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Hendrick Motorsports No. 48
Owner(s)Rick Hendrick
Linda Hendrick
Jeff Gordon
Base4400 Papa Joe Hendrick Blvd, Concord, North Carolina, 28262
SeriesNASCAR Cup Series
Race driversJimmie Johnson (2001-2020)
Alex Bowman (2021-Present)
SponsorsLowe's (2001-2018)Ally (2019-Present)
ManufacturerChevrolet
Opened2001
Career
Debut
2001 2001 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte)
Latest race
2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Drivers' Championships7
Race victories83
Pole positions36

The Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 is a NASCAR Cup Series team that has been active since 2001. This number was famously driven by 7-Time Champion Jimmie Johnson from 2001-2020 with 83 career Cup Series victories. Starting in 2021, Alex Bowman is the driver of the number 48 Ally Financial Chevy Camaro ZL1.

History

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Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet at California in 2005

Jimmie Johnson (2001–2020)

Hendrick Motorsports' No. 48 team began Cup Series competition in 2001 when Hendrick signed Jimmie Johnson, a second-year Busch Series driver for Herzog-Jackson Motorsports.[1] The team is co-owned by Hendrick and Jeff Gordon. Johnson made his debut at the fall Charlotte race, qualifying 15th and finishing 39th after crashing out. Johnson competed in two other races that year before moving to the Cup Series full-time in 2002. The No. 48 team took over old cars from the No. 24 team, which built new cars for the 2002 season. Johnson won three races and finished fifth in points, behind only Ryan Newman among rookies. He won three more races in 2003 and finished second in points.

Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet in 2008

Johnson led the Cup Series in points for much of the 2004 season, and entered the first Chase for the Nextel Cup second behind Gordon. Johnson won four races during the Chase, but finished in second, just eight points behind Kurt Busch. Johnson again led the Cup Series in points for much of the 2005 season, but lost the points lead after a hard crash at the Brickyard 400, and finished the season fifth in points. Johnson scored his first Daytona 500 victory in 2006, despite crew chief Chad Knaus serving a four-race suspension for rules infractions.[2] Johnson also won the All-Star Challenge, Brickyard 400, and his first Nextel Cup championship in 2006. Johnson won the championship again in 2007, winning 10 races, the most by a driver in a single season since Gordon won 13 in 1998. Hendrick Motorsports won 18 of 36 races in 2007, including four in a row during the Chase.

Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet at Texas in 2013

Johnson tied Cale Yarborough's record by winning his third consecutive championship in 2008. In 2009, Johnson won seven races, had 16 top fives, and 24 top tens to become the first NASCAR driver to win four consecutive championships. Johnson eclipsed his own record in 2010 with his fifth straight title, finishing second in the final race of the season to pass Denny Hamlin in points.

The 2011 season's most memorable moment occurred at Talladega, when Johnson used a push from teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. to beat Clint Bowyer by just .002 seconds, the closest finish in Cup Series history. However, Johnson failed to win a sixth consecutive championship, winning only two races, and his sixth-place points finish was the first time he finished outside the top five in his career. The No. 48 team's performance improved in 2012, winning five races, but late-season mishaps at Phoenix and Homestead relegated them to third in points.

In 2013, Johnson won his second Daytona 500 and fourth All-Star Race on his way to a sixth Cup Series championship. Johnson's 11th-place points finish in 2014, however, marked the first time he finished a season outside the top ten. Johnson won five races in 2015, but again struggled during the Chase and finished tenth. In 2016 Johnson won another five races on his way to his record-tying seventh championship in 2016, joining Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt.

In 2017, Johnson won 3 races and made it to the round of 8 but a crash at Phoenix ruined his chance to make the final four. He finished 10th in points

Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet at Sonoma in 2015

Johnson made the Playoffs in 2018 despite not winning a race, his 15th straight appearance in NASCAR's postseason. At the inaugural Charlotte Roval race, Johnson nearly overtook Martin Truex Jr. to win, but locked his brakes on the final turn and spun out both drivers. Ryan Blaney won the race, and the six spots Johnson lost as a result of the spin eliminated him from the Playoffs.

Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Ally Chevrolet at Richmond in 2019

On March 14, 2018, Lowe's announced they would end their sponsorship of the No. 48 team after the season.[3] To commemorate the longtime partnership, Johnson drove the No. 48 car with its original Lowe's paint scheme in the season-ending race at Homestead-Miami.[4] Following the season, Kevin Meendering from JR Motorsports replaced Knaus as crew chief of Johnson's team, with Knaus moving to the No. 24 team in 2019.[5] Ally Financial (formerly GMAC, a past Hendrick Motorsports sponsor) signed a two-year deal to sponsor the No. 48 team starting in 2019.[6]

Midway through 2019, following a string of disappointing finishes, race engineer Cliff Daniels replaced Meendering as crew chief of the No. 48.[7][8][9] However, Johnson still failed to make the postseason for the first time since its inception in 2004, after a crash at Indianapolis knocked him out of Playoff contention. After the season, Ally agreed to extend its sponsorship of the No. 48 team through 2023.[10][11] Johnson finished a career-worst 18th in points, registering only three top-five finishes the entire season.

The 48 team had arguably the best driver-crew chief duo in NASCAR history in Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus, a former rear tire changer on the pit crew of Jeff Gordon's 24 team. The team also had notable engineers like Charlie Langenstein, who won the Papa Joe Hendrick Award of Excellence in 2009 and was also inducted to the Northeast Modified Hall of Fame.[12][13]

2020 would ended up being the final full-time season for Johnson, as he announced it on November 20, 2019.[14][15] Johnson finished 5th in his final race at Phoenix Raceway.

Alex Bowman (2021–present)

On October 6, 2020, Hendrick Motorsports announced that Alex Bowman and crew chief Greg Ives will move from the No. 88 to the No. 48 for the 2021 season. [16]

