JG Motorsports

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JG Motorsports
Owner(s) Jeff Gordon
Rick Hendrick
Base Denver, North Carolina
Series NASCAR Busch Series
Race drivers Jeff Gordon
Ricky Hendrick
Sponsors Pepsi, DuPont, GMAC
Manufacturer Chevrolet
Opened1999
Closed2000
Career
Drivers' Championships 0
Race victories2

JG Motorsports was a NASCAR Busch Series race team co-owned by Jeff Gordon and Rick Hendrick, which attempted 20 races in the year 2000.

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The team evolved from Gordon–Evernham Motorsports, which ran six races in the Busch Series in 1999.

History

Gordon–Evernham Motorsports (1999)

In 1999, Brooke Gordon (then wife of Jeff Gordon) and Ray Evernham formed Gordon/Evernham Motorsports (GEM) to compete in that year's Busch Series season. The team's Pepsi-sponsored cars ran six races with Jeff Gordon as driver and Evernham as crew chief. DuPont sponsored the No. 24 car in two races in 1999 with driver Ricky Hendrick, with Evernham and Patrick Donahue as crew chiefs. During the season, Gordon won the Outback Steakhouse 200, the inaugural Busch Series race [1] at Phoenix International Raceway. [2]

Due to offers from Dodge, Evernham sold his half of GEM to Rick Hendrick at the end of the year.

JG Motorsports (2000)

The GEM cars competed in the 2000 NASCAR Busch Series under the title "JG Motorsports". The team was jointly owned by Jeff Gordon and Rick Hendrick and attempted 20 races in the year. The team ran sixteen races with Ricky Hendrick as driver and did not qualify for five of the sixteen. Pepsi stayed as sponsor for the five races Gordon drove and GMAC came on as sponsor for the races Ricky Hendrick drove. In the team's final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Gordon won the season finale after leading the final 71 laps. [3]

Race statistics

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

1999 (Gordon/Evernham Motorsports)
Round DriverSponsorRaceLocationQualifiedResultRef
3Jeff GordonPepsi Sam's Town 300 Las Vegas Motor Speedway 24 [4]
6 Coca-Cola 300 Texas Motor Speedway 413 [5]
14Pepsi/ Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Carquest Auto Parts 300 Lowe's Motor Speedway 533 [6]
19Ricky HendrickDuPont Myrtle Beach 250 Myrtle Beach Speedway 520 [7]
23Jeff GordonPepsi NAPA 200 Michigan International Speedway 42 [8]
26Ricky HendrickDuPont Autolite Platinum 250 Richmond International Raceway DNQ [9]
28Jeff GordonPepsi All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 Lowe's Motor Speedway 22 [10]
29Ricky HendrickDuPont Kmart 200 North Carolina Speedway 3337 [11]
30 Sam's Town 250 Memphis Motorsports Park DNQ [12]
31Jeff GordonPepsi Outback Steakhouse 200 Phoenix International Raceway Cancelled1 [13]
2000 (JG Motorsports)
Round DriverSponsorRaceLocationQualifiedResultRef
2Ricky HendrickGMAC Alltel 200 North Carolina Speedway DNQ [14]
3Jeff GordonPepsi Sam's Town 300 Las Vegas Motor Speedway 2718 [15]
5Ricky HendrickGMAC SunCom 200 Darlington Raceway DNQ [16]
7Jeff GordonPepsi Albertsons 300 Texas Motor Speedway 3142 [17]
8Ricky HendrickGMAC BellSouth Mobility 320 Nashville Speedway USA 345 [18]
11 Hardee's 250 Richmond International Raceway 2728 [19]
12 Busch 200 New Hampshire International Speedway DNQ [20]
13Jeff GordonPepsi CarQuest Auto Parts 300 Lowe's Motor Speedway 64 [21]
15Ricky HendrickGMAC Textilease Medique 300 South Boston Speedway 3542 [22]
16 Myrtle Beach 250 Myrtle Beach Speedway 913 [23]
18 Sears DieHard 250 Milwaukee Mile DNQ [24]
20 NAPA Auto Care 250 Pikes Peak International Raceway 2826 [25]
21 CarQuest Auto Parts 250 Gateway International Raceway 3738 [26]
22 Kroger 200 Indianapolis Raceway Park 3036 [27]
23Jeff GordonPepsi NAPAonline 250 Michigan International Speedway 257 [28]
24Ricky HendrickGMAC Food City 250 Bristol Motor Speedway DNQ [29]
25 Dura Lube 200 Darlington Raceway 3229 [30]
28 All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 Lowe's Motor Speedway 513 [31]
29 Sam's Club 200 North Carolina Speedway 739 [32]
32Jeff GordonPepsi No. 24 Miami 300 Homestead-Miami Speedway 61 [33]
Ricky HendrickGMAC No. 141239

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References

  1. ↑ "Shut out". CNN Sports Illustrated . October 30, 1999. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ Callahan, Terry (November 6, 1999). "Jeff Gordon wins first Busch Series race at Phoenix". The Auto Channel. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  3. ↑ "The spoiler". CNN Sports Illustrated . November 11, 2000. Archived from the original on June 26, 2001. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ "1999 Sam's Town 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  5. ↑ "1999 Coca-Cola 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ "1999 Carquest Auto Parts 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  7. ↑ "1999 Myrtle Beach 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  8. ↑ "1999 NAPA 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  9. ↑ "1999 Autolite Platinum 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  10. ↑ "1999 All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  11. ↑ "1999 Kmart 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  12. ↑ "1999 Sam's Town 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  13. ↑ "1999 Outback Steakhouse 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  14. ↑ "2000 Alltel 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  15. ↑ "2000 Sam's Town 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  16. ↑ "2000 SunCom 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  17. ↑ "2000 Albertson's 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  18. ↑ "2000 BellSouth Mobility 320". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  19. ↑ "2000 Hardee's 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  20. ↑ "2000 Busch 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  21. ↑ "2000 Carquest Auto Parts 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  22. ↑ "2000 Textilease / Medique 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  23. ↑ "2000 Myrtyle Beach 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  24. ↑ "2000 Sears DieHard 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  25. ↑ "2000 NAPA Autocare 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  26. ↑ "2000 Carquest Auto Parts 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  27. ↑ "2000 Kroger 200 By the Fifth Third Bank". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  28. ↑ "2000 NAPAonline.com 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  29. ↑ "2000 Food City 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  30. ↑ "2000 Dura Lube / All Pro Bumper to Bumper 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  31. ↑ "2000 All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  32. ↑ "2000 Sam's Club 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  33. ↑ "2000 Miami 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
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