Hendrick Motorsports Car No. 24

The Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 is a NASCAR Cup Series team that has been active since 1992. The team began with driver Jeff Gordon, who spent his entire full-time career behind the wheel of the No. 24. Gordon won 93 points-paying races, the most of any driver in NASCAR's modern era, and four series championships before retiring from full-time racing in 2015. The No. 24 was driven by Chase Elliott in 2016 and 2017; Elliott earned a spot in the NASCAR playoffs both seasons but failed to win a points-paying race. Since 2018, the No. 24 has been driven by William Byron. Gordon, Elliott and Byron each earned Cup Series Rookie of the Year honors while using the No. 24.

Hendrick Motorsports No. 24

Owner(s)	Rick Hendrick Linda Hendrick Jeff Gordon
Base	4400 Papa Joe Hendrick Blvd, Concord, North Carolina, 28262
Series	NASCAR Cup Series
Race drivers	Jeff Gordon (1992–2015) Chase Elliott (2016–2017) William Byron (2018–present)
Sponsors	DuPont/Axalta (1992-2015, 2018-Present)Pepsi/Mountain Dew (2001-2017) Nicorette (2006-2008) National Guard (2009-2010) AARP (2011-2015) Panasonic (2014-2015) NAPA (2016-2017) Kelley Blue Book (2016-2017) SunEnergy1 (2016-2017) Little Caesars (2017) Hooters (2017) Liberty University (2018-Present) Hertz (2018-2020) UniFirst (2018-2019) Hendrick Automotive Group (2018-present)
Manufacturer	Chevrolet
Opened	1992
Career
Debut	1992 Hooters 500 (Atlanta)
Latest race	2020 Season Finale 500 (Phoenix)
Drivers' Championships	4
Race victories	94
Pole positions	89

The No. 24 as driven by Jeff Gordon under his longtime DuPont sponsorship

History

Jeff Gordon's No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet at Sonoma in 2005

Jeff Gordon (1992–2015)

Gordon and his crew chief, Ray Evernham, were signed away from Bill Davis Racing after Rick Hendrick watched Gordon drive BDR's No.1 Ford to his first Busch Series victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway in March 1992.[1] The car number was originally intended to be No. 46, a Hendrick car driven by Greg Sacks for the filming of Days of Thunder in 1989 and 1990, but was changed after a licensing conflict with Paramount Pictures. No. 24 was selected due to its insignificance in NASCAR history prior to Gordon;[2] at the time no driver had ever won a Cup race in the No. 24.[3]

Gordon debuted in the 1992 Hooters 500, using his now-iconic DuPont rainbow paint scheme designed by Sam Bass,[2][4] qualifying 21st and finishing 31st after a crash. The team went full-time in 1993 with Ray Evernham serving as crew chief. Gordon won his Twin 125 qualifying race at Daytona and finished fifth in the Daytona 500. He finished 14th in points and won Cup Series Rookie of the Year.[4] In 1994, Gordon scored his first Winston Cup victory in the Coca-Cola 600, won the inaugural Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis, and finished the season eighth in points. Gordon won the 1995 Winston Cup championship, and finished second behind Hendrick teammate Terry Labonte in 1996.

Ray Evernham's "Rainbow Warriors" in 1997

Throughout the mid-90s, Gordon and Evernham's team became known as the "Rainbow Warriors," a nickname derived from the No. 24's colorful paint scheme and the similarly bright jumpsuits worn by the team's pit crew. Evernham became famous for his innovation improving the duration and efficiency of pit stops. Instead of using team mechanics as his pit crew, as was customary at the time, Evernham created a group of specialists (often former athletes) who trained using choreography, agility exercises, and weight lifting. The team studied film between races to identify spots for improvement. Evernham is largely credited with reducing the expected duration of a four-tire pit stop from around 20 seconds to under 15.[5]

Gordon won his second championship in 1997, winning three of NASCAR's crown jewel races (the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, and Southern 500).[4] He won his second consecutive and third overall title in 1998, tying Richard Petty's modern-era record for wins in a season with 13. The following season, Gordon again won the Daytona 500, but the No. 24 team struggled with consistency and failed to win a third straight title. Crew chief Ray Evernham left the team to assist in Dodge's pending return to NASCAR, and was replaced by Brian Whitesell, who guided Gordon to wins in his first two races as crew chief. At the end of the season, Gordon signed a "lifetime" contract with Hendrick Motorsports, giving him partial ownership of the team.[6]