Car No. 48 results

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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
2001 Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT
39
MAR TAL PHO CAR HOM
25
ATL
29
NHA 52nd 210
2002 DAY
15
CAR
28
LVS
6
ATL
3
DAR
6
BRI
7
TEX
6
MAR
35
TAL
7
CAL
1
RCH
31
CLT
7
DOV
1
POC
3
MCH
14
SON
35
DAY
8
CHI
4
NHA
15
POC
15
IND
9
GLN
16
MCH
7
BRI
34
DAR
9
RCH
13
NHA
9
DOV
1
KAN
10
TAL
37
CLT
6
MAR
6
ATL
22
CAR
37
PHO
15
HOM
8
5th 4600
2003 DAY
3
CAR
8
LVS
11
ATL
32
DAR
27
BRI
8
TEX
8
TAL
15
MAR
9
CAL
16
RCH
19
CLT
1
DOV
38
POC
12
MCH
16
SON
17
DAY
18
CHI
3
NHA
1
POC
15
IND
18
GLN
4
MCH
27
BRI
5
DAR
3
RCH
11
NHA
1
DOV
8
TAL
34
KAN
7
CLT
3
MAR
2
ATL
3
PHO
2
CAR
2
HOM
3
2nd 4932
2004 DAY
5
CAR
41
LVS
16
ATL
4
DAR
1
BRI
16
TEX
9
MAR
4
TAL
4
CAL
2
RCH
2
CLT
1
DOV
32
POC
1
MCH
4
SON
5
DAY
2
CHI
2
NHA
11
POC
1
IND
36
GLN
40
MCH
40
BRI
3
CAL
14
RCH
36
NHA
11
DOV
10
TAL
37
KAN
32
CLT
1
MAR
1
ATL
1
PHO
6
DAR
1
HOM
2
2nd 6498
2005 DAY
5
CAL
2
LVS
1
ATL
2
BRI
6
MAR
8
TEX
3
PHO
15
TAL
20
DAR
7
RCH
40
CLT
1
DOV
4
POC
6
MCH
19
SON
36
DAY
6
CHI
3
NHA
13
POC
12
IND
38
GLN
5
MCH
10
BRI
36
CAL
16
RCH
25
NHA
8
DOV
1
TAL
31
KAN
6
CLT
1
MAR
3
ATL
16
TEX
5
PHO
7
HOM
40
5th 6406
2006 DAY
1
CAL
2
LVS
1
ATL
6
BRI
30
MAR
3
TEX
11
PHO
7
TAL
1
RCH
12
DAR
4
CLT
2
DOV
6
POC
10
MCH
6
SON
10
DAY
32
CHI
6
NHA
9
POC
6
IND
1
GLN
17
MCH
13
BRI
10
CAL
11
RCH
23
NHA
39
DOV
13
KAN
14
TAL
24
CLT
2
MAR
1
ATL
2
TEX
2
PHO
2
HOM
9
1st 6475
2007 DAY
39
CAL
3
LVS
1
ATL
1
BRI
16
MAR
1
TEX
38
PHO
4
TAL
2
RCH
1
DAR
3
CLT
10
DOV
15
POC
42
MCH
19
SON
17
NHA
5
DAY
10
CHI
37
IND
39
POC
5
GLN
3
MCH
3
BRI
21
CAL
1
RCH
1
NHA
6
DOV
14
KAN
3
TAL
2
CLT
14
MAR
1
ATL
1
TEX
1
PHO
1
HOM
7
1st 6723
2008 DAY
27
CAL
2
LVS
29
ATL
13
BRI
18
MAR
4
TEX
2
PHO
1
TAL
13
RCH
30
DAR
13
CLT
39
DOV
7
POC
6
MCH
6
SON
15
NHA
9
DAY
23
CHI
2
IND
1
POC
3
GLN
7
MCH
17
BRI
33
CAL
1
RCH
1
NHA
2
DOV
5
KAN
1
TAL
9
CLT
6
MAR
1
ATL
2
TEX
15
PHO
1
HOM
15
1st 6684
2009 DAY
31
CAL
9
LVS
24
ATL
9
BRI
3
MAR
1
TEX
2
PHO
4
TAL
30
RCH
36
DAR
2
CLT
13
DOV
1*
POC
7
MCH
22
SON
4
NHA
9
DAY
2
CHI
8
IND
1
POC
13
GLN
12
MCH
33
BRI
8
ATL
36
RCH
11
NHA
4
DOV
1
KAN
9
CAL
1
CLT
1
MAR
2
TAL
6
TEX
38
PHO
1
HOM
5
1st 6652
2010 DAY
35
CAL
1
LVS
1
ATL
12
BRI
1
MAR
9
PHO
3
TEX
2
TAL
31
RCH
10
DAR
36
DOV
16
CLT
37
POC
5
MCH
6
SON
1
NHA
1
DAY
31
CHI
25
IND
22
POC
10
GLN
28
MCH
12
BRI
35
ATL
3
RCH
3
NHA
25
DOV
1
KAN
2
CAL
3
CLT
3
MAR
5
TAL
7
TEX
9
PHO
5
HOM
2
1st 6622
2011 DAY
27
PHO
3
LVS
16
BRI
3
CAL
2
MAR
11
TEX
8
TAL
1
RCH
8
DAR
15
DOV
9
CLT
28
KAN
7
POC
4
MCH
27
SON
7
DAY
20
KEN
3
NHA
5
IND
19
POC
4
GLN
10
MCH
2
BRI
