JG Motorsports
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JG Motorsports was a NASCAR
Busch Series
race team co-owned by Jeff Gordon
and Rick Hendrick
, which attempted 20 races in the year 2000.
The team evolved from Gordon/Evernham Motorsports which ran six races in the Busch Series in 1999.
formed Gordon/Evernham Motorsports (GEM) to compete in that year's NASCAR Busch Series
. The team's Pepsi
-sponsored cars ran six races with Jeff Gordon
as driver and Evernham as crew chief. DuPont
sponsored the #24 car in two races in 1999 with driver Ricky Hendrick
and Evernham on the box.
Due to offers from Dodge
, Evernham sold his half of GEM to Rick Hendrick
at the end of the year
as driver and did not qualify for five of the sixteen. Pepsi
stayed as sponsor for the five races Gordon drove and GMAC came on as sponsor for the races Ricky Hendrick drove.
In 2002 the JG Motorsports Busch team was merged into Hendrick Motorsports
and became the #48 car in the Cup series driven by Jimmie Johnson
. In NASCAR 09
for PS2, this team was mentioned as the #5 car in the Nationwide Series.
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Busch Series
Busch Series
The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. It is promoted as NASCAR's "minor league" circuit, and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's "big leagues"; the Sprint Cup circuit...
race team co-owned by Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon is a professional NASCAR driver. He is the driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger/DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet Impala. He is a four-time Sprint Cup Series champion and a three-time Daytona 500 winner. He is third on the all-time wins list, with 85 career wins, and has the...
and Rick Hendrick
Rick Hendrick
Joseph Riddick Hendrick III , better known as Rick Hendrick, is the current owner of the American NASCAR team, Hendrick Motorsports and founder of the Hendrick Automotive Group and Hendrick Marrow Program. He attended Park View High School in South Hill, Virginia, and began his career in auto...
, which attempted 20 races in the year 2000.
The team evolved from Gordon/Evernham Motorsports which ran six races in the Busch Series in 1999.
Gordon/Evernham Motorsports 1999
In 1999 Brooke Gordon (then wife of Jeff Gordon) and Ray EvernhamRay Evernham
Ray Evernham is currently a consultant for Hendrick Companies. In 1999, Evernham won the NASCAR Winston Cup Illustrated “Person of the Year”.-Racer:...
formed Gordon/Evernham Motorsports (GEM) to compete in that year's NASCAR Busch Series
1999 in NASCAR Busch Series
The 1999 NASCAR Busch Series season began on February 13 and ended on November 13. Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. won the season points championship.See also: 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series-1999 Team chart:...
. The team's Pepsi
Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...
-sponsored cars ran six races with Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon is a professional NASCAR driver. He is the driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger/DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet Impala. He is a four-time Sprint Cup Series champion and a three-time Daytona 500 winner. He is third on the all-time wins list, with 85 career wins, and has the...
as driver and Evernham as crew chief. DuPont
DuPont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. DuPont was the world's third largest chemical company based on market capitalization and ninth based on revenue in 2009...
sponsored the #24 car in two races in 1999 with driver Ricky Hendrick
Ricky Hendrick
Joseph Riddick Hendrick IV , also known as Ricky Hendrick, was an American NASCAR stock car driver and partial owner at Hendrick Motorsports, a team that his father Rick Hendrick founded. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on April 2, 1980, and began his career in racing at the age of fifteen...
and Evernham on the box.
Due to offers from Dodge
Dodge
Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
, Evernham sold his half of GEM to Rick Hendrick
Rick Hendrick
Joseph Riddick Hendrick III , better known as Rick Hendrick, is the current owner of the American NASCAR team, Hendrick Motorsports and founder of the Hendrick Automotive Group and Hendrick Marrow Program. He attended Park View High School in South Hill, Virginia, and began his career in auto...
at the end of the year
JG Motorsports 2000
The GEM cars competed in the 2000 NASCAR Busch Series under the title "JG Motorsports". The team was jointly owned by Jeff Gordon and Rick Hendrick and attempted 20 races in the year. The team ran sixteen races with Ricky HendrickRicky Hendrick
Joseph Riddick Hendrick IV , also known as Ricky Hendrick, was an American NASCAR stock car driver and partial owner at Hendrick Motorsports, a team that his father Rick Hendrick founded. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on April 2, 1980, and began his career in racing at the age of fifteen...
as driver and did not qualify for five of the sixteen. Pepsi
Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...
stayed as sponsor for the five races Gordon drove and GMAC came on as sponsor for the races Ricky Hendrick drove.
