FedEx Racing Press Materials 2018
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Table of Contents FedEx Racing Commitment to Community... 4 6 Denny Hamlin Driver, #11 FedEx Toyota Camry Biography... 7 10 Career Highlights... 11 14 Monster Energy Cup Series Season Highlights By the Numbers (2006 2017)... 15 26 Monster Energy Cup Series Career Results by Track...27 #11 FedEx Racing Team Season Results (2005 2017)...28 40 Mike Wheeler Crew Chief, #11 FedEx Toyota Camry Biography...41 Joe Gibbs Racing...42 #11 Racing History...43 3
FedEx Racing Commitment to Community Since its founding in 2005, the FedEx Racing program has made a commitment to community service a priority and team hallmark. Through national initiatives with organizations such as the March of Dimes, Safe Kids Worldwide, The Salvation Army and the American Red Cross, and in cooperation with local human service organizations, FedEx Racing has touched the lives of thousands of individuals and offered much needed support in the form of charitable contributions and the volunteerism of FedEx team members. 2017: All season long, FedEx tied the on-track performance of the #11 FedEx Toyota to its efforts to improve road safety through a new program, Delivering Laps for FedEx Cares, by donating $111 for each lap Denny Hamlin led and $11,000 for each race victory to Safe Kids Worldwide, a nonprofit working to protect kids on the road, at home and at play. After leading 710 laps and capturing two Cup Series wins in 2017, FedEx donated $100,810 to Safe Kids in the program s inaugural year. Hamlin and the entire FedEx Racing crew also supported Safe Kids during National Walk to School Day on October 4, and they led more than 200 students to class at Cotswold Elementary School in Charlotte, N.C., while teaching them the importance of pedestrian safety in the process. Hamlin also ran a special #11 FedEx Cares paint scheme for the 24th running of the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that he designed with 22-year FedEx team member Rachee Powell, an active FedEx Cares supporter and volunteer within her local community. Their design was unveiled at an exclusive event at the FedEx Indianapolis hub the second largest FedEx Express hub in the United States where Hamlin and FedEx team members also participated in a donation drive for Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana. 2016: Hamlin drove a one-of-a-kind #11 FedEx Cares paint scheme at the event in Sonoma Raceway in June. The car featured five charitable organizations JA Worldwide, Safe Kids Worldwide, National Urban League, the USO and the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and the special design was unveiled via 360 virtual reality video during a luncheon in downtown San Francisco. Additionally, Hamlin joined FedEx team members and San Francisco 49ers running back Carlos Hyde for a special cleanup project in conjunction with the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation at Battery East, a park adjacent to the Golden Gate Bridge. 2015: The #11 team helped FedEx celebrate a variety of charitable organizations during the 2015 season. As part of the FedEx 400 benefitting Autism Speaks weekend at Dover International Speedway in May, Hamlin drove a special #11 FedEx Cares paint scheme that highlighted 10 organizations: The American Red Cross, Autism Speaks, Direct Relief, the March of Dimes, Safe Kids, JA Worldwide, United Negro College Fund, FIRST, Arbor Day Foundation and St. Jude Children s Research Hospital. In the fall, Hamlin visited Memphis and teamed up with the NBA s Grizzlies point guard and fellow #11 Mike Conley for a basketball shooting contest on Veteran s Day to raise money for the USO. Hamlin also stopped by the Target House, a long-term housing facility in the St. Jude network, to meet with children for a fun afternoon of painting. Hamlin donated $11,000 to St. Jude through the Denny Hamlin Foundation as part of the program. 4
FedEx Racing Commitment to Community 2014: 2014 marked the seventh-consecutive season that Hamlin and the FedEx Racing Team raised awareness for the March of Dimes and March for Babies initiatives. The special #11 FedEx Office/March of Dimes paint scheme raced at Texas Motor Speedway in April, and the team hosted 2014 March of Dimes national ambassador Aidan Lamothe at the track. Additionally, during the fourth-annual FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover (Del.), the entire #11 team filled a FedEx truck full of toys from a nearby Toys R Us and donated them to Autism Delaware for use during the race weekend inside a special hospitality area designated for families with children with autism. The toys were selected from the Toys R Us 10 Toys that Speak to Autism list that the company establishes each year with Autism Speaks. FedEx also helped raise funds for Autism Speaks through a special program allowing fans to have their names printed on the #11 FedEx Freight/Autism Speaks Toyota for an $11 donation. 2013: Hamlin and the FedEx Racing Team again used the NASCAR platform to raise awareness for charitable organizations in 2013, including special #11 paint schemes for the March of Dimes at Texas in April and Autism Speaks at Dover in June, in conjunction with the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks race weekend. In September, the March of Dimes recognized Hamlin with its highest honor, the prestigious Champion for Babies Award. Hamlin became just the fourth recipient of the award, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Namath, golf legend Arnold Palmer and veteran broadcaster Greg Gumbel. Hamlin accepted the award at the March of Dimes Volunteer Leadership Conference and Gala in Washington, D.C. Joining the US Chamber of Commerce and the American Red Cross, FedEx, Hamlin and Joe Gibbs helped spread the message of disaster preparedness around the annual America s Small Business Summit. Speaking to news media and small business owners, Hamlin and Gibbs provided critical information for small business owners to better respond to emergencies and ensure the safety of employees and customers. 2012: The FedEx Racing Team highlighted immediate relief and ongoing recovery efforts following major disasters that struck different parts of the country. Prior to the race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in May, Hamlin and #11 FedEx crew members visited nearby Tuscaloosa, Ala., on the one-year anniversary of the devastating tornadoes that ripped through the area in 2011. FedEx helped donate and deliver appliances to the first house rebuilt in the Alberta City neighborhood, and made a $10,000 donation to the local chapter of The Salvation Army. In the fall, Superstorm Sandy caused extensive damage along the east coast, including major flooding and power outages in New York City and surrounding areas. In addition to the tireless efforts of FedEx team members, who volunteered their time to get much-needed supplies into the area, Hamlin and the #11 crew flew into Newark, N.J., prior to NASCAR s season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, to pitch in. The team helped unload a truck full of supplies donated by FedEx to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, volunteered at the facility and delivered a truck full of frozen turkeys to a food shelter in the area one week before Thanksgiving. Also during the NASCAR season, FedEx helped raise awareness for the March of Dimes with a special #11 FedEx Office/March of Dimes paint scheme at Texas in April, and Autism Speaks through its title sponsorship of the FedEx 400 benefitting Autism Speaks at Dover (Del.) International Speedway in June. 5
FedEx Racing Commitment to Community 2011: Disaster preparedness was again the program s focus in 2011, as the Race to Prepare initiative reached local communities near San Francisco, Louisville, Kansas City and Dallas. FedEx made $10,000 donations to each of the local chapters of the American Red Cross in those markets, and to date, more than 1,000 children have participated in the program. At Texas Motor Speedway in April, Hamlin ran a specially designed #11 FedEx/March of Dimes Toyota to raise awareness for the organization. The car was designed by Dallas-area twins and healthy survivors of the March of Dimes program, who traveled to Joe Gibbs Racing in Huntersville, N.C., and with the help of Hamlin, designed the car from a blank white canvas. 2009/2010: With disaster relief and preparedness as the program s focus, Hamlin and the #11 team joined FedEx to present new Disaster Response Units (DRU) to the Salvation Army chapters in Washington, D.C. and Boston, and then worked with the American Red Cross for Race to Prepare workshops with school-aged children in Indianapolis, Richmond, Philadelphia, Chicago and Atlanta. The events focused attention on the simple steps families can take to prepare themselves for disasters of all types, while featuring fun racing-themed activities. 2010 also marked another year working with the March of Dimes. In addition to racing a special #11 March of Dimes Toyota at Phoenix International Raceway in April, FedEx and Hamlin worked to raise awareness for the March of Dimes by encouraging financial support of the March for Babies walks. 2008: FedEx supported community service agencies in Boston, Washington D.C., Indianapolis and Los Angeles to assist with their mission of providing food to those in need. Hamlin and the #11 FedEx Racing Team delivered new Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles to the agencies on behalf of FedEx, enabling them to more efficiently serve their community while supporting a continued commitment to new technologies. Each visit also brought large groups of FedEx team members who volunteered their time to assist the groups. Also in 2008, FedEx Racing teamed up with the March of Dimes to support the annual March for Babies. After a kick-off event in Dallas, Hamlin raced a special #11 March of Dimes paint scheme in Phoenix. The event raised awareness and funds for the organization. 2007: The FedEx commitment to children s health initiatives came to life in the form of the FedEx Wear Your Heart on Your Helmet program. Over the course of the season, FedEx worked with children s hospitals in seven NASCAR race markets, and also with the Make-A- Wish Foundation, to find patients interested in designing the race helmet Hamlin would wear in 11 NASCAR Cup Series races. The creativity of the children led to great designs that renowned helmet designer Jason Beam then transferred onto the helmets Hamlin wore on the race track. Following the season, all 11 race-worn helmets were put up for auction and cumulatively raise more than $20,000 to benefit St. Jude Children s Research Hospital in Memphis. By season s end, Hamlin and the FedEx team had visited children s hospitals in Los Angeles, Richmond, Dallas, Boston, Chicago and Kansas City while meeting with Make-A-Wish program participants at several races throughout the season. FedEx generously presented each participating hospital with a donation of $25,000, and presented the Make-A-Wish Foundation with a donation of $50,000. 2006: Hamlin and the FedEx Racing Team made special deliveries to five children s hospitals, where Hamlin was presented with specially designed helmets for him to wear in Cup Series races in the hospital s home market. In addition to donations on behalf of FedEx for $25,000, the events featured activities for the patients and staff. 6
