September 29, 2008
Camping World RV Racing Re-Cap
After Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) driver Kyle Busch dominated last Saturday’s Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City by finishing 11th in Sunday’s Camping World RV 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. It was Hamlin’s 17th top-15 finish of 2008 and his best finish in four Sprint Cup Series starts at Kansas.
September 29, 2008
Jackpot in Nationwide Series: Denny Hamlin Wins Kansas Lottery 300
After Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) driver Kyle Busch dominated last Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway by leading three times for a race-high 157 laps en route to the No. 18 team’s seventh win of 2008, Denny Hamlin took the baton at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City and delivered another dominant performance.
September 15, 2008
JGR Drivers Drive Towards “The Chase” in New Hampshire
Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon by finishing eighth in Sunday’s Sylvania 300 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. It was Stewart 12th top-10 finish in 20 career Sprint Cup starts at New Hampshire.
September 8, 2008
JGR Drivers Rock at Richmond
Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway by finishing second in Sunday’s rain-postponed Chevy Rock & Roll 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
September 2, 2008
JGR Drivers Fizzle at Pepsi 500
Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., by finishing third in Sunday night’s Pepsi 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. It was Hamlin’s eighth top-five of the season.
September 2, 2008
Busch Makes a ‘Z-Line’ to Victory Lane at Fontana
On Saturday, Aug. 30, Kyle Busch dominated the Camping World RV Service 300 Nationwide Series race at Auto Club Speedway by leading three times for a race-high 144 laps en route to taking the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry for JGR to Victory Lane.
August 25, 2008
Bristol’s Bullring Tames JGR Drivers
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at the world’s smallest and fastest short track race Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway by finishing second in Saturday night’s Sharpie 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. It was Busch’s 15th top-five finish in 24 races in 2008.
August 11, 2008
Road Course King: Kyle Busch Wins 8th Race of Season
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at the Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International road course by winning Sunday’s Centurion at The Glen NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. It was Busch’s 12th career victory, his series-high eighth of the season and his first at Watkins Glen.
August 4, 2008
JGR Team Challenged in Pocono
Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., by finishing second in Sunday’s Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. The runner-up effort was Stewart’s sixth top-five at Pocono and it equaled his best result since he finished second in the fourth race of the season at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
July 28, 2008
JGR Team Challenged at the Brickyard
Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Office Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by finishing third in Sunday’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. It was his best result in three Brickyard starts and his sixth top-five finish of 2008.
July 28, 2008
Kyle Busch Bags Nationwide Win at Indy
After a mid-week rule change aimed at trimming back horsepower for all Toyota teams in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, Kyle Busch and his No. 18 Z-Line Designs team were set on proving a point. Busch led a race-record 197 of the 200 total laps en route to another dominating win in Saturday night’s Kroger 200 at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis.
July 21, 2008
Joey Logano Finishes Second in St. Louis
After a three-race hiatus from NASCAR Nationwide Series competition, it didn’t take Joey Logano very long to pick up where he left off. The 18-year old phenom led twice for a total of 42 laps en route to a second-place finish in Saturday night’s Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill.
July 14, 2008
Kyle Busch Captures Two Checkered Flags in “Win”dy City
Yet another winning weekend for Kyle Busch! The driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., by winning Saturday night’s LifeLock.com 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. It was his second straight Sprint Cup victory, his third in the last four races, his seventh this season and his 11th in 133 career Sprint Cup races.
July 7, 2008
Kyle Busch Enjoys His Sixth Victory Flag
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway by winning Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. It was Busch’s series-high sixth win of the season, the 10th of his career and his first at Daytona.
July 7, 2008
Hamlin holds off Busch in Daytona Nationwide Race
Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart or Joey Lagano. It doesn’t matter who’s behind the wheel of the No. 20 Toyota, it always seems to end up in Victory Lane in the Nationwide Series.
July 7, 2008
Joe Gibbs Racing Scores 100th NASCAR Victory
Denny Hamlin’s win in Friday night’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway accounted for more than just his eighth career Nationwide Series victory and his third of the season. It marked Joe Gibbs Racing’s (JGR) 100th professional NASCAR victory.
June 30, 2008
Rain Washes Victory Hopes Away for JGR Team
Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon by finishing eighth in Sunday’s rain-shortened Lenox Industrial Tools 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. It was Hamlin’s fourth top-10 finish in five career Sprint Cup races at New Hampshire.
