Chip Ganassi Racing (NASCAR)

The NASCAR operation of Chip Ganassi Racing was established in 1989 by Felix Sabates, a Cuban immigrant who was a self-made millionaire distributing products such as Teddy Ruxpin and Atari video game systems. The team was known as SABCO Racing, formed after Sabates purchased an R&D team from Hendrick Motorsports.[1] The team was renamed Team SABCO in 1996.[2] In 2001, Ganassi bought 80% of the ownership interest in the then-two-car team to form Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates; the same year the team switched from Chevrolet to Dodge, with the latter reentering NASCAR competition that season after a 15-year hiatus.[3] In 2009, Ganassi partnered with Dale Earnhardt, Inc. owner Teresa Earnhardt to merge their NASCAR operations into Ganassi's shop and entered under the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates banner, while returning to Chevrolet equpiment. The NASCAR team dropped the Earnhardt name in 2014, and Ganassi revealed that Teresa was never truly involved with the team.[4] Rob Kauffman, chairman of the Race Team Alliance, purchased a stake in the team in 2015.[5] The NASCAR program has fielded full-time entries for notable drivers including Kyle Petty, Joe Nemechek, Sterling Marlin, Jimmy Spencer, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jamie McMurray, Kyle Larson, and Matt Kenseth. They currently run the Nos. 1 and 42 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s for Kurt Busch and Ross Chastain in a technical alliance with Hendrick Motorsports. After already having his name removed from the team previously, at the end of the 2019 season, Sabates announced his retirement as a co-owner from the team, taking effect after the 2020 season.[6]

NASCAR Cup Series

On November 12, 2008, Chip Ganassi and Dale Earnhardt, Inc. owner Teresa Earnhardt, widow of seven-time Cup Series champion and DEI namesake Dale Earnhardt, announced that the two teams would merge in time for the 2009 season and run under the name of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (EGR).[7][8] The Chevrolet equipment of DEI and its engine partnership with Richard Childress Racing (as Earnhardt Childress Racing Technologies) were moved under the Ganassi umbrella, and the new team operated out of the CGR NASCAR shop.[9][10] The move contracted the two organizations with six collective entries to three Sprint Cup Series teams – the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops car driven by Martin Truex, Jr. and the No. 8 car of Aric Almirola from the former DEI stable, and the No. 42 car of Juan Pablo Montoya from Ganassi's stable.[11] The other two DEI cars – the No. 01 and the No. 15 – were disbanded. The No. 41 Ganassi team was planned to continue, but was ultimately shut down when driver Reed Sorenson left for Gillett Evernham Motorsports and when sponsor Target was moved to the No. 42, with the number transferred by NASCAR to Jeremy Mayfield's new race team.[8][12] The No. 8 car was also shut down early in the 2009 season.[11][13]

In 2010 former Ganassi driver Jamie McMurray replaced Martin Truex Jr. in the No. 1 car, making Truex the final driver from the DEI stable to leave. In 2013 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing switched to Hendrick Motorsports engines after four years with Earnhardt-Childress Racing engines. During the five-year tenure of EGR, Teresa Earnhardt had little influence in day-to-day operations of the team, leading Ganassi and Sabates to revert to the team's original name for the 2014 season.[9][10][14]

In mid-2015, Rob Kauffman, then co-owner of Michael Waltrip Racing, purchased a stake in the team. Initially expected to absorb one of the two MWR entries, CGR later announced it would remain a two-car operation.[15]

The pit crew department won the 2017 Comcast Community Champion Award in recognition of their charitable work.[16]

As of 2020, the team currently fields two Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 teams: the No. 1 Monster Energy for Kurt Busch and the No. 42 Credit One Bank/McDonald's for Matt Kenseth.[16][17]

Car No. 1 history

Note: Before merging with Chip Ganassi Racing, Dale Earnhardt Inc. fielded a No. 1 car through 2008, most notably with Steve Park driving. For more information, see Dale Earnhardt, Inc. This section concerns the lineage of Chip Ganassi Racing's entry that later became the No. 1 after the merger with Dale Earnhardt Inc.

1989–2000: Original No. 42

Kyle Petty (1989-1996)
Kyle Petty's No. 42 SABCO Pontiac in 1989.

The No. 1 car debuted in 1989 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, as the No. 42 PEAK-sponsored Pontiac for SABCO Racing, Felix Sabates' race team. The car was driven by Kyle Petty,[1] who finished fourth in the race. The car ran on and off for the rest of the year before moving to full-time status in 1990. Petty scored one victory and finished 11th in points that year. He was running strong in 1991 with a new sponsorship from Mello Yello,[2] before he broke his leg in a crash at Talladega Superspeedway. Over the next 11 races, he was replaced by Bobby Hillin, Jr., Tommy Kendall, and Kenny Wallace while recovering. After returning, he won four races finished fifth in points in both 1992 and 1993. After that, Petty's career began to run out of steam. He won his final race in 1995 at Dover, the first year the car had Coors Light as a sponsor.[2] In 1996, Petty was temporarily replaced by Jim Sauter to recover from more injuries.

Joe Nemechek (1997-1999)
Joe Nemechek in the Team SABCO No. 42 in 1997.

In 1997, he and Sabates split and Coors Light moved to the No. 40 car.[2] The team switched from Pontiac to Chevy. Joe Nemechek and sponsor BellSouth proceeded to come on board.[2] The year got off to a rocky start when Nemechek did not qualify for the Daytona 500 but was able to get in on a car bought from Phil Barkdoll. After losing his brother John in an crash at Homestead-Miami Speedway (and missing Darlington to attend his funeral, during which he was replaced by Phil Parsons), Nemechek won two pole positions and finished 28th in points, followed up by a then-career best 26th in 1998. Weeks after announcing that they would not race together after the 1999 season had ended, Nemechek won his first Winston Cup race at New Hampshire International Speedway, and won two more poles.

2000-2001: Transition to Chip Ganassi Racing

Kenny Irwin Jr. (2000)
Kenny Irwin, Jr.'s BellSouth Chevrolet in 2000.

In 2000, former Winston Cup Rookie of the Year Kenny Irwin, Jr. took over the 42 car. He was just adjusting to his new team, scoring a single top ten in the first 17 races, when in July he was killed in an accident at New Hampshire during Cup Series practice, the first race since the team won there the previous year.[18][19] The team took one week off and returned as the No. 01 driven by Ted Musgrave.[19]

Jason Leffler (2001)

For 2001, Chip Ganassi purchased a majority stake in SABCO, and the BellSouth brand Cingular Wireless became the sponsor. Busch Series driver and former USAC standout Jason Leffler was hired to drive the car, which was now a Dodge.[20] Leffler's rookie season was a struggle, despite winning a pole at the inaugural race at Kansas Speedway. Leffler failed to qualify for four races, and was replaced with Trans-Am Series driver Dorsey Schroeder at Sonoma and Scott Pruett at Watkins Glen.[21] Leffler would fail to qualify for the race at Watkins Glen in the No. 04 car and he was released at the end of the season.

2002-2008: No. 41

Jimmy Spencer (2002)
Reed Sorenson in 2008.

With Cingular moving to Richard Childress Racing to sponsor the No. 31 car, long time Ganassi backer Target became the sponsor, the number was changed to No. 41, and veteran Jimmy Spencer was tabbed to replace Leffler.[19][22][23] Spencer did not qualify for the Daytona 500, and was replaced by road course ringer Scott Pruett at Watkins Glen, with Pruett finishing a strong 6th.[21] The high point of the season was at the Food City 500 at Bristol in the spring, when Spencer and fierce rival Kurt Busch engaged in a heated battle at the end of the race. Busch, on worn tires, would go to victory lane while Spencer scored a season-best second-place finish. In 34 races, Spencer scored two top five and six top ten finishes en route to a 27th-place points finish, and was released.

Casey Mears (2003-2005)

Busch Series driver Casey Mears was hired to drive the car, joining fellow rookie teammate Jamie McMurray. Mears struggled in his rookie season but steadily improved over the next two seasons.

Reed Sorenson (2006-2008)

For 2006 another young driver, Reed Sorenson was hired to drive the No. 41 car full-time, and Mears replaced McMurray in the No. 42 car. Sorenson had five top-tens and ended the 2006 season 24th in the standings.[24] After finishing 22nd in the standings with three top 5s and 6 top 10s in 2007, the No. 41 team dropped to 32nd in the final standings in 2008. Sorenson failed to qualify for a race for the first time in his career, and the team only managed one top-five and two top tens. Sorenson left the team to drive for Richard Petty Motorsports.

2009–present: No. 1

Martin Truex Jr. (2009)
The No. 1 Chevrolet with Martin Truex Jr. driving.

Ganassi would move the Target sponsorship to the No. 42 car to replace Texaco/Havoline for 2009, leaving the No. 41 without a driver or a sponsor.[12] As a result, Ganassi merged his team with the struggling Dale Earnhardt, Inc., and the No. 41 was replaced with the former DEI No. 1 car. DEI's driver (Martin Truex Jr.) and sponsor (Bass Pro Shops) also came over to join Ganassi. Bass Pro Shops, however, reduced its schedule to 20 races. The team also carried its Earnhardt-Childress Engine program over to Ganassi, and switched manufacturers from Dodge to Chevrolet.[8][25] Truex failed to win a race in his only season driving for Ganassi, and left the team after the season for Michael Waltrip Racing.

Jamie McMurray (2010-2018)
McMurray's No. 1 during the 2013 STP Gas Booster 500.

Truex was replaced by Jamie McMurray, who had previously driven for the Ganassi organization from 2002 until 2005, winning his first Cup race with the team as a substitute driver. Bass Pro Shops was joined by McDonald's as a primary sponsor. McMurray started the year off with a bang, winning the 2010 Daytona 500 for Ganassi in his first race in the No. 1 car.[1] It was the first win for a Ganassi team car since Juan Pablo Montoya won the 2007 Toyota/Save Mart 350. McMurray returned to the winner's circle by winning the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis, the first time that he had won multiple races in a season since joining the Cup Series full-time in 2003.[1] Inconsistency throughout the season, however, kept McMurray out of the Chase for the Cup. He added a third win at the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte during the Chase, the same race he won for the 40 team in 2002. McMurray earned four poles, nine top fives and twelve top tens to finish 14th in the final standings, his best points finish since his earlier tenure with Ganassi.

