Joey Hand

Joseph Alan Hand (born February 10, 1979) is an American professional racing driver who competes in sports car racing as a Ford factory driver. A former champion of the Star Mazda Series, Hand is the co-winner of the 2011 24 Hours of Daytona driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring GT class for BMW Team Rahal, and the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans LMGTE Pro class for Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA driving the Ford GT.

Racing career Early career Hand began his career in kart racing, starting at age 12. Moving up to the Star Mazda Series in 1998, Hand won nine races in the series, winning the rookie of the year award in 1998 and the series championship in 1999. while in 2009, he won the first pole position for a BMW in eight years in the ALMS at Road America.

Driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, Hand, along with co-drivers Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas and Graham Rahal, won the 2011 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race at Daytona International Speedway, driving the #01 Riley-BMW Daytona Prototype. The team was set back by a pit road penalty while Hand was driving; however, he was able to recover, and co-driver Pruett took the car to victory. The following month, the BMW Motorsport team he drove for won the GT class of the 2011 12 Hours of Sebring. Later, he joined the BMW Motorsport factory team at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he finished third in the GTE-Pro class driving again a BMW M3. Also in 2011, Hand competed full-time in the Grand-Am Sports Car Challenge for Turner, finishing runner-up with Michael Marsal as a teammate.

Hand returned to BMW Rahal for the 2012 American Le Mans Series season. He again won the GT class at the 12 Hours of Sebring and took three podiums out of seven appearances. Meanwhile, he finished sixth overall at the 24 Hours of Daytona driving a Ganassi BMW.

In the 2013 ALMS season, Hand got a second-place class finish and two-fourths out of six appearances for BMW Rahal with a BMW Z4 de Rahal. Again, he raced for Ganassi at the 24 Hours of Daytona and later the Brickyard Grand Prix at Indianapolis.

As the new United SportsCar Championship launched in 2014, Hand finished second in the GTLM class at the 24 Hours of Daytona and third at the 12 Hours of Sebring for BMW Rahal.

In 2016, Hand joined the Ford factory program for the 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was reunited with teammate Dirk Müller, while Sébastien Bourdais joined the team for the endurance races, including Le Mans. Hand, Müller, and Bourdais went on to win the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMGTE Pro category while driving the 2017 Ford GT LME GTE-Pro.

Other racing

On October 22, 2011, Hand made his debut in the International V8 Supercars Championship, driving for Dick Johnson Racing in the Gold Coast 600. finishing fourth with co-driver James Moffat In November, he drove a DTM car for the first time, testing for BMW at Circuito Monteblanco in Spain.

On October 5, 2021, Rick Ware Racing announced that Hand would make his NASCAR debut in the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval driving the No. 52. Hand started 36th and finished in 27th. In 2022, Hand drove in all six of the Cup Series road course races, driving for Rick Ware in the No. 15. His best finish was twentieth at Sonoma, and his best starting spot was ninth in Road America. On June 12, 2024, it was announced that Hand would be driving the No. 60 car for RFK Racing in the Chicago Street race. Hand won the second stage in that race for his first career stage win in the NASCAR Cup Series. Hand led seven laps and almost won the race entirely before being passed by eventual race winner Alex Bowman, after which Hand fell back to fourth.

DTM On December 15, 2011, Hand was announced as one of BMW's factory drivers for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, which saw him compete in the entire 2012 championship, alongside a limited-season American Le Mans Series campaign with BMW Team RLL. He was the first American to have a full-season factory contract in the series since its inception in 1984. In three seasons, he had a best race result of fifth at Brand Hatch and a best season result of twelfth, both in 2013.

Personal life Born in Sacramento, California, Hand and his wife, Natalie, have two children.

