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Joe Gibbs Racing: Team Profile

Series: NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series | Manufacturer: Toyota Base: Huntersville, North Carolina

Daytona Race 24 Entries

NASCAR Statistics' preliminary entry list dated August 24, 2026 verifies four Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas for Daytona.

Car Driver Crew Chief
No. 18 William Sawalich Jeff Meendering
No. 19 Brent Crews Seth Chavka
No. 20 Brandon Jones Sam McAulay
No. 54 Taylor Gray Jason Ratcliff

The Organization

Founded by Joe Gibbs in 1991, Joe Gibbs Racing operates Toyota programs from Huntersville, North Carolina and maintains one of NASCAR's major national-series development pipelines.

Chase Launch Context

Daytona is Race 24 and determines the official 12-driver Chase field. Current points and Chase standing are shown in the stats on this page, updated as results are loaded.

Key Connections

Late-Summer Form

Denny Hamlin leads the Cup championship with 1,001 points and four wins through New Hampshire (Aug. 23), per the official NASCAR points report. Ty Gibbs took his second career Cup win at Iowa on Aug. 9, holding off Christopher Bell by 0.253 seconds, and Chase Briscoe finished second at Richmond on Aug. 15 while leading a race-best 171 laps. The Cup regular season closes Saturday, Aug. 29 at Daytona.

Coverage (1 article)

Other coverage in the Mercury Local network

Christopher Bell Ended a 33-Race Winless Streak by Winning the Southern 500.

The Charlotte Mercury·

Bell won the Cook Out Southern 500 by 1.038 seconds over Ty Gibbs, his first victory in 33 races and the end of a season with seven runner-up finishes. His crew gave away the lead on a stop after he had won the second segment, and he took it back with 12 laps to go. Ty Gibbs finished second after starting 28th.

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