In 2002 the JG Motorsports Busch team was merged into Hendrick Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports , originally named All Star Racing, is a current American auto racing team created in 1984 by Rick Hendrick. The team currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Chevrolet Impalas...
and became the #48 car in the Cup series driven by Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports....
. In NASCAR 09
NASCAR 09
NASCAR 09 is the twelfth installment in the EA Sports NASCAR series, it is the sequel to 2007 game NASCAR 08. It is developed by EA Tiburon and released on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and mobile phones in North America on June 10, 2008. On March 12, 2008, EA announced Jeff Gordon as...
for PS2, this team was mentioned as the #5 car in the Nationwide Series.
Race statistics
| The 1999 Busch season for GEM | |||||
| driver | sponsor | race | location | qualified | result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Gordon | Pepsi | Sam's Town 300 Sam's Town 300 The Sam's Town 300 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series stock car race held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. It has been scheduled as either the third, fourth, or fifth race of the season for the Nationwide Series since it was first held in 1997.... |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada near Las Vegas, is a complex of multiple tracks for automobile racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.-History:... |
2 | 4 |
| Jeff Gordon | Pepsi | Coca-Cola 300 | Texas Motor Speedway Texas Motor Speedway Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas.... |
4 | 13 |
| Jeff Gordon | Pepsi/Star Wars Episode I | Carquest Auto Parts 300 Carquest Auto Parts 300 The Top Gear 300 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race that takes place at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is held the day before the Coca-Cola 600 on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend... |
Lowe's Motor Speedway Lowe's Motor Speedway Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the Sprint All-Star Race... |
5 | 33 |
| Ricky Hendrick | Dupont | Myrtle Beach 250 Myrtle Beach 250 The Myrtle Beach 250 was a NASCAR Busch Series stock car race held at Myrtle Beach Speedway, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Added to the Busch Series schedule in 1988, Myrtle Beach Speedway hosted one race per year through the 2000 season, after which it was removed from the schedule. The first... |
Myrtle Beach Speedway Myrtle Beach Speedway The Myrtle Beach Speedway, originally named Rambi Raceway, was built in 1958 and is located on U.S. Route 501 near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.The speedway is a semi-banked asphaltic oval track that spans... |
5 | 20 |
| Jeff Gordon | Pepsi | NAPA 200 | Michigan International Speedway Michigan International Speedway Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than in Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas... |
4 | 2 |
| Jeff Gordon | Pepsi | All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 | Lowe's Motor Speedway Lowe's Motor Speedway Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the Sprint All-Star Race... |
2 | 2 |
| Ricky Hendrick | Dupont | Kmart 200 | North Carolina Speedway North Carolina Speedway Rockingham Speedway, formerly North Carolina Motor Speedway and later North Carolina Speedway is a racetrack located near Rockingham, North Carolina... |
33 | 37 |
| Jeff Gordon | Pepsi | Outback Steakhouse 200 | Phoenix International Raceway Phoenix International Raceway Phoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the Indycar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series... |
cancelled | 1 |
| The 2000 Busch season for JG Motorsports | |||||
| driver | sponsor | race | location | qualified | result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Hendrick | GMAC | Alltel 200 | North Carolina Speedway North Carolina Speedway Rockingham Speedway, formerly North Carolina Motor Speedway and later North Carolina Speedway is a racetrack located near Rockingham, North Carolina... |
DNQ | |
| Jeff Gordon | Pepsi | Sam's Town 300 Sam's Town 300 The Sam's Town 300 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series stock car race held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. It has been scheduled as either the third, fourth, or fifth race of the season for the Nationwide Series since it was first held in 1997.... |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada near Las Vegas, is a complex of multiple tracks for automobile racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.-History:... |
27 | 18 |
| Ricky Hendrick | GMAC | SunCom 200 | Darlington Raceway Darlington Raceway Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed the "Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition"... |
