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| Owner(s) | Tony Stewart Gene Haas |
|---|---|
| Base | Kannapolis, North Carolina |
| Series | NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR Xfinity Series |
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet (2009–2016) Ford (2017–2024) |
| Opened | 2009 |
| Closed | 2024 |
| Career | |
| Debut | Cup Series: 2009Daytona 500 (Daytona) Xfinity Series: 2017PowerShares QQQ 300 (Daytona) Camping World Truck Series: 2014Kroger 250 (Martinsville) ARCA Menards Series: 2021Clean Harbors 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) ARCA Menards Series West: 2018Carneros 200 (Sonoma) |
| Latest race | Cup Series: 2024NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix) Xfinity Series: 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race (Phoenix) Camping World Truck Series: 2014Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) ARCA Menards Series: 2021Clean Harbors 100 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) ARCA Menards Series West: 2023General Tire 200 (Sonoma) |
| Races competed | Total: 784 Cup Series: 508 Xfinity Series: 263 Camping World Truck Series: 9 ARCA Menards Series: 1 ARCA Menards Series West: 3 |
| Drivers' Championships | Total: 3 Cup Series: 2 2011,2014 Xfinity Series: 1 2023 |
| Race victories | Total: 102 Cup Series: 70 Xfinity Series: 29[a] Camping World Truck Series: 1[b] ARCA Menards Series West: 2 |
| Pole positions | Total: 79 Cup Series: 54 Xfinity Series: 22 Camping World Truck Series: 2 ARCA Menards Series West: 1 |
Stewart–Haas Racing (SHR) was an American professionalstock car racing team that competed in both theNASCAR Cup Series and theNASCAR Xfinity Series. The team was co-owned by three-time NASCAR Cup Series championTony Stewart andGene Haas, founder ofHaas Automation. The team was established in 2009 after Stewart leftJoe Gibbs Racing and entered a partnership with Haas, acquiring a 50% stake in the team and merging with the formerHaas CNC Racing team. Stewart–Haas Racing permanently shut down at the conclusion of the2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.
The team was based and headquartered inKannapolis, North Carolina – roughly 10 miles (16 km) north ofCharlotte Motor Speedway – alongside sister team andFormula One entrantHaas F1 Team.
From its inception until 2016, the team ran withChevrolet engines and chassis provided byHendrick Motorsports. Beginning in 2017 the team began partnering withRoush-Yates Engines and switched to Ford engines, while building their chassis in-house.[1][2]
The team has won in each of the three national touring divisions, joining Hendrick Motorsports,Richard Childress Racing,Joe Gibbs Racing, andRFK Racing as the only teams to accomplish that feat.
On May 28, 2024, it was announced that the team would shut down at the end of the2024 season.[3] On June 20, Gene Haas announced he will keep one of the team's four charters and restructure the team asHaas Factory Team in 2025.[4]
On July 10, 2008, it was announced that then-two-time Sprint Cup Series championTony Stewart would join the team as a driver and owner for the2009 season, receiving a 50% stake in the team. Stewart had been driving forJoe Gibbs Racing, but was not happy with that team's switch fromChevrolet toToyota, and wanted to get back to racing for Chevrolet. Haas, meanwhile, desired to have Stewart drive for the team, and for Stewart to attract sponsors and personnel. The team was merged fromHaas CNC Racing and renamed into Stewart–Haas Racing.[2][5][6] The team proceeded to sign several high-level sponsors and experienced personnel, while better utilizing its alliance with Hendrick Motorsports.[7]
After fieldingGeneral Motors cars since the team was founded, on February 24, 2016, it was announced that the team would switch toFord for the2017 season, receiving engines fromRoush-Yates Engines.[1] The team also restarted its program in the now-Xfinity Series.[8]
On August 2, 2022, Stewart–Haas Racing announced that effective September 1, President Brett Frood would step down to become commissioner of theNational Lacrosse League. He will remain as an executive advisor to SHR and board chairman for Tony Stewart's entities. In addition, vice president of sales Brian McKinley would be promoted to chief commercial officer whileGreg Zipadelli would transition from vice president of competition to chief competition officer and Joe Custer will remain as co-president.[9]
On May 28, 2024, Stewart announced that Stewart-Haas Racing would shut down itsCup andXfinity Series teams after the 2024 season, resulting in 323 job losses.[10] One charter was sold toFront Row Motorsports for $20–25 million to be used for the No. 4 car driven byNoah Gragson,[11] the second charter was then sold to23XI Racing for its No. 35 car driven byRiley Herbst, and the third charter was sold toTrackhouse Racing for its No. 88 car driven byShane van Gisbergen.[12] On June 20, Gene Haas confirmed he would retain one charter and reorganize the team asHaas Factory Team, with Joe Custer as president. The new team will also keep SHR’s two Xfinity Series entries.[4][13]
The No. 4 car originated as the No. 39 car. In the2009 season, Newman led the first 25 laps atBristol and finished seventh. He finished sixth the next week atMartinsville after recovering from a pit road mistake. After finishing in the top twenty the next two weeks, Newman had his breakout race leading atTalladega, nearly scoring Stewart–Haas Racing's first win. With two laps left, he was passed byCarl Edwards andBrad Keselowski. Newman finished third after Keselowski sent Edwards airborne and crashing on his windshield and hood. The next week, Newman led 45 laps atRichmond and finished fourth. He made the Chase for the Sprint Cup but failed to win a race in 2009. The team did, however, score 15 top 10 finishes and managed to finish ninth in points.
