Deal includes Sprint Cup, XFINITY Series races
Joe Gibbs Racing officials and sponsor Sport Clips Haircuts announced a multi-year contract extension Thursday, with primary sponsorship for drivers Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards for a combined five events.
Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota will carry the Sport Clips paint scheme in three events, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Auto Club Speedway and Darlington Raceway, as well as the XFINITY Series event at Darlington.
Edwards, who made the move to Joe Gibbs Racing after the completion of the ’14 season, will be sponsored by Sport Clips for the Sprint Cup Series events at New Hampshire in July and the Texas stop in November.
“When Denny began driving for Sport Clips, we had a few more than 700 locations open at the time, and we now have more than 1,300 locations in the U.S. and Canada,” Gordon Logan, founder and CEO of Sport Clips, said in a statement from Joe Gibbs Racing. “Joe Gibbs Racing and its driver have been excellent ambassadors for our brand over the years.”
Sport Clips also returns as sponsor for the Sept. 5 Darlington XFINITY Series race, the Help A Hero 200, for the fourth consecutive season. The Veteran of Foreign Wars "Help a Hero" scholarship program, which launched in 2013, provides funding to active-duty and members of the military as well as veterans seeking a college degree or vocational certification.
You can see the Sport Clips paint schemes for the Sprint Cup Series below.