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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 31: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #45 Monster Energy Toyota, walks the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Verizon 200 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 31, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 31: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #45 Monster Energy Toyota, walks the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Verizon 200 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 31, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
Ty Gibbs has made many enemies in the Cup Series with just one race. Of course, Ty Dillon is the most obvious example, after hitting him in the pit road. But the other is Erik Jones, who was the first to tweet at him when he apologized for what he did in pit road. But Jones’ tweet had nothing to do with what he was fined for. So what is the Petty GMS driver warning him for?
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Turns out, the #23 car hit the Petty GMS driver under yellow in the rear bumper. And not just once, but twice!
Well, Jones replied to Joe Gibbs’ grandson, warning him to never bump him under yellow again.
On-board video shows @TyGibbs bumping @Erik_Jones twice under caution Sunday @TXMotorSpeedway. pic.twitter.com/ui5pghaz5J https://t.co/RjMLy1oDqZ
— Davey Segal (@DaveyCenter) September 28, 2022
Yikes, that is pretty bad. Clearly, it makes sense why the driver of the #43 car is pissed off and explains his stern warning. Funny enough, Corey Lajoie joined other fans as they took shots at Gibbs’ grandson one by one.
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Can’t hide nothing no more.
— Corey LaJoie (@CoreyLaJoie) September 28, 2022
I might just pin this tweet at this point https://t.co/B4T7ANJtiO
— Jon Iaccino (@ji711) September 28, 2022
Ty Gibbs is not ready for cup
— NRE Productions (@NRE_Productions) September 28, 2022
@dennyhamlin needs to man up and put someone else in that car until Kurt comes back
— Exorcist of Stupidity (@JamieExorcistof) September 28, 2022
However, some of them are actually defending the young Gibbs, too.
2nd bump was Erik brake checking ty from being upset after the 1st bump
— Zach Olney (@FatherOfChaos5) September 28, 2022
He's not the only person who's done this. And people gonna just get mad for no reason
— Answer to the Gaffer (@ToxicFrostbite4) September 28, 2022
The video shows Jones brake checking Ty. You can see by looking at the relative speed of the cars out the front window
— Lee Cessna (@l_cessna) September 28, 2022
Ty Gibbs stirring the pot
In the pit road, Dillon was left in a difficult position as he went 3-wide in the pit road, and ended up tapping the #23 in the door. But Gibbs did not like that.
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 30: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, waits on the grid prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 30, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
The #23 car turned right into Dillon’s car and hit him intentionally, pushing him into the pit box and almost hurting one of his crew members.
Of course, NASCAR didn’t let it slide, as they deducted 25 points from the #23 team, and gave him a hefty $75,000 fine.
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But, what do you think? Was it a smart move by Gibbs? Or his penalty is fair? Let us know in the comments.
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