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1 month ago

Denny Hamlin ‘shocked’ to learn that No. 11 team will get a new crew chief for 2025 NASCAR season

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Denny Hamlin said he was “shocked” to learn that he’ll have a new crew chief in 2025. “I have all the confidence in the world we can hit the ground running and continue the success that this group is accustomed to in 2025.” Gabehart joined Joe Gibbs Racing in 2012 as a race engineer before transitioning to …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Martin Truex Jr. closes out full-time NASCAR Cup Series career at Phoenix Raceway

Associated Press

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Martin Truex Jr. got a nice surprise when his fellow drivers gave him a standing ovation during the prerace meeting Sunday before the NASCAR Cup Series finale. Truex finished 17th at Phoenix Raceway after all the hoopla — well behind winner Joey Logano — earning post-race handshakes and praise from Basketball Hall of Famer and 23XI Racing …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Nemechek’s 2nd Xfinity win gives Joe Gibbs Racing 5th victory with 4 drivers

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — John Hunter Nemechek took the lead off a restart on lap 142 and drove away for the win at the NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday for his 11th career victory. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, a week after Christopher Bell gave the same team the victory as part of his sweep at New Hampshire. This time, …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace not sharing details of last altercation with Aric Almirola

Associated Press

LEBANON, Tenn. — Bubba Wallace refused Saturday to discuss the details of the physical altercation in late May that led to the suspension of Aric Almirola by Joe Gibbs Racing, saying he preferred to “keep some people’s images good.” Wallace spoke after qualifying for Sunday’s Cup Series race at the Nashville Superspeedway, briefly addressing an altercation that was first reported …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Aric Almirola suspended for physical altercation with Bubba Wallace: Sources

New York Times

A physical altercation between Aric Almirola and Bubba Wallace is the reason why Joe Gibbs Racing removed Almirola as driver of its No. 20 car for the May 25 Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, then subsequently indefinitely suspended him, multiple industry sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic. When The Athletic asked Joe Gibbs following the Charlotte …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Chase Briscoe named to replace outgoing Martin Truex Jr. at Joe Gibbs Racing

Associated Press

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Chase Briscoe and Joe Gibbs Racing confirmed that the NASCAR driver will replace the retiring Martin Truex Jr. in the No. “I guess I’ll get to finish it out today.” With that, Bell introduced Briscoe, set to become the first driver among the four at Stewart-Haas Racing to land a Cup ride for next season. “We think …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Joe Gibbs driver Christopher Bell emerges as a NASCAR championship contender

Associated Press

LOUDON, N.H. — Joe Gibbs has fielded Cup cars for Denny Hamlin since 2005, got a decade out of Tony Stewart and is about to replace Martin Truex Jr., who has driven for the team for the last six years of a 21-year career. I’m excited about what’s to come, that’s for sure.” Bell did have a little help in …

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6 months ago

Whoops! Christopher Bell spills the tea and spoils the surprise that Chase Briscoe is headed to JGR

Associated Press

LOUDON, N.H. — Christopher Bell knew the instant he spilled the tea — without even the courtesy of a spoiler alert — that he would catch grief for prematurely disclosing Chase Briscoe was headed to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2025. “Christopher texted me and was like, man I messed up so bad,” Briscoe said Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Christopher Bell pulls out an emotional victory for Joe Gibbs Racing at Phoenix

Associated Press

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Christopher Bell and the rest of Joe Gibbs Racing have been through more than their share of heartbreak in the desert. Last fall, a broken brake rotor spoiled Bell’s NASCAR Cup Series championship hopes in the Valley of the Sun. Bell surged into the lead when Martin Truex Jr. was forced to pit and then pulled away …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Christopher Bell punches ticket to NASCAR championship race; wins rollercoaster race at Homestead

Associated Press

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Christopher Bell wasn’t thinking of winning the race. Bell took the lead with 15 laps to go and held off Ryan Blaney for a win that locked him into next month’s NASCAR Championship finale. Kyle Larson, last year’s Homestead winner, was out of the race at Lap 214 after he slammed into the pit road barriers trying …

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1 year, 2 months ago

NASCAR playoffs scouting report: The garage breaks down the Round of 8

New York Times

While the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs should in theory feature the eight best drivers and teams from the season, that isn’t always the case. And though I think they’ll be fine, we haven’t really seen these guys pushed like that.” … “From a pressure standpoint, it’s uncharted territory.” Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing …

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1 year, 3 months ago

All business in football: Falcons’ Arthur Smith followed his path, not his father’s

New York Times

ATLANTA — When Arthur Blank was pretty sure he wanted to hire Arthur Smith as his next head coach, the Atlanta Falcons owner invited the then-Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator to his home for a conversation. Smith is the son of FedEx founder Fred Smith, and while Arthur didn’t join his father in what he is quick to point out is …

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1 year, 10 months ago

2023 NASCAR season preview: Playoff picks, top driver, best rivalry and more

New York Times

Our 2022 NASCAR season preview opened with this line: “This could be NASCAR’s most unpredictable season yet.” While we whiffed on some predictions, we seemed to get that one correct. Bianchi: It’s hard to quietly win three races, yet that’s what Christopher Bell somehow did last year, despite two of those victories coming in playoff elimination races on difficult tracks …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Elliott: NASCAR’s new Next Gen car a step backward in safety