The U.S. Army returned to Newman's car for the2010 season as sponsor for 15 races and with new sponsorship fromTornados. The team won their first race in the No. 39 atPhoenix. The win was also the first in NASCAR history for a car numbered 39.[14] The team failed to make the Chase, though, and finished 15th in points. In2011, Newman scored a second win atNew Hampshire while Stewart finished second making it the first 1-2 for SHR. Newman and Stewart made the Chase, and Newman came home 10th in the final standings. For the2012 season,Quicken Loans sponsored the No. 39 car. Newman got off to a quick start in 2012 with a win at Martinsville in only the 6th race. However, his momentum flagged over the summer and he missed the Chase, finishing the season in 14th place.
In2013, Quicken Loans became Newman's primary sponsor as the U.S. Army significantly reduced its motorsports sponsorships. Newman would struggle through the first half of the season adjusting to theGeneration 6 car. Through the second half of the season, SHR's performance would pick up, and Newman would take his first win of the season at the2013 Brickyard 400, winning the pole and driving away from a dominantJimmie Johnson. He would become the second Indiana native alongside Stewart to win the 400. Newman originally failed to make the 2013 Chase, but afterMichael Waltrip Racing was penalized for "manipulating the results of theFederated Auto Parts 400", Newman tookMartin Truex Jr.'s place in the Chase.[15] After 2013, Newman was released after it was announced funding could not be found to keep his No. 39 team in operation (though the team would later signKurt Busch to a fourth ride).[16][17]
For2014,Kevin Harvick was signed to the newly renumbered No. 4Chevrolet SS, with hisBudweiser andJimmy John's sponsorship coming over fromRichard Childress Racing. Hunt Brothers Pizza, which had sponsored the team in the past, also came over with Harvick. Harvick won in just his second start with SHR at thespring Phoenix race. The team then won again atDarlington in April, leading 239 of 374 laps and using fresher tires to passDale Earnhardt Jr. with two laps to go.[18] Harvick's two wins with the team earned him a spot in theChase for the Sprint Cup. He advanced into the second round with two top-fives and won atCharlotte in October to earn a spot in the third round. Harvick finished the season strong, winning the penultimate race of the year at thefall Phoenix race to remain in title contention, then winning the final race of the year atHomestead to clinch the second Cup Championship for SHR.
Harvick had a strong run during the2015 season with 28 top-10s and wins atLas Vegas,Phoenix, andDover, but lost the championship toKyle Busch by just one point. In2016,Anheuser-Busch switched from Budweiser to Busch Beer as the No. 4's sponsor brand.[19] Harvick's run in 2016 was not as successful as his first two years with SHR, finishing eighth in the points standings with 27 top-10s and wins atPhoenix,Bristol,New Hampshire, andKansas.
With SHR transitioning from Chevrolet toFord in2017, Harvick rebounded heavily with wins atSonoma andTexas, along with 23 top-10s, and a third-place finish in the points standings. Harvick's 2018 run fared much better, with a career-high eight wins, 20 top-fives, and 26 top-10s, despite hisLas Vegas win being encumbered for a post-race inspection violation. With a win at thefall Texas race, he secured himself in the Final Four atHomestead. However, three days later, the win was declared encumbered after the car was discovered to have a non-compliant rear spoiler during post-race inspection. The violation resulted in an L1 penalty that docked the team 40 owner and driver points - voiding Harvick's eligibility in the Final Four - and placed Childers and car chief Robert Smith on suspension for the final two races.[20]Tony Gibson became Harvick's crew chief for the remainder of the season.[21] AtPhoenix, Harvick overcame a flat tire during the race to finish fifth and secure enough points to make the Championship 4. He finished third atHomestead and in the points standings.
Harvick's2019 season started with a win at theGander RV Duel 1 at Daytona. Despite a 26th-place finish at the2019 Daytona 500, he stayed consistent with six straight top-10 finishes, including three fourth-place finishes atAtlanta,Las Vegas, andCalifornia. AtBristol, Harvick was forced to start at the back of the field and serve a pass-through penalty on the first lap after his car failed pre-race inspection three times; despite this setback, he finished 13th place on the lead lap.[22] Harvick would finally get his first win and the organization's first win of 2019 atNew Hampshire. He would also win atMichigan andIndianapolis, the latter being his second career Brickyard 400 win. He once again sealed his spot in the Championship 4 after holding off SHR teammatesAric Almirola andDaniel Suárez for his third straight victory at the fallTexas race, his fifth Championship 4 appearance in the last six years.[23]
Harvick started the2020 season with a fourth-place finish in Duel 2 of the2020 Bluegreen Vacations Duels at Daytona. Despite sustaining minor damage, he finished fifth at the2020 Daytona 500, his first top-five in the race since2016. He stayed consistently in the top 10 atLas Vegas,Fontana, andPhoenix before the season was halted due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. When racing resumed on May 17, Harvick scored his 50th career win at2020 The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington.[24] Following the secondDrydene 311 atDover International Speedway, Harvick clinched the Regular Season Championship.[25] Despite this achievement, as well as nine wins in the season, he failed to make the Championship 4 after finishing 17th atMartinsville.[26] Harvick finished fifth in the points standings.[27]
Despite scoring no wins in2021, Harvick managed to make the playoffs with his consistency.[28] During the playoffs, Harvick made it to the Round of 12 with five consecutive top-10 finishes, yet he had the disadvantage of lacking the bonus playoff points. AtBristol, he tangled withChase Elliott, costing the latter several laps after cutting a tire. Harvick led the closing laps, but was blocked by Elliott, allowingKyle Larson to overtake him for the win. A heated argument between Harvick and Elliott ensued on pit road after the race. During theCharlotte Roval race, Harvick bumped Elliott and sent him to the wall with rear-end damage. Harvick later missed turn 1 with Elliott chasing him down and crashed head-on into the wall. As a result, he was eliminated from the Round of 8.[29] Harvick once again finished fifth in the final standings.
