The partnership, which provides product development and technical engineering support, will be leveraged across JGR’s multiple team operations in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, Busch Grand National Series and Craftsman Truck Series.
For the last two years, Timken has worked collaboratively with the JGR engineering team to develop and test technologies that improve the car’s powertrain performance, focusing on delivering longer life, improving fuel economy and increasing horsepower availability, the compay said.
"Timken’s long history in the sport and innovative expertise in the management of friction provides our race operations with high-performing, competitive cars each and every weekend," said Joe Gibbs, president of JGR. "We truly value our Timken partnership as it continues to deliver results, from our shop and testing facility straight through to on-track performance."
"Our shared commitment to innovating solutions, leveraging teamwork and executing is what makes our partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing so successful. Those common values are a critical component to the winning formula that produces championship-caliber performance at the track," said Alastair Deane, Timken senior vice president of technology. "Our involvement in the sport translates into the creation of real value for our automotive, industrial and steel customers, as we leverage track-tested technology to solve critical fiction-management and power-transmission problems."