Family buys Cubs, Wrigley for $845m Oct 28, 2009
miscellany Crew chief swap on tap for Kyle Busch Kyle Busch will have a new crew chief after this weekend s race at Talladega Superspeedway, with Joe Gibbs Racing replacing Steve Addington with Dave Rogers after a season that fell far short of expectations. Addington, who guided Busch to 12 victories in 68 races, will crew chief Sunday s race, then be replaced by Rogers. (Boston Globe)
NASCAR drivers show 'Raw' sides Oct 27, 2009
Logano and Busch's Joe Gibbs Racing Nationwide Series cars will at Texas next month will feature paint schemes for the new WWE Smackdown v. Raw 2010 video game. The WWE will send wrestling legend Jerry "The King" Lawler to the Texas race to join Busch and Logano as part of the promotion. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Hamlin makes prediction come true Oct 26, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. Published Mon, Oct 26, 2009 02:00 AMModified Mon, Oct 26, 2009 12:44 AM. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Gibbs says he's not returning to NFL's Redskins Oct 26, 2009
Joe Gibbs says he's not returning to Washington Redskins - Racing - SI.com ... (AP) -- Hall of Fame former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs said Sunday he has no plans to return to the struggling team. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Hamlin dominates at Martinsville Oct 26, 2009
The last run or two at the end, the 11 had their stuff right, Johnson said of Hamlin's Joe Gibbs Racing team. I was just a little too loose to do anything with them. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)
Gordon, Montoya trade paint again Oct 26, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. Published Sun, Oct 25, 2009 06:31 PMModified Sun, Oct 25, 2009 09:27 PM. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Tracking the Chase | How the Top 12 fared Sunday Oct 26, 2009
Although out of the championship picture, Hamlin felt the win vindicated his claim his Joe Gibbs Racing team could be a title contender ... -- Hall of Fame former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs said Sunday he has no plans to return to the struggling team. (News & Observer -- Sports)
JOE GIBBS AGAIN? Rumors percolate that ex-coach might return Oct 23, 2009
Joe Gibbs' name creeps up again in Redskins' situation - The Huddle: Football News from the NFL - USATODAY.com ... Joe Gibbs' name creeps up again in Redskins' situation ... Throw Joe Gibbs' name into the quagmire into which the Washington Redskins have currently sunk. (USA Today -- Sports)
Don't worry, Jimmie - they're just jealous Oct 23, 2009
Joe Gibbs Racing development driver Matt DiBenedetto will drive the No.20 Toyota and has at least three more starts planned in 2010 - at Milwaukee, St. Louis and Iowa. DiBenedetto, 18, earned two wins this season in the Camping World East Series. (News & Observer -- Sports)
NASCAR notes Oct 22, 2009
No. 18 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing ... No. 20 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. (USA Today -- Sports)
Frustrated Hamlin sees empty Cup Oct 22, 2009
The momentum and confidence was enough to convince the Joe Gibbs Racing team that they could keep pace with Johnson and the rest of Hendrick Motorsports this season. For it to be over at the midpoint of the Chase is something Hamlin is going to carry with him long into the offseason. (Boston Globe)
J.J. atop Power Rankings, but who's second? Oct 21, 2009
" But will he be allowed to continue that in 2010? That's the (multi)-million dollar question. 10Last Week: NR Clint BowyerContinuing the upward swing of the RCR fleet as of late, the No. 33 Chevy survived the three-car accident with Montoya and Martin best of all, jumping up to sixth at the finish with a car that was even better at times during the race. "We got a little behind because we got a little too tight at the end, so we couldn't really go," he said of a car that put together another... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Mighty Joe Young Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCARWith six top-10 finishes in 31 races, Joey Logano is 20th in the point standings and headed for Rookie of the Year.Joey Logano has already become the youngest driver to win a Cup race. But the 19-year-old did something far more impressive with a top-five finish at Lowe's, writes Tim Tuttle. Oct 21, 2009
" With six top-10 finishes in 31 races, Logano is 20th in the points and headed for Rookie of the Year. That's better than good for a young driver who was thrust into a full Cup season one, maybe two years ahead of schedule. Joe Gibbs Racing hadn't planned to rush Logano into Cup so soon. He couldn't even make his first Nationwide Series start until he turned 18 in late May last year. It figured he'd run the full Nationwide with a partial Cup schedule in 2009, then perhaps make the jump to full... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Kyle Busch rolls to seventh Nationwide win of season Oct 20, 2009
