Owner(s) | Rick Hendrick Linda Hendrick Jeff Gordon |
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Principal(s) | Ray Evernham 1992-1999, Brian Whitesell 1999, Robbie Loomis 2000-2005, Steve Letarte 2005-2010, Alan Gustafson 2011- 2017, Darian Grubb 2018, Chad Knaus 2019-2020, Rudy Fugle 2021-present |
Base | 4400 Papa Joe Hendrick Blvd, Concord, North Carolina, 28262 |
Series | NASCAR Cup Series |
Race drivers | Jeff Gordon (1992–2015) Chase Elliott (2016–2017) William Byron (2018–present) |
Sponsors | DuPont/Axalta (1992–2015, 2018–Present) Pepsi/Mountain Dew (2001–2017) Nicorette (2006–2008) National Guard (2009-2010) AARP (2011–2015) Panasonic (2014–2015) 3M (2015–2016) NAPA (2016–2017) Kelley Blue Book (2016–2017) SunEnergy1 (2016–2017) Little Caesars (2017) Hooters (2017) Liberty University (2018–Present) Hertz (2018–2020) UniFirst (2018–2019) Hendrick Automotive Group (2018–2020) Valvoline (2021–present) Acronis (2022) Relay Payments (2023–present) HP (2023–present) PODS (2023) |
Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
Opened | 1992 |
Career | |
Debut | 1992 Hooters 500 (Atlanta) |
Latest race | 2024 Straight Talk Wireless 400 (Homestead) |
Drivers' Championships | 4 |
Race victories | 106 |
Pole positions | 97 |
The Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 car is a NASCAR Cup Series team that has been active since 1992. The team began with driver Jeff Gordon, who spent his entire full-time career behind the wheel of the No. 24. Gordon won 93 points-paying races, the most of any driver in NASCAR's modern era, and four series championships before retiring from full-time racing in 2015. The No. 24 was driven by Chase Elliott in 2016 and 2017; Elliott earned a spot in the NASCAR playoffs both seasons but failed to win a points-paying race. Since 2018, the No. 24 has been driven by William Byron. Gordon, Elliott and Byron each earned Cup Series Rookie of the Year honors while using the No. 24.
Gordon and his crew chief, Ray Evernham, were signed away from Bill Davis Racing after Rick Hendrick watched Gordon drive BDR's No.1 Ford to his first Busch Series victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway in March 1992. [1] The car number was originally intended to be No. 46, a Hendrick car driven by Greg Sacks for the filming of Days of Thunder in 1989 and 1990, but was changed after a licensing conflict with Paramount Pictures. No. 24 was selected due to its insignificance in NASCAR history prior to Gordon; [2] at the time no driver had ever won a Cup race in the No. 24. [3]
Gordon debuted in the 1992 Hooters 500, using his now-iconic DuPont rainbow paint scheme designed by Sam Bass, [2] [4] qualifying 21st and finishing 31st after a crash. The team went full-time in 1993 with Ray Evernham serving as crew chief. Gordon won his Twin 125 qualifying race at Daytona and finished fifth in the Daytona 500. He finished 14th in points and won Cup Series Rookie of the Year. [4] In 1994, Gordon scored his first Winston Cup victory in the Coca-Cola 600, won the inaugural Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis, and finished the season eighth in points. Gordon won the 1995 Winston Cup championship, and finished second behind Hendrick teammate Terry Labonte in 1996.
Throughout the mid-90s, Gordon and Evernham's team became known as the "Rainbow Warriors," a nickname derived from the No. 24's colorful paint scheme and the similarly bright jumpsuits worn by the team's pit crew. Evernham became famous for his innovation improving the duration and efficiency of pit stops. Instead of using team mechanics as his pit crew, as was customary at the time, Evernham created a group of specialists (often former athletes) who trained using choreography, agility exercises, and weight lifting. The team studied film between races to identify spots for improvement. Evernham is largely credited with reducing the expected duration of a four-tire pit stop from around 20 seconds to under 15. [5]
Gordon won his second championship in 1997, winning three of NASCAR's crown jewel races (the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, and Southern 500). [4] He won his second consecutive and third overall title in 1998, tying Richard Petty's modern-era record for wins in a season with 13. The following season, Gordon again won the Daytona 500, but the No. 24 team struggled with consistency and failed to win a third straight title. Crew chief Ray Evernham left the team to assist in Dodge's pending return to NASCAR, and was replaced by Brian Whitesell, who guided Gordon to wins in his first two races as crew chief. At the end of the season, Gordon signed a "lifetime" contract with Hendrick Motorsports, giving him partial ownership of the team. [6]
Robbie Loomis replaced Brian Whitesell (who was promoted to team manager) in 2000, a season which saw Gordon score his 50th career victory at Talladega and finish ninth in points. In 2001, the No. 24 car unveiled a new blue- and red-flamed paint scheme, also designed by Bass, as lead sponsor DuPont expanded its marketing beyond automotive finishes. [7] Gordon bounced back with six wins, six poles, and 24 top 10 finishes, winning his fourth championship.
