Joe Gibbs Racing

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NASCAR Fresca Development Truck Series

Prospect Series:

1. 18 Various Drivers
2. 20 Stewart Friesen

Joe Gibbs Racing is a team in NASCAR RPG controlled by Sonicrules831.

## 2017

In the start of the RPG, bigger teams were split apart. JGR being an example as the team kept the #11 and #20 Cup cars. The other half was split off as Kyle Busch Motorsports with the #18 and #19 cars.

2017 JGR Cup Lineup
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Denny Hamlin scored 2 wins in 2017 and made it all the way to the championship 4, losing the title to Ryan Blaney for Wood Brothers Racing.

Matt Kenseth did not score any wins and suffered a fall off, failing to make the playoffs, he finished 17th in points.

In the 2017 Mello Yello Prospect Series Season, Christopher Bell (18), Todd Gilliland (19) and JJ Yeley (20) was the team's lineup. Bell did not win a race but scored 4 top 5's and 8 top 10's in a 16 race schedule. Gilliland did pick up a win while having 2 top 5's and 5 top 10's. JJ Yeley would only score 1 top 10 on the season in his 2nd stint with JGR.

## 2018

Darrell Wallace Jr moved up to JGR's #20 after winning the Prospect Title. Carl Edwards' 19 car became a JGR car as KBM opened a new 2nd car, the #71. JGR scored big in speedweeks, winning the Prospect season opener with Wallace and the Daytona 500 with Carl Edwards

2018 JGR Cup Lineup
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Christopher Bell
Los Angeles Chargers

Edwards scored 1 win, 8 top 5's and 16 top 10's, finishing 6th in points.

Hamlin had a down season finishing 19th in points

Wallace would finish 3rd in points in Prospect. Christopher Bell finished 9th.

## 2019: Reunited

After a couple seasons, KBM and JGR ended up merging back together as a 3 car cup team. Kyle Busch, defending Cup Champion, returned to the team as well. Denny Hamlin left the team for JTG Daughtry Racing. Michael McDowell, defending Prospect Champion, joined in the #18 Prospect car.

2019 JGR Cup Lineup
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## 2022: Last Season with Toyota

With the debut of the NextGen car, JGR had hoped this would be a turnaround year. The team bought the contract of Stewart Friesen over the offseason and will drive the 18 in prospect. Jeffrey Earnhardt remains with the team to drive in Development. The biggest edition being the return of Darrell Wallace Jr to the 20 Cup car after Christopher Bell's departure to growing TRD team, MBM Motorsports.

2022 JGR Cup Lineup
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The team struggled from the get go, however the biggest highlight ended up being a Kyle Busch victory, breaking a winless drought at Richmond in the spring. Halfway through the season, rumors began to spread about JGR looking into options to help improve the performance of their team.

After Kentucky, it was announced Joe Gibbs Racing would switch to Ford for the 2023 Coca Cola Cup Series Season.

Kyle Busch got into the playoffs and ended up making a surprise run to the round of 8.

## 2023: First Season with Ford

Kyle and Bubba returned to Joe Gibbs Racing for 2023, Busch resigned through 2026 with the team as well. Despite some early struggles, Kyle Busch scored the pole in the spring Richmond race and dominated, winning the race for a 2nd season in a row, locking himself in the playoffs for the time being (season in progress).

Stewart Friesen switches to the #20 for 2023 and sits 9th in Prospect points, definitely looking much better than the season before. He looks to lock up a win.

2023 Joe Gibbs Racing Cup Lineup
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2023 Joe Gibbs Racing Prospect Lineup
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