Harvick began the2022 season with a 30th-place finish at the2022 Daytona 500. Aside from four DNFs, he stayed consistent with his finishes until he won atMichigan, breaking a 65-race drought to become the 15th different winner in the season.[30] Harvick then scored his 60th career victory atRichmond a week later.[31] At theSouthern 500, Harvick finished 33rd after his car caught fire.[32] He was eliminated in the Round of 16 after finishing 10th at theBristol night race.[33] On October 5, Childers was suspended for four races and finedUS$100,000 for an L2 Penalty during post-race inspection after theTalladega playoff race. The penalty came under Sections 14.1 (vehicle assembly) and 14.5 (body) in the NASCAR Rule Book, both of which pertain to the body and overall vehicle assembly rules surrounding modification of a single-source supplied part. In addition, the No. 4 team was docked 100 driver and owner points.[34]
On January 12, 2023, Harvick announced he will retire at the end of the2023 season.[35] He started the season with a 12th-place finish at the2023 Daytona 500. For his final appearance at theNASCAR All-Star Race, Harvick's car will use the No. 29 and a throwback paint scheme honoring his first career win atAtlanta in 2001.[36] On July 11, Anheuser-Busch announced it signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with theTrackhouse Racing No. 1 ofRoss Chastain starting in 2024, ending its nine-year partnership with the No. 4 at the end of the season.[37] Despite not winning a race, Harvick stayed consistent enough to make the playoffs on his final season.[38] He was eliminated at the conclusion of the Round of 16.[39] AtTalladega, Harvick finished second toRyan Blaney, but was later disqualified after post-race inspection discovered a violation involving the car's windshield fasteners.[40] Harvick finished his Cup Series career with a seventh-place finish atPhoenix and 13th in the points standings.[41]
On June 21, 2023, SHR signed Xfinity Series driverJosh Berry as Harvick's replacement in the No. 4 in2024.[42] Berry started the season with a 25th place finish at the2024 Daytona 500. He scored a season-best third-place finish atDarlington andNew Hampshire.[43]
The No. 10 was originally the No. 35, the second car ofTommy Baldwin Racing in 2011. In August 2011, it was announced thatDanica Patrick would jump to NASCAR competition full-time with sponsorGoDaddy, running a limited Sprint Cup Series schedule of 8-10 races in addition to a full-timeNationwide Series ride withJR Motorsports.[44] Stewart–Haas and TBR formed a partnership, with TBR fielding the number 10 (the number Patrick had used in her karting days) as a second full-time entry.[45] Patrick drove 10 races, with a best finish of 17th atPhoenix in November.
For Patrick's starts, the team usedHendrick engines. Her crew chief in seven of the races was TBR ownerTommy Baldwin Jr., withGreg Zipadelli working one race andTony Gibson two others.David Reutimann was the primary driver for Baldwin, which utilizedECR Engines and Pro Motor Engines in their starts. The owner points of the No. 10 were retained by Tommy Baldwin Racing for 2013.
Patrick was hired by Stewart–Haas Racing to drive the No. 10 for the full2013 schedule, making SHR the first team in NASCAR history to sign a female driver to a full Sprint Cup Series season. Danica would be competing with 2-time Nationwide Series Champion, and then-boyfriend,Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the YearTimmy Hill for the Rookie of the Year award, priming to be the most competitive rookie battle since 2008.[46] Because the No. 10 under SHR was a new entry, the team purchased the 2012 owners points ofRobinson-Blakeney Racing to help ensure a starting spot in the first three races of the year.[47] Patrick started the 2013 season winning the pole for theDaytona 500, the first woman to do so, and the first rookie to win the pole sinceJimmie Johnson in 2002. Patrick also ran the fastest pole speed for the 500 in 23 years, timing in at 45.817 seconds.[48] She ran in the top 10 for most of the day, became the first woman to lead a lap in the 500, and finished 8th.[49] In addition to her Superspeedway prowess, Patrick posted strong finishes atMartinsville Speedway, finishing 12th in thespring race and 17th in thefall race.[50][51] At the end of the year, Patrick ranked 27th in points, with only one top 10 and a dismal 30.1 average finish, finishing in front of Hill and ultimately losing out to Stenhouse for ROTY.
Patrick returned for the2014 season. In addition to GoDaddy.com,Aspen Dental signed on to be the primary sponsor for two races (Las Vegas andAtlanta).[52] She scored her career-best finish: seventh place atKansas. Months later, she bested that personal record with a sixth-place finish atAtlanta. Patrick finished the 2014 season 28th in points.
Patrick and GoDaddy returned to the No. 10 in2015. Just like the prior years, Patrick struggled throughout the season, earning two top 10-finishes atMartinsville andBristol early in the year.[53] Late in the season, GoDaddy announced they would be leaving Stewart–Haas Racing at the end of the season. Aspen Dental came on board for two races during the season. Patrick finished 24th in points.
