race for JGR at Chicagoland Speedway. Kyle Busch wins 66th Sprint Cup race for JGR at Chicagoland Speedway. Kyle Busch wins 23rd Nationwide Series race for JGR at O'Reilly Raceway Park.
August 2008: Kyle Busch wins 67th Sprint Cup race for JGR at Watkins Glen International. |