Jeff Gordon's No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet at Las Vegas in 2012, the No. 24's 20th and final season of DuPont sponsorship

Robbie Loomis replaced Whitesell in 2000, a season which saw Gordon score his 50th career victory at Talladega and finish ninth in points. In 2001, the No. 24 car unveiled a new blue- and red-flamed paint scheme, also designed by Bass, as lead sponsor DuPont expanded its marketing beyond automotive finishes.[7] Gordon bounced back with six wins, six poles, and 24 top 10 finishes, winning his fourth championship.

Jeff Gordon's No. 24 AARP Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet SS in 2013

In 2002, Gordon became car owner for rookie Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet, a team that has since tied a NASCAR record with seven Cup Series championships. After a pair of top-five points finishes in 2003 and 2004, Gordon won three of the first nine races in 2005, including his third Daytona 500 win. However, Gordon ultimately missed the Chase for the Nextel Cup and finished 11th in points, the first time since his rookie year he finished outside the top 10. The following season was more productive for Gordon and new crew chief Steve Letarte, returning to the Chase and finishing sixth in points. In 2007, despite winning six races and scoring a modern-era record 30 top-10 finishes, Gordon finished second in points to teammate Johnson. Gordon returned to the Chase in 2008, but failed to win a race for the first time since his rookie year. Following the 2008 season, Gordon appeared on The Today Show to unveil his new "Firestorm" paint scheme for 2009 and beyond, which expanded the car's red flames and replaced the blue trim with black. Gordon broke a 47-race winless drought on April 4, 2009 at Texas, his first win at the track.

At the start of the 2011 season, a HMS organizational shuffle saw Gordon, the No. 24 and his sponsors move to the 5/88 shop, with Mark Martin's former crew chief Alan Gustafson becoming crew chief of the No. 24 team. The same year, AARP became the team's primary sponsor, partnering with Gordon to form the "Drive to End Hunger" initiative. Pepsi continued its associate sponsor deal, and DuPont scaled back to 14 races as primary sponsor.[8] Gordon won three races and finished eighth in points. An inconsistent 2012 season meant Gordon needed a late-season win at Pocono to sneak into the Chase. Weeks later, Gordon, upset about an earlier altercation, intentionally wrecked championship contender Clint Bowyer during the final laps of the AdvoCare 500 and was fined $100,000. Gordon ended the season with Hendrick Motorsports' first Cup Series win at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This was also the final race of a 20-year relationship between the No. 24 team and DuPont; Axalta Coating Systems replaced DuPont's 14-race sponsorship.[9]

Gordon was added to the 2013 Chase following "Spingate" at Richmond,[10][11] but failed to win his fifth Cup title. The following season, Gordon was in position to reach the championship round until late-race shuffling at Phoenix left him just short.

On January 22, 2015, Gordon announced the upcoming season would be his final as a full-time Cup Series driver. 3M signed on to sponsor the No. 24 for 11 races over three seasons, joining AARP and Axalta as primary sponsors.[12][13] Gordon raced his famous rainbow paint scheme for the final time in the 2015 Irwin Tools Night Race; a loose wheel resulted in a 26th-place finish.[4] Gordon secured a spot in the championship round by winning at Martinsville, breaking a 39-race winless streak in what would be his final Cup Series victory.[14] Axalta unveiled a special silver paint scheme to commemorate Gordon's career at Homestead, and Hendrick's other three cars raced with yellow number decals to honor Gordon.[15][16] Gordon finished sixth in the race and third in the final points standings.[17] Gordon returned as a part-time Cup Series driver in 2016, filling in for an injured Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 car.

Chase Elliott (2016–2017)

Chase Elliott at Daytona International Speedway in 2016

In 2016, Hendrick development driver Chase Elliott became the second driver to race the No. 24 car for Hendrick Motorsports.[18] The team's primary sponsor became NAPA Auto Parts, which had previously sponsored Elliott in the Xfinity Series (3M scaled back its sponsorship and Axalta moved to the No. 88 team).[18][19] Elliott won the pole in his first Daytona 500 start, but finished 37th after an early crash. Despite a winless season, Elliott made the Chase and won Cup Series Rookie of the Year.

