Joe Gibbs Racing announces crew chief lineup: Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announces today it’s crew chief lineup for the 2019 season. Chris Gabehart will serve as crew chief on the No. 11 MENCS Toyota. Gabehart spent the past three seasons as a crew chief in JGR’s Xfinity Series program, capturing a total of nine wins over that time. Eric Phillips will also make the move from the Xfinity Series to assume the role of car chief with the No. 11 team. He compiled eight wins over three seasons as crew chief on the No. 18 Xfinity Series team. In addition, JGR announces the addition of two crew chiefs to its Xfinity Series program.[More](12-6-2018)
Denny Hamlin to get new crew chief in 2019: Mike Wheeler is reportedly heading to Leavine Family Racing next season.[More](11-16-2018)
FedEx to honor Hamlin’s racing roots with Darlington throwback: Denny Hamlin’s special #11 FedEx Toyota paint scheme for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway is a throwback to Hamlin’s first-ever race car, a Mini Stock that he drove in 1997 at Langley Speedway and Southside Speedway in Virginia. Hamlin won both track championships that year, and was named the NASCAR Mini Stock Rookie of the Year.[More](8-20-2018)
Hamlin says mid-week races under consideration: In this week’s edition of the Dale Jr. Download, guest star Denny Hamlin revealed the existence of a secret driver’s council and the possibility that mid-week Cup races could happen in the foreseeable future. The Driver’s Council has been around in an official capacity since 2016, but Hamlin told Dale Earnhardt Jr. that it has now been broken into various groups.[More](6-29-2018)
Joe Gibbs Racing renews with Toyota: Joe Gibbs Racing has signed an extension with Toyota Racing, an agreement confirmed by team owner Joe Gibbs on Saturday afternoon at Richmond Raceway.[More](4-22-2018)
Hamlin latest driver to lash out at pit guns: Denny Hamlin says that if NASCAR continues to require teams to use standardized pit guns, “it’s going to cost somebody a race or the championship by the end of the year.” Hamlin is the latest driver to express his frustration with the pit guns all teams are required to use after he suffered a loose wheel and had to pit from the lead on Lap 266 of Monday’s Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway. He finished 14th, one lap down.[More](4-16-2018)
Denny Hamlin’s Short Track Showdown returning: Denny Hamlin’s Short Track Showdown returns after a two-year hiatus to Langley Speedway in Hampton, Va. on Thursday, April 19. Joining Hamlin for the 200-lap pro-am late model charity race is Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch as well as NASCAR veteran Timothy Peters. All proceeds from the Short Track Showdown will benefit the Denny Hamlin Foundation, which supports Cystic Fibrosis research and therapy.[More](3-10-2018)
Denny Hamlin says he was joking when he said 70 percent of drivers use Adderall Denny Hamlin said he was joking when he said on a podcast Friday that 70 percent of drivers use Adderall or similar medicines to help them focus. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver was on the Barstool Sports’ “Pardon My Take” podcast when the topic moved to drug testing.[More](2-16-2018)