Denny Hamlin Biography Denny Hamlin Driver, #11 FedEx Toyota Camry Birthdate: November 18, 1980 Height: 6 0 Hometown: Chesterfield, Va. Weight: 160 Resides: Cornelius, N.C. Denny Hamlin enters his 13th full season driving the #11 FedEx Toyota in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2018 with Joe Gibbs Racing and third-year crew chief Mike Wheeler. Hamlin has won 31 races in 434 career starts at stock-car racing s highest level, and has captured the checkered flag in at least one race in 12 straight seasons since bursting onto the scene with two victories and Rookie of the Year honors in 2006. The 37-year-old Chesterfield, Va., native has contended in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs in 11 of 12 years behind the wheel of the #11 car. Hamlin jumpstarted his 2017 campaign by capturing his third career Duel victory (2008, 2014) during Daytona Speedweeks, eventually scoring two more regular season wins after dominating performances at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. He also added two Coors Light Pole awards to his season accomplishments one at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway during the Playoffs and one during the season-finale race weekend at Homestead-Miami (Fla.). Overall, Hamlin tied career-bests with 15 top-fives and 22 top-10 finishes en route to finishing sixth in the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series standings. As a part of the Series new stage-based race format that rewards drivers with additional opportunities to earn points throughout an event, Hamlin also collected four stage wins and 248 total Stage points throughout the season, the seventh highest total Stage points earned by an individual driver. His 2016 season began triumphantly when he claimed the prestigious Daytona 500 win his first-ever Daytona victory in a historic finish, edging out Martin Truex Jr. by.01 seconds. Hamlin went on to score two more wins during the 2016 season with Wheeler guiding the #11 FedEx team towards Victory Lane. He notched his first road course win at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) after seizing the lead with only 10 laps remaining, and saw success at his home track, Richmond, with a Coors Light pole award and Federated Auto Parts 400 win in overtime. Hamlin also won the season-opening Sprint Unlimited exhibition race for the second time in three years, adding his third Sprint Unlimited win to his résumé. He finished sixth in the 2016 Cup Series points standings. Hamlin won a pair of races in 2015, including his fifth-career victory at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway and the Chase opener at Chicagoland (Ill.) Speedway, advancing to the Challenger Round of the playoffs and finishing ninth in the final point standings. At Martinsville in March, Hamlin held off a hard-charging Brad Keselowski to the finish line to clinch a Chase berth. A late-race strategy call gave Hamlin a front row spot on the final restart, and he motored past Jeff Gordon for the lead and win. Hamlin was also victorious in the prestigious Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway in May, captured three Coors Light pole awards and secured 20 top-10 finishes. 7
Denny Hamlin Biography Hamlin had an up-and-down 2014 season that saw him advance all the way to the Championship 4 at Homestead- Miami (Fla.) Speedway in the new, knockout-style Chase format. Hamlin started the season off strong, with back-to-back wins in a pair of exhibition restrictor plate races at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. First, he led in every segment and held off the field in the Sprint Unlimited, his second victory in the event (2006). He followed that up with a win in the Duel qualifying race, also his second (2008), which gave him a second row starting position in the Daytona 500. Hamlin fell just one spot short of becoming the first driver to sweep SpeedWeeks when he crossed the finish line second to Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the Great American Race. Once the Cup Series got into the bulk of the schedule, the FedEx Racing Team overcame many hurdles to position them for a Chase berth. Hamlin missed the race at Auto Club (Calif.) Speedway in March after what was later discovered to be a piece of metal in his eye, and during the summer, Hamlin and the team were docked 75 points for a rules infraction after finishing third at Indianapolis. However, the new Chase format announced at the beginning of the year would include each race winner from the regular season. That win came for Hamlin at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in May. Despite a 34thplace starting position, Hamlin immediately moved towards the front and led for the first time on Lap 32. In total, he led 12 of 188 laps, and held the lead when caution came out for a wreck behind him, freezing the field and giving Hamlin his first-career points-paying restrictor plate victory. In the new Chase format, the FedEx Racing Team embodied the survive and advance strategy to move on after each of the three-race segments. The team got stronger as the Chase progressed, and as other drivers were eliminated during the first nine weeks of the playoffs, Hamlin found himself among the final four competitors alongside Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman and Joey Logano vying for the 2014 crown. During a thrilling final race in South Florida, Hamlin led 50 of 267 laps, and swapped places at the front of the field with each of the championship-contending drivers. During a caution with 15 laps remaining, crew chief Darian Grubb elected to keep the #11 machine on the track while others pitted, moving the FedEx team up to second for the ensuing restart. Hamlin passed Jeff Gordon in Turn 2 for the lead on older tires, and needed the race to run green to the checkered flag in hopes of holding off the hard-charging Harvick and Newman on fresher rubber. Unfortunately, a pair of late-race yellows foiled the FedEx team s strategy, and Hamlin was eventually gobbled up by drivers that pitted, finishing a disappointing seventh. Harvick went on to win the race and the championship, followed by runner-up Newman. Hamlin finished third in the final point standings, tied for his second-best season finish with his 2006 rookie year. Hamlin and the FedEx team had a disappointing 2013 campaign that saw the Virginia native miss four races due to a back injury and miss qualifying for the Chase for the Cup championship for the first time in his career. The season did end on a positive note, as Hamlin was victorious in the finale at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway, extending his number of consecutive seasons with at least one victory to eight. Hamlin also recorded a series-high five poles in 2013. Hamlin suffered a fractured vertebra in a last-lap crash at Auto Club (Calif.) Speedway on March 24 and missed the following four races, snapping his streak of 264 straight races in the #11 machine. He returned to action at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in May, driving the first 24 laps before giving way to substitute driver Brian Vickers. Top-five finishes at Darlington (S.C) and Charlotte in Hamlin s first two full races back gave the team optimism for a potential Chase wild card berth, but a long stretch of misfortune through the summer months dashed those hopes. Hamlin tallied four top-five finishes and eight top-10 results in 32 starts in 2013, leading 363 laps and finishing 23rd in the final Cup Series point standings. 8
Denny Hamlin Biography Hamlin enjoyed a rebound year in 2012, tying the series-high with five victories in his first campaign with new crew chief Grubb. The duo got off to a fast start, winning at Phoenix in just their second race together. Hamlin secured his second victory at Kansas in April, the 199th NASCAR win for car #11, making it the winningest number in series history after passing the famed #43. Back-to-back wins at Bristol (Tenn.) and Atlanta at the end of the regular season gave Hamlin and the FedEx team the top seed heading into the 10-race Chase playoff. Hamlin scored one win (New Hampshire) and two runner-up finishes in the Chase to end the season sixth in the final point standings. Hamlin recorded three poles in 2012 including at historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway and his final win of the season at New Hampshire was the 100th Cup Series victory for Joe Gibbs Racing. In 2011, the #11 team s lone win came at Michigan International Speedway in June, when a two-tire stop put Hamlin in front of the pack for a late-race restart, and he was able to hold off Matt Kenseth en route to victory lane. The victory enabled Hamlin to secure a wild card berth in the Chase, and he finished ninth in the final standings. Hamlin set the Cup Series alight in 2010, winning a series-high eight races and putting the FedEx Racing Team among the elite in the garage. Winning frequently, and on a wide variety of tracks, Hamlin held the points lead heading into the Chase before ultimately finishing second by the slimmest of margins. Season highlights included a late-race charge at Martinsville (Va.) that elevated the #11 team to a serious contender after a slow start to the season, two signature wins on the high banks of Texas Motor Speedway that helped stamp the team s authority on the series, and emotional wins at both Pocono (Pa.) and Richmond. The season was not without its fair share of drama off the track as well - as Hamlin fought through a serious knee injury and subsequent surgery during the 36-race schedule. The 2009 Cup Series season proved to be a coming of age campaign for Hamlin and the #11 team. A leadership role within Joe Gibbs Racing and a desire to turn continued success into a championship saw Hamlin make a late-season charge to lock up a spot in NASCAR s post-season, but Chase wins at Martinsville (Va.) and Homestead (Fla.) were ultimately negated by on-track problems in Fontana (Calif.), Charlotte (N.C.) and Talladega (Ala.). Hamlin finished the season fifth in the point standings, setting then-career best marks for wins, top-five finishes and total laps led. His impressive victories on various circuits proved Hamlin and his team were well positioned to be the primary challengers to reigning champion Jimmie Johnson moving forward. The 2008 Cup season was, by any definition, a season of change. As Joe Gibbs Racing made the move to a new manufacturer in Toyota, the Cup Series made the full-time move to the Car of Tomorrow, and Hamlin welcomed Kyle Busch as a teammate, the #11 FedEx team was hoping that change would also come in the form of a series championship effort. Despite making the Chase for the NASCAR Cup in both 2006 and 2007, the onus was on the team to translate regular season success into a charge down the stretch. The spring race at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway highlighted both the satisfaction of fully dominating an event and the speed with which that dominance can be undone. Hamlin started the 400-lap event from the pole and led an impressive 381 laps before a cut tire forced him to pit road with only 19 laps to go. A win on a cold, rainy day in Martinsville (Va.) earned Hamlin his sole Cup triumph of the season and a long-coveted Grandfather clock trophy. As Hamlin marched to his third-consecutive Chase, the team was hoping to avoid the letdown that marked the 2007 edition, but alas, it was not to be. After a mechanical failure in Dover (Del.) and a tremendous hit following a cut tire at Talladega (Ala.), Hamlin was all but eliminated from championship contention and finished the year in eighth place. The 2007 season built on a wildly successful 2006 rookie campaign and helped solidify Hamlin and the #11 team s status as a perennial championship contender. Hamlin quickly allayed fears that he would fall victim to the dreaded sophomore slump by kicking off the season with a string of solid results that catapulted him into the top-five in points. 9