After a fifth-place finish in 2017, Hendrick Motorsports announced the No. 24 would be renumbered to No. 9, allowing Elliott to drive the same car number his father Bill raced for 20 years. Instead of retiring the No. 24, Hendrick renumbered Kasey Kahne's No. 5 to No. 24, with rookie William Byron replacing Kahne as the team's driver.[20]

William Byron (2018–present)

William Byron's No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet at Sonoma in 2018

Byron and crew chief Darian Grubb struggled through the 2018 season, finishing in the top 10 only four times and ending the season 23rd in the standings. After just one season, Hendrick Motorsports replaced Grubb with Chad Knaus, who was crew chief for seven Cup Series championships for Hendrick's No. 48 team.[21]

The pairing of Byron and Knaus immediately led to improved results, as Byron won the pole for the 2019 Daytona 500. The team won four more poles over the course of the 2019 season, making the Playoffs and finishing 11th. Despite not winning a race in 2019, on August 29, 2020, Byron won at Daytona, making it 94 wins overall.

Car No. 24 results

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
1992	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL 31								79th	70
1993				DAY 5	CAR 34	RCH 6	ATL 4	DAR 24	BRI 17	NWS 34	MAR 8	TAL 11	SON 11	CLT 2	DOV 18	POC 28	MCH 2	DAY 5	NHA 7	POC 37	TAL 31	GLN 31	MCH 3	BRI 20	DAR 22	RCH 10	DOV 24	MAR 11	NWS 34	CLT 5	CAR 21	PHO 35	ATL 31							15th	3447
1994				DAY 4	CAR 32	RCH 3	ATL 8	DAR 31	BRI 22	NWS 15	MAR 33	TAL 24	SON 37	CLT 1	DOV 5	POC 6	MCH 12	DAY 8	NHA 39	POC 8	TAL 31	IND 1*	GLN 9	MCH 15	BRI 32	DAR 6	RCH 2	DOV 11	MAR 11	NWS 8	CLT 28	CAR 29	PHO 4	ATL 15						9th	3776
1995				DAY 22	CAR 1*	RCH 36	ATL 1*	DAR 32*	BRI 1*	NWS 2	MAR 3	TAL 2	SON 3	CLT 33	DOV 6	POC 16*	MCH 2*	DAY 1*	NHA 1*	POC 2	TAL 8*	IND 6	GLN 3	MCH 3*	BRI 6	DAR 1	RCH 6	DOV 1*	MAR 7	NWS 3	CLT 30	CAR 20	PHO 5	ATL 32						1st	4614
1996				DAY 42	CAR 40	RCH 1	ATL 3	DAR 1*	BRI 1*	NWS 2	MAR 3*	TAL 33	SON 6	CLT 4	DOV 1*	POC 1*	MCH 6	DAY 3	NHA 34*	POC 7	TAL 1	IND 37	GLN 4	MCH 5	BRI 2	DAR 1	RCH 2*	DOV 1*	MAR 1	NWS 1*	CLT 31	CAR 12	PHO 5	ATL 3						2nd	4620
