By Sarah Handy, Staff Writer
Sport Clips will add Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr to their family of drivers as they join Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Erik Jones and Denny Hamlin.
As they continue their partnership with Jones, Sport Clips will adorn the No. 20 Toyota Camry for five races throughout the 2020 season. Those races include; The Clash at Daytona (Feb. 9), New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Jul. 19), Darlington Raceway (Sept. 6), Talladega Superspeedway (Oct. 4) and Texas Motor Speedway (Oct. 25).
The company first partnered with Jones at Talladega in 2015 as he competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and then joined the 23-year old as he made the move to the NASCAR Cup Series in 2017 for his Rookie campaign.
Jones went on to win the prestigious Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in 2019 all while sporting the Sport Clips brand on his No. 20 Toyota Camry.
Meanwhile, the Georgetown, Texas based company’s colors will adorn Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Toyota Camry as a primary sponsor on March 8 at Phoenix Raceway.
Also, the colors will be present on Martin Truex Jr’s No. 19 Toyota Camry at Dover International Speedway on May 3 as Truex returns to the track as the defending race winner that marked one of his seven victories in 2019.
Additionally, Sport Clips further continues their relationship with Denny Hamlin as well when he makes his lone 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series start in the Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway on September 5.
Hamlin has captured wins when representing the company in both NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Cup Series competition and will look to do so again.
“We are especially thrilled with our partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing this year because we get to welcome two additional drivers to the Sport Clips team with Kyle and Martin joining Erik and Denny,” said Gordon Logan, founder and CEO of Sport Clips in a team press release.
“Together, these four drivers bring decades of NASCAR experience to the team and further strengthen our partnership with JGR. I know our clients will be excited to watch these guys hit the track and bring home some big wins this season.”
2020 marks Sport Clips 12th season partnering with Joe Gibbs Racing and owner Joe Gibbs is thrilled to have the relationship continue.
“Sport Clips has been a tremendous partner for us over the past 12 years and we greatly value the relationship we’ve built with Gordon (Logan) and everyone on his team,” said Joe Gibbs, owner of Joe Gibbs Racing.
“We’re thrilled this year to have them expand their partnership to include Kyle and Martin in the NASCAR Cup Series as well as continue to sponsor Erik in the Cup Series and Denny in the Xfinity Race at Darlington. We’re proud of our association with Sport Clips and especially with the work they do in our communities and with our country’s veterans.”