McMurray and the Ganassi team struggled in 2011, earning two top fives and four top tens while failing to finish five races, with a dismal 27th-place points finish. The struggles continued in 2012, with only three top tens and a 21st-place points finish. For 2013, CGR would switch to Hendrick engines looking to improve performance.[26] McDonald's would become the main sponsor as Bass Pro Shops scaled down to two races. The team also gained a 10 race sponsorship from the Textron Company, with brands Cessna, Bell Helicopter, Bad Boy Buggies, and E-Z-Go adorning the car.[27] After more struggles in the first half of 2013, McMurray finally broke back into victory lane at the fall Talladega race, his first victory in three seasons. After an improved 15th-place points finish, McMurray would sign a contract extension to return in 2014.[28]

McMurray won the Sprint All-Star Race in 2014, taking two tires under the final caution and passing leader Carl Edwards within the final ten laps to score the victory and the $1 million bonus.[29] However, the team did not win a points race during the season and missed the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Both McMurray and teammate Kyle Larson would rebound after missing the playoff, with the 1 car scoring a pole and four top-fives in the final ten races of the year. Overall, McMurray had seven top fives and 13 top tens to finish 18th in points.

For 2015, former Yates Racing driver Matt McCall was hired as crew chief for McMurray, replacing Keith Rodden.[30] McMurray started 2015 on a high note, climbing to 8th in the standings within the first ten races and making the Chase for the first time in his career, but ended up being eliminated in the first round on a tiebreaker. He finished 13th in points. McMurray would once again be eliminated from championship contention in the first round of the Chase in 2016, following an engine failure at Dover, he finished 13th in points for the 2nd year in a row. In 2017, McMurray scored 17 top 10s, his best number since 2004, advancing to the Chase once again. This time, he was able to make past the first round but was eliminated in the Round of 12 after crashing at Talladega and Kansas. He finished the season 12th in points.

McMurray failed to make the 2018 Playoffs with a string of disappointing finishes, with one top-five and six top-10s during the regular season. A second-place finish at the 2018 Bank of America Roval 400 was the high point of his season. McMurray finished the 2018 season 20th in points. On September 10, 2018, it was announced that McMurray will not return to Chip Ganassi Racing in 2019.[31]

Kurt Busch (2019-present)
Busch's No. 1 at Sonoma Raceway in 2019

On December 4, 2018, it was announced that former Stewart-Haas Racing driver and 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Champion Kurt Busch, along with sponsor Monster Energy, will move to the No. 1 team in the 2019 season.[17] Busch scored his first win with CGR at Kentucky.[32] On November 2, CGR officially announced that Busch has signed on with the No. 1 team for at least two more years.[33]

Busch managed to make the 2020 playoffs without winning a race by staying consistent with four top-fives and 14 top-10 finishes. He scored his 32nd career win and his first of 2020 at Las Vegas; the win secured him a spot in the Round of 8.[34]