Denny Hamlin Biography Hamlin s lone 2007 win came at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in July when a late-race two-tire change gave him the track position he needed and the opportunity to hold off Jeff Gordon en route to victory lane. On several occasions in 2007, dominating performances by Hamlin and the team were nullified by pit road mishaps, mechanical problems or penalties, yet the #11 team still maintained championship aspirations and a place near the top of the standings. Hamlin posted 12 top-five finishes and 18 top-10 results throughout the year, but ultimately settled for 12th place in the final standings. In 2006, Hamlin burst onto the scene with a win in the prestigious Budweiser Shootout exhibition race at Daytona International Speedway, and carried that early momentum into one of the most successful rookie campaigns in NASCAR history. On his way to becoming the first rookie to earn a spot in the Chase for the championship, Hamlin posted his first career Cup Series victory in dominating style at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway. He captured three pole awards, finished third in the final point standings and earned 2006 Rookie of the Year honors. Hamlin s ascension to the highest levels of NASCAR came through a combination of skill, perseverance, a little bit of luck and a knack for delivering strong performances when given the opportunity. Each of Hamlin s debuts has come with caveats of additional opportunities (in the form of more races or permanent employment) should he meet or beat expectations, and he has absolutely shone in those instances. In his first NASCAR Truck Series race, Hamlin drove the Gibbs Performance Chevrolet to a 10th-place finish at Indianapolis Raceway Park on Aug. 6, 2004. Three months later, making his debut in the Busch (now Xfinity) Series at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, he recorded an eight-place finish for JGR. With Hamlin on his way to a fifth-place finish in the standings during his rookie Busch Series campaign, he was offered the unexpected opportunity to run the #11 FedEx Chevrolet at the end of the 2005 Cup Series season. Hamlin wasted no time in displaying his talent, posting three top-10 finishes in seven starts and winning the pole in Phoenix. His performances over the seven races he ran at the end of 2005 made him an easy choice to fill the seat of the #11 FedEx car for 2006. In addition to his success at the Cup level, Hamlin has put together an impressive resume in the Xfinity Series. He made his debut in 2004 and spent nearly three full seasons behind the wheel of the #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet, before making the transition to Toyotas for JGR, Braun Racing and CJM beginning in 2008. In 153 total starts, Hamlin has racked up 14 wins and 20 poles. Hamlin now finds himself at the highest level of NASCAR, but he has been winning races since the age of seven when he began his career racing karts in the Junior Sportsman League. From the kart tracks of Virginia to the Cup Series, Hamlin has proved he can succeed at any level. In 2000, he was named Rookie of the Year at Southside Speedway in Richmond, Va., posting 11 top-five finishes that year. Just three years later, Hamlin celebrated his finest season in Late Models, recording 25 wins, 30 poles and 33 top-five finishes. In 1997, at age 16, Hamlin hit the track for his first season driving a Mini Stock car. The year was a resounding success as Hamlin became the youngest driver to win the NASCAR Mini Stock track championship at Langley (Va.) Speedway, and was named the 1997 NASCAR Mini Stock Rookie of the Year. Hamlin was dominating in the Junior Restricted League at age 12, earning the titles Amelia Motor Raceway track champion (junior restricted), Virginia Dirt Karting Association State Champion (Junior Champ) and World Karting Association Virginia Dirt Series State Champion (Junior Champ). He finished his Kart career at age 15 with 127 feature wins and five championships in three classes. Away from the track, Hamlin stays active whether playing golf, basketball or working out and spending time with friends. He remains a committed fan of Virginia Tech and the Washington Redskins, and can be found courtside for Charlotte Hornets home games. Hamlin and longtime girlfriend Jordan Fish welcomed their first daughter, Taylor, in January 2013 and their second child, daughter Molly, in August 2017. 10
Denny Hamlin Career Highlights 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series #11 FedEx Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Captured two victories (New Hampshire and Darlington) and two Coors Light Pole Awards (Charlotte and Miami) Tied career-bests with 15-top fives and 22 top-10 finishes in a single season Notched four Stage wins in the Series new Stage-based format, the sixth highest of any individual driver Won third career Duel qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway during Daytona SpeedWeeks Extended streak of consecutive seasons with at least one victory to 12 (2006 2017) 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series #11 FedEx Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Claimed first-ever Daytona victory with historic Daytona 500 win Three wins and 22 top-10 finishes in 36 starts, finishing sixth in the final Cup Series standings Clinched first road course win at Watkins Glen International Won Sprint Unlimited exhibition race for second time in three years, third Sprint Unlimited win overall Led all Cup Series drivers in average starting position (6.3) 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series #11 FedEx Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Two wins and 20 top-10 finishes in 36 starts, finishing ninth in the final Cup Series standings Recorded fifth-career Martinsville win in March and won Chase opener at Chicagoland Speedway in Sept. Victorious in Sprint All-Star Race Made the Chase for the Sprint Cup playoffs for ninth time in 10 fulltime seasons 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series #11 FedEx Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Advanced to the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, finishing third in the final standings in the new, elimination-style Chase format Recorded one points win (Talladega-1) and 18 top-10 finishes in 35 starts Victorious in Sprint Unlimited and Budweiser Duel exhibition races during SpeedWeeks in Daytona Captured three Coors Light Pole Awards Bristol (March), Pocono (June) and Phoenix (Nov.) 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series #11 FedEx Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Hamlin scored one victory and eight top-10 finishes in 32 starts, capturing a series-high five pole positions Lone win came in finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, marking eighth-consecutive season with at least one victory Career-best five Coors Light Pole Awards in 2013 Fontana (March), Charlotte (May), Dover (June), Bristol (Aug.) and Martinsville (Oct.) 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series #11 FedEx Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Hamlin tied a series-high with five wins and posted 14 top-five results to finish sixth in the season standings Won second race with new crew chief Darian Grubb at Phoenix in February Guided the FedEx machine to victory lane at Kansas in April to make the #11 NASCAR s winningest number with 199 premier division victories Entered NASCAR s playoff as the top seed on the strength of four regular season wins, marking the FedEx team s seventh-consecutive Chase berth Recorded five wins in 2012 Phoenix (Feb.), Kansas (April), Bristol (Aug.), Atlanta and New Hampshire (Sept.) Tied a career-best with three Coors Light Pole Awards Fontana (March), Indianapolis (July) and Dover (Oct.) 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series #11 FedEx Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Hamlin recorded one victory, five top-five finishes and 14 top-10 results en route to a ninth-place finish in the final point standings Qualified for a sixth-consecutive Chase for the Sprint Cup One victory came at Michigan International Speedway in June 11
Denny Hamlin Career Highlights 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series #11 FedEx Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Hamlin captured a career-high and Cup Series high eight races and took the Championship down to the final race of the season before finishing second Qualified for a fifth-consecutive Chase for the Sprint Cup Claimed eight wins in 2010 Martinsville (March and Oct.), Texas (April and Nov.), Darlington (May), Pocono (June), Michigan (June) and Richmond (Sept.) Captured two Coors Light Pole Awards in 2010 Atlanta (Sept.) and Martinsville (Oct.) Set career-high totals for wins and earnings 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series #11 FedEx Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Qualified for a fourth-consecutive Chase for the Sprint Cup Finished the season in fifth place in the 2009 Sprint Cup standings Claimed four wins in 2009 Pocono (June), Richmond (Sept.), Martinsville (Oct.) and Homestead (Nov.) Captured one Coors Light Pole Award in 2009 Auto Club Speedway (Oct. 9) Set then career-high totals for wins (4), top-five finishes (15) and laps led (1,380) 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series #11 FedEx Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Joined elite company by qualifying for the Chase for the Sprint Cup in each of his first three seasons Finished the season in eighth place in the 2008 Sprint Cup standings Claimed one win in 2008 Goody s Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway (March) Captured one Coors Light Pole Award in 2008 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway (May) Recorded 12 top-five and 18 top-10 finishes; completed season with only three DNFs 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series #11 FedEx Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Became first driver to qualify for the Chase for the Nextel Cup in first two Cup seasons Finished the 2007 season in 12th place in the Nextel Cup standings Claimed one win in 2007 Lenox Industrial Tools 300 at New Hampshire (July) Captured one Bud Pole Award Goody s Orange 500 at Martinsville Raceway (April) Recorded 12 top-five and 18 top-10 finishes, finished season with only one DNF 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series #11 FedEx Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Became first rookie to qualify for the Chase for the Nextel Cup and finished season in third place Earned 2006 Raybestos Rookie of the Year Award Claimed first two career wins in his first Cup season both at Pocono Raceway (June and July) Captured three Bud Pole Awards two at Pocono Raceway and Richmond International Raceway (Sept) Made history by becoming the first rookie to win the prestigious Bud Shootout at Daytona (Feb.) Recorded eight top-five and 20 top-10 finishes, finished season with only one DNF 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series #11 FedEx/Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Started seven races in the #11 FedEx Chevrolet Made Nextel Cup debut in the #11 FedEx Chevrolet at Kansas Speedway on Oct. 9 Named driver of #11 FedEx Chevrolet for 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season on Nov. 6, 2005 Earned first Pole at Phoenix International Raceway on Nov. 12, becoming the only rookie qualifying for the 2006 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and #11 CJM Racing Toyota Started a total of seven Nationwide Series races Captured two pole awards in 2009 Richmond International Raceway and Phoenix International Raceway 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series #18 and #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Collected four wins in only 19 starts Richmond, Dover, Daytona and Kansas Earned two wins in the #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to help secure the Owners Championship for JGR 12
