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With the calendar turning to 2018, Stewart-Haas Racing is raising the flag — literally — on its 10th anniversary as a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series organization.
Tony Stewart and Gene Haas joined forces in 2009 as Stewart moved to the organization following a successful and two-time championship-winning reign behind the wheel for Joe Gibbs Racing. Since that time, SHR has won 39 races and two driver championships in the sport’s top series with Stewart (in 2011) and Kevin Harvick (in 2014).
After raising a glass to the New Year, we raise a new flag to commemorate Stewart-Haas Racing’s 10th anniversary. Join us in the celebration throughout the 2018 #NASCAR season. #SHRacing10Yrs pic.twitter.com/C3gcoMnx8Q
– Stewart-Haas Racing (@StewartHaasRcng) January 2, 2018
Last season, the organization made the move to Ford as a manufacturer and won its first Daytona 500 with Kurt Busch driving the No. 41. SHR also expanded into the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2017 with Cole Custer driving the No. 00.
For the 2018 season, SHR will field Fords for Harvick (No. 4), Aric Almirola (No. 10), Clint Bowyer (No. 14) and Busch (No. 41) in the Monster Energy Series. The race team also will field two Xfinity cars in a partnership with Biagl-DenBeste Racing with Cole Custer (No. 00) and the No. 98 with an assortment of drivers.
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