Car No. 1 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
1989 Kyle Petty 42 Pontiac DAY
DNQ
CAR ATL
4
RCH
DNQ
DAR
28
BRI NWS MAR TAL
28
CLT DOV SON POC MCH
6
DAY
14
POC
14
TAL
7
GLN MCH
9
BRI
27
DAR
14
RCH
32
DOV
11
MAR
30
CLT
29
NWS
31
CAR
10
PHO
21
ATL
6
30th 2099
1990 DAY
24
RCH
11
CAR
1*
ATL
6
DAR
13
BRI
10
NWS
10
MAR
16
TAL
7
CLT
17
DOV
9
SON
16
POC
10
MCH
8
DAY
10
POC
35
TAL
8
GLN
17
MCH
16
BRI
28
DAR
25
RCH
6
DOV
8
MAR
23
NWS
10
CLT
4
CAR
20*
PHO
41
ATL
41
11th 3501
1991 DAY
16*
RCH
25
CAR
1*
ATL
39
DAR
6
BRI
21
NWS
18
MAR
2
TAL
33
DAR
22
RCH
26
DOV
12
MAR
12
NWS
16
CLT
15
CAR
9
PHO
20
ATL
19
25th 2810
Kenny Wallace CLT
13
DOV
26
Tommy Kendall SON
18
Bobby Hillin Jr. POC
15
MCH
15
DAY
15
POC
28
TAL
11
GLN
18
MCH
33
BRI
30
1992 Kyle Petty DAY
6
CAR
29
RCH
20
ATL
8
DAR
27
BRI
19
NWS
28
MAR
18
TAL
10
CLT
3*
DOV
29
SON
12
POC
6
MCH
4
DAY
14
POC
7
TAL
6
GLN
1*
MCH
6
BRI
4
DAR
7
RCH
12
DOV
3
MAR
4
NWS
3
CLT
3*
CAR
1*
PHO
19
ATL
16
5th 3945
1993 DAY
31
CAR
32
RCH
5*
ATL
7
DAR
7
BRI
3
NWS
2
MAR
5
TAL
18
SON
5
CLT
14
DOV
29
POC
1*
MCH
12
DAY
33
NHA
8
POC
27
TAL
4
GLN
26
MCH
18
BRI
30
DAR
16
RCH
9
DOV
14
MAR
10
NWS
4
CLT
7
CAR
13
PHO
3
ATL
11
5th 3860
1994 DAY
39
CAR
8
RCH
5
ATL
13
DAR
11
BRI
20
NWS
4
MAR
26
TAL
13
SON
11
CLT
26
DOV
11
POC
12
MCH
17
DAY
34
NHA
8
POC
27
TAL
19
IND
25
GLN
37
MCH
6
BRI
15
DAR
12
RCH
38
DOV
6
MAR
24
NWS
26
CLT
30
CAR
36
PHO
6
ATL
22
15th 3339
1995 DAY
12
CAR
10
RCH
33
ATL
14
DAR
35
BRI
35
NWS
31
MAR
9
TAL
31
SON
28
CLT
29
DOV
1*
POC
39
MCH
42
DAY
7
NHA
37
POC
28
TAL
6
IND
25
GLN
39
MCH
42
BRI
DNQ
DAR
24
RCH
25
DOV
26
MAR
11
NWS
30
CLT
15
CAR
32
PHO
39
ATL
33
30th 2638
1996 DAY
18
CAR
11
RCH
20
ATL
22
DAR
12
BRI
15
NWS
30
MAR
30
TAL
18
SON
30
CLT
23
DOV
18
POC
20
MCH
38
DAY
24
NHA
28
POC
26
TAL
12
IND
38
GLN
23
DAR
17
RCH
18
DOV
8
MAR
8
NWS
31
CLT
41
CAR
25
PHO
29
ATL
DNQ
27th 2696
Jim Sauter MCH
21
BRI
31
1997 Joe Nemechek Chevy DAY
DNQ
CAR
35
RCH
39
ATL
39
TEX
29
BRI
19
MAR
19
SON
DNQ
TAL
DNQ
CLT
19
DOV
15
POC
36
MCH
41
CAL
18
DAY
24
NHA
40
POC
21
IND
32
GLN
12
MCH
27
BRI
38
DAR
23
RCH
6
NHA
13
DOV
20
MAR
25
CLT
16
TAL
31
CAR
10
PHO
24
ATL
8
28th 2754
Phil Parsons DAR
31
1998 Joe Nemechek DAY
26
CAR
39
LVS
37
ATL
35
DAR
37
BRI
DNQ
TEX
4
MAR
24
TAL
32
CAL
22
CLT
6
DOV
26
RCH
12
MCH
9
POC
35
SON
25
NHA
36
POC
17
IND
24
GLN
12
MCH
12
BRI
31
NHA
18
DAR
35
RCH
37
DOV
29
MAR
40
CLT
7
TAL
29
DAY
17
PHO
18
CAR
17
ATL
40
26th 2897
1999 DAY
36
CAR
24
LVS
35
ATL
14
DAR
19
TEX
33
BRI
36
MAR
37
TAL
34
CAL
40
RCH
6
CLT
32
DOV
25
MCH
34
POC
42
SON
19
DAY
16
NHA
37
POC
29
IND
22
GLN
30
MCH
22
BRI
19
DAR
6
RCH
20
NHA
1
DOV
35
MAR
38
CLT
13
TAL
30
CAR
26
PHO
19
HOM
21
ATL
32
30th 2956
2000 Kenny Irwin Jr. DAY
14
CAR
22
LVS
24
ATL
24
DAR
38
BRI
40
TEX
17
MAR
37
TAL
4
CAL
42
RCH
42
CLT
24
DOV
17
MCH
35
POC
25
SON
23
DAY
22
NHA 28th 2815
Ted Musgrave 01 POC
16
IND
24
MCH
26
BRI
17
DAR
13
RCH
21
NHA
14
DOV
23
MAR
21
CLT
29
TAL
32
CAR
DNQ
PHO
25
HOM
DNQ
P.J. Jones GLN
21
Bobby Hamilton Jr. ATL
31
2001 Jason Leffler Dodge DAY
34
CAR
33
LVS
28
ATL
32
DAR
39
BRI
DNQ
TEX
17
MAR
DNQ
TAL
20
CAL
18
RCH
26
CLT
30
DOV
13
MCH
19
POC
41
DAY
24
CHI
24
NHA
27
POC
21
IND
26
MCH
24
BRI
30
DAR
43
RCH
28
DOV
DNQ
KAN
28
CLT
43
MAR
37
TAL
15
PHO
41
CAR
30
HOM
10
ATL
DNQ
NHA
30
37th 2413
Dorsey Schroeder SON
25
Scott Pruett GLN
11
2002 Jimmy Spencer 41 DAY
DNQ
CAR
20
LVS
10
ATL
26
DAR
37
BRI
2
TEX
8
MAR
21
TAL
17
CAL
27
RCH
10
CLT
25
DOV
23
POC
21
MCH
28
SON
36
DAY
4
CHI
32
NHA
11
POC
32
IND
31
MCH
34
BRI
8
DAR
18
RCH
42
NHA
15
DOV
35
KAN
24
TAL
21
CLT
32
MAR
24
ATL
30
CAR
31
PHO
23
HOM
42
27th 3187
Scott Pruett GLN
6
2003 Casey Mears DAY
27
CAR
30
LVS
15
ATL
23
DAR
34
BRI
32
TEX
27
TAL
40
MAR
36
CAL
34
RCH
28
CLT
35
DOV
40
POC
21
MCH
20
SON
26
DAY
25
CHI
34
NHA
16
POC
35
IND
29
GLN
32
MCH
41
BRI
21
DAR
35
RCH
41
NHA
17
DOV
36
TAL
37
KAN
24
CLT
42
MAR
17
ATL
28
PHO
42
CAR
33
HOM
27
35th 2638
2004 DAY
14
CAR
21
LVS
7
ATL
34
DAR
15
BRI
36
TEX
7
MAR
37
TAL
8
CAL
8
RCH
32
CLT
7
DOV
28
POC
10
MCH
31
SON
7
DAY
11
CHI
15
NHA
26
POC
18
IND
26
GLN
4
MCH
20
BRI
30
CAL
29
RCH
35
NHA
29
DOV
24
TAL
8
KAN
31
CLT
20
MAR
29
ATL
13
PHO
34
DAR
26
HOM
26
22nd 3690
2005 DAY
26
CAL
22
LVS
7
ATL
19
BRI
43
MAR
17
TEX
4
PHO
39
TAL
14
DAR
39
RCH
28
CLT
34
DOV
24
POC
18
MCH
21
SON
20
DAY
43
CHI
9
NHA
33
POC
21
IND
6
GLN
23
MCH
14
BRI
34
CAL
32
RCH
23
NHA
23
DOV
10
TAL
38
KAN
8
CLT
6
MAR
22
ATL
21
TEX
4
PHO
22
HOM
5
22nd 3637
2006 Reed Sorenson DAY
29
CAL
21
LVS
40
ATL
10
BRI
22
MAR
12
TEX
13
PHO
40
TAL
26
RCH
23
DAR
11
CLT
10
DOV
19
POC
36
MCH
5
SON
29
DAY
34
CHI
7
NHA
24
POC
26
IND
30
GLN
12
MCH
8
BRI
36
CAL
21
RCH
14
NHA
17
DOV
11
KAN
43
TAL
39
CLT
36
MAR
35
ATL
29
TEX
17
PHO
29
HOM
16
24th 3434
2007 DAY
13
CAL
43
LVS
31
ATL
9
BRI
43
MAR
18
TEX
40
PHO
15
TAL
25
RCH
21
DAR
40
CLT
4
DOV
27
POC
24
MCH
23
SON
40
NHA
26
DAY
42
CHI
12
IND
5
POC
28
GLN
28
MCH
38
BRI
15
CAL
21
RCH
32
NHA
14
DOV
30
KAN
7
TAL
10
CLT
30
MAR
41
ATL
3
TEX
40
PHO
19
HOM
22
22nd 3275
2008 DAY
5
CAL
37
LVS
18
ATL
31
BRI
31
MAR
36
TEX
24
PHO
42
TAL
43
RCH
12
DAR
32
CLT
22
DOV
26
POC
33
MCH
34
NHA
6
DAY
22
CHI
31
IND
17
POC
35
GLN
31
MCH
33
BRI
36
CAL
27
RCH
26
NHA
22
DOV
30
KAN
26
TAL
23
CLT
15
MAR
35
ATL
39
TEX
37
PHO
31
HOM
31
32nd 2795
Scott Pruett SON
38
2009 Martin Truex Jr. 1 Chevy DAY
11
CAL
27
LVS
32
ATL
10
BRI
26
MAR
29
TEX
25
PHO
7
TAL
33
RCH
22
DAR
6
CLT
23
DOV
21
POC
18
MCH
26
SON
25
NHA
37
DAY
25
CHI
16
IND
17
POC
19
GLN
28
MCH
21
BRI
22
ATL
26*
RCH
39
NHA
19
DOV
33
KAN
16
CAL
22
CLT
9
MAR
28
TAL
31
TEX
14
PHO
5
HOM
9
23rd 3503
2010 Jamie McMurray DAY
1
CAL
17
LVS
34
ATL
29
BRI
8
MAR
30
PHO
24
TEX
30
TAL
2
RCH
19
DAR
2
DOV
32
CLT
2
POC
36
MCH
24
SON
15
NHA
18
DAY
39
CHI
5
IND
1
POC
22
GLN
6
MCH
20
BRI
3
ATL
15
RCH
17
NHA
3
DOV
13
KAN
11
CAL
17
CLT
1
MAR
11
TAL
36
TEX
16
PHO
10
HOM
21
14th 4325
2011 DAY
18
PHO
35
LVS
27
BRI
21
CAL
23
MAR
7
TEX
22
TAL
21
RCH
18
DAR
9
DOV
20
CLT
37
KAN
29
POC
33
MCH
19
SON
15
DAY
22
KEN
36
NHA
31
IND
4
POC
22
GLN
17
MCH
23
BRI
5
ATL
16
RCH
14
CHI
38
NHA
23
DOV
15
KAN
22
CLT
27
TAL
29
MAR
35
TEX
36
PHO
17
HOM
14
27th 795
2012 DAY
31
PHO
37
LVS
8
BRI
7
CAL
32
MAR
20
TEX
14
KAN
14
RCH
14
TAL
11
DAR
34
CLT
21
DOV
19
POC
10
MCH
14
SON
19
KEN
15
DAY
13
NHA
20
IND
22
POC
17
GLN
39
MCH
14
BRI
17
ATL
24
RCH
22
CHI
21
NHA
26
DOV
24
TAL
34*
CLT
17
KAN
15
MAR
17
TEX
18
PHO
23
HOM
20
21st 868
2013 DAY
32
PHO
22
LVS
13
BRI
10
CAL
19
MAR
7
TEX
16
KAN
7
RCH
26
TAL
23
DAR
16
CLT
19
DOV
33
POC
13
MCH
33
SON
25
KEN
2
DAY
7
NHA
12
IND
15
POC
16
GLN
11
MCH
22
BRI
19
ATL
11
RCH
4
CHI
19
NHA
5
DOV
11
KAN
16
CLT
19
TAL
1
MAR
10
TEX
31
PHO
18
HOM
30
15th 1007
2014 DAY
14
PHO
10
LVS
15
BRI
38
CAL
6
MAR
42
TEX
17
DAR
16
RCH
13
TAL
29
KAN
39
CLT
5
DOV
13
POC
10
MCH
12
SON
4
KEN
37
DAY
30
NHA
16
IND
20
POC
7
GLN
14
MCH
14
BRI
8*
ATL
12
RCH
4
CHI
9
NHA
4
DOV
22
KAN
25
CLT
3
TAL
35
MAR
16
TEX
5
PHO
14
HOM
5
18th 1014
2015 DAY
27
ATL
40
LVS
11
PHO
2
CAL
21
MAR
10
TEX
6
BRI
14
RCH
4
TAL
11
KAN
13
CLT
19
DOV
7
POC
7
MCH
7
SON
11
DAY
15
KEN
14
NHA
26
IND
17
POC
15
GLN
40
MCH
16
BRI
11
DAR
14
RCH
13
CHI
16
NHA
14
DOV
4
CLT
12
KAN
20
TAL
39
MAR
2
TEX
10
PHO
15
HOM
13
13th 2295
2016 DAY
17
ATL
21
LVS
16
PHO
16
CAL
10
MAR
23
TEX
13
BRI
13
RCH
16
TAL
4
KAN
26
DOV
21
CLT
19
POC
17
MCH
9
SON
17
DAY
34
KEN
7
NHA
6
IND
19
POC
20
GLN
8
BRI
8
MCH
8
DAR
15
RCH
7
CHI
11
NHA
19
DOV
40
CLT
10
KAN
37
TAL
19
MAR
8
TEX
19
PHO
11
HOM
5
13th 2231
2017 DAY
28
ATL
10
LVS
8
PHO
15
CAL
6
MAR
38
TEX
7
BRI
12
RCH
6
TAL
2
KAN
8
CLT
12
DOV
7
POC
37
MCH
5
SON
10
DAY
14
KEN
7
NHA
17
IND
15
POC
26
GLN
14
MCH
9
BRI
12
DAR
10
RCH
14
CHI
10
NHA
16
DOV
9
CLT
5
TAL
37
KAN
34
MAR
29
TEX
18
PHO
6
HOM
13
12th 2224
2018 DAY
16
ATL
19
LVS
36
PHO
26
CAL
17
MAR
26
TEX
3
BRI
19
RCH
19
TAL
28
DOV
16
KAN
31
CLT
6
POC
15
MCH
10
SON
37
CHI
12
DAY
30
KEN
17
NHA
18
POC
20
GLN
7
MCH
21
BRI
29
DAR
9
IND
7
LVS
35
RCH
21
CLT
2
DOV
18
TAL
35
KAN
17
MAR
16
TEX
19
PHO
6
HOM
18
20th 683
2019 Kurt Busch DAY
25
ATL
3
LVS
5
PHO
7
CAL
6
MAR
12
TEX
9
BRI
2
RCH
11
TAL
6
DOV
13
KAN
7
CLT
27
POC
11
MCH
2
SON
13
CHI
13
DAY
10
KEN
1
NHA
18
POC
27
GLN
10
MCH
23
BRI
9
DAR
7
IND
30
LVS
39
RCH
18
CLT
20
DOV
9
TAL
28
KAN
4
MAR
6
TEX
9
PHO
11
HOM
21
13th 2237
2020 DAY
33
LVS
25
CAL
3
PHO
6
DAR
3
DAR
15
CLT
7
CLT
5
BRI
7
ATL
6
MAR
9
HOM
17
TAL
9
POC
18
POC
13
IND
13
KEN
5
TEX
8
KAN
9
NHA
17
MCH
10
MCH
10
DAY
14
DOV
40
DOV
13
DAY
34
DAR
8
RCH
13
BRI
15
LVS
1
TAL
32
CLT
4
KAN
38
TEX
7
MAR
5
PHO
12
10th 2287
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 -* -*

Car No. 40 history

Kenny Wallace (1993)
Greg Sacks in 1997 for SABCO
The No. 40 car in 2006, in the silver Coors Light paint scheme

The No. 40 car debuted in 1993 as the second car in the SABCO stable. It had sponsorship from Dirt Devil and was piloted by rookie driver Kenny Wallace. After Wallace finished 3rd behind Bobby Labonte and Jeff Gordon in the NASCAR Rookie of the Year standings, he left for other opportunities.