1997				DAY 1	CAR 1	RCH 4	ATL 42	DAR 3	TEX 30	BRI 1	MAR 1*	SON 2	TAL 5	CLT 1	DOV 26	POC 1	MCH 5	CAL 1*	DAY 21	NHA 23	POC 2	IND 4	GLN 1*	MCH 2	BRI 35	DAR 1	RCH 3	NHA 1*	DOV 7	MAR 4	CLT 5	TAL 35	CAR 4	PHO 17	ATL 17					1st	4710
1998				DAY 16	CAR 1	LVS 17	ATL 19	DAR 2	BRI 1	TEX 31	MAR 8	TAL 5	CAL 4	CLT 1	DOV 3*	RCH 37	MCH 3*	POC 2	SON 1*	NHA 3	POC 1*	IND 1*	GLN 1*	MCH 1	BRI 5	NHA 1	DAR 1	RCH 2	DOV 2	MAR 2	CLT 5	TAL 2	DAY 1*	PHO 7	CAR 1	ATL 1*				1st	5328
1999				DAY 1	CAR 39	LVS 3	ATL 1*	DAR 3	TEX 43	BRI 6	MAR 3	TAL 38	CAL 1*	RCH 31	CLT 39	DOV 2	MCH 2	POC 2	SON 1*	DAY 21	NHA 3	POC 32	IND 3	GLN 1*	MCH 2*	BRI 4	DAR 13	RCH 40	NHA 5	DOV 17	MAR 1	CLT 1	TAL 12*	CAR 11	PHO 10	HOM 10	ATL 38			6th	4620
2000				DAY 34	CAR 10	LVS 28	ATL 9	DAR 8	BRI 8*	TEX 25	MAR 4	TAL 1	CAL 11	RCH 14	CLT 10	DOV 32	MCH 14	POC 8	SON 1*	DAY 10	NHA 5	POC 3	IND 33	GLN 23	MCH 36	BRI 23	DAR 4	RCH 1	NHA 6	DOV 9	MAR 5	CLT 39	TAL 4	CAR 2	PHO 7	HOM 7	ATL 4			9th	4361
2001				DAY 30	CAR 3*	LVS 1	ATL 2*	DAR 40	BRI 4	TEX 5	MAR 12	TAL 27	CAL 2	RCH 2	CLT 29	DOV 1*	MCH 1*	POC 2*	SON 3*	DAY 37	CHI 17	NHA 2*	POC 8*	IND 1	GLN 1	MCH 7	BRI 3*	DAR 2*	RCH 36	DOV 4	KAN 1	CLT 16	MAR 9	TAL 7	PHO 6	CAR 25	HOM 28	ATL 6	NHA 15*	1st	5112
2002				DAY 9	CAR 7	LVS 17	ATL 16	DAR 9*	BRI 31	TEX 2	MAR 23	TAL 4	CAL 16	RCH 7	CLT 5	DOV 6	POC 5	MCH 5	SON 37*	DAY 22	CHI 2	NHA 29	POC 12	IND 6	GLN 22	MCH 19	BRI 1*	DAR 1*	RCH 40	NHA 14	DOV 37	KAN 1*	TAL 42	CLT 4	MAR 36	ATL 6	CAR 5	PHO 3	HOM 5	4th	4607
2003				DAY 12	CAR 15	LVS 37	ATL 2	DAR 33	BRI 9*	TEX 3	TAL 8	MAR 1	CAL 11	RCH 16	CLT 8	DOV 2	POC 13	MCH 3	SON 2	DAY 14	CHI 4	NHA 24*	POC 36	IND 4	GLN 33	MCH 30	BRI 28*	DAR 32	RCH 10*	NHA 19	DOV 5	TAL 5*	KAN 5	CLT 5	MAR 1*	ATL 1	PHO 7	CAR 22	HOM 5	4th	4785
2004				DAY 8	CAR 10	LVS 15	ATL 10	DAR 41	BRI 9	TEX 3	MAR 6*	TAL 1	CAL 1*	RCH 6	CLT 30	DOV 36	POC 4	MCH 38*	SON 1*	DAY 1*	CHI 4	NHA 2	POC 5	IND 1*	GLN 21	MCH 7	BRI 14	CAL 37	RCH 3	NHA 7	DOV 3	TAL 19	KAN 13	CLT 2	MAR 9	ATL 34	PHO 3	DAR 3*	HOM 3	3rd	6490
2005				DAY 1	CAL 30	LVS 4	ATL 39	BRI 15	MAR 1	TEX 15	PHO 12	TAL 1*	DAR 2	RCH 39	CLT 30	DOV 39	POC 9	MCH 32	SON 33	DAY 7	CHI 33	NHA 25	POC 13	IND 8	GLN 14	MCH 15	BRI 6	CAL 21	RCH 30	NHA 14	DOV 37	TAL 37	KAN 10	CLT 38	MAR 1	ATL 2	TEX 14	PHO 3	HOM 9	11th	4174