In 2002, Gordon became car owner for rookie Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet, a team that has since tied a NASCAR record with seven Cup Series championships. After a pair of top-five points finishes in 2003 and 2004, Gordon won three of the first nine races in 2005, including his third Daytona 500 win. However, Gordon ultimately missed the Chase for the Nextel Cup and finished 11th in points, the first time since his rookie year he finished outside the top 10. The following season was more productive for Gordon and new crew chief Steve Letarte, returning to the Chase and finishing sixth in points. In 2007, despite winning six races and scoring a modern-era record 30 top-10 finishes, Gordon finished second in points to teammate Johnson. Gordon returned to the Chase in 2008, but failed to win a race for the first time since his rookie year. Following the 2008 season, Gordon appeared on The Today Show to unveil his new "Firestorm" paint scheme for 2009 and beyond, which expanded the car's red flames and replaced the blue trim with black. Gordon broke a 47-race winless drought on April 4, 2009 at Texas, his first win at the track.
At the start of the 2011 season, a HMS organizational shuffle saw Gordon, the No. 24 and his sponsors move to the 5/88 shop, with Mark Martin's former crew chief Alan Gustafson becoming crew chief of the No. 24 team. The same year, AARP became the team's primary sponsor, partnering with Gordon to form the "Drive to End Hunger" initiative. Pepsi continued its associate sponsor deal, and DuPont scaled back to 14 races as primary sponsor. [8] Gordon won three races and finished eighth in points. An inconsistent 2012 season meant Gordon needed a late-season win at Pocono to sneak into the Chase. Weeks later, Gordon, upset about an earlier altercation, intentionally wrecked championship contender Clint Bowyer during the final laps of the AdvoCare 500 and was fined $100,000. Gordon ended the season with Hendrick Motorsports' first Cup Series win at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This was also the final race of a 20-year relationship between the No. 24 team and DuPont; Axalta Coating Systems replaced DuPont's 14-race sponsorship. [9]
Gordon was added to the 2013 Chase following "Spingate" at Richmond, [10] [11] but failed to win his fifth Cup title. The following season, Gordon was in position to reach the championship round until late-race shuffling at Phoenix left him just short.
On January 22, 2015, Gordon announced the upcoming season would be his final as a full-time Cup Series driver. 3M signed on to sponsor the No. 24 for 11 races over three seasons, joining AARP and Axalta as primary sponsors. [12] [13] Gordon raced his famous rainbow paint scheme for the final time in the 2015 Irwin Tools Night Race; a loose wheel resulted in a 26th-place finish. [4] Gordon secured a spot in the championship round by winning at Martinsville, breaking a 39-race winless streak in what would be his final Cup Series victory. [14] Axalta unveiled a special silver paint scheme to commemorate Gordon's career at Homestead, and Hendrick's other three cars raced with yellow number decals to honor Gordon. [15] [16] Gordon finished sixth in the race and third in the final points standings. [17] Gordon returned as a part-time Cup Series driver in 2016, filling in for an injured Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 car.
In 2016, Hendrick development driver Chase Elliott became the second driver to race the No. 24 car for Hendrick Motorsports. [18] The team's primary sponsor became NAPA Auto Parts, which had previously sponsored Elliott in the Xfinity Series (3M scaled back its sponsorship and Axalta moved to the No. 88 team). [18] [19] Elliott won the pole in his first Daytona 500 start, but finished 37th after an early crash. Despite a winless season, Elliott made the Chase and won Cup Series Rookie of the Year.
After a fifth-place finish in 2017, Hendrick Motorsports announced the No. 24 would be renumbered to No. 9, allowing Elliott to drive the same car number his father Bill raced for 20 years. Instead of retiring the No. 24, Hendrick renumbered Kasey Kahne's No. 5 to No. 24, with rookie William Byron replacing Kahne as the team's driver. [20]
Byron and crew chief Darian Grubb struggled through the 2018 season, finishing in the top 10 only four times and ending the season 23rd in the standings. After just one season, Hendrick Motorsports replaced Grubb with Chad Knaus, who was crew chief for seven Cup Series championships for Hendrick's No. 48 team. [21]
The pairing of Byron and Knaus immediately led to improved results, as Byron won the pole for the 2019 Daytona 500. The team won four more poles over the course of the 2019 season, making the Playoffs and finishing 11th. Despite not winning a race in 2019, on August 29, 2020, Byron won at Daytona, making it 94 wins overall.
Before the start of the 2021 season then Kyle Busch Motorsports crew chief Rudy Fugle would replace Knaus as the No. 24 with Knaus leaving his crew chief role to become to become the Vice President of Competition for Hendrick Motorsports. [22] Fugle had previously been the crew chief for Byron when he competed in the Truck series for Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2016 during which he won 7 races and finished 5th in the championship before moving to Xfinity the following season.
The 2021 season opened with two finishes outside of the top 20, but in the third race of the year at Homestead-Miami, he took his second career win (the 95th for the 24) after dominating the second half of the race. Since winning at Homestead-Miami, Byron has finished in the Top 10 in twelve of the next fourteen races. During the playoffs, Byron made it to the Round of 12, but struggled with poor finishes at Las Vegas and Talladega. Following the Charlotte Roval race, he was eliminated from the Round of 8. [23] Byron finished 10th in the points standings.
