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DOVER, DELAWARE – APRIL 30: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Series A-GAME 200 at Dover Motor Speedway on April 30, 2022 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
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DOVER, DELAWARE – APRIL 30: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Series A-GAME 200 at Dover Motor Speedway on April 30, 2022 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Saturday’s Xfinity race saw the leaders, Ty Gibbs and William Byron spinning out. That left many fans scratching their heads as they remained confused about blaming which racer for the spin.
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Ty Gibbs and William Byron led almost the entirety of the race, until the final restart, where they squeezed each other during a 90-degree right turn. With no room left for Gibbs, both cars continued squeezing each other, till they both spun out of contention altogether. Seeing the opportunity open up Kyle Larson pushed on for the win, all the while defending from the car of Aj Allmendinger.
During the post-race interview, Larson stated, “I got lucky. They raced side-by-side into there and got together, the seas parted, and I was able to get through.”
Kyle Larson wins Xfinity after Ty Gibbs and William Byron spin-out leaving fans puzzled for who to blame
Larson had no business to initially win the Xfinity race as Ty Gibbs held the lead and William Bryon held second. But then the last restart drama saw both the lead drivers squeeze each other out of contention, giving a free pass to the defending Cup Series Champion.
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AVONDALE, ARIZONA – NOVEMBER 07: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, walks onstage during pre-race ceremonies prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway on November 07, 2021, in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
After Gibbs and Byron spun out fans blamed both entities for causing the spin. However soon a war of words began on Twitter, with fans pointing fingers everywhere.
If Byron had so much talent, he wouldn’t have to give Ty the squeeze.
— Seth (@Seth_Cole33) August 20, 2022
If it wasn’t a Hendrick driver people wouldn’t be mad at Gibbs
— AJ 🤠⚡️ (@icyharvick4) August 20, 2022
Wait why are people mad at Ty? They were side by side and Byron gave no room
— Squid (@squidjr04) August 20, 2022
Common Ty Gibbs L
— Eric Hall 🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@EricHall4) August 20, 2022
A few fans stated that Bryon gave no space to Gibbs into the corner and blamed that being the root cause of the spin.
Byron left no space tho pic.twitter.com/lv1dlT15MA
— Tom Sears (@LurkinTomGaming) August 20, 2022
Kyle Larson won the race, with AJ Almendinger coming home in second place, Sammy Smith in third, fourth place was taken by Noah Gragson and finally, the fifth position went to Kaz Grala. Who do you think was to blame for the incident between Gibbs and Byron? Let us know in the comments below.
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