Denny Hamlin Career Highlights 2007 NASCAR Busch Series #20 Rockwell Automation Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Posted three wins in only 22 starts Darlington (May), Michigan (Aug) and Dover (Sept.) Recorded five pole awards Richmond, Darlington, Dover, Chicago, Fontana 2006 NASCAR Busch Series #20 Rockwell Automation/Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Earned two wins Mexico City and Darlington Raceway on his way to finishing fourth in the point standings Recorded seven pole awards Texas, Nashville, Darlington, Kentucky, Milwaukee, Gateway and IRP 2005 NASCAR Busch Series #20 Rockwell Automation/Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Completed rookie season in Busch Series Recorded 11 top-10 finishes en route to finishing fifth in the points standings 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck and Busch Series, ARCA Re/Max Series & Late Model Stock Car Series On his 24th birthday, Nov. 18, Joe Gibbs Racing announced Hamlin will pilot the #20 Rockwell Automation Chevrolet in 2005 Made first Busch Series start at Darlington in the Bi-Lo 200 starting 27th and finishing eighth Started five NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for EJP Racing in #03 Joe Gibbs Performance Chevy Silverado Made debut at Indianapolis Raceway Park on August 6th Started seventh and finished 10th Won LMSC races at five different tracks (South Boston, Motor Mile, Hickory, Greenville Pickens and Southampton) 2003 NASCAR Late Model Stock Car Series #99 car for Team Owner Jim Dean Finished season with 25 wins, 30 poles and 33 top-five finishes Won races at five different tracks (South Boston, Hickory, Southampton, Southern National and Coastal Plains) Won Southern National Speedway Track Championship Earned pole for Martinsville Speedway s Taco Bell 300 Had sixth highest NASCAR CPI rating in the U.S. 2002 NASCAR Late Model Stock Car Series Southampton Motor Speedway and Southern National Speedway Recorded 10 wins and 15 poles Opened season with a pole at Southampton and also captured poles at Myrtle Beach and Southampton Fall races Finished second in the Sleep Inn 250 at Myrtle Beach and seventh in the Taco Bell 300 at Martinsville 2001 Second Season in the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Late Model Stock Cars Recorded consecutive top-five finishes at Southampton and Southside Speedway Finished 12th at the Martinsville Taco Bell 300 and ninth in annual fall race at Myrtle Beach 2000 Rookie Season in the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Late Model Stock Car Division Won LMSC Rookie of the Year at Southside Speedway in Richmond, Va. Placed in the top-five in final point standings at Southside Speedway with 18 top-10 and 11 top-five finishes 1999 Second Season in NASCAR Grand Stock Division Ranked second in track point standings at Southside Speedway Scored five feature wins, 17 top-five, and 21 top-10 finishes in 25 races Voted Most Popular Driver 1998 First Season in NASCAR Grand Stock Division Competed at three Virginia tracks, recorded three top-five and 17 top-10 finishes in 25 starts 1997 First Season Driving a Stock Car, Age 16, Mini Stock Named 1997 NASCAR Mini Stock Rookie of the Year at Southside and Langley Speedways Became youngest driver to win NASCAR Mini Stock track championship at Langley Speedway Earned honor of Southside Speedway Track Champion in NASCAR Limited Dash Series Captured four poles, five Feature wins and 10 top-five finishes in 10 starts 13
Denny Hamlin Career Highlights 1996 Five stock car races in preparation for Rookie Season, NASCAR Limited Dash Finished Kart Racing career with 127 Feature wins and five Championships in three classes Amelia Motor Raceway Second in points (Stock Light); third in points (Limited Modified Light) Virginia Dirt Karting Association Second in points (Limited Modified Light); fourth in points (Yamaha 2 Cycle) World Karting Association Virginia Dirt Series Third in points (Yamaha 2 Cycle) 1995 Competed in three classes Junior Champ Virginia Dirt Karting Association State Champion World Karting Association Virginia Dirt Series State Champion Junior Stock Virginia Dirt Karting Association third in points World Karting Association Briggs and Stratton/Burris Dirt Nationals finished fourth in national rankings Junior Restricted Virginia Dirt Karting Association fourth in points 1993 1994 Junior Restricted Amelia Motor Raceway earned track championship in 1994 Amelia Motor Raceway finished third-place in points in 1993 1988 1992 Junior Sportsman Southside Speedway earned track championship in 1992 Won first race at age seven in 1988 14
Denny Hamlin 2017 Season Highlights Hamlin Finishes Sixth in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Standings Scored two wins Tied career-bests with 15 top-five and 22 top-10 finishes in 36 starts Two Coors Light Pole Awards (Charlotte Motor Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway) Two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Wins in 2017 Overton s 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway July 16, 2017 Bojangles Southern 500 Darlington Speedway September 3, 2017 2017 By the Numbers (Rank in Cup Series, minimum 20 starts) Two wins (T-7th) Led 710 total laps in 2017 (6th) 15 top-five finishes in 36 races (3rd) 22 top-10 finishes in 36 races (T-3rd) Average starting position of 8.4 (3rd) Average finishing position of 11.6 (5th) Led at least one lap in 20 of 36 races 15
Denny Hamlin 2016 Season Highlights Hamlin Finishes Sixth in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings Logged three wins and 22 top-10 finishes in 36 starts One Coors Light Pole Award Three NASCAR Sprint Cup Wins in 2016 Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway February 21, 2016 Cheez-IT 355 Watkins Glen International August 7, 2016 Federated Auto Parts 400 Richmond International Raceway September 10, 2016 2016 By the Numbers (Rank in Cup Series, minimum 20 starts) Three wins (T-6th) Led 524 total laps in 2016 (9th) 12 top-five finishes in 36 races (5th) 22 top-10 finishes in 36 races (T-4th) Average starting position of 6.3 (1st) Average finishing position of 11.8 (5th) Led at least one lap in 20 of 36 races 16
Denny Hamlin 2015 Season Highlights Hamlin Finishes Ninth in the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings Logged two wins and 20 top-10 finishes in 36 starts Three Coors Light Pole Awards Two NASCAR Sprint Cup Wins in 2015 STP 500 Martinsville Speedway March 29, 2015 MyAFibStory.com 400 Chicagoland Speedway September 20, 2015 2015 By the Numbers (Rank in Cup Series, minimum 20 starts) Two wins (T-7th) Led 529 total laps in 2015 (9th) 14 top-five finishes in 36 races (T-4th) 20 top-10 finishes in 36 races (T-9th) Average starting position of 11.7 (8th) Average finishing position of 13.6 (10th) Led at least one lap in 17 of 36 races 17
Denny Hamlin 2014 Season Highlights Hamlin Finishes Third in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings Logged one win and 18 top-10 finishes in 35 starts, missing one race due to an eye injury Three Coors Light Pole Awards One NASCAR Sprint Cup Win in 2014 Aaron s 499 Talladega Superspeedway May 4, 2014 2014 By the Numbers (Rank in Cup Series, minimum 20 starts) One win (T-8th) Led 363 total laps in 2014 (10th) Seven top-five finishes in 35 races (T-10th) 18 top-10 finishes in 35 races (T-8th) Average starting position of 14.5 (T-15th) Average finishing position of 14.3 (9th) Led at least one lap in 18 of 35 races 18
Denny Hamlin 2013 Season Highlights Hamlin Finishes 23rd in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings Posted four top-five finishes and eight top-10 results in 32 of 36 races after missing four races due to a fractured vertebra Series-high and career-best five Coors Light Pole Awards One NASCAR Sprint Cup Win in 2013 Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway November 17, 2013 2013 By the Numbers (Rank in Cup Series, minimum 20 starts) One win (T-7th) Led 363 total laps in 2012 (9th) Four top-five finishes in 36 races (T-16th) Eight top-10 finishes in 36 races (T-18th) Average starting position of 10.0 (4th) Average finishing position of 21.0 (24th) Led at least one lap in 13 of 32 races 19
Denny Hamlin 2012 Season Highlights Hamlin and the #11 FedEx Racing Team Finish Sixth in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings Qualified for seventh consecutive Chase for the Sprint Cup Scored 14 top-five and 17 top-10 finishes in 36 Sprint Cup races Five NASCAR Sprint Cup Wins in 2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Phoenix International Raceway March 4, 2012 STP 400 Kansas Speedway April 22, 2012 Irwin Tools Night Race Bristol Motor Speedway August 25, 2012 AdvoCare 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway September 2, 2012 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway September 25, 2012 2012 By the Numbers (Rank in Cup Series) Five wins (T-1st) Led 1,226 total laps in 2012 (3rd) 14 top-five finishes in 36 races (2nd) 17 top-10 finishes in 36 races (11th) Four Did Not Finish (DNF) in 36 races (T-13th) Average starting position of 11.9 (8th) Average finishing position of 12.8 (9th) Led at least one lap in 24 of 36 races 20
Denny Hamlin 2011 Season Highlights Hamlin and the #11 FedEx Racing Team Finish Ninth in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings Qualified for a sixth consecutive Chase for the Sprint Cup Scored 14 top-10 finishes in 36 Sprint Cup races One NASCAR Sprint Cup Win in 2011 Helluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 Michigan International Speedway June 19, 2011 Hamlin led the final eight laps to hold off Matt Kenseth to the checkered flag The victory marked the 17th of Hamlin s Cup Series career 2011 By the Numbers (Rank in Cup Series) One win (T-9th) Led 450 total laps in 2011 (8th) Five top-five finishes in 36 races (T-12th) 14 top-10 finishes in 36 races (T-12th) Two Did Not Finish (DNF) in 36 races (T-9th) Average starting position of 17.1 (18th) Average finishing position of 16.0 (14th) Led at least one lap in 15 of 36 races 21
Denny Hamlin 2010 Season Highlights Hamlin and the #11 FedEx Racing Team Finish Second in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings Qualified for a fifth consecutive Chase for the Sprint Cup Hamlin earned a Series-high and personal-best eight Cup Series wins Scored 15 top-five finishes in 36 Sprint Cup races Eight NASCAR Sprint Cup Wins in 2010 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway Mar. 28, 2010 Samsung 500 Texas Motor Speedway April 10, 2010 Showtime Southern 500 Darlington Raceway May 8, 2010 Gillette Fusion Pro Pocono Raceway June 6, 2010 Helluva Good! 400 Michigan International Speedway June 13, 2010 Air Guard 400 Richmond International Raceway Sept. 11, 2010 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway Oct. 24, 2010 AAA Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway Nov. 7, 2010 Two Coors Light Pole Awards in 2010 Emory Healthcare 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway Sept. 5, 2010 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway Oct. 24, 2010 2010 By the Numbers (Rank in Cup Series) Eight wins (1st) Led 1,184 total laps in 2010 (3rd) 14 top-five finishes in 36 races (3rd) 18 top-10 finishes in 36 races (T-4th) Two Did Not Finish (DNF) in 36 races (3rd) Average starting position of 17.2 (20th) Average finishing position of 12.9 (6th) Led at least one lap in 20 of 36 races 22