Associated Press

NASCAR’s most popular driver said Saturday the sport has taken an unacceptable step backward in safety with its new Next Gen car, a rare public offering of opinion by Chase Elliott. All three drivers were injured in crashes in NASCAR’s new Next Gen car. He alleged that senior leadership tells the drivers “exactly what you want to hear to make …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Kyle Busch to join Richard Childress Racing in 2023, ending 15-year run with Joe Gibbs Racing: Sources

New York Times

Editor’s Note: This story is included in The Athletic’s Best of 2022. Kyle Busch will join Richard Childress Racing in 2023, multiple sources told The Athletic, ending a highly successful tenure at Joe Gibbs Racing that saw the driver-team pairing win two Cup Series championships and 56 races over a 15-year span. The team’s current primary sponsor, Mars Inc., is …

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2 years, 3 months ago

How Kyle Busch’s 15-year, two-title run with Joe Gibbs Racing came to an end

New York Times

Kyle Busch was supposed to be a Joe Gibbs Racing lifer. And why would JGR not want to keep a driver of Busch’s ilk, one that is in the prime of his career and still very capable of winning additional championships? JGR made an offer to Busch earlier this year that would’ve kept him as one of the most highly …

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2 years, 4 months ago

NASCAR free agency: What we’re hearing about Kyle Busch, Tyler Reddick, 23XI and more

New York Times

The annual game of NASCAR musical chairs known as “Silly Season” is starting to come into focus since The Athletic last published an update. “ genuinely wants to solve for success, and success for Kyle Busch is he’s running the 18 car next year for Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota, and he’s demonstrated a level of collaboration and openness to …

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2 years, 4 months ago

JGR accepts penalties given to Hamlin, Busch, apologizes

Associated Press

NASCAR warned its teams it was serious about stamping out a culture of cheating that stretched back to its roots and let illegitimate race winners often walk away unscathed with nothing worse than a fine or a few docked points for the team. “This change in our build process was not properly vetted within our organization and we recognize it …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Elliott given Pocono win after Hamlin, Busch disqualified

Associated Press

LONG POND, Pa. — The siren at the Dawsonville, Georgia, pool hall that sounds whenever Chase Elliott wins a race did indeed go off Sunday night without the hometown star ever leading a lap at Pocono Raceway. In an extraordinary decision for a NASCAR Cup Series race, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin had his Pocono win thrown out and …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Ty Gibbs wins races but is viewed as NASCAR’s newest villain

Associated Press

TALLADEGA, Ala. — First things first when it comes to Ty Gibbs and his latest controversy: Gibbs didn’t want to waste any time removing his helmet as he and Sam Mayer argued at Martinsville Speedway. “I didn’t want to take my helmet off and get punched in the face while I was trying to take my helmet off at the …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Erik Jones won’t return to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2021

Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Erik Jones won’t return to Joe Gibbs Racing next season, ending his time with one of NASCAR’s top teams after three Cup seasons but several years in Gibbs’ driver development program. “We appreciate all Erik has done for Joe Gibbs Racing over the past several years,” Joe Gibbs said Thursday night. “He joined us as a teenager …

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Denny Hamlin ‘shocked’ to learn that No. 11 team will get a new crew chief for 2025 NASCAR season

Martin Truex Jr. closes out full-time NASCAR Cup Series career at Phoenix Raceway

Nemechek’s 2nd Xfinity win gives Joe Gibbs Racing 5th victory with 4 drivers

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace not sharing details of last altercation with Aric Almirola

Aric Almirola suspended for physical altercation with Bubba Wallace: Sources

Chase Briscoe named to replace outgoing Martin Truex Jr. at Joe Gibbs Racing

Joe Gibbs driver Christopher Bell emerges as a NASCAR championship contender

Whoops! Christopher Bell spills the tea and spoils the surprise that Chase Briscoe is headed to JGR

Christopher Bell pulls out an emotional victory for Joe Gibbs Racing at Phoenix

Christopher Bell punches ticket to NASCAR championship race; wins rollercoaster race at Homestead

NASCAR playoffs scouting report: The garage breaks down the Round of 8

All business in football: Falcons’ Arthur Smith followed his path, not his father’s

2023 NASCAR season preview: Playoff picks, top driver, best rivalry and more

Elliott: NASCAR’s new Next Gen car a step backward in safety

Kyle Busch to join Richard Childress Racing in 2023, ending 15-year run with Joe Gibbs Racing: Sources

How Kyle Busch’s 15-year, two-title run with Joe Gibbs Racing came to an end

NASCAR free agency: What we’re hearing about Kyle Busch, Tyler Reddick, 23XI and more

JGR accepts penalties given to Hamlin, Busch, apologizes

Elliott given Pocono win after Hamlin, Busch disqualified

Ty Gibbs wins races but is viewed as NASCAR’s newest villain

Erik Jones won’t return to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2021