Hyak Motorsports is an American stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Other notable drivers to compete for the team during this period include Marcos Ambrose, Bobby Labonte, and Chris Buescher.
Before or during the 2024 season, the Geschickters quietly left the team, moving into a role at Joe Gibbs Racing.
[2] Entrepreneur Gordon Smith would become principal owner thereafter and rebranded the team to Hyak Motorsports for the 2025 season; Daugherty, Mark Hughes and Ernie Cope completed the ownership group at that time.
37; the charter leased from Roush Fenway Racing was subsequently sold to Team Penske for the No.
On September 25, 2019, it was announced that Buescher will return to Roush Fenway Racing to replace Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the No.
[12][13] On August 16, 2019, Ryan Preece confirmed he would return to JTG Daugherty Racing for the 2020 season, this time, in the No.
37 team was docked 10 owner and driver points and crew chief Trent Owens was suspended for the race after the car was discovered to have an illegal modification during pre-race inspection.
After a violent wreck at Kansas where he walked away unharmed, Preece managed to score two top-10 finishes but ended the season 29th in the standings.
[17] JTG Daugherty attempted to make their Cup Series debut at Las Vegas with Ken Schrader behind the wheel of the No.
On October 1, JTGDR signed a deal to enter into a technical alliance with Michael Waltrip Racing for the 2009 season, effectively switching from the Ford Fusion to the Toyota Camry.
During the team's first full-time run in 2009, Ambrose finished an impressive fourth at Talladega, third at Sonoma, second at Watkins Glen, and third at Bristol.
47 car with Ambrose saw a decline in performance in 2010, with the highlight being a duel with race winner Juan Pablo Montoya at Watkins Glen to finish third.
At Watkins Glen, Allmendinger led 29 laps to give JTGDR its first win and a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
[21] The team later announced that Stenhouse would drive the car with Brian Pattie as the crew chief and moved Preece to the No.
47 team was docked 10 owner and driver points and crew chief Brian Pattie was suspended for the race after the car was discovered to have an illegal modification during pre-race inspection.
Stenhouse started the 2023 season by winning the 2023 Daytona 500, scoring his third career victory, and second for JTGDR.
After the race, Stenhouse attacked Busch in the garage area, triggering a brawl between the drivers and their pit crew.
[27] Despite mediocre finishes that left him out of playoff contention, Stenhouse won at Talladega after beating Brad Keselowski by .006 seconds.
46 made a return as a Ford Taurus driven by Robert Pressley and Bobby East part-time.
JTG Daugherty Racing (then known as ST Motorsports and owned by Tad Geschickter and crew chief Steve Plattenberger[29]) made its debut at the 1995 Goody's 300.
While he dropped seven points in the standings due to missing two races, he had four top-ten finishes and won from the pole at the Food City 250.
Former American Speed Association champion Kelly Bires took Wood's place for most of the year, garnering two top-ten finishes.
Andy Lally took his place on road courses, finishing tenth at Watkins Glen International.
Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Lepage, Ron Hornaday Jr. and Rich Bickle filled in when Pressley was unavailable.
Dillon left for Richard Childress Racing after the season was over and ST replaced him with Phil Parsons.
20 truck made its debut in 2006 at the GM Flex Fuel 250, sponsored by the United States Air Force in partnership with JTG Racing.
For the remainder of the season, JTG Racing development driver Marcos Ambrose took over, earning one pole position and two third-place finishes.
Joey Clanton, who brought Zaxby’s as a sponsor, shared driving duties with former Busch Series veteran Stacy Compton.
The team had also maintained good relations with Bush's Baked Beans and more recent partners Kroger, Kimberly-Clark (Kleenex, Scott Products, Viva) and Charter Communications through several driver and manufacturer changes, and have been able to attract new sponsors every season.