Bobby Hamilton (1994) and Dick Brooks era (1994-1995)

Bobby Hamilton drove the car the next season with sponsorship from Kendall Motor Oil, during which the No. 40 car was bought by Dick Brooks. Hamilton finished 23rd in points that year.

The 1995 season saw multiple drivers such as Rich Bickle, Greg Sacks, and Shane Hall pilot the car. But at the end of the season, Brooks closed up shop and sold the team back to Sabates. The team came back in the 1996 season with First Union sponsoring the car and Greg Sacks, Jay Sauter, and Robby Gordon in select events

Robby Gordon (1997)

The team returned for 1997 full-time with rookie driver Robby Gordon, Coors Light moving over from the No. 42, and the team switching from Pontiac to Chevrolet.[2] Gordon won the pole at the spring Atlanta race. Unfortunately, open-wheel ace Gordon suffered burns during the Indianapolis 500. By the time he returned, the damage was done and despite picking up a Top 5 finish at Watkins Glen, Gordon was released. Sabates later said in a 2007 interview that hiring Robby Gordon was "a mistake", while Gordon said that his departure stemmed from Sabates focusing more on making money than improving the team.[2] Sacks returned to finish out the year.

Sterling Marlin (1998-2005)

For the 1998 season, Sabates chose a more experienced driver in 2-time Daytona 500 winner Sterling Marlin.[2] Marlin did not qualify at the spring Atlanta race and one year after the team won the pole position there, marking the first time since 1986 that Marlin missed a race. At the end of the year, Marlin had six top-10 finishes and ended up 13th in the points standings.[2] Marlin showed a brief insurgence in the 1999 season when he won the pole at Pocono.

In 2001, the car got a new silver-red paint scheme, a manufacturer switch to Dodge, a new crew chief in Lee McCall, and a new owner in Ganassi. Marlin won his qualifying race for the Daytona 500. On the last lap of the 500, Marlin was involved in the crash that killed Dale Earnhardt. Many fans sent misguided hate mail and death threats to Marlin and his wife, blaming him for Earnhardt's death. Earnhardt's drivers Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Michael Waltrip came to Marlin's defense, and Marlin was cleared of any responsibility by NASCAR's investigation into the crash.

Marlin was able to rise above the controversy, and gave Dodge its first win since its return to NASCAR at Michigan, won again at the UAW-GM Quality 500, and finished 3rd in points, well ahead of the factory-backed Dodges from Evernham Motorsports. Marlin led the points standings for most of the 2002 season and won two races, but he suffered a fractured vertebra in a crash at Kansas Speedway, which ended his season.[35] Some say that Marlin's injury signified the beginning of the struggles for the team. Jamie McMurray, who was scheduled to drive the No. 42 car the following season, filled in for Marlin in six races, with Mike Bliss running the car at Martinsville.[36] At Charlotte, McMurray beat out Bobby Labonte to win his 1st race in just his 2nd Winston Cup start. This emotional victory was capped off with a phone call from Marlin through the television network congratulating McMurray on his victory. Marlin would go winless over the next three seasons, with a best finish of 18th in points in 2003 and was released after 2005.

David Stremme (2006-2007)

Rookie David Stremme replaced Marlin in the 2006 season.[37][38][39] This move outraged some fans, since Coors Light and Ganassi both stated that the decision was partly due to Coors Light attempting to target the younger demographic.[37][40][41] A new primary sponsor, Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, joined the team and split time with Coors.[37] Stremme did not finish higher than 11th, with an average finish of 26th, and had a 33rd-place finish in the points.[24] Before the 2007 season started, Lone Star left the No. 40 team as primary sponsor, leaving only Coors Light. After the beginning of the season, Tums also came on as a sponsor of the No. 40 team. Stremme had a much better start to the season, earning his first Top 10 in the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, posting his best career finish, 8th, two weeks later in the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, and ended the season with three Top 10s. Stremme was released due to Coors Light's departure to become the "Official Beer of NASCAR".

Dario Franchitti (2008)
Dario Franchitti at Daytona in 2008.

On October 3, 2007, reigning Indianapolis 500 winner and IndyCar Champion Dario Franchitti was announced as the new driver of the No. 40 car for the 2008 season. Due to the lack of sponsorship, the team had to procure one-race partnerships on a rotational basis, with The Hartford, Kennametal, Dodge Journey, Target, Dodge Avenger, and Wii Fit appearing on the car. Franchitti suffered ankle injuries in a Nationwide Series race at Talladega, causing him to miss several races. Marlin, Stremme, Ken Schrader, and Jeremy Mayfield filled in during his absence.[42][43][44][45][46]

Ganassi shut the team down in July due to its lack of funding mid-season, with around 70 employees laid off.[8][47][48] Franchitti, meanwhile, moved to CGR's IndyCar operation.[49] The team was revived for several fall races with Bryan Clauson driving, but race qualifying was rained out twice and the team did not make the field due to being too low in the owner points. When qualifying was finally staged at Texas, Clauson subsequently failed to qualify, and the team was shut down again.[44][50]

Car No. 40 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
1993 Kenny Wallace 40 Pontiac DAY
23
CAR
23
RCH
26
ATL
16
DAR
32
BRI
13
NWS
15
MAR
24
TAL
14
SON
36
CLT
23
DOV
13
POC
15
MCH
29
DAY
28
NHA
21
POC
23
TAL
35
GLN
9
MCH
23
BRI
9
DAR
10
RCH
32
DOV
16
MAR
15
NWS
27
CLT
35
CAR
37
PHO
17
ATL
30
23rd 2893
1994 Bobby Hamilton DAY
12
CAR
38
RCH
33
ATL
19
DAR
25
BRI
9
NWS
14
MAR
13
TAL
12
SON
33
CLT
17
DOV
34
POC
27
MCH
41
DAY
24
NHA
40
POC
23
TAL
22
IND
24
GLN
34
MCH
DNQ
BRI
28
DAR
22
RCH
34
DOV
31
MAR
13
NWS
12
CLT
19
CAR
33
PHO
11
ATL
24
23rd 2749
1995 Greg Sacks DAY
DNQ
CAR
41
RCH
19
ATL
29
DAR
22
BRI
36
NWS
35
MAR
22
TAL
35
SON
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
DOV
28
POC
33
MCH
DNQ
37th 1890
Andy Hillenburg DAY
36
Rich Bickle NHA
38
POC
30
IND
37
MCH
DNQ
BRI
31
DAR
21
DOV
35
MAR
DNQ
NWS
27
CLT
38
Randy LaJoie TAL
40
Butch Leitzinger GLN
12
Shane Hall RCH
DNQ
CAR
36
PHO
DNQ
ATL
DNQ
1996 Jay Sauter DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR
DNQ
RCH
DNQ
DOV MAR NWS 56th 235
Greg Sacks Chevy CLT
24
ATL
18
Robby Gordon CAR
42
PHO
42
1997 DAY
16
CAR
33
RCH
28
ATL
14
DAR
34
TEX
34
BRI
43
MAR
41
SON
41
CLT
41
DAY
22
NHA
34
POC
42
IND
28
GLN
4
MCH
17
BRI
DNQ
DAR
22
RCH
42
NHA
24
DOV
33
37th 1940
Joe Nemechek TAL
19
Wally Dallenbach Jr. DOV
36
Greg Sacks POC
42
MCH
DNQ
CAL
27
TAL
39
CAR
39
PHO
21
ATL
DNQ
Steve Park MAR
41
Elliott Sadler CLT
DNQ
1998 Sterling Marlin DAY
22
CAR
25
LVS
24
ATL
DNQ
DAR
14
BRI
40
TEX
14
MAR
36
TAL
9
CAL
14
CLT
15
DOV
19
RCH
10
MCH
18
POC
9
SON
7
NHA
35
POC
11
IND
11
GLN
7
MCH
15
BRI
21
NHA
17
DAR
8
RCH
15
DOV
16
MAR
18*
CLT
30
TAL
14
DAY
18
PHO
12
CAR
13
ATL
42
13th 3530
1999 DAY
32
CAR
37
LVS
15
ATL
18
DAR
16
TEX
9
BRI
14
MAR
13
TAL
25
CAL
16
RCH
18
CLT
40
DOV
29
MCH
22
POC
4
SON
25
DAY
12
NHA
34
POC
28
IND
16
GLN
33
MCH
15
BRI
7
DAR
40
RCH
4
NHA
21
DOV
38
MAR
11
CLT
29
TAL
22
CAR
8
PHO
40
HOM
17
ATL
31
16th 3397
2000 DAY
24
CAR
15
LVS
18
ATL
12
DAR
21
BRI
10
TEX
34
MAR
24
TAL
8
CAL
32
RCH
29
CLT
19
DOV
31
MCH
10
POC
22
SON
2
DAY
25
NHA
25
POC
42
IND
30
GLN
30
MCH
15
BRI
8
DAR
17
RCH
20
NHA
22
DOV
37
MAR
9
CLT
31
TAL
41
CAR
33
PHO
15
HOM
26
ATL
8
19th 3363
2001 Dodge DAY
7
CAR
8
LVS
3
ATL
35
DAR
5
BRI
12
TEX
34
MAR
5
TAL
23*
CAL
9
RCH
11
CLT
15
DOV
6
MCH
3
POC
4
SON
28
DAY
39
CHI
9
NHA
17
POC
16
IND
2
GLN
25
MCH
1
BRI
9
DAR
16
RCH
32
DOV
8
KAN
5
CLT
1*
MAR
10
TAL
17
PHO
34
CAR
11
HOM
5
ATL
2
NHA
2
3rd 4741
2002 DAY
8*
CAR
2
LVS
1
ATL
9
DAR
1
BRI
19
TEX
7
MAR
12
TAL
5
CAL
7
RCH
11
CLT
11
DOV
13
POC
4
MCH
21
SON
43
DAY
3
CHI
16
NHA
14
POC
3*
IND
27
GLN
30
MCH
6
BRI
7
DAR
4
RCH
43
NHA
21
DOV
21
KAN
33
8th 4503
Jamie McMurray TAL
26
CLT
1*
ATL
7
CAR
15
PHO
40
HOM
22
Mike Bliss MAR
14
2003 Sterling Marlin DAY
17
CAR
40
LVS
8
ATL
14
DAR
39
BRI
6
TEX
29
TAL
6
MAR
7
CAL
10
RCH
13
CLT
7
DOV
35
POC
6*
MCH
6*
SON
18
DAY
19
CHI
21
NHA
39
POC
10
IND
34
GLN
43
MCH
19
BRI
17
DAR
31
RCH
22
NHA
29
DOV
13
TAL
39
KAN
34
CLT
15
MAR
43
ATL
16
PHO
11
CAR
10
HOM
10
18th 3745
2004 DAY
37
CAR
4
LVS
18
ATL
16
DAR
14
BRI
4
TEX
26
MAR
9
TAL
31
CAL
27
RCH
15
CLT
39
DOV
29
POC
31
MCH
6
SON
21
DAY
20
CHI
7
NHA
21
POC
15
IND
33
GLN
36
MCH
15
BRI
6
CAL
26
RCH
14
NHA
12
DOV
15
TAL
34
KAN
34
CLT
12
MAR
4
ATL
19
PHO
25
DAR
12
HOM
16
21st 3857
2005 DAY
8
CAL
15
LVS
35
ATL
16
BRI
11
MAR
6
TEX
5
PHO
26
TAL
34
DAR
41
RCH
23
CLT
39
DOV
32
POC
16
MCH
40
SON
26
DAY
22
CHI
32
NHA
34
POC
28
IND
9
MCH
21
BRI
29
CAL
19
RCH
41
NHA
11
DOV
41
TAL
7
KAN
13
CLT
40
MAR
38
ATL
20
TEX
23
PHO
34
HOM
26
30th 3183
Scott Pruett GLN
4
2006 David Stremme DAY
28
CAL
33
LVS
33
ATL
33
BRI
36
MAR
38
TEX
21
PHO
29
TAL
34
RCH
33
DAR
25
CLT
31
DOV
41
POC
26
MCH
19
DAY
16
CHI
21
NHA
11
POC
29
IND
18
MCH
28
BRI
35
CAL
36
RCH
26
NHA
20
DOV
18
KAN
26
TAL
33
CLT
15
MAR
15
ATL
39
TEX
24
PHO
18
HOM
11
33rd 2865
Scott Pruett SON
30
GLN
6
2007 David Stremme DAY
11
CAL
19
LVS
20
ATL
13
BRI
13
MAR
35
TEX
10
PHO
43
TAL
8
RCH
38
DAR
37
CLT
17
DOV
36
POC
23
MCH
40
SON
32
NHA
27
DAY
22
CHI
34
IND
26
POC
25
GLN
21
MCH
21
BRI
14
CAL
34
RCH
19
NHA
42
DOV
39
KAN
17
TAL
17
CLT
9
MAR
37
ATL
39
TEX
41
PHO
20
HOM
11
24th 3163
2008 Dario Franchitti DAY
33
CAL
32
LVS
33
ATL
33
BRI
36
MAR
22
TEX
DNQ
PHO
32
POC
41
MCH
43
SON
DNQ
NHA
38
DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL 44th 1058
David Stremme TAL
28
Ken Schrader RCH
DNQ
Sterling Marlin DAR
34
CLT
31
Jeremy Mayfield DOV
25
Bryan Clauson CLT
DNQ
MAR ATL
DNQ
TEX
DNQ
PHO HOM

