Hendrick Motorsports announced Tuesday it will have four iconic car numbers in its stable next year with William Byron driving the No. 24 and Chase Elliott making his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut with the No. 9.
Here are quick facts on each of the four numbers, courtesy of the team:
No. 9 (driven by Chase Elliott in 2018)
• Will make its Hendrick Motorsports debut with driver Chase Elliott in 2018
• Hall of Fame driver Bill Elliott raced it in the premier series for the first time in 1976
• 1988 Monster Energy Series championship with Bill Elliott; raced to 38 of his 44 career Cup wins
• 2014 NASCAR XFINITY Series championship with Chase Elliott
• 53 combined points-paying wins in Cup Series competition with five drivers
No. 24 (driven by William Byron in 2018)
• First fielded by Hendrick Motorsports with Jeff Gordon in 1992; driven by Gordon until 2015
• Currently raced by Chase Elliott, who debuted in 2016 and won Sunoco Rookie of the Year
• With Gordon, four championships and all 93 of its points-paying Cup victories; race wins include three Daytona 500s and a record five Brickyard 400s
No. 48 (driven by Jimmie Johnson in 2018)
• First fielded by Hendrick Motorsports with driver Jimmie Johnson in 2001
• With Johnson, a record-tying seven championships and 83 of its 86 points-paying Cup wins; Johnson’s wins include two Daytona 500s and four Brickyard 400s
• From 2002-2016, 5.3 average wins per year and 3.4 average championship points finish
No. 88 (driven by Alex Bowman in 2018)
• First fielded by Hendrick Motorsports with driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2008
• With Earnhardt, nine points-paying race wins, including the 2014 Daytona 500
• 74 combined points-paying wins in Cup Series competition with five drivers: Earnhardt, Dale Jarrett, Bobby Allison, Darrell Waltrip and Buck Baker; 1999 Cup championship with Jarrett