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.
| 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 |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Closed | 2000 |
| Career | |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 2 |
The team evolved from Gordon–Evernham Motorsports, which ran six races in the Busch Series in 1999.
History
editGordon–Evernham Motorsports (1999)
editIn 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)
editThe 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
edit(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 | Driver | Sponsor | Race | Location | Qualified | Result | Ref |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | Pepsi | Sam's Town 300 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | 2 | 4 | [4] |
| 6 | Coca-Cola 300 | Texas Motor Speedway | 4 | 13 | [5] | ||
| 14 | Pepsi/Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | Carquest Auto Parts 300 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | 5 | 33 | [6] | |
| 19 | Ricky Hendrick | DuPont | Myrtle Beach 250 | Myrtle Beach Speedway | 5 | 20 | [7] |
| 23 | Jeff Gordon | Pepsi | NAPA 200 | Michigan International Speedway | 4 | 2 | [8] |
| 26 | Ricky Hendrick | DuPont | Autolite Platinum 250 | Richmond International Raceway | DNQ | [9] | |
| 28 | Jeff Gordon | Pepsi | All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | 2 | 2 | [10] |
| 29 | Ricky Hendrick | DuPont | Kmart 200 | North Carolina Speedway | 33 | 37 | [11] |
| 30 | Sam's Town 250 | Memphis Motorsports Park | DNQ | [12] | |||
| 31 | Jeff Gordon | Pepsi | Outback Steakhouse 200 | Phoenix International Raceway | Cancelled | 1 | [13] |
References
edit- ^ "Shut out". CNN Sports Illustrated. October 30, 1999. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ Callahan, Terry (November 6, 1999). "Jeff Gordon wins first Busch Series race at Phoenix". The Auto Channel. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "The spoiler". CNN Sports Illustrated. November 11, 2000. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "1999 Sam's Town 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "1999 Coca-Cola 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "1999 Carquest Auto Parts 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "1999 Myrtle Beach 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "1999 NAPA 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "1999 Autolite Platinum 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "1999 All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "1999 Kmart 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "1999 Sam's Town 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "1999 Outback Steakhouse 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 Alltel 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 Sam's Town 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 SunCom 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 Albertson's 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 BellSouth Mobility 320". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 Hardee's 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 Busch 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 Carquest Auto Parts 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 Textilease / Medique 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 Myrtyle Beach 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 Sears DieHard 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 NAPA Autocare 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 Carquest Auto Parts 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 Kroger 200 By the Fifth Third Bank". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 NAPAonline.com 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 Food City 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 Dura Lube / All Pro Bumper to Bumper 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 Sam's Club 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2000 Miami 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
External links
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- JG Motorsports owner statistics at Racing-Reference
- Jeff Gordon Online page