Patrick returned to the No. 10 in2016, with new primary sponsorship from Nature's Bakery.[53]Mobil 1 and Aspen Dental also returned to the team.[54][55] She failed to score a top-10 finish that season and like the previous season, she finished 24th in points.
In January 2017, Nature's Bakery pulled their sponsorship from Patrick, resulting in SHR filing a $31 million lawsuit for breach of contract. Nature's Bakery filed a countersuit, claiming that SHR failed to prevent Patrick from promoting competing products. Both parties agreed to settle the lawsuit in May 2017 and Nature's Bakery agreed to sponsor Patrick and Bowyer for four races.[56][57] After finishing the2017 season with one top-10 finish atDover and finishing 28th in points, Patrick was released from the No. 10 team and replaced byAric Almirola, who brought inSmithfield Foods as the team's sponsor after six seasons withRichard Petty Motorsports driving the famous No. 43.[58]
The No. 10 team's performance with Almirola in2018 was a huge improvement over its previous tenure with Patrick, having scored as many top 10 finishes in sixteen races as Patrick's six years.[59] The team also made its first appearance in the Playoffs. Almirola won the2018 1000Bulbs.com 500 on October 14, giving the No. 10 team its first-ever win.[60] Despite finishing fourth atPhoenix, he was eliminated in the Round of 8. Almirola finished the season fifth in points, the highest in his career.
In the2019 season, Almirola rebounded from a 32nd-place finish at the2019 Daytona 500 with six consecutive top-10 finishes before his streak ended with a 37th-place finish atBristol. He once again made the playoffs but failed to advance past the Round of 16 after recording no top tens. Five weeks later, Almirola contended with teammate and pole-sitterKevin Harvick for the win atTexas before ending up in second, his best finish of the season. He fell to 14th in the final points standings.
On December 4, 2019, Stewart–Haas Racing announced thatMike Bugarewicz would replaceJohnny Klausmeier as the crew chief of the No. 10 team in2020.[61]
On January 10, 2022, Almirola announced his retirement from full-time racing after the2022 season.[62] He started the season with a fifth-place finish at the2022 Daytona 500. Despite having no wins, Almirola's finishes were a huge improvement over the previous season, with two top-fives and seven top-10 finishes. On August 19, Almirola announced he would not retire at the end of the season and would continue to drive the No. 10 in 2023.[63]
On October 28, 2023, Almirola announced he would not return to SHR in 2024.[64]
On December 13, 2023, SHR announced that Noah Gragson would take over the 10 car for the2024 season.[65]
Gragson started the season with a ninth-place finish at the2024 Daytona 500. Following theAtlanta race, the No. 10 was hit with an L1 penalty and docked 35 owner and driver points after pre-race inspection revealed unapproved roof rails.[66] Gragson rebounded a week later atLas Vegas with a sixth-place finish.[67] He scored a career-best third-place finish atTalladega.[68]
For the 2009 season, the team switched to the No. 14 car, and new co-ownerTony Stewart began driving for the team.Office Depot, moving over fromCarl Edwards' No. 99 Ford Fusion, andOld Spice, brought by Stewart, came aboard as primary sponsors, with the number chosen in tribute to Stewart's racing hero, open-wheel legendA. J. Foyt.[69] Even though the No. 70 had finished outside of the Top 35 exemption rule, Stewart had the past championship provisional to utilize for the first five races of2009 if it was necessary. After five races, the team was solidly in the top ten in owner points. Stewart won the2009 Sprint All-Star Race, which was the first win for Gene Haas. A few weeks later, Stewart brought the team its first points-paying win atPocono Raceway in the2009 Pocono 500. In the2009 Coke Zero 400 atDaytona, Stewart would win his second race under the Stewart–Haas banner, withBurger King as the sponsor. Stewart continued his winning ways with wins at Watkins Glen and Kansas. He managed a sixth-place finish in points.
Stewart struggled for the early portion of the 2010 season, which promptedOld Spice to leave Stewart–Haas for the 2011 season. Stewart recovered later in the year to win two races at Atlanta and Auto Club Speedway and managed to make the Chase. He finished seventh in points. It was later announced thatMobil 1 would be the replacement sponsor forOld Spice.
Stewart started the 2011 season with a dominant run at Las Vegas but a speeding penalty put the team out of contention late. Stewart was winless entering the Chase. During the 10 race Chase, Stewart won five races at Chicagoland, New Hampshire, Martinsville, Texas, and Homestead to win the team's first Sprint Cup championship, tyingCarl Edwards in points, but winning the tiebreaker by most victories (Edwards with one). The title also made Stewart the only NASCAR driver to have won championship titles under the Winston Cup (2002), Nextel Cup (2005), and Sprint Cup (2011) brands.
For the 2012 season, bothOffice Depot andMobil 1 returned to sponsor Stewart as well as having a minor presence on Ryan Newman's 39 car's right left and right rear quarter panels.
Stewart and his team got off to a quick start in 2012 after finishing second in the non-points Budweiser Shootout, winning the first Gatorade Duel, the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas, and the rain-shortened Auto Club 400 at Fontana. Later in the season, he won the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona. Stewart would end up finishing 9th in the points standings at the end of the season.
