Notebook: Hamlin, Busch trade places in morning practice By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 14, 2010) BROOKLYN, Mich.—Joe Gibbs Racing performed its own version of “Trading Places” Saturday morning at Michigan International Speedway, during practice for Sunday’s Carfax 400. Denny Hamlin, who won at Michigan in June, and teammate Kyle Busch had [...]
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Michigan notebook
August 14th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in NASCAR, Nationwide Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive Team Hamlin Takes 2010 Pit Crew Challenge
Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 11 team is so good, it’s even winning when Denny Hamlin’s girlfriend is driving the car. With Hamlin’s girlfriend, Charlotte Bobcats dancer Jordan Fish, steering the car and Hamlin cheering outside of it, the JGR pit crew won the Sprint Pit Crew Challenge on Wednesday at Time Warner Cable Arena. In [...]
Hamlin To Have Knee Surgery
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announces today Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, will undergo surgery on Monday, March 29 to repair the ACL in his left knee. The surgery will be performed by Dr. Patrick Connor with OrthoCarolina. Hamlin injured the knee in January prior to [...]
Nuts and Bolts
Some news tidbits from the world of NASCAR: This week’s daily double: 187 — Starts in the Cup Series it took for Jimmie Johnson to win his first 25 races. 109 — Starts in the Cup series Johnson needed for his next 25 wins. That’s a winning percentage of 22.9. Johnson won his 50th Cup [...]
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No Comments »JGR Specials Highlight NASCAR On SPEED In January
January 24th, 2010 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Race Calendar, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, TV Listings Christmas trees on the curb, mall parking once again available and NASCAR on SPEED is back and bigger than ever… it must be January. Beginning Jan. 24, NASCAR fans will be given unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to one of the sport’s most successful teams as it prepares for the season-opening Daytona 500. SPEED and IMG [...]
Kyle Busch Signs Extension With JGR
While with Joe Gibbs Racing, Kyle Busch have experienced success together, winning a championship and want that feeling again. It looks like they will get that opportunity. JGR team owner Joe Gibbs and team president J.D. Gibbs announced Monday that they have signed Busch to a multi-year contract extension; terms weren’t specific, but the team did [...]
JGR Specials Highlight NASCAR On SPEED In January
Christmas trees on the curb, mall parking once again available and NASCAR on SPEED is back and bigger than ever… it must be January. Beginning Jan. 24, NASCAR fans will be given unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to one of the sport’s most successful teams as it prepares for the season-opening Daytona 500. SPEED and IMG Sports [...]
Kidd Named Crew Chief For #20 Nationwide Series Team
Joe Gibbs Racing on Tuesday named Kevin Kidd crew chief for its No. 20 Nationwide Series entry. Kidd replaces Dave Rogers, who was named crew chief for JGR’s No. 18 Cup Series team in November. Kidd joins JGR after spending the previous four years in engineering with Richard Petty Motorsports. Most recently he has been [...]