DNQ | |
| Jeff Gordon | Pepsi | Albertsons 300 | Texas Motor Speedway Texas Motor Speedway Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas.... |
31 | 41 |
| Ricky Hendrick | GMAC | BellSouth Mobility 320 BellSouth Mobility 320 The BellSouth Mobility 320 was a NASCAR Busch Series stock car race held at Nashville Speedway USA, in Nashville, Tennessee. Debuting as a 200 lap race of , it was originally held only during the 1984 season. The event returned the schedule in 1988, and again in 1989, after which it was removed a... |
Nashville Speedway USA | 34 | 5 |
| Ricky Hendrick | GMAC | Hardee's 250 | Richmond International Raceway Richmond International Raceway Richmond International Raceway is a 3/4-mile , D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series... |
27 | 28 |
| Ricky Hendrick | GMAC | Busch 200 | New Hampshire International Speedway New Hampshire International Speedway New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic... |
DNQ | |
| Jeff Gordon | Pepsi | CarQuest 300 | Lowe's Motor Speedway Lowe's Motor Speedway Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the Sprint All-Star Race... |
6 | 4 |
| Ricky Hendrick | GMAC | Textilease Medique 300 | South Boston Speedway South Boston Speedway South Boston Speedway or "SoBo" is a short track located just outside South Boston, Virginia, U.S.A.. SoBo is located approximately sixty miles east of another area familiar to most NASCAR fans, Martinsville. It is owned by Mattco, Inc, the Mattioli family trust that owns Pocono Raceway, with... |
35 | 42 |
| Ricky Hendrick | GMAC | Myrtle Beach 250 Myrtle Beach 250 The Myrtle Beach 250 was a NASCAR Busch Series stock car race held at Myrtle Beach Speedway, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Added to the Busch Series schedule in 1988, Myrtle Beach Speedway hosted one race per year through the 2000 season, after which it was removed from the schedule. The first... |
Myrtle Beach Speedway Myrtle Beach Speedway The Myrtle Beach Speedway, originally named Rambi Raceway, was built in 1958 and is located on U.S. Route 501 near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.The speedway is a semi-banked asphaltic oval track that spans... |
9 | 13 |
| Ricky Hendrick | GMAC | Sears DieHard 250 | The Milwaukee Mile | DNQ | |
| Ricky Hendrick | GMAC | NAPA Auto Care 250 | Pikes Peak International Raceway Pikes Peak International Raceway Pikes Peak International Raceway, also known as PPIR, is a participant focused racetrack located in Fountain, Colorado, south of Colorado Springs and north of Pueblo... |
28 | 26 |
| Ricky Hendrick | GMAC | CarQuest Auto Parts 250 | Gateway International Raceway Gateway International Raceway Gateway Motorsports Park is a race track in Madison, Illinois, USA, just east of St. Louis, Missouri. After being shuttered by former owner Dover Motorsports Inc., on Nov. 3, 2010, it was announced Sept. 8, 2011, that the facility would re-open and host an NHRA Full Throttle Series event Oct. 5-7,... |
37 | 38 |
| Ricky Hendrick | GMAC | Kroger 200 Kroger 200 Kroger 200 can mean:*The Kroger 200 , a NASCAR Nationwide Series race held at O'Reily Raceway Park*The Kroger 200 , a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held at Martinsville Speedway... |
Indianapolis Raceway Park | 30 | 36 |
| Jeff Gordon | Pepsi | NAPAonline 250 | Michigan International Speedway Michigan International Speedway Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than in Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas... |
25 | 7 |
| Ricky Hendrick | GMAC | Food City 250 Food City 250 The Food City 250 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series stock car race that takes place each August under the lights at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. It is held the night before the Sprint Cup Series Sharpie 500... |
Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961... |
DNQ | |
| Ricky Hendrick | GMAC | Dura Lube 200 | Darlington Raceway Darlington Raceway Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed the "Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition"... |
32 | 29 |
| Ricky Hendrick | GMAC | All Pro Bumper to Bumper 200 | Lowe's Motor Speedway Lowe's Motor Speedway Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the Sprint All-Star Race... |
5 | 13 |
| Ricky Hendrick | GMAC | Sam's Club 200 | North Carolina Speedway North Carolina Speedway Rockingham Speedway, formerly North Carolina Motor Speedway and later North Carolina Speedway is a racetrack located near Rockingham, North Carolina... |
7 | 39 |
| Jeff Gordon | Pepsi #24 | Miami 300 | Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami.Since 2002 Homestead has hosted the final races of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series... |
6 | 1 |
| Ricky Hendrick | GMAC #14 | Miami 300 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | 12 | 39 |