By Joseph Wolkin Carl Edwards admits he was overdriving last year, his first with Joe Gibbs Racing. However, come 2016, things are different. With two victories thus far, he is increasingly optimistic that the No. 19 team will be a title contender come Homestead in November. You’re over 10 spots higher in the points this year. Were you ever worried you wouldn’t see the same results your teammates were having? “Yeah; Last year was a struggle. We started this [No.] 19 team from scratch, and I tried a little bit too hard and made some mistakes. When the year turned for us…

By Jared Turner Six of the past seven races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway have been won by a Joe Gibbs Racing car or Team Penske car. Considering that JGR and Team Penske have combined to win 12 of this season’s first 18 events, there’s no compelling reason to expect a driver from one these organizations won’t wind up in Victory Lane on Sunday afternoon at NHMS. Oh, sure, there are multiple drivers with a chance to win on any given weekend, but all signs point toward a JGR-Team Penske clash on Sunday afternoon at the 1.058-mile oval dubbed “The Magic Mile.”…

By Jared Turner What’s Happened To Joe Gibbs Racing? Six weeks ago, Joe Gibbs Racing was the toast of the Sprint Cup Series garage, regarded by almost everyone as the clear organization to beat for the 2016 championship. But as the series heads to New Hampshire to kick off the second half of the 36-race season, JGR suddenly finds itself in the midst of a six-race drought. Now, granted, six races aren’t exactly a long time to go without a win. But when you consider that JGR drivers had ripped off six victories in seven races prior to their current dry spell,…