Stewart-Haas Racing Officially Signs Noah Gragson

What’s Happening?

Noah Gragson has officially signed with Stewart-Haas Racing for the 2024 season. SHR and Gragson reached a multi-year agreement for Gragson to drive the 10-car, replacing Aric Almirola. Drew Blickensderfer will be the crew chief. No sponsors were announced, indicating those would come at a later date.

Racing can make you. It can also break you.

A new challenge awaits, and @NoahGragson is ready to prove himself.

Let’s ride, No. 10. pic.twitter.com/58VM0ERqtB

— Stewart-Haas Racing (@StewartHaasRcng) December 13, 2023

You Need to Know:

• Noah Gragson joins Stewart-Haas Racing to replace Aric Almirola. Gragson was reportedly the favorite to replace Almirla for months. Almirola left the team to join Joe Gibbs Racing part-time in the Xfinity Series for the 2024 season.
• SHR has lost many major sponsors in 2023. They lost Busch Beer to Trackhouse, Smithfield when Almirola left, and Hunt Brothers Pizza to Joey Logano and Team Penske. They still do not have sponsorship fully figured out for 2024.
• Many fans are excited to see Gragson’s news finally break. Others are excited to see him get another opportunity, but, others wonder if it will work.

On You Screen

Darian Gilliam is excited about the new SHR rebuild.

Noah Gragson to the 10 is official.

The SHR rebuild begins now!

— Darian Gilliam (@BlackFlagMatter) December 13, 2023

DannyBTalks, indeed it is Gragson to the 10.

In the Stands

This Kevin Harvick fan approves.

Michael Palmer calls Gragson the “Perfect man for the job.”

TheSuperSquad is happy that the Gragson news is finally official.

Danny LeBlanc does not seem totally convinced.

Greg Matherne seems understandably a bit skeptical at the lack of sponsorship.

Michael Flanigan points out Gragson’s subpar 2023.

From the Pressbox

Kelly Crandall redirected fans to a brief press conference Gragson had with reporters talking about his recent period of “Self-reflection”.

Noah Gragson sat with a small group of reporters this morning, opening up about the self-reflection he's done the last few months. Gragson acknowledged needing to grow up and how he's been working on developing better habits:

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— Kelly Crandall (@KellyCrandall) December 13, 2023

Noah Gragson to SHR is finally official. However, uncertainty remains surrounding sponsorship and the performance of both Gragson and the race team. We will find out when Gragson officially hits the track in 2024.