2006				DAY 26	CAL 13	LVS 5	ATL 4	BRI 21	MAR 2	TEX 22	PHO 10	TAL 15*	RCH 40	DAR 2	CLT 36	DOV 12	POC 34	MCH 8*	SON 1*	DAY 40	CHI 1	NHA 15	POC 3	IND 16	GLN 13	MCH 2	BRI 5	CAL 5	RCH 31	NHA 3	DOV 3	KAN 39	TAL 36	CLT 24	MAR 5	ATL 6	TEX 9	PHO 4	HOM 24	6th	6256
2007				DAY 10	CAL 2	LVS 2*	ATL 12	BRI 3	MAR 2	TEX 4*	PHO 1	TAL 1*	RCH 4*	DAR 1	CLT 41	DOV 9	POC 1	MCH 9	SON 7	NHA 2	DAY 5	CHI 9	IND 3	POC 4	GLN 9*	MCH 27	BRI 19	CAL 22	RCH 4*	NHA 2	DOV 11	KAN 5	TAL 1	CLT 1	MAR 3*	ATL 7	TEX 7	PHO 10	HOM 4	2nd	6646
2008				DAY 39	CAL 3	LVS 35	ATL 5	BRI 11	MAR 2	TEX 43	PHO 13	TAL 19	RCH 9	DAR 3	CLT 4	DOV 5	POC 14	MCH 18	SON 3	NHA 11	DAY 30	CHI 11	IND 5	POC 10	GLN 29	MCH 42	BRI 5	CAL 15	RCH 8	NHA 14	DOV 7	KAN 4	TAL 38	CLT 8	MAR 4	ATL 9	TEX 2	PHO 41	HOM 4	7th	6316
2009				DAY 13	CAL 2	LVS 6	ATL 2	BRI 4	MAR 4	TEX 1*	PHO 25	TAL 37	RCH 8	DAR 5	CLT 14	DOV 26	POC 4	MCH 2	SON 9	NHA 2	DAY 28	CHI 2	IND 9	POC 8	GLN 37	MCH 2	BRI 23	ATL 8	RCH 3	NHA 15	DOV 6	KAN 2	CAL 2	CLT 4	MAR 5	TAL 20	TEX 13	PHO 9	HOM 6	3rd	6473
2010				DAY 26	CAL 20	LVS 3*	ATL 18	BRI 14	MAR 3	PHO 2	TEX 31	TAL 22	RCH 2	DAR 4*	DOV 11	CLT 6	POC 32	MCH 4	SON 5	NHA 4	DAY 3	CHI 3	IND 23	POC 6	GLN 10	MCH 27	BRI 11	ATL 13	RCH 12	NHA 6	DOV 11	KAN 5	CAL 9	CLT 23	MAR 20	TAL 8	TEX 37	PHO 11	HOM 37	9th	6176
2011				DAY 28	PHO 1*	LVS 36	BRI 14	CAL 18	MAR 5	TEX 23	TAL 3	RCH 39	DAR 12	DOV 17	CLT 20	KAN 4	POC 1	MCH 17	SON 2	DAY 6	KEN 10	NHA 11	IND 2	POC 6	GLN 13	MCH 6	BRI 3*	ATL 1*	RCH 3	CHI 24	NHA 4*	DOV 12	KAN 34	CLT 21	TAL 27	MAR 3	TEX 6	PHO 32	HOM 5	8th	2287
2012				DAY 40	PHO 8	LVS 12	BRI 35	CAL 26	MAR 14*	TEX 4	KAN 21	RCH 23	TAL 33	DAR 35	CLT 7	DOV 13	POC 19	MCH 6	SON 6	KEN 5	DAY 12	NHA 6	IND 5	POC 1	GLN 21	MCH 28	BRI 3	ATL 2	RCH 2	CHI 35	NHA 3	DOV 2	TAL 2	CLT 18	KAN 10	MAR 7	TEX 14	PHO 30	HOM 1	10th	2303
2013				DAY 20	PHO 9	LVS 25	BRI 34	CAL 11	MAR 3	TEX 38	KAN 13	RCH 11	TAL 11	DAR 3	CLT 35	DOV 3	POC 12	MCH 39	SON 2	KEN 8	DAY 34	NHA 10	IND 7	POC 2	GLN 36	MCH 17	BRI 7	ATL 6	RCH 8	CHI 6	NHA 15	DOV 4	KAN 3	CLT 7	TAL 14	MAR 1	TEX 38	PHO 14	HOM 11	6th	2337
2014				DAY 4	PHO 5	LVS 9	BRI 7	CAL 13	MAR 12	TEX 2	DAR 7	RCH 2*	TAL 39	KAN 1	CLT 7	DOV 15	POC 8	MCH 6	SON 2	KEN 6	DAY 12	NHA 26	IND 1	POC 6*	GLN 34*	MCH 1	BRI 16	ATL 17	RCH 2	CHI 2	NHA 26	DOV 1	KAN 14	CLT 2	TAL 26	MAR 2*	TEX 29	PHO 2	HOM 10*	6th	2348