During the 2022 season, Byron started with two DNFs at the 2022 Daytona 500 and Fontana, but rebounded with wins at Atlanta and Martinsville. [24] [25] On July 28, three days prior to the Indianapolis road race, the generator of the No. 24's hauler caught fire. The car was not damaged by the blaze. [26] At the Texas playoff race, Byron spun Denny Hamlin towards the infield grass during a late-caution period; he was subsequently fined US$50,000 and the No. 24 was docked 25 driver and owner points. [27] On October 6, the National Motorsports Appeals Panel rescinded the points penalty and instead amended the fine to US$100,000, placing Byron back to seventh in the playoff standings. [28] Byron was eliminated following the Round of 8 after finishing eighth at Martinsville (Byron would be credited a 7th-place finish after 4th-place finisher Brad Keselowski was disqualified when his car failed to meet minimum-weight requirements). [29]
Byron started the 2023 season with a 34th place DNF at the 2023 Daytona 500. He later scored back-to-back wins at Las Vegas and Phoenix. [30] [31] On March 15, the No. 24 was served an L2 penalty after unapproved hood louvers were found installed on the car during pre-race inspection at Phoenix; as a result, the team was docked 100 driver and owner points and 10 playoff points. In addition, Fugle was suspended for four races and fined US$100,000. [32] On March 29, the National Motorsports Appeals Panel amended the penalty, upholding the fine and Fugle's suspension but restoring the owner, driver, and playoff points. [33] On April 6, the No. 24 was served an L1 penalty after alterations to the car's greenhouse were discovered during post-race inspection following the Richmond race; as a result, the team was docked 60 driver and owner points and five playoff points. In addition, interim crew chief Brian Campe was suspended for two races and fined US$75,000. [34] At Darlington, Byron scored his seventh career win and the overall 100th win for the No. 24. [35] He scored his fourth win of the season at Atlanta after the race was shortened by rain. [36] Byron claimed his fifth victory at Watkins Glen. [37] Byron's sixth win of the season came in the Round of 12 opener at Texas. The win also marked Hendrick Motorsports' 300th victory in the Cup Series. [38] Following the season finale at Phoenix, Byron finished the 2023 season third in the points standings. [39]
Byron started the 2024 season by winning the 2024 Daytona 500. [40] A month later, he scored his second win of the season at the Circuit of the Americas. [41] On April 7, Byron won his third race of the season, as he and his teammates Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott took the top three spots at Martinsville on Hendrick Motorsports' 40th anniversary. [42]
Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | Owners | Pts |
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1992 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL 31 | 79th | 70 | |||||||
1993 | DAY 5 | CAR 34 | RCH 6 | ATL 4 | DAR 24 | BRI 17 | NWS 34 | MAR 8 | TAL 11 | SON 11 | CLT 2 | DOV 18 | POC 28 | MCH 2 | DAY 5 | NHA 7 | POC 37 | TAL 31 | GLN 31 | MCH 3 | BRI 20 | DAR 22 | RCH 10 | DOV 24 | MAR 11 | NWS 34 | CLT 5 | CAR 21 | PHO 35 | ATL 31 | 15th | 3447 | |||||||||