For 2013, Stewart received a new primary sponsor inBass Pro Shops, which moved over fromEarnhardt Ganassi Racing to replaceOffice Depot.Bass Pro Shops joinedMobil 1, which sponsored eleven races whileBass Pro Shops sponsored eighteen. As of June 20, 2013, sponsorship for the other nine races has yet to be determined, although Stewart saidHaas Automation could serve that role if absolutely necessary. Stewart subsequently won the2013 FedEx 400. On August 5, Stewart broke his right leg in a sprint car accident, and was replaced byMax Papis atWatkins Glen.[70]Austin Dillon was named to drive the 14 at Michigan.[71] After the Michigan race, it was announced that Stewart would miss the remainder of the season, withMark Martin stepping in as a replacement for twelve of the thirteen races, with Dillon driving at Talladega.[72]
As Stewart was not cleared to drive yet at the end of the 2013 season, including all official off-season testing, Martin continued driving the No. 14 during off-season testing. Stewart was eventually cleared to race.
At the2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen,Regan Smith replaced Stewart after he had hit a driver during a sprint car race the night before.[73]Jeff Burton replaced Stewart for thePure Michigan 400[74] and theIrwin Tools Night Race.[75]
On September 30, 2015, it was announced that Stewart would retire after 2016, and former MWR driverClint Bowyer would take over his ride in 2017. In 2016, Stewart was injured while riding asand rail and was ruled out for theDaytona 500. In his place, formerMichael Waltrip Racing driverBrian Vickers[76] andRichard Childress Racing driverTy Dillon drove the car.[77] Stewart returned to the car at Richmond. He later won theToyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, passing Denny Hamlin on the last lap, and snapping an 84-race winless streak.[78] Stewart would be eliminated at the Round of 16, ending his last chance of a championship.
Bowyer struggled during his first year with SHR, scoring seven top 10s and finishing 18th in the 2017 points standings. The2018 season saw a resurgence in Bowyer's performance, with two wins atMartinsville andMichigan, nine top-fives, and 15 top-10 finishes. This improvement in consistency has resulted in Bowyer's return to the Playoffs since the 2015 season and the No. 14 team's first Playoff run since 2016. He made it to the Round of 8 until he was eliminated atPhoenix after a tire blew and he was sent to the outer wall. Bowyer finished the season 12th in points.
Bowyer was winless in2019, but stayed consistent enough to once again make the Playoffs. He made it to the Round of 12 and was eliminated atKansas. Bowyer finished ninth in the points standings.
On December 4, 2019, Stewart–Haas Racing announced thatJohnny Klausmeier would replaceMike Bugarewicz as the crew chief of the No. 14 team in2020.[61] During the 2020 season, Bowyer remained winless, but he used his consistency to make the Playoffs. He made it to the Round of 12 and was eliminated at theCharlotte Roval.
On October 8, 2020, Bowyer announced he would retire from full-time driving at the end of the 2020 season and work as aNASCAR on Fox commentator starting in 2021.[79]
On October 20, 2020, Stewart–Haas Racing announced thatChase Briscoe would replace Bowyer in the No. 14 in2021, promoting him from its Xfinity side; sponsor HighPoint.com joined Briscoe and the No. 14.[80] In his rookie season, Briscoe scored three top-10s and finished 23rd in points. In addition, he won the 2021 NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors.
Briscoe began the2022 season with a 22nd-place finish at the2022 Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum. He placed third at the2022 Daytona 500, missing out on the win by 0.091 seconds toBubba Wallace and winnerAustin Cindric.[81] Briscoe won his first Cup Series race atPhoenix on March 13. He led 101 out of 312 laps en route to his maiden victory, becoming the200th different driver in series history to have won a race in the Cup Series.[82] Briscoe was eliminated following the Round of 8 after finishing 10th atMartinsville.[83]
Briscoe started the2023 season with a 35th-place DNF at the2023 Daytona 500. On May 31, following the2023 Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR issued an L3 penalty on the No. 14 after a post-race inspection revealed a counterfeit engine panel NACA duct; as a result, the team was docked 125 owner and driver points and 25 playoff points, and Klausmeier was suspended for six races and finedUS$250,000.[84]
Briscoe started the2024 season with a 10th place finish at the2024 Daytona 500. He broke a 73-race winless streak at theSouthern 500 to make the playoffs.[85]
The No. 41 car was the fourth and last team added to Stewart–Haas Racing, debuting at the beginning of the 2014 season. On August 26, 2013,Kurt Busch announced he would be leavingFurniture Row Racing to drive the fourth Stewart–Haas car. The deal was initiated by team founder Gene Haas, who would sponsor the full season through his companyHaas Automation.[86] The signing of Busch came with some controversy, considering thatRyan Newman's contract was not renewed under the pretense that there was not enough funding to run both Newman's No. 39 team andKevin Harvick's new No. 4 team.[87] In addition, Busch was signed by Haas while co-ownerTony Stewart, a noted rival of Busch's, was more-or-less incapacitated due to his leg injury, with Stewart publicly saying "It was his (Haas') decision" but also "Kurt [Busch] is a huge asset."[88] On September 24, 2013, it was revealed that the car would be No. 41, and later that Daniel Knost would be Busch's crew chief. SHR purchased the No. 41's charter from the now-defunctMichael Waltrip Racing.[89]
In only his sixth race with the team, Busch took the checkered flag at the2014 STP 500 atMartinsville Speedway on March 30, 2014. Busch fought back from a pit road incident with former teammateBrad Keselowski and held off rival and Martinsville aceJimmie Johnson for his 25th career victory and his first victory since 2011. The team struggled from a lack of consistency, leading to a crew chief swap with the No. 10 team. Tony Gibson became the No. 41 crew chief.[90] Busch made the 2014 Chase for the Sprint Cup, but failed to make it past the opening round.[91]
