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“If You Can Dish It Out, You Better Be Able to Take It” – Bubba Wallace’s Spotter to Joe Gibbs’ Controversial Grandson Ty Gibbs

Published 04/24/2022, 3:40 PM EDT

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Ty Gibbs is one of the fastest Xfinity drivers, sitting at 3rd place with 339 points. However, he has developed quite a reputation. As we know, Ty Gibbs won the Martinsville Xfinity race, and that too was under controversial circumstances.

Sam Mayer was heading up for a win in the Xfinity series when Ty Gibbs allegedly hit him and spun out. And, Gibbs took the win at Martinsville but soon got into a fistfight with Mayer.

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Of course, that brought a lot of attention to the. However, can Ty Gibbs take the heat back? Bubba Wallace‘s spotter had some things to say.

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Bubba Wallace’s Spotter Says That Ty Gibbs Should Be Able To “Take It”

Ty Gibbs is now known to have a relatively aggressive driving style, being infamous for spinning drivers out. Bubba Wallace’s spotter, Freddie Kraft appeared in a recent episode of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Dirty Mo Media Podcast, where he talked about how Ty Gibbs needs to be prepared to take the heat back.

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He said, “Ty Gibbs don’t give a sh*t if anybody likes him at this point ring now, I don’t think. And he is driving that way; what’ll be interesting to see in the near future, and it’s probably gonna come in the very near future is, Ty has no problems dishing it out, what’s gonna happen when it get’s back to him?” He then added, “If you can dish it out, you better be able to take it, I don’t want to hear any f*cking complaining”

After all, Ty Gibbs has definitely developed a reputation for a rather “Rough” driving style and spinning people out. Despite this, he has the pace, and he has the skill. There is a lot resting on Ty Gibbs’ shoulder, especially considering that he’s the grandson of Joe Gibbs, there are a lot of eyes on him.

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He could possibly be the future of JGR. And of course, like all Xfinity drivers, he wants to head to the big leagues with the Cup Series cars. However, as Kraft mentioned, it will hit him back, but, can he take it? Or, will it cause more drama and controversy? We can only wait and see.

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Hetul Katyal

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Hetul Katyal is an F1-NASCAR web stories creator at EssentiallySports. Currently pursuing his degree in Journalism from the Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, he is an avid supporter of Carlos Sainz and Scuderia Ferrari. Hetul always looks forward to the paddock going to Baku, but the part of F1 that excites him the most, is seeing the drivers tackle the 'Raidillon' at Spa.
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Pritam Priyedarshi