1994 | DAY 4 | CAR 32 | RCH 3 | ATL 8 | DAR 31 | BRI 22 | NWS 15 | MAR 33 | TAL 24 | SON 37 | CLT 1 | DOV 5 | POC 6 | MCH 12 | DAY 8 | NHA 39 | POC 8 | TAL 31 | IND 1* | GLN 9 | MCH 15 | BRI 32 | DAR 6 | RCH 2 | DOV 11 | MAR 11 | NWS 8 | CLT 28 | CAR 29 | PHO 4 | ATL 15 | 9th | 3776 | ||||||||
1995 | DAY 22 | CAR 1* | RCH 36 | ATL 1* | DAR 32* | BRI 1* | NWS 2 | MAR 3 | TAL 2 | SON 3 | CLT 33 | DOV 6 | POC 16* | MCH 2* | DAY 1* | NHA 1* | POC 2 | TAL 8* | IND 6 | GLN 3 | MCH 3* | BRI 6 | DAR 1 | RCH 6 | DOV 1* | MAR 7 | NWS 3 | CLT 30 | CAR 20 | PHO 5 | ATL 32 | 1st | 4614 | ||||||||
1996 | DAY 42 | CAR 40 | RCH 1 | ATL 3 | DAR 1* | BRI 1* | NWS 2 | MAR 3* | TAL 33 | SON 6 | CLT 4 | DOV 1* | POC 1* | MCH 6 | DAY 3 | NHA 34* | POC 7 | TAL 1 | IND 37 | GLN 4 | MCH 5 | BRI 2 | DAR 1 | RCH 2* | DOV 1* | MAR 1 | NWS 1* | CLT 31 | CAR 12 | PHO 5 | ATL 3 | 2nd | 4620 | ||||||||
1997 | DAY 1 | CAR 1 | RCH 4 | ATL 42 | DAR 3 | TEX 30 | BRI 1 | MAR 1* | SON 2 | TAL 5 | CLT 1 | DOV 26 | POC 1 | MCH 5 | CAL 1* | DAY 21 | NHA 23 | POC 2 | IND 4 | GLN 1* | MCH 2 | BRI 35 | DAR 1 | RCH 3 | NHA 1* | DOV 7 | MAR 4 | CLT 5 | TAL 35 | CAR 4 | PHO 17 | ATL 17 | 1st | 4710 | |||||||
1998 | DAY 16 | CAR 1 | LVS 17 | ATL 19 | DAR 2 | BRI 1 | TEX 31 | MAR 8 | TAL 5 | CAL 4 | CLT 1 | DOV 3* | RCH 37 | MCH 3* | POC 2 | SON 1* | NHA 3 | POC 1* | IND 1* | GLN 1* | MCH 1 | BRI 5 | NHA 1 | DAR 1 | RCH 2 | DOV 2 | MAR 2 | CLT 5 | TAL 2 | DAY 1* | PHO 7 | CAR 1 | ATL 1* | 1st | 5328 | ||||||
1999 | DAY 1 | CAR 39 | LVS 3 | ATL 1* | DAR 3 | TEX 43 | BRI 6 | MAR 3 | TAL 38 | CAL 1* | RCH 31 | CLT 39 | DOV 2 | MCH 2 | POC 2 | SON 1* | DAY 21 | NHA 3 | POC 32 | IND 3 | GLN 1* | MCH 2* | BRI 4 | DAR 13 | RCH 40 | NHA 5 | DOV 17 | MAR 1 | CLT 1 | TAL 12* | CAR 11 | PHO 10 | HOM 10 | ATL 38 | 6th | 4620 | |||||
2000 | DAY 34 | CAR 10 | LVS 28 | ATL 9 | DAR 8 | BRI 8* | TEX 25 | MAR 4 | TAL 1 | CAL 11 | RCH 14 | CLT 10 | DOV 32 | MCH 14 | POC 8 | SON 1* | DAY 10 | NHA 5 | POC 3 | IND 33 | GLN 23 | MCH 36 | BRI 23 | DAR 4 | RCH 1 | NHA 6 | DOV 9 | MAR 5 | CLT 39 | TAL 4 | CAR 2 | PHO 7 | HOM 7 | ATL 4 | 9th | 4361 | |||||
2001 | DAY 30 | CAR 3* | LVS 1 | ATL 2* | DAR 40 | BRI 4 | TEX 5 | MAR 12 | TAL 27 | CAL 2 | RCH 2 | CLT 29 | DOV 1* | MCH 1* | POC 2* | SON 3* | DAY 37 | CHI 17 | NHA 2* | POC 8* | IND 1 | GLN 1 | MCH 7 | BRI 3* | DAR 2* | RCH 36 | DOV 4 | KAN 1 | CLT 16 | MAR 9 | TAL 7 | PHO 6 | CAR 25 | HOM 28 | ATL 6 | NHA 15* | 1st | 5112 | |||
2002 | DAY 9 | CAR 7 | LVS 17 | ATL 16 | DAR 9* | BRI 31 | TEX 2 | MAR 23 | TAL 4 | CAL 16 | RCH 7 | CLT 5 | DOV 6 | POC 5 | MCH 5 | SON 37* | DAY 22 | CHI 2 | NHA 29 | POC 12 | IND 6 | GLN 22 | MCH 19 | BRI 1* | DAR 1* | RCH 40 | NHA 14 | DOV 37 | KAN 1* | TAL 42 | CLT 4 | MAR 36 | ATL 6 | CAR 5 | PHO 3 | HOM 5 | 4th | 4607 | |||
2003 | DAY 12 | CAR 15 | LVS 37 | ATL 2 | DAR 33 | BRI 9* | TEX 3 | TAL 8 | MAR 1 | CAL 11 | RCH 16 | CLT 8 | DOV 2 | POC 13 | MCH 3 | SON 2 | DAY 14 | CHI 4 | NHA 24* | POC 36 | IND 4 | GLN 33 | MCH 30 | BRI 28* | DAR 32 | RCH 10* | NHA 19 | DOV 5 | TAL 5* | KAN 5 | CLT 5 | MAR 1* | ATL 1 | PHO 7 | CAR 22 | HOM 5 | 4th | 4785 | |||