Busch started the 2015 season on suspension while he was investigated for allegations of domestic violence.Regan Smith took over the No. 41 car for the first three races of the year, finishing in the top 20 at both of the first two races. Although Smith competed forXfinity Series points, the No. 41 car remained eligible for the owner's championship.[91][92] Busch's suspension was lifted on March 11 and he returned to the No. 41 car at Phoenix, with a waiver to remain eligible for the Chase for the Sprint Cup.[93][94] Busch scored his second victory in the No. 41 atRichmond in April.[95][96] He scored his second win of the season at Michigan in June, in a rain-shortened event.[95] Busch earned a spot in the Chase and made it through the three first rounds, but failed to make it to the final round.[95][97] Busch finished eighth in the final points standings, with two wins and 21 top-ten finishes.[95]
In October 2015, Busch signed a multi-year extension with SHR. For the 2016 season,Monster Energy became a co-primary sponsor of the team along withHaas Automation, after being a personal sponsor of Busch since 2012.[91][98] Before the Cup series season, Busch and SHR were informed that because the No. 41 team was not formed until 2014, they were not eligible for one of the 36 charters NASCAR granted to teams who participated full-time in Cup. Stewart-Haas Racing managed to secure Busch a spot in every race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season by purchasing a charter from the defunctMichael Waltrip Racing. Busch's lone victory of the 2016 season came atPocono Raceway on June 6 after preserving enough fuel to hold offDale Earnhardt Jr., finishing seventh in the final standings.
Busch started 2017 with a crash in theAdvance Auto Parts Clash after Johnson got loose and spun, collecting Busch in the process. A week later, Busch went on to win his firstDaytona 500 in his long career, passingKyle Larson on the last lap. This also gave SHR their first Daytona 500 win, as well as their first win with Ford. This was Busch's only win in 2017, and he finished the season 14th in points. This 58-race winless streak was broken with a victory at theBristol night race in 2018. Busch made it to the Round of 8 of the Playoffs until he was eliminated atPhoenix after a late crash withDenny Hamlin andChase Elliott. He finished the season seventh in points. On December 2, 2018, Busch announced that he will not return to SHR in 2019.[99]
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On January 7, 2019, Stewart-Haas Racing announced that formerJoe Gibbs Racing driverDaniel Suárez would take over the No. 41 in the2019 season.[100] In addition, Suárez brought overArris International to sponsor the team.[101] Suárez struggled to make a decent finish throughout the 2019 season, scoring four top fives and 11 top 10 finishes and failing to make the Playoffs. On November 14, 2019, Suárez announced he would leave the 41 at the end of the season.[102]
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On November 15, 2019, Stewart-Haas Racing announced that Custer will replace Suárez in the No. 41 Ford in2020.[103] On December 4, Stewart-Haas Racing announced thatMike Shiplett will replaceBilly Scott as the crew chief of the No. 41 team. Both Shiplett and Custer worked together during the2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series.[61] After just collecting a top ten finish in the first 16 races, Custer finished 5th at Indianapolis, his first career top-five and the team's best run at that point. With 1 lap to go at theQuaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway the following week later, Custer slipped byRyan Blaney,Kevin Harvick, andMartin Truex Jr. in an incredible four-wide pass for the lead to cruise to his first career victory. Custer became the first driver to score their first career win with the team. His win earned him a spot in the 2020 playoffs, but he was eliminated after the Round of 16 atBristol.
On October 11, 2022, Custer and Shiplett were finedUS$100,000 after Custer intentionally slowed down and checked up on the last lap of theCharlotte Roval race, allowing his SHR teammateChase Briscoe to advance to the next round of the playoffs. In addition, Shiplett was indefinitely suspended and the No. 41 team was docked 50 owner and driver points.[104]
On November 16, 2022, SHR announced thatRyan Preece will replace Custer in the No. 41 for the2023 season while Custer will move back to the Xfinity Series.[105] Preece started the 2023 season with a 36th place DNF at the2023 Daytona 500. He scored his first career pole atMartinsville. Throughout the season, he struggled throughout the regular season with only one top-five finish atRichmond. On August 26, 2023, at theDaytona night race, Preece was running toward the tail of the lead pack in the closing stages of the race. On lap 157, while racing down the backstretch, he was pushed from the rear byErik Jones. The contact sent Preece down the track, where he collided with teammateChase Briscoe, and spun onto the apron. As the car slid, aerodynamic forces lifted the car off of the ground and rolled it onto its roof. The car planted upside-down in the grass before violently barrel-rolling roughly ten times before finally coming to a rest on its wheels. After a few moments, Preece exited the car under his own power, and was put on a stretcher, and taken to a nearby hospital for further evaluation. During his time in the hospital, he tweeted that he would be coming back to race again and expressed disappointment that his race ended in the fashion it did. He was discharged the next morning.[106] The car was taken back to the NASCAR Research and Development center to be studied.[107] Safety concerns emerged as film of the crash showed that the roof hatch, designed to allow the driver to escape from the car through a method other than via the driver's side window, was detached from the car early in the crash, exposing the cockpit during the remainder of the crash.[108] Given his points situation entering the race, the crash eliminated Preece's chances of contending in the NASCAR playoffs.