Denny Hamlin 2009 Season Highlights Hamlin and the #11 FedEx Racing Team Finish Fifth in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings Qualified for a fourth consecutive Chase for the Sprint Cup Six top-three finishes in the Chase are cancelled out by three DNFs two mechanical, one crash Scored 15 top-five finishes in 36 Sprint Cup races Four NASCAR Sprint Cup Wins in 2009 Sunoco Pennsylvania Red Cross 500 Pocono Raceway Aug. 3, 2009 Chevy Rock and Roll 400 Richmond International Raceway Sept. 12, 2009 Tums Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway Oct. 25, 2009 Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway Nov. 22, 2009 One Coors Light Pole Award in 2009 Pepsi 400 Auto Club Speedway Oct. 11, 2009 Hamlin posts a lap of 183.87 mph to capture his lone Cup pole of the season and raise his career pole award total to seven 2009 By the Numbers (Rank in Cup Series) Four wins (T-3rd) Led 1,380 total laps in 2009 (2nd) 15 top-five finishes in 36 races (T-2nd) 20 top-10 finishes in 36 races (T-6th) Four Did Not Finish (DNF) in 36 races (5th) Average starting position of 14.4 (12th) Average finishing position of 13.2 (5th) 23
Denny Hamlin 2008 Season Highlights Hamlin and the #11 FedEx Racing Team Finish Eighth in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings Qualified for third consecutive Chase for the Sprint Cup and was seeded sixth for the 10-race shootout Posted eight third-place finishes in 36 Sprint Cup races Scored 12 top-five finishes in 36 Sprint Cup races One NASCAR Sprint Cup Win in 2008 Goody s Cool Orange 500 Martinsville Speedway March 30, 2008 Hamlin led 82 laps and fought not only his fellow competitors, but the extreme elements to win his only race of the 2008 season The 2008 win raised Hamlin s career win total to four One Coors Light Pole Award in 2008 Crown Royal 400 Richmond International Raceway May 3, 2008 Captured pole at Richmond, much to the delight of his hometown fans, for the second time in his career. He then led 381 laps before a cut tire forced him from the lead with 19 laps to go The lone pole win in 2008 raised Hamlin s career pole award total to six 2008 By the Numbers (Rank in Cup Series) 12 top-five finishes in 36 races (T-5th) 18 top-10 finishes in 36 races (T-7th) Three Did Not Finish (DNF) in 36 races (T-15th) Average starting position of 15.3 (8th) Average finishing position of 15.4 (12th) Led at least one lap in 15 of 36 races Led 766 total laps in 2007 (5th) 24
Denny Hamlin 2007 Season Highlights Hamlin and the #11 FedEx Racing Team Finish 12th in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Standings Before the point reset at the start of the 2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup (after week 26), Hamlin spent 21 races in the top-five in points From race number 13 to race number 26 of the 2007 season, Hamlin held a spot in the top-three in points One NASCAR Nextel Cup Win in 2007 Lenox Industrials Tools 300 New Hampshire International Speedway July 1, 2007 Led 46 laps and held off a last-lap challenge from Jeff Gordon to win only race of season The victory was the third of Hamlin s NASCAR Cup career One Bud Pole Award in 2007 Goody s Cool Orange 500 Martinsville Speedway April 1, 2007 Earned pole on a track where he raced Late Models early in his career, led 170 laps before a pit road error late in the race relegated him to a third-place finish. The pole brought Hamlin s career pole award total to five 2007 By the Numbers (Rank in Cup Series) 12 top-five finishes in 36 races (4th) 18 top-10 finishes in 36 races (T-6th) 27 top-20 finishes in 36 races Only one Did Not Finish (DNF) in 36 races (T-2nd) Average starting position of 12.4 (3rd) Average finishing position of 14.0 (8th) Led at least one lap in 18 of 36 races Led 906 total laps in 2007 (5th) 25
Denny Hamlin 2006 Season Highlights Hamlin and the #11 FedEx Racing Team Finish third in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Standings Posted best points finish by a rookie in NASCAR s modern era Became first rookie to qualify for the Chase for the Nextel Cup 2006 Raybestos Rookie of the Year Award winner With two wins, Hamlin joined Dale Earnhardt Sr., Dale Earnhardt Jr., Davey Allison, Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch as the only rookies to win more than one race in their rookie season Two NASCAR Nextel Cup Wins in 2006 Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway June 11, 2006 Led 83 of 200 laps on his way to recording his first career NASCAR Nextel Cup win Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway July 23, 2006 Led 151 of 200 laps, dominating the field for his second Cup win and a season sweep at Pocono Raceway Three Bud Pole Awards in 2006 Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway June 11, 2006 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway July 23, 2006 Chevy Rock and Roll 400 Richmond International Raceway Sept. 9, 2006 Winner of the 2006 Bud Shootout at Daytona Made history by becoming first rookie to win the prestigious season kick-off race Victory guaranteed him lifetime entry in the Bud Shootout 2006 By the Numbers (Rank in Cup Series) Eight top-10 finishes in 36 races (T-3rd) Only one Did Not Finish (DNF) in 36 races (T-1st) Average starting position of 13.4 (6th) Average finishing position of 12.5 (4th) 29 lead-lap finishes (T-4th) 26
Denny Hamlin Career Cup Results by Track Track Races Wins Top-5 Top-10 Poles Led Avg Start Avg Finish Atlanta Motor Speedway 18 1 3 6 1 365 12.3 19.1 Auto Club Speedway 16 0 2 5 3 138 10.6 18.2 Bristol Motor Speedway 24 1 7 12 3 607 14.2 15.4 Charlotte Motor Speedway 25 0 8 16 2 347 10.8 12.4 Chicagoland Speedway 12 1 3 6 0 13 13.6 15.1 Darlington Raceway 12 2 7 10 0 551 9.4 5.8 Daytona International Raceway 24 1 6 7 0 385 17.7 17.4 Dover International Speedway 24 0 3 9 3 276 10.6 18.5 Homestead-Miami Speedway 13 2 4 9 2 213 21.3 10.5 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 12 0 4 6 1 75 12.6 13.7 Kansas Speedway 19 1 5 6 0 74 12.6 16.4 Kentucky Speedway 7 0 3 3 0 76 8.9 16.1 Las Vegas Motor Speedway 12 0 2 6 0 14 19.2 12.2 Martinsville Speedway 24 5 12 18 3 1,394 9.6 10.0 Michigan International Speedway 24 2 7 11 0 174 12.9 14.8 New Hampshire Motor Speedway 24 3 9 14 0 549 10.5 10.1 Phoenix International Raceway 25 1 10 14 2 638 11.3 11.8 Pocono Raceway 24 4 10 15 3 688 7.2 11.8 Richmond International Raceway 23 3 10 14 3 1,653 10.0 9.6 Sonoma Raceway 12 0 3 4 0 92 17.8 19.4 Talladega Superspeedway 24 1 5 9 0 291 17.8 18.3 Texas Motor Speedway 24 2 6 12 0 220 15.2 12.2 Watkins Glen International 12 1 3 6 0 10 14.2 17.7 Totals/Averages 434 31 132 218 26 8,843 12.8 14.1 27
#11 FedEx Racing Team 2017 Season Results DATE EVENT LOCATION START FINISH LAPS STATUS LED PTS TREND Feb. 26 Daytona 500 Daytona 4 17 199/200 Running 8th March 5 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Atlanta 10 38 182/325 Rear End 19th March 12 Kobalt 400 Las Vegas 15 6 267/267 Running 15th March 19 Camping World 500 Phoenix 19 10 314/314 Running 13th March 26 Auto Club 400 Fontana 2 14 202/202 Running 4 12th April 2 STP 500 Martinsville 12 30 493/500 Running 24 16th April 9 O Reilly Auto Parts 500 Texas 17 25 333/334 Running 16th April 23 Food City 500 Bristol 16 10 500/500 Running 10 15th April 30 Toyota Owners 400 Richmond 16 3 400/400 Running 59 11th May 7 GEICO 500 Talladega 11 11 191/191 Running 43 11th May 13 Go Bowling 400 Kansas 7 23 267/267 Running 12th May 28 Coca-Cola Charlotte 6 5 400/400 Running 10 1th June 4 AAA 400 Drive for Autism Dover 10 8 406/406 Running 9th June 11 Axalta Presents Pocono 400 Pocono 18 12 400/400 Running 1 9th June 18 FireKeepers Casino 400 Michigan 5 4 200/200 Running 9th June 25 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma 14 4 110/110 Running 11 9th July 1 Coke Zero 400 Daytona 18 24 157/163 Crash 16 9TH July 8 Quaker State 400 Kentucky 5 4 274/274 Running 7th July 16 Overton s 301 Loudon 8 1 301/301 Running 54 5th July 23 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis 5 17 166/167 Running 5th July 30 Overton s 400 Pocono 4 4 160/160 Running 18 6th Aug. 6 I LOVE NY 355 Watkins Glen 11 4 90/90 Running 5th Aug. 13 Pure Michigan 400 Michigan 10 16 202/202 Running 16 6th Aug. 19 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Bristol 7 3 500/500 Running 5th Sept. 3 Bojangles Southern 500 Darlington 9 1 367/367 Running 124 5th Sept. 9 Federated Auto Parts 400 Richmond 2 5 404/404 Running 7th 2017 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFFS Sept. 17 Tale of the Turtles 400 Chicagoland 2 4 267/267 Running 1 6th Sept. 24 ISM Connect 300 Loudon 3 12 300/300 Running 5th Oct. 1 Apache Warrior 400 Dover 6 35 374/400 Axle 7th Oct. 8 Bank of America 500 Charlotte 1 4 337/337 Running 45 5th Oct. 15 Alabama 500 Talladega 14 6 188/188 Running 4 5th Oct. 22 Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas 4 5 267/267 Running 5 6th Oct. 29 First Data 500 Martinsville 6 7 505/505 Running 7 7th Nov. 5 AAA Texas 500 Texas 2 3 334/334 Running 65 5th Nov. 12 Can-Am 500 Phoenix 2 35 275/312 Crash 193 6th Nov. 19 Ford EcoBoost 400 Homestead 1 9 267/267 Running 6th AVERAGES/TOTALS 8.4 11.6 97.9% 710 Driver: Denny Hamlin 28
#11 FedEx Racing Team 2016 Season Results DATE EVENT LOCATION START FINISH LAPS STATUS LED PTS TREND Feb. 21 Daytona 500 Daytona 11 1 200/200 Running 95 1st Feb. 28 Folds of Honor 500 Atlanta 12 16 328/330 Running 4th March 6 Kobalt Tools 400 Las Vegas 9 19 267/267 Running 10 8th March 13 Good Sam 500 Phoenix 3 3 313/313 Running 6th March 20 Auto Club 400 Fontana 3 3 205/205 Running 2 4th April 3 STP 500 Martinsville 8 39 221/500 Crash 9th April 9 Duck Commander 500 Texas 6 12 334/334 Running 8th April 17 Food City 500 Bristol 4 20 500/500 Running 9th April 24 Toyota Owners 400 Richmond 5 6 400/400 Running 1 8th May 1 GEICO 500 Talladega 8 31 170/188 Running 5 12th May 7 GoBowling.com 400 Kansas 3 37 240/267 Crash 13th May 15 AAA 400 Dover 6 7 400/400 Running 15 13th May 29 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte 4 4 400/400 Running 11th June 5 Axalta 400 Pocono 10 14 160/160 Running 12th June 12 FireKeepers Casino 400 Michigan 4 33 188/200 Crash 13th June 26 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma 6 2 110/110 Running 33 11th July 2 Coke Zero 400 Daytona 9 17 161/161 Running 7 10th July 9 Quaker State 400 Kentucky 10 15 267/267 Running 11th July 17 New Hampshire 301 New Hampshire 5 9 301/301 Running 5 10th July 24 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis 4 4 170/170 Running 10th August 1 Pennsylvania 400 Pocono 4 7 138/138 Running 9th August 7 Cheez-It 355 Watkins Glen 6 1 90/90 Running 10 7th August 21 Bass Pro Shops Night Race Bristol 2 3 500/500 Running 19 7th August 28 Pure Michigan 400 Michigan 3 9 200/200 Running 7th Sept. 4 Bojangles Southern 500 Darlington 7 4 367/367 Running 13 5th Sept. 10 Federated Auto Parts 400 Richmond 1 1 407/407 Running 190 3rd CHASE FOR THE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP Sept. 18 TMNT 400 Chicagoland 3 6 270/270 Running 2 4th Sept. 25 New England 300 New Hampshire 5 15 300/300 Running 7th Oct. 2 Delaware 400 Dover 7 9 399/400 Running 9th Oct. 9 Bank of America 500 Charlotte 9 30 308/334 Engine 52 8th Oct. 16 Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas 7 15 267/267 Running 1 10th Oct. 23 Hellmann s 500 Talladega 8 3 192/192 Running 12 6th Oct. 30 Goody s Fast Relief 500 Martinsville 8 3 500/500 Running 48 2nd Nov. 6 AAA Texas 500 Texas 17 9 293/293 Running 1 6th Nov. 13 Can-Am 500 Phoenix 5 7 324/324 Running 4 6th Nov. 20 Ford 400 Homestead 4 9 268/268 Running 6th AVERAGES/TOTALS 6.3 11.7 97.5% 524 Driver: Denny Hamlin 29