2015				DAY 33*	ATL 41	LVS 18	PHO 9	CAL 10	MAR 9	TEX 7	BRI 3	RCH 8	TAL 31	KAN 4	CLT 15	DOV 10	POC 14	MCH 21	SON 16	DAY 6	KEN 7	NHA 9	IND 42	POC 3	GLN 41	MCH 17	BRI 20	DAR 16	RCH 7	CHI 14	NHA 7	DOV 12	CLT 8	KAN 10	TAL 3	MAR 1	TEX 9	PHO 6	HOM 6	3rd	5038
2016	Chase Elliott			DAY 37	ATL 8	LVS 38	PHO 8	CAL 6	MAR 20	TEX 5	BRI 4	RCH 12	TAL 5	KAN 9	DOV 3	CLT 8	POC 4*	MCH 2	SON 21	DAY 32	KEN 31	NHA 34	IND 15	POC 33	GLN 13	BRI 15	MCH 2	DAR 10	RCH 19	CHI 3	NHA 13	DOV 3	CLT 33	KAN 31	TAL 12	MAR 12	TEX 4	PHO 9	HOM 11	10th	2285
2017				DAY 14	ATL 5	LVS 3	PHO 12	CAL 10	MAR 3	TEX 9	BRI 7	RCH 24	TAL 30	KAN 29	CLT 38	DOV 5	POC 8	MCH 2	SON 8	DAY 22	KEN 3	NHA 11	IND 39	POC 10	GLN 13	MCH 8	BRI 18	DAR 11	RCH 10	CHI 2	NHA 11	DOV 2*	CLT 2	TAL 16	KAN 4	MAR 27	TEX 8	PHO 2	HOM 5	5th	2377
2018	William Byron			DAY 23	ATL 18	LVS 27	PHO 12	CAL 15	MAR 20	TEX 10	BRI 18	RCH 12	TAL 29	DOV 14	KAN 33	CLT 39	POC 18	MCH 13	SON 25	CHI 20	DAY 32	KEN 20	NHA 14	POC 6	GLN 8	MCH 36	BRI 23	DAR 35	IND 19	LVS 37	RCH 20	CLT 34	DOV 19	TAL 20	KAN 38	MAR 39	TEX 16	PHO 9	HOM 24	23rd	587
2019				DAY 21	ATL 17	LVS 16	PHO 24	CAL 15	MAR 22	TEX 6	BRI 16	RCH 13	TAL 21	DOV 8	KAN 20	CLT 9	POC 9	MCH 18	SON 19	CHI 8	DAY 2	KEN 18	NHA 12	POC 4	GLN 21	MCH 8	BRI 21	DAR 21	IND 4	LVS 7	RCH 24	CLT 6	DOV 13	TAL 33	KAN 5	MAR 2	TEX 17	PHO 17	HOM 39	11th	2274
2020				DAY 40	LVS 22	CAL 15	PHO 10	DAR 35	DAR 12	CLT 20	CLT 12	BRI 8	ATL 33	MAR 8	HOM 9	TAL 11	POC 14	POC 7	IND 27	KEN 11	TEX 37	KAN 10	NHA 11	MCH 14	MCH 12	DAY 8	DOV 28	DOV 4	DAY 1	DAR 5	RCH 21	BRI 38	LVS 25	TAL 4	CLT 6*	KAN 8	TEX 13	MAR 35	PHO 9	14th	2247
2021				DAY	HOM	CAL	LVS	PHO	ATL	BRI	MAR	RCH	TAL	KAN	DAR	DOV	COA	CLT	SON	NSH	POC	POC	ROA	ATL	NHA	GLN	IND	MCH	DAY	DAR	RCH	BRI	LVS	TAL	CLT	TEX	KAN	MAR	PHO	-*	-*

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External links

• Official website
• Rick Hendrick owner statistics at Racing-Reference
• Jeff Gordon driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Chase Elliott driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• William Byron driver statistics at Racing-Reference