Car No. 42 history

See above for information on the history of the original Team SABCO No. 42

Early years (1997-2000)

The original No. 42 car began as the No. 87 NEMCO Motorsports car owned and driven by Joe Nemechek. After he signed with SABCO in 1996, Sabates became the majority owner of the team, which debuted at the 1997 Daytona 500 as the No. 46 First Union Chevrolet driven by Wally Dallenbach, Jr..[2] After skipping several races, the team moved to full-time racing. Dallenbach competed in 22 races and finished 41st in points. He only raced in four races in the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series before he was replaced by a rotation of drivers including Jeff Green, Morgan Shepherd, and Tommy Kendall.

After First Union stopped their backing at the end of the season, the team was scheduled to close down,[2] but instead it changed its number to No. 01 and served as the team's research and development car. Green, Steve Grissom, and Ron Hornaday drove the car on a limited schedule in 1999. The team reappeared at Sears Point in 2001 under CGR/FS as car No. 04. Jason Leffler attempted to make the race while Dorsey Schroeder piloted Leffler's regular ride, the No. 01; Leffler did not qualify for the race.

Jamie McMurray (2002-2005)

The car came back as No. 42 in 2002 at Watkins Glen when Jimmy Spencer attempted but failed to qualify the car while Scott Pruett drove Spencer's normal car, the No. 41.[21] The car was scheduled to run seven more races with Jamie McMurray driving, but when McMurray filled in for Sterling Marlin, the team did not run until 2003. The No. 42 team ran full-time in 2003, with McMurray as the driver and Texaco/Havoline as the sponsor.[19] McMurray won Rookie of the Year honors in the Winston Cup Series. He failed to win a race in 2004, but had a very good season, with 23 Top-10s. He finished 11th in series points, the best of the non-Chasers. In 2005, McMurray missed the Chase after he was passed by Ryan Newman just before the Chase started, and McMurray finished 12th in points.

Casey Mears (2006)

McMurray left after the 2005 season to replace Kurt Busch at Roush Racing. Casey Mears moved over from the No. 41 to take his place during the 2006 season. He finished runner-up at the Daytona 500, but failed to win a race during the season and finished 14th in points.[24] Mears decided to leave Ganassi, moving to Hendrick Motorsports for 2007.[24]

Juan Pablo Montoya (2007-2013)
Juan Pablo Montoya in Texaco colors in 2007.

In July 2006, it was announced that former Indianapolis 500 winner, CART Champion, and at-that-time Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya would replace Mears in the No. 42 for 2007.[24] Texaco returned to sponsor the car, with additional funding from Wrigley gum brands Big Red and Juicy Fruit.[25] Montoya won his first career Nextel Cup race during his rookie season at Sonoma in the Toyota/Save Mart 350, ending a nearly five-year victory drought the Chip Ganassi Racing organization had since the 2002 UAW-GM Quality 500.[24] He ended the year 20th in points and won Rookie of the Year. After he failed to return to victory lane and dropped to 25th in points despite some good results and a second place in the Aaron's 499 in 2008, Texaco/Havoline left the team.

Montoya's Target Corporation scheme in 2009.

With Texaco leaving and the Wrigley Company not able to cover the full season, long-time Ganassi sponsor Target moved over from the No. 41 to the No. 42 for 2009.[12][25] Upon merging with DEI, the team absorbed the team's Chevrolet equipment after running Dodges since 2003.[8][25] In 2009, Montoya had a breakout season, with seven top 5s, 18 top 10s, and 2 poles. He qualified for the Chase for the Sprint Cup and finished eighth in the overall standings, the best season-ending points position for Ganassi since Sterling Marlin's third-place finish in the final standings in 2001. Midway through 2010, Montoya had sported great runs but didn't have the finishes to show for it, specifically at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where Montoya dominated, but his crew chief Brian Pattie called for four tires late in the race, causing Montoya to fall to 8th and never recover. A similar situation happened the following week at Pocono when Montoya was running second at a late stage in the race, and Pattie again called for four tires, placing Montoya back in traffic. Montoya and Pattie were heard arguing over the radio. The next weekend, however, Montoya won his second career race, dominating at Watkins Glen. Montoya ended up placing 17th in the overall standings for 2010.

The 2011 season started fast for the 42 bunch. Montoya posted a 6th in the season opener at Daytona and then finished 3rd at the Las Vegas. At Talladega Montoya was involved in a late crash with the No. 39 car of Ryan Newman. Two weeks later at Richmond, Newman and Montoya were involved in two crashes, relegating them to 20th and 29th-place finishes respectively. At Dover Montoya was running for the lead but after a vibration and a crash involving the No. 27 car of Paul Menard, Montoya finished 32nd. Later at the Toyota/Save Mart 350, Montoya had a great run and looked like he was going to fight Kurt Busch for the lead but crashed in an incident with Brad Keselowski near the end of the race and finished in 22nd. Montoya was inconsistent for the rest of the year except for a 7th-place finish at Watkins Glen on August 14 and a 9th-place finish on August 25 at the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire.

Montoya's struggles continued through 2012, as the Ganassi program as a whole was looking for answers. In 2013, after Ganassi switched to Hendrick Motorsports engines, Montoya nearly won at Dover, but was passed in the final laps by Tony Stewart, and finished second. Montoya would also have a strong run a Richmond leading several laps, but would again come up short. Later, on August 13, 2013, it was announced that Montoya's contract with Ganassi would not be renewed for the 2014 season.[51]

Kyle Larson (2014–2020)
Kyle Larson at Daytona in 2016.

For 2014, promising development driver Kyle Larson took over the No. 42 after winning the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year. Montoya, meanwhile departed for Chip Ganassi's rival, Team Penske, in the IndyCar Series. For 2014, Larson competed with what many deemed to be the strongest rookie class in the series' history, including 2013 Nationwide Series champion Austin Dillon and several of their former Nationwide Series competitors.[52] Larson nearly won at Auto Club Speedway, finishing second to Kyle Busch after a late-race restart. Larson defeated Busch the day before to capture the victory in the Nationwide Series race. He had a steady amount of top 10 finishes in the first half of 2014 and finished fourth at his second road course race at Watkins Glen. Larson had numerous crashes and tire failures but won a competitive Rookie of the Year title. He would struggle in 2015, including having to miss the 2015 STP 500 due to dehydration. Larson's best finish that year would be third at the spring Dover race, but he would finish 19th in points. In 2016, Larson would rebound from his sophomore year, taking his first career victory at the 2016 Pure Michigan 400, qualifying him for the Chase for the Sprint Cup. However, both he and teammate McMurray would be eliminated from championship contention after the Citizen Soldier 400.

In 2017, Larson captured his second career victory at the 2017 Auto Club 400 after securing pole position for the race. This completed his first "Weekend Sweep", which is when a driver wins every race run during the weekend. Larson would win three more races that year, sweeping both Michigan races and winning the last race before the playoffs at Richmond. Larson looked like a championship contender for most of the year, staying in the top-three in points from races 3 to 31 of the season. However, an engine failure at Kansas resulted in him being eliminated at the Round of 12 of the Playoffs, the first of four straight DNFs for Larson, relegating him to an eighth-place finish in points.