2004 | DAY 8 | CAR 10 | LVS 15 | ATL 10 | DAR 41 | BRI 9 | TEX 3 | MAR 6* | TAL 1 | CAL 1* | RCH 6 | CLT 30 | DOV 36 | POC 4 | MCH 38* | SON 1* | DAY 1* | CHI 4 | NHA 2 | POC 5 | IND 1* | GLN 21 | MCH 7 | BRI 14 | CAL 37 | RCH 3 | NHA 7 | DOV 3 | TAL 19 | KAN 13 | CLT 2 | MAR 9 | ATL 34 | PHO 3 | DAR 3* | HOM 3 | 3rd | 6490 | |||
2005 | DAY 1 | CAL 30 | LVS 4 | ATL 39 | BRI 15 | MAR 1 | TEX 15 | PHO 12 | TAL 1* | DAR 2 | RCH 39 | CLT 30 | DOV 39 | POC 9 | MCH 32 | SON 33 | DAY 7 | CHI 33 | NHA 25 | POC 13 | IND 8 | GLN 14 | MCH 15 | BRI 6 | CAL 21 | RCH 30 | NHA 14 | DOV 37 | TAL 37 | KAN 10 | CLT 38 | MAR 1 | ATL 2 | TEX 14 | PHO 3 | HOM 9 | 11th | 4174 | |||
2006 | DAY 26 | CAL 13 | LVS 5 | ATL 4 | BRI 21 | MAR 2 | TEX 22 | PHO 10 | TAL 15* | RCH 40 | DAR 2 | CLT 36 | DOV 12 | POC 34 | MCH 8* | SON 1* | DAY 40 | CHI 1 | NHA 15 | POC 3 | IND 16 | GLN 13 | MCH 2 | BRI 5 | CAL 5 | RCH 31 | NHA 3 | DOV 3 | KAN 39 | TAL 36 | CLT 24 | MAR 5 | ATL 6 | TEX 9 | PHO 4 | HOM 24 | 6th | 6256 | |||
2007 | DAY 10 | CAL 2 | LVS 2* | ATL 12 | BRI 3 | MAR 2 | TEX 4* | PHO 1 | TAL 1* | RCH 4* | DAR 1 | CLT 41 | DOV 9 | POC 1 | MCH 9 | SON 7 | NHA 2 | DAY 5 | CHI 9 | IND 3 | POC 4 | GLN 9* | MCH 27 | BRI 19 | CAL 22 | RCH 4* | NHA 2 | DOV 11 | KAN 5 | TAL 1 | CLT 1 | MAR 3* | ATL 7 | TEX 7 | PHO 10 | HOM 4 | 2nd | 6646 | |||
2008 | DAY 39 | CAL 3 | LVS 35 | ATL 5 | BRI 11 | MAR 2 | TEX 43 | PHO 13 | TAL 19 | RCH 9 | DAR 3 | CLT 4 | DOV 5 | POC 14 | MCH 18 | SON 3 | NHA 11 | DAY 30 | CHI 11 | IND 5 | POC 10 | GLN 29 | MCH 42 | BRI 5 | CAL 15 | RCH 8 | NHA 14 | DOV 7 | KAN 4 | TAL 38 | CLT 8 | MAR 4 | ATL 9 | TEX 2 | PHO 41 | HOM 4 | 7th | 6316 | |||
2009 | DAY 13 | CAL 2 | LVS 6 | ATL 2 | BRI 4 | MAR 4 | TEX 1* | PHO 25 | TAL 37 | RCH 8 | DAR 5 | CLT 14 | DOV 26 | POC 4 | MCH 2 | SON 9 | NHA 2 | DAY 28 | CHI 2 | IND 9 | POC 8 | GLN 37 | MCH 2 | BRI 23 | ATL 8 | RCH 3 | NHA 15 | DOV 6 | KAN 2 | CAL 2 | CLT 4 | MAR 5 | TAL 20 | TEX 13 | PHO 9 | HOM 6 | 3rd | 6473 | |||
2010 | DAY 26 | CAL 20 | LVS 3* | ATL 18 | BRI 14 | MAR 3 | PHO 2 | TEX 31 | TAL 22 | RCH 2 | DAR 4* | DOV 11 | CLT 6 | POC 32 | MCH 4 | SON 5 | NHA 4 | DAY 3 | CHI 3 | IND 23 | POC 6 | GLN 10 | MCH 27 | BRI 11 | ATL 13 | RCH 12 | NHA 6 | DOV 11 | KAN 5 | CAL 9 | CLT 23 | MAR 20 | TAL 8 | TEX 37 | PHO 11 | HOM 37 | 9th | 6176 | |||
2011 | DAY 28 | PHO 1* | LVS 36 | BRI 14 | CAL 18 | MAR 5 | TEX 23 | TAL 3 | RCH 39 | DAR 12 | DOV 17 | CLT 20 | KAN 4 | POC 1 | MCH 17 | SON 2 | DAY 6 | KEN 10 | NHA 11 | IND 2 | POC 6 | GLN 13 | MCH 6 | BRI 3* | ATL 1* | RCH 3 | CHI 24 | NHA 4* | DOV 12 | KAN 34 | CLT 21 | TAL 27 | MAR 3 | TEX 6 | PHO 32 | HOM 5 | 8th | 2287 | |||
2012 | DAY 40 | PHO 8 | LVS 12 | BRI 35 | CAL 26 | MAR 14* | TEX 4 | KAN 21 | RCH 23 | TAL 33 | DAR 35 | CLT 7 | DOV 13 | POC 19 | MCH 6 | SON 6 | KEN 5 | DAY 12 | NHA 6 | IND 5 | POC 1 | GLN 21 | MCH 28 | BRI 3 | ATL 2 | RCH 2 | CHI 35 | NHA 3 | DOV 2 | TAL 2 | CLT 18 | KAN 10 | MAR 7 | TEX 14 | PHO 30 | HOM 1 | 10th | 2303 | |||
2013 | DAY 20 | PHO 9 | LVS 25 | BRI 34 | CAL 11 | MAR 3 | TEX 38 | KAN 13 | RCH 11 | TAL 11 | DAR 3 | CLT 35 | DOV 3 | POC 12 | MCH 39 | SON 2 | KEN 8 | DAY 34 | NHA 10 | IND 7 | POC 2 | GLN 36 | MCH 17 | BRI 7 | ATL 6 | RCH 8 | CHI 6 | NHA 15 | DOV 4 | KAN 3 | CLT 7 | TAL 14 | MAR 1 | TEX 38 | PHO 14 | HOM 11 | 6th | 2337 | |||