Preece started the2024 season with a 23rd place finish at the2024 Daytona 500. Following theAtlanta race, the No. 41 was hit with an L1 penalty and docked 35 owner and driver points after pre-race inspection revealed unapproved roof rails.[66]
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On July 25, 2016, Stewart–Haas announced plans to open its Xfinity Series program starting in 2017.[109] On September 16, 2016, the team announced thatCamping World Truck Series driverCole Custer would drive the car in 2017, withHaas Automation as the primary sponsor and crew chief Jeff Meendering.[8] At the2017 Ford EcoBoost 300, Custer led almost every lap, won Stage 1 and 2, and earned Stewart–Haas Racing their second career Xfinity win. In2018, Cole Custer had six poles and one race win. Custer made the final four in the championship playoffs after winning atTexas Motor Speedway on a last-lap battle withTyler Reddick, who would later beat Custer for the championship.
In2019, Custer won seven races, and five poles, and finished second again to Reddick at Homestead and in the final points standings. Following the end of the season, Custer was promoted to the Cup Series, and the team's resources were directed to the No. 98.
On November 16, 2022, it was announced thatRyan Preece would replace Custer in the No. 41 in the Cup Series, as Custer would move back to the Xfinity series to drive the No. 00 full-time for Stewart–Haas Racing. Custer started the2023 season with a ninth-place finish atDaytona. He scored his first win of the season atPortland.[110] Custer also won at a rain-shortenedChicago street race.[111] Following theMichigan race, the No. 00 was docked 20 driver and owner points and five playoff points, and crew chief Jonathan Toney was finedUS$25,000 after the post-race inspection revealed unapproved splitters.[112] Custer won atPhoenix and claimed his first Xfinity Series championship.[113]
Custer started the2024 season with a 13th place finish atDaytona. He scored wins atPocono andBristol, as well as the regular season championship.[114][115] Despite not winning a race during the playoffs, Custer stayed consistent enough to make the Championship 4.[116]
| Year | Team | 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 | Owners | Pts |
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| 2017 | Cole Custer | 00 | Ford | DAY 37 | ATL 10 | LVS 11 | PHO 21 | CAL 35 | TEX 5 | BRI 32 | RCH 13 | TAL 26 | CLT 7 | DOV 4 | POC 7 | MCH 10 | IOW 24 | DAY 22 | KEN 11 | NHA 9 | IND 5 | IOW 5 | GLN 12 | MOH 35 | BRI 10 | ROA 8 | DAR 9 | RCH 14 | CHI 7 | KEN 5 | DOV 8 | CLT 6 | KAN 19 | TEX 5 | PHO 7 | HOM 1* | 13th | 2288 |
| 2018 | DAY 14 | ATL 39 | LVS 9 | PHO 8 | CAL 6 | TEX 4 | BRI 8 | RCH 6 | TAL 9 | DOV 13 | CLT 2 | POC 5 | MCH 3 | IOW 4 | CHI 3 | DAY 25 | KEN 5 | NHA 9 | IOW 9* | GLN 6 | MOH 7 | BRI 4 | ROA 4 | DAR 2 | IND 29 | LVS 3 | RCH 15 | CLT 7 | DOV 2 | KAN 26 | TEX 1 | PHO 8 | HOM 2* | 1st | 4035 | |||
| 2019 | DAY 14 | ATL 2 | LVS 9 | PHO 4 | CAL 1 | TEX 34 | BRI 3 | RCH 1* | TAL 32 | DOV 4* | CLT 24 | POC 1* | MCH 12 | IOW 2 | CHI 1* | DAY 26 | KEN 1* | NHA 2 | IOW 29 | GLN 7 | MOH 8 | BRI 22 | ROA 10 | DAR 1 | IND 7 | LVS 4 | RCH 3 | CLT 8 | DOV 1 | KAN 11* | TEX 8 | PHO 2 | HOM 2 | 2nd | 4035 | |||
| 2023 | DAY 9 | CAL 27 | LVS 12 | PHO 12 | ATL 12 | COA 32 | RCH 5 | MAR 3 | TAL 4 | DOV 7 | DAR 3 | CLT 3 | PIR 1 | SON 6 | NSH 9 | CSC 1 | ATL 3 | NHA 22 | POC 33 | ROA 30 | MCH 16 | IRC 6 | GLN 7 | DAY 5 | DAR 4 | KAN 36 | BRI 4 | TEX 6 | ROV 2 | LVS 3 | HOM 13* | MAR 19 | PHO 1* | 1st | 4040 | |||
| 2024 | DAY 13 | ATL 16 | LVS 2 | PHO 5 | COA 4 | RCH 10 | MAR 8 | TEX 5 | TAL 10 | DOV 5 | DAR 3 | CLT 32 | PIR 6 | SON 9 | IOW 6 | NHA 3* | NSH 9 | CSC 18 | POC 1 | IND 2* | MCH 30 | DAY 32 | DAR 2 | ATL 31 | GLN 21 | BRI 1* | KAN 2 | TAL 26 | ROV 13 | LVS 8 | HOM 2 | MAR 4 | PHO 8 | 6th | 2292 |
It was announced thatKevin Harvick would run six races in a second Stewart–Haas car, the No. 41 Mustang, in 2017, starting with the March 4 race atAtlanta Motor Speedway.Hunt Brothers Pizza was announced to be the primary sponsor for four of the six races, with Bad Boy Buggies being the sponsor for Atlanta, and FIELDS Inc. the sponsor forWatkins Glen International.[117] Harvick did not win in the car but had a best finish of second at Charlotte.