The move ended up costing him some valuable points, as Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin crashed while getting stuck between Brad Keselowski and Greg Biffle, a crash Busch said Hamlin couldn't avoid. "Denny got caught up in a mess I don't know if any of us could have gotten out of," Busch said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
MarkBeechRacing Fan Why I was (secretly) rooting for Denny Hamlin in the Chase. Oct 17, 2009
On the night we visited the headquarters of Joe Gibbs Racing, Hamlin had been open and earnest about his desire to take over the team leadership role that had been left vacant when Tony Stewart jumped ship to start his own team. Sure Kyle Busch had won the most races for JGR in 2008, but Hamlin was the elder statesman, of which he was well aware. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Stewart has exceeded expectations Oct 17, 2009
More than anything, there were questions about whether Stewart, who left his successful run with Joe Gibbs Racing to become a team owner, could win again considering the established multi-car powerhouses that had dominated the sport ... Having won two championships driving for Joe Gibbs (2002, 2005) with Greg Zippadelli as his crew chief, Stewart and Grubb quickly found a comfort level working together despite different personalities. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)
Friday's race, rest of season big for the Toyota camp Oct 16, 2009
It would mark the first driver s championship in Nationwide for Joe Gibbs Racing and barring an unlikely rebound by Denny Hamlin or Brian Vickers in the Chase the first driver s championship for Toyota since it joined Nationwide and Cup competition in 2007. It would be big, Busch said. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Tom Logano apologizes for run-in with Biffle Oct 12, 2009
Joe Gibbs Racing president J.D. Gibbs said Tom Logano was apologetic while talking to team officials ... Gilliland will run in a fourth car for Joe Gibbs Racing next week at Charlotte. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Flu forces Kyle Busch to get out Oct 12, 2009
Gilliland will run in a fourth car for Joe Gibbs Racing next week at Charlotte. Share: Text. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Logano races to 5th victory of season Oct 11, 2009
Joe Gibbs Racing president J.D. Gibbs had no comment and neither Logano could be reached for comment following the race. Tom Logano has been a fixture at the track since his son made his Nationwide Series debut last June. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Tom Logano's credential pulled after altercation Oct 11, 2009
Joe Gibbs Racing president J.D. Gibbs said he had no immediate knowledge of the event. NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said Tom Logano was meeting with officials to talk about the incident. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Logano wins poll for Nationwide race in Fontana Oct 11, 2009
164 mph in his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Series points leader and JRG teammate Kyle Busch will start second. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Earnhardt would welcome Patrick in NASCAR Oct 10, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. Published Fri, Oct 09, 2009 09:57 PMModified Fri, Oct 09, 2009 10:22 PM. (News & Observer -- Sports)
LarsAndersonInside Nascar Spoilers are few in Hendrick ride toward another Sprint Cup title. Oct 10, 2009
The only driver from Joe Gibbs Racing in the Chase, Hamlin is 99 points behind Martin. Still, this is a team that, at times this season, has looked like a serious title contender. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Denny Hamlin takes pole at Fontana Oct 10, 2009
- Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Toyota was running so poorly before qualifying Friday for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway that his Joe Gibbs Racing team took it back to the garage and basically blew it up. Whatever they did, it worked. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Point/Counterpoint: Why I’m a fan Oct 9, 2009
Being a fan of NASCAR, I was used to seeing Joe Gibbs on television, as he was at every race to support his team, Joe Gibbs Racing. In 2004, Joe Gibbs came out of football retirement and returned to the Redskins as head coach. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Driver-crew chief bond tested in heat of the race Oct 9, 2009
"I'm telling you, I didn't think any communication skills in the world were going to fix that thing, said Gordon, who admitted to acting like a bear on the radio with Letarte. I thought we were going to have to come down and change four shocks and sway bars. I definitely give Steve a lot of credit for not panicking. Gordon, after Letarte figured out what needed tending to, finished second.As the Chase for the Sprint Cup hits the meat of its schedule heading to the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana,... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Failure To Launch Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCARWith seven races left in the Sprint Cup season, Denny Hamlin is the only Toyota driver with a shot at the crown.Toyota's deep pockets were widely expected to dominate NASCAR when the company arrived. Tom Bowles explores why, three years later, the takeover hasn't happened. Oct 9, 2009