2014 | DAY 4 | PHO 5 | LVS 9 | BRI 7 | CAL 13 | MAR 12 | TEX 2 | DAR 7 | RCH 2* | TAL 39 | KAN 1 | CLT 7 | DOV 15 | POC 8 | MCH 6 | SON 2 | KEN 6 | DAY 12 | NHA 26 | IND 1 | POC 6* | GLN 34* | MCH 1 | BRI 16 | ATL 17 | RCH 2 | CHI 2 | NHA 26 | DOV 1 | KAN 14 | CLT 2 | TAL 26 | MAR 2* | TEX 29 | PHO 2 | HOM 10* | 6th | 2348 | |||
2015 | DAY 33* | ATL 41 | LVS 18 | PHO 9 | CAL 10 | MAR 9 | TEX 7 | BRI 3 | RCH 8 | TAL 31 | KAN 4 | CLT 15 | DOV 10 | POC 14 | MCH 21 | SON 16 | DAY 6 | KEN 7 | NHA 9 | IND 42 | POC 3 | GLN 41 | MCH 17 | BRI 20 | DAR 16 | RCH 7 | CHI 14 | NHA 7 | DOV 12 | CLT 8 | KAN 10 | TAL 3 | MAR 1 | TEX 9 | PHO 6 | HOM 6 | 3rd | 5038 | |||
2016 | Chase Elliott | DAY 37 | ATL 8 | LVS 38 | PHO 8 | CAL 6 | MAR 20 | TEX 5 | BRI 4 | RCH 12 | TAL 5 | KAN 9 | DOV 3 | CLT 8 | POC 4* | MCH 2 | SON 21 | DAY 32 | KEN 31 | NHA 34 | IND 15 | POC 33 | GLN 13 | BRI 15 | MCH 2 | DAR 10 | RCH 19 | CHI 3 | NHA 13 | DOV 3 | CLT 33 | KAN 31 | TAL 12 | MAR 12 | TEX 4 | PHO 9 | HOM 11 | 10th | 2285 | ||
2017 | DAY 14 | ATL 5 | LVS 3 | PHO 12 | CAL 10 | MAR 3 | TEX 9 | BRI 7 | RCH 24 | TAL 30 | KAN 29 | CLT 38 | DOV 5 | POC 8 | MCH 2 | SON 8 | DAY 22 | KEN 3 | NHA 11 | IND 39 | POC 10 | GLN 13 | MCH 8 | BRI 18 | DAR 11 | RCH 10 | CHI 2 | NHA 11 | DOV 2* | CLT 2 | TAL 16 | KAN 4 | MAR 27 | TEX 8 | PHO 2 | HOM 5 | 5th | 2377 | |||
2018 | William Byron | DAY 23 | ATL 18 | LVS 27 | PHO 12 | CAL 15 | MAR 20 | TEX 10 | BRI 18 | RCH 12 | TAL 29 | DOV 14 | KAN 33 | CLT 39 | POC 18 | MCH 13 | SON 25 | CHI 20 | DAY 32 | KEN 20 | NHA 14 | POC 6 | GLN 8 | MCH 36 | BRI 23 | DAR 35 | IND 19 | LVS 37 | RCH 20 | ROV 34 | DOV 19 | TAL 20 | KAN 38 | MAR 39 | TEX 16 | PHO 9 | HOM 24 | 23rd | 587 | ||
2019 | DAY 21 | ATL 17 | LVS 16 | PHO 24 | CAL 15 | MAR 22 | TEX 6 | BRI 16 | RCH 13 | TAL 21 | DOV 8 | KAN 20 | CLT 9 | POC 9 | MCH 18 | SON 19 | CHI 8 | DAY 2 | KEN 18 | NHA 12 | POC 4 | GLN 21 | MCH 8 | BRI 21 | DAR 21 | IND 4 | LVS 7 | RCH 24 | ROV 6 | DOV 13 | TAL 33 | KAN 5 | MAR 2 | TEX 17 | PHO 17 | HOM 39 | 11th | 2274 | |||
2020 | DAY 40 | LVS 22 | CAL 15 | PHO 10 | DAR 35 | DAR 12 | CLT 20 | CLT 12 | BRI 8 | ATL 33 | MAR 8 | HOM 9 | TAL 11 | POC 14 | POC 7 | IND 27 | KEN 11 | TEX 37 | KAN 10 | NHA 11 | MCH 14 | MCH 12 | DRC 8 | DOV 28 | DOV 4 | DAY 1 | DAR 5 | RCH 21 | BRI 38 | LVS 25 | TAL 4 | ROV 6* | KAN 8 | TEX 13 | MAR 35 | PHO 9 | 14th | 2247 | |||
2021 | DAY 26 | DRC 33 | HOM 1* | LVS 8 | PHO 8 | ATL 8 | BRD 6 | MAR 4 | RCH 7 | TAL 2 | KAN 9 | DAR 4 | DOV 4 | COA 11 | CLT 4 | SON 35 | NSH 3 | POC 3 | POC 12 | ROA 33 | ATL 20 | NHA 21 | GLN 6 | IRC 33 | MCH 2 | DAY 37 | DAR 34 | RCH 19 | BRI 3 | LVS 18 | TAL 36 | ROV 11* | TEX 2 | KAN 6 | MAR 5 | PHO 17 | 10th | 2306 | |||
2022 | DAY 38 | CAL 34 | LVS 5 | PHO 18 | ATL 1* | COA 12 | RCH 3 | MAR 1* | BRD 18 | TAL 15 | DOV 22 | DAR 13 | KAN 16 | CLT 32 | GTW 19 | SON 9 | NSH 35 | ROA 16 | ATL 30 | NHA 11 | POC 12 | IRC 31 | MCH 12 | RCH 11 | GLN 22 | DAY 34 | DAR 8 | KAN 6 | BRI 3 | TEX 7 | TAL 12 | ROV 16 | LVS 13 | HOM 13 | MAR 7 | PHO 6 | 6th | 2378 | |||
