J.D. Gibbs News

Gibbs to Toyota – Official UPDATE 4:

Gibbs to Toyota – Official UPDATE 4:

September 5, 2007
been told that the Joe Gibbs Racing / Toyota announcement will be made at the JGR Headquarters the week before the Richmond race.(8-30-2007) UPDATE: Joe Gibbs Racing is expected to announce next week it will join Toyota Motorsports beginning next season, sources told

Extensions for Stewart & Hamlin close:

Extensions for Stewart & Hamlin close:

September 4, 2007
[Joe Gibbs Racing's] Car owner J.D. Gibbs says that contract extensions are nearly set with #11-Denny Hamlin and #20-Tony Stewart. Both have contracts through 2009. Both are set to attend the team's press conference later this week announcing the [supposed] move to

Baseball Execs Buy Majority of Hall of Fame Racing: UPDATE;

Baseball Execs Buy Majority of Hall of Fame Racing: UPDATE;

September 3, 2007
Two executives with the Arizona Diamondbacks have purchased majority interest in the team owned by Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach. Jeff Moorad, chief executive officer of the Diamondbacks, and Tom Garfinkel, the chief operating officer, will be introduced as the controlling

No Gibbs to Toyota announcement planned at Calif:

No Gibbs to Toyota announcement planned at Calif:

August 26, 2007
Don't expect a Toyota announcement that Joe Gibbs Racing has joined the manufacturer's stable next week when the Nextel Cup Series heads to the backyard of Toyota's base in California. Joe Gibbs Racing President J.D. Gibbs said no announcement is planned for the Aug

Logano to run some Busch races in 2008?

Logano to run some Busch races in 2008?

August 17, 2007
Middletown native Joey Logano, 17, will make his final in-state [CT] Busch East Series appearance of the season Saturday in the Mohegan Sun 200 at Lime Rock Park in Salisbury. And it might be the last chance fans get to see the Joe Gibbs Racing developmental driver

Gibbs Racing signs Kyle Busch UPDATE 3:

Gibbs Racing signs Kyle Busch UPDATE 3:

August 14, 2007
Kyle Busch will be formally introduced as the new driver at Joe Gibbs Racing on Tuesday morning at the team's Huntersville, NC shop. "Before I say anything I want to have a done deal," team president J.D. Gibbs before Sunday's Nextel Cup race at Watkins Glen International

Yeley says he will leave JGR at end of season:

Yeley says he will leave JGR at end of season:

August 11, 2007
While Kyle Busch would not confirm reports that he has a deal to drive for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2008, it became clearer that is the case when J.J. Yeley acknowledged he is out of the #18 car Busch is expected to drive. Yeley said he's leaving JGR but wouldn't go as

Chevy hopes to keep teams:

Chevy hopes to keep teams:

July 28, 2007
Chevrolet officials remain hopeful that Joe Gibbs Racing and Hendrick Motorsports will remain a part of the General Motors program in 2008. GM is in the process of renewing all of its deals, with JGR and HMS being the crown jewels of their program. Toyota has been

Gibbs Didn’t Have Sure Deal for Almirola:

Gibbs Didn’t Have Sure Deal for Almirola:

July 19, 2007
Joe Gibbs Racing wasn't certain it could find sponsorship to run Aric Almirola full time in the Busch Series next year and didn't see him as an immediate candidate for a Nextel Cup ride if one of its cars became available. That's why the team allowed Almirola to leave

Gibbs Would like to stay with Chevy:

Gibbs Would like to stay with Chevy:

July 2, 2007
Joe Gibbs Racing's first choice is to re-sign with General Motors, not jump ship for Toyota. "We want to work this out [with GM]," team president J.D. Gibbs said before Sunday's race at New Hampshire. "I can't say a whole lot more than that. We've got a great relationship

Almirola to Ginn in 2008?

Almirola to Ginn in 2008?

June 25, 2007
Hearing Aric Almirola, who was credited with the Milwaukee Busch Series race win Saturday night, will join Ginn Racing in 2008 as a protege to #01-Mark Martin. Supposedly the plan is for Almirola to run part-time Cup, Busch and Trucks in 2008 and take over the #01

Almirola to Ginn in 2008?

Almirola to Ginn in 2008?

June 25, 2007
Hearing Aric Almirola, who was credited with the Milwaukee Busch Series race win Saturday night, will join Ginn Racing in 2008 as a protege to #01-Mark Martin. Supposedly the plan is for Almirola to run part-time Cup, Busch and Trucks in 2008 and take over the #01

More on Gibbs to Toyota…done deal? Extending Stewart to 2011? UPDATE Toyota denied; Stewart possibly:

More on Gibbs to Toyota…done deal? Extending Stewart to 2011? UPDATE Toyota denied; Stewart possibly:

June 25, 2007
Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota are a done deal for 2008, according to several sources, though team executives said otherwise. Apparently one hangup in the talks between the long-time Chevy operation (which features #20-Tony Stewart) and Toyota is a clause in Gibbs' current

Gibbs Comments on Decision to Pull Almirola from Car; Almirola Could Run Full Season in 2008:

Gibbs Comments on Decision to Pull Almirola from Car; Almirola Could Run Full Season in 2008:

June 24, 2007
The decision to take Aric Almirola out of the Joe Gibbs Racing Busch Series car on Saturday night at Milwaukee was purely a business decision. JGR president J.D. Gibbs said it then became a group decision to put Hamlin into the car. "What I said to those guys as a

Gibbs evaluating manufacturer alignment:

Gibbs evaluating manufacturer alignment:

June 18, 2007
Having lost the Dale Earnhardt Jr. sweepstakes, Joe Gibbs Racing [#s 11, 18, 20] President J.D. Gibbs says his team is focused on its current lineup of drivers. Gibbs says it's too early to talk about any interest in Kyle Busch nor whether his team will switch to Toyota