Tag Archives: Joe Gibbs Racing

Texas Tussle of Champions: Jimmie Johnson Outduels Kevin Harvick to Win Duck Commander 500

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Jimmie Johnson continued his recent domination of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway Saturday night, rallying after a late pit stop for a victory in the 19th annual Duck Commander 500.

Johnson, the six-time Sprint Cup Series champion, took the lead on lap 321 of the scheduled 334 when he drove under and past Jamie McMurray and Kevin Harvick exiting the dogleg of Texas Motor Speedway’ high-banked, 1.5-mile quad-oval. The last 14 laps featured a battle between Johnson and Harvick, the reigning Sprint Cup Series champion, who finished second despite scraping the turn four wall on lap 331. Continue reading →

Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Next Race: Duck Commander 500

The Place: Texas Motor Speedway

The Date: Saturday, April 11

The Time: 7:30 p.m. (ET)

TV: FOX, 7 p.m. (ET)

Radio: PRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90

Distance: 501 miles (334 laps)

Logano Looks To Lasso Texas Competition

Last spring, Joey Logano wrangled in the competition at Texas Motor Speedway and two-stepped into Victory Lane.

The 24-year-old Team Penske driver will attempt to repeat his spring Lone Star Statement, a feat no driver has ever accomplished, in Sunday’s Duck Commander 500. Continue reading →

Jones speeds to first XFINITY Series victory at Texas

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Teenager Erik Jones turned his first NASCAR Xfinity Series pole  at Texas Motor Speedway into his first series victory Friday night, schooling NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars Brad Keselowski and Dale Earnhardt Jr. en route to the checkered flag in the 19th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts 300.

Jones, 18, held off Keselowski on a restart on lap 175 of the scheduled 200 around Texas Motor Speedway’s high-banked, 1.5-mile quad-oval for a margin of victory of 1.624-seconds in the first night race of the season. Jones’ first series win came in his ninth start. In the process Jones became the second-youngest series winner at Texas at 18 years, 10 months, 11 days—a record set last year by Chase Elliott at 18 years, 4 months and 7 days when he scored his first series victory in this event. Continue reading →

Denny Hamlin holds of Brad Keselowski for Martinsville Sprint Cup win

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With Brad Keselowski beating a tattoo into his rear bumper, and with his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota sliding sideways as it approached the checkered flag, Denny Hamlin held on to his car and held off Keselowski to win Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

In winning his first race of the season, his fifth at the .526-mile short track and the 25th of his career, Hamlin took the lead for good on lap 473 of 500, passing teammate Matt Kenseth for the top spot. Two laps later, Keselowski surged past Kenseth and tracked down Hamlin, setting up a breathtaking battle in the closing laps. Continue reading →

Fixing the Problem at Joe Gibbs Racing

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Joe Gibbs at Daytona in February 2015 Photo - Maddie Mejer/Getty Imagaes

Joe Gibbs at Daytona in February 2015 Photo – Maddie Mejer/Getty Imagaes

 “We sucked.”

Those were the words Denny Hamlin used to explain his day at Phoenix International Raceway this past weekend where he and his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates struggled immensely. Hamlin went on to say,,,

“All of our cars suck right now, there’s Kevin Harvick there’s the Hendrick cars, and the Penske cars and everybody else, we’re (Joe Gibbs Racing) everybody else right now.”

I’m not going to bore you with the details of numbers, comparing the Hendrick and Gibbs cars over the last two years, but I do want to give my insight into what is the problem. Continue reading →