In 2018, Larson returned with his Credit One Bank/DC Solar Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Despite being winless, he made the Playoffs by staying consistent in the regular season with four second-place finishes, eight top-fives, and 14 top-10s. Larson had a dominant car at the Inaugural Charlotte Roval race but was caught in a multi-car pileup in a late restart that also involved Playoff contenders Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch. His heavily damaged No. 42 car took advantage of Jeffrey Earnhardt being spun out by Daniel Hemric on the final lap and limped across the finish line in 25th place, securing him in the top 12. Larson experienced further bad luck at the fall Talladega race when he blew a right-front tire and spun out. He finished 11th in the race but was docked 10 driver and 10 owner points after the team violated the damaged vehicle policy by using metal tabs instead of fasteners and/or tape to repair the torn right front fender.[53] Despite finishing third at the fall Kansas race, Larson was eliminated in the Round of 12 of the Playoffs. He finished the season ninth in points.

During the 2019 season, Larson made history by becoming only the third driver to win the Monster Energy Open and the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race.[54] Larson once again made the Playoffs, his 4th straight appearance. Right after advancing past the Round of 16, Larson broke a 75-race winless streak by winning at Dover after qualifying second, immediately advancing to the Round of 8.[55]

On April 13, 2020, NASCAR and iRacing indefinitely suspended Larson after he used a racial slur during an iRacing event.[56] In a statement posted to Twitter, Chip Ganassi Racing had announced that they had suspended Larson without pay. As a result of his actions, McDonald's, Credit One Bank, Advent Health and Fiserv terminated their sponsorship of Larson. In addition, Chevrolet suspended its relationship with Larson indefinitely.[57] CGR fired Larson the following day.[58]

Matt Kenseth (2020)

On April 27, 2020, it was announced that Matt Kenseth would fill in for the remainder of the season. In addition, NASCAR granted him a waiver for eligibility in the 2020 playoffs.[59][60][61]

Ross Chastain (2021)

On September 21, Chip Ganassi Racing announced that Chastain would replace Matt Kenseth in the No. 42 Chevrolet in 2021.[62]

Car No. 42 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
1997 Wally Dallenbach Jr. 46 Chevy DAY
42
CAR RCH ATL
DNQ
DAR TEX
DNQ
BRI MAR SON
15
TAL
17
CLT
35
DOV POC
17
MCH
20
CAL
39
DAY
39
NHA POC
38
IND
36
GLN
10
MCH
41
BRI
26
DAR
41
RCH
41
NHA
31
DOV MAR
34
CLT
37
TAL
41
CAR
35
PHO
DNQ
ATL
38
41st 1475
1998 DAY
DNQ
CAR
DNQ
LVS
38
ATL
39
DAR
DNQ
TEX
19
MAR
DNQ
TAL
26
38th 1832
Morgan Shepherd BRI
24
CAL
24
CLT
DNQ
DOV
DNQ
Jeff Green RCH
42
MCH
30
POC
33
NHA
12
POC
24
IND
30
MCH
41
BRI
17
NHA
38
DAR
16
RCH
20
DOV
34
MAR
31
CLT
DNQ
TAL
33
DAY
37
PHO
28
CAR
27
ATL
36
Tommy Kendall SON
DNQ
GLN
17
1999 Jeff Green 01 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT
DNQ
DOV MCH POC
21
SON DAY NHA POC 60th 100
Steve Grissom IND
DNQ
GLN MCH BRI DAR TAL
28
CAR PHO HOM ATL
Ron Hornaday Jr. RCH
29
NHA DOV MAR
DNQ
CLT
2001 Jason Leffler 04 Dodge DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON
DNQ
DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MAR TAL PHO CAR HOM ATL NHA NA -
2002 Jimmy Spencer 42 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN
DNQ
MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL CAR PHO HOM NA -
2003 Jamie McMurray DAY
31
CAR
5
LVS
32
ATL
36
DAR
22
BRI
11
TEX
10
TAL
27
MAR
39
CAL
5
RCH
22
CLT
25
DOV
13
POC
32
MCH
14
SON
20
DAY
37
CHI
8
NHA
40
POC
28
IND
3
GLN
22
MCH
36
BRI
3
DAR
4
RCH
19
NHA
10
DOV
6
TAL
16
KAN
8
CLT
7
MAR
8
ATL
15
PHO
12
CAR
35
HOM
9
13th 3965
2004 DAY
36
CAR
3
LVS
4
ATL
37
DAR
21
BRI
8
TEX
10
MAR
7
TAL
9
CAL
15
RCH
38
CLT
4
DOV
15
POC
9
MCH
37
SON
2
DAY
37
CHI
13
NHA
7
POC
30
IND
7
GLN
13
MCH
4
BRI
7
CAL
4
RCH
9
NHA
5
DOV
8
TAL
17
KAN
7
CLT
8
MAR
2
ATL
8
PHO
24
DAR
4
HOM
7
11th 4597
2005 DAY
32
CAL
4
LVS
15
ATL
11
BRI
24
MAR
25
TEX
2
PHO
25
TAL
5
DAR
6
RCH
10
CLT
21
DOV
26
POC
10
MCH
13
SON
13
DAY
2
CHI
22
NHA
40
POC
11
IND
17
GLN
13
MCH
20
BRI
26
CAL
8
RCH
40
NHA
12
DOV
29
TAL
12
KAN
18
CLT
31
MAR
7
ATL
6
TEX
11
PHO
18
HOM
18
12th 4130
2006 Casey Mears DAY
2
CAL
7
LVS
9
ATL
21
BRI
25
MAR
27
TEX
14
PHO
20
TAL
20
RCH
17
DAR
17
CLT
23
DOV
21
POC
43
MCH
7
SON
20
DAY
7
CHI
25
NHA
21
POC
23
IND
23
GLN
35
MCH
16
BRI
17
CAL
14
RCH
11
NHA
21
DOV
22
KAN
2
TAL
30
CLT
12
MAR
6
ATL
28
TEX
7
PHO
26
HOM
32
14th 3914
2007 Juan Pablo Montoya DAY
19
CAL
26
LVS
22
ATL
5
BRI
32
MAR
16
TEX
8
PHO
33
TAL
31
RCH
26
DAR
23
CLT
28
DOV
31
POC
20
MCH
43
SON
1
NHA
19
DAY
32
CHI
15
IND
2
POC
16
GLN
39
MCH
26
BRI
17
CAL
33
RCH
41
NHA
23
DOV
10
KAN
28
TAL
15
CLT
37
MAR
8
ATL
34
TEX
25
PHO
17
HOM
15
20th 3487
2008 DAY
32
CAL
20
LVS
19
ATL
16
BRI
15
MAR
13
TEX
19
PHO
16
TAL
2
RCH
32
DAR
23
CLT
30
DOV
12
POC
38
MCH
38
SON
6
NHA
32
DAY
38
CHI
18
IND
38
POC
40
GLN
4
MCH
25
BRI
19
CAL
20
RCH
31
NHA
17
DOV
39
KAN
20
TAL
25
CLT
34
MAR
14
ATL
40
TEX
43
PHO
17
HOM
17
25th 3329
2009 Chevy DAY
14
CAL
11
LVS
31
ATL
27
BRI
9
MAR
12
TEX
7
PHO
24
TAL
20
RCH
10
DAR
20
CLT
8
DOV
30
POC
8
MCH
6
SON
6
NHA
12
DAY
9
CHI
10
IND
11
POC
2
GLN
6
MCH
19
BRI
25
ATL
3
RCH
19
NHA
3
DOV
4
KAN
4
CAL
3
CLT
35
MAR
3
TAL
19
TEX
37
PHO
8
HOM
38
8th 6252
2010 DAY
10
CAL
37
LVS
37
ATL
3
BRI
26
MAR
36
PHO
5
TEX
34
TAL
3
RCH
6
DAR
5
DOV
35
CLT
38
POC
8
MCH
13
SON
10
NHA
34
DAY
27
CHI
16
IND
32
POC
16
GLN
1
MCH
7
BRI
7
ATL
9
RCH
7
NHA
16
DOV
14
KAN
29
CAL
14
CLT
11
MAR
19
TAL
3
TEX
28
PHO
16
HOM
35
17th 4118
2011 DAY
6
PHO
19
LVS
3
BRI
24
CAL
10
MAR
4
TEX
13
TAL
30
RCH
29
DAR
23
DOV
32
CLT
12
KAN
17
POC
7
MCH
30
SON
22
DAY
9
KEN
15
NHA
30
IND
28
POC
32
GLN
7
MCH
25
BRI
19
ATL
15
RCH
15
CHI
14
NHA
9
DOV
22
KAN
23
CLT
14
TAL
23
MAR
22
TEX
18
PHO
15
HOM
31
21st 932
2012 DAY
36
PHO
11
LVS
25
BRI
8
CAL
17
MAR
21
TEX
16
KAN
12
RCH
12
TAL
32
DAR
24
CLT
20
DOV
28
POC
17
MCH
8
SON
34
KEN
14
DAY
28
NHA
25
IND
21
POC
20
GLN
33
MCH
26
BRI
13
ATL
21
RCH
20
CHI
23
NHA
22
DOV
26
TAL
38
CLT
19
KAN
16
MAR
20
TEX
34
PHO
12
HOM
28
22nd 810
2013 DAY
39
PHO
12
LVS
19
BRI
30
CAL
38
MAR
26
TEX
20
KAN
27
RCH
4
TAL
25
DAR
8
CLT
18
DOV
2
POC
14
MCH
20
SON
34
KEN
16
DAY
39
NHA
24
IND
9
POC
28
GLN
5
MCH
11
BRI
3
ATL
7
RCH
16
CHI
32
NHA
19
DOV
23
KAN
18
CLT
12
TAL
41
MAR
13
TEX
20
PHO
6
HOM
18
21st 894
2014 Kyle Larson DAY
38
PHO
20
LVS
19
BRI
10
CAL
2
MAR
27
TEX
5
DAR
8
RCH
16
TAL
9
KAN
12
CLT
18
DOV
11
POC
5
MCH
8
SON
28
KEN
40
DAY
36
NHA
3
IND
7
POC
11
GLN
4
MCH
43
BRI
12
ATL
8
RCH
11
CHI
3
NHA
2
DOV
6
KAN
2
CLT
6
TAL
17
MAR
30
TEX
7
PHO
13
HOM
13
17th 1080
2015 DAY
34
ATL
26
LVS
8
PHO
10
CAL
26
TEX
25
BRI
7
RCH
12
TAL
42
KAN
15
CLT
25
DOV
3
POC
8
MCH
17
SON
15
DAY
39
KEN
35
NHA
31
IND
9
POC
12
GLN
12
MCH
13
BRI
41
DAR
10
RCH
12
CHI
7
NHA
17
DOV
9
CLT
21
KAN
29
TAL
24
MAR
19
TEX
37
PHO
21
HOM
5
19th 872
Regan Smith MAR
16
2016 Kyle Larson DAY
7
ATL
26
LVS
34
PHO
12
CAL
39
MAR
3
TEX
14
BRI
35
RCH
15
TAL
29
KAN
35
DOV
2
CLT
13
POC
11
MCH
3
SON
12
DAY
6
KEN
19
NHA
17
IND
5
POC
6
GLN
29
BRI
24
MCH
1*
DAR
3
RCH
2
CHI
18
NHA
10
DOV
25
CLT
5
KAN
30
TAL
6
MAR
14
TEX
15
PHO
3
HOM
2*
9th 2288
2017 DAY
12
ATL
2
LVS
2
PHO
2
CAL
1*
MAR
17
TEX
2
BRI
6*
RCH
14
TAL
12
KAN
6
CLT
33
DOV
2*
POC
7
MCH
1*
SON
26
DAY
29
KEN
2
NHA
2
IND
28
POC
33
GLN
23
MCH
1
BRI
9
DAR
14*
RCH
1
CHI
5
NHA
2
DOV
5
CLT
10
TAL
13
KAN
39
MAR
37
TEX
37
PHO
40
HOM
3*
8th 2320
2018 DAY
19
ATL
9
LVS
3
PHO
18
CAL
2
MAR
16
TEX
36
BRI
2*
RCH
7
TAL
40
DOV
10
KAN
4*
CLT
7
POC
2
MCH
28
SON
14
CHI
2
DAY
29
KEN
9
NHA
12
POC
23
GLN
6
MCH
17
BRI
2
DAR
3*
IND
14
LVS
2
RCH
7
CLT
25*
DOV
12
TAL
11
KAN
3
MAR
37
TEX
5
PHO
3
HOM
13
9th 2299
2019 DAY
7
ATL
12*
LVS
12
PHO
6
CAL
12
MAR
18
TEX
39
BRI
19
RCH
37
TAL
24
DOV
3
KAN
8
CLT
33
POC
26
MCH
14
SON
10
CHI
2
DAY
20
KEN
4
NHA
33
POC
5
GLN
8
MCH
3
BRI
6
DAR
2
IND
33
LVS
8
RCH
6
CLT
13
DOV
1
TAL
39
KAN
14
MAR
9
TEX
12
PHO
4
HOM
40
6th 2339
2020 DAY
10
LVS
9
CAL
21
PHO
4
22nd 642
Matt Kenseth DAR
10
DAR
30
CLT
26
CLT
23
BRI
16
ATL
15
MAR
23
HOM
25
TAL
40
POC
11
POC
12
IND
2
KEN
25
TEX
18
KAN
17
NHA
37
MCH
17
MCH
15
DAY
26
DOV
23
DOV
15
DAY
28
DAR
14
RCH
16
BRI
14
LVS
18
TAL
16
CLT
34
KAN
40
TEX
39
MAR
14
PHO
25
2021 Ross Chastain 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 -* -*

