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Gibbs Edges Bell at Iowa as Chase Push Begins
sports16 days ago

Gibbs Edges Bell at Iowa as Chase Push Begins

Ty Gibbs held off Christopher Bell to win the Iowa Corn 350 at Iowa Speedway, the Cup Series’ first race in August and the start of the Chase push. Gibbs beat Bell after a late restart while Bell had won Stage 2 and Ryan Blaney had won Stage 1, with Blaney starting on pole and Austin Cindric entering the weekend 12th in points. The result tightens the standings, with Gibbs potentially moving to second, and Cindric remaining the final Chase qualifier as the round begins.

SVG Caps Watkins Glen Triumph to Take 2026 NASCAR Cup Win
motorsports3 months ago

SVG Caps Watkins Glen Triumph to Take 2026 NASCAR Cup Win

Shane van Gisbergen, starting from pole, dominated the Watkins Glen NASCAR Cup race and cruised to a 7.2-second victory over Michael McDowell after a 29-second surge in the late run; Ty Gibbs finished third, with Chase Briscoe and Tyler Reddick rounding out the top five. SVG also led the most laps (74 of 100) and ended Stage 2 on top, while Ross Chastain won Stage 1. Connor Zilisch earned the fastest lap (1:12.541). Cody Ware was the only retirement, and 32 of 38 starters finished on the lead lap.

nascar3 months ago

RFK's Preece hit with 25-point, $50K penalty after Ty Gibbs incident at Texas

Ryan Preece was penalized 25 Cup Series championship points and fined $50,000 after an on-track incident with Ty Gibbs in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, with NASCAR citing conduct rules (sections 4.3 and 4.4.A) that cover wrecking or spinning another vehicle. A separate Truck Series penalty also fined Layne Riggs’ crew chief Dylan Cappello $2,500 and suspended him from the next Truck Series points race for lug-nuts not properly installed.

sports4 months ago

Gibbs Breaks Through at Bristol as Momentum Builds Toward Kansas

Ty Gibbs won the Food City 500 at Bristol, beating champions Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson. Todd Gilliland, Chase Briscoe and Joey Logano posted strong showings to build momentum for Kansas, while Christopher Bell, William Byron and Shane van Gisbergen had setbacks. The Cup Series heads to Kansas Speedway next, with the race at 2:00 p.m. ET on FOX.

Gibbs claims maiden Cup win at Bristol in OT
motorsports4 months ago

Gibbs claims maiden Cup win at Bristol in OT

Ty Gibbs won his first NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway in overtime, fending off Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney after the late restart; Blaney started from the pole and Larson led a race-high 284 laps but finished third, with Tyler Reddick fourth and Chase Briscoe fifth. Gibbs, the grandson of Joe Gibbs, becomes the sixth driver to win his first Cup race at Bristol. The series heads to Kansas next.