Joe Gibbs Racing will be entering its 30th year in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2021, and there have been only two drivers who have managed to win the Daytona 500. In just the second year of the team’s existence, Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett put JGR on the map, but unfortunately, it had to wait 23 years to see another one, or actually three.

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Denny Hamlin is on a bit of a hot streak in the Great American Race because he has taken home the Harley J. Earl Trophy three times in the last five years, including the previous two. No driver has ever won the biggest event of the year three straight times.

Joe Gibbs Racing has two drivers headed to the NASCAR Hall of Fame

Joe Gibbs Racing can boast of a pair of drivers with Hall of Fame credentials in Kyle Busch and Hamlin to go along with Martin Truex Jr. and newcomer Christopher Bell. The three veterans have 128 victories to their credit, led by Busch with 57.

Meanwhile, Bell has just one year of Cup experience as part of the Leavine Family Racing team, and while he was unable to find victory lane, it’s only a matter of time before he does. In the ARCA Menards Series, he won half of his six races entered, along with seven more in the Camping World Truck Series and 16 in the Xfinity Series.

Certainly, Joe Gibbs thought enough of him to let Erik Jones go, a move that came as somewhat of a surprise, but Bell was pretty much destined to join Joe Gibbs Racing at some point; it just came earlier than expected.

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The four cars that Joe Gibbs Racing is entering in the Daytona 500 are guaranteed a spot because each has a charter. A Hamlin three-peat would be a fantastic feat, but don’t count out his teammates. Busch is a two-time series champion (2015 and 2019), and Truex has one of his own as well (2017). Bell also has the kind of credentials that could put Joe Gibbs Racing in winner’s circle, having won the Trucks title in 2017 and setting a rookie single-season record in the Xfinity Series the following year with seven victories.

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Here are the thoughts of the drivers, shared during a virtual press conference via Toyota Racing Media.

Kyle Busch - No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry

On if he has spoken to Denny Hamlin about the Daytona 500 and what makes him so successful at this track:

Denny Hamlin - No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

On what it would mean to make history if he wins the Daytona 500 three years in a row:

Martin Truex Jr. - No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry

On winning the Daytona 500, a race he and Kyle Busch have never won:

Christopher Bell - No. 20 DeWalt Toyota Camry

On where he wants to be if ‘the big one’ happens:

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