4
ATL
2
RCH
31
CHI
10
NHA
18
DOV
2
KAN
1
CLT
34
TAL
26
MAR
2
TEX
14
PHO
14
HOM
32
6th 2304
2012 DAY
42
PHO
4
LVS
2
BRI
9
CAL
10
MAR
12
TEX
2
KAN
3
RCH
6
TAL
35
DAR
1
CLT
11
DOV
1
POC
4
MCH
5
SON
5
KEN
6
DAY
36
NHA
7
IND
1
POC
14
GLN
3
MCH
27
BRI
2
ATL
34
RCH
13
CHI
2
NHA
2
DOV
4
TAL
17
CLT
3
KAN
9
MAR
1
TEX
1*
PHO
32
HOM
36
3rd 2360
2013 DAY
1
PHO
2
LVS
6
BRI
22
CAL
12
MAR
1*
TEX
6
KAN
3
RCH
12
TAL
5
DAR
4
CLT
22
DOV
17
POC
1*
MCH
28
SON
9
KEN
9*
DAY
1*
NHA
6
IND
2*
POC
13
GLN
8
MCH
40
BRI
36
ATL
28
RCH
40
CHI
5
NHA
4
DOV
1*
KAN
6
CLT
4
TAL
13*
MAR
5
TEX
1*
PHO
3
HOM
9
1st 2419
2014 DAY
5
PHO
6
LVS
6
BRI
19
CAL
24
MAR
2
TEX
25
DAR
3
RCH
32
TAL
23
KAN
9
CLT
1*
DOV
1*
POC
6
MCH
1
SON
7
KEN
10
DAY
42
NHA
42
IND
14
POC
39
GLN
28
MCH
9
BRI
4
ATL
4
RCH
8
CHI
12
NHA
5
DOV
3
KAN
40
CLT
17
TAL
24*
MAR
32
TEX
1*
PHO
39
HOM
9
11th 2274
2015 DAY
5
ATL
1
LVS
41
PHO
11
CAL
9
MAR
35
TEX
1*
BRI
2
RCH
3
TAL
2
KAN
1
CLT
40
DOV
1
POC
3
MCH
19
SON
6*
DAY
2
KEN
9
NHA
22
IND
15
POC
6
GLN
10
MCH
39
BRI
4
DAR
19
RCH
9
CHI
11
NHA
6
DOV
41
CLT
39
KAN
3
TAL
18
MAR
12
TEX
1
PHO
5
HOM
9
10th 2315
2016 DAY
16
ATL
1
LVS
3*
PHO
11
CAL
1
MAR
9
TEX
4
BRI
23
RCH
3
TAL
22
KAN
17
DOV
25
CLT
3
POC
35
MCH
16
SON
13
DAY
35
KEN
32
NHA
12
IND
3
POC
16
GLN
40
BRI
7
MCH
6
DAR
33
RCH
11
CHI
12*
NHA
8
DOV
7
CLT
1*
KAN
4
TAL
23
MAR
1
TEX
11
PHO
38
HOM
1
1st 5040
2017 DAY
34
ATL
19
LVS
11
PHO
9
CAL
21
MAR
15
TEX
1
BRI
1
RCH
11
TAL
8
KAN
24
CLT
17
DOV
1
POC
36
MCH
10
SON
13
DAY
12
KEN
40
NHA
10
IND
27
POC
35
GLN
29
MCH
19
BRI
11
DAR
12
RCH
8
CHI
8
NHA
14
DOV
3
CLT
7
TAL
24
KAN
11
MAR
12
TEX
27
PHO
39
HOM
27
10th 2260
2018 DAY
38
ATL
27
LVS
12
PHO
14
CAL
9
MAR
15
TEX
35
BRI
3
RCH
6
TAL
12
DOV
9
KAN
19
CLT
5
POC
8
MCH
20
SON
11
CHI
14
DAY
23
KEN
14
NHA
10
POC
17
GLN
30
MCH
28
BRI
9
DAR
39
IND
16
LVS
22
RCH
8
CLT
8
DOV
36
TAL
7
KAN
22
MAR
12
TEX
15
PHO
15
HOM
14
14th 2242
2019 DAY
9
ATL
24
LVS
19
PHO
8
CAL
17
MAR
24
TEX
5
BRI
10
RCH
12
TAL
33
DOV
14
KAN
6
CLT
8
POC
19
MCH
15
SON
12
CHI
4
DAY
3
KEN
30
NHA
30
POC
15
GLN
19
MCH
34
BRI
19
DAR
16
IND
35
LVS
11
RCH
10
CLT
9
DOV
8
TAL
38
KAN
10
MAR
38
TEX
34
PHO
14
HOM
13
18th 835
2020 DAY
35
LVS
5
CAL
7
PHO
12
DAR
38
DAR
8
CLT
40
CLT
11
BRI
3
ATL
7
MAR
10
HOM
16
TAL
13
POC
21
POC
16
KEN
18
TEX
26
KAN
32
NHA
12
MCH
12
MCH
11
DAY
4
DOV
7
DOV
3
DAY
17
DAR
18
RCH
31
BRI
17
LVS
11
TAL
29
CLT
13
KAN
31
TEX
36
MAR
30
PHO
5
18th 837
Justin Allgaier IND
37
2021 Alex Bowman DAY HOM CAL LVS PHO ATL BRI MAR RCH TAL KAN DAR DOV COA CLT SON NSH POC POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO -* -*
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