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Drew Herring Signs With Joe Gibbs Racing For Additional NASCAR Nationwide Series Races
Press Release
Herring will drive for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series races in Nashville and ORP on July 23 and 30 respectively. Sport Clips Haircuts will sponsor both races with Herring driving the No. 18 Toyota in Nashville as that team continues its quest to capture a third-straight Nationwide Series Owner’s Championship. He will move over to the No. 20 Toyota for the race at ORP.
“Drew is exactly the type of young, talented driver we like to provide opportunities to in our Nationwide Series program,” said J.D. Gibbs, president of Joe Gibbs Racing. “He did an outstanding job for us in Iowa and we look forward to having him compete for us in Nashville and ORP. Hopefully with the right partner we can expand on the number of opportunities Drew will have with us this season and beyond.”
Herring, 24, has made five career starts now in the NASCAR Nationwide Series including an earlier start for JGR this season in Iowa in which he led 39 laps and battled amongst the leaders for much of the race before going on to finish 12th.. His four additional outings came last season.
“We had the opportunity to work with Drew earlier this season in Iowa and we are excited to sponsor these two additional races with him,” said Gordon Logan, CEO and Founder of Sport Clips. “He is a great representative of Sport Clips, the type of talented young driver we seek to partner with. We’re looking forward to seeing Drew up front in the Sport Clips Toyota at Nashville and ORP.”
Herring is a native of Benson, NC and is currently completing his degree in mechanical engineering at NC State University.
About Joe Gibbs Racing:
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is one of the premier organizations in NASCAR, currently fielding three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams, three NASCAR Nationwide Series teams and a driver development program. Its driver lineup consists of Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano in the Sprint Cup Series, while Brian Scott joins those three in the Nationwide Series along with Michael McDowell, Drew Herring and Kelly Bires. JGR also boasts Max Gresham in the K&N Pro Series East and Darrell Wallace, Jr. in its driver development program. Based in Huntersville, N.C., and owned by Joe Gibbs – a three-time Super Bowl winner as head coach of the Washington Redskins and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame – JGR has competed in NASCAR since 1992, winning three Cup Series championships, and three Nationwide Series owner’s championship along with more than 150 NASCAR races, including three Brickyard 400s and the 1993 Daytona 500.
- Joe Gibbs Racing Press Release
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