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In 2018, SHR partnered withBiagi-DenBeste Racing to field Biagi's No. 98 car for Harvick, Almirola, andChase Briscoe.[118] On February 24, Harvick scored the first win for the team under the merger at Atlanta Motor Speedway. On September 29, Briscoe won the inauguralCharlotte Roval race, which also was his first career Xfinity Series win.
Briscoe and the team would run full-time for the 2019 season. Briscoe would score his second career Xfinity Series win atIowa Speedway. Briscoe returned full-time to the #98 for the 2020 season whenHighPoint announced it would be the primary sponsor of Briscoe and the No. 98 Xfinity Series team of Stewart–Haas Racing. Briscoe went on to have a career year with a season leading 9 wins, making him the obvious choice to replace the retiring Clint Bowyer in the No. 14 Ford Mustang in 2021. The iconic blue-and-white colors ofHighPoint that emblazoned Briscoe in 2020 remain with him in 2021.
With Briscoe moving up to the Cup Series, SHR signedRiley Herbst to drive the No. 98 in 2021.[119] During the2023 season, Herbst scored his first career win atLas Vegas.[120] He finished 13th in the points standings.
Herbst started the2024 season with a sixth place finish atDaytona. He scored his first win of the season atIndianapolis. This was also the first 1-2 finish for the team's Xfinity Series program as Custer finished second to Herbst.[121] AtPhoenix, Herbst gave Stewart–Haas Racing its final race win; he finished seventh in the points standings.[122]
The team had an agreement forCamping World Truck Series teamMRD Motorsports to be the driver development team for Haas CNC Racing whichBlake Bjorklund was named the driver for the 2007 season. Bjorklund was originally scheduled to drive 12 races for MRD but ran most of the schedule before being replaced byChad McCumbee.
In 2014, 16-year-oldCole Custer, son of longtime SHR executive Joe Custer, ran the No. 00Haas AutomationSilverado in the Camping World Truck Series with the team, brandedHaas Racing Development, for 9 races with trucks coming fromTurner Scott Motorsports and engines from Hendrick Motorsports. Custer had finished 8th in theK&N Pro Series East standings in 2013 driving forKen Schrader with sponsorship from Haas, including two wins atIowa andLoudon. Custer made his truck debut atMartinsville Speedway, finishing 12th.[123]
Custer became the youngest pole winner in Truck Series history, earning the top starting spot in his third start atGateway Motorsports Park. He finished 6th in the race.[124] Custer later won the pole at New Hampshire and would go on to win the race from the pole, becoming the youngest driver to win a Truck Series race.[125] With the win, Gene Haas joined a select club of owners who have won as an owner in all three national touring series, joiningRick Hendrick,Richard Childress,Jack Roush,Bill Davis andDale Earnhardt.
Custer and the No. 00 team moved toJR Motorsports in 2015, although remaining a part of the Haas stable, the Haas truck team was shut down.[126][127]
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Owners | Pts |
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| 2014 | Cole Custer | 00 | Chevy | DAY | MAR 12 | KAN | CLT | DOV 14 | TEX | GTW 6 | KEN | IOW 8 | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI 8 | MSP 9 | CHI | NHA 1* | LVS | TAL | MAR 29 | TEX | PHO 3 | HOM |
In 2021, The team field the No. 14 ford forChase Briscoe atWatkins Glen.
| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
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| 2021 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | Ford | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | TOL | CLT | MOH | POC | ELK | BLN | IOW | WIN | GLN 23 | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | 109th | 22 | [128] |
In 2023, The team fielded the No. 9 Bonanza Wines Ford forRyan Preece atSonoma Raceway. Preece won the race from thepole. He led 50 of 64 laps.
| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
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| 2023 | Ryan Preece | 9 | Ford | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON 1* | IRW | SHA | EVG | AAS | LVS | MAD | PHO | 36th | 49 | [129] |
In 2021, The team fielded the No. 14 Ford forChase Briscoe atSonoma Raceway in preparation for the Cup race at the track. Briscoe won the race.
| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
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| 2021 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | Ford | PHO | SON 1** | IRW | CNS | IRW | PIR | LVS | AAS | PHO | 34th | 48 | [130] |
Stewart–Haas Racing made their K&N Pro Series debut at the 2018Carneros 200 atSonoma Raceway.Aric Almirola drove the No. 41 Ford in preparation for the Cup race at the track the following day.[131]
| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref |
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| 2018 | Aric Almirola | 41 | Ford | KCR | TUS | TUS | OSS | CNS | SON 2 | DCS | IOW | EVG | GTW | LVS | MER | AAS | KCR | 30th | 43 | [132] |
Stewart–Haas Gaming made history by winning the inaugural eNASCAR Heat Pro League Championship in 2019.[133] For the 2020 eNASCAR iRacing World Championship Series, the team was rebranded as Stewart–Haas eSports.[134]
Danica Patrick will have a different look on her car for two races in 2014. Aspen Dental will serve as the primary sponsor for two events next year, the driver announced Friday at Talladega Superspeedway.
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