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The two cars ran from the Joe Gibbs Racing shop could very well be headed towards history in the Nationwide Series. Taking a look at the stats following this week at Daytona, the level of domination has been nothing short of incredible. Consider that through 19 races in the season, the two cars from Gibbs, the #’s 18 and 20, have a total of 12 wins, 18 top 5s, and 20 top 10s. I’ve been trying to rack my brain and remember how many races one team has won in a season. Last season, RCR drivers Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, and Clint Bowyer teamed up for 13. I know Roush has broken double digits as well. Personally, I’m more impressed with the Gibbs performance, because it has been done fielding one team full-time and one team part-time. Roush has put a mind-numbing 7 in the field in the past, and RCR used three last year.A lot of drivers and owners have been complaining that the Toyotas are much better than the Fords, Chevys, and Dodges, especially in this series. That’s possible, but I think it’s the result also of four supremely talented drivers – Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, and Joey Logano – in good equipment. On the Cup side, Busch has won 6 times, Hamlin once, and Stewart has had multiple races slip from him. I enjoy seeing records broken, and I’m anxious to see what these guys can do throughout the rest of the year.Doing my best Bill Weber impression, I’ve done the research… so enjoy:
#20 – 9 wins 12 top 5s 14 top 10s
- Daytona - Stewart - pole, 1st
- California – Stewart – 1st
- Las Vegas – Stewart – 27th
- Atlanta – Busch – 24th
- Bristol – Hamlin 26th
- Nashville – Busch – 16th
- Texas – Stewart – 10th
- Phoenix – Hamlin – 3rd
- Mexico City – Busch – 1st
- Talladega – Stewart – pole, 1st
- Richmond – Hamlin – 1st
- Darlington – Stewart – 1st
- Charlotte – Hamlin – 2nd
- Dover – Logano – 6th
- Nashville – Logano – pole, 31st
- Kentucky – Logano – pole, 1st
- Milwaukee – Logano – 2nd
- New Hampshire – Stewart 1st
- Daytona – Hamlin – 1st
#18 – 3 wins 6 top 5s 6 top 10s
- Daytona – Busch - 2nd
- California – N/A
- Las Vegas – Busch – 31st
- Atlanta – N/ABristol – N/A
- Nashville – N/A
- Texas – Busch – 1st
- Phoenix – Busch – pole, 1st
- Mexico City – N/A
- Talladega – Busch – 16th
- Richmond – N/A
- Darlington – Hamlin – DNQ (!)
- Charlotte – N/A
- Dover – Hamlin – 1st
- Nashville – N/A
- Kentucky – Busch – 30th
- Milwaukee – N/A
- New Hampshire – Busch – 3rd
- Daytona – Busch 2nd
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