In the meantime, Joe Gibbs Racing still builds its own engines, a departure from the company's strict information-sharing philosophy that tries to put everyone on the same page. Yet for the money behind the TRD powerplants, they didn't stop Brian Vickers from having a failure Sunday that effectively took him out of Chase contention. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
TomBowlesNascar Power Rankings Mark Martin has aced the Chase, but his toughest tests await. Oct 8, 2009
Denny HamlinAfter watching Hamlin's emotions and title chase unravel at Dover once again, one was left to wonder whether the Joe Gibbs Racing leader would bounce back. He provided the answer on Sunday with a fifth-place finish, his first career top 10 at Kansas. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Royal pain: Hall-bound King really a racer, not a brand Oct 5, 2009
As the megapowers of Hendrick Motorsports, Roush Fenway Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing and Richard Childress Racing competed in an arms race of cutting-edge technology and boasted marquee drivers, Petty's mom-and-pop, family owned Petty Enterprises, formed in 1949, became a non-factor. And it hurt. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Logano steals victory from Busch at Kansas Oct 4, 2009
It was the fourth time this season that Logano has taken the lead away from his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate with less than 10 laps to go and then go on to victory. The 19-year-old driver recorded his fourth victory of the season and the fifth of his Nationwide career. (News & Observer -- Sports)
TEAM REPORTS: NASCAR news, notes Oct 4, 2009
" , No. 18 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing This week: Busch has struggled at Kansas with only one top-10 finish in five starts. "I've really never had much luck at Kansas in the Cup car, so I'm hoping we can turn that around this weekend," said Busch. "We are working on some stuff for next year, so I'm hoping to have a good result ... Joey Logano, No. 20 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. (USA Today -- Sports)
Logano eager to race again after Dover wreck Oct 3, 2009
Little has fazed him this year, his first season as two-time champion Stewart's replacement at Joe Gibbs Racing. After a rocky start to the year, he grabbed a win in the rain-shortened June race at New Hampshire, has five top 10 finishes and at 20th in the standings is ranked higher than Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Martin Truex Jr.. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
A Friend In Deed Oct 2, 2009
Probably with Joe Gibbs Racing, as they'd have no one in line to replace J.J. Yeley at the No. 18 car two years ago (which missed the Chase this year). Remember, a Junior re-signing with DEI would have kept Kyle Busch at Hendrick's No. 5 -- the same car Martin drives now -- leaving Gibbs more desperate to keep Tony Stewart last year once Chevrolet came calling with millions for him to become a driver/owner. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Johnson dominates en route to fifth victory at Dover Oct 1, 2009
Johnson was so far in front, he had no idea Joe Gibbs Racing driver Joey Logano was involved in an early accident that saw his No. 20 barrel-roll eight times down the concrete and result in the race being red-flagged. It looked scary, but the teenage Logano walked away and was fine. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Johnson admits 7 Cup titles seems like impossible goal Oct 1, 2009
" Jim Utter Gilliland doing three races for Gibbs: Driver David Gilliland will attempt to make three Cup series starts for Joe Gibbs Racing in its No.02 Toyota beginning with the Oct.17 race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. He also will attempt the Nov.8 race at Texas and Nov.22 season finale at Homestead.Gilliland is in his fourth Cup season, having accumulated 112 starts. He has started 25 races this season, 0000183A driving primarily for TRG Motorsports. J.U. Fan day at Penske: Penske Racing will... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Dover Notebook: Logano fine after barrel-roll wreck Sep 30, 2009
Logano appeared to get squeezed between Bobby Labonte and his former Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Tony Stewart. Labonte checked up and No. 96 clipped the No. 20 on the nose. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Ole Brook Festival organizers expect biggest crowd ever Sep 30, 2009
