Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series

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.

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Car No. 11 history

See also: Denny Hamlin

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.

Hamlin started the 2024 season with a win at the 2024 Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum. He later scored wins at Bristol, Richmond and Dover.

Car No. 11 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
2004	J. J. Yeley	11	Chevy																							MCH DNQ		CAL 41								ATL 27			HOM DNQ	59th	227
	Ricky Craven																															TAL 30
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 19	ATL 23	LVS 8	PHO 11*	BRI 1*	COA 14	RCH 1	MAR 11	TEX 30	TAL 37	DOV 1*	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 history

See also: Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte, J. J. Yeley, and Kyle Busch

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.

Car No. 18 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
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

Car No. 19 history

See also: Carl Edwards, Daniel Suárez, and Martin Truex Jr.

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

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 15	ATL 12	LVS 7	PHO 7	BRI 2	COA 10	RCH 4*	MAR 18	TEX 14	TAL 11	DOV 3	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

See also: Tony Stewart, Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth, Erik Jones, and Christopher Bell (racing driver)

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.

Bell started the 2024 season with another third-place finish at the 2024 Daytona 500. Three weeks later, he won at Phoenix.

Car No. 20 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
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 3	ATL 34	LVS 33	PHO 1	BRI 10	COA 2	RCH 6	MAR 35	TEX 17	TAL 38	DOV 34	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. 54 history

See also: Ty Gibbs

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. 54 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
2023	Ty Gibbs	54	Toyota	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 17	ATL 10	LVS 5	PHO 3	BRI 9	COA 3	RCH 16	MAR 19	TEX 13	TAL 22	DOV 10	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	-*	-*

Additional cars

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.

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.

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.