#11 FedEx Racing Team 2015 Season Results DATE EVENT LOCATION START FINISH LAPS STATUS WINNINGS LED PTS TREND Feb. 22 Daytona 500 Daytona 42 4 203/203 Running $680,483 4 4th March 1 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Atlanta 4 38 284/325 Running $111,105 14 19th March 8 Kobalt 400 Las Vegas 19 5 267/267 Running $162,380 8th March 15 Camping World 500 Phoenix 25 23 312/312 Running $92,855 13th March 22 Auto Club 400 Fontana 6 28 209/209 Running $106.485 56 14th March 29 STP 500 Martinsville 15 1 500/500 Running $172,260 91 7th April 11 Duck Commander 500 Texas 18 11 334/334 Running $146,525 8th April 19 Food City 500 Bristol* 5 26 505/511 Running $109,200 11th April 26 Toyota Owners 400 Richmond 2 22 398/400 Running $95,350 12th May 3 GEICO 500 Talladega 17 9 188/188 Running $127,645 5 10th May 9 SpongeBob SquarePants 400 Kansas 13 41 205/267 Crash $79,330 15th May 24 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte 5 8 400/400 Running $143,720 53 15th May 31 FedEx 400 Dover 1 21 402/405 Running $129,610 118 14th June 7 Axalta 400 Pocono 8 10 160/160 Running $101,615 13th June 14 Quicken Loans 400 Michigan 13 11 138/138 Running $106,015 13th June 28 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma 15 18 110/110 Running $108,485 13th July 5 Coke Zero 400 Daytona 35 3 161/161 Running $194,430 10 12th July 11 Quaker State 400 Kentucky 8 3 267/267 Running $125,335 13 11th July 19 5 Hour Energy 301 New Hampshire 5 14 301/301 Running $102,615 11th July 26 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis 17 5 164/164 Running $249,875 10th Aug. 2 Windows 10 400 Pocono 11 22 159/160 Running $93,645 2 11th Aug. 9 Cheez-It 355 Watkins Glen 13 27 90/90 Running $90,390 10th Aug. 16 Pure Michigan 400 Michigan 2 5 200/200 Running $114,000 9th Aug. 22 IRWIN Tools Night Race Bristol 1 3 500/500 Running $195,300 54 9th Sept. 6 Southern 500 Darlington 6 3 367/367 Running $180,915 57 8th Sept. 12 Federated Auto Parts 400 Richmond 25 6 400/400 Running $116,915 14 T-9th 2015 CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP Sept. 20 MyAFibStory.com 400 Chicago 29 1 267/267 Running $306,315 9 2nd Sept. 27 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire 7 2 300/300 Running $189,525 21 2nd Oct. 4 AAA 400 Dover 2 18 400/400 Running $ 97,480 T-1st Oct. 11 Bank of America 500 Charlotte 5 4 334/334 Running $147,225 4th Oct. 18 Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas 5 2 269/269 Running $239,405 2nd Oct. 25 CampingWorld.com 500 Talladega 8 37 192/196 Crash $ 97,634 5 9th Nov. 1 Goody s Headache Shot 500 Martinsville 10 3 500/500 Running $131,335 3 9th Nov. 8 AAA Texas 500 Texas 9 38 304/334 Running $111,852 10th Nov. 15 Quicken Loans 500 Phoenix 13 8 219/219 Running $105,940 10th Nov. 22 Ford 400 Homestead 1 10 267/267 Running $109,090 9th AVERAGES/TOTALS 11.7 13.6 98.6% $5,472,414 Driver: Denny Hamlin * Drivers: Denny Hamlin & Erik Jones 30
#11 FedEx Racing Team 2014 Season Results DATE EVENT LOCATION START FINISH LAPS STATUS WINNINGS LED PTS TREND Feb. 23 Daytona 500 Daytona 4 2 200/200 Running $1,148,451 16 2nd March 2 The Profit on CNBC 500 Phoenix 12 19 312/312 Running $87,480 8th March 9 Kobalt Tools 400 Las Vegas 27 12 267/267 Running $121,410 1 8th March 16 Food City 500 Bristol 1 6 500/500 Running $116,865 4 7th March 23 Auto Club 500 Fontana* 13 17 202/202 Running $107,410 11th March 30 STP 500 Martinsville 2 19 500/500 Running $94,475 12th April 7 Duck Commander 500 Texas 6 13 340/340 Running $137,770 20 13th April 12 Bojangles Southern 500 Darlington 10 19 374/374 Running $101,905 3 15th April 26 Toyota Owners 400 Richmond 28 22 400/400 Running $88.890 14th May 4 Aaron s 499 Talladega 35 1 188/188 Running $303,315 12 12th May 10 5-Hour Energy 400 Kansas 30 18 266/267 Running $94,765 12th May 25 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte 6 22 398/400 Running $112,985 14th June 1 FedEx 400 Dover 7 5 400/400 Running $136,880 9th June 8 Pocono 400 Pocono 1 4 160/160 Running $137,500 4 8th June 15 Quicken Loans 400 Michigan 29 29 198/200 Running $92,640 12th June 22 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma 16 26 110/110 Running $ 97,035 13th June 28 Quaker State 400 Kentucky 4 42 27/267 Accident $71,580 17th July 6 Coke Zero 400 Daytona 37 6 112/112 Running $135,370 14th July 13 Camping World RV Sales 301 Loudon 3 8 305/305 Running $109,565 20 12th July 27 The John Wayne Walding 400 Indianapolis 27 3 160/160 Running $307,890 18 21St** Aug. 3 GoBowling.com 400 Pocono 13 9 160/160 Running $96,965 21st Aug. 10 Cheez-It 355 Watkins Glen 17 24 90/90 Running $84,015 20th Aug. 17 Pure Michigan 400 Michigan 21 7 200/200 Running $108,940 20th Aug. 23 Irwin Tools Night Race Bristol 13 40 160/500 Accident $96,565 28 20th Aug. 31 Oral-B USA 500 Atlanta 17 3 335/335 Running $182,705 37 19th Sept. 6 Federated Auto Parts 400 Richmond 11 21 398/400 Running $89,615 9th 2014 CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP Sept. 14 MyAFibstory.com 400 Chicagoland 24 6 267/267 Running $131,045 6th Sept. 21 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire 4 37 265/303 Running $ 87,217 32 13th Sept. 28 AAA 400 Dover 3 12 400/400 Running $96,540 T-1st Oct. 5 Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas 25 7 267/267 Running $126,470 5th Oct. 11 Bank of America 500 Charlotte 3 9 334/334 Running $106,640 22 7th Oct. 19 GEICO 500 Talladega 38 18 194/194 Running $96,536 1 T-1st Oct. 26 Goody s 500 Martinsville 5 8 500/500 Running $ 97,140 68 5th Nov. 2 AAA Texas 500 Texas 20 10 341/341 Running $132,165 3 T-1st Nov. 9 Quicken Loans 500 Phoenix 1 5 312/312 Running $129,750 24 T-1st Nov. 16 Ford 400 Homestead 8 7 267/267 Running $108,315 50 3rd AVERAGES/TOTALS 14.5 14.3 94.0% $5,267,394 Driver: Denny Hamlin * Driver: Sam Hornish Jr. 31
#11 FedEx Racing Team 2013 Season Results DATE EVENT LOCATION START FINISH LAPS STATUS WINNINGS LED PTS TREND Feb. 24 Daytona 500 Daytona 35 14 200/200 Running $330,739 33 13th March 3 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Phoenix 8 3 312/312 Running $157,575 4th March 10 Kobalt Tools 400 Las Vegas 6 15 267/267 Running $125,780 3 4th March 17 Food City 500 Bristol 3 23 498/500 Running $116,485 117 6th March 24 Auto Club 400 California 1 25 199/200 Accident $120,080 3 11th April 7 STP Gas Booster 500 Martinsville* 35 10 500/500 Running $104,420 9th April 13 NRA 500 Texas+ 15 8 334/334 Running $153,305 8th April 21 STP 400 Kansas+ 16 31 257/267 Running $98,785 12th April 27 Toyota Owners 400 Richmond+ 2 35 392/406 Accident $94,285 16th May 5 Aaron s 499 Talladega$ 7 34 148/192 Running $109,230 19th May 11 Bojangles Southern 500 Darlington 6 2 367/367 Running $211,465 18th May 26 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte 1 4 400/400 Running $220,915 6 12th June 2 FedEx 400 Dover 1 34 380/400 Accident $118,830 41 17th June 9 Party in the Poconos 400 Pocono 17 8 160/160 Running $105,085 14th June 16 Quicken Loans 400 Michigan 11 30 199/200 Running $101,885 17th June 23 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma 17 23 110/110 Running $105,505 20th June 30 Quaker State 400 Kentucky 6 35 147/267 Accident $ 97,360 23rd July 6 Coke Zero 400 Daytona 24 36 149/161 Accident $113,305 20 23rd July 14 Camping World 301 New Hampshire 7 21 302/302 Running $101,110 23rd July 28 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis 4 18 160/160 Running $183,550 4 23rd Aug. 4 GoBowling.com 400 Pocono 9 43 14/160 Accident $ 67,350 24th Aug. 11 Cheez-It 355 Watkins Glen 20 19 90/90 Running $92,835 25th Aug. 18 Pure Michigan 400 Michigan 8 20 200/200 Running $103,460 9 25th Aug. 24 Irwin Tools Night Race Bristol 1 28 487/500 Running $122,050 23 26th Sept. 1 AdvoCare 500 Atlanta 4 38 231/325 Engine $105,960 26th Sept. 8 Federated Auto Parts 400 Richmond 6 21 399/400 Running $96,835 25th Sept. 15 GEICO 400 Chicago 22 33 247/267 Engine $109,180 25th Sept. 22 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire 14 12 300/300 Running $105,785 25th Sept. 29 AAA 400 Dover 18 20 398/400 Running $99,285 25th Oct. 6 Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas 10 23 267/267 Running $113,255 25th Oct. 12 Bank of America 500 Charlotte 18 9 334/334 Running $107,160 25th Oct. 20 Camping World RV Sales 500 Talladega 15 38 142/188 Engine $93,625 25th Oct. 27 Goody s Relief Shot 500 Martinsville 1 7 500/500 Running $110,560 14 25th Nov. 3 AAA 500 Texas 14 7 334/334 Running $160,960 25th Nov. 10 AdvoCare 500k Phoenix 2 28 311/312 Running $94,710 18 25th Nov. 17 Ford 400 Homestead 5 1 267/267 Running $322,350 72 25th AVERAGES/TOTALS 10.7 20.9 94.9% $4,467,694 363 Drivers: * Mark Martin + Brian Vickers $ Denny Hamlin/Brian Vickers 32
#11 FedEx Racing Team 2012 Season Results DATE EVENT LOCATION START FINISH LAPS STATUS WINNINGS LED PTS TREND Feb. 27 Daytona 500 Daytona 31 4 202/202 Running $702,091 57 4th March 4 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Phoenix 13 1 312/312 Running $238,016 61 1st March 11 Kobalt Tools 400 Las Vegas 17 20 267/267 Running $140,321 3rd March 18 Food City 500 Bristol 20 20 498/500 Running $132,901 5th March 25 Auto Club 500 California 1 11 129/129 Running $149,771 2 7th April 1 Goody s Fast Relief 500 Martinsville 3 6 515/515 Running $128,101 31 7th April 14 Samsung Mobile 500 Texas 13 12 334/334 Running $166,221 6th April 22 STP 400 Kansas 4 1 267/267 Running $248,691 32 5th April 28 Capital City 400 Richmond 7 4 400/400 Running $152,801 3rd May 6 Aaron s 499 Talladega 22 23 192/194 Running $132,771 8 4th May 12 Bojangles Southern 500 Darlington 8 2 368/368 Running $238,656 56 4th May 28 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte 8 2 400/400 Running $284.831 13 3rd June 3 FedEx 400 Dover 10 18 400/400 Running $133,121 2 4th June 10 Pocono 400 Pocono 10 5 160/160 Running $143,676 21 4th June 17 Quicken Loans 400 Michigan 11 34 132/200 Accident $120,451 5th June 24 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma 16 35 98/112 Suspension $121,591 8th June 30 Quaker State 400 Kentucky 3 3 267/267 Running $164,776 58 5th July 7 Coke Zero 400 Daytona 23 25 156/160 Running $136,971 7th July 15 Lenox Tools 301 New Hampshire 3 2 301/301 Running $228,751 150 5th July 29 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis 1 6 160/160 Running $250,091 27 5th Aug. 5 Pennsylvania 400 Pocono 2 29 90/98 Accident $113,901 3 8th Aug. 12 Finger Lakes 355 Watkins Glen 23 34 57/90 Engine $110,501 10th Aug. 19 Pure Michigan 400 Michigan 21 11 201/201 Running $127,001 1 10th Aug. 25 Irwin Tools Night Race Bristol 8 1 500/500 Running $329,441 70 8th Sept. 2 AdvoCare 500 Atlanta 7 1 327/327 Running $355,716 105 7th Sept. 9 Federated Auto Parts 400 Richmond 7 18 399/400 Running $122,951 202 1st 2012 CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP Sept. 16 Geico 400 Chicagoland 8 16 267/267 Running $138,496 1 4th Sept. 23 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire 32 1 300/300 Running $273,166 193 3rd Sept. 30 AAA 400 Dover 1 8 399/400 Running $136,901 39 3rd Oct. 7 Good Sam 500 Talladega 23 14 189/189 Running $124,801 3rd Oct. 13 Bank of America 500 Charlotte 9 2 334/334 Running $220,426 36 3rd Oct. 21 Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas 9 13 267/267 Running $139,471 3rd Oct. 28 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Martinsville 5 33 466/500 Running $116,826 12 5th Nov. 4 AAA Texas 500 Texas 12 20 335/335 Running $143,051 7th Nov. 11 AdvoCare 500 Phoenix 3 2 319/319 Running $198,051 46 5th Nov. 18 Ford 400 Homestead 41 24 266/267 Running $113,976 6th AVERAGES/TOTALS 11.9 12.8 98.4% $6,779,276 1,226 Driver: Denny Hamlin 33
