No crew in NASCAR historical past has extra wins and championships than Hendrick Motorsports, and plenty of of these wins got here whereas sporting neon yellow automobile numbers.
Jimmie Johnson’s 5 consecutive titles between 2006 and 2010 got here with a neon yellow No. 48 on the facet of his Chevrolet. All 4 of Jeff Gordon’s Cup titles additionally has a yellow No. 24, and it was the identical for Chase Elliott when he earned his lone Cup crown in 2020.
Terry Labonte’s ultimate Cup win, Kyle Busch’s first Cup win, and plenty of extra historic moments passed off with a neon yellow automobile quantity on the door of a Hendrick Chevy.
Nevertheless, these iconic colours have been fazed out lately, with solely William Byron’s No. 24 utilizing it every so often — together with each of his Daytona 500 victories in 2024 and 2025.
However in 2027, your complete group will make the most of neon yellow automobile numbers, and never simply the Cup groups of Kyle Larson (No. 5), Elliott (No. 9), Byron (No. 24), and Alex Bowman (No. 48), but additionally the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Components Collection No. 17 of Corey Day.
Hendrick Motorsports was based in 1984, and has since gained 323 Cup races (with the newest being simply final weekend at Gateway), together with a complete of 15 Cup Collection championships — each information.
The crew has gained 10 Daytona 500s, 12 Coca-Cola 600s, 11 Brickyard 400s, and 12 Southern 500s — once more, probably the most all-time.
Additionally they not too long ago signed rising star Connor Zilisch as the longer term driver of the No. 48 in 2028 and past, changing Bowman as he retires from full-time competitors.
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