Lou Modestino sends us a report by Joseph Srigley of TobyChristie, that Gio Ruggiero, the defending NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year (ROTY), will get the nod to compete in a pair of NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series events this season for Joe Gibbs Racing.
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (January 27, 2026) – Joe Gibbs Racing, the winningest team of all-time across NASCAR’s three national series, is set for its 35th season in 2026. The organization has a variety of activations planned to celebrate the team’s history, fans, partners, and the Gibbs family.
Over the team’s history, Joe Gibbs Racing has earned 448 victories in NASCAR national series competition, including 227 NASCAR Cup Series wins and 221 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series wins. JGR’s pedigree includes championships with Kyle Busch, Bobby Labonte, and Tony Stewart in the Cup Series, and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series championships with Busch, Ty Gibbs, Daniel Hemric, and Daniel Suárez. The team also helped launch the careers of other standout drivers like Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin, Erik Jones and Joey Logano.
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (November 20, 2025) – Joe Gibbs Racing announced today that the organization has signed a multi-year agreement with Columbia Bank to sponsor Chase Briscoe’s No. 19 Toyota Camry in three races in 2026. The No. 19 will sport the Columbia Bank blue and white colors at Circuit of the Americas on March 1, Sonoma Raceway on June 28, and Phoenix Raceway on October 18.
Along with their primary partnership on the No. 19, Columbia Bank will serve as the Official Banking Partner of Joe Gibbs Racing and provide everyday banking services for the team.
TALLADEGA, Ala. – Joe Gibbs Racing doubled-down on its 2025 NASCAR Cup Series championship opportunities over the weekend – now filling half the four-driver title field – first with a 60-win veteran still racing for his first series title and now the team’s newest driver addition set to compete for his first career chance at one.
Don’t expect the Joe Gibbs Racing juggernaut to lose steam anytime soon.
After Christopher Bell charged to victory in Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway—completing the organization’s sweep of the first round of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, team owner Joe Gibbs basked in the afterglow of yet another job well done.
JOE GIBBS RACING ARCA RACE INFO
DATE: Sunday, August 17th, 2025
RACE: Springfield ARCA 100
TRACK: Illinois State Fairgrounds
TRACK LENGTH: One-mile dirt Oval
TV: FS1 (1:00 PM CT/2:00PM EST)
RADIO: ARCARacing.com
August 12, 2025 Springfield, IL-Centralia’s Joe Cooksey, a long time ARCA Menards Series competitor, has teamed with Morris, Illinois owner/driver to return to ARCA dirt track competition in the Allen Crowe 100 Sunday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Joe has 145 ARCA starts in a 19-year ARCA career including a pole position in 200 on the DuQuoin “Magic Mile”.
JOE GIBBS RACING RACE INFO
DATE: Saturday, August 16, 2025
RACE: Cook Out 400
TRACK: Richmond Raceway (Richmond, VA)
TRACK LENGTH: 0.75 miles
TV: USA Network (7:30 p.m. ET)
RADIO: MRN Radio / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (7:30 p.m. ET)
JOE GIBBS RACING RACE INFO
DATE: Friday, August 8, 2025
RACE: General Tire 100 at The Glen
TRACK: Watkins Glen International (Watkins Glen, NY)
TRACK LENGTH: 2.45 miles
TV: FS2 (2:00 p.m. ET)
RADIO: MRN Radio / ARCARacing.com (2:00 p.m. ET)
JOE GIBBS RACING RACE INFO
DATE: Saturday, August 9, 2025
RACE: Mission 200 at The Glen
TRACK: Watkins Glen International (Watkins Glen, NY)
TRACK LENGTH: 2.45 miles
TV: The CW (3:00 p.m. ET)
RADIO: MRN Radio / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (3:00 p.m. ET)
