One things is apparent in the fines given to Joe Gibbs Racing after the team was found to be using unapproved oil pans: NASCAR is getting soft.
NASCAR announced that Joe Gibbs Racing’s Nos. 11, 18, and 20 teams have been penalized for rules violations found before the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400.
Greg Zipadelli may leave Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 20 team and driver Joey Logano to join Stewart Haas Racing as crew chief for Tony Stewart and the No. 14 team.
Joe Gibbs Racing is courting Roush Fenway Racing driver Carl Edwards to take over the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota. Edwards’s contract expires at the end of this season.
After a violent wreck on the final lap wiped out a handful of top contenders, Carl Edwards took the checkered flag in Saturday’s 5-Hour Energy 200 Nationwide Series race at Dover International Speedway.
Rumor has it that a crew chief swap is imminent at Joe Gibbs Racing due to a dismal start to the season for Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano. The swap would send crew chief Mike Ford to the No. 20 team, and Greg Zipadelli to the No. 11 team.
Joe Gibbs Racing announced that that its newest Nationwide Series entry, driven by Brian Scott, will carry the No. 11 and have Kevin Kidd as crew chief.
Joey Logano pulled away from Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch after a restart on Lap 199 of 200 and held on to win the Kansas Lottery 300.
A late tire gamble paid off for Kevin Harvick, helping him win the Carfax 400 at Michigan International Speedway. The win locked him into this year’s Chase.
Kyle Busch capitalized on a mistake by Brad Keselowski and drove away from Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano on a green-white-checkered finish to win the Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. The win is Busch’s seventh Nationwide Series victory of the season.
