Joe Gibbs Racing
Gordon Gets New Spotter Starting This Weekend
Jeff Dickerson, former spotter for Kyle Busch, will replace Shannon McGlamery as spotter for Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 24 team and driver Jeff Gordon.
Hamlin Earns Fourth Win Of Season At Pocono
Denny Hamlin won a rain-delayed Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 at Pocono Raceway when the caution flew for an eight-car pileup occured on the Long Pond straightaway during a green-white-checkered finish. The win is Hamlin’s fourth of the year, the most in the series.
Interstate Batteries Extends Sponsorship With Joe Gibbs Racing
Intertstate Batteries announced that it has extended its sponsorship of Joe Gibbs Racing. Under the agreement, Interstate will serve a primary sponsor for six races for the No. 18 Sprint Cup Toyota driven by Kyle Busch, and one Nationwide Series race each season.
Talk Of Busch-Hamlin Rift Is Overblown
Talk of far-reaching consequences due to the incident between Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin at the All-Star race is overblown. The Joe Gibbs Racing teammates will move on once they realize this was just a racing incident.
Report: Harvick Re-signs With RCR
Richard Childress Racing and Kevin Harvick have reportedly reached an agreement on a contract extension that will keep Harvick in the No. 29 Chevy beyond the 2010 season. An official announcement is expected Saturday before the All Star race.
Crew For JGR’s No. 11 Wins Pit Crew Challenge
The pit crew for Denny Hamlin and the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 FedEx Toyota won the Sprint Pit Crew Challenge, defeating the defending champion pit crew of Jeff Burton and the Richard Childress Racing No. 31 Caterpillar Chevy.
What If NASCAR Drivers Were Drafted?
Ever wonder what it would be like if NASCAR teams drafted drivers like players are drafted in the NFL? I did, so I decided to use a convoluted system to determine where drivers would end up if there was a draft today.
Hamlin Decides To Have Surgery This Week
Denny Hamlin tore his ACL while playing basketball in January. At the time, he decided to postpone surgery until the end of the season. Now, he has decided to go ahead with the surgery on Monday. He said that it wouldn’t be worth it to do more damage. But, was there another factor leading to the change of heart?
If Kahne Leaves RPM; He May Have Four Options
According to a Dave Newton tweet, Kasey Kahne said that Richard Petty Motorsports has made him an offer to stay with the team after next season. But, Kahne said he wanted to see what other offers he gets. If he decides to leave, he could have his choice of four seats.
Busch Signs Multi-Year Extension With JGR
Kyle Busch signed a multi-year contract extension to continue driving the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in the Sprint Cup Series. The length of the contract was not made public, but Joe Gibbs hinted that it was for a long time.