The festival will include special guests, like Christian illusionist Jared Hall, Mississippi School of the Arts senior and former "American Idol" contestant Jasmine Murray, who will serve as a celebrity judge in the talent show, and a NASCAR display featuring the Joe Gibbs Racing Sprint Cup Show Car. Live music will fill ears across downtown on Friday night, when local performers Vonda Laird, The Colonels and Ghost Town will be joined by Southwest Mississippi youth performer Hannah Belle... (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Patrick has always remained open-minded Sep 26, 2009
After NASCAR officials found his left front to be too low in a postrace inspection, Busch and car owner Joe Gibbs were docked 25 championship driver and championship owner points, respectively, while crew chief Steve Addington was fined $25,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31. Joe Gibbs Racing accepted the penalty and offered an explanation in a statement: The situation was caused when the left front spring became dislodged. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Round Two Of The Chase Moves To Dover Sep 26, 2009
He now holds a 35-point lead over his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin, as the series heads to the one-mile, concrete-surface Dover International Speedway. ABC 7 Talkback. (ABC 7 News, DC)
* Sports Briefs Sep 24, 2009
Team owner Joe Gibbs was also docked 25 points. Busch finished fifth at New Hampshire, and his car was automatically inspected by NASCAR. Even with the penalty, he retained the 13th spot in the standings. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Dover ideal for Johnson to make Chase charge Sep 24, 2009
Look for Hendrick Motorsports, Roush Fenway Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing to lock up a majority of the top 10. Qualifying ProceduresForty-four cars will attempt to qualify for 43 spots. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Busch Docked 25 Points, Crew Chief Fined $25k Sep 23, 2009
Team owner Joe Gibbs has also been docked 25 points. ABC 7 Talkback. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Tim TuttleINSIDE NASCAR Sep 23, 2009
There were multiple reasons for the fall-off -- bad luck and poor performances by Hamlin and the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team to name a few. A smart and smooth driver, Hamlin always drives hard and prefers to stay clean, regularly running and finishing in the top five and top 10. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Ky. Busch docked 25 points for failed inspection Sep 23, 2009
Team owner Joe Gibbs has also been docked 25 points. Busch finished fifth at New Hampshire, and his car was automatically inspected by NASCAR.. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Stewart still driving his own race Sep 23, 2009
In July 2008, Stewart left Joe Gibbs Racing and became the co-owner of his new team. Almost overnight, he has transformed the struggling outfit into a powerhouse racing organization. (Longview Daily News, WA)
New Hampshire Notebook: Stewart's slide continues Sep 21, 2009
Kyle Busch wasn't kidding when he said he'd do whatever he could to help Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin win a championship. Busch, who narrowly missed the Chase after a roller coaster regular season, finished fifth behind Mark Martin on Sunday, slipping past brother Kurt Busch on the final lap. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Stewart: Regular-season champ should be honored Sep 20, 2009
Denny Hamlin, arguably the hottest driver heading into the Chase, believes his Joe Gibbs Racing team has made significant inroads on Hendrick this season ... Though Kyle Busch graciously declared he would do whatever it takes to help Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin win the title after his own bid to make the Chase came up just short, Hamlin isn't expecting too much assistance. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Notebook: Stewart wants nod for season Sep 20, 2009
Denny Hamlin, arguably the hottest driver heading into the Chase, believes his Joe Gibbs Racing team has made significant inroads on Hendrick this season ... " Instead the 45-year-old spent the day preparing for his 571st consecutive Cup start. He posted the eighth-fastest time during the first practice, but slipped to 33rd fastest in the second session. The race will be Labonte's second for TRG after Yates Racing replaced him in the No. 96 Ford with Erik Darnell two weeks ago in Atlanta.... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Lars AndersonINSIDE NASCAR Sep 19, 2009
He has flashed impressive speed all season, but can a Toyota from Joe Gibbs Racing run nose-to-nose with Chevys of Hendrick Motorsports and its satellite team Stewart-Haas Racing for the 10 weeks of the Chase. I doubt it, but on Friday at New Hampshire, Hamlin was very much looking like the driver to beat this weekend. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Stewart’s recipe for success: No pressure Sep 19, 2009