2023 | DAY 34 | CAL 25 | LVS 1* | PHO 1 | ATL 32 | COA 5 | RCH 24* | BRD 13 | MAR 23 | TAL 7 | DOV 4* | KAN 3 | DAR 1 | CLT 2 | GTW 8 | SON 14 | NSH 6 | CSC 13 | ATL 1 | NHA 24 | POC 14* | RCH 21 | MCH 35 | IRC 14 | GLN 1* | DAY 8 | DAR 4 | KAN 15 | BRI 9 | TEX 1 | TAL 2 | ROV 2 | LVS 6 | HOM 4 | MAR 13 | PHO 4 | 3rd | 5033 | |||
2024 | DAY 1 | ATL 17 | LVS 10 | PHO 18 | BRI 35 | COA 1* | RCH 7 | MAR 1* | TEX 3 | TAL 7 | DOV 33 | KAN 23 | DAR 6 | CLT 3 | GTW 15 | SON 30 | IOW 2 | NHA 26 | NSH 19 | CSC 8 | POC 4 | IND 38 | RCH 13 | MCH 2 | DAY 27 | DAR 30 | ATL 9 | GLN 34 | BRI 17 | KAN 2 | TAL 3 | ROV 3 | LVS 4 | HOM 6 | MAR | PHO |
Kasey Kenneth Kahne is an American dirt track racing driver and former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2018, driving the No. 95 Dumont Jets/Procore Technologies Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Leavine Family Racing. Currently, Kahne competes in the High Limit Racing series, driving the No. 9 sprint car for his own team, Kasey Kahne Racing.
William Clyde Elliott Sr., also known as "Awesome Bill from Dawsonville", "Million Dollar Bill", or "Wild Bill" is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the Camping World Superstar Racing Experience part-time in 2022. His accolades include the 1988 Winston Cup Championship and garnering 44 wins in that series, including two Daytona 500 victories in 1985 and 1987, three Southern 500 victories in 1985, 1988, and 1994, one Winston 500 victory in 1985, one Brickyard 400 victory in 2002, one "The Winston All-Star Race" win in 1986, and a record four consecutive wins at Michigan International Speedway between 1985 and 1986.
Casey James Mears is an American professional off-road and stock car racing driver. He has raced in IndyCar, NASCAR's three national series including 15 seasons in the Cup Series, SCORE International, and the Stadium Super Trucks. A former winner of the Coca-Cola 600, Mears is a member of the Mears racing family as the nephew of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears and the son of IndyCar and off-road veteran Roger Mears. He also works as a NASCAR analyst for Fox Sports 1.
Casey Lee Atwood is an American former stock car racing driver. A former competitor in NASCAR competition, he is the youngest pole winner in Busch Series history, earning a pole start at the age of 17.
Hendrick Motorsports is an American professional auto racing organization that competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was founded in 1984 as All-Star Racing by Rick Hendrick. Hendrick Motorsports has won a NASCAR-record 312 Cup Series races and 14 Cup Series owners and drivers championships to go with three Truck Series owners and drivers titles and one Xfinity Series drivers crown. Additionally, the team has 28 Xfinity Series race wins, 26 Truck Series race wins, and seven ARCA Menards Series race wins.
Raymond Donald Evernham Jr. is an American consultant for Hendrick Companies, formerly an auto racing crew chief for Bill Davis Racing and Hendrick Motorsports, owner of his own team Evernham Motorsports from 2001 to 2010, and analyst for ESPN's NASCAR coverage. A three time Winston Cup Series Champion with driver Jeff Gordon, in 1999, Evernham won the NASCAR Winston Cup Illustrated "Person of the Year". Evernham was inducted to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Class of 2018.
