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NASCAR Coke 600: Ty Gibbs beats Byron to first career pole

After a brief delay for some light drizzle, Gibbs rocketed to top of the leaderboard in the final round of Saturday’s qualifying with an average lap speed of 183.953 mph – the fastest lap of the day.

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Brett Moffitt returns to JGR to run Iowa NASCAR Xfinity race

Moffitt, who competed in what is now the ARCA East series for JGR early in his career, will drive the No. 19 Toyota for the organization in the June 17 race at Iowa Speedway.

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Josh Bilicki joins Joe Gibbs Racing in multi-race NASCAR Xfinity deal

JGR has used a variety of drivers in its No. 19 Toyota GR Supra this year. Ryan Truex, Aric Almirola, Ty Gibbs, Taylor Gray have all piloted the car with Truex earning a victory at Dover Motor Speedway.

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Connor Mosack repeats Kansas ARCA win with different team

Mosack won his first series race a year ago with Joe Gibbs Racing at Kansas, but Tanner Gray completed dominated much of Saturday’s race driving for the same team – JGR’s No. 18 Toyota – with which Mosack won in 2023.

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Chandler Smith wins NASCAR Xfinity race at Richmond in JGR 1-2-3

Smith, who earned his first series victory at Richmond almost one year ago, didn’t appear to have as good a car as his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Aric Almirola through the first two stages.

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Toyota unveils its 2024 driver development class

The manufacturer’s TD2 program has produced several noteworthy graduates, including NASCAR Cup driver Christopher Bell, who has advanced to the Championship 4 the past, two seasons, and Xfinity driver John Hunter Nemechek, who will join Bell in Cup and compete with Legacy Motor Club.

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Aric Almirola finds "purpose" in NASCAR mentor role at JGR

Almirola, 39, decided to retire as a full-time Cup Series driver at the end of the 2023 season, having spent the past six years with Stewart-Haas Racing.

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Joe Gibbs Racing expands Xfinity team, adds several new drivers

With John-Hunter Nemechek moving up to the Cup Series and Sammy Smith departing the team for JR Motorsports, there were multiple openings at Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) for 2024.

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Beshore joins Nemechek at LMC as Cup crew chief

LMC had previously announced it had signed Nemechek to drive its No. 42 Toyotas beginning next season and on Monday said Beshore – who worked with Nemechek in the Xfinity Series this past season – will join him.

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Joe Gibbs on the pressure of "extremely hard" playoff format

This year, they had three teams make the Round of 8, but only one managed to advance into the Championship 4.

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Truex on 'tough' playoffs: "Nothing has really gone right"

Truex won the regular season championship and entered the postseason as a real favorite for the championship. However, just about everything that could go wrong has gone wrong for the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

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Truex earns Martinsville Cup pole for critical playoff race

For the second consecutive week, Truex beat all his competition and won the pole for a playoff race and will lead an all-Joe Gibbs Racing front row Sunday at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.

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Nemechek to run Homestead Cup race with LMC

LMC announced early last month that it had hired Nemechek to compete full-time in its No. 42 Cup car beginning in the 2024 season.

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Exclusive: Denny Hamlin on becoming NASCAR's villain

It’s a complex contradiction that has enveloped Hamlin in the twilight of his driving career but one he has come to embrace and admittedly doesn’t fully understand.

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Why Denny Hamlin has embraced becoming NASCAR's villain

Denny Hamlin is the NASCAR Cup driver fans most love to hate. But, in many ways, he also epitomises the type of driver they most covet – one that worked his way up by talent and wasn’t handed the keys to a high-profile ride because he came with a lot…

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Hamlin signs multi-year NASCAR contract extension with Joe Gibbs Racing

The 42-year-old has spent the entirety of his Cup career with Gibbs since he made his debut at the top level in 2005, winning 50 of his 641 race starts.

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Hamlin announces multi-year contract extension with JGR

After much speculation and delay, the three-time Daytona 500 winner has finally agreed to a contract extension with Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR). He's also a three-time winner of the Southern 500 at Darlington, as well as the 2022 Coke 600 winner at Charlotte.

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Bell's path to 2022 Cup title race "not a reliable playbook"

Bell and his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team faced two “must win” situations to advance in last season’s playoffs and reach the championship title race – and they delivered on both.

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Kyle Busch: "There's no reason why we can't" make the final four

The 2023 playoffs are just around the corner and Busch is hoping to do something that hasn't been done in nearly 30 years — win a NASCAR Cup Series championship with Richard Childress Racing.

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NASCAR 2023 regular season finale preview: Who can claim the final playoff spot?

Bubba Wallace, who has never before made the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, sits 32 points ahead of his nearest competition in the final post-season spot currently.

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Daytona playoff fight preview: Bubba Wallace vs. the field

Wallace, who has never before made the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, sits 32pts ahead of his nearest competition. The pressure is high for the 23XI Racing driver, who admitted that Daytona will be "stressful as hell." A strong run on Saturday would solidify his points cushion, but none of that…

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Trevor Bayne to run three NASCAR Xfinity races with JGR

Bayne, 32, will compete in three Xfinity races in JGR’s No. 19 Toyota during the remainder of the 2023 season, beginning with Friday night’s race at Daytona International Speedway.

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Denny Hamlin's return to JGR may not be a forgone conclusion

It has been no secret that Denny Hamlin’s current deal with JGR expires at the conclusion of this season, but most indications had been the announcement of an extension was only waiting on the sign-off of sponsorship for the No. 11 Toyota team.

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Start of NASCAR Cup race at Michigan delayed by rain

The 400-mile race is currently on hold. The field did a handful of pace laps before the rain returned and forced the cars back down pitroad.

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Nemechek recovers from early spin to claim Michigan Xfinity win

Nemechek was caught up in an accident early in the first stage involving his JGR teammates Sammy Smith and Ty Gibbs but made his way back to the front to win the second stage.

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