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Oct 9, 2022; Concord, North Carolina, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Ty Gibbs (23) races during the Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
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Oct 9, 2022; Concord, North Carolina, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Ty Gibbs (23) races during the Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
At the Martinsville Speedway, Ty Gibbs once again found himself in the naughty list. While battling for the lead with teammate Brandon Jones, he spun him out on the final lap. As a result, Jones lost out on a chance to qualify for the Championship 4 in the Xfinity Series. Gibbs has been at the epicenter of a fair number of incidents, particularly in the Xfinity Series. So, grandfather Joe Gibbs decided to address the issue.
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He said, “We’re working through all of that. There’s a lot to it and we’re trying to, as a family and as a race team family. We’re trying to work through every single part of that and we’re still going through it. It isn’t easy, everything that happened. We want to go about this the right way and we’re walking and our family is with Ty as he walks through all of this.”
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Obviously, the Gibbs-Jones incident pretty much breaks an unwritten rule in racing. To be precise, don’t crash into your teammate, as it will cost the team dearly. Unfortunately for Jones, what’s done is done, and the contenders are Gibbs, Noah Gragson, Josh Berry and Justin Allgaier. Meanwhile, the #19 Xfinity driver is eliminated, along with AJ Allmendinger, Sam Mayer and Austin Hill.
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TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 01: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #23 Monster Energy Toyota, walks the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 01, 2022 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Joe Gibbs continued, “When tough things happen, certainly nobody wanted that to happen. I said, now there’s consequences so we’re trying to walk through those. with him. I was also there, so I think a lot about that too. There’s things that I could have done a better job of. So I think, together Ty’s walking through it, I’m walking through it, and we’re still in that process.”
Now, all of the championship contenders will be hard at work preparing for the season finale. The big question is, who will emerge victorious at Phoenix? It is interesting to note that none of the four drivers have won the Xfinity Series title.
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