Additional cars

Aric Almirola's No. 8 car in 2009.

CGR has occasionally run an additional part-time entry for research and development or for rookie drivers making their debut. The team debuted in 2003 at Sonoma Raceway as the No. 09 Target Dodge, run under the Phoenix Racing banner, with road course specialist Scott Pruett, finishing a lap down in 34th after an incident while running in the top ten.[21][63] Pruett would run for CGR itself at Watkins Glen as the No. 39. Pruett started 28th and finished 2nd.[64] Pruett and the car reappeared in 2004 and 2005 at Sonoma, where Pruett finished 3rd and 31st, respectively. He also attempted Watkins Glen, but he failed to qualify both years. In 2005, former champion Bill Elliott drove the car in the Bud Shootout, due to his ride at Evernham Motorsports being unavailable. The car was sponsored by Coors, running a tribute scheme that Elliott had run in the past with the sponsor. Development driver David Stremme then drove seven races in preparation for his bid in 2006 for NASCAR Rookie of the Year, making his debut at Chicagoland Speedway in July.[37][65] Stremme finished 16th in his debut.[66] Reed Sorenson also drove at Atlanta with Discount Tire sponsorship in preparation for his full-time cup season in 2006.

In August 2005, CGR announced their plans to expand to four full-time teams, with Home123 moving up from the Busch Series to sponsor the new entry. Casey Mears, then the driver of the 41 car, was selected to drive the new entry, with Reed Sorenson moving into his old ride.[67][68] Home123, then the "official mortgage company of NASCAR", was one of several mortgage companies that specialized in subprime loans to make a large investment in the sport during the peak of the U.S. housing bubble.[69] By November, however, Home123 and Ganassi mutually ended their agreement, and Mears was tabbed to replace the departing Jamie McMurray in the No. 42 Texaco Havoline Dodge.[70][71]

In preparation for running full-time in the No. 42 car in 2007, Formula One and Indy 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya made his Cup debut at the 2006 season finale Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, in a Texaco Havoline car numbered No. 30.[24][72] Montoya qualified 29th and ran as high as 13th, but was involved in an incident with Ryan Newman on lap 254, leading Montoya's car to crash and erupt in flames. Montoya was credited with a 34th-place finish.[24][73]

After the DEI merger, Ganassi gained a set of owners' points from the former DEI No. 8 car, which had been driven by Mark Martin and Aric Almirola in 2008. (For more information about the No. 8 prior to the merger, including the time during which the car was driven by Dale Earnhardt, Jr., see Dale Earnhardt, Inc.). Although Ganassi did not have enough sponsorship to run three cars, and after Bobby Labonte turned down an offer to drive the car, Aric Almirola was tentatively signed to return to the No. 8 Chevrolet for the full 2009 season, pending sponsorship.[8][25] The team was able to sign Guitar Hero for four races including the Daytona 500,[25][74] and one-race deals with Cub Cadet,[75] TomTom,[76] and Champion Apparel.[75] After seven races and while sitting 37th in owner points, Ganassi announced that the operations of the No. 8 team were being suspended indefinitely due to lack of sponsorship.[11][13] Almirola later sued Ganassi for breach of contract, which he alleged promised a full-season ride,[77] and the dispute was settled out of court.

In addition to the No. 8 car, for 2009 EGR formed an alliance with Front Row Motorsports's No. 34 car and driver John Andretti. FRM received the owner points of DEI's former No. 15 car, allowing the team to qualify for the first five races of the season. The teams also formed a technical alliance, with EGR crew chief Steve Lane moving to FRM and the No. 34 fielded as a fourth EGR entry in select races including the Daytona 500.[25][78][79]

Xfinity Series

CGR/FS began running in the then-Busch Series as SABCO Racing in 1995, running the No. 42 Band-Aid Pontiac in eight races with Bobby Hamilton and Dennis Setzer. SABCO returned to the series in 2000, fielding two full-time teams (numbered 81 and 82) and one part-time (numbered 42). The No. 42 BellSouth Chevrolet was primarily driven by Kenny Irwin, Jr., with Steadman Marlin running two races at Nashville and Memphis. The No. 42 had run ten races with Irwin finishing in the top-ten twice before he was killed in a practice accident at New Hampshire.[18] Like Irwin's Cup team, the number was switched to 01, and Sterling Marlin became the new driver. He raced three races in the 01, finishing in the top-ten twice. Blaise Alexander drove the No. 81 TracFone/WCW Chevy full-time in 2000, and had two top-tens and finished 25th in points, despite failing to qualify for the season-opening race. Dave Steele was hired by SABCO to drive the No. 82 Channellock Chevy full-time, but after failing to qualify for three out of the first five races, he was released. Sterling Marlin won the next race at Bristol in the No. 82, while Jeff Fuller failed to qualify in his attempt in the car the following week at Texas. After Derek Gilcrest drove for a pair of races, Glenn Allen, Jr. drove for the next five races, not finishing better than 29th. Jason White drove for two short track races, followed by Anthony Lazzaro at Watkins Glen, Andy Houston at Milwaukee, and Austin Cameron at Nazareth and Pikes Peak. Ted Musgrave then signed on for the next eight races, finishing eighth at Lowe's. Marty Houston finished the season in the No. 82, with a best finish of 14th. At the end of the 2000 season, SABCO's Busch equipment was sold to HighLine Performance Group (later FitzBradshaw Racing), owned by Sabates' son-in-law Armando Fitz.[80][81]

The Busch Series program was restarted by CGR from 2004 to 2008, run primarily to develop drivers including Reed Sorenson, David Stremme, Dario Franchitti, and Bryan Clauson. The team won eight races over the five year stretch, but shut down following CGR's merger with Dale Earnhardt, Inc.[82][83] At the end of 2014, CGR acquired Steve Turner's interest in the Nationwide (now Xfinity) operations of Turner Scott Motorsports, which had fielded entries in the Nationwide Series, Truck Series, K&N Pro Series East and West, and ARCA Racing Series for Ganassi drivers Kyle Larson and Dylan Kwasniewski between late 2012 and 2014. Though Turner Scott was a two car Xfinity operation (at one point operating as many as five entries), the operation under Ganassi was reduced to a single-car entry running under Harry Scott's banner, HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi.[82][84]

On January 4, 2019, Chip Ganassi Racing announced the closure of their Xfinity program due to lack of sponsorship. The shutdown was announced after the home of the CEO of DC Solar, the team's primary sponsor, was raided by the FBI on December 18, 2018.[85][86][87]

Car No. 14 history

In 2003, CGR Cup driver Casey Mears drove 14 races in the No. 19 Dodge for Braun Racing sponsored by CGR partner Target, with Braun forming a technical alliance with Ganassi.[88] For 2004, the alliance continued, with Braun fielding the No. 32 TrimSpa Dodge for Ganassi development driver David Stremme.[88] Late in the season, Stremme left Braun to drive the No. 14 NAVY Chevrolet for FitzBradshaw Racing – formed from Felix Sabates' former Busch Series team in 2000 – replacing Casey Atwood. In a similar technical alliance with Ganassi, the team switched to Dodge to field Stremme for the full 2005 season.[81][89] Stremme had five top 5s and 10 top 10s en route to a 13th-place finish, then moved up to the No. 40 Cup ride with Ganassi for 2006.