Obviously to win a championship as a driver is a great feeling, but to win it as an owner and driver adds to that, said Stewart, who won titles in 2002 and 2005 with Joe Gibbs Racing ... Down the stretch he comes Given his torrid stretch in the last 10 races, which culminated with a victory in last week s Chase cutoff race at his home track, Richmond International Raceway, Denny Hamlin didn t expect to get much road assistance from his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Kyle Busch, who ended up 13th in... (Boston Globe)
What Are The Odds? Sep 18, 2009
His Joe Gibbs Racing team got off to a slow start last year, but its not going to make the same mistake twice: engineers have been simulating the first two Chase races for months to ensure their man's a championship contender right off the bat. Weakness: His emotions. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Stewart & Co.are smoking hot Sep 17, 2009
When Stewart decided to leave the security of Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of last season, his business instincts led him to align with Rick Hendrick, NASCAR s dominant team owner. I said from Day One that if it wasn t for Rick Hendrick, I would not have made this decision to make this change, Stewart said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Rocky Road Ahead Sep 17, 2009
The Field: Hamlin is on his own with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch a surprise non-qualifier. Stewart and Newman landed the entirety of Stewart Haas Racing in the Chase. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Tom BowlesNASCAR POWER RANKINGS Sep 17, 2009
That leaves him the only Joe Gibbs Racing car in championship contention, which means all the resources of the multi-car team will be funneled the No. 11's way to give him the best possible chance to win. 2. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Chase Is On But No One Is A Heavy Favorite Sep 15, 2009
Hamlin, who holds the fourth seed, is the only Joe Gibbs Racing driver in this year's Chase. After winning two races this season -- Sonoma and Atlanta -- Kasey Kahne put Richard Petty Motorsports in the playoffs. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Hamlin prepared for title run Sep 15, 2009
More important, his mindset is clearly changed as he moves into what his Joe Gibbs Racing team believes is the most important part of the Chase for Hamlin. Although he was competitive in his 2006 rookie season, when he finished third to winner Jimmie Johnson, he was out of it by Week 3 the past two seasons. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Kahne, Biffle among 12 to make The Chase Sep 15, 2009
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing. ADJUSTED POINT STANDINGS: 5,020. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Hamlin wins at Richmond; Vickers makes Chase Sep 13, 2009
Although it was a bittersweet night for Joe Gibbs Racing, Hamlin felt as if he'd just won the Daytona 500 ... "I'll do my best to help Denny out and bring Joe Gibbs Racing a championship," Busch said. (ABC News)
Hamlin's racing win bittersweet Sep 13, 2009
- Denny Hamlin finally grabbed a coveted win at his home track in a bittersweet night for Joe Gibbs Racing ... - Denny Hamlin finally grabbed a coveted win at his home track in a bittersweet night for Joe Gibbs Racing. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Hamlin finally tastes victory at home track Sep 13, 2009
-- Denny Hamlin finally grabbed a coveted win at his home track in a bittersweet night for Joe Gibbs Racing. As he celebrated in Victory Lane, teammate Kyle Busch was shut out of the Chase for the championship. (News & Observer -- Sports)
NASCAR's bad boy comes up short in bid for Chase Sep 13, 2009
On pit road after the race, Joe Gibbs Racing president J.D. Gibbs seemed conflicted, wanting on one hand to celebrate JGR driver Denny Hamlin's long coveted first victory at his hometown track while also still absorbing that Busch's effort came up short. "It was just discouraging, but I think the reality of it is that we've got a great driver, we've got a great team, and hopefully we won't be in this position again," he said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Breakdown ofdrivers in Chase for the championship Sep 13, 2009
DRIVER: Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing. ADJUSTED POINT STANDINGS: 5,020. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Hamlin gets stolen car back Sep 12, 2009
But Hamlin said Friday that police told him the mastermind of the heist has been arrested multiple times for car theft, including an arrest several years ago for stealing a car from NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs' garage. Hamlin and Gibbs live on the same street in Cornelius, N.C.. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Richmond has 11 drivers vying for 8 Chase spots Sep 12, 2009
So he tossed a scenario out there for Saturday night: If Hamlin is in position to win the race, but could help Busch by allowing his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate to get the victory, then Montoya believes the team orders will come into play. Not so fast, said Hamlin. (MSNBC -- Sports)