Motorsports career results

Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2001 American Le Mans Series - GT Prototype Technology Group 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Formula Atlantic DSTP Motorsports 12 2 1 1 7 129 3rd 2002 Formula Atlantic DSTP Motorsports 6 0 1 0 1 45 12th 2003 Formula Atlantic DSTP Motorsports 12 0 0 0 1 108 7th 2004 Formula Atlantic Polestar Motor Racing 1 0 0 0 0 13 20th 2006 American Le Mans Series - GT2 BMW Team PTG 10 0 0 0 3 84 7th 2007 American Le Mans Series - GT2 Panoz Team PTG 12 0 0 0 1 47 22nd 2008 American Le Mans Series - GT2 Panoz Team PTG 3 0 0 0 0 15 46th 2009 American Le Mans Series - GT2 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing 10 1 0 0 2 44 20th 2010 American Le Mans Series - GT2 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing 9 1 0 0 4 101 7th 2011 American Le Mans Series - GT BMW Team RLL 9 3 4 0 6 159 1st 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro BMW Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd 2012 American Le Mans Series - GT BMW Team RLL 7 1 0 0 3 91 7th Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RMG 10 0 0 0 0 6 20th 2013 American Le Mans Series - GT BMW Team RLL 5 0 0 0 2 52 12th Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RBM 10 0 0 0 0 32 12th 2014 United SportsCar Championship - GTLM BMW Team RLL 3 0 0 0 2 76 23rd Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RBM 10 0 0 0 0 8 20th 2015 United SportsCar Championship - Prototype Chip Ganassi Racing 10 1 0 0 5 301 4th 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 11 0 0 0 3 301 6th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 11 2 3 0 3 306 3rd 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 11 2 1 0 4 308 4th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd 2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Ford Chip Ganassi Racing 9 1 0 0 4 254 10th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DSQ 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Michael Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian 1 0 0 0 0 25 46th 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Rick Ware Racing 1 0 0 0 0 10 35th 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Rick Ware Racing 6 0 0 0 0 64 34th 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Ford Multimatic Motorsports 10 0 0 0 0 2555 10th NASCAR Cup Series RFK Racing 1 0 0 0 0 43 39th 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Gradient Racing 5 0 0 0 0 995 27th 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Gradient Racing 2 0 0 0 0 374 16th*

American open–wheel racing results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Atlantic Championship Formula Atlantic results Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points 2001 DSTP Motorsports LBH3 NAZ9 MIL12 MTL15 CLE2 TOR5 CHI10 TRR3 ROA3 VAN1 HOU1 LS2 3rd 129 2002 DSTP Motorsports MTY3 LBH25 MIL LS POR CHI TOR CLE TRR9 ROA5 MTL4 DEN25 12th 45 2003 DSTP Motorsports MTY15 LBH7 MIL9 LS10 POR2 CLE10 TOR6 TRR4 MOH4 MTL5 DEN9 MIA6 7th 108 2004 Polestar Motor Racing LBH MTY MIL POR1 POR2 CLE TOR VAN ROA DEN MTL LS9 20th 13

American Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Rolex Sports Car Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 2011 BMW Motorsport Andy Priaulx Dirk Müller BMW M3 GT2 GTEPro 313 15th 3rd 2016 Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA Sébastien Bourdais Dirk Müller Ford GT GTEPro 340 18th 1st 2017 Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA Tony Kanaan Dirk Müller Ford GT GTEPro 339 22nd 6th 2018 Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA Dirk Müller Sébastien Bourdais Ford GT GTEPro 343 17th 3rd 2019 Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA Dirk Müller Sébastien Bourdais Ford GT GTEPro 342 DSQ DSQ Sources:

Complete DTM results (key) Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts 2012 BMW Team RMG BMW M3 DTM HOC13 LAU14 BRH13 SPL9 NOR14 NÜR18 ZAN14 OSC11 VAL15† HOC8 20th 6 2013 BMW Team RBM BMW M3 DTM HOC7 BRH5 SPLRet LAU15 NOR8 MSC7 NÜRRet OSC16 ZAN7 HOC20 12th 32 2014 BMW Team RBM BMW M4 DTM HOC10 OSC15 HUN15 NOR7 MSC17 SPL12 NÜR14 LAU11 ZAN10 HOC15 20th 8 Source:

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points Ref 2014 BMW Team RLL GTLM BMW Z4 GTE BMW 4.4 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR COA PET 23rd 76 2015 Chip Ganassi Racing P Ford EcoBoost Riley DP Ford Ecoboost 3.5 L V6 Turbo DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL MOS ELK COA PET 4th 301 2016 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing GTLM Ford GT Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR COA PET 6th 301 2017 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing GTLM Ford GT Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6 DAY SEB LBH COA WGL MOS LIM ROA VIR LGA PET 3rd 306 2018 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing GTLM Ford GT Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6 DAY SEB LBH MOH WGL MOS LIM ROA VIR LGA PET 4th 308 2019 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing GTLM Ford GT Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6 DAY SEB LBH MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 10th 254 2020 Michael Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian GTD Acura NSX GT3 Evo Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MOH CLT PET LGA SEB 46th 25 2024 Ford Multimatic Motorsports GTD Pro Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 10th 2555 2025 Gradient Racing GTD Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 27th 995 2026 Gradient Racing GTD Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 16th* 374* Source: 2022 15 DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA35 RCH MAR BRD TAL DOV DAR KAN CLT GTW SON20 NSH ROA21 ATL NHA POC IRC29 MCH RCH GLN31 DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV38 LVS HOM MAR PHO 34th 64 2024 RFK Racing 60 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO BRI COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC4 POC IND RCH MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 39th 43

Xfinity Series NASCAR Xfinity Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Pts Ref 2025 RSS Racing 28 Ford DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI CAR TAL TEX CLT NSH MXC POC ATL CSC SON DOV IND IOW GLN DAY PIR19 GTW BRI KAN ROV LVS TAL MAR PHO 60th 18

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