Car Nos. 40 and 42 history

As part of the alliance with FitzBradshaw Racing, in 2005 a new No. 40 car was fielded by Fitz as a Dodge team with Ganassi's veteran Cup driver Sterling Marlin as the primary driver. Cottman Transmission, Family Dollar and Jani-King served as primary sponsors.[80][81][90] Marlin ran 18 races for the team with 5 top 10s, then replaced Tim Fedewa in the team's No. 12 car at Gateway.[91] Reed Sorenson moved over to the No. 40 at Atlanta when his No. 41 Ganassi car missed the race, finishing 19th.[92] CGR development driver Scott Lagasse, Jr. ran five races in the car, with a best finish of 22nd.[80][93] Carlos Contreras, Paul Wolfe, and Erin Crocker also ran races in the 40 car.

Casey Mears (2006)

The car debuted under Ganassi in 2006 as the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge. Casey Mears drove nine races and won his first career race at Chicagoland Speedway. Juan Pablo Montoya drove the last four races of the year, posting an eleventh-place finish in his series debut at Memphis, and two top tens.[24]

Multiple drivers (2007-2008)

For 2007, Ganassi announced that Montoya and Kevin Hamlin would split the driving duties.[94] Montoya drove seventeen races the next season, and won his first race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez and had three top-tens.[95] Hamlin made seven starts, including two consecutive top-tens at Gateway and IRP.[94] After Michael Valiante drove at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and David Stremme at Bristol, it was announced the 42 team would shut down effective immediately, but that decision and was rescinded and A. J. Allmendinger was named driver for the next five races, though he failed to finish higher than 14th. Dario Franchitti finished out the year with Target sponsorship, qualifying in the top-ten twice.[95]

Bryan Clauson racing Marcos Ambrose at Nashville in 2008.

For 2008, rookies Franchitti and Bryan Clauson shared the newly renumbered 40 car, along with Reed Sorenson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Scott Pruett, and Kevin Hamlin, with sponsorship coming from Fastenal.[96] Late in the season, with Franchitti departing from the sport, Clauson took over the car permanently.[97] The drivers combined for three top 5 finishes and five top 10s, with a best finish of third at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez with Pruett.[96] Clauson finished second in Rookie of the Year standings to Landon Cassill.[98] In December 2008, the newly formed Earnhardt Ganassi Racing announced that they had closed the No. 40 team down, due to a lack of sponsorship.[82][94]

Smith-Ganassi Racing (2009)

With Ganassi switching to Chevrolet, the remnants of the No. 40 team were purchased by businessman Eddie Smith and professional boxer Evander Holyfield in February 2009 to form Smith-Ganassi Racing, later known as Team 42 Racing, renumbering the car once again to 42.[99][100] The team ran part-time schedules over the next two years, primarily with Kenny Hendrick,[99] David Gilliland, and Team Penske development driver Parker Kligerman.[100] Ganassi driver Kevin Hamlin also ran a single 2009 race at Gateway.[94]

At the 2009 Bristol spring race, EGR fielded a car for then-DEI development driver Trevor Bayne, leasing the No. 52 owner's points from Means Racing. The car was provided to Ganassi by then-partner Front Row Motorsports, with FRM sponsor Taco Bell appearing on the car. Bayne would finish 23rd in his series debut, later moving to Michael Waltrip Racing.[78][101][102][103]

Multiple drivers (2013-2018)
Kwasniewski racing in the No. 42 at Road America in 2014

In 2013, Turner Scott Motorsports was contracted to field CGR development driver Kyle Larson in their No. 32 car, with Larson winning Rookie of the Year.[104] In 2014, the car was renumbered to Ganassi's No. 42, with Larson and Dylan Kwasniewski sharing the ride, with Kwasniewski ran the majority of the season in TSM's No. 31 car.[105] Larson scored his first win at Auto Club Speedway in March,[106][107] and won again at Charlotte in May.

At the end of 2014, crew chief Scott Zipadelli was released from the team.[108] In December 2014, it was announced that Chip Ganassi Racing would partner with TSM co-owner Harry Scott to bring the 42 car in-house under the name HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi. The 31 team was shut down due to logistical and funding issues.[82][84] Larson returned for a part-time schedule.[82] Larson's sponsors included Parker Hannifin, which sponsored him as an adolescent midget car racer,[109] and returning sponsor ENEOS. Target, and its associated brands, also ran some races. On February 10, 2015, ARCA Racing Series race winner Brennan Poole was signed to contest a 15-race schedule – later expanded to 17 races – in the 42, sponsored by DC Solar Solutions. Poole replaced Kwasniewski, whose sponsor Rockstar Energy chose not to renew.[110][111][112] In March after two races, it was confirmed that Kwasniewski would not drive for the team at all. This expanded Larson's schedule to around 14 races. Justin Marks, partner with Harry Scott in the K&N Series, ran the three road course events for the team.[111][113] Poole finished 9th in his series debut at Las Vegas.[112] He scored two top tens and ten top-15s during the season.[114][115] Larson scored a win in the season finale at Homestead, after leading 118 laps and passing Austin Dillon with four laps to go.[116]

Though the team was run in-house in 2015, the No. 42 was brought back under the Ganassi umbrella in full for 2016. Larson returned for 17 races, with the same sponsorship from Eneos and Parker.[114] With Poole moving to a new No. 48 Ganassi entry, Marks expanded his schedule to take over all of the oval races not run by Larson, in addition to road courses. Marks, in the No. 42 Katerra Chevrolet picked up the win in the 2016 Mid-Ohio Challenge at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in rainy conditions.

In 2017, Larson returned with the same sponsors and schedule (Eneos and Parker), winning two races. The team also added former Brad Keselowski Racing driver Tyler Reddick to drive on a part-time basis in 2017. Hendrick Motorsports development driver Alex Bowman also made two starts in the car. In addition to Larson's two wins, both young drivers also won a race in 2017. Reddick won at Kentucky with Broken Bow Records on the car, while Bowman was victorious at Charlotte with Hendrick and Vannoy Construction sponsorship.[117]

In 2018, Larson has returned once again for a part-time schedule. This time, series rookie John Hunter Nemechek will be running majority of the races in the 2018 season after Tyler Reddick left the team at the end of 2017 to go to JR Motorsports.[118] Nemechek previously was running full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2017.

Ross Chastain had been hired to drive the No. 42 full-time for 2019 at the time of the shutdown announcement, and remains "tied to us" according to a team statement.[119]

Car No. 41 history

Reed Sorenson (2004-2006)
Reed Sorenson at Daytona in 2006.

The 41 car began racing at the 2004 Kroger 200 when Reed Sorenson made his NASCAR debut with sponsorship from Discount Tire. He qualified third and finished thirteenth. For the rest of the season, Sorenson, Casey Mears, and Jamie McMurray ran limited schedules in the No. 41, with McMurray picking up a win at Phoenix. In 2005, Sorenson drove full-time, picking up two wins and finishing fourth in points. He drove most of the 2006 season, except the AT&T 250, where David Stremme finished eleventh in his place.

Sorenson in 2007.
Multiple drivers (2007-2008)

For 2007 Discount Tire left for Roush Fenway Racing and Wrigley's became the new sponsor. Brian Pattie was the team crew chief. Sorenson and Stremme shared the No. 41 for most of the season, with Sorenson winning at Gateway. Scott Pruett ran the road courses. At Montreal with 3 laps left, Pruett was running in third place when he got in contact with Kevin Harvick. Harvick responded by waving his hand in anger and spinning Pruett around in turn 1. Pruett's accident collected Ron Fellows, Jeff Burton, Ron Hornaday, and several others. Pruett restarted in 10th place but his speed never returned; finishing him in 14th place. Later in the season, Bryan Clauson came on board with Memorex sponsorship then drove for five races with a best finish of eighteenth, before A. J. Allmendinger finished out the season in the No. 41. Bryan Clauson began the 2008 season in the No. 41 with Polaroid sponsorship, before Kyle Krisiloff drove for a few races. After the spring Talladega race, the 41 was shut down.

Car No. 48 history

Brennan Poole (2016-2017)
Brennan Poole at Road America in 2016.

For 2016, Brennan Poole, who drove a part-time schedule in Ganassi's No. 42 the previous season, moved into a new No. 48 car full-time with DC Solar sponsoring the full season.[114][115] Chad Norris is the crew chief for the No. 48. Poole's best finish thus far has been a 2nd-place finish at Kentucky. He also almost won the 2016 spring race in Talladega in which he passed two cars on the final lap, only to be told that he had in fact finished 3rd after a yellow-flag came out on the final lap.

It was announced before the end of 2017 that Poole would not return in 2018, and after the season was over, CGR shut down the #48 team, focusing their Xfinity operation solely on the #42.[120]

On June 18, 2018, it was announced that Poole would sue Chip Ganassi Racing and Spire Sports + Entertainment for breach of contract, alleging that CGR and Spire conspired to take away DC Solar's sponsorship from Poole and move it to the No. 42 CGR Cup Series team of Kyle Larson and that Spire's involvement representing both driver and team constituted a conflict of interest.[121][122] Ganassi and Spire both released statements through attorneys denying the claims, with CGR's statement saying the sponsorship of Poole ended "because he never won a race despite the advantages of the best equipment in the garage."[123][124] The dispute was later settled in the aftermath of DC Solar's FBI raid, though terms were not specified.

Partnerships

Richard Childress Racing

Earnhardt-Childress Racing Technologies[125] was formed in May 2007 as a cooperation between Dale Earnhardt, Inc. and Richard Childress Racing to develop and build common engines for the Chevrolet Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series teams campaigned by the two companies. The partnership was inherited by CGR following its merger with DEI. The company is now known as ECR Engines, no longer connected with DEI or CGR.[10]

Hendrick Motorsports

On November 2, 2012, Chip Ganassi Racing announced that it would get its engine supply from Hendrick Motorsports whilst retaining its Chevrolet stable.[26]

Turner Scott Motorsports

Turner Scott Motorsports ran Ganassi development drivers in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. They were Kyle Larson and Dylan Kwasniewski. Kwasniewski drove for TSM in the K&N Pro Series East before signing with Ganassi as a development driver. Ganassi would eventually assume complete control of the team's Xfinity program.

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