#11 FedEx Racing Team 2011 Season Results DATE EVENT LOCATION START FINISH LAPS STATUS WINNINGS LED PTS TREND Feb. 20 Daytona 500 Daytona 18 21 207/208 Running $328,363 7 19th Feb. 27 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Phoenix 12 11 312/312 Running $123,000 9 14th March 6 Kobalt Tools 400 Las Vegas 17 7 267/267 Running $159,300 8th March 20 Jeff Byrd 500 Bristol 25 33 488/500 Running $131,225 17th March 27 Auto Club 400 Auto Club 2 39 105/200 Engine $123,880 15 21st April 3 Goody s Fast Relief 500 Martinsville 5 12 500/500 Running $123,350 89 19th April 9 Samsung Mobile 500 Texas 23 15 333/334 Running $160,850 20th April 17 Aaron s 499 Talladega 29 23 188/188 Running $133,425 17th April 30 Crown Royal 400 Richmond 11 2 400/400 Running $202,775 38 17th May 7 Showtime Southern 500 Darlington 3 6 370/370 Running $152,000 16th May 15 FedEx 400 Dover 26 16 400/400 Running $134,825 13th May 29 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte 4 10 402/402 Running $165,800 24 12th June 5 STP 400 Kansas 15 3 267/267 Running $183,950 34 11th June 12 5-Hour Energy 500 Pocono 4 19 200/200 Running $126,675 76 12th June 19 Helluva Good! 400 Michigan 10 1 200/200 Running $202,200 8 9th June 26 Toyota/SaveMart 350 Sonoma 4 37 99/110 Running $121,350 12 11th July 2 Coke Zero 400 Daytona 36 13 170/170 Running $145,450 4 11th July 9 Quaker State 400 Kentucky 26 11 267/267 Running $128,950 5 10th July 17 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 New Hampshire 14 3 301/301 Running $170,675 10th July 31 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis 14 27 160/160 Running $185,625 11th Aug. 7 Good Sam 500 Pocono 6 15 200/200 Running $118,100 65 11th Aug. 14 Helluva Good! at The Glen Watkins Glen 42 36 65/92 Accident $110,475 12th Aug. 21 Pure Michigan 400 Michigan 4 35 188/203 Running $120,475 14th Aug. 27 Irwin Tools Night Race Bristol 20 7 500/500 Running $154,250 13th Sept. 6 AdvoCare 500 Atlanta 13 8 325/325 Running $151,550 12th Sept. 10 Wonderful Pistachios 400 Richmond 28 9 400/400 Running $131,125 12th 2011 CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP Sept. 19 Geico 400 Chicagoland 27 31 264/267 Running $129.025 12th Sept. 25 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire 28 29 298/300 Running $119,950 12th Oct. 2 AAA 400 Dover 11 18 400/400 Running $118,950 12th Oct. 9 Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas 7 16 272/272 Running $136,925 12th Oct. 15 Bank of America 500 Charlotte 17 9 334/334 Running $129,100 12th Oct. 23 Good Sam 500 Talladega 31 8 188/188 Running $134,000 11th Oct. 30 Tums Fast Relief 500 Martinsville 11 5 500/500 Running $131,350 58 11th Nov. 6 AAA 500 Texas 28 20 333/334 Running $143,075 10th Nov. 13 Kobalt Tools 500 Phoenix 33 12 312/312 Running $121,375 10th Nov. 20 Ford 400 Homestead 10 9 267/267 Running $123,875 9th AVERAGES/TOTALS 17.1 16.0 98.4% $5,277,268 450 Driver: Denny Hamlin 34
#11 FedEx Racing Team 2010 Season Results DATE EVENT LOCATION START FINISH LAPS STATUS WINNINGS LED PTS TREND Feb. 14 Daytona 500 Daytona 25 17 208/208 Running $295,545 1 17th Feb. 21 Auto Club 500 Auto Club 25 29 248/250 Running $102,250 6 21st Feb. 28 Shelby American Las Vegas 27 19 267/267 Running $110,975 22nd March 7 Kobalt Tools 500 Atlanta 20 21 331/331 Running $91,200 32 22nd March 21 Food City 500 Bristol 15 19 500/500 Running $103,675 19th March 28 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Martinsville 19 1 508/508 Running $179,225 172 15th April 8 Subway FreshFit 600 Phoenix 26 30 376/378 Running $93,600 18th April 19 Samsung 500 Texas 29 1 334/334 Running $501,800 12 11th April 25 Aaron s 499 Talladega 11 4 200/200 Running $154,425 17 9th May 1 Crown Royal 400 Richmond 30 11 400/400 Running $94,675 7th May 8 Showtime Southern 500 Darlington 8 1 367/367 Running $288,525 104 6th May 16 Autism Speaks 400 Dover 14 4 400/400 Running $145,275 5th May 30 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte 7 18 400/400 Running $113,800 3 5th June 6 Gillette FusionPro 500 Pocono 5 1 204/204 Running $212,875 88 3rd June 13 Helluva Good! 400 Michigan 7 1 200/200 Running $188,350 123 3rd June 20 Toyota/Savemart 350 Sonoma 12 35 102/110 Running $91,755 4th June 27 Lenox Industrial Tools 400 New Hampshire 20 14 301/301 Running $95,350 4th July 3 Coke Zero 400 Daytona 4 24 158/166 Running $107,454 4 5th July 10 Lifelock.com 400 Chicagoland 17 8 267/267 Running $122,625 4th July 25 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis 18 15 160/160 Running $172,225 3rd Aug. 1 Sunoco Red Cross 400 Pocono 3 5 200/200 Running $122,400 19 3rd Aug. 9 Helluva Good! At the Glen Watkins Glen 14 37 70/90 DNF $ 81,100 6th Aug. 15 CarFax 400 Michigan 33 2 200/200 Running $144,325 12 3rd Aug. 21 Irwin Tools 500 Bristol 17 34 473/500 Running $107,685 5th Sept. 5 Emory Healthcare 500 Atlanta 1 43 143/325 DNF $118,510 74 10th Sept. 11 Air Guard 400 Richmond 14 1 400/400 Running $219,975 251 1st 2010 CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP Sept. 19 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire 22 2 300/300 Running $178,550 0 1st Sept. 26 AAA 400 Dover 4 9 400/400 Running $99,675 0 1st Oct. 4 Price Chopper 400 Kansas 12 12 267/267 Running $112,600 0 2nd Oct. 10 Pepsi 400 Auto Club 34 8 200/200 Running $108,525 0 2nd Oct. 16 Bank of America 500 Charlotte 32 4 334/334 Running $139,400 1 2nd Oct. 24 TUMS Fast Relief 500 Martinsville 1 1 500/500 Running $177,375 40 2nd Oct. 31 Amp 500 Talladega 17 9 188/188 Running $102,775 4 2nd Nov. 7 AAA Texas 500 Texas 30 1 334/334 Running $453,575 31 1st Nov. 14 Kobalt Tools 500 Phoenix 17 12 312/312 Running $103,300 190 1st Nov. 21 Ford 400 Homestead 37 14 267/267 Running $88,850 0 2nd AVERAGES/TOTALS 17.2 12.9 97.7% $5,624,220 1,184 Driver: Denny Hamlin 35
#11 FedEx Racing Team 2009 Season Results DATE EVENT LOCATION START FINISH LAPS STATUS WINNINGS LED PTS TREND Feb. 15 Daytona 500 Daytona 10 26 152/152 Running $295,963 27th Feb. 22 Auto Club 500 Auto Club 23 6 250/250 Running $129,025 15th March 1 Shelby 427 Las Vegas 34 22 284/285 Running $110,125 14th March 8 Kobalt Tools 500 Atlanta 6 13 329/330 Running $93,525 14th March 22 Food City 500 Bristol 24 2 503/503 Running $138,275 7 8th March 29 Goody s 500 Martinsville 8 2 500/500 Running $149,000 296 5th April 5 Samsung 500 Texas 16 12 334/334 Running $139,025 6th April 19 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Phoenix 12 6 312/312 Running $107,975 5th April 26 Aaron s 499 Talladega 18 22 188/188 Running $104, 275 28 5th May 2 Crown Royal 400 Richmond 3 14 400/400 Running $101,050 148 4th May 9 Southern 500 Darlington 23 13 367/367 Running $103,175 5th May 24 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte 13 11 227/227 Running $122,655 5th May 31 Autism Speaks 400 Dover 13 35 232/400 Accient $96,400 7th June 7 Pocono 500 Pocono 7 38 178/200 Running $83,250 12th June 14 LifeLock 400 Michigan 13 3 200/200 Running $125,635 1 10th June 21 Toyota SaveMart 350 Sonoma 24 5 113/113 Running $128,325 33 7th June 28 Lenox Tools 301 New Hampshire 7 15 273/273 Running $96,150 1 6th July 4 Coke Zero 400 Daytona 6 3 160/160 Running $180,325 63 6th July 11 LifeLock 400 Chicagoland 4 5 267/267 Running $152,225 5th July 26 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis 14 34 144/160 Running $160,775 6th Aug. 2 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono 6 1 200/200 Running $235,725 91 5th Aug. 9 Helluva Good! At the Glen Watkins Glen 3 10 90/90 Running $93,050 5th Aug. 16 Carfax 400 Michigan 16 10 200/200 Running $100,775 2 5th Aug. 22 Sharpie 400 Bristol 41 5 500/500 Running $136,575 4th Sept. 6 Pep Boys 500 Atlanta 10 6 325/325 Running $138,975 23 4th Sept. 12 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Richmond 3 1 400/400 Running $238,075 299 4th 2009 CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP Sept. 20 Sylvania 300 NHMS 4 2 300/300 Running $179,275 22 2nd Sept. 27 AAA 400 Dover 13 22 398/400 Running $89,600 6th Oct. 4 Price Chopper 400 Kansas 22 5 267/267 Running $139,225 1 6th Oct. 11 Pepsi 500 Auto Club 1 37 195/250 Accident $123,050 21 9th Oct. 17 NASCAR Banking 400 LMS 17 42 192/334 Engine $87,875 54 11th Oct. 25 Tums 500 Martinsville 17 1 501/501 Running $189,500 206 9th Nov. 1 AMP Energy 500 Talladega 9 38 137/191 Engine $91,175 11 11th Nov. 8 Dickies 500 Texas 25 2 334/334 Running $368,900 2 8th Nov. 15 Checker Auto Parts 500 Phoenix 5 3 312/312 Running $144,825 8th Nov. 22 Ford 400 Homestead 38 1 267/267 Running $347,975 71 5th AVERAGES/TOTALS 14.4 13.2 95.6% $5,321,518 1,380 Driver: Denny Hamlin 36
#11 FedEx Racing Team 2008 Season Results DATE EVENT LOCATION START FINISH LAPS STATUS WINNINGS LED PTS TREND Feb. 17 Daytona 500 Daytona 4 17 200/200 Running $341,516 32 16th Feb. 25 Auto Club 500 California 12 41 193/250 Running $115,191 31st March 2 UAW-Dodge 400 Las Vegas 25 9 267/267 Running $144,441 20th March 9 Kobalt Tools 500 Atlanta 22 15 324/325 Running $112,691 19th March 16 Food City 500 Bristol 12 6 506/506 Running $128,591 98 15th March 30 Goody's Cool Orange 500 Martinsville 2 1 500/500 Running $207,931 82 8th April 6 Samsung 500 Texas 14 5 339/339 Running $206,841 7th April 12 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Phoenix 16 3 312/312 Running $164,516 6th April 27 Aaron's 499 Talladega 7 3 188/188 Running $203,491 37 4th May 3 Crown Royal 400 Richmond 1 24 407/410 Running $123,166 381 6th May 10 Dodge Challenger 500 Darlington 21 7 367/367 Running $131,941 15 4th May 25 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte 16 24 399/400 Running $127,266 1 4th June 1 Autism Speaks 400 Dover 33 43 16/400 DNF $110,699 9th June 8 Pocono 500 Pocono 16 3 200/200 Running $162,866 17 5th June 15 LifeLock 400 Michigan 5 14 203/203 Running $115,841 1 6th June 22 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma 13 27 112/112 Running $110,441 8th June 29 Lenox Tools 301 New Hampshire 12 8 284/284 Running $121,916 7th July 5 Coke Zero 400 Daytona 15 26 162/162 Running $124,716 6 7th July 12 LifeLock.com 400 Chicago 7 40 263/267 Running $114,571 12th July 27 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Indianapolis 23 3 160/160 Running $331,516 26 8th Aug. 3 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono 14 23 160/160 Running $105,341 10th Aug. 10 Centurion Boats at the Glen Watkins Glen 10 8 90/90 Running $113,866 9th Aug. 17 3M Performance 400 Michigan 37 39 194/200 DNF $106,616 12th Aug. 23 Sharpie 500 Bristol 21 3 500/500 Running $202,716 11th Aug. 31 Pepsi 500 California 21 3 250/250 Running $178,091 11th Sept. 7 Chevy Rock and Roll 400 Richmond 11 3 400/400 Running $165,366 4 6th 2008 CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP Sept. 14 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire 6 9 300/300 Running $121,016 6th Sept. 21 Camping World RV 400 Dover 3 38 362/400 Running $102,266 11th Sept. 28 Camping World RV 400 Kansas 30 11 267/267 Running $133,816 1 10th Oct. 5 Amp Energy 500 Talladega 37 39 98/190 DNF $106,116 9 12th Oct. 11 Bank of America 500 Charlotte 12 16 334/334 Running $107,741 12th Oct. 19 TUMS QuikPak 500 Martinsville 12 5 504/504 Running $121,916 11th Oct. 26 Pep Boys 500 Atlanta 11 3 334/334 Running $215, 691 56 11th Nov. 2 Dickies 500 Texas 17 17 333/334 Running $139,566 12th Nov. 9 Checkers O'Reilly 500 Phoenix 8 5 313/313 Running $140,991 9th Nov. 16 Ford 400 Homestead 25 13 267/267 Running $108,341 8th AVERAGES/TOTALS 15.3 15.4 94.4% $5,368,964 766 Driver: Denny Hamlin 37