6/23/2008
Sonoma’s Road Warrior: Kyle Busch Wins in California
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at the Infineon Raceway road course in Sonoma, Calif., by winning Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350k NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. It was Busch’s ninth career Sprint Cup Series victory, his series-high fifth of the season and his first Sprint Cup win on a road course.
June 16, 2008
Team Timken Motorsports: 18 year-old JGR Driver Joey Logano Wins at Kentucky
Joey Logano became the youngest winner in NASCAR Nationwide Series history as he drove the No. 20 GameStop Toyota to victory in Saturday night’s Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway.
June 16, 2008
JGR Team Locked Out of Victory in LifeLock 400 at Michigan
Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn by finishing fifth in Sunday’s LifeLock 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race..
June 9, 2008
Hamlin Hangs on to Finish Third in Pocono
Team Timken Motorsports had more than its fair share of trouble at Pocono Raceway but thanks to Denny Hamlin's third place finish, the weekend wasn't a total loss. Hamlin started the 200-lap race 14th on the grid and dodged a huge bullet when he made contact with another car on pit road during the afternoon's first caution period.
June 1, 2008
Busch Gets Monster Victory
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 Combos Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at “The Monster Mile” known as Dover (Del.) International Speedway by winning Sunday’s Best Buy 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
May 31, 2008
Denny Dominates Dover
A nearly three-hour rain delay didn’t slow down Denny Hamlin in Saturday’s Heluva Good! 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway.
May 13, 2008
Kyle Busch Earns His Stripes
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Indiana Jones Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway by winning Saturday night’s Dodge Challenger 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
May 13, 2008
Tony Defeats Darlington
Tony Stewart dominated Friday night’s Diamond Hill Plywood 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway to take his first win of any kind at the track that has been called “Too Tough to Tame.”
April 27, 2008
Kyle Busch Wins Aaron’s 499 in Talladega
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway by winning Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
April 26, 2008
Tony Stewart Wins Nationwide Race in Talladega
Tony Stewart dominated Saturday’s Aaron’s 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway to score his fifth career Nationwide Series win and his third this season.
April 21, 2008
It’s as Easy as ‘Uno, Dos, Tres’ for Kyle Busch in Mexico City
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 20 Doosan Infracore Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), scored his third consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series victory in Sunday’s Corona Mexico 200 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez – the legendary former Formula 1 road course in downtown Mexico City.
April 14, 2008
Hamlin Finishes Third in Phoenix
Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Kinko’s/March of Dimes Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at Phoenix International Raceway by finishing third in Saturday night’s Subway Fresh Fit 500k NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
April 13, 2008
Busch ‘Bashes’ Phoenix Field to Score Second Straight Win
Kyle Busch gave fans of the NASCAR Nationwide Series a case of déjà vu at Phoenix International Raceway as he scored a dominant victory for the second straight week.
April 6, 2008
JGR Drivers Finish in Top 10 at Texas
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth by finishing third in Sunday’s Samsung 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
April 5, 2008
Kyle Busch Wins O’Reilly 300, First For No. 18 Toyota
Kyle Busch drove his No. 18 DLP® HDTV Toyota to a dominating victory in Saturday’s O’Reilly 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.
March 30, 2008
Denny Hamlin Wins Goody’s Cool Orange 500
Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota, led the three-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway by winning Sunday’s Goody’s Cool Orange 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
March 9, 2008
Kyle Busch Gives Toyota First Sprint Cup Win
Team Timken Motorsports had a lot to celebrate on Sunday as our “official technical partner” status with Joe Gibbs Racing once again was visible in the winner’s circle.
March 3, 2008
Team Timken Takes A Gamble in Las Vegas
Completing their west coast swing at the Las Vegas Speedway, team leader Tony Stewart had the roughest ride of all and it started with his quest for three consecutive Nationwide Series victories to begin the 2008 season.
February 25, 2008
Tony Stewart Wins Again, Kyle Busch Finishes Second
For the second consecutive Nationwide Series race, Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch drove their Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas to a 1-2 finish.
February 25, 2008
California Raining
Rain fell in southern California over the weekend, causing the Truck, Nationwide and Cup races to be delayed.
February 19, 2008
Daytona 500 Speedweeks Review
Team Timken traveled to Daytona International Speedway with high expectations and even though the prospect of victory came down to the final lap of competition, it was a highly successful Speedweeks nonetheless.
February 9, 2008Stewart Just Shy of Shootout VictoryTeam Timken's Tony Stewart came up just 0.136-second short of winning his first Sprint Cup Series event in a Toyota but there was some consolation in the fact that he finished second to the best.