Evernham Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing organization that competed in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was founded in 2000 by former Hendrick Motorsports crew chief Ray Evernham, entering full-time competition as a two-car operation in 2001 and fielding additional full-time entries in alliances with Ultra Motorsports and the Valvoline corporation. The organization was renamed Gillett Evernham Motorsports in 2007 after former Montreal Canadiens and Liverpool F.C. owner George Gillett bought a controlling interest from founder Evernham, and merged with Petty Enterprises in 2009 to become Richard Petty Motorsports.
Chad Anthony Knaus is an American former NASCAR crew chief. He is currently employed at Hendrick Motorsports as the Vice President of Competition. Knaus has 81 victories as Jimmie Johnson's crew chief and is the only NASCAR crew chief to win five consecutive championships. He has worked in NASCAR since 1991. Over this time, he has worked for four teams: Dale Earnhardt Incorporated, Melling Racing, Tyler Jet Motorsports and Hendrick Motorsports. He has been a crew chief in NASCAR for 19 years and is considered to be one of the greatest NASCAR crew chiefs of all-time. He was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 19, 2024.
Melling Racing was a Championship-winning NASCAR Winston Cup Series race team owned by Harry Melling and his son Mark Melling. Harry Melling ran the team from its inception in 1982, to mid-1999. When Harry died after a heart attack in mid-1999, his son Mark then took over Melling Racing until the team closed in 2003. The team was most notable for fielding cars for Bill Elliott in the 1980s, where he won the 1985 Southern 500 at Darlington to claim the first ever Winston Million bonus, claiming the fastest qualifying lap in NASCAR history at Talladega Superspeedway with a lap of 212.809 mph in 1987, and winning the 1988 Winston Cup championship. Melling won 34 career NASCAR Winston Cup races, all of them with Bill Elliott.
JR Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, CARS Tour, and occasionally in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. The team is based in Mooresville, North Carolina, co-owned by former NASCAR Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., his sister Kelley Earnhardt Miller, Kelley's husband and former racer L.W. Miller, and the owner of his former Cup Series team, Rick Hendrick. As of 2023, the team fields four full-time entries in the Xfinity Series: the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro SS full-time for Sam Mayer, the No. 7 Camaro full-time for Justin Allgaier, the No. 8 Camaro full-time for Sammy Smith, and the No. 9 Camaro full-time for Brandon Jones. The team also fields the No. 88 Camaro part-time for Bubba Pollard, Carson Kvapil, Connor Mosack, Connor Zilisch, and team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr.
The 2007 Gatorade Duels were a pair of NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car races that were held on February 15, 2007, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Both, contested over 60 laps, were the qualifying races for the 2007 Daytona 500. The first race was won by Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing and the second race was won by Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports.
Jeffery Michael Gordon is an American stock car racing executive and former professional stock car racing driver who currently serves as the vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports. He raced full-time from 1993 to 2015, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in the former NASCAR Winston Cup Series and Sprint Cup Series, and also served as a substitute driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in select races during the 2016 season. He is regarded as one of the best and most influential drivers in NASCAR history, helping the sport reach mainstream popularity.
Alan Arthur Gustafson is an American NASCAR Cup Series crew chief who works for Hendrick Motorsports as the crew chief of their No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 driven by Chase Elliott in the NASCAR Cup Series. He and Elliott won the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series championship together.
William Clyde "Chase" Elliott II is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro for the same team. He won the 2014 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship, becoming the first rookie to win a national series championship in NASCAR and the youngest champion in that series.
Samuel Mark Bass was an American motorsports artist known for being NASCAR's first officially licensed artist. A lifelong NASCAR fan, he began working on designing drivers' cars paint schemes with Bobby Allison in 1988. He later designed various paint schemes for drivers like Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt, and designed and painted dozens of Race program covers for races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, and others.
Alexander Michael Warren Bowman is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro for the same team. He owns a Dirt Midget and Sprint car racing team Alex Bowman Racing. He is known for a record six consecutive front-row starts in the Daytona 500, from 2018 to 2023, winning the pole in 2018, 2021, and 2023.
William McComas Byron Jr. is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro for the same team. He won the 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Championship and the Sunoco Rookie of the Year award in the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The following season he won both the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship and 2017 Sunoco Rookie of the Year. Byron also won the 2018 MENCS Sunoco Rookie of the Year award. He is the 2024 Daytona 500 winner.
American stock car racing driver Jeff Gordon enjoyed a successful career in the Cup Series, the top category of NASCAR. Gordon spent his entire driving career with Hendrick Motorsports, making 797 starts between 1992 and 2015 in the No. 24 Chevrolet for 24 seasons. He briefly came out of retirement during the 2016 season by competing in HMS' No. 88 Chevrolet for eight races, giving him a career total 805 starts. Gordon's career achievements include four championships, 93 points-paying victories, and 81 poles.
Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) is an American professional auto racing organization that competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was founded in 1984 as All Star Racing by Rick Hendrick. Hendrick Motorsports has won a NASCAR-record 311 Cup Series races and 14 Cup Series owners and drivers championships to go with three Truck Series owners and drivers titles and one Xfinity Series drivers crown. Additionally, the team has 28 Xfinity Series race wins, 26 Truck Series race wins, and 7 ARCA Menards Series wins. This page documents the statistical results of Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series beginning with the team's debut in 1984.