Ty Gibbs is having fun as a new NASCAR Cup winner while trying to maintain his low profile
Ty Gibbs has a famous last name and has spent much of his life in the spotlight, recently being unwittingly thrust into the center of a contentious court case . The attention is less than comfortable for the grandson of Joe Gibbs, a Hall of Fame legend as a championship team owner in NASCAR and a Super Bowl-winning coach in the NFL. “Yeah, I feel like I could be a lot bigger in the community than what I am,” Ty Gibbs said about his place in NASCAR after his first career victory Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway.
“I just enjoy privacy. I don’t really want to show off a lot, too. I just enjoy training on my bike, getting strong, working hard during the week.
I’m not here to be a moving billboard. I don’t really care. I don’t have any social media on my phone at the moment.
I just really enjoy racing and focusing on myself. ” The focus at Bristol was squarely on the 23-year-old after he deftly fended off NASCAR champions Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson on a two-lap overtime restart. The relief of finally breaking through in his 131st Cup start was evident.
Gibbs celebrated by playfully crashing his grandfather’s national TV interview and handing the checkered flag to his mother, Heather, before giving her a ride to victory lane in the No. 54 Toyota. “It’s just a thrill to see this happen because I don’t know how to explain it,” said Joe Gibbs, who has half of his eight grandchildren working at Joe Gibbs Racing, the team he founded 35 years ago .
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