#11 FedEx Racing Team 2007 Season Results DATE EVENT LOCATION START FINISH LAPS STATUS WINNINGS LED PTS TREND Feb. 18 Daytona 500 Daytona 9 28 201/202 Running $279,175 28th Feb. 25 Auto Club 500 California 17 11 250/250 Running $116,800 18th March 11 UAW-DiamlerChrysler 400 Las Vegas 17 3 267/267 Running $212,225 8th March 18 Kobalt Tools 500 Atlanta 30 19 324/325 Running $88,650 8th March 25 Food City 500 Bristol 10 14 504/504 Running $113,750 177 8th April 1 Goody s Cool Orange 500 Martinsville 1 3 500/500 Running $139,125 125 6th April 15 Samsung 500 Texas 7 9 334/334 Running $143,100 5th April 21 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Phoenix 3 3 312/312 Running $158,150 70 5th April 29 Aaron s 499 Talladega 3 21 192/192 Running $102,550 48 5th May 6 Crown Royal 400 Richmond 6 3 400/400 Running $150,125 12 4th May 13 Dodge Avenger 500 Darlington 7 2 367/367 Running $211,550 179 4th May 27 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte 6 9 400/400 Running $136,550 1 4th June 4 Autism Speaks 400 Dover 29 4 400/400 Running $149,400 4th June 10 Pocono 500 Pocono 2 6 106/106 Running $123,625 49 3rd June 17 Citizens Bank 400 Michigan 7 14 199/200 Running $94,025 1 2nd June 24 Toyota/Save Mart 300 Infineon 36 10 110/110 Running $105,875 3 2nd July 1 Lennox Industrial Tools 300 New Hampshire 11 1 300/300 Running $235,775 46 2nd July 6 Pepsi 400 Daytona 2 43 99/160 Running $106,611 10 2nd July 11 USG Sheetrock 400 Chicagoland 13 17 267/267 Running $106,450 2nd July 29 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard IMS 10 22 159/160 Running $167,875 2nd Aug. 5 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono 6 3 200/200 Running $157,200 2nd Aug. 12 Centurion Boats at the Glen Watkins Glen 2 2 90/90 Running $167,225 2nd Aug. 19 3M Performance 400 Michigan 8 5 203/203 Running $109,650 2nd Aug. 25 Sharpie 500 Bristol 37 43 209/500 Engine $102,268 3rd Sept. 2 Sharp Aquos 500 California 9 19 249/250 Running $108,600 3rd Sept. 8 Chevy Rock and Roll 400 Richmond 5 6 400/400 Running $105,575 17 3rd 2007 CHASE FOR THE NEXTEL CUP Sept. 16 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire 14 15 300/300 Running $95,040 9th Sept. 23 Dodge Dealers 400 Dover 3 38 308/400 Running $89,650 61 12th Sept. 30 LifeLock 400 Kansas 5 29 209/210 Running $99,625 12th Oct. 7 UAW-Ford 500 Talladega 22 4 188/188 Running $140,975 40 9th Oct. 13 Bank of America 500 Charlotte 11 20 337/337 Running $87,200 9th Oct. 21 Subway 500 Martinsville 30 6 506/506 Running $105,800 9th Oct. 28 Bass Pro Shops 500 Atlanta 18 24 328/329 Running $103,250 2 9th Nov. 4 Dickies 500 Texas 7 29 324/334 Running $115,625 45 11th Nov. 11 Checker AutoParts 300 Phoenix 15 16 312/312 Running $84,925 12th Nov. 18 Ford 400 Homestead 32 3 267/267 Running $208,000 19 12th AVERAGES/TOTALS 12.4 14.0 95.6% $4,821,004 905 Driver: Denny Hamlin 38
#11 FedEx Racing Team 2006 Season Results DATE EVENT LOCATION START FINISH LAPS STATUS WINNINGS LED PTS TREND Feb. 19 Daytona 500 Daytona 17 30 202/202 Running $254,833 30th Feb. 26 Auto Club 500 California 5 12 251/251 Running $104,575 20th March 12 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Las Vegas 16 10 270/270 Running $109,650 16th March 20 Golden Corral 500 Atlanta 7 31 323/325 Running $70,125 16 20th March 26 Food City 500 Bristol 33 14 500/500 Running $88,000 17th April 2 DirecTV 500 Martinsville 41 37 307/500 DNF $65,250 23rd April 9 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 Texas 8 4 334/334 Running $208,500 41 14th April 22 Subway Fresh 500 Phoenix 6 34 289/312 Running $61,500 18th May 1 Aaron s 499 Talladega 30 22 187/188 Running $84,625 1 19th May 7 Crown Royal 400 Richmond 7 2 400/400 Running $165,200 19 16th May 13 Dodge Charger 500 Darlington 5 10 367/367 Running $97,900 13th May 28 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte 8 9 400/400 Running $111,000 25 12th June 4 Neighborhood Excellence 400 Dover 7 11 400/400 Running $94,200 11th June 11 Pocono 500 Pocono 1 1 200/200 Running $220,100 83 9th June 18 3M Performance 400 Michigan 21 12 129/129 Running $78,925 9th June 25 Dodge/Save Mart 350 Sonoma 40 12 110/110 Running $85,075 11th July 1 Pepsi 400 Daytona 6 17 160/160 Running $93,700 10th July 9 USG Sheetrock 400 Chicagoland 7 14 270/270 Running $91,525 12th July 16 Lenox Industrial 300 New Hampshire 12 6 308/308 Running $95,425 1 12th July 23 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono 1 1 200/200 Running $230,100 151 8th Aug. 6 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Indianapolis 14 10 160/160 Running $177,225 7th Aug. 13 AMD at the Glen Watkins Glen 10 10 90/90 Running $78,850 8th Aug. 20 GFS Marketplace 400 Michigan 9 9 200/200 Running $ 81,175 8th Aug. 26 Sharpie 500 Bristol 6 6 500/500 Running $111,800 6th Sept. 3 Sony HD 500 California 8 6 250/250 Running $107,000 29 7th Sept. 9 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Richmond 1 15 399/400 Running $ 87,525 19 5th 2006 CHASE FOR THE NEXTEL CUP Sept. 17 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire 5 4 300/300 Running $113,050 2nd Sept. 24 Dover 400 Dover 23 9 400/400 Running $80,875 3rd Oct. 1 Banquet 400 Kansas 25 18 266/267 Running $88,925 2nd Oct. 8 UAW-Ford 500 Talladega 12 21 188/188 Running $75,000 1 5th Oct. 14 Bank of America 500 LMS 23 28 265/334 Running $64,550 6th Oct. 22 Subway 500 Martinsville 3 2 500/500 Running $118,525 28 4th Oct. 29 Bass Pro Shops 500 Atlanta 4 8 325/325 Running $105,625 3rd Nov. 5 Dickies 500 Texas 6 10 339/339 Running $121,200 4th Nov. 12 Checker Auto Parts 500 Phoenix 22 3 312/312 Running $139,800 4th Nov. 19 Ford 400 Homestead 33 3 268/268 Running $183,500 3rd AVERAGES/TOTALS 13.5 12.5 97.3% $4,145,133 418 Driver: Denny Hamlin 39
#11 FedEx Racing Team 2005 Season Results DATE EVENT LOCATION START FINISH LAPS STATUS WINNINGS LED PTS TREND Feb. 20 Daytona 500 Daytona* 40 36 168/203 Crash $244,988 36th Feb. 27 Auto Club 500 California* 39 37 215/250 Engine $76,325 37th March 13 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 Las Vegas* 17 22 266/267 Running $84,425 36th March 20 Golden Corral 500 Atlanta* 10 25 323/325 Running $66,285 34th April 3 Food City 500 Bristol* 36 38 342/500 Running $76,585 35th April 10 Advance Auto Parts 500 Martinsville* 12 12 500/500 Running $69,375 33rd April 17 Samsung 500 Texas* 29 36 250/334 Running $76,950 34th April 23 Subway 500 Phoenix* 18 29 309/312 Running $60,800 35th May 1 Aaron's 499 Talladega* 18 26 171/194 Running $77,100 34th May 7 Dodge Charger 500 Darlington* 25 38 285/370 Running $65,475 36th May 14 Chevy 400 Richmond* 38 25 399/400 Running $63,475 36th June 5 MBNA 400 Dover* 36 20 398/400 Running $83,320 36th June 12 Pocono 500 Pocono* 30 40 43/201 Crash $58,825 36th June 19 Batman Begins 400 Michigan* 26 20 200/200 Running $75,890 36th June 26 Dodge/SaveMart 350 Sonoma+ 8 12 110/110 Running $81,935 35th July 2 Pepsi 400 Daytona* 8 18 160/160 Running $91,050 1 11th July 10 USG Sheetrock 400 Chicagoland* 43 20 267/267 Running $93,050 36th July 17 New England 300 New Hampshire* 27 24 299/300 Running $72,225 1 34th July 24 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono* 19 24 203/203 Running $64,750 34th Aug. 7 Allstate 400 Indianapolis* 18 33 159/160 Running $133,000 35th Aug. 14 Sirius at The Glen Watkins Glen+ 35 37 86/92 Running $ 57,200 35th Aug. 21 GFS Marketplace 400 Michigan+ 20 40 159/200 Engine $67,035 35th Aug. 27 Sharpie 500 Bristol+ 39 27 497/500 Running $84,905 35th Sept. 4 Sony HD 500 California$ 8 39 209/254 Running $81,915 35th Sept. 10 Chevy Monte Carlo 400 Richmond+ 39 9 400/400 Running $82,125 7 35th Sept. 18 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire$ 29 34 251/300 Running $66,750 35th Sept. 25 MBNA 400 Dover$ 37 25 401/404 Running $68,200 35th Oct. 2 UAW-Ford 500 Talladega$ 19 29 165/190 Running $73,250 1 35th Oct. 9 Banquet 400 Kansas# 7 32 265/267 Running $76,725 35th Oct. 15 UAW-GM Quality 500 Charlotte# 39 8 336/336 Running $92,325 1 35th Oct. 23 Subway 500 Martinsville# 5 8 500/500 Running $75,150 35th Oct. 30 Bass Pro Shops 500 Atlanta# 25 19 324/325 Running $88,275 35th Nov. 6 Dickies 500 Texas# 14 7 334/334 Running $134,300 32nd Nov. 13 Checker Auto Parts 500 Phoenix# 1 13 312/312 Running $82,225 23 32nd Nov. 20 Ford 400 Homestead# 42 33 263/267 Running $ 61,030 1 33rd AVERAGES/TOTALS 24.4 25.6 92.6% $2,907,238 34 Drivers: * Jason Leffler + Terry Labonte $ J.J. Yeley # Denny Hamlin 40
Mike Wheeler Biography Mike Wheeler Birthdate: November 4, 1978 Hometown: Southold, N.Y. Resides: Huntersville, N.C. Crew Chief, #11 FedEx Toyota Spouse: Amy Children: James and Andrew Mike Wheeler begins his third season at the helm of the #11 FedEx Racing Team in 2018 after leading Denny Hamlin to a total of five wins and 44 top-10 finishes in his first two full-time seasons with the #11 FedEx crew. The Southold, N.Y., native steered Hamlin towards two of those wins in 2017, helping the #11 FedEx driver tie his career-best 15-top-five and 22 top-10 finishes in 36 starts during the season. Wheeler made a splash at the start of his rookie campaign in 2016, winning the Daytona 500 with Hamlin in the duo s first race together. Wheels also guided the FedEx Racing Team to wins at Watkins Glen and Richmond, and finished sixth in the overall Cup Series team standings. Wheeler served as an engineer for the #11 car from 2005-2014 before a promotion to the crew chief position of the #20 Xfinity Series Team for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2015, and has worked with Hamlin for nearly all of the pair s tenure at JGR, winning 27 races together at the Cup level. Wheeler spent six races as the interim crew chief for the #11 car in the summer of 2014, and following that season, JGR elevated him to the crew chief role on the successful #20 Xfinity program. In 2015, Wheeler guided the #20 to four wins three with Hamlin and nine pole positions, finishing fifth in the final Xfinity Series owner standings. Hamlin was victorious in the car at Richmond, New Hampshire and Darlington, while Erik Jones took the checkered flag at Texas Motor Speedway. Wheeler started at Joe Gibbs Racing in 2002 as an engineer in the Busch (now Xfinity) Series after a successul stint as a crew chief on the NASCAR Modified Tour in the northeast. He was promoted to an engineering position in the Cup Series when the #11 FedEx Team was formed in 2005. He s a 2002 graduate of Kettering (Mich.) University with a degree in mechanical engineering. Wheeler lives in Huntersville, N.C., with his wife Amy and two young sons, James and Andrew. 41
Joe Gibbs Racing Joe Gibbs Owner, Joe Gibbs Racing As Owner of Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) and former head coach of the Washington Redskins, Joe Gibbs has proven himself in two of the top sports in the United States the National Football League and NASCAR. Gibbs, who won three Super Bowl titles during his first stint as Redskins coach from 1981-1992, formed Joe Gibbs Racing in July 1991 with business partner Don Meredith. Under Joe Gibbs ownership, JGR has won four series titles (2000, 2002, 2005 and 2015). JGR has also won the Daytona 500 with Denny Hamlin and Dale Jarrett, five Brickyard 400 trophies and 148 NASCAR Cup Series wins. In addition to his Cup Championships and Super Bowl victories, Gibbs was named NFL s Coach of the Year in 1982, 1983 and 1991 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996. After returning the Redskins to prominence in his second stint as head coach, he retired from coaching in January 2008. He and his wife, Pat, reside in Cornelius, N.C. 42