1998
The Home Depot enters the sport of NASCAR with a multi-year partnership as primary sponsor of the No.20 Joe Gibbs Racing entry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The Home Depot also inks a deal to become the Official Home Improvement Warehouse of NASCAR.
1999
The No. 20 Home Depot machine debuts, starting the Daytona 500 from the front row with 27-year-old rookie driver, Tony Stewart and Crew Chief Greg Zipadelli.
Stewart attempts "double duty," competing in two of the most prestigious races in one day – the IRL's Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600. He finishes ninth in the historic Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and then goes on to a fourth-place finish in the famed Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In all, Stewart completes an incredible 1,090 miles of racing in a single day.
Stewart is named NASCAR Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year after earning two poles and three victories in the No. 20 Home Depot machine and finishes the season fourth in the driver championship point standings.
2000
Stewart earns a series-high six wins and earns a second top-10 finish in the final Sprint Cup point standings.
2001
The Home Depot wins an additional three races with Stewart, bringing the win tally to 12. Stewart also attempts "double duty" at the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 for the second time. In his second attempt at the "double," he completes all 1,100 miles of racing, more than any other driver in history.
2002
Stewart pilots the No. 20 Home Depot machine to victory lane three times and edges out veteran Mark Martin to earn the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship, a first for both sponsor and driver.
2003
The Home Depot, Joe Gibbs Racing and Stewart extend their racing partnership.
As a celebration of Independence Day, The Home Depot showcases an original copy of the Declaration of Independence during the July race weekend at Daytona International Speedway. A one-of-a-kind, climate-controlled display is used to protect the 227-year-old document. The No. 20 team also celebrates with a special Home Depot/Declaration of Independence Road Trip paint scheme.
2004
NASCAR implements a new point system to crown its Sprint Cup champion. The new system breaks the season into a 26-race regular season with a 10-race "playoff" season. At the end of the regular season, all drivers in the top 10 in points and anyone else within 400 points of the series leader become eligible to compete in the 10-race "Chase for the Sprint Cup."
Joe Gibbs Racing team owner, Joe Gibbs, comes out of retirement and returns to the NFL to coach the Washington Redskins for a second stint in his Hall of Fame coaching career.
Stewart earns off-track accolades for his philanthropic efforts. He is named NASCAR's USG Person of the Year, "Most Caring Athlete" by USA Weekend and "NASCAR's Good Guy" by The Sporting News in its annual "Good Guys" issue.
2005
The Home Depot, in partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing and the national non-profit organization KaBOOM!, kicks off a new "Racing to Play" program to build NASCAR-themed KaBOOM! playgrounds for at-risk youth in 10 NASCAR race communities. The program is a huge success, as it targets organizations that support at-risk youth and provide positive after-school and learning environments.
Stewart and The Home Depot earn their second Sprint Cup Championship, highlighted by an emotional victory at the Brickyard in Stewart's home state of Indiana.
2006
The No. 20 Home Depot team earns a total of five wins for the second consecutive season. The team earned three of their five wins during the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
2007
Stewart wins the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard for the second time in his career. With two additional wins, 2007 becomes the ninth consecutive multi-win season for Stewart and the No. 20 Home Depot Team.
2008
Stewart announces he will forego his final contract year at JGR to become driver/team owner of Stewart-Haas Racing in the Sprint Cup Series in 2009.
Joe Gibbs Racing appoints rising star Joey Logano, to replace Stewart in the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota.
A victory at Talladega Superspeedway in October cements a legendary 10-year partnership with Stewart, Zipadelli and The Home Depot. With the win, Stewart completes his career at Joe Gibbs Racing with 33 wins and two championships.
2009
The NASCAR world awaits the debut of Logano, will become the youngest driver to compete in the Daytona 500, in the No. 